The Round Square Co-ops Polio Vaccine and Local Agriculture
The article notes the Salk polio vaccine proves 80 percent effective, urges vaccination for children, and highlights rainfall droughts and Texas water issues. It also discusses irrigation, Squaw Creek Paluxy Hill Creek water storage, and a Chamber of Commerce FFA 4H program moving toward dairy herds, broiler houses, and caged layer pens with long term economic gains.
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Texas
Squaw Creek
Paluxy
Hill Creek
Chamber of Commerce
Yarborough to Speak in Glen Rose Tuesday
Ralph W. Yarborough, candidate for Governor, will speak Tuesday at 11 00 a m from the Glen Rose courthouse. He is a judge from Travis County.
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Ralph W. Yarborough
Glen Rose
Court House
Yarborough
Travis County
Fourth of July Openings and Closings Cited in Town
Cafes service stations and a few grocery stores will stay open on July 4 while most of the town will close in celebration. Vogue Beauty Shop Pate Gift Shop C. A. Milam and Son and several others will close all day.
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Vogue Beauty Shop
Pate Gift Shop
C. A. Milam and Son
Gresham and Co
L. G. Tillman Insurance
Howeth Barber Shop
Tankersley Grocery Community Public Service
Orr Laundry and Dry Cl’n. Young Feed Store
Hunter Jewelry and App. Macks Electric White Auto Store
Hamill Grocery
Martin and Son
Glen Rose School Board Approves Finances and Raises
In a trustees meeting the Glen Rose Independent School District accepted the superintendent H B Patton financial report. The board voted to repave the school parking lot and approved pay raises for the two coaches.
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Glen Rose Independent School District
H. B. Patton
Jimmie Birch in Houston Hospital
Jimmie Birch son of Mr and Mrs Robert Gaskill has spent a week in M D Anderson Hospital Houston undergoing tests for a leg infection He is a 1956 graduate of Glen Rose High School.
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Jimmie Birch
Robert Gaskill
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Houston
Jimmie
Glen Rose High School
Selective Service Registrants Named in Somervell County
The following men registered for Selective Service in Hood Somervell and Johnson Counties Local Board No. 76 based in Cleburne. Names include Joel Samuel Merrill Claud Randy Harrison Weldon Brant Hart Robert James Daniel John Dee Gordon Weldon Coy Wood David Denson Miles Sam William Moxley Farris Ray Gartrell Ernest Winston Whitaker Robert James Sax James Neal Armstrong. Registrar M Wilson Loper based in Glen Rose with the office at the County Judge's Court House.
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Somervell County
Joel Samuel Merrill
David Denson Miles Sam William Moxley Farris Ray Gartrell
Ernest Winston Whitaker Robert James Sax James Neal Armstrong
Kep
National Guard
U. S. Armed Forces
Selective Service System
Servs
Vacation Bible School Closes With Four Baptisms
Rainbow News reports a blessed Sunday at the church with four baptisms following a week of Vacation Bible School. The program closed Friday with graduation, drawing about sixty attendees and a blessing to pupils and teachers.
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Jackson
Fort Worth
O’neal
Paluxy River drowning claims Arthur Holder during family outing
William Arthur Holder aged 54 drowned in the Paluxy River during a family gathering near Dan Smith place in Glen Rose. He disappeared while checking fishing lines at about 8 pm, was found after 11 hours by divers, and death was ruled drowning. Funeral held June 25 at Cottonwood Church. Survivors include his mother and four brothers and four sisters.
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William Arthur Holder
Paluxy
Holder
Dan Smith Place
Glen Rose
Charlie Moss
Top Pruitt
Wheeler Nabors
Cottonwood Church
Ross Anderson
A. C. Holder
Rt. 1
Walnut Springs
John
Fort Worth
F. F. Holder
Pall Garden
Cal
T. N. Holder
Los Angeles
M. M. Holder
Stella Burdette
Annabelle Russell
Alvarado
Mary
Community Visitors and Family Travels Highlight Weekend
Mr and Mrs W C Woodard of Ft Worth hosted visitors including Mr and Mrs Martin of Brownfield and others from Amarillo. Families visited churches, attended reunions in Lubbock, Yellowstone trip planned, and relatives spent time in Ft Worth and Dallas during the weekend.
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W. C Woodard
Ft. Worth
Martin
Brownfield
Floyd O’neal
Ross Heith
Amarillo
D. A. Jones
J. E. Miller
Boss Woodard
Deaver
Ivan Davis
Nadine Miller
Loretta Owens
Sander
Yellowstone National Park
Leslie Elliott
Glen
Lubbock
Elliott
George Woodard
Spening
Woodard
Wesley Marsh
Clyde Armstrong
Maurice Marsh
F. M. Marsh
Smith attends Stillman funeral for Mrs. Olive S Moore
Joe Smith traveled Wednesday to Stillman Oklahoma to attend the funeral of Olive Shannon Moore. She was to be buried on Thursday.
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Joe Smith
Stillman
Okla
Olive Shannon Moore
Somervell Grand Jury Recommends Burglary True Bills
The June Term grand jury in Glen Rose Texas returns two true bills for burglary against Jimmy Threadgill and one true bill for fondling against Bob Foshee. They heard a report by County Auditor J T Epperson about a two year 1954 1955 audit and public release plans. Foreman L G Tillman led the panel.
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Grand Jury
Somervell County
Glen Rose
Texas
Jimmy Threadgill
Bob Foshee
J. T. Epperson
Trial Dates Set for Somervell County Court
Judge Penn J. Jackson schedules the week of July 23 for any district court trials in Somervell County. The order indicates sessions to be held in the district court calendar.
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Penn J. Jackson
Somervell County
Optimist Club installs new officers and announces team
The Glen Rose Optimist Club installed new officers on Monday night and hosted a Cub Pack event with ice cream and cake. They have purchased 15 Little League baseball uniforms for a Glen Rose League team to play inter-city games, starting with a match against Hico. Warren Eddy and Harold Coker will manage the team. Officers installed include Charles Gibbs as president Mae McConal as vice president Kelly Lewellen as secretary and directors Herman Layne Bill Brewer Earl Royal Dr. Roger Marks and James Willingham.
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Glen Rose Optimist
Cub Pack
Hico
Warren Eddy
Harold Coker
Charles Gibbs
Mae McConal
Kelly Lewellen
Herman Layne
Bill Brewer
Earl Royal
Roger Marks
James Willingham
Mc Royal and Fire Dept Take First Games
Mc Royal defeated Crabtree Chevrolet 7 1 as Doug Eddy pitched a one hitter and Robert Nickel hit the lone Crabtree homer. Fire Dept beat FFA 13 6 in softball. Schedule lists July games with 7:30 start times and rounds beginning July 9 and July 23.
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Mc-Royal and Fire Dept
Mc- Royal
Crabtree Cheverolet
Doug Eddy
Crabtree
Robert Nickel
Mc-Royal
Fire Dept
FFA
Methodist Church
White Auto
Lego Construction
Methodist
Mc-Royal Lego
Crabtree Corner Drug
Weldon Hart Awarded Tarleton State College Scholarship
Weldon Hart, valedictorian of the Glen Rose High School 1956 graduating class, has been awarded a scholarship to Tarleton State College. He will enter Tarleton in September.
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Weldon Hart
Tarleton State College
Hart
Glen Rose High School
Tarleton
Card of Thanks for Arthur Holder
The Holder family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for their kindness after the loss of Arthur Holder. They thank those who helped find him and those who dug the grave, noting that words cannot express their appreciation.
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Arthur Holder
Holder
Acreage Reserve program amended for 1956 grazing
Somervell County ASG Office reports the Acreage Reserve Program amended to allow grazing on designated acreage reserve from January 1 to June 22, 1956. Forms arrive this week and signing of Acreage Reserve Agreements begins Monday, July 2 at the ASC Office in the Glen Rose Hotel. details on payments and regulations available.
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Somervell County
ASG
ASC
Glen Rose
Liva E
Rock Creek Baptist Revival Opens July 8
The Rock Creek Baptist revival starts July 8 with services planned nightly through the week. Organizers invite the community to join sermons, music, and fellowship at the church.
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Rock Creek
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