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Newspaper
Glen Rose Reporter
Location
Glen Rose, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1975
Page
1
A nod to E C Boyd for superb landscaping at the courthouse square after Centennial week damage. Also notes Glen Rose Fourth of July events postponed due to planning, possible Labor Day dance date, and CPS power outages caused by a chicken snake electrocution in the substation.
Weather and rains in Texas boost screwworm risk in livestock. County agent Joe Pope urges regular herd checks and immediate reporting of wounds. Send worm samples to Mission Lab. sterile male releases will stop reproduction. Avoid work on stock now. if needed, use spray or dip to reduce danger.
County Judge Jack Cathey County Attorney Sam Freas and former commissioner Oran Page visited Peoria Illinois last week as guests of Darr Equipment Company They toured the Darr Manufacturing Plant during the visit.
Oakdale Park announces the First Annual Bluegrass Reunion from Friday October 3 to Sunday October 5 starting 6 p m. with bands from Sixpan Oklahoma City Min den La Waxahachie Tivoli and San Antonio. About $525 in prize money and trophies will be awarded to amateur and semi professional bands and pickers from across the country.
Richard C. Alexander of Granbury is jailed on a theft charge for allegedly stealing a 1962 Studebaker from Floyd Williams and driving it to Lovington New Mexico where it was abandoned. He was arrested in Corpus Christi Friday and brought here the same day. Michael Woodard of Duke Field Florida was arrested for being drunk in public and released after a $27.50 fine. Roy Lee Miller was picked up on a felony warrant issued by Tarrant County. Local residents Maggie Gilleland Pat Brown Alvin Mingus and Larry Templin were noted visiting relatives in Stephenville and Arlington respectivelY.
In a regular meeting county commissioners study tax rates and raise renditions on some commercial properties. A joint meeting with Som ervell Erath and Hood Counties is set for next Monday to discuss future farm to market roads and a tour of the nuclear plant site and Dinosaur Valley State Park.
The Glen Rose Turtle-Ettes softball team will host Bluff Dale on the local diamond Wednesday at 8 p.m. Coach Charles Marsh announced the contest, aiming to showcase local talent on the community field.
Ben Mieth Jr. of Lubbock and son of Ben Mieth of Glen Rose is to be ordained into the ministry at Calvary Baptist Church in Lubbock this Sunday. Visitors include Mrs Ed Mimms and her mother from Fort Worth visiting Amarillo and relatives from Fort Worth lodging with grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert Gaskill. Nearby gatherings feature Mr and Mrs G L Darrow of Shamrock visiting Elder A D Wood and attending Post Oak community homecoming, and trips by Floyd Manuel Travis Long of Goldthwaite to Northeast Texas.
A hungry chicken snake crawled along electrical wires at the Community Public Service Co. substation Tuesday morning and was electrocuted. The resulting fuse blew and left Glen Rose and surrounding area without electricity for about 20 minutes while utility workers repaired the damage.
High school cheerleaders will hold a bake sale Friday from 4 to 6 p.m. in front of First National Bank to raise funds for expenses during the coming school year. People are invited to call during the two hours to order desserts for the weekend.
Bill Cowan of the Glen Rose FFA and Young Farmer chapters announced plans for Central Texas Trades Day to be held on the second weekend of each month. Sales will run Friday and Saturday at the Ag Building on Highway 67 with stall rates of 3.00 for one day or 5.00 for both days. Church groups civic clubs and school organizations may use stall space free of charge.
About 24 700 Texas farmers will receive an acreage and production questionnaire in early July from the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service in Austin. The survey will determine harvested acreage and production of early crops for Texas and for each county. Farmers are urged to complete and return by mail. The survey is a cooperative effort of USDA's Statistical Reporting Service and the Texas Department of Agriculture and reports are confidential.
Mrs. Troy L. Wicker went back to her home in Dardanelle Arkansas Saturday after a week with her mother Mrs J O Spinks. On Thursday Mrs Spinks brother G W Brown of Goldthwaite visited the pair.
Local students from Glen Rose are listed on Carleton State University's Spring honor rolls. Dianna Lemens earned A Honor Roll and Distinguished Student List as a physical education major. B Honor Roll includes Pam Cox elementary education, Mrs. Ronald Dempsey elementary education, Cynthia Freas business administration, Debra Schuelke physical education, Bobby West elementary education, Terry Gosdin industrial education, and Jory M. Trimble biology.
Six Glen Rose High School girls attend Tarleton State University Twirling and Drum Major Clinic running Monday through Friday. Attendees include Vickie Baker Candy Ingram Shari Mouser Donna Riddle Karen Starnes and Patti Wood.
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