Mr. Peanut Tom Creighton Leads Texas Peanut Progress
State Senator Tom Creighton of the 22nd district, part of Somervell County, earns the nickname Mr. Peanut from Texas peanut industry leaders. He helped assemble peanut production specialists at Stephenville’s Extension District 8 and supported Tarleton State Experiment Station research and expansion. His work boosts peanut farming across the West Cross Timbers and Southwest Texas.
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Tom Creighton
Somervell County
Texas
Texas Agricultural Extension District 8
Stephenville
Tarleton State Experiment Station
West Cross Timbers
Murder trials set for two women and a man in 18th District Court
Three defendants face murder related charges in 18th District Court. Joyce Coker Reed is accused of killing William Thomas Reed by gunshot on November 26 last year. Rosa Lee Hulsey is charged with murder in the Rock Creek area on December 27, 1974. Tommy Dale Murray faces involuntary manslaughter charges for a July 14 1974 crash that killed Deborah Mae Murray. Jury selection for Reed case starts Monday at 9 a.m. Prosecutors are Oran Smith Jr. and Sam Freas, with Judge Byron Crosier presiding. News also notes Charley Hulsey is critically ill in Murfreesboro Tennessee.
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18Th District Court
Joyce Coker Reed
William Thomas Reed
Rosa Lee Hulsey
Lewis Howard
Rock Creek
Tommy Dale Murray
Hico
Deborah Mae Murray
Aia
April elections set for city and schools in Glen Rose
The city and Glen Rose Independent School District will hold elections on the first Saturday in April. Voters will choose three aldermen two school trustees and two county school board members. Filing deadline is 5 p.m. March 3. Incumbents and vacancies noted, with candidates to file at Mayor McCarty’s office or County Judge Cathey and School Board Secretary Shackelford on the same schedule.
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Glen Rose Independent
L. M. Hollar
Paul Hancock Jr
Fred Spurgeon Jr
Elbert Wilson
Eddie Flanary
Flanary
McCarty
Jack Cathey
Ronnie Shackelford
CPS Seeks Electric Rate Increase in Glen Rose Meeting
Gerald Wood and Don Barnard appeared before the Glen Rose City Council to request a rate rise for the Central Division. They cited inflation, higher long term capital costs, and increased power costs from Texas Power and Light as factors. The proposal projects a 17.03 percent revenue rise in the division with urban residents seeing under a dollar monthly increase. Council studies the request as copies are available at city hall for consumer review.
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Gerald Wood
Glen Rose
Don Barnard
Fort Worth
Texas Power & Light
Central Division
Texas
Somervell Livestock Club Sets Tuesday Meeting
Members of the Somervell County Livestock and Homemaking Association will gather in the ag building at the school Tuesday night starting at 7 30 to finalize plans for the annual Junior Livestock Poultry and Homemaking Show. All interested persons are invited.
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Somervell County Livestock & Homemaking Association
Creighton files to seek reelection in 22nd District
Texas Senator Tom Creighton announces he will seek reelection in the 22nd Senatorial District, opposing tax hikes in the 65th Legislature. He notes a projected $428.2 million state surplus, his seniority, and experience as a key asset for guiding budget and programs, while stressing fiscal restraint and district benefits.
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Tom Creighton
Creighton
Senate
Senate Economic Development Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Legislative Budget Board
Bosque
Comanche
Cooke
Denton
Eastland
Erath
Hill, Hood, Jack, Johnson
Montague
Palo Pinto
Parker
Somervell
Stephens, Wise
Young Counties
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Jack McCarty
Angie Lewis
Dana Locke
Jana Gartrell
Susie Brown
Jan Gibson
Greta Davis
Delaine Laramore
Becky Vineyard
Sabra Crabtree
Michele Rhodes
Glenda O'Neal
Michele Locke
Joy Brooks
Oran Smith Jr
Cleburne
Sam Freas
Byron Crosier
Charley Hulsey
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Lonesome Tower
Squaw Creek Reservoir
Lake Granbury
Squaw Creek
Dan McCarty
CPS
Livestock Assn
Sen
Important Water and Conservation
Appropriations
House Conference
Sue Sparks
Mineral Wells
Will
Kenny
Mark
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