John J. McCown Dies in Interstate 20 Wreck
John Jay McCown 48 of Abilene formerly Glen Rose died in a highway accident Sunday night April 12 when his 1963 auto smashed into a bridge railing on Interstate 20 ten miles west of Abilene. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Glen Rose Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Glen Rose Cemetery. Survivors include his wife four sons a daughter his mother sister and a step daughter.
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John Jay McCown
Abilene
Glen Rose
McCown
Impact
Sadler Hospital
Merkel
Pat McCown
Mr. McCown
Odessa
Glen Rose Funeral Home
Lacy Standifer
Glen Roe Cemetery
Cedric Lee
Las Vegas
Nev
Don Erroll
Big Spring
Johnny Ray
Tom Jay
Lovington
N. M
Nancy McCown
Pete West
Sherry
Abilerie
J. W. Goins
Dallas
Marks-English
Tueday
Goins
Hamilton
Lampasas
Methodists Favor Remodeling Of Local Church
The Fourth Quarterly Conference of the First Methodist Church approved the building committee plans for an extensive repair and remodeling program directed by McLure Co of Fort Worth. The project, estimated at about 26000 dollars, will mainly remodel the church with some work on the parsonage and Fellowship Hall. Reverend Bruce Baker confirmed the cost and scope as plans move toward completion in a few weeks. Patsy Flanary visited Fort Worth Monday for a medical check-up.
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First Methodist Church
C. C Sessions
McLure & Co
Fort Worth
Bruce Baker
Mike Norman Receives High School Diploma in Midland
Mike Norman of Midland earned his high school diploma through correspondence from Texas Tech at Lubbock. Principal Charles Gibbs presented the diploma to a 1963 class member who spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Jim Normezn.
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Mike Norman
Charles Gibbs
Midland
Mike
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Mrs
Jim Normezn
Sergeant Ernest Simmons Receives Army Training Award
Sergeant Ernest M Simmons, son of Mrs M P Simmons of Glen Rose, earns the Air Defense Guided Missile Brigade Training Superior Instructor Award at Fort Bliss. Col William Stricklen Jr. lauds his merit, high standards, and dedication to duty in a March 25 1964 letter.
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Ernest M. Simmons
M. P. Simmons
Glen Rose
Air Defense Guided Missile Brigade
Fort Bliss
William A. Stricklen Jr
Artillery Commanding
1St
Cemetery Working Set at White Church
The Reporter announces a cemetery working at White Church on Saturday April 18. Those attending are asked to bring lawn mowers and tools to help clean the plot. Delwin Spencer has been released from a Cleburne hospital.
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White Church
Delwin Spencer
Cleburne Hospital
Clifton Wins Junior High Track Meet Here Friday
Clifton dominated the Junior High district track meet held Friday afternoon with 4914 points. Joshua and Glen Rose followed, while Itasca and Alvarado also scored. Bob White led the meet with high jumps and sprints. Freshman meet saw Clifton win with 6514 points and Gen Rose second.
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Clifton
Joshua
Glen Rose
Itasca
Alvarado
Bob White
Tolals
William Gartrell
Gary Dempsey
Jackie Hawkins
Ray King
Alvin Green
Gen Rose
Bennie Nickell
Rickey West
Tony Summers
Wayne Bridewell
Eddy Stroud
Glenn Elliott
Tim Nabors
Grand Jury Empaneled to Probe County Shortages
Som ervell County officials await Grand Jury findings after an audit shows a 22791 shortfall in the Bone era office largely from vehicle licenses. Sheriff Bone has been missing since March 31, while the court transfers frozen funds to interim Sheriff Parker and approves bonds totaling 26000 for him.
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Somervell
Paul Bone
Eugene Brown
Fort Worth
Commis
Sioners
Bone
Summers
Commissioners Court
Penn Jackson
Cecil Parker
Parker
Six Local Students Win Regional UIL Literary Berths
Six local high school students qualified for the regional UIL Literary meet in Denton on April 21 after district wins at Waco last week. Contestants include Ronnie Shackelford Persuasive Speaking Pam Gibbs Extemporaneous Speaking Charlotte Wood Shorthand Ready Writing Roger Armstrong Mary Parker Number Sense and Chuck Gibbs Slide Rule. Charlotte Wood finished second in Ready Writing Betty Ann McCroskey placed fourth in Shorthand and Chuck Gibbs took second in Slide Rule.
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Denton
Waco
Ronnie Shackelford
Pam Gibbs
Charlotte Wood
Roger Armstrong
Mary Parker
Chuck Gibbs
ULL
Betty Ann McCroskey
Weather swings in Glen Rose with frost to heat
Area records frost at 30 degrees and later reaches 90 degrees within four days. A dust storm hits at dusk followed by a Sunday evening shower of .03 inches. The old Texas weather quip proves true as conditions rapidly shift.
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Glen Rose
Two Local Men Escape Injuries in Car Crash
John B. Davis and Arthur M. Cantrell, both residents of this city, escaped injuries after their cars collided at the intersection of First and Bryan Streets Wednesday afternoon of last week. City marshal Danny Smith said both vehicles were damaged, about $220 in all.
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John B. Davis
Arthur M. Cantrell
First
Bryan Streets
Danny Smith
Charlotte Wood Wins International Honor
Glen Rose High School senior Charlotte Wood has earned a certificate and gold charm from the International OGA Shorthand Penmanship Exhibit for a qualified shorthand entry. She placed second in shorthand at the district meet in Waco and will compete in the regional meet at Denton on April 24 in shorthand and ready writing.
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Charlotte Wood
Glen Rose High School
Cecil Wood
OGA
Charlotte
Waco
Denton
Mrs. Trimble Elected O E S Worthy Matron
Mrs Patsy Trimble was elected Worthy Matron of the local Order of the Eastern Star chapter at a Monday night meeting. Other officers chosen include Leslie Elliott Worthy Patron Mrs Evelyn Adams Associate Matron Ken Trimble Associate Patron Billie Flanary Conductress Jane Cox Associate Conductress Mary Ware Treasurer and Pearl F Bramlett Secretary.
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Patsy Trimble
Order of the Eastern Star
Leslie Elliott
Evelyn Adams
Ken Trimble
Billie Flanary
Jane Cox
Mary Ware
Pearl F. Bramlett
Glen Rose track team to compete in district meet in Waco
Twenty one Glen Rose High School athletes will travel with coaches Paul Schuelke and Weldon Hart to Paul Tyson Field in Waco for the district track and field meet opening at 8 45 a.m. Saturday.
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Glen Rose
Waco
Paul Tyson
Paul Schuelke
Weldon Hart
O Z Lemens Jr Wins Optimist Oratorical Contest
O Z Lemens Jr was named winner of the Optimist Club oratorical contest held at the high school auditorium Saturday evening. He will represent the club in the zone contest in Fort Worth on April 25. Judges were Harry Schultz Mervin Russell and John Ward of Cleburne.
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QO. Z. Lemens Jr
Optimist Club
Fort Worth
Harry Schultz
Mervin Russell
John Ward
Cleburne
Hospital Notes From Marks English Hospital
Hospital notes list patients current at Marks English Hospital including Leroy Gibson T B English Mrs Charles Gibbs Mrs Minnie Deavers Mrs J C McPherson Mrs Jess Conway Walter Camp Mary Riley Georgia Poindexter J W Goins Kenny Rhodes Mary West Kathy West and others. Dismissals this week include Mrs Bill Porter Wade Pittman O J Covey Lynn Boyd Jerry Hancock Ike Scifres Etta Howard A C McWilliams Barbara Mann Bruce Munden.
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Marks-English Hospital
Morong
Leroy Gibson
City
T. B. English
Charles Gibbs
Minnie Deavers
J. C. McPherson
To'ar
Jess Conway
Walter Camp
Tolar
Mary Riley
Granbury
Georgia Poindexter
Cty
J. W. Goins
Dallas
Kenny Rhodes
Mary West
Kathy West
Bill Porter
Wade Pittman
Walnut Springs
O. J. Covey
Lynn Boyd
Jerry Hancock
Ike Scifres
Etta Howard
A. C. McWilliams
Barbara Mann
Bruce Munden
Father of Local Lady Buried at Hico
James Martin Creek 80 of Meridian laid to rest in Hico Cemetery after services at First Baptist Meridian. He died April 7 following a stroke. Born Livingston Tennessee he lived in Meridian 12 years after moving from Hico. Survivors include wife two daughters son and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Hico
James Martin Creek
Meridian
Louie Hazelwood
Glen Rose
First Baptist Church
Livingston
Tenn
Cleek
Hazelwood
Jean Huffman
Littlefield
Charles Creek
Amarillo
Weslayan Guild Represented at Fort Worth Conference
Mrs. Cecil Parker Mrs. Howard Sego and Mrs. Hale Riddle attended the Weslayan Service Guild of the First Methodist Church at the Central Texas Guild Conference held in the Fine Arts Building on the Texas Wesleyan College campus in Fort Worth Sunday.
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Cecil Parker
Howard Sego
Hale Riddle
Weslyan Service Guild
First Methodist Church
Central Texas Guild
Fine Arts
Texas Weslyan College
Fort Worth
CSO To Hold Regular Meeting Monday Night
The Community School Organization will hold its regular meeting here Monday night April 20 at 7 30. The program for the evening will be under Civil Defense sponsorship and everyone is urged to attend.
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Civil Defense
American Legion Movie Fundraiser for Veterans Monument
The American Legion Post sponsors a Palace Theatre showing of Come Blow Your Horn on Tuesday April 21 at 7 30 pm. Net proceeds go to the veterans monument fund to finish the courthouse square statue with admission at 20 and 50 cents. Post commander W B Cowan notes $150 remains to complete the project and invites donations at L G Tillman Insurance Office.
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American Legion Post
Palace Theatre
Veterans Monument Fund
Dan Blocker
Hoss Cartwright
Frank Sinatra
Lee J. Cobb
Barbara Rush
Jill St. John
W. B. Cowan
Courthouse Square
L. G. Tillman Insurance Office
County Board Names Modawell as Trustee
The County School Board named Gilbert Modawell to a two year term as trustee to fill a vacancy. Modawell had run for reelection in Precinct 3 but received no votes in the recent trustee election.
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the County School Board
Gilbert Modawell
Modawell
Nancy Smith Cemetery Working Set April 21
Jim Ice reports a cemetery working session planned for Tuesday April 21 at the Nancy Smith Cemetery. He urges all interested parties to attend and assist with spring cleaning duties.
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Nancy Smith
Jim Ice
Lucia Film to be Shown at Local Baptist Church
Lucia the new Billy Graham feature will be shown at the First Baptist Church tonight at 7 50. All area residents are invited to attend the stirring picture and see this creation in sound and color.
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Lucia
Billy Graham
First Baptist Church
Absentee Voting Gets Off To Slow Start In County
Somervell County reports no in person votes yet as absentee voting begins. Six ballots were mailed Tuesday and voting continues through April 28. Voters must include poll tax receipt or exemption certificate and physician statement if unable to attend polling place.
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Delorees Fallers
Somervell County
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John J. McCown
Jack Rives
Lowell Ramsey
Eddie Flanary
Patsy
Ernest Simmons
ARMY
J. W. Aiey
P. A. Woodruff
Weldon Baker
L. P. Hart
J. E. Ramsay
B. L. West
R. A. Martin
Carl Simmons
E. H. Gaither
E. T. Conger
Bert Willey
Geo. W. Dempsey
Ed Jameson
George Norman
Geo. P. Snyder
Temple Summers
J. M. McCroskey
Texas
O. Z. Lemens JR
CSO
County Board
Baptist Church
Karl Booker
Nan L
Anna Karl Booker
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Nell and
Lorena Booker
John Keen
J. R. Osborn
John
Irving
Jerry Osborn
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