Nickell Retires as CPS Manager After 37 Years
J Henry Nickell retires from Community Public Service Company after 37 years in Glen Rose and Clifton area duties. His brother Robert Louie Nickell succeeds him as manager of the electric property, with both men long tied to CPS and local civic service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Nickell
CPS
Brother
J. Henry Nickell
Community Public Service Company
Clifton
Central Division
Fort Worth
Nickell
Gerald Rice
C. P. Coston
Rice
N. R. Parsons
Community Public Service
Perty
Glen Rose
Paursons
Power Company
Local Telephone Company
The
Electric Company
Continental Gas, Light & Power
Continental
Gatesville
Glenose
Chamber of Commerce
Masonic Lodge
First Baptist Church
Edythe Wilson
Community Public Service Co
Poll Tax Payments Roundup in Somervell County
Somervell County Sheriff and Tax Assessor-collector C. M. Speck Strawn reported Tuesday that only 71 residents had paid poll taxes. The Jan 31 deadline looms for poll tax payment with city and school elections possible this off year. last year 586 taxes were paid in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. “Speck” Strawn
Somervell County
Christmas Cheer Fund Final Total Reaches 221 75
Late contributions totaling 8.50 raise the Christmas Cheer Fund to 221.75. New donations include Mary E. Wright 2.00, L. D. Wright 2.00, Floyd Howeth 2.00, and an Anonymous donor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Wright
L. D. Wright
Floyd Howeth
Master Masons Gather in Cleburne for New Year Meeting
Master Masons from Central Texas and beyond converge on Cleburne for the 17th annual Masonic district meeting hosted by Cleburne Lodge. The Fulton Junior High gym hosts the event with a free breakfast starting at 5 a.m. Grand Master J. Carroll Hinsley will attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Cleburne
Young Farmers of Texas Convene in Dallas
Glen Rose Young Farmers invited to the annual state convention at the Hotel Adolphus Dallas January 8 9 with addresses by Dr Earl L Butz Purdue University and Attorney General Waggoner Carr. Entertainment features Bud Fletcher the Cajun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rose
Young Farmers of Texas
Hotel Adolphus
Dallas
Earl L. Butz
Purdue University
Waggoner Carr
Bud Fletcher
Holiday visitors fill area with family ties and travel
Numerous families spent Christmas holidays visiting relatives across Texas. Households from Arlington Fort Worth Dallas and Abilene joined kin in Fort Worth Dallas and nearby towns while others traveled to Chicago Austin Corpus Christi and El Paso for festive gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chloe Buzan
Mary Ware
Fort Worth
Dallas
Glen Cox
Gene Nieswiadomys
Bob Cox
Grand Jury To Meet Here Next Monday
Mrs. Raymond Dollor of Rio Vista suffered severe facial and scalp cuts in an accident near Nemo community on Five Oaks Road. The 1953 Buick was a total loss. A new grand jury will be empaneled in 18th District Court Monday morning with listed jurors and jury commission members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Dollor
Rio Vista
Here
Five Oaks
New Prospect Baptist Church
Nemo
Dollar
18Th District Court
Marvin Davis
Reece White
E. L. Gaither
Raymond Hulsey
O. Z. Lemens
Tobe Gatewood
George P. Snyder
W. W. Eddy
William Wilson
Kenneth Miller
L. Dean Stephens
L. G. Tillman
Eugene Ratliff
W. W. Riddle
John Goldsmith Jr
Jim H. Tiwater
Floyd Howeth
J. D. Martin
Jim Turner
Gene Simpson
Glen O’neal
Robert Boyd Hospitalized In Critical Condition
Robert Boyd, cashier and vice-president of the First National Bank, is on the critical list at Memorial Hospital in Cleburne. He entered for a routine checkup, learned he had already suffered a heart attack, then endured a second attack while hospitalized. Attendants noted slight improvement Wednesday but still termed his condition critical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Boyd
First National Bank
Memorial Hospital
Cleburne
School Classes to Start Here Next Monday
Sept J. M. McCroskey announces that classes resume here next Monday morning January 4 after the Christmas and New Year holidays which began December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. McCroskey
Coach Schuelke Injures Foot on School Campus
Coach Paul Schuelke fractured two bones in his left foot last Monday after stepping in a hole on the school campus while playing with students. His foot was placed in a cast and he uses crutches to get around.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Schuelke
L. G. Tillman Returns to Office After Illness
L. G. Red Tillman, noted local businessman, is back in his insurance office this week after a period of illness. Mrs. Tillman had run the office in his absence as he resumes duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Tillman
L. G. “Red” Tillman
Mrs. Tillman
Sunday School Class Hosts Christmas Skating Party
Mrs. Floyd Reynolds, teacher of Rock Creek Baptist Church Junior Girls class, hosted a Christmas skating party at Oakdale Rink on Sunday afternoon. Eight girls attended the outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Reynolds
Rock Creek
Norman Family Ties Across Cities Named
Mrs. Sadie Norman and Lynn Norman are from Mobile Alabama. Lance is in Tuscola. Mrs. Myrtle Wilson and Normanee are mentioned with families linked to James Earl Norman. Mrs. Lynn West resides in Midland and Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Reynolds are noted in this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Norman
Lynn Norman
Mobile
Ala
and Lance
Myrtle Wilson
James Earl Norman
Lynn West
Midland
Lewis Reynolds
City
No Injuries In 2 Car Wreck Here Tuesday
No injuries were reported in a two vehicle collision Tuesday morning at the intersection of U S Highway 67 and Farm Road 201. Mrs Johnny Rhodes driving a 1952 station wagon was eastbound on Highway 67 when she struck a 1952 panel truck driven by Mrs W N Carter crossing the highway at the farm road intersection. City Marshal Danny Smith and Sheriff Speck Strawn investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Rhodes
Higrhway 67
W. N. Carter
Danny Smith
Speck Strawn
Ellis Henry Knott 79 buried at Squaw Creek
Ellis Henry Knott died December 23 in Marks English Hospital after illness. Born March 31, 1885 in Somervell County, he married Mae Estella Miller in Glen Rose on March 31, 1908. He lived in Glen Rose, Dallas and Abilene, was a building contractor, a deacon for 38 years, and a Sunday school teacher. Final rites December 26 at First Baptist Church, interment Squaw Creek Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Henry Knott
Marks English Hospital
Somervell County
Mae Estella Miller
Glen Rose
Dallas
East Grand
Squaw Creek Cemetery
Glen Rose Funeral Home
Larry Jackson Wins Oakdale Rink Skating Marathon
Larry Jackson skated eight hours Monday night to win the top prize of $25 in the Oakdale Rink marathon. From 15 entrants, seven remained at 11 o'clock, eight were disqualified for falls. Candy Marks left at 12:20 a.m., Tamara English quit at 1:10, and Bobby West with Allen Jackson retired at 1:55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Jackson
Oakdale
Candy Marks
Tamara English
Bobby West
Allen Jackson
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Max Morris
Bob Morris
Windell Rozelle
Rhonda
Lina
Cisco
Jack Bridges Jr
Rock Springs
Kenneth Jones
Chicago
Edgar Ware
Cecil Wood
Stephenville
J. M. Bratton
J. M. Coulsons
Jack Rives
Judy Flanaty
This City
Lowell Ramsey
Lexington, Ky
Chester Hensley
Merelyn
Leslie June Hart
Arlington
Mrs
Leslie Hart
Daisy Wood
Harry Frye
Shamrock
Allan Covey
McAllen
Pat Covey
Naval Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Ed Wood
John Wood
Houston
Sam Orr
Ray Orr
Euless
Harold Hardage
Elbert Orr
R. L. Orr
Odell Dingler
Fred Vincent
Freddy Vincent
Mary McConathie
Kim
J. M. Orr
Jewell Norton
Estie Sanders
Amarillo
Sammy Orr
Connally Afb
Waco
Bill Orr
I. W. Keller
Don Heaton
Donna
Bedford
Dean Roberson
Roseann
Deanna
Hurst
M. F. Keenum
Larry West
Terri Latrelle
Bryan
Ed West
Rufus West
Tolar
Jessie Pruitt
J. O. Pruitt Jr
el Paso
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Georgia
Bill Gavit
C. A. Gavit
Brady
Corpus Christi
Lynn Gavit
Lexington
Morris Cash
Rankin
Kelly Lewellen
Woody Brown
F. A. Anthony
Venus
Jim McCroskey
Princeton
N. J
Betty Ann
North Texas State University
Mrs. Truman Hamill
Paul
New Hope
Ark
B. W. Hamill
Grand Jury
Schuelke
E. H. Knott
Squaw Creek
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