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Newspaper
Glen Rose Reporter
Location
Glen Rose, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1958
Page
1
Royce Aston, son of Mr and Mrs Doyle Aston, was struck by a slow moving automobile Saturday morning while on a tractor near Waco. He jumped from a grader, stumbled into the car, and lay unconscious in Waco Hospital for nine hours before being brought home Monday and improving satisfactorily.
A Somervell County committee led by Zack Evans cooperates with agricultural agencies to inventory sailing water conservation needs. The group reports 126 080 total acres with 22 524 dry cropland 28 058 open range 63 899 brushy range 7 346 non commercial forest and 176 other land. A projected land use change survey for 1975 will follow.
Rev. George Greebon has been assigned as pastor of the Methodist Church here for the third straight year. The appointments were announced at the Central Texas Conference held at Fort Worth last Friday.
The Glen Rose Homecoming committee led by President G C Gibbs Jr and others unveiled events for June 21 22 starting with a Saturday talent show at the Tiger Football Field. Prizes total 20 with special awards for travel distance and largest attendance. A free Sunday noon meal funded by the association follows a $2 per family registration. Honorary leaders John Woodard and Daron Powell named.
On Monday evening June 6 a new group of officers was installed in the Glen Rose Chapter for the coming year. Miss Laura Milam and Ben Ratliff were installed to lead the East side with the group.
The Somervell Courtroom renovation finished last week with new furniture and acoustical tile. The end room ceiling was lowered and walls repainted in pastel green while new tile was laid on the floor. The jury room demonstration room and county agent’s room also redone, improving the old facility. She and Snyder were the contractors.
Two Dallas women mother and daughter, Myrtle Smith 41 and Dorothy Mullins 20, were arrested on theft over $50 charges after leaving a tourist cabin with a television set and linens. They were held for Sheriff Bone at Cleburne.
Mr Jim Thomas Martin and Miss Ella Louise Smith wed May 24 1958 at Eastover Baptist Church Ft Worth Texas Rev Percy Renick officiated. The bridegroom’s brother R D Martin served as best man and sister of the bride Mrs James A Perkins was matron of honor. The couple plan to reside in Ft Worth.
William Doyle West a former resident of Glen Rose has been appointed as an instructor in the engineering extension service of Texas A&M College West will lead a new vocational school offering crane drag line power shovel clam shell and backhoe operation The first class began May 19 and the school will operate year round West moved to Austin in 1941 and served four years in the U S Navy building air strips in Korea and Saipan His wife Annie Lee Saunders and two children will accompany the family to College Station in July
The Grammar School held its commencement on May 29 in the High School Auditorium. Awards honored top students in subjects, plus Babe Ruth Sportsmanship recipients Billy Mitchell and Barbara Teague. Betty Lou McIntire won Best All Around and the Balfour Award. many students earned honor roll and perfect attendance recognitions.
The Whitworth Zively Whitworth and William Lind say Gavit were married May 31 at the First English Lutheran Church in Austin. Rev. Lewis P. Speaker officiated. The bride, daughter of Mrs. Charles Nieman Zively, wore pale blue Chantilly lace over taffeta with blue accessories. The groom is a Texas University senior and Delta Tau Delta member. Out of town guests traveled from Glen Rose Brady Fort Worth and New Braunfels among others. A rehearsal dinner at Westwood Country Club preceded the ceremony.
At a recent City Council meeting Bill Lemens was named City Marshall with a $200 monthly pay. Harold Gross was appointed Deputy City Marshall with no compensation. Bids will be sought for a passenger car to fit short wave radio equipment for the marshal's use.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Price of Laredo, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Price of San Francisco, Mrs. Babe Leach of Ft. Worth, and Mrs. Mixy Taylor of Decatur were visitors of Mrs. Dora Glenn, Mrs. T. J. Price, and Miss Viola Price.
Donnie Allard two year old son of Mr and Mrs Donald Ray Allard is improving satisfactorily after lung surgery last Thursday. He is hospitalized at Methodist Hospital in Dallas for treatment and recovery.
Summer ball league under way lists teams Jackson's Grocery Mac Mc Donald King's Feed Store Oran Clary First National Bank Eddy Flanary Corner Drug Leroy Gibson Methodist Church Buck Martin Fire Dept Lefty O'Neal Aston Gro Kenneth Gibson Sheriff's Deputies William Wood. Scores show June 9 results Jackson's Grocery 17 First National Bank 15 Aston's Grocery 3 Methodist Church 1.
Bill Waters is in Pecos for the summer where he works for the Farmers Supply Company.
Mrs Maggie Rice of Colbert Oklahoma visited her nephew and family the Proffitts. George Roark’s Houston relatives spent the weekend with his daughters and family. Heaton family from Ft Worth and Commerce visitors joined Kee nums. The Heatons recently moved to Ft Worth from Denton. Cindy and Ralph Hawkin visited their grandparents the Amos Hawkins. Clarence Proffitt and boys visited Big Springs relatives. Erwin Hawkins and sons of Ft Worth spent Saturday night and Sunday with Artie J. and Herman, bringing Patricia and Kathy home. Rev Billy Dodson and Ala relatives stayed with Jim Ice. Marvin Glary of Cleburne visited the Amos Hawkins Friday night.
A community work day at Rock Creek Cemetery is set for June 21. Volunteers are asked to bring an ax a rake and any handy tools to help with site maintenance and cleanup.
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