Bank Donates Old Limestone Building for Public Library
The First National Bank board gifts the limestone bank building to the county for a library, citing space needs and community benefit. A deed was presented to County Judge Jack Cathey by Fred Bell, with Roy Parnell recognized as Farm and Land Broker of the Year 1976 by the Farm and Land Institute Texas Chapter.
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First National Bank
Courthouse Square
Jack Cathey
Fred Bell
Roy Parnell
Texas
Farm and Land Institute
Roy
Parnell & Associates
Texas Farm and Land Institute
Austin
Joy Brooks
Elizabeth Hammond
Wylie Lilly
John Peveto
Fred Bell Jr
Robert A. Savor
Lucian Frejlack
Cathey
Philip Wilson
J. O. Crane
Bryant Eddy
Percy Russell
John H. Way Ambrogh Jr
Stock and Homemaking Association Meet in Somervell
The Somervell County Live stock and Homemaking Association will meet in the ag room at the high school Monday night at 7 30 to plan the Annual Junior Livestock and Home making Show in March. Secretary Treasurer Jim Hawthorne urges members to submit advertisements and funds for the catalog. Subscribe to the Reporter.
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Somervell County Livestock and Homemaking Association
Jim Hawthorne
Honor Roll List At Glen Rose School For Third Six Weeks
Glen Rose School principals Guenther Luckenbach and Harry Lister released the honor rolls for the third six week period. The elementary, junior high and high school totals include 28, 7 and 16 students respectively with named individuals in each class across grades four through senior year.
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Glen Rose
Guenther Luckenbach
Harry Lister
Six Men Fined in County Court Rulings
Judge Jack Cathey's County Court fined six men over the past week. Bennie B. West of Glen Rose received 200 dollars plus 51.80 in costs for driving while intoxicated, with a 30‑day jail term and six‑month license suspension probated. Roger Dale Goodman of Blum was fined 150 dollars plus costs with the same probation terms. Others found guilty of being drunk in public, including Eddie Davenport of Hico 201.80, Bryan James of Dublin 126.80, Gary Evans of Glen Rose 101.80, and Richard C. Ruskin Jr. of Plano, faced varying fines.
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Jack Cathey
Bennie B. West
Glen Rose
Roger Dale Goodman
Blum
Bone gets 30 year sentence for murder in Cleburne
Larry Paul Bone, 24, of the city is sentenced to 30 years in the Texas Department of Corrections by District Judge Bryan Crosier for the murder of Louis C. Carroll near the courthouse on February 15 last year. He waived appeals and received 110 days credit. The jury, after two days of testimony, recommended a range from five years to life, while prosecutors urged life or maximum. Bone is jailed in Johnson County pending transfer to Huntsville.
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Larry Paul Bone
Texas Department of Corrections
Bryan Crosier
18Th District Court
Cleburne
Louis C. Carroll
Bone
Crosier
John MacLean
Hiis
Wayne Bridewell
Bridewell
MacLean
Bob Mahanay
Johnson County Sheriff's Deputies
Johnson County
Huntsville
Weekly Weather Summary From Local Observer
Weather observer Robert Mack reports a cold damp week with three moisture readings totaling .25 inches. Temperatures varied from a low of 13 degrees to a high of 69, with year to date rainfall through Monday at 1.37 inches.
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Robert Mack
National Weather Service
Mack
Cooper Heads Somervell County Aging Group
Doyle Cooper, long time county agent, elected chair of the Somervell County Committee on Aging. New officers include Mrs. Bill Gunn as vice chair and Mrs. Cecil Parker as secretary treasurer. Directors listed along with a large roster of committee members.
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Doyle Cooper
Somervell County
Mrs McDowell Hurt In Auto Accident
Mrs Ward McDowell of this city sustained back injuries when she lost control of her car on Highway 67 in the Bono community of Johnson County Monday afternoon. The vehicle left the roadway and traveled in a narrow ditch before striking a culvert. Mrs Gene Ratliff was first on the scene and summoned help. McDowell was taken to the local hospital and was hospitalized at press time. She was returning home after visiting her son in Arlington.
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Ward McDowell
Highway
Bono
Johnson County
Nurrow
Gene Ratliff
McDowell
Arlington
Blood Pressure Clinic Set Here by Local Heart Group
John Rodman, chairman of the Somervell County Heart Association Chapter, announced a blood pressure clinic at the Food Center this Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. The free health service is sponsored by the local chapter and urged for all residents to attend.
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John Rodman
Somervell County Heart Association
Food Center
Clyde Sexton Comes Home After Eye Surgery
Clyde Sexton returned home Saturday from Baylor Hospital Dallas where he had been a patient for two weeks. He is reported doing fine after eye surgery several days ago.
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Clyde Sexton
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
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Jack McCarty
Stock, Homemaking Association
Scott Cox
Kirk Wise
Marandy Brown
Kimberly Doty
Robin Holder
Deanna McPherson
Rachel Rhodes
Mrs. Gibbs
Jennifer Bridges
Denise Reynolds
Marian Willey
Gary Istre
Russell Vanlandingham
McDonough
Novetta Schultz
Brett Powell
Barry Simpson
Butler
Dana Phillips
Deanna Phillips
Mr. Luttrell
Christine Defferding
Kent Wise
Paul Bonin
Weldon Branham
Jim Gibbs
Kim Huffman
Lynette Reese
Tommy Bonin
Kenny Rhodes
Brad West
Kenneth Wilson
Rachel Creppon
Michelle Locke
Michele Rhodes
Becky Vineyard
Kristi Wise
Angie Ivy
Steve Bonin
Jon Stewart
Bill Vineyard
Bobby Parnell
Tom Lopez
Terry Wilson
Fort Worth
Lisa Dehtan
Sherrie Shackelford
Jim Bob Hawthorne
Eddie Davenport
Hico
Bryan James
Dublin
Gary Evans
Richard C. Ruskin Jr
Plano
Cooper
Charles Bonin
Eugene Connally
J. M. Davis
Marguerite Dempsey
Zelpha Gambrell
Charles Jordan
Gary Marks
Laurie Moseley III
Orell Reeves
Kern Scott
Elder
A. B. Stewart
Eddie Stroud
L. B. van Winkle
Tom Voss
Johnnie L. Howard
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