Olin Culberson Wins Railroad Commissioner's Race
Olin Culberson defeats Pierce Brooks by 46 000 votes with 98 percent of Texas counted. Final tabulation shows Culberson 458 061 Brooks 410 656 for a 47 405 vote majority. James P. Alexander beats H S Lattimore by about 40 000 ballots with 39 843 vote margin.
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Olin Culberson
Pierce Brooks
Texas
Culberson
Brooks
James P. Alexander
McLennan County
H. S. Lattimore
Tarrant County
Alexander
Lattimore
Miss Dismukes Marries Ferman Alsup in Walnut Springs
Miss Elizabeth Marie Dismukes wed Ferman M. Alsup Saturday at 2 30 PM in her brother County Judge Howard Dismukes home. The couple, both Bosque county farmers, plan to live in Glen Rose. Mrs. Alsup will join the local faculty next year after teaching in Somervell county schools.
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Elizabeth Marie Dismukes
Ferman M. Alsup
Walnut Springs
Howard Dismukes
Bosque County
Dismukes
Alsup
R. S. Dismukes
Somervell
Clifton Lutheran Academy
Clifton Junior College
East Texas State Teachers College
Joe Alsup
Glen Rose
Butler Reunion and Ex-Student Attends 1880 Class Party
About sixty people gathered Sunday for the Butler reunion at Oakdale Park. Judge and Mrs. Howard Dismukes attended with her parents, the Ables, honoring the oldest ex student from 1879 1880. James Lilly visited Austin this week. Others, including Connallys and Langdons, spent days in Fort Worth Dallas and Lake Brownwood fishing or voting at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler
Oakdale Park
Howard Dismukes
M. A. Able
Thorp Springs
Add-Ran
Mr. Able
Eugene Connally
Ft. Worth
Fay Gene
Helen Pate
Dallas
Somervell County Elects Two New Officials in Primary
In Somervell County Texas a 994 vote second Democratic primary produced two new county officials. Grace Williams will be sheriff and L O Gresham the Precinct 1 commissioner and Justice of the Peace. Karl Booker becomes Clerk and Williams sheriff while B Jay Jackson, W A Draper, and Howard Dismukes remain in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somervell
Howard Dismukes
Chas
Lockhart
Bill Draper
Somervell County
Texas
Grace Williams
L. O. Gresham
Williams
G. W. Riddle
Gresham
Dye
W. A. Draper
Karl Booker
B. Jay Jackson
District Court Opens Two Week Term
District Court begins a two week term with a grand jury and witnesses. The first week focuses on civil cases and the second on criminal matters. Outcomes depend on filings, continuances, or dismissals by the district attorney due to lack of evidence.
Stella Dallas at Palace Theatre Next Week
The film Stella Dallas starring John Boles and Barbara Stanwyck will be shown at the Palace Theatre on September 8 9 and 10. Manager Temple Summers says the picture is presented due to many requests and the nightly start time is now 7 30 replacing 8 00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella Dallas
John Boles
Barbara Stanwyck
Palace Theatre
Temple Summers
Attending Church in Glen Rose Encouraged After Attendance Report
A Glen Rose note reports August 25 church and church school attendance across four churches totaling 203, about 20 percent of the population. Evening services drew 270 attendees, with 60 from out of town. 210 were local residents. The piece urges residents to attend their chosen church next Sunday for religious training and moral development. Mrs. Earl Bates of Corpus Christi visited Judge B. J. Jackson and taught in Corpus Christi schools.
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Glen Rose
Missionary Baptist
Church of Christ, Holiness
Methodist
Church of Christ
Church
Texas
Christ
Earl Bates
Corpus Christi
B. Jay Jackson
Bates
Judge Jackson
Ford Releases Four New Movies For School And Club Showings
Ford Motor Company unveils four new film features including Symphony In F a stop action techni color piece tracing the car makers impact on world materials and production While The City Sleeps Keep This Under Your Hood and Scenes From the World of Tomorrow offer a glimpse of urban work sights and the 1940 World’s Fair Films are distributed through Ford dealers and can be shown on request to organizations affiliated with schools churches and clubs.
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Ford Motor Company
Motor Ca
Ford
Othr
Ford Dealers
Baker and Lois McCarty Tie at County Judge Office
T D Baker and Miss Lois McCarty of Walnut Springs were united in marriage at the county judge office Saturday at 9 o'clock Judge Howard Dismukes performed the ceremony. Judge and Mrs. Howard Dismukes, with Mrs. E O Ferguson, visited in Wichita Falls Thursday.
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T. D. Baker
Lois McCarty
Walnut Springs
Howard Dismukes
Mrs. Howard Dismukes
E. O. Ferguson
Wichita Falls
Former Resident Died of Gunshot Wound
J. Y. Chaddick, about 40, was found dead at his Ellis farm home near Franklin from a heart gunshot wound. He lived in Somervell county six years, left four years ago, and is survived by his wife and three children Jimmy Brooks Ackin and Ellis K. A son, Jimmy, was visiting in Franklin and taken to the Barclays home after word arrived.
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J. Y. Chaddick
Ellis Farm
Franklin
Mr. Chaddick
Somervell
Jimmy
Brooks Ackin
Ellis K
Hubert Barclay
Legion Post and Auxiliary Plan Joint Meeting
Post Commander Frank Palmer announces a joint meeting of the American Legion post and the Auxiliary on Monday at 8 pm on the Methodist church lawn. Ex-service men and their wives are invited. refreshments will be served.
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Frank Palmer
American Legion
Auxiliary
Methodist Church
Newsman and family visit Weldon Hart in weekend gathering
The Austin Statesman sports editor Weldon Hart and his wife with his mother Mrs. Wayne Hart visited the weekend here with relatives and friends. Mrs. Wayne Hart visited her mother Mrs. G. W. Sandlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Hart
The
Austin Statesman
Wayne Hart
G. W. Sandlin
Community Public Service Co. Employees Picnic at Oak Dale Park
The Community Public Service Co employees and families plan their annual picnic at Oak Dale Park on Saturday September 7 with about 300 to attend. Mr and Mrs W W Lechner hosted at Wa Ru Lodge on Monday and Tuesday with guests including Mrs Gerald Bartley and Miss Laura Milam Gwen dolyn Gibbs and Audrey Cox from the area.
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Community Public Service Co
Oakdale Park
W. W. Lechner
Eagle Mountain Lake
Gerald Bartley
Laura Milam
Gwendolyn Gibbs
Audrey Cox
Trade At Home Shop Local Back To School Push
A call to residents of Glen Rose to buy clothing and back to school items locally to support town businesses and payrolls. Merchants will order items if stock is unavailable and shoppers are urged to compare ads in The Reporter for values in clothing groceries and drug items.
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Glen Rose
Vernon Lemons Again Named State Senator Victory
State Senator Vernon Lemons of Waxahachie defeated Le land Johnson in a run off to secure reelection. Lemens carried four of five counties with a total of 12,696 votes to Johnsons 10,346, leading in Hood Hill Ellis and Johnson counties while losing Somervell. Mrs E J Pullen of Nemo died of a heart attack at about eight am Thursday aged 66. She was born in Earvison in 1874 and survived by her husband seven children and nine grandchildren.
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E. J. Pullen
Nemo
The
Baptist Church
C. B. Myers
Melrose
N. M
C. E. Ballard
Denton
C. C. McDaniel
McAllen
Roy
Willie Pullen
Eida
Eugene Pullen
San Antonio
Grady Pullen
Vernon Lemens
Waxahachie
Ellis County
Leland Johnson
Senate
Lemens
Somervell County
Johnson
Hood County
Hill County
Somervell
Johnson County
Local Girl Edith Sandlin Named Honor Roll at Baylor
Belton Aug 29 Miss Edith Sandlin Glen Rose made the Honor Roll for the second term of the summer school at Mary Hardin Baylor College according to the Registrar’s Office Eligibility requires no grade below B Miss Sandlin earned a B
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Belton
Edith Sandlin
Glen Rose
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Sandlin
Seismograph Crew Quits Plymouth Oil Work Near Glen Rose
The McCollum Exploration Co. crew under contract to Plymouth Oil abruptly left their Glen Rose site early Wednesday, with no explanation. Local speculation points to landowner lease price demands or worker morale, while noting the crew’s professionalism and the potential impact on the oil zone and Glen Rose.
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McCollum Exploration Co
Plymouth Oil Co
Glen Rose
Funeral for Olin Fitch Touched Miss Williamson’s Week
Miss Eloise Williamson attended the funeral of Olin Fitch a 16 year old student who was killed by a lightning strike while riding after cattle in a pasture near St Elmo. Several relatives visited Winkler with local updates including Florine West and A W West Leta Faye. Hale Riddle from Kellar visited with G W and Mrs Riddle. J C West had a tonsillectomy in Cleburne and returned to Glen Rose. Buck Robinett and wife from Fairfield were weekend guests at the Williamson home.
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Eloise Williamson
Winkler
Olin Fitch
St. Elmo School
Florine West
el Paso
Ft. Worth
A. W. West
Leta Faye
Mrs
Buck Robinett
Fairfield
Frank Williamson
Farmers Of County To Have Picnic
Plans are underway for a farmers picnic on September 7 at 6 pm at Oakdale Park. Attendees and their spouses from Somervell County should notify the AAA county office to help plan tea, watermelons, and games for a pleasant evening.
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Oakdale Park
AAA
Somervell County
Best Texas Boy Driver In Nat s Test
Clark Douglas a 17 year old from Cleburne Texas will represent Texas at the Ford Good Drivers League national finals in New York the week of August 26. Forty eight state contestants will face gruelling driving tests and psycho physical reactions at the Ford building during the New York world’s fair. The top prize is 5000 dollars with runner up receiving 2000 dollars and several smaller scholarships. Douglas is the son of F M Douglas and a former valedictorian who has driven 40 000 miles without an accident.
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Texas
Clark Douglas
Cleburne
New York
New York City
Ford
A. R. Lauer
Iowa State College
Edsel Ford
Ford Good Drivers League
New York Fair
F. M. Douglas
City National Bank
Goveror Edward Clark
Young Clark
Rotarians
Patsy Clark
Dallas
Sarah Zimmerman
Washington, D. C
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Marie Dismukes
Ruby Lane
Marjorie
Harry Simpson
Jerre Deason
Lake Brownwood
Jack Langdon
James L. Lilly
Austin
Baker—Mccarty
Legion Post
Vernon Lemons
Baylor
Hale Riddle of
Kellar
J. C. West
Don Hill
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