Poage Honored At Waco Dinner For Local Support
Congressman W R Poage receives a special dinner honor in Waco Friday night with Somervell County attendees invited. The event highlights his leadership on the Leon Bosque RDC project and Dinosaur Valley State Park efforts, plus a planned scenic Central Texas parkway. Tickets are $5 at the Reporter office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R
Bob” Poage
Waco
Somervell County
National Congress
Bob Poage
Washington
Leon-Bosque
Bosque, Comanche
Eastland
Erath
Somervell
Texas
Dinosaur Valley State Park
Central
Tiger teams open season with wins and losses across grades
High School basketball opens with girls A and B teams defeating Alvarado. A girls beat Granbury 68 26 led by 27 points from Debra Schuelke. Boys A lose 76 43. B boys win 42 38 led by Keith Rhodes 18. In returns, B girls beat Granbury 32 29. A girls 43 32 and boys lose. Next Tuesday in Dublin, all three Tiger squads win with strong scorers Schuelke Rhodes Talley.
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Debra Schuelke
Jim Talley
Tigers
The
Pirates
Keith Rhodes
Granbury
Gina Reynolds
Miss Schuelke
Ricky Rhodes
Dublin
Tiger
Talley
Lions
Carol Gosdin
Nancy Miller
Paula Marrs
Jayn Whitt
Alice Lopez
Julia Shackelford
Mary Lou Cremeans
Diane Newton
Debbie Shackelford
Dana Pruitt
Judy Flanary
Dana Mimms
Sherri Parham
Jo Ellen Youngblood
Sheila Locke
Cindy Robeson
Daylene Brown
Kay Gibson
Teree Harley
Diana Dove
Debra Sandini
Donna West
Mary Mills
Nikki Weedon
Phyllis Munden
Pam Cox
Becky Page
Neil Gibson
Lloyd Martin
Scott May
Jory Trimble
Buster Parnell
Thayron Hatley
Calvin Conger
Larry Gosdin
Tony Kubes
Byron Stinson
Steven Rhodes
Jimmy
Tommy Thompson
Danny Beck
Dennis Jones
Billy Parnell
Cordelia Cheek
Karen Woods
Shirley Williams
Bebe Terry
Somervell Junior Livestock Show Weigh-In Saturday
Beef steers barrow pigs and fat lambs set for the Annual Somervell County Junior Livestock Show weigh-in this Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the W. A. Schmid corrals six miles west of town on Highway 67. FFA FHA and 4 H Club members must bring animals for tattoo or identification marking per Cecil Wood president of the Somervell County Livestock and Home Making Association.
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Somervell County
FFA
FHA
W. A. Schmid
Highway 67
Cecil Wood
Somervell County Livestock & Homemaking Association
Joe's Drive In Now Open for Business
Mr and Mrs Joe Huffman announce the new and modern Drive In is now in operation inviting the public to visit. They are longtime locals with ties to Walnut Springs Angleton and Rainbow community where they reside with two children Pam and Kim on the Herman Layne place. The business sits on Highway 67 opposite the Hiway Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Huffman
Walnut Springs
B. A. Odom
Angleton
Dow Chemical Co
Pam
Kim
Herman Layne
Rainbow Community
Highway 67
Hiway Cafe
Visitors at Cousins Home Over Holidays
During the holidays Mrs. C. T. Cousins hosted relatives including her son George Lee and his children Michael Karen and Mark from Oklahoma City and her daughter Kenneth McNutt and family Scott Kim and Gay from Alvin as well as Mrs. E. M. Hargis of New London.
Hereford Cow Shot in Nemo Pasture
A Hereford cow belonging to C. E. McIntire of Nemo was killed by a gunshot Saturday morning. Sheriff J. C. Montgomery led the investigation and suspects a hunter from an adjoining place shot the animal while in the McIntire pasture. the calf was in the same area.
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C. E. McIntire
Nemo
J. C. Montgomery
McIntire
Montgomery
Holiday Cheer Fund Begins With Pennies
The community Christmas Cheer Fund starts with a penny jar from Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilson and daughter Kim at Barnard Street Seventh House. An employee at First National Bank counted and wrapped the pennies totaling 29.00. People may donate at the bank or the Glen Rose Reporter. contributors will be named in next week’s edition.
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Jack Wilson
Kim
Barnard Street
First National Bank
Glen Rose
Bank Robbery at First National Bank on Wednesday
A masked Negro man in a trench coat robbed the First National Bank before noon, forcing teller Mrs. Monette Hewlett to hand over cash and threatening to shoot. He fled in a station wagon toward Highway 144, with details and amount unavailable at press time. Police hunted the suspect statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Monette Hewlett
Barnard Street
Christmas Open House at Mrs. Flippin Home
Mrs. R. L. Flippin announces the fourteenth annual Christmas Open House in Rainbow on Saturday December 11 from 7 to 10 p.m. The hostess decorates both the house and yard with handmade decorations and extends a cordial invitation to the public to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Flippin
Glen Rose FFA Launches BOAC Community Program
The Glen Rose FFA Chapter joins the Building Our American Communities initiative led by Jory Trimble. Backed by federal and state officials, the chapter partners with local groups to restore parks, beautify school grounds, and improve public spaces with Gary Boren and Jimmy Gosdin directing activities.
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Glen Rose Ffa
Building Our
BOAC
Jory Trimble
FFA
FFA Foundation
Nixon
Chamber of Commerce
Livestock & Homemaking Assn
Extension Service
SCS
Beta Sigma Phil
Gary Boren
Jimmy Gosdin
Glen Rose Rainfall Chart From U S Weather Service
Official rainfall chart for Glen Rose compiled by observer Robert Mack for the U S Weather Service. Daily totals recorded with dates and measurements form the chart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rose
U.S. Weather Service
Robert Mack
Gifts Help Equip Glen Rose Fire Department Rescue Vehicle
Gifts totaling 55 dollars arrive as contributions push the Glen Rose Somervell County fire unit toward a fully equipped rescue vehicle. Cash gifts bring the tally to 255 dollars with an aluminum boat donated, while crew completes body, paint, lights, siren and radio installations.
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Glen Rose-Somervell County
FFA sponsors Christmas Spirit contest for Somervell County
Glen Rose High School FFA announces Christmas Spirit 1971 with a school lighting contest for elementary to high school and a county wide home lighting competition. Prizes funded by local utilities. judges will be FFA officers. Details to come next week in the Reporter.
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Future Farmer Chapter
Jory Trimble
Glen Rose High School
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Trimble
Somervell
Texas
Community Public Service Co
Johnson County Electric Cooperative
Erath County Electric Cooperative
Sorority Plans Pilgrimage Event December 9
The Omega Psi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority hosts the seventh annual Christmas Pilgrimage of Homes on Thursday December 9 at 7 p.m. Tickets cost 1.00 and benefit Glen Rose school students with clothing eye glasses and health care. Five homes plus the Somervell County Museum and Library are on the route starting at listed homes and ending at Emma Ruth Nabors home for refreshments.
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Omega Psi Chapter
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Glen Rose
Somervell County
Tom Voss
Clyde Sexton
Helen Brown Skinner
Levell Weedon
Emma Ruth Nabors
Mail Patrons Urges To Mail It Early
Postmaster G. C. Gibbs urges residents to shop and mail early as Christmas nears. Separate local and out of town cards, mail early, and address clearly with ZIP codes in both delivery and return addresses.
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G. C. Gibbs
Gibbs
Wheel and tire stolen from Falcon parked on Walker Street
Ray Cogdell of Walker Street reported to the sheriff that a wheel and tire were taken from his Falcon automobile while it sat in front of his home Thursday night in the city.
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Ray Cogdell
Walker Street
Sheriff’s Department
Falcon
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Kenneth Taylor
Kenneth
Bill Cowan
Alvarado
Joe’s
Rst National Bank
Erry
Nbs
Fire Department
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