Somervell County Keeps 11th District in Redistricting
Local readers celebrate Somervell County remaining in the 11th Congressional District with Congressman W. R. Poage after the 62nd Legislature redistricting. The piece also notes a correction requested by Billy J. Shipman of New Orleans and recaps Weldon Owens' column about a Paluxy River chili feast attended by professors and officials from Tarleton State, UTA, and Dino saur Valley State Park in Glen Rose.
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Somervell County
11Th
W. R
Bob) Poage
Bob
National Congress
Dallas Times-Herald
Weldon Owens
Paluxy River
Hunter Schmidt
Times-Herald
Glen Rose
Charles McDowell
Army
Georgia Perkins
TCU
Ed Richards
UTA
Arlington
Logan Walker
Dinosaur Valley State Park
Redistricting reshapes Texas counties and districts
The 62nd Legislature redraws 24 congressional districts affecting W R Poage's 11th District. Limestone and Robertson counties leave the district while Williamson Burnet Lampasas Mills and Hamilton join. Local Senate lines shift to the Redistricting Board after the Senate failed to act.
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Trict
W. R
Bob) Poage
Limestone
Robertson
Williamson
Burnet
Lampasas
Mills
Hamilton
J. E. Ward
Mills County
Tarrant County
Mansfield
State Legislative
Senate
Trail er Fire Hurts Welch Couple at Camp Grounds
Elder and Mrs. B J Welch of Wichita Falls suffered serious burns to their heads and hands when a butane water heater exploded in their travel trailer at the Duffy Primitive Baptist Encampment Grounds. They extinguished the blaze, then drove to a local hospital before being transported to Wichita Falls for further care. The couple were attending the annual meeting of the Ouffau Primitive Baptist Association, set to begin today.
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B. J. Welch
Wichita Falls
Duffay Primitive Baptist
Reynolds Funeral Home
Chamber Seeks More Members for Local Drive
Glen Rose Somervell Chamber of Commerce president Logan H Walker announces a new membership drive. He urges local businesses and individuals to join with business memberships at 25 dollars and individual memberships at 15 dollars, dues payable to secretary treasurer Mrs E G Connally.
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Logan H. Walker
Glen Rose-Somervell County
Pipeline Nears End Of Line At Ennis
A 36 inch gas pipeline from Cayanosa to Ennis is set for completion in July. Coastal States Gas Producing Co oversees construction and operation with Texas Utilities Co paying 60 percent of the 395 mile, multi million dollar project serving the Fort Worth Dallas area. The line passes through Somervell County. Brian Conner of Grand Prairie visited grandparents Thurmond and Mrs Spencer. Bert Conner stopped by briefly Saturday and returned his son home.
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Cayanosa
Fort Stockton
Ennis
Coastal States Gas Producing Co
Texas Utilities Co. of
Dallas
Coastal States
Fort Worth-Dallas
Somervell County
Brian Conner
Grand Prairie
Thurmond Spencer
Bert Conner
Highway Lighting Project Completed In Arlington
The Highway Department completed installation of new safety lighting and traffic signals at key intersections in Arlington. Bouncing ball beacons and mercury vapor lights were set at the intersections of Highway 144 with FM Road 201 and U S 67 with State Highway 144. N Jack Parris Construction Co of Dallas completed the work for 14 176 dollars under the supervision of District Highway Engineer R W Crook and Bob G Hodge of Fort Worth.
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N. Jack Parris Construction Co
Dallas
R. W. Crook
Bob G. Hodge
Fort Worth
State takes over road to Dinosaur Valley Park
State Representative J. E. Ward announced that the Somervell County Commissioners Court and the Texas State Highway Department reached an agreement to transfer and maintain the gravel road from Farm Road 205 to the park entrance. The highway dept will grade and oil the route to improve safety, with paving planned as development proceeds.
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J. E. Ward
Somervell County
Local Boys Compete in Houston Regional Sports Trials
Two Glen Rose cousins Doby McKinney and Darren Sandlin will travel to Houston this weekend to compete in athletic events. McKinney, an eighth grader, won the AAU Junior Olympics regional boxing title in Fort Worth and will box in the Bi-State Tournament with regional winners from Texas and Louisiana. Sandlin, a seventh grader, won district honors in Pitch Hit and Throw at Turnpike Stadium and will participate in the Divisional competition hosted by Phillips 66. Both are grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Whitworth.
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Glen Rose
Cousins
Houston
Doby McKinney
Jimmy McKinney
Fort Worth
Texas
Louisiana
Doby
Darren Sandlin
Udell Sandlin
Ner
Ed Jameson Grocery & Station
Turnpike Stadium
Arlington
Phillips 66
Darron
A. R. Whitworth
Mrs Hershel Reynolds Remains Critically Ill in Fort Worth
Mrs Hershel Reynolds remains critically ill in intensive care at St Joseph Hospital Fort Worth after brain blood clot surgery on May 25.
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Hershel Reynolds
St. Joseph Hospital
Fort Worth
Poage urges balanced environmental rule push on cattle areas
US Rep. W R Poage told Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association directors that environmental controls must be practical and coordinated with conservation efforts. He cautioned about EPA plans granting licenses with fees to large dairy and feedlot operations and warned the rules may reach smaller farms.
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Flat Top Ranch
W. R
Bob) Poage
House Committee On Agriculture
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Poage
America
Environmental Protection Agency
Weather in Somervell County: hot and dry week
Weather observer Robert Mack reports hot dry conditions in Somervell County. Daily highs reached up to 97 degrees while moisture fell to .05 inches on June 1, with no rainfall on June 2 through June 7. Yearly moisture totals 9.22 inches.
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Robert Mack
Somervell
Mack
H L P
Baptist Group Plans 23rd Meeting Here
Duffau Primitive Baptist Association will hold its 23rd annual meeting on the edge of town at the Tolar Highway grounds from this evening through Sunday with singing, preaching, and meals. Eugene G. Connally leads arrangements and invites all to attend the public services at 7 30 p m daily and 10 30 a m 2 00 p m and 7 30 p m preaching hours. The association’s youth gathering will start next Monday at the local camp grounds. Visiting Mrs Clara Spencer and family are from Westminster California and Utah with Mrs Bill Clark of Lubbock.
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Duffau Primitive Baptist Association
Tolar
Eugene G. Connally
Association
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L&m Food Center
Floyd Reynolds
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Weldon Hart
Marilyn Hart
Jack Hart
Ada Russell
Maude Barclay
May Miles
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Katherine Moore
Monticello, Ark
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