Knowledge Your School District
The district operates eight buses on routes totaling 24 to 40 miles each. Route drivers include Roy Underwood on Crossroads and Tom Pugh on Rainbow, with Route 6 Oran Page and Route 7 Claude McIntire posting the highest earnings. Total 1958 earnings reach 12,650 with 8,400 for drivers, leaving little for repairs and new equipment. the district owes 1,500 on a 1956 purchase.
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Roy Underwood
A. A. Pruitt
Pruitt
Oden
C. C. Moss
Warren
O. C. Crites
Post Oak-Ballard
Tom Pugh
Fort Spanky-Georges Creek
Oran Page
Buck Creek
Claude McIntire
Rock Creek
S. L. Mann
Jimmie Crouch Fined for Liquor Law Violation
Jimmie Crouch was fined $100 and costs in County Court last Friday for violation of liquor laws.
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Jimmie Crouch
Honor Rolls for Glen Rose Seventh Six Weeks
Glen Rose Public Schools announced third six weeks honor rolls led by high achievers in grades 1 through 3 with mostly A students. Senior high listing includes students achieving above 90 with names across ряда departments and staff.
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Glen Rose Public Schools
J. M. McCroskey
Judy Daniel
Paula Bone
Karen Gresham
Gaye Lee
Teddy McLemore
Lalla English
Sharon Whitworth
Anna Lou Wood
Bob White
Jeanne McDonough
Carl Ernst
Catherine Keller
Karen King
Judith Marks
Carla Taylor
Linda Thompson
Martha Milling
Sherry Rhoades
John
Ronald Sexton
Ronnie Shackelford
Leslie Spinks
Rosie Daniel
Naomi Jones
Betty McCroskey
Jeanette O’dell
Eva Dell Pace
Beverly Shackelford
Charlotte Wood
Loretta Rives
Sammve White
Katherine Jones
Rosemary Bell
Nelda Noack
Tommy Gosdin
David Barclay
Carolyn Bohannan
Joyce
Armstrong
Fran Sue Riddle
Linda Layne
Van
Glen Rose Junior High Girls Win Clifton Tournament
The Glen Rose Junior High girls captured first place at Clifton's tournament held January 20, 28 and 25. They beat Connally Jr. High 42 to 19, defeated Clifton 31 to 2, and topped Valley Mills 43 to 12 in the final. The Tigerettes stand 10-0 this season and travel to Granbury this weekend.
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Glen Rose
Clifton
Connally Jr. High
Little Tigerettes
Clifton Girls
Valley Mills
Granbury
Poll taxes paid in county fall to about 1000 voters
The final tally shows 750 poll tax payments, with an estimated 250 to 300 exempt. This compares to 813 paid in 1956, a presidential election year, indicating a slight drop in voter turnout potential.
Student Photo Features Local Siblings and Athletes
In the top row Michael Roark son of C E Roark Billy Jan Gibbs son of G C Gibbs Jr and Lu Ann McConal daughter of Mack McConal appear. In the bottom row Terry Gosdin daughter Verna Boutcher and Kay Voss daughters of their parents are shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Roark
C. E. Roark
Billy Jan Gibbs
G. C. Gibbs, Jr
Lu Ann McConal
Mack McConal
Terry Gosdin
T. J. Gosdin
Verna Boutcher
Loreta Boutcher
Kay Voss
Tom Voss
Three Wrecks Leave One Dead and Two Injured
Three serious accidents on last Friday and Saturday left one dead and two hospitalized with severe injuries. A 1950 Ford on U S 67 west of the Brazos bridge rolled after Jesse Mills 21 tried to return to the road. Mills died later. Alex Kilcrease about 20 broke his neck, others were unhurt except scratches. Mrs Madge Taylor and Mrs Maude Charske of Dallas were hospitalized after a curb crash at Brazos Bridge. Taylor had a fractured femur Charske was released. Ike Vaughn had a ditch rollover near Paluxy Bridge. minor injuries and release.
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Brazos Bridge
Booker Hill
U. S. 67
New Bridge
Jesse Mills
Mills
Heas
Alex Kilcrease
Bobbie Eugene Kilcrease
Alex
Eugene Mills
Jesse
Johnsville
Hico
Madge Taylor
Maude Charske
Dallas
Two One Act Plays to Be Presented at Auditorium
The Junior Class presents two one act plays next Monday night February 10 at 7 50 PM in Auditorium Two titles Curfew For Charlie and Dangerous Diary. Admission costs 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students.
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Charlie
Free vote rules for 21st birthdays and exemptions
Tax Collector Bone explains residents turning 21 within the year may vote in elections after turning 21 with an exemption certificate obtained 30 days before election. City and School elections are in April, and the first primary is July 26, with deadlines to secure certificates 30 days prior.
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Bone
Mrs Elizabeth Adams Suffers Stroke in El Centro
The Booker family reports Mrs Elizabeth Adams has suffered a stroke and is very ill at her home in El Centro California.
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Booker
Elizabeth Adams
el Centro
California
Local boys win top Cornish chickens at Fort Worth show
Bud Cooper and Warren Marks showed champion Cornish chickens at the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show. Bud took Champion Cornish male and Junior Show Champion, plus first pullet and second old trio in the open show. Warren won Junior Show Champion Female and fourth with his young trio. Both raise Dark Cornish birds. Bud received three trophies and Warren one.
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Bud Cooper
Warren Marks
Fort Worth
Bud
Warren
Budd
CSO Meeting Highlights And Upcoming Junior Class Shows
The CSO met Monday night in the auditorium. The Junior Class showcased a music program and previewed two one act plays to be staged next Monday. Treasurer Mrs. Tom Voss reported $73.54 raised by Saturday rummage sales to fund rest rooms for the junior high building. A talent show is planned for March 7 to support the rest room project, with Mrs. Faye Page and Mrs. Margaret White in charge.
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CSO
Tom Voss
Faye Page
Margaret White
Local Folks Visit Relatives Across Town and State
Walnut Springs residents host and visit family members including J B Mounce Jr in Waco and Mrs Lula Brantley back from Holt Hospital. Visitors from De Leon Corsicana Fort Worth Sweetwater Dallas and Muleshoe frequent local households while Baptist Workers gather in Morgan and area shoppers roam Dallas and Waco.
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J. B. Mounce
Waco
Ernest Baker
Claud Burns
Koppers
Roland Wallace
Ft. Worth
R. E. Jackson
de Leon
J. Roy Jackson
Bailey Mounce
Sons
Sweetwater
John Mounce
N. Green
Corsicana
Lula Barry
Lula Brantley
Holt Hospital
Dorothy Buswold
Lillie Coomer
Dallas
Mainer Coch
Mrs. Mattie Coker Buried in Merit Cemetery
Mrs. Mattie Coker died Monday in a local hospital at age 64 after a recent surgery and a fatal heart attack. Services were held Tuesday at First Baptist Church Merit Hunt County with burial in Merit Cemetery. Survivors include husband C G Coker Jr Harold two daughters a sister and numerous grandchildren. James Coker and Peterson Funeral Home of Greenville directed arrangements.
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Mattie Coker
Cc. G. Coker
C. G. Coker, Jr
Ropesville
Texas
Harold Coker
Glen Rose
J. B. Ivy
Daphna Ketron
Merit
R. H. Jefferson
Dallas
James, Coker
Peterson Funeral Home
Greenville
Burl Carroll at Fort Carson Training
Army Pvt. Burl J. Carroll son of Mr and Mrs Burl B Carroll Nemo is in eight weeks of basic combat training with the 9th Infantry Division at Fort Carson Colorado The 17 year old formerly worked in Cleburne before joining the Army.
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Army
Burl J. Carroll
Burl B. Carroll
Nemo
9Th Infanttry Division
Fort Carson
Colorado
Cleburne
Rainbow NFWS Study Course Closes At Church
The study course ended at the church Wednesday evening with an average attendance of 46. Brother Sanders preached his regular sermon on Sunday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Melvin Gambrell and Mrs Leslie Elliott recently returned from Garland with her new granddaughter. Mrs Bill Flippin designed hats at her Dallas shop. Henry Sharp funeral held in De Leon Tuesday. he was uncle to Mrs Shackelford. The HDC meets at Mrs Logan Starnes home next Friday February 14.
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Brother Sanders
Melvin Gambrell
Leslie Elliott
Garland
Bill Flippin
Dallas
John Shackelford
Jan
John Floyd
Logan Starnes
Henry Sharp
de Leon
Mr. Sharp
Shackelford
C. A. Starnes
Scotty Brown
Fort Worth
Louise Marsh
Weatherford
Lowell
Mary
Wendell Layne
Ft. Worth
HDC Mets
Delbert Downing to Speak at West Texas Banquet
The Midland Chamber of Commerce will host its Annual Awards Banquet featuring Delbert Downing as guest speaker. The event moves to February 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the high school cafeteria with Outstanding Citizen and Outstanding Farmer honors to be awarded. State and district officials and editors are invited. Judge John Jamey and Rep Ted Myatt have accepted. Tickets go on sale soon.
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West Texas
Delbert Downing
Midland Chamber of Commerce
Downing
Southwest
John Jamey
Ted Myatt
Alsready
Chamaber of Commerce
Hospital News Update on Patient Statuses
A hospital bulletin lists patient movements including improvements and dismissals. Names like E. W. McCoy Edgar Ware Michael Dwain Crisp and others appear with statuses such as improved dismissed and unchanged, noting injuries like fractured femur for B. W. McCain and wreck victims.
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E. W. McCoy
I. E. Martin
Edgar Ware
F. O. Daves
W. M. Hawkins
Michael Dwain Crisp
D. R
I. E. Hoodenpyle
Charske
O. Z. Lemens
B. W. McCain
Taylor
Basketball Schedule Highlights Week at Moody Rival Games
The schedule lists games on Feb 7 at Moody Feb 11 at Itasca Feb 14 at Clifton Feb 18 at Midway. Home and away sites shown with opponents in sequence.
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Moody
Itasca
Clifton
Midway
Community hospital bed now available for inquiries
Announcement states a community hospital bed is available. Inquiries should be directed to the County Judge's office or to Joe Smith for further information.
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Joe Smith
Hale Eiken Committee Meeting Set for Tuesday Evening
The Hale Eiken Committee will meet Tuesday night at 7 p.m. on February 11 in the auditorium.
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Hale-Eiken
Aud
Bank Closure Noted For Lincoln's Birthday
A local bank announces it will be closed next Wednesday February 12 in observance of Lincoln's Birthday, impacting customer services and transactions.
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Bank
Lincoln’s
Rummage and Bake Sale Promoted by CSO and Freshman Class
A rummage sale and bake sale sponsored by the CSO and the Freshman class will be held in the Marsh Building Saturday tomorrow.
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CSO
Marsh Building
Fellowship meeting at Assembly of God Monday
An Assembly of God church invites attendees to a fellowship meeting on Monday February 10 at 7 30 PM. The event flyer lists the time and venue for local parishioners and visitors.
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Assembly of God
Preaching on the Hill by Elder E P M Nel at 11 a m
The notice announces a Sunday sermon on the hill at 11 o clock with Elder E P Me Neil of Mullen delivering the address.
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E. P. Meneil of
Mullen
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JR. High Girls
Y. N. Adams
Walnut Springs News
J. M. Flannigan
C. E. Chambless
Ike Courtney
Walter Miller
Jessie Mae Bohannan
Inez Crawford
Billy Rymer and Sons
Merit Tues
Sonia Areva
Merry Widow
Chicago Opera Ballet
State Fair Music Hall
Mia Slavenska
Oleg Briansky
Job Sanders
Elm St
Burl Carroll
Rainbow
Hospital News
First National Bank
Glen Rose, Texas
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