Four Suspects Arrested After Armed Robbery Near Cleburne
Sheriff Frank Laramore and officers arrested four suspects Saturday at a gas station six miles west of Cleburne on Highway 67 after a robbery at Jerry's One-Stop Center. Victim Bill Brown described pistol- whippings and the theft of about $40 to $45. Dallas men Alton Roy Moore 31 and William Henry Pitts 33 faced armed robbery charges by the district attorney.
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Frank Laramore
Bob Brock
Burl Bybee
Jerry Parr
Parr
Laramore
Brock
Bybee
Bill Brown Green
Cleburne
Brown
Highway 67
Rodeo Arena
Jerry’s Station
Johnson County
Oran Smith Jr
Alton Roy Moore
William Henry Pitts
Dallas
Catalog Sef For Print Show Catalog Sef For Print
Cecil Wood announced this week that catalogs for the annual Junior Livestock Show are nearing completion and booth or booster ads must be submitted to the First National Bank by noon Saturday. He noted rapid plans and that three area locker plants Meridian Frozen Food Locker Granbury Locker Plant and C&R Meat Processing Plant would process animals sold at the show. This aims to attract more buyers by enabling quick delivery to lockers the day after the sale so animals can be butchered and frozen for deep freeze storage.
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Cecil Wood
First National Bank
Wood
Meridian Frozen Food
Granbury
C&r
Walnut Springs
Laramore Reports Found Calf Head and Hide
Sheriff Frank Laramore said a Hereford-Angus crossbred calf head and hide were found along a public road on the Gaston Shumate Ranch southwest of town. He estimated the carcass weighed 350 to 500 pounds and suspected the animal was butchered elsewhere Monday. Mrs. Sadie Norman visited Aledo with her son and his family and they later joined Lynn Norman of Arlington to attend the Fort Worth Stock Show Rodeo.
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Frank Laramore
Gaston Shumate Ranch
Laramore
Sadie Norman
Aledo
James Earl Norman
Lynn Norman
Arlington
Fort Worth
Chamber Banquet Tonight in Glen Rose
Glen Rose-Somer County Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual banquet at Glen Lake Methodist Camp dining hall tonight. Don Newbury delivers a keynote on From Adam's Rib to Women's Lib, and the Connie Award is presented for Dinosaur Valley State Park honors. Tickets are $2.50 at the chamber office.
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Chamber of Commerce
Glen Rose
Glen Rose-Somervell County
Don Newbury
Tarrant County Junior College
Fort Worth
Adam
Jack McCarty
The
J of American Travel Writers
Jerry Flemmons
262 License Plates Sold In Three Days
County tax official Frank Laramore reported 262 sets of license plates sold last week. Ira Plummer bought the first plates when the office opened Thursday. Sales included 162 passenger car plates 75 pickup and farm truck tags and 25 assorted plates for trailers motorcycles and other tags.
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Frank Laramore
Ira Plummer
Seniors Plan Bake Sale By Glen Rose High School
Members of the Glen Rose High School senior class announced a bake sale on the sidewalk in front of the bank Saturday morning. They invite public patronage or orders from any class member.
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Glen Rose High School
Walnut Springs Gals Win District Crown
Walnut Springs girls basketball clinch District 7-B with a 50 39 win over Iredell to finish 9-1 in district play. Gloria Reeves scores 25, Vermillion 13, Blackburn Lively Yelverton and Chappell contribute. Playoff bid starts Tuesday versus Priddy in Dublin at 7 30 p.m. Attendance urged.
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Walnut Springs High School
Gail Blackburn
Teresa Espinosa
Rachel Lively
Marilyn Clark
Shellee Yelverton
Freda Blackburn
Pat Vermillion
Janie Reeves
Gloria Reeves
Vicki Holloway
Diane Trotter
Mary Bridges
Walnut Springs
Iredell
Walnut Springs Crew
Priddy
Dublin
Addie May Chappell
Walnut Gals
Meridian
Miss Reeves
Miss Vermillion
Miss Yelverton
Rainbow Film Resets Grand Opening in Rainbow
Mr and Mrs Coleman Pugh cancel the planned grand opening of the Country Store and Pugh Oil Co in Rainbow due to a typographical error and a family death. A new notice sets Friday and Saturday for the event with invitation for free coffee and cookies.
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Reporter
Coleman Pugh
Pugh Oil Co
Wildlife Screening at Palace Theatre This Saturday
American Wilderness a wildlife documentary by Arthur R. Dubs will be shown at the Palace Theatre with screenings at 4 30 7 00 and 9 00 p m Admission is 75 cents for children 1 75 for adults and no passes will be honored The film is the result of six years of stalking and trekking.
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Palace Theatre
Arthur R. Dubs
Glen Rose District Seeks $475000 Bond For New Elementary
Voters will cast ballots Saturday February 17 on a 475000 bond request to fund a new kindergarten through eighth grade elementary building. The district, aided by Texas Utilities Services, expects 90 percent of taxes paid by 1982 to come from the utility group, with 325000 issued this year and 150000 to be sold later. The plan includes a single roof, central heat and air, movable interior walls, a junior science lab, library, lunchroom, restrooms, and expanded rooms to accommodate growth.
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Glen Rose
Texas Utilities Services, Inc
Squaw Creek
Ing
Glen Rose Yearly Rainfall Chart
Official records kept for the U S Weather Service by observer Robert Mack show annual rainfall totals and patterns for Glen Rose. The chart lists monthly totals, highlights trends, and provides context for climate assessment.
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Glen Rose
U.S. Weather Service
Robert Mack
Weather watcher notes river children sighting and temps
National Weather Service observer Robert Mack reports two children swimming in the Paluxy River at the Big Rocks on Saturday. He records weekly temps from 22 degrees to 82 degrees and .05 inches of measurable precipitation last Wednesday, with January–February moisture totaling 3.82 inches and dry conditions overall.
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Robert Mack
National Weather Service
Paluxy River
Big Rocks
Mack
Illnesses Reach Epidemic Rate In This Sector
Illnesses including flu pneumonia and respiratory viruses have reached epidemic proportions in the Glen Rose area causing widespread absences from jobs and school. Tuesday absenteeism totals 75 students, 13 percent, with three teachers absent. The second grade shows the heaviest impact with 11 absences. Area hospitals are full and doctors are working long hours to see patients.
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Glen Rose
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