Reagan chooses Schweiker as vice presidential pick
The ultra conservative Ronald Reagan names liberal Senator Richard Schweiker of Pennsylvania as his running mate if he clinches the Republican nomination. The piece also notes expectations of a Carter Mondale landslide and mentions local news such as two highway department workers caught in a drug raid and a birth date publication invitation.
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Ronald Reagan
Richard Schweiker
Pennsylvania
Kansas City
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Senator Mondale
White House
Leroy Gibson
Cleburne
Texas State Highway Department
Lillian
Johnson County
Glen Rose-Somervell Chamber names secretary and opens office
The Glen Rose-Somervell County Chamber of Commerce announces Mrs. Robert Mack as secretary with an office in the Museum Building to open August 2. The drive toward a $4,000 goal continues as the public is invited to visit. details on dues will be released later.
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Garland Osborn
Glen Rose-Somervell County
Mack
Osborn
Youth Rodeo Set Saturday at Glen Rose Dinosaur Arena
Lloyd Locke announced plans for a Pee Wee and Junior Rodeo sponsored by the Glen Rose Roping Club at Dinosaur Arena on Saturday night starting at 8.00. Pee Wee contestants in grades 1-5 will race and ride for a $1 entry each event. Junior riders in grades 6-9 will compete in steer and pony events with a $2 entry per event. Proceeds support arena improvements.
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Dinosaur Rodeo Arena
Lloyd Locke
Glen Rose
Dinosaur Arena
Locke
Sorority Book Fair Aims To Benefit Local Library
Alpha Lambda Eta Sorority hosts a book fair at the courthouse square bandstand from Thursday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Paperbacks of all kinds will be sold with proceeds donated to Glen Rose Somervell County Library. Call Ruth West Carlann Miller or Lovella Williams to donate books. Roseanne Gann visited Aledo last week and attended Six Flags Over Texas and an Arlington equestrian show.
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Alpha Lambda Eta Sorority
Glen Rose- Somervell County
Ruth West
Carlann Miller
Lovella Williams
Roseanne Gann
Aledo
Texas
Arlington
Area Accidents Reported In This Area
State Trooper Roger Hill investigated four traffic accidents in the area this past week. Thursday at 11 40 near Corner Drug Store a collision between Betty Thompson and Oscar E Sally Jr left minor Oldsmobile and pickup bumper damage with Thompson cited for improper start. Monday at 5 45 at Highway 67 FM 201 an accident between Ricardo Rubio and James K Dennis caused slight Mercury damage with Rubio cited for failure to yield. Saturday at 4 45 on a county graveled road two vehicle crash damaged Front fenders with no citations. Less than an hour later on the same road a second two vehicle crash occurred near Hammond Barbecue involving Jack Morton and L B Vanderburg.
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Roger Hill
Barnard Street
Oscar E. Sally Jr
Garland
Betty Thompson
Trooper Hill
Ms. Thompson
Sally
Mercury
James K. Dennis
Stephenville
Rubio
Benjamin Honeycutt
Pauline Brown
Bluff Dale
Hammond
Jack Morton
Gordon
L. B. Vanderburg
Waco
Robert Wagner Show Opens at Vo-Ag Building
The Robert Wagner Show begins nightly at 6 00 in the Vo Ag Building on Highway 67 under sponsorship of the Glen Rose Future Farmer Chapter. It runs daily through Saturday with all proceeds funding FFA projects.
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Robert Wagner
Vo-Ag
Highway 67
Glen Rose Future Farmer Chapter
FFA
Mattie Echols Buried Friday
Miss Mattie Echols 88 died in a local hospital July 22 after a long illness. She lived near Glen Rose most of her life and operated Echols House a boarding house until 1973. Funeral 4 p m Friday at First United Methodist Church with burial at Squaw Creek Cemetery.
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Mattie Echols
Charlston
Texas
Joe
Laura Echols
Somervell
Glen Rose
Miss Echols
Echols
Pair Fined for Killing Deer in County Court
Billy Owain Ward and Teddie Dee Whitt from this city were stopped by State Troopers for a traffic violation south of town. Police found a dead deer in their vehicle and charged them with possession of a deer out of season. They pleaded guilty and paid $151.80 fines each.
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Billy Owain Ward
Teddie Dee Whitt
Bob Brock
Roger Hill
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Jane Wise
Lloyd Wirt Jr
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Ann Dove
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Kelly Becker
Patricia West
Paul Schuelke
Larry Pillers
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Sandra Marks
Judy Williams
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TIGER
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Yvonne
Pam
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SMU
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Ricardo Rubio
Glen Rose II
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Kirk Wise
Tony Bybee
Ronald Bruce
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Donald Bruce
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Doug Simpson
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