Texas Tales From Kansas City In A Travelogue Note
The author recalls Kansas City theatre signs a midsummer sale placard, a store window boast about air conditioning, and cafeteria quirks. Four strangers await a ballpark bus for the Athletics game and share a taxi with a Texan Amarillo banker linked to Palo Duro Canyon lore.
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Boyce House
Kansas City
San Antonio
Baylor
Kansas
Kansas City Athletics
Texas
Park
Amarillo
Palo Duro Canyon
Glen Rose Appliance and Furniture Store Formal Opening
New Glen Rose business The Glen Rose Appliance and Furniture Store announces a week long opening starting Monday March 14. Daily events include door prizes gift certificates and a grand final gift on Saturday March 19. Owners S L Mann Jr and Howard Collins invite the public to view appliance lines and merchandise.
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Ss. L. Mann, Jr
Howard Collins
Glen Rose Applance and Furniture
S. L. Mann, Jr
Glen Rose
Sue Hawkins Mann
Rock Creek
Bill Ford Named Supt. at Belton
Bill Ford, former Glen Rose Schools teacher, named Superintendent of Belton Schools succeeding E. V. Huffstutler. Ford has headed Baird ISD for six years, holds a master’s from TCU, and he and Mrs. Ford have a four year old daughter.
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Bill Ford
Glen Rose
E. V. Huffstutler
Belton
Ford
Baird
Texas
TCU
Lone gunman robs Vance Wiggins Grocery for $60
A masked bandit entered the Vance Wiggins Grocery and Station last Friday morning, demanded cash, and fled on foot after taking $60. Employee Leroy Chambers described a 25 to 35 year old man about 5 ft 10 in with a blue coat, denim headgear, and a bandana covering his face. Authorities were notified by 6:05.
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Vance Wiggins
Leroy Chambers
Chambers
Leroy
Tiger Band Association forms booster club
The Tiger Band Association, organized as a Band Booster Club, has held two meetings to elect officers and plan a membership drive. G. C. Gibbs Jr. is president, with Mrs. Weldon Baker as vice president, Mrs. Oran Page secretary, and Mrs. Clinton Earl Whitt treasurer. Membership costs five dollars for businesses and one dollar for individuals, funds to the Bank Uniforms account at First National Bank. Regular meetings are set for the second Tuesday each month at 7 30 in the High School Auditorium.
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TBA
G. C. Gibbs, Jr
Weldon Baker
Oran Page
Clinton Earl Whitt
First National Bank
Arnold Houghtelling
Inez Ernst
Monette Hewlett
Wynell Whitt
Boy Scouts Seek Odd Jobs for Uniform Funds
The Optimist Club breakfast at Glen Rose Coffee Shop discussed the all sports banquet to be held at Glen Lake Camp on Monday evening March 14. Kelley Lewellyn said scouts seek odd jobs to fund their Scout uniforms. Dutch Mann is Scout Master with fifteen members.
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Optimist Club
Glen Rose
Glen Lake Camp
Kelley Lewellyn
Dutch Mann
Deep rooted legumes aid soil and water conservation efforts
The Bosque Soil Conservation District promotes deep rooted sweet clover to open subsoil and supply high protein winter feed. Local farmers J. D. Finct Earl Royal Lonnie Weaks Howard Brawley and H. S. Carswell implement planting and terraced systems while district supervisors collaborate with North Bosque Water Control to plan watershed conservation with technical help from the Soil Conservation Service.
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Bosque
J. D. Finct
Earl Royal
Lonnie Weaks
Howard Brawley
H. S. Carswell
Bosque Soil Conservation District
North Bosque Water Control and Improvement District
Bosque Scd
The
Soil Conservation Service
Rock Creek News Family Notices and Local Moves
Deepest sympathies are extended to the family of John Davis who died last Friday. Mrs. Mattie Allen visits relatives in Ft Worth. Curtis Roark and his wife welcomed son Curtis Jr born March 3 in a Houston hospital. they also have son Michael. Brother Dodson visited Ira Plummer family Sunday as Mrs. Dodson was ill. Mrs. Bramlett and Gary visited Grand Prairie to meet a newborn granddaughter born March 2 to Mr. and Mrs. Howard. Mr. Bramlett joined ...
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John Davis
Mattie Allen
Ft .Worth
Curtis Roark
Curtis, Jr
Houston
Roarks
Michael
Dodson
Ira Plummer
W. M. Bramlett
Gary
Grand Prairie
Howard
Mr. Bramlett
Card of Thanks for John Davis
The Davis Family thanks everyone for kindness and sympathy during John Davis's illness and death. Gratitude for food, flowers, cards and words that lightened their burden. God bless and keep you in His love.
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John Davis
Sunday Visits Connect Fort Worth and Meridian Families
Mr and Mrs Erwin Hawkins Alvin and Wayne of Ft Worth visited Mr and Mrs Ira Plummer Sunday. Mr and Mrs Johnny Cousins Junior and Gary of Meridian visited Mr and Mrs Earl Proffitt Sunday.
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Erwin Hawkins
Alvin and
Wayne
Ft. Worth
Ira Plummer
Johnny Cousins
Gary
Meridian
Earl Proffitt
Precinct 2 approves off premise beer sale with dry majority
The Precinct 2 election on the off premise sale of beer resulted in 58 dry votes and 22 wet votes. Balloting occurred at two polling boxes with results in Oden 18 dry 12 wet and Cottonwood 40 dry 10 wet.
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Oden
Cottonwood
Glen Rose ISD trustees race sees seven filing candidates
The Glen Rose Independent School District Board of Trustees filing deadline was Thursday March 3. Seven candidates submitted filings for places on the ballot: Walter Ernst Edward Earl Flanary W. A. Bridewell Jr Dr Roger E Marks H V Bill Lemens W D Stewart and Moody Marsh.
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Glen Rose Independent School District Board of Trustees
Walter Ernst
Edward Earl Flanary
W. A. Bridewell, Jr
Roger E. Marks
H. V
Bill) Lemens
W. D. Stewart
Moody Marsh
County School Board Candidates On Ballot
Two candidates are on the ballot in the County School Board election. M. S. Teague is the candidate from precinct 2. Burt Willey is the candidate from precinct 1.
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M. S. Teague
Burt Willey
Seven seek Glen Rose council seats in city election
Seven men file for four Glen Rose City Council vacancies. Deadline passed last Saturday. Candidates named include Bill Bruce Doyle Aston Joe Gordon Whitworth C D Hatler Don Hill and Henry Nickell.
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Glen Rose
Bill Bruce
Doyle Aston
Joe Gordon Whitworth
C. D. Hatler
Don Hill
Henry Nickell
Third Annual Poultry Show This Weekend
The Third Annual Poultry Show runs tonight and Saturday Sunday from noon to 3 30 p m in the Vocational Agriculture Building. E D Parnell of A and M College will judge on Saturday. Birds from Amarillo and Houston expected. visitors welcome.
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Vocational Agriculture
E. D. Parnell
A&m College
APA
Parnell
Glen Rose
Amarillo
Houston
Mrs Jewel Norman At Sanatorium in Texas
Mr and Mrs Sam Norman were in Sanitorium Monday where Mrs Jewel Norman will remain for some time She will be glad to hear from her many friends in Glen Rose Address Mrs Jewel Norman Bldg 16 Eup Sanatorium Texas
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Sam Norman
Roden Couple Attend 94th Birthday in Kerrville
Mr and Mrs W T Roden visited Kerrville last weekend to help Gus Schriener celebrate his 94th birthday. They report a wonderful time and say Schriener is in the best of health.
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W. T. Roden
Kerrville
Gus Schriener
Mr. Schriener
Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet Tickets On Sale
Tickets are on sale for the Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet to be held March 24 at the Glen Lake Methodist Camp. Representatives from L G Tillman Insurance Corner Drug Gavit Drug and First National Bank sell tickets.
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Chamber of Commerce
Glen Lake
L. G. Tillman Insurance
Corner Drug
Gavit Drug
First National Bank
Bright Brother of Rainbow Resident Hospitalized in Fort Worth
Otis Bright, brother of 8S. G. Bright, is in a Fort Worth hospital recovering from illness. The Fort Worth resident became ill while attending the funeral of John Daxis.
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Otis Bright
8S. G. Bright
Rainbow
Ft. Worth
Mr. Bright
John Daxis
All-Sports Banquet in Glen Rose High Monday Night
The Glen Rose High All-Sports Banquet moved to Monday at 7 30 p m honoring the 1959 football team the 1959 60 basketball squads the Pep Squad and Tiger Band members. Guest speaker Ray Renfro Browns star ends from Leonard Texas. Tickets 150 for adults.
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Glen Rose Hich
Glen Lake
Tiger Band
Ray Renfro
Cleveland Browns
Renfro
Leonard Texas
North Texas State College
Ray
Fort Worth
Glen Rose Optimist Club
M. G. McConal
Optimist Club
Wachsman
Plans for Somervell Livestock and Quarterhorse Shows
Plans advance for the largest Junior Livestock and Poultry Show and Quarterhorse Show in Somervell County. The Junior Show is set for March 18 with school dismissed to allow entries. The Quarterhorse Show begins on Saturday with entries expected to exceed last year as members hold a work day on March 11 to prepare grounds and facilities.
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Somervell
Somervell Livestock & Poultry Association
Hospital News and Upcoming Sermon at First Baptist
In Marks English Hospital on Wednesday March 9 list includes C. O. Hieronymus Mrs. Della Rogers Mrs. W. M. West Mrs. Edna Montgomery Mrs. Effie King J. J. Newman C. L. Sinclair Mrs. J. R. Carlton Dismissed during the week Artis Atkins Mrs. Ransom Swaim Mrs. R. L. Peters Kenneth Hunter Will Thompson Mrs. James Shackelford Rev Alton Thomas of Mt Home Idaho was guest speaker for Sunday evening services at First Baptist Church. he is a longtime friend of pastor Rev Otis Testerman.
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Marks - English Hospital
C. O. Hieronymus
Della Rogers
W. M. West
Edna Montgomery
Effie King
J. J. Newman
C. L. Sinclair
J. R. Carlton
Artis Atkins
Ransom Swaim
R. L. Peters
Kenneth Hunter
Will Thompson
James Shackelford
Alton Thomas
Mt. Home
Idaho
First Baptist Church
Otis Testerman
Hospital Bed Ownership Inquiry to Joe Smith or Judge Summers
A notice seeks information on the location of a hospital bed owned by the co county. The request names Joe Smith and Judge Temple Summers as contacts for leads or responses.
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Joe Smith
Judge Temple Summers
John Davis Buried at White Church
John R. Davis age 76 died March 5 after brief illness. Funeral held March 7 at 3 p m at the Methodist church with Rev. John Basham. Born June 14 1888 in Somervell County he married Lennie Riley in 1903. Survived by wife son Coll Davis daughter Naydean Miller six grandchildren and five great grandchildren three sisters. Buried at White Church cemetery by Bristol Funeral Home pallbearers listed.
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John R. Davis
Methodist Church
John Basham
Mr. Davis
Somervell County
Taylor
Sarah Davis
Lennie Riley
Glen Rose
Davis
Coll Davis
Naydean Miller
Mattie Allen
G. W. Riley
Mame Shook
Rainbow
White Church Cemetery
Bristol Funeral Home
Warren Eddy
S. G. Bright
Howard Oldham
Alton Oldham
Odell Bruce
Bill Bruce
Political Announcements Subject to Democratic Primary May 7
Notices indicate political announcements are subject to the Democratic primary action scheduled for May 7. Voters and candidates should verify eligibility, deadlines, and procedures with local election authorities.
Local slate for county and state offices listed
The slate names Olin Teague and Bill Moore for Congress and Representative Ward Myres for the 61st District. Glyndon Hague is listed for District Attorney and Paul Bone for Sheriff with Strawn as assistant. E J Elam is named County Attorney and Kenneth Miller Norman Spencer are candidates for Commissioner Precinct 1 along with Loyd Wirt and C M Tidwell for Justice of the Peace Precinct 1.
SNB Awards Banquet and updates at local meetings
The SNB Awards Banquet is set for March 24 with speaker Waggoner Carr. CES meets at the Masonic Lodge on Monday evening March 14 at 7 30. Revival at the Assembly of God church nightly led by Evangelist Mrs Vera Doyle Holmes. Tiger Relays scheduled for March 26. Clean used clothing for the CSO Rummage Sale pickup. call 171W3 or 20411.
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CSO
CES
Masonic Lodge
Assemby of God Church
Vera (Doyle) Holmes
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Tiger Band Association
BOY Scouts
Rock Creek News
County School Board Candidates
Jewel Norman
Hospital News
White Church
Congress
Olin BE. Teague
William T. Bill Moore
Legislative
J. KE. Ward Lee Pop Myres
Glyndon Hague
Paul Bone
C. M
Strawn
E. J. Elam
Kenneth Miller
E. J
Pomp
Norman B. D
Delwin
Spencer
Loyd Wirt
FOR Justice OF Peace
C. M. Tidwell
Waggoner Carr
Tiger
Natoonal Bank
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