Commission grants dam on Native Woman Creek site
Kirby Sewell of Texas Electric Service Co with Roy Parnell Doyle Cooper Walter Ernst and J M McCroskey attended a Texas Water Rights Commission hearing in Austin. The panel granted permission to construct a 3200 acre lake and dam on Native Woman Creek four miles northwest of town amid opposition from Dr C L Webster Jr Brazos Electric Cooperative. The project precedes a later Atomic Energy Commission review for a nuclear powered plant with a public hearing planned. Granbury supporters Joe Nutt and Roger Gideon were present.
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Kirby Sewell
Texas Electric Service Co
Roy Parnell
Doyle Cooper
Walter Ernst
J. M. McCroskey
Austin
Texas Water Rights Commission
Squaw Creek
C. L. Webster Jr
Brazos Electric Cooperative
Waco
Atomic Energy Commission
Granbury
Joe Nutt
Roger Gideon
Wet first half of year sets rainfall record at local station
Weather records kept for the National Weather Service show the first six months of the year were the wettest in eight years. Normal moisture is 17.62 inches. this year totals 28.58 inches at the station, per Robert Mack’s June report.
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Robert Mack
National Weather Service
Mack
Sunday Accident Totals New Vehicle
An early Sunday crash on US Highway 67 near the Highway 144 intersection demolished a 1973 Mazda driven by Floyd Dale Henderson of Rainbow and a 1955 Chevrolet pickup driven by Randy Gene Barber. Henderson had minor injuries and a speeding citation. Barber was with his wife and baby, and Gerald Smith.
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Floyd Dale Henderson
Rainbow
Randy Gene Barber
Henderson
Gerald Smith
A. P. Johnson
McKinney Wins Boxing Tourney at Junior Olympics
Doby McKinney son of Mr and Mrs Jimmy McKinney Rainbow Louisiana won the Junior Olympics Boxing Tournament in New Orleans earning Light Middleweight champion of Texas and Louisiana. He will compete in the national tournament in Cheyenne Wyoming in August and is believed to be the first Texas boy to win this division. He boxed in an invitation Pro Am meet in Houston but was defeated.
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Doby McKinney
Jimmy McKinney
Rainbow
New Orleans
Texas
Louisiana
Cheyenne
Wyo
Houston
Glen Rose Declares July Fourth Holiday and Press Schedule Change
Glen Rose will observe a full Fourth of July holiday with downtown firms including the post office First National Bank and government offices closed all day. The Reporter will publish Tuesday to mail ahead. Monday noon is the copy deadline. Oakdale Park will stay open next Monday.
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Glen Rose
First National Bank
Oakdale Park
Chamber of Commerce
Roy Parnell
Courthouse Square
Paluxy
W. B. Cowan
Voag
Ray Cross
Vong
Granbury
Cowan
Palace Theatre
Glen Rose High School
Harold Parnell
Big Rocks
Highway 144
Construction Under Way On 12 Luxury Apartments
Work began last week on a Glen Rose Investments project on Mrs. Carla Massingill’s property. The 12 units include eight one bedroom and four two bedroom apartments with completion expected in four months. A. A. Jacobs of Fort Worth is the contractor.
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Carla Massingill
Glen Rose Investments, Inc
Massingill
A. A. Jacobs of
Fort Worth
Matt Teague Moved to Fort Worth Hospital
Matt Teague was moved from a Houston hospital to All Saints Hospital in Fort Worth this week after surgery. Family reports his condition is very much improved and his room is 444.
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Matt Teague
FT. Worth Hospital
All Saints
Neil Gibson Named President’s Scholar at Howard Payne College
Neil Gibson son of Mr and Mrs Leroy Gibson of this city has been named a President's Scholar at Howard Payne College Brownwood for the spring semester He earned a perfect 40 GPA as a freshman biology major and is listed on HPC honor roll
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Neil Gibson
Leroy Gibson
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Gibson
Cub Scouts Need Den Leaders in Glen Rose
Two Cub Scout Dens in Glen Rose lack den leaders. Carroll Gann says the local pack has six dens, four with leaders. Interested volunteers may call 897-2623 or 897-4506 to help.
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Glen Rose
Carroll Gann
Somervell 4-H Team Places Third in Hillsboro Judging Contest
A Somervell County 4-H cattle judging team finished third among 35 teams at the Field Day and Judging Contest sponsored by the Texas Polled Hereford associations on the G Tufts Sons Ranch near Hillsboro. The winning team scored 854 points to Somervell’s 839. Cindy Youngblood earned 289 points, fourth among individuals.
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Texas Polled Hereford Association
Hillsboro
Charles Talley
TPHA
Lee Branham
Dee Ann Montgomery
Cindy Younblood
Pat Sanders
Doyle Cooper
Glen Rose
FFA
Somervell County
Texas Polled Hereford Assn
Texas Junior Polled Hereford Assn
Texas
G. Tufts & Sons Ranch
W. D. Youngblood
Jack Miller
Dee Montgomery
Cindy Youngblood
City Sales Tax Shows Big Gain
Mayor Dan McCarty announced the city collected 4287.32 in the first quarter, up 1180.62 from a year ago. He attributed much of the rise to beer and wine sales in Glen Rose and said the increase will cover new city employee wage and insurance costs.
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Dan McCarty
Glen Rose
McCarty
Reunion Planned for Layne Family at Gambrell Camp
The family of the late John and Josie Layne will hold a reunion at Gambrell Camp Friday through Sunday. Relatives and friends are urged to attend the gathering.
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John
Josie Layne
Gambrell Camp
Farmers asked to report farm fuel shortages
Somervell County farmers should report any shortages of farm fuels to the local ASCS office. Executive director Wallace Dove says unresolved shortages will be sent to the U.S. Department of Interior in Washington for priority access actions. Report shortages of fertilizers as well and include gasoline diesel and LP gas needs.
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Somervell
ASCS
Wallace Dove
Somervell County
Office of Oil and Gas
U.S. Department of Interior
Washington
D.C
Dove
Two Cars Sustain Minor Damages After Collision
A 1964 Pontiac station wagon driven by Mrs. George Hudson of this city and a 1972 Volkswagen driven by Jean Bowden of Dallas collided Sunday near noon at the intersection of Highway 67 and Farm Road 201. Bowden traveled west on Highway 67 while Hudson crossed onto FM 201.
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George Hudson
Jean Bowden
Dallas
Bowden
Hudson
FM 201
Casts Removed From Oran Page’s Legs After Auto Crash
Oran Page was in Dallas last week where casts were removed from both legs at Veterans Hospital after months of treatment for crushed legs from a March auto accident. He is now at Memorial Hospital in Cleburne undergoing therapy and will stay there about two months.
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Oran Page
Dallas
Veterans Hospital
Memorial Hospital
Cleburne
Oakdale Art Colony Flea Market This Weekend
Oakdale Art Colony hosts a two day Flea Market at the Gallery with hours from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday inviting the public to attend.
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Oakdale
ART Colony
Oakdale Art Colony
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Weather Report
McKinney
HPC
CUB Scouts
Jesse Mears
Sam Dove
Ronnie Beck
Michael
Glen Rose Junior High School
J. P. Harris
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