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Newspaper
Glen Rose Reporter
Location
Glen Rose, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1941
Page
1
A Glen Rose note from the Reporter credits a successful old fashioned square dance and welcomes new oil crew families amid local pride. It cites Labor Day plans, football season, and collective effort by Chamber of Commerce and residents to draw crowds and boost morale.
A large crowd gathered in Glen Rose for a Saturday night square dance hosted by Gilet Rose. The festivity ran 9 p m to past midnight with local musicians providing the music and city blocks set for dancing. It showcased community pride and plans for a September 18 event with Fort Worth square dance professionals as potential guests.
Officers from the sheriff and police departments and other agencies praised the Glen Rose crowd last Saturday for orderly conduct. They reported not a single arrest or accident, commending both the public and local officers for their cooperation and peaceful behavior.
Drilling at Oil Well No 1 near Glen Rose has resumed after days idle due to water shortage. A Paluxy River water line two miles long provides a sufficient supply, two crews are on site, and work will continue barring machinery trouble. Depth is about 4500 feet.
Sheriff Grace Williams and Constable Lee Stratton with Cottonwood citizens raided a still on Cottonwood Creek last week. They found a quantity of mash and several barrels with equipment. No arrests were made.
The Glen Rose ministers Roy F. Johnson Edgar Ware and J W Ousley announce Saturday afternoon services at 3 o clock from the courthouse square band stand with a brief musical program. Johnson will preach the first sermon and the entire gathering should last about thirty minutes. Merchants are asked to mute loudspeakers during services. Public invitation extended.
The many friends of Tom Price in Glen Rose and the vicinity are glad to learn of his improved condition after a recent operation. He had been ill for several months and the doctors deemed surgery necessary. Friends from Glen Rose visited Tuesday afternoon and found himdoing as well as could be expected.
A poem reflects on friendship as a vault keeping faults safe in love. Dr and Mrs J G Daniels enjoyed a visit from their sons J C Daniels of Brownwood and Bruce Daniel from New York.
Roosevelt and Churchill met on the high seas yesterday to discuss war aims for the democracies. The talks covered postwar goals including freer seas, disarmament, protection of independent nations, and equitable distribution of raw materials.
Opinion pieces discuss possible U S break with France and immediate moves in North Africa and key ports. Russians admit losses while Germany aims to establish bases. German industry hit by U S bombers and defense workers free from eight hour rules ahead of a Roosevelts Churchill summit at sea.
The County School Board discussed transfers for 134 pupils across county and adjoining districts. Five transfers were denied for insufficient reasons, nine moved to adjoining counties, and large numbers shifted to Glen Rose or other districts mainly for high school access and bus convenience, marking a record transfer volume.
The Glen Rose Chamber of Commerce with merchants launched Dollar and Trades Day events drawing one of the largest crowds in years. Stores opened from noon to midnight offering bargains with loudspeakers and special in-store events. Trades Days run 12 weeks with every Saturday on the square and the second Saturday each month featuring Dollar Day bargains.
Glen Rose Independent School District asks all district taxpayers to pay taxes to fund teacher salaries and clear last year’s warrants. Board notes teachers often discount warrants for cash, and urges dialogue with the tax collector to arrange fair solutions. Read announcement elsewhere in this issue.
Louie Nickell a Glen Rose bookkeeper for Community Public Service has sold several irons and iron ing boards in the groups special sale. He expresses optimism about ranking among top leaders when the campaign ends and the Public Service announcement appears in this issue of the Reporter.
Personal mention notes Mr. R. L. Bob McAllister formerly of the Rio Grade Valley is improving at the Echols Hotel where he has recuperated for several days. Friends will be glad to know of his recovery.
The article praises two young Glen Rose businessmen, Temple Summers and Charles Cary, as the driving force behind the Trades Day Campaign and Square Dance. Elders watch as these youths push forward despite opposition, with a call for more visionaries to contribute locally.
Lewis Sylvanus Gresham Jr. of Glen Rose heads to Dallas for final Army induction examinations becoming the ninth local draft volunteer. He awaits assignment and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Gresham.
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