Duffau Association Annual Meet Planned at Duffau Grounds
The Duffau Association will hold its annual meeting at the Duffau Association grounds on Farm Road 201 north of Highway 67. The event runs Thursday evening to Sunday with services at 10 30 a m and 2 30 and 7 30 p m. The following week August 6 11 the Primitive Baptist Youth Camp operates at the site. Youth may contact Elder A B Stewart or E G Connally. camp fee is 15 dollars.
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Duffau Association
Highway 67
Primitive Baptist
A. B. Stewart
E. G. Connally
Larry Bone Receives Marine Discharge
Larry Bone son of Paul Bone and Mrs. S L Mann Jr of this city arrived here Monday from California where he received his honorable discharge from the U S Marine Corps on Friday of last week He had spent the past year of his enlistment stationed in Hawaii.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Bone
Paul Bone
Weekly calendar of events for Glen Rose area
Optimist Club meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday mornings at 7. Commissioners Court convenes on the 2nd Monday. School Board gathers the 4th Tuesday night. City Council meets on the 1st Monday at 8 p.m. Driver License Office open 1st and 3rd Thursdays at the Community Center. Social Security rep visits monthly 2nd Tuesday 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Masons meet 2nd Thursday at 8 p.m. Fire Dept meets 2nd and 4th Mondays at whistle sound. Advertising space paid for by the page.
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Optimist Club
Glen Rose-Somervell County
Mrs. B. I. Martin 10 Buried in Hico Service
Mrs. B. I. Martin 70 was laid to rest in Hico Cemetery after an 11 a.m. service at Reynolds Funeral Chapel officiated by Rev. Dewayne Finley of Atoka Okla. She died July 24 in a Cleburne hospital and was born in Hico on November 3, 1902. Survivors include her husband B. I. Martin and three brothers. Pallbearers named.
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B. I. Martin
Hico
Reynolds Funeral
Dewayne Finley
Atoka
Okla
Glen Rose First Baptist Church
Cleburne
Martin
Bonnie May Osborn
William J. and
Clark Emily Muse Osborn
Meridian
First Baptist Church
Glen Rose
Bruce Osborn
Idalou
Lewis Osborn
Waco
F. M. Osborn
Mt. Calm
Lewis Ray Osborn
Elmer Westerman
Grady Adkison
Charles Nutt
Thomas Thrower
Jack Adkison
Reynolds Funeral Home
Ricky Rhodes Transferred To Local Hospital After Park Accident
Ricky Rhodes, who was employed at Dinosaur Valley State Park, is reported to be doing fine after several days in a Fort Worth hospital following an accident. He returned to the local hospital the latter part of last week.
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Rickey Rhodes
Fort Worth
Dinosaur Valley State Park
Bob Summers Heads State Art Association
Robert Summers of Glen Rose announces formation of a Texas state art association to promote and collect representational art by Texas professional artists. First organizational meetings were held in November to lay groundwork for a statewide effort. Summers serves as board chairman, aiming to preserve high standards and advance Texas art regionally and nationally.
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Texas
Robert Summers
Glen Rose
Texas Association of Professional Artists
Summers
Julia Shackelford Earns President's List Honor at HPC
Julia Shackelford, daughter of Mrs Thelma Shackelford of Georges Creek, is among 32 students at Howard Payne College Brownwood named to the President's List for the summer term. The Glen Rose High School graduate carries a 4.00 GPA with at least six semester hours.
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Julia Shackelford
Thelma Shackelford
Georges Creek
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Glen Rose High School
Local Man Fined On Drunk Charge
Julian Del Abra Zuniga of this community paid a fine of 27.50 in Justice Court Sunday morning and was released from jail after being charged with drunken driving. He lost control of his car on Farm Road 201, tore through a fence on the Tom Rumph place, and stopped.
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Julian del Abra Zuniga
Justice Court
Frank Laramore
Tom Rumph Place
Mitchell Family Reunion At Duffau Camp Grounds
A July 21-22 Mitch ell family reunion at Duffau Primitive Baptist Camp Grounds drew 115 relatives and friends. Attendees voted to return to the same site July 20-21 next year. Local visitors included Charles West and others in Cleburne, with relatives from Fresno Birds Landing and Laredo joining activities.
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Duffau Primitive Baptist Camp
Two Teachers Hired for Local Schools
Mrs. Gertrude Waggoner of Kopperl named as second grade teacher and Mrs. Deborah L Rudolph of Cresson elected Title I teacher. Waggoner brings 25 years of teaching with recent focus on early grades. Rudolph recently graduated from Middle Tennessee State University and completed student teaching in Murfreesboro Tennessee. Both seek housing in the community.
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Gertrude Waggoner
Kopperl
Deborah L. Rudolph
Cresson
Waggoner
Wayland College
Koppers
JP Fines Top 1100 For Month of July
Justice of the Peace fines in Somervell County for July totaled 1101.50 according to Mrs. Frank Willey and H. C. Polley. Willey precinct 3 heard 38 criminal and five civil cases with fines of 869.00. Polley precinct 1 handled 11 cases with 232.50 in fines. Speeding and minor in possession of alcohol were the most frequent violations.
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Justice of the Peace
Somervell County
Frank Willey
H. C. Polley
Willey
Justice Polley
Legion Post Seeks Veteran Members in Glen Rose
William B. Cowan commander of the Glen Rose American Legion Post invites World War I II Korean Conflict and Vietnam veterans to join. Dues are seven dollars per year and checks payable to American Legion Post No. 462 should be mailed to M. Wilson Lopez Adjutant at P O Box 1 Glen Rose TX 76043. Cowan urges veterans to record discharge papers in the county courthouse.
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William B. Cowan
Glen Rose
Cowan
Bond Sales Noted For Month Of June
June sales of Series E and H United States Savings Bonds rose in Somerville County totaling 506.00 as reported by County Bond Chairman Doyle Cooper. First half 1973 sales reached 31,394.00, 45 percent of the year’s 70,000 goal, with Texas month sales at 16,998,554 and half year total 119,984,282 against a 216.6 million goal.
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United States Savings
Somervell
Doyle Cooper
Texas
Reunion Planned for Million and Shackelford Families
The Million and Hal Shackel ford families will gather at Gambrell Camp on the Brazos for their annual reunion this Saturday and Sunday. Friends and relatives are urged to attend. Mr and Mrs Charles Talley and sons returned Sunday from a vacation in Colorado.
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Million
Hal Shackelford
Gambrell Camp
Brazos
Charles Talley and Sons
Colorado
Morris announce birth of son Michael Jeffery
Mr and Mrs Michael Morris of Ninot Colorado announce the birth of a seven pound eight ounce son born Sunday The baby has been named Michael Jeffery Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Tom Morris of Glen Rose and Mr and Mrs M D Henderson of Joshua
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Morris
Ninot, Colo
Michael Jeffery
Tom Morris
Glen Rose
M. D. Henderson
Joshua
Also Mentioned on This Page
Commissioners’ Court
City Council
Masonic Lodge No. 525
Somervell County Historical Society
Connally
Papor
M. M. Davis
Odessa
Tim Whitworth
Davis
Mrs. Whitworth
Webb Spears
Mineral Wells
Bill Merriman
Gorden
Jack Rives
Robert Gaskill
Ida Witt
Spear
Merriman
Rives
Gaskill
Dorothy Morris
Mrs
Larry Williams
Alvin
Jim Williams
Bob Williams
Tyler
Ricky Rhodes
Bob Summers
State Art Association
HPC
Ava
Burleson - Crowley - Joshua and
Everman
Wallace Ct
Crowley
Fabric Sale
Hood County
John’s Fabrics
Granbury
Encmeighiel
Larry Grigsby
Texas Tech University
Farware
Fridu-Walker Nursery
E. Henderson
Charles West
Mae Knott
E. H. Gaither
Rickey
Brian Barclay
Fresno
Calif
Hershel Barclay
Evie Barclay
Birds Landing
the Barclays
M. M. Bunt
N. W. Wood
Eddie
Devin Richter
Laredo
A. L. Bunt
Bob
Susie Erickson
Abilene
Legion Post
Stan Osborn
Burleson
Pack the Pew Singing GrOup
Weiner
Family Night
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