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Newspaper
Glen Rose Reporter
Location
Glen Rose, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
4
The Glen Rose Reporter lists advertising rates on application and notes corrected reflections upon character. It invites general interest communications with author signatures and states liability for ads is limited to the advertisement cost. Subscription rates are listed for in county and out of county.
Local Lions Club directors voted to disband Lions International affiliation and urge all Glen Rose business and professional people within the town limits to join a new business and professional men’s club. Opening Day committee may lead planning, with future meeting notices to publish names of participants.
The piece argues Allied land and sea coordination saved about eighty percent of troops in Flanders and condemns Nazi losses. It contends Germany halted offensives, questions bombing explanations of Paris raids, and criticizes wartime casualty estimates and German claims.
Three U S Navy ships have borne the name Texas with one becoming San Marcos after 1911. The present Texas is a 27000-ton battleship with 14 inch guns, 578 feet long and a crew of 1507. Native Texans form a large portion of the crew trained at Dallas Fort Worth Waco Wichita Falls Abilene and Marshall stations.
Fred G. Prewitt of the State Securities Division reports extensive enforcement under the Real Estate Dealers License Act. More than 8,000 licenses have been issued, with many dealers still unlicensed facing possible prosecution. The act requires licensees to meet experience and good repute standards and bans unlicensed dealing, fee rebates, and fee splitting.
The Methodist laymen meet at River Crest Park on Sunday starting 1 a m to discuss Christian Stewardship and the World. The program includes hymns, readings, prayers, talks by C E Martin Tobe Mullin M C Myers J C Smith S J Young H S Madden L H Walker C E Martin Ross Hayworth Velma Waters Guy Purselly Tony Garner Rev Dillon Smith and an address by Judge Roy Anderson with a lunch at 12 30.
Cleburne Hardware Co shows four new McCormick Deering Farmall tractors in Cle burne. Models include Farmall H and M two or four row, Farmall B two row, and Farmall T single row with Cultivision. Features cited are comfort, economy, easy operation and adjustable treads. Local residents and visitors noted in brief updates.
The Texas features a modern telephone system across all departments with about 55 trades represented. Two ship stores sell reduced price comforts and articles. profits fund the crew amusement fund. A reception room, a 2000+ book library, nightly motion pictures, and a weekly ship’s newspaper The Texas Steer are provided for crew welfare.
POTTS VALLEY families visited relatives in Fort Worth and nearby towns. J R Clayton and Luther Ferguson visited Bob Elmore. Bill Powell and children of Blum joined Luke Osborne and Bill Bohanan with Bob Adams and Jim Gosdin families. Dowell, Bird Behanan, and Coon Woods also appear in Sunday visits. P M Manns shows improvement while Bethel Martin and children spent Sunday with Albert Martin.
Mrs. George Shackelford and son Sherrill with Mrs. Nancy Barnett visit near Granbury. Families attend Workers Conference. Mrs. Norrell Wood and Patsy visit relatives in Kennard area. Robertson family moving to Kennard across Brazos bridge. Mrs. Jim Kennard and daughters relocate to Los Angeles. Best wishes to them. Dallas visitors include Mrs. J B Christensen and children. Several others host or visit in Shackelford and Turner homes. Pauline Woodard returns to Tarleton. grandparent Mrs Holt to Ft Worth for treatment. Robi Palmer of Fort Worth visits Shackelfords. Mrs. J A Flanery ill. Joint Georges Creek meeting planned with lunch.
DUNNIGAN and others spent time with Gus Wilson on Monday. Howard Smith and family visited down the creek Tuesday. Raymond Lanham and Vivian May of Lanham Mill were at Gus Wilson's on business. Edward Lambert of Granbury is visiting grandparents this week.
Mr and Mrs I R Daniel and their daughters visited Mr and Mrs Thompson on Sunday. Cecil McCoy and Cecil Daniel attended singing at Lanham Mill Sunday night.
Mrs Charles Connally returned home Tuesday from St Worth where she had been in sheepstn the past three weeks for treatment of a broken leg. She is convalescing slowly but satisfactorily. Her sons Eugene and Herbert Connally accompanied her. funeral home ambulance used.
Mr and Mrs E F English of Whipple Arizona arrived Wednesday to spend several days with Roy and the English couple in Whipple. The visiting brothers are relatives of the host family.
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