Milam Retires After 39 Years as Glen Rose Teacher
Mrs. C. A. Milam retires after 39 years teaching first grade in Glen Rose schools. A August 22 open house at the Bridges home honored her career, with an Apple for the Teacher theme, schoolroom decor, and memories spanning from 1924 school pictures through 1963 annuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Milam
Glen Rose
Friends
Jack Bridges
Neville
Glen Rose High School
John Tarleton Agriculal College
Tarleton
Milam
Miss Neville
R. C. Leach
Jerry Osborn
Patton
Huffstuttler
J. M. McCroskey
Iredell Man Suffers Injuries in Car Mishap
David Ward of Iredell suffered minor injuries in a one car accident on Highway 67 near Glen Rose. His vehicle left the highway struck a post and overturned after he reportedly fell asleep at the wheel. He was treated at Marks English Hospital for cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Ward
Iredell
Glen Rose
Marks English Hospital
Space scientist visits parents in Glen Rose
E. Dwayne Scott of Sunnyvale California, a Space Division research specialist with Lockheed Aircraft, visited his parents Mr and Mrs Howard Scott in Glen Rose last week. He was en route to California from Boston where he spoke on space research at MIT. Scott has played an active part in the nation’s space program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Dwayne Scott
Sunnyvale
Cal
Howard Scott
Space Division
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
California
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scott
Outer
Space
DPS Director Predicts 31 Labor Day Deaths in Texas
Texas DPS Director Col. Homer Garrison Jr warned that 31 people may die in traffic crashes over the three day Labor Day weekend. He urged a concentrated effort to prove the statistic too high by driving safely and staying alert to added holiday travel dangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Homer Garrison, Jr
DPS
Somervell County Tops 1963 Savings Bond Effort
Somervell County nears its 1963 Savings Bond goal trailing only six percent short, with July sales at 5812 dollars and cumulative 50578 dollars toward a 60000 target. Texas as a whole shows 58.4 percent of its 150 600 000 goal after seven months. Doyle Cooper lauds Texan support for freedom and military strength. Irene Taylor of Weatherford visited Iva Aston over the weekend.
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Somervell County
U. S
Doyle Cooper
Somervell Savings Bonds Committee
Cooper
Texas
Glen Rose to Register 500 Students for 1963 64 School Year
Over 500 students expected to enroll in Glen Rose schools on Friday August 30 as plans finalize for the 1963 64 year. New teachers hired and lunchroom bus staff added. High school freshmen register at 8 30 and seniors at 2 with full day on Tuesday. Grid season opens September 6 at Granbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. McCroskey
Glen Rose
Supt. McCroskey
Hale Riddle
Charles Gibbs
Supt
A. A. Pruitt
C. C. Moss
John Ballard
J.D. Martin
H. A. McFarlin
Kelly Lewellen
Floyd Howeth
Vaga Brown
C. E. Wilson
Gilennis Bruce
Coll Davis
Kenneth Campbell
Claude McIntyre
Businesses in Glen Rose Observe Labor Day Holiday
Labor Day will be a full holiday in Glen Rose with most places closed. The Chamber of Commerce designates Labor Day among six annual holidays alongside New Years Memorial Day Veterans Day Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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Glen Rose
Chamber of Commerce
Miss Rives Returns Home From Fort Worth Hospital
Loretta Rives was discharged Friday from a Fort Worth hospital after knee surgery last week. She is able to be out again and is reported progressing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Rives
Fort Worth
Loretta Rives
Glen Rose Jaycees Sponsor Labor Day Rest Stop
Glen Rose Jaycees announce a Labor Day Rest Stop at Gibbs Roadside Park on Highway 67. Scott Crabtree Jr says volunteers will flag motorists and offer coffee or water to prevent fatigue related crashes and aid authorities in lowering the highway death toll.
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Scott Crabtree, Jr
The
Glen Rose Jaycees
Gibbs Roadside Park
Highway 67
Here
Walnut Springs Teachers Earn Master’s Degrees at North Texas
Two Walnut Springs educators Charles Wyly and James Hardin received master of education degrees at North Texas State University Denton. Commencement exercises were held August 22. Wyly principal and math teacher and Hardin fifth and sixth grade teacher in Walnut Springs school earned the degrees. Hardin is a 1955 Walnut Springs High School graduate.
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Walnut Springs
Charles Wyly
James Hardin
North Texas State University
Denton
Wyly
Hardin
Walnut Springs High School
Huck Finn to Be in Glen Rose Tonight
A Glen Rose Drama Club production of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn opens at 8 p.m. on the Tiger Football Stadium stage. Proceeds support a fund for a transistor sound system. admission is 50c adults 35c students. Cast includes Huck Finn John Floyd Shackelford and Tom Sawyer Mack Evans plus Sheriff Silas Phelps and Aunt Polly.
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Huckleberry Finn
Glen Rose
Glen Rose Drama Club
Tiger Football Stadium
J. C. McClister, Jr
Fort Worth
Huck Finn
John Floyd Shackelford
Tom Sawyer
Mack Evans
Jim
Negro
Greg Marsh
Sheriff
Roger Armstrong
Silas Phelps
Jesse Pruitt
Sally Phelps
Jan Shackelford
Ella Mae Phelps
Mary Parker
Aunt Polly
Betty
Mrs. Lewis Firestone Returns to Dress Shop Work
Mrs. Lewis Firestone comes back to the dress shop after a stay in a Dallas hospital for several days of treatment on a back ailment. She is now able to resume her duties at work.
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Cave Girardeau
Stephenville
Fort Worth
Cleburne
Dallas
Amarillo
Walnut Springs
Delta Kappa Gamma
Bridges
Mmes
Roger Marks
J. E. Ward
Ben Nabors
Bob Gibbs
Lewis Gresham
G. C. Gibbs, Jr
Maggie Snyder
Walter Ernst
W. E. Meaders
Jerre Deason
J. E. McLemore
Mrs. Lewis Firestone
Lewis Firestone
Fewer Than Sixty Screwworm Cases in Texas in August
Eradication officials note low screwworm activity as August reports show under 60 Texas cases, far below last year's 5,000 plus. Experts urge continued protective shearing measures and prompt reporting of any infestations to maintain progress toward year-round screwworm-free livestock operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Mission
Mission Laboratory
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Milam
Chalk Mountain
W. D. Nowlin
Irene Taylor
Weatherford
Iva Aston
Betty Ballard
C. A. Starnes
Weldon B. Hart
W. B. Cowan
Modena Turner
Mary Lee Hague
Virginia Gresham
Lucille Pullen
Ruth Parker
Mary Jo McDonough
Laura Milam
Oleta Ramsey
Gladys Underwood
Kenneth Weathers
Estha West
Boyce Gatewood
Ruby Lee Moore
Granbury
T. W. Garner
Darrell Garner
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