Glen Rose Chamber of Commerce elects officers for new year
Directors meet naming Jack McCarty president Jim Hewlett vice president and Mrs A A Abernathy secretary treasurer County Judge Temple Summers fills the unexpired director term Hancock resigns from the board due to private business and scoutmaster duties Memorial Day May 30 and other holidays are set along with May 14 15 Tourist Season and July 1 2 3 celebration dates Directors plan next meeting February 17 and launch of the annual membership drive in March urging local business support to promote Glen Rose and Somervell County
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Glen Rose-Somervell County
Chamber
McCarty
Trustees to Vote on Five School Board Seats in Somervell County
Somervell County and Glen Rose Independent School District voters will cast ballots on Saturday, April 2, to choose five trustees for two year terms. County board seats for Precincts 1 and 2 will be filled, with terms ending for Bert Welley and J E Brown. Incumbents Earl Flanary Precinct 3 Clyde Armstrong Precinct 4 Edwin Conger at large and three Glen Rose seats Maurice Marsh Jamey Sparks Billy C Miller holdovers Leroy Gibson Lewis Graham Eugene Ratliff John Shackelford. Candidates must file with County Judge Temple Summers by March 2.
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Somervell County
Glen Rose Independent School District
Bert Willey
J. E. Brown
Earl Flanary
Clyde Armstrong
Edwin Conger
Glen Rose _ Independent
Maurice Marsh
Jamey Sparks
Billy C. Miller
Leroy Gibson
Lewis Graham
Eugene Ratliff
John Shackelford
Temple Summers
Student Omitted From Honor Roll
Seldon Taylor eighth grade member was inadvertently left off the honor roll. He should be listed as an honor student for the third six weeks period and for the first semester.
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Seldon Taylor
Royce Nickell Named to Arlington State College Honor Roll
Royce Nickell of Glen Rose is among 220 Arlington State College students on the School of Science fall semester honor roll. Acting dean Allen Nickel announces Nickell, a freshman, is the son of Mr and Mrs Louie Nickell.
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Royce Nickell
Glen Rose
Arlington State College
School of Science
Allen
Ickell
Only 4 Political Races Develop Here As Filing Deadline Passes
Four local races emerge as the filing deadline passes. Billy Miller enters the race for County Judge and Ex Officio County School Superintendent, alongside Temple Summers. Precinct No. 2 offers Oran D. Page versus C D Barnett for county commissioner, with several state level contests also filed. The Democratic primaries see nominees for county, district, and state offices as announced by local chair Lynn O Nea.
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Delorees Fallers
Wynell Whitt
Samuel W. Freas
C. M. Tidwell
M. S&s
Matt) Teague
Oran D. Page
C. D. Barnett
Louis Crump
J. P. Ward
School Census Underway Says J M McCroskey
Sept J M McCroskey announces the school census is underway. Parents with children who will be six by Sept 1 and under 18 should sign a census blank to ensure fast enrollment next fall. Call 897 2517 or visit the school for a blank as state per capita payments depend on the census roll.
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J. M. McCroskey
McCroskey
West Texas Chamber Officials Visit Glen Rose
A group of West Texas Chamber of Commerce officials visited Glen Rose on Wednesday morning. Led by John Ben Sheppard of Odessa and including D. O. Tomlin and Joe Clark, they met local chamber members, shared coffee and doughnuts at First Methodist Church, and Sheppard urged Glen Rose businessmen to support the program. He then met with Somervell County Historical Survey Committee officers and members.
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West Texas
John Ben Sheppard
Odessa
D. O. Tomlin
Joe Clark
Fort Worth
Sheppard
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Glen Rose
Offi
Cers
The
Somervell County Historical Survey Committee
Scouts Awarded at Monday Meeting in Court House
Randy Hewlett advanced to Life Scout Dennis Clements earned Second Class Jon Brad Spencer received Tenderfoot badge at the Boy Scout troop meeting Matt attended by twelve scouts at the court house Paul Hancock Jr. reported with assistants Glen Gallaway and Ed Jameson Present.
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Randy Hewlett
Dennnis Clements
Jon Brad Spencer
Paul Hancock Jr
Glen Gallaway
Ed Jameson
Alvin Hinze Improves After Exploratory Surgery
Alvin Hinze, Morton's Foods salesman for Somer vell Bosque and Hood Counties, improved after exploratory surgery last Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital Fort Worth. He expects to be home within 10 days and plans to resume his Morton's route within two months. His hospital address remains Room 377 St. Joseph's Fort Worth Texas.
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Alvin Hinze
Morton’s Foods
Somervell
Bosque
Hood
Hinze
St. Joseph’s Hosiital
Fort Worth
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Texas
Youngblood Places With Calf At Fort Worth Fat Stock Show
Jo Ellen Youngblood, a local 4-H Club girl, finished 25th with her calf at the Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth last week. This was her first major show after previous placings of second at Clifton and sixth at Waco. She plans to show the Fort Worth entry and her Angus heifer at the Somer vell County Junior Livestock Show next month.
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Jo Ellen Youngblood
Fort Worth
Jo Ellen
Clifton
Waco
Somervell County
Three Aldermen Seats On Glen Rose Ballot
Voters in Glen Rose will choose three aldermen for two year terms on the City Council on Tuesday April 5. Terms expiring are held by Jack Bridges Jr Joe Don Echols and C D Pete Hatler. Current holdovers are Gene Simpson Ruby Lane and Mayor Walter Ernst. City secretary Gene Connally said no filings had yet been made for alderman.
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City of
Glen Rose
Jack Bridges Jr
Joe Don Echols
C. D
Pete’ Hatler
Gene Simpson
Ruby Lane
Walter Ernst
Gene Connally
February rainfall totals 1.22 inches in local report
Rainfall for February totals 1.22 inches per U. S. Weather Bureau observer T. J. Davis. .06 inches fell Monday and 1.16 inches was measured Wednesday shortly after noon. Skies were clearing by press time.
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T. J. Davis
U. S. Weather Bureau
Davis
MOD Banquet Set For Tonight at Glen Lake
The March of Dimes banquet will be held tonight at 7:00 p.m. at Glen Lake Methodist Camp. County MOD chairman Doyle Cooper urges attendance to support the finance drive. Mrs. Clinton Earl Whitt leads local efforts. tickets available at First National Bank or at the door.
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Glen Lake Methodist Camp
Doyle Cooper
MOD
County Home Demonstration
March of Dimes
Clinton Earl Whitt
Cooper
Mrs. Whitt
Monette Hewlett
First National Bank
Rainbow Church To Hold Foreign Mission Meeting
Rainbow Baptist Church hosts a three session Foreign Missions Conference February 11 12 and 3 with speakers John Chang Olavo Feigo and Herb Barker. Chang will discuss China and perform on ancient Chinese instruments Feigo will present slides on South Brazilian Baptist Theological Seminary Barker a Taiwan missionary since 1959 will speak at services including radio television evangelism efforts. Public invited to attend all services.
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Rainbow Baptisteet
John Chang
Free China
Olavo Feigo
Brazil
South Brazilian Baptist Theological Seminary
Feigo
Sao Paulo
Central Baptist Church
Rio de Janeiro
Herb Barker
Taiwan
Missouri
Barker
Hardin Simmons University
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Chiayi
Taiwan Baptist Mission
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C. M
Strawn
Miller
O’neal
WTCC
Miss Youngblood
Rainbow Church
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary In
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