Looting spree rattles Glen Rose. three stores hit
Police report three recent burglaries netting about 400 dollars in merchandise and cash. Don Hills Variety Store suffered a break in between 8 p m Saturday and 8 a m Sunday with air rifles, pocket knives, lighters taken. entry via rear window. Earlier, Bill Pruitt Feed Mill and Jackson Paint and Body Shop were entered. a sheriff's office window was broken. Christian Church bulbs damaged by air rifles. Obituary notes Miss Oleta Wilson, 51, former Lanham Mill resident, died July 20 1962 in Marks English Hospital. services held July 22. survivors include parents brothers and sisters.
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Don Hill
Bill Pruitt
Jackson Paint
Court House
Christian Church
O.C. Boyd
Oleta Wilson
Marks-English Hospital
Miss Wilson
J. D. Wilson
Mary Lynn Ave
Glen Rose
Lanham Mill
Somervell County
Glen Rose Funeral
Rev. Wheat
Bro. Beckworth
Shooting incident near Community Center injures youth
On Sunday afternoon three boys Leroy Boyd and his brother Calvin along with Warren Underwood were walking home near the Community Center when air rifles were fired at them. Leroy was hit in the eye and admitted to a local hospital then discharged after treatment. The assailants are unknown and the pellets came from the vacant Lilly house next door.
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Doys
Leroy
Boyd
Calvin
Warren Underwood
Lilly House
Summers and Brown Depart for National Guard Training
Bob Summers and Scotty Brown left Thursday for Fort Leonard Wood for nine weeks of training with the National Guard. Both are employed by the Texas Highway Department.
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Bob Summers
Scotty Brown
Fort Leonard Wood
National Guard
Texas Highway Dept
Accident at pool injures Dallas woman at Oakdale Park
Miss Peggy Gean Elmore of Dallas was hospitalized at Marks English Hospital after tripping on the final step of the pool tower at Oakdale Park. No bones were broken according to initial medical reports.
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Peggy Gean Elmore
Dallas
Marks English Hospital
Oakdale Park
Peace Prayer by Will Curtis
A devotional verse asking for peace of mind and protection. The poem invokes heavenly Father and requests divine blessing to ease fears and grant inner calm, expressing a desire for peace beyond worldly riches.
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Heavenly Father
Cooper Boys on Honor Rolls at State and Texas A&M
The sons of Mr and Mrs Doyle Cooper are named on honor rolls of their colleges during the last semester Bill Cooper is enrolled in the engineering school at Arlington State College and Bud Cooper in the School of Veterinary Medicine at Texas A and M.
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Lou
Doyle Aston
Meridian
U. S
Mexico
Doyle Cooper
Bill
Arlington State College
Bud
School of Veterinary Medicine
Texas
Rain totals spread across county this week
Light to moderate showers moved through the county on Wednesday and Thursday. Glen Rose reported .7 inches on Wednesday and an additional .3 inches overnight. Overall rainfall ranged from .5 to 1 inch across the area.
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Glen Rose
Hospital News Names Added to Marks-English Ward List
On Wednesday July 25 the Marks-English Hospital recorded patients Mrs. Frank Willey Mr. J. E. Beals Mrs. R. H. Seale Mr. E. L. Cruce Mr. J. F. Lancaster Onnie Brawley W. F. Martin Andy Polnac C. J. Johnson. The notice lists individuals admitted or treated on that date.
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Marks-English Hospital
Frank Willey
J. E. Beals
R. H. Seale
E. L. Cruce
J. F. Lancaster
Onnie Brawley
W. F. Martin
Andy Polnac
C. J. Johnson
Little League Second Half Schedule Released
The schedule lists games for Thursday July 26 at 7 30 Cardinals versus Giants and 9 00 Dodgers against Braves. A playoff between first and last half winners is set for Monday July 30.
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Cardinals
Giants
Dodgers
Braves
Services Scheduled for Alene Underwood
Alene Underwood age 48 died July 24 at 12 35 pm. A Jameson Nursing Home resident born September 14 1914 in Somervell County she was the daughter of Lee Underwood. Funeral was July 25 at 3 pm at the Church of Christ conducted by Paul Beckworth with interment in Nancy Smith cemetery Bristol Funeral Home directed. Survivors include father Lee Underwood and brothers Roy and Thurman Underwood. Pallbearers were Melvin Gambrell C H Bowers Delbert Armstrong Cyrus Kelley Wallace MacPherson and Lester Trimble.
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Alene Underwood
Jameson Nur-se-tel
Somervell County
Lee Underwood
Church of Christ
Paul Beckworth
Nancy Smith
Bristol Funeral Home
Roy
Thurman Underwood
Melvin Gambrell
C. H. Bowers
Delbert Armstrong
Cyrus Kelley
Wallace MacPherson
Lester Trimble
Glen Rose FFA Students Shine At State Convention
Sixteen Glen Rose FFA members attended the Ft Worth convention July 18 20. Jerry Clark of Bunz was elected State Association President. Westmoreland Gary received a Santa Fe Award and a vice presidency, Ronnie Shackelford earned a Star Chapter Farmer Award, Jon McConal received an honorary State Farmer Degree, and Glen Rose earned the Gold Emblem Award. The group praised local supporters and leaders for encouragement and attendance.
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Glen Rose
FFA
Ft Worth
Jerry Clark
Bunz
Gary Westmoreland
Meridien
Gary
Tentative Bookmobile Schedule For Multiple Local Sites
A tentative schedule lists stops at CO Rock Creek Rainbow Nemo Courthouse Church Post Office Raymond Stewarts Sta. The timetable outlines bookmobile visits to these locations with dates and times pending final approval.
No Shots Just Swallow A Sugar Cube at School Library
A Somervell County polio drive will run Sunday July 29 and Sunday August 5 from 12 noon to 5 pm at the high school. Drs Marks and English urge all residents six weeks and older to take the Sabin oral polio vaccine, noting dramatic declines but continuing risk from polio. The vaccine requires no injection and aims to curb transmission by boosting intestinal resistance.
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Somervell
United States
Albert B. Sabin
University of Cincinnati School of Medicine
Sabin
Pfizer Laboratories
Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc
Glen Rose Jaycees
Jimmy McCroskey Earns Master’s at Princeton
Advanced degrees were awarded to 253 graduates at Princeton University during the 215th commencement. Jimmy McCroskey son of Mr and Mrs J M McCroskey earned a master’s in Aeronautical Engineering after graduating from Texas University in 1960.
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Princeton University
Jimmy McCroskey
J. M. McCroskey
Jimmy
Texas University
Heaton Family Weekend Visit With Keens in Fort Worth
Mr and Mrs Don Heaton and Donna Kaye of Fort Worth spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Jack Keenum.
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Don Heaton
Donna Kaye
Ft. Worth
Jack Keenum
Gospel meetings and revival services announced
The Church of Christ schedules a gospel meeting from July 22 to July 29 with nightly services at eight o clock. Cottonwood Baptist Church begins a revival July 29 continuing through August 5 with daily evening services and an open invitation to all.
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Church of Christ Gospel Meeting
Cottonwood Baptist Church
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Aston
U. S. 67
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Geneva
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Royce
Baylor
Oleta Wilson Services
John
Will Curtis
Hospital News
Connally
Oden
Rock Creek
Nemo
Post Office
Raymond Stewarts
Sta
Princeton
Glenda Gay Meyer
Kenneth W. Meyer
Gramnbury
Jaycees
Grembury
Meyer
Barbara Hartis
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