Telephone Directory Issued for Glen Rose Area
The Texas Telephone and Telegraph Company teams with Independent Telephone Directory to publish a new directory for Glen Rose Morgan and Walnut Springs exchanges. Distribution planned around August 21 1957 with a July 5 1957 closing date for listings and changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Telephone and Telegraph Company
Glen Rose-Morgan-Walnut Springs
C. N. Davis
Independent Telephone Directory Company
Glen Rose
Directory Company
Floyd Meadows in Korea joins duty after family reunion
Floyd Meadows son of Mrs. Gilbreath arrived in SoeI Korea for duty last Saturday. He was in Glen Rose for a family gathering on Sunday June 9 with relatives including Leo Meadows of Cleburne and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Woods of Fort Worth and their grandchildren.
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Floyd Meadows
Gilbreath
Soel
Korea
Floyd
Glen Rose
Leo Meadows
Cleburne
C. A. Woods
Ft. Worth
James Messie
Waco
Harry Lee
Lipan
Tillman Insurance softball team lineup and results
Corrected Tillman Insurance roster lists Clinton Whitt as manager with players Robert Walker Don Whitworth Ronnie Shackelford Roger Armstrong Johnny Martin Alton Ray Warren Marks Bobby Simmons Stanley Skalsky Robert House John Oldham Terry Reynolds Bill Parvin and J E Kinfolk. Results show Tillman Ins 12 Kelley's 2 on Monday June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman Insurance
Clinton Whitt
Robert Walker
Don Whitworth
Ronnie Shackelford
Roger Armstrong
Johnny Martin
Alton Ray
Warren Marks
Bobby Simmons
Stanley Skalsky
Robert House
John Oldham
Terry Reynolds
Bill Parvin
J. E. Kinfolk
Tillman Ins
Kelley
Il Sego
Two Divisions in Glen Rose Beauty Contest
Two divisions will compete Friday July 12 at the football stadium. A junior division for girls 6 to 12 and a main division for 13 and older. Entry is 2 dollars for 6 to 13 year olds and due by July 1 to Mrs. R D English. Senior contestants vie for Miss Glen Rose and later Cedar, Texas events.
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R. D. English
Glen Rose
Ground Observers to Meet Sunday
Ground Observer Corps practice session scheduled for Sunday June 23 at Mrs. Harvey Jackson's home. All observers urged to attend and anyone interested may contact chief observer Mr Ballard or assistant Frances Cannada for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ground Observer Corps
Harvey Jackson
Ballard
Frances Cannada
Hospital News Admits and Discharges Report
Hospital news notes show Mrs. Ethel Simpson and several patients in various conditions. B. M. Willis of Ennis and others in Glen Lake and nearby areas are listed with improved or satisfactory status. Mrs. O. Brawley was dismissed Tuesday and Mrs. G. C. Brooks Sunday. Admitted for tonsillectomy Friday morning include Floyd Garreal Steve Omelon Nelda Raifsnider Brenda Evans Darla Taylor Betty Ann Mc Croskey.
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Ethel Simpson
George A. Day
Mae Linch
B. M. Willis
Ennis
Becky
Patricia Brown
Glen Lake
O. Brawley
G. C. Brooks
Floyd Garreal
Steve Omelon
Nelda Raifsnider
Brenda Evans
Darla Taylor
Betty Ann McCroskey
Billy Jack Shipman Begins 30 Day Local Visit
Billy Jack Shipman is in town for a 30 day visit before departing on a tour of duty in China. Shipman will perform duties overseas after the stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Jack Shipman
China
Harding Weekend Visit From Austin
Mr and Mrs Ray Harding arrived from Austin for a weekend visit with her parents Mr and Mrs E T Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Ray Harding
Austin
E. T. Adams
Forney Electric Welding School Demonstration at High School Farm Shop
The agricultural club reports a demonstration welding school at the High School farm shop from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday June 24, inviting each boy and his dad. Read of 4-H member Billy Miller Jr and son owning two registered Hereford heifers from W. E. Rodgers, and Bob Morris buying a Duroc boar at the Central Texas Swine Association sale in Waco. John Noack and Leroy Biven rebuilt the Oakdale Park miniature golf course. The shop remains open June 24-28 daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with an FFA meeting set for Tuesday June 25 at 8:00 p.m. in the Agriculture building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forney
Billy Miller, Jr
Jack Miller
W. E. Rodgers
Iredell
Billy Miller
Bob Morris
Central Texas Swine Association
Waco
Bob
Melvin Wentreek
Robert West
Tankersley Grocery
FFA
Agriculture
Granddaughters appear on Romper Room on Channel 8
Two granddaughters of Mrs. Ethel Robbins appear this week and next on Channel 8 Romper Room from 9 to 10 a m. Robbie and Shirley White, aged 6 and 4, are great grandchildren of Mr. Perry Fitzgerald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Robbins
Channel 8
Robbie
Shirley White
Perry Fitzgerald
Georges Creek HDC Meeting Notes on World Religions
The Georges Creek Home Demonstration Club met June 13 at Mrs. Jerry Pinson’s home with nine members and guest Mrs. Margaret White. Betty Hawkins led the program on Great World Religions. refreshments were served and the meeting adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georges Creek Home
Jerry Pinson
Margaret White
Betty Hawkins
Engagement Announced for Dorothy Rozelle and William Lindsay
Mr and Mrs W J Leftwich of Ganbury announce the engagement of their daughter Dorothy Sue Rozelle to William Edward Lindsay son of Mr and Mrs W F Lindsay of Dallas Texas The wedding is set for July 20 1957 at 8 pm in Forrest Chapel Oak Lawn Methodist Dallas Rozelle a Glen Rose High School graduate works in Dallas Lindsay attended Arlington State College and will enter SMU in the fall Friends of the couple are invited to attend.
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W. J. Leftwich
Ganbury
Dorothy Sue Rozelle
William Edward Lindsay
W. F. Lindsay
Davis Drive
Dallas
Forrest Chapel
Oak Lawn Methodist Church
Miss Rozelle
Glen Rose High School
Arlington State College
SMU
Cap Kellys Visit Friends After West Vacation
Mr and Mrs Cap Kelly and their son of Houma Louisiana spent the weekend with the Cyrus Kellys following a vacation through the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cap Kelly
Houma
Louisana
Cyrus Kellys
West
Graduates Enter Business School in Dallas
Misses Sharron Houghtell ing Louise Parton and Janette Eddy of the class of 1957 have entered the Dallas business school.
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Sharron Houghtelling
Louise Parton
Janette Eddy
Dallas
Miss Frances Ruth Summers Plans Summer in New York
Frances Ruth Summers received many graduation gifts including a plane ticket to New York. She left Saturday from Carter Field and arrived at Idlewild Airport at 12 45 PM. She will spend the summer with her aunt Verna Fay Summers and return home in September.
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Frances Ruth Summers
New York
Frances Ruth
Carter Field
Idlewild
Verna Fay Summers
Dinosaurs of Glen Rose Paluxy Creek Trail
Texas Highways details the Glen Rose Paluxy Creek dinosaur prints in a 1957 feature. It describes brontosaur tracks about seventeen inches long and twenty inches wide, footprints twelve feet apart, and the chase by a tyrannosaur. It notes bones, measurements, and museum reconstructions in New York and Austin.
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Texas
Glen Rose
Amazon Basin
Bandera
Paluxy Creek
Roland T. Bird
American Museum of Natural History
Beinnan
Nos
Bird
Paluxy Creek Trail
Glen Rose Paluxy Creek
Sinclair Refining Company
Washington, D. C
Texas Memorial Museum
Austin
New Minnow Law Enacted in Somervell County Tex
The new act restricts taking minnows from public waters for sale in Somervell County. Licensed bait dealers may take minnows for sale only within the county and cannot transport outside. Private hatchery minnows may be sold outside, under defined pond conditions. violations carry a fine of 25 to 250.
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Somervell County
Somervell
World Religions Featured By Glen Rose HDC
The Glen Rose Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Ethel Lilly's home on June 13 for a business session and a program on The World's Great Religions. Mrs. R. C. Leach and Mrs. Lilly led the program, with a lighthouse metaphor about visible faith. Sixteen members attended. the next meeting is planned for June 27 at Mrs. Harry Bell's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Rose
Ethel Lilly
R. C. Leach
Lilly
Harry Bell
Mrs. Ethel McCoy Relocates to Glen Rose
Mrs. Ethel Harve McCoy is now living in Glen Rose after moving from Ft. Worth where she resided for several years.
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Ethel
Harve) McCoy
Glen Rose
Ft. Worth
LeBoeuf and Whitworth Families Host Crane Visit
Mr and Mrs Luba LeBoeuf of Crane visited this week with Mrs LeBoeuf sister and family Mr and Mrs Arnold Whitworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luba LeBoeuf
Crane
Forsythe Family and Kin Visit in Rock Creek
Rock Creek residents report weekend visits and social gatherings as Gene Forsythe and family host relatives including Doyle Forsythe of Godley and Dean Robinson of Kaufman. Colbert Oklahoma and Fort Worth guests join Mrs. Maggie Rice, Earl Proffitt, and local families for community time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Forsythe
Robert
Jane
Groesbeck
Cleyton Forsythe
Maggie Rice
Colbert
Oklahoma
Earl Proffitt
Erwin Hawkins
Alvin and
Wayne
Ft. Worth
W. M. Hawkins
Artie J. Brother
Hampton
Weldon Eakin
Doyle Forsythe
Godley
Clayton Forsythe
Dean Robinson
Kaufman
Jack Keenum
Johnny Cousins
Meridian
Dewey Forsythe
Tax collections for May in Texas 1956 offen total
May tax receipts reported by Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Bone show a total of 592.85 including school taxes 465.21 and other items 127.64. Delinquent status and penalties rise after June 30 with June penalties at 5 percent and 2 1 2 percent interest. Paying before June 30 saves 3 1 2 percent. Office hours extend to Saturday June 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Bone
State of Texas
IOC
Bteliset Cael
William O Brummett 1878 1956 Knox County survivor
William O. Brummett 79 of Glen Rose died Sunday June 16. Born May 2 1878 in Nevada Texas he married Odie Ann Stanford in 1900. Survived by sons O W Brummett Beeville and O L Brummett Borger daughter Mrs Swan Shelton Knox City and seven grandchildren. Services 10 a m Tuesday June 18 Nevada with Bristol Funeral Home in charge.
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William O. Brummett
Brummett
Glen Rose
Nevada
Collin County
Texas
Odie Ann Stanford
Brummetts
Knox County
O. W. Brummett
Beeville
O. L. Brummett
Borger
Swan Shelton
Knox City
Bristol Funeral Home
Rainbow News Church Guests and Local Visits
Brother Sanders filled his regular appointment at the church Sunday and they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Moody Marsh. Donnie R. Newman of the Navy Reserve is in San Diego on duty but will return to resume work in Dallas. Berlene spent the weekend with her parents. Mrs. Pare Barnett and girls of Ft Worth visited Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Bunt Friday. Several families from Dallas Cleburne and Garland visited local residents Sunday and Janette entered business school in Dallas.
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Brother Sanders
Moody Marsh
Donnie R. Newman
Navy Reserve
Berline (Bunt) Newman
San Diego
Dallas
Berlene
Pare Barnett
Ft. Worth
M. M. Bunt
Ed Gambrell
Edgar Case
Ike Gambrell
Cleburne
Melvin Gambrell
Lowell Layne
Wallas
St. Worth
Herman Laynes
R. L. Flippin
Warren Eddy
Janette
Bill Cooper
Mrs Coon Wood Extends Arkansas Ozarks Visit
Mrs. Coon Wood enjoys an extended stay in Harrison Arkansas during a visit to the Ozarks. She travels to the Arkansas town for a leisurely period in the cool region.
Rock Creek Friday Night Singing and Ice Cream
A brief community notice announces a singing event at Rock Creek this Friday night with ice cream served. The gathering invites residents to attend and enjoy a simple social evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek
Also Mentioned on This Page
Telephone Company
Hospital News
Agricultural Club News
Georges Creek
Miss Sue Rozelle
U. S. 67
State OF
Rock Creek News
Rainbow News
Glen Rose, Texas
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