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Newspaper
Glen Rose Reporter
Location
Glen Rose, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1964
Page
1
Bill Pruitt, president of the Somervell County Livestock and Poultry Association, said members voted to set March 12-13 for the ninth annual Junior Livestock Poultry and Quarter Horse Show to be held locally. Details to be announced early next year.
Eradication crews plot a winter plan to release sterile screwworm flies along Mexico coasts to curb re invasion into the United States in 1965. Texas infestations must be minimized as outbreaks divert scarce resources. a mild winter worsens the program and farmers are urged to report cases promptly.
Somervell County cotton producers are reminded that Tuesday December 15 1965 is the referendum date. Polls will be at the County ALCS Office from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wives of producers may vote. Iva E Aston ASCS office manager said 1965 allotment notices and farm yields were mailed December 3 with peanut notices to all producers.
Funeral services for William Syrus Kelly 71 will be held at the Church of Christ in Glen Rose at 2:00 p.m. with Minister Paul Beckworth of Fort Worth officiating. He was a noted cattleman born in Somervell County and survived by a large family including his wife Ola Pearl Tidwell, nine children and many grandchildren with interment in Georges Creek Cemetery.
The District FFA Sweetheart and Talent contests are scheduled at the local high school auditorium tonight starting at 7:30. Seventeen chapter sweethearts and eight talent teams will compete. Miss Paulette Wilson will reorient the local chapter in the sweetheart contest. Admission is 25 and 50 cents. Raymond Young of Baird and Dan McCarty of Cleburne visited Saturday afternoon with Jack McCarty.
Glen Rose schools report 50 students named to the honor roll for the second six weeks across grades four through twelve. Fifth grade shows the largest group, followed by ninth grade, with names listed for each grade from fourth through twelfth.
The following new and renewal subscriptions have been added to the Reporter mailing list in the past two weeks. Names include Gene Sinclair Nellie Lane Ted Souder J A Whitworth Jimmy Williams John L Sanders Floyd Howeth C E Howeth Weldon Hart J W Lee W L Elliott J L Merrill Mrs Bercha Underwood Mrs A M Bryant Jerry Smith Mrs H M Johnson D D Phipps Rev J L Glaze Leroy Gibson M L Gaither C M Marsh S W Marsh Maurice Marsh Mrs F M Marsh J C Armstrong C A Stasey Mrs Sydney Taylor Mrs E B Reeves Mrs Lowell Ramsey Johnnie Howard Alfred H Hewlett Mrs Bertie Lee Flanary Duane Teague John M Wall Mrs Dollie Griffin Houston Lowe Morris Pollock William Wilson B A Odom C H Bowers Tommy Woolems Luther Million Dick Brother Eben Kirk Mrs Geo Bennett Mrs Clay Lackey visiting her children at Lampasas.
The Chamber of Commerce reports contributions totaling 37.00 this week for the Christmas Cheer program to aid needy county residents with warm clothing and food. Donations came from B. W. Hamill Jackson's Superette Mrs. W. L. Russell Glen Rose Reporter and other supporters. no door-to-door solicitation will be made.
James Cone, one of three Dallas men, pled guilty in 18th District Court to burglarizing the Glen Rose Furniture & Appliance Store. He received a two year sentence in Huntsville State Penitentiary. Cone faces additional burglary indictments in Canton and Dallas and was returned to Canton jail to await trial before potential transfer. Billy Wayne Halbert and Jerry Wooten remain in jail and will be brought to Glen Rose for later trials.
The community thanks Mrs. Joe Don Echols, Mrs. Paul Hancock Jr., Mrs. W. B. Cowan, and Mrs. Kenneth Taylor for decorating the courthouse square. A manger scene, lighted stars, and wreaths adorn the front lawn and bandstand as district street lights are not hung due to faulty strings.
Judge Summers announced the Somervell County Historical Survey Committee RAMPS for Texas history. The two year term begins Jan 1 with Eugene G. Connally as chairman and members Nell Booker Lorena Booker Ruth Parker Ann Moss Eva Howeth J E Ward Chloe Buzan Estha West Wayland Adams W B Cowan Earl Jackson Kenneth Jones Walter Ernst and Alton May. The panel aims to market the county as a tourist draw and preserve local history, with a Jan 16 meeting to plan the term aligned with See and Save Texas History Week January 10-16.
Doyle Cooper announces October Savings Bonds totaled 702 in Somervell County while Texas October sales reached 12 227 000. Ten month Texas 1964 sales hit 124 000 000 up 1.4 percent from last year. Cooper urges giving U S Savings Bonds for Christmas. Ennis residents Mr and Mrs Jimmy Burch and children visited Glen Rose over the weekend.
Mrs. Neva Lane has returned home after a three week visit with Mr. and Mrs. Lannie Lane and other relatives in Houston and with Rev. and Mrs. Billy Bob Moore and family at Beaumont.
The Tigers place two players on the all district offensive and defensive squads after coaches chose this year’s teams. Shackelford, a sophomore, made the offensive lineup, while Swaim, a senior, earned defensive honors.
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