Tornadic Winds Hit Glen Rose Area Causing Property Damage
Winds near Glen Rose at 5 a.m. Tuesday damaged buildings and trees with about half an inch of rain. A roof section tore from Wilson Bros Garage, hospital trim loosened, and homes suffered minor damage. A mobile home near the hospital was blown off its foundations, and a 2000 pound bulk fertilizer spreader moved into the Paluxy River. TV antennas and trees were downed townwide. In Walnut Springs a thunder storm killed 10 head of cattle on the 30 Ranch as lightning struck while cattle sheltered under a tree.
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Glen Rose
Wilson Bros
Tom Kirchoff
Sexton Feed Mill
Paluxy River
Walnut Springs
A. J. Lynch
Nine candidates file for city and school ballots amid open seats
Nine local residents announced candidacies for city and school district posts as deadlines loom. The mayoral race lists Dan McCarty alone, with five names for council two seats. Unfilled terms include a one year council vacancy and school board vacancies, while county school board has two incumbents seeking reelection. Mrs. Kenneth Oates departs for Germany to join her stationed husband.
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Dan McCarty
Reporter
Charles Marsh
Thayron Hatley
Walter Ernst
Frances Bruce
J. B. Ivy
Thurmond Spencer
Jack Bridges Jr
Hoot Williams
Charles Talley
Paul Hancock Jr
Scotty Brown
Carroll Gann
Kelley Lewellen
Earl Flanary
Clyde Armstrong
Ivy
Kenneth Oates
Love Field
Dallas
Illesheim
Germany
Elementary and Junior High Literary Winners Named
Principal Laurie Moseley III announced over 200 students entered UIL style contests with winners chosen to represent local schools at the District meet in Goldthwaite on March 31. The first six winners in each event were honored during Open House with ribbons.
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Laurie Moseley III
UIL
Goldthwaite
CSO
Joe Gibbs
Tod Sandlin
Sherry Flanary
David Cummings
Carrie Knight
Margie Brooks
Spelling
Brad West
Oarare Sabra Crabtree
Ipman
Anthony Gohlke
Christina Cox
Reading
Patti Wright
Vickie Baker
Weather Summary For The Week And February Totals
National Weather Service observer Robert Mack reports weekly moisture at .09 of an inch and February total at 2.22 inches. Year to date moisture reaches 6.13 inches while temperatures varied from 31 to 80 degrees.
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Robert Mack
National Weather Service
Services Held Tuesday For R. E. Shackelford
R. E. Jake Shackelford 53 longtime Precinct 3 constable and Somervell County native died Sunday from an apparent heart attack. Born August 15 1914 he was survived by his wife of Glen Rose a daughter in Waco five sisters two grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were at 10 a m Tuesday at Reynolds Funeral Chapel with Rev John Hutcheson officiating burial followed in Lanham Mill Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home in charge.
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R. E
Jake” Shackelford
Somervell County
H. L
Ada Lee Willion Shackelford
Glen Rose
Elglena E. Lane
Waco
Ruth Lee
Billie Bridges
Wynama Way
Betty Jo McDuffie
Patsy Brown
Reynolds
John Hutcheson
First United Methodist Church
Lanham Mill Cemetery
Reynolds Funeral Home
Commissioner and wife injured in Brazos Point crash
Precinct Commissioner and Mrs. Oran Page of Nemo were seriously hurt in a one car accident on a farm road near Brazos Point in North Bosque County. Page suffered compound leg fractures and a crushed knee cap, while Mrs. Page had a broken collarbone rib fractures and multiple cuts. They were taken to hospitals in Cleburne and Johnson County Memorial. Patrolman Gerald Baker led the investigation.
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Oran Page
Nemo
Brazos Point
North Bosque County
Brazos River
Page
Cleburne
Veterans Hospital
Dallas
Johnson County Memorial Hospital
Gerald Baker
Meridian
Oak Tree Dedicated in Modena Turner Memory
Glen Rose FFA chapter dedicates a Spanish Oak on the high school campus in memory of late Modena Turner a longtime first grade teacher. Donors Mr and Mrs Bill Osborn funded the tree as part of Public Schools Week project.
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Bill Osborn
Glen Rose Ffa
Modena Turner
Future Farmer
Eight Local Persons Attend Symposium in Austin Texas
A group of local citizens attended a Texas University symposium in Austin on The Implications of Nuclear Power in Texas. The conference aimed to inform attendees about nuclear power development and provide factual background material, sponsored by the Colleges of Engineering Business Administration Natural Sciences and the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Local participants included Mr and Mrs Cecil Parker J M McCroskey Coke Gibbs Judge Temple Summers Zack B Evans Jack Bridges Jr and Jack McCarty, with T F Crawford of Clifton and Kirby Sewell of Fort Worth accompanying.
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Austin
Texas University
Texas
College of Engineering
College of Business Administration
College of Natural Sciences
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Cecil Parker
J. M. McCroskey
Coke Gibbs
Judge Temple Summers
Zack B. Evans
Jack Bridges Jr
Jack McCarty
T. F. Crawford
Clifton
Kirby Sewell
Fort Worth
Rattler Event Hailed Success At Wall Springs
Walnut Springs Lions Club praises the Seventh Annual Rattlesnake Hunt despite poor weather. Reported totals include 433 smokes weighing 533 pounds with pit shows by the Original Venomaires of Fort Worth. The event drew a near capacity crowd for a Saturday night dance and plans for the Eighth Annual Hunt are underway.
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Efd Schwedler
Dallas
Venomaires
Walnut Springs
Fort Worth
Lion’s den
Lions of
Glen Rose Yearly Rainfall Chart Revealed
Official U.S. Weather Service records show annual rainfall data for Glen Rose, compiled by observer Robert Mack. The chart presents monthly totals, trends, and notable deviations from average, reflecting local climate patterns for the year.
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Glen Rose
U.S. Weather Service
Robert Mack
4-H FFA Work Session Set for Local Show Entrants
County Agent Doyle Cooper announced a work session for 4 H Club and FFA youth at the local livestock show grounds on Thursday March 15 at 6 p m. Participants will learn grooming for shows and prepare to take animals to Hico for the annual event the next day.
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Doyle Cooper
FFA
Hico
Cooper
Extension Service
Agent Cooper
Bill Cowan
Large crowd attends school open house during Public Schools Week
A Monday open house drew more than 400 interested patrons, the largest crowd for such an event at the school. The turnout remained high Tuesday, and officials could not serve all visitors in the lunchroom at noon.
Dick Bratcher Dies Tuesday Rites Today
Floyd R. Dick Bratcher owner of Dick's Grocery Station died Tuesday morning at home from an apparent heart attack. Funeral 3:30 p.m. today Reynolds Funeral Chapel with Elder A. D. Wood and Rev. Dewayne Finley officiating. Burial in Squaw Creek Cemetery. Born Aug 11 1923 in Joshua. Survived by parents of Glen Rose and many relatives. Pallbearers listed.
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Floyd R
Dick” Bratcher
Dick’s Grocery & Station
Reynolds Funeral Chapel
A. D. Wood
Dewayne Finley
Squaw Creek
Bratcher
Joshua
Floyd C
Ira R. Hiner Bratcher
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