Pecan Growers to Meet in Granbury on Referendum
A Granbury meeting for area pecan growers will explain the Pecan Growers Referendum set for Oct. 23. The 2 p.m. session in the District courtroom will be led by Hood County Agent Keith Hillman with Doyle Cooper organizing. Dr. Black will discuss the check off via slides and Dr. Storey will outline urgent research and promotion needs for pecan funds.
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Granbury
Hood County
Keith Hillman
Somervell
Doyle Cooper
Texas Pecan Growers Association
Wm. E. Black
Economist
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
J. Benton Storey
Cooper
Scrimmage Set With Bynum '11
The Glen Rose Tigers travel to Bynum for a Friday scrimmage after Cross Plains game was canceled. Coach Schuelke says 47 players are in uniform with more possibly joining. Regular season opens at Millsap on Sept. 8 with non district games at 8 p.m. district games at 7 30.
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Glen Rose Tigers
Bynum
Cross Plains
Stephenville
Buffaloes
Hillsboro
Paul Schuelke
Tigers
Millsap
Maude Martin 91 Dies in Cleburne
Maude E. Martin 91 of Cleburne died Monday afternoon. She was born July 6 1881 in Groves daughter of D A and Sarah Scaggs Gilleland and member of Central Church of Christ. Survivors include two sons two daughters a brother thirteen grandchildren great and great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 1 30 p m at Central Church of Christ with Johnny Richter and Bobby Richardson officiating burial in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery.
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Maude E. Martin
Cleburne
Floyd
Jess Gilleland
Glen Rose
Martin
Groves
D. A
Sarah Scaggs Gilleland
Central Church of Christ
W. W
Arval Martin Sr
Earl E. Rich
Walnut Springs
McCroskey Named Advisor to French Aeronautical Lab
Dr. W. J. McCroskey of San Jose California will spend a year in France as technical advisor under an assistance agreement. He joins the National Office of Studies in Aeronautical Research at Chatillon near Paris to collaborate with French scientists on helicopter experiments. The senior U.S. research scientist will work with his family nearby, visiting his parents in the area.
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W. J. McCroskey
San Jose
Calif
France
National Office of Studies
Chatillon
Paris
McCroskey
Field
J. M. McCroskey
Betty Ann
Mark Eakin to Teach Math in Springtown
Mark Eakin son of Mr and Mrs Thomas Dakin of this city and a spring graduate of Tarleton State College leaves Sunday for Springtown to teach math in the seventh and eighth grades. He is a graduate of Glen Rose High School.
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Mark Eakin
Thomas Dakin
Tarleton State College
Springtown
Glen Rose High School
Bayless Relative Ill In Cleburne Hospital
CRITICALLY ILL Mrs Frankie Ann Bayless of Burleson niece of J W Dinger is critically ill in Memorial Hospital at Cleburne. Mr and Mrs Hoot Williams spent Sunday in Dallas with his parents Mr and Mrs Earl Williams.
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Frankie Ann Bayless
Burleson
J. W. Dingler
Memorial Hospital
Cleburne
Mrs. Hoot Williams
Dallas
Mrs
Earl Williams
Absentee Vote Begins In Local Option Election
Absentee balloting in the local option election to legalize the sale of beer for off premises consumption in Glen Rose is underway. Absentee ballots may be obtained from the Somervell County Clerk's office. Only registered voters residing inside Glen Rose city limits can cast ballots.
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Glen Rose
Delorees Fallers
Somervell County
Japanese American Visits Dallas Family Inspires Delight
Mrs. Shug Makoto of Dallas recalls a memorable visit on a Wednesday last week. She a first roadrunner, buzzard, fossil, and dinosaur gizzard stone, explored a storm cellar, and ate pinto beans for the first time while her IRS regional director husband stayed nearby. Her friend Mrs. John Easton and relatives Mr. and Mrs. Roy Andrus hosted the day, highlighting the Makotos as Japanese Americans recently relocating to Texas.
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Internal Revenue Service
John Easton
Roy Andrus
Andrus
Heatwave Continues As Temperatures Top 100
Weather in the sector remains hot and dry with only a trace of moisture recorded by National Weather Service observer Robert Mack. The week showed highs mainly in the mid to low 100s and minimal rainfall across August 15 to August 21.
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Robert Mack
National Weather Service
School enrollment rises slightly at start of term
J. M. McCroskey reports enrollments at 539, up one from last year’s 538. He notes numbers typically rise through the week toward Labor Day. Fifth grade leads with 56 students. Senior class has 25. A five year opening day comparison follows.
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J. M. McCroskey
Local students head for ivy walls this fall
Sixty three area youths enroll in colleges and universities this fall. Tarleton State College leads with 21 locals, followed by the University of Texas at Arlington with 15 and UT Austin with five. Notable names include Penny Williams and Larry Williams at Arlington and Mary Parker at Austin.
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Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Texas University At
Arlington
Christi Mansfield
Bobby West
Lynnwood West
William West
Ricky West
Debbie Reynolds
Mary Lou Cremeans
Cynthia Drake
Jayn Whitt
Joe David Armstrong
Danette Whitt
Mary Parker
Larry Cowan
Bob Miller
Beverly Kaye Hall
Lloyd Martin
Mrs. H. E. Lawrence Returns Home After Stroke
Mrs. H. E. Lawrence has returned to her home in Cleburne from a Fort Worth hospital where she spent several days undergoing tests. She was moved from Cleburne Hospital where she had been a patient after suffering a stroke.
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H. E. Lawrence
Cleburne
Fort Worth
Cleburne Hospital
Library Use Gains In Period Report
2 338 books were checked out of the Glen Rose Somervell County Library from January 1 to August 1, showing growth since the October opening. The library operates 2 to 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
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Glen Rose-Somervell County
Library gains new 32000 BTU air conditioner
The Glen Rose High School library stays comfortably cool thanks to S. L. Mann Jr of Glen Rose Appliance & Furniture Store who donated a 32000 BTU refrigerated air conditioner. Senior Class of 1972 funded installation materials and J. D. Martin contributed labor to install the unit.
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Glen Rose High School
S. L. Mann Jr
Glen Rose
Mann
J. D. Martin
School Budget Talk Set Here Tuesday
A proposed budget of 329,996 will be presented to the School Board at its next regular meeting Tuesday night. A public hearing on the budget will be held in the high school library at 8 00 p m. Copies of the budget are available to every patron. The budget lists income of 330,877 with 67,925 from local sources and 262,952 from state and federal sources. Largest items are instruction and transportation with 227,139 and 24,010 proposed. Bonds and interest on debt will require 12,993. Last year’s budget totaled 347,233 with income 340,579.
Texas Eyes Nuclear Plants to Meet Growing Power Demand
State Health Department officials outline a plan to add six nuclear generating plants in Texas in the 1980s with another nearby plant in Louisiana. They warn of brownouts and higher prices if fossil fuels remain the sole source, while defending safety with extensive studies and federal oversight.
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Texas
Atomic Energy Commission
Louisiana
J. R. Maxfield Jr
Texas Radiation Advisory Board
Texas State Department of Health
Dr. Mayfield
U.S
Martin C. Wukasch
State Health Department
United States
State Capitol
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Maude Martin
DR. McCroskey
Shug
Weather Report
the Reporter
Mike Wilson
Mark Flanary
Jory Trimble
Mike
Flanary
Trimble
Tiger
Joy Brooks
IVY Walls
Texas A&m University
Jeffery Pruitt
Scott May
Mike Crump
Dale Conger
Anna Lou Wood Burn
Howard Payne College
Neil Gibson
Nancy Miller
Julia Shackelford
Texas State Technical Institute
Gary Lynn Hill
Ernest Simmons
Dale Russell
Baylor University
Gay Gibbs
Tamara English
Texas Tech University
Wayne Bridewell
Hank Pruitt
Cisco Junior College
Rhonda Rozelle
Anna Line
Texas Eastern School of Nursing
Marilyn Gibbs
University of Houston
Teddy McLemore
Trinity University
Gary Marks
Howell Electronics School
Jerry Ratliff
Executive Department
Environmental Protection Agency
Maxfield
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