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Newspaper
Glen Rose Reporter
Location
Glen Rose, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1977
Page
4
P O Box 008 Glen Rose Texas listings show editor Dan McCarty. Advertisement rates include 10 cents per word for first insertion and 5 cents per word thereafter with minimums. Display rates available on request and paper entered September 30 1910.
Texas press notice states misstatements will be corrected upon notice to the publisher. It lists subscription rates for Somervell and adjoining counties five dollars per year, Texas six dollars, United States seven fifty, and foreign nine dollars per year.
The Glen Rose Somervell County Library will sponsor a summer reading program for students from first through seventh grade starting the week of June 6. For details contact Mrs Charles Jordan or other coordinators listed with their phone numbers and grade groups, and reach out by June 6 to learn meeting times.
Friends of Ethel Clifford Reynolds publish a fund appeal in Glen Rose to aid medical costs from an automobile crash on Barnard Street SW near Riverside Park. She was hospitalized in Fort Worth and may not return to her job at Feediot Restaurant. contributions are sought at First National Bank.
Frances Ruth Summers and Betty Ann Martin Grimm plan a July 2 3 reunion for the Glen Rose High School class of 1957 and teachers. They seek current addresses of all graduates to mail details and ask friends to share contact information for missing members.
Congressman W R Poage remains in Bethesda Naval Hospital after colon cancer surgery. Pathology shows lesion confined to colon with no lymph node involvement, no further treatment needed now. He is expected to stay through next week then recuperate at home, with limited work for about four weeks.
Joe A. Stokes of Glen Rose was named to the Dean's List at East Texas State University for the spring semester. The honor went to undergraduates with at least a 3.25 GPA, among the 1,215 students listed.
Mrs. V. J. Maloney and her daughter Mrs. Clarence Lane have returned from South America where Lane served as treasurer of the South American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. The Lanes, Texans, lived in Brasilia for eight years and are now back in the United States with Laue serving as Associate Auditor for the General Conference in Washington, assigned to the Central and Southeastern United States. They will stay with Mrs. Maloney until a Keene home is found.
Rev. Garrett Creppon and J. R. Lanfear will travel to Waco June 5 to 9 for the Annual Central Texas Conference at the convention center. Bishop W. McFerrin Stowe will preside, with pastoral appointments read and Holy Communion celebrated on June 9 in the four day gathering.
Mrs Scott May of College Station formerly Judy Flanary daughter of Mr and Mrs Eddie Flanary is listed on the Dean's Distinguished Student List at Texas A&M University where she is a senior. The honor requires a 3.25 GPA or higher. Rickey Ward stationed at Fort Hood spent the weekend in Glen Rose with his mother and friends. Philip Mahoney of Fort Worth and Bob Voss of Irving visited the Vosses during the holiday weekend.
Proposals for Beef Research and Information Program go to a spring referendum for beef and dairy cattle owners. Registration runs June 6 to 17 with voting July 5 to 15 at county ASCS offices. Entities include individuals 4 H and FFA members, with rules on ownership and absentee ballots.
Bill Tiwater asks the Reporter to announce a cemetery clean up at Ward Branch Cemetery on Saturday June 4. All interested parties are urged to be on hand early to complete the cleanup before noon.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Peterson announce the birth of a nine pound son, Christian David, born May 22 at Hood General Hospital. Grandparents named include Mr and Mrs W B Greanade of Cleburne and Mr and Mrs R L Henderson of Independence, Kansas. Great grandparents listed are Mrs Gertrude Hill of Independence, Mrs Margaret Young of Caney, and Mr and Mrs Christian Lostade of Minneapolis, Miss.
Miss Tina Leslie Lowe daughter of Mr and Mrs Houston Lowe of San Antonio earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin on May 21. She has accepted a teaching post with the Dallas Independent School District. Her mother is the former La Beth Peterson.
Post Oak hosts its annual homecoming on June 19 with a day of visiting and fellowship. Residents are invited and asked to bring a basket lunch to share at noon.
Attends Camp Kirk Wise in Chandler Oklahoma for two weeks with plans to fly home Friday. Parents Mr and Mrs Maurice Wise and Mrs Florence Gates accompanied him. Mrs Gates to visit relatives in Arkansas City and Wichita before return. Robert Mack visited Gatesville for a Plainview homecoming and the 60th wedding anniversary of Byrd and Mrs King.
Lena Nora Prater 82 of Cleburne died Friday at Memorial Hospital. native Texan lived in Cleburne 48 years. husband died in 1966. Survived by one son, 16 granddaughters, three grandsons, 12 great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday with Rev. Roger Butler and Rev. Lonnie Lyles officiating. Buried in Cleburne Memorial Cemetery.
James Jim Bill Carmean 87 of Hico died May 23 in Temple after a long illness. Funeral at 3 p.m. Thursday in Hico with Rev. Paul Rowe officiating. Burial in Hico Cemetery. Survived by Georgia his wife of Hico a daughter Mrs Gene Forsythe of Mexia two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Relatives and friends attended from the area.
The family of W. B. Mike Hill thanks friends and neighbors for visits cards calls food and flowers during his illness and death.
In Topeka and Fort Worth a young aviation fan grew into a pilot and instructor. The article profiles a Fort Worth area flyer who built model planes, trained in Civilian Pilot Training, served in World War II, and now runs a ranch with three vintage aircraft. His wife, a 1946 pilot and 1962 air race winner, shares in the aviation life along with four daughters and grandchildren.
Fifteen local girls competed in the 4 H Dress Revue held Friday May 27 at Glen Lake Methodist Camp. All entrants earned red or blue ribbons for their spring clothing projects. Kim Nabors earned the top score and will represent Somervell County at the District Dress Revue in Stephenville in July.
Thieves burglarized the Rainbow Grocery and Coleman Pugh station on Highway 67 between 10 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, stealing about $300 of goods. Entry was gained through the rear door and losses included bread, lunch meat, bacon, sandwiches, coffee, ice, cups, cigarettes, an AM FM radio, calculator, ice chest and a .357 magnum pistol. The case is under investigation by the local sheriff's department.
A venue of 20 prospective grand jurors have been called for the June term of 18th District Court here. The following were picked by jury commissioners: Ed Jameson, David Crisp, Mrs. Billy Miller, Doug Robinson, Mary Jo McDonough, J. B. Ivy, Mrs. Ed Pewitt, Maude Gibbs, Harold Parnell, Jim McCaun, B. J. Morris, Weldon Bud Baker, Jimmy Henderson, Robert Mack, Linda Marsh, Earnest Drake, Mrs. Ed Shackelford, George Tanley, Robert Nickell and D. H. Aston.
The county court fined six defendants including four men and two juveniles. George L. Somers of Granbury, Eric Chambless of Rainbow, and Darrell V. Johnson of Cleburne were found guilty of driving while intoxicated with $150 fines and $51.80 costs plus six month license suspensions probated. Charles W. Holmes Jr. of Dallas and two juveniles faced delinquency and possession charges with $101.80 fines and six months probation. Park Superintendent Bob Allen filed the charges.
Danny Fleming of Arlington pled guilty in 18th District Court to forging and passing a worthless check to Pugh Oil Co. He received a five year sentence in the state penitentiary at Huntsville from Judge Byron Crosier. Nearby, families and relatives visited and attended gatherings across several towns including Plainview Walnut Springs Gatesville and Houston.
A crowd of more than 6 000 attended the Sixth Annual Bluegrass Jamboree at Oakdale Park with headliners Chubby Wise Mac Wiseman and the Lewis Family of Georgia. Contest winners include Cook Bros Up Town Bluegrass Roanoke Bluegrass Humbert Bros while Kjell Johannsson Sweden won the banjo prize and Boyd Hudgens Honey Grove placed second.
Billy C Griffin Jr of Waelder, Texas A M University graduate, assigned as Range Conservationist to the Glen Rose Soil Conservation Service office last week. He trained at Bandera, Goldthwaite and Gonzales and helped with grass judging teams for three years. He will assist ranchers and livestock farmers with grassland management plans.
Salvation Army calls for June donations of usable goods to support homeless and handicapped rehabilitation efforts in North and Northwest Texas. Fort Worth center notes trucks collect items from residents. Glen Rose pickup on June 16 with call-ahead at 897 2286. Proceeds fund thrift stores and programs. gifts are tax deductible. Also mentions visitors to local families from San Antonio and Clyde.
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