Opening of Tourist Season Praised at Oakdale Park
Officials of the Chamber of Commerce hail a successful weekend led by Whimp and Pete May owners of Oakdale Park. More than 750 visitors boosted local business and the event featured Sinclair Oil Co. promotions including a Brontosaurus replica.
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Chamber of Commerce
Whimp
Pete May
Oakdale Park
Our City
Sinclair Oil Co
G. L
Jack” Gloor
Dallas
Logan H. Walker
John Haynes
Primary Ballot Totals Tallied in Somerville County
In Somerville County the First Democratic Primary produced 575 voters on Saturday. County Judge Temple Summers led with 406 votes. Incumbents won reelection in contested County Commissioner Precincts 2 and 4. M. S.
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Somervell County
Temple Summers
M. S
Shackelford Earns Air Force Academy Nomination
Larry Shackelford son of Mr and Mrs J E Shackelford of Glen Rose High School received notice of appointment to the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs He was nominated by Congressman W R Bob Poage and will report June 29 An honor roll student and standout athlete in the senior class his nomination marks a notable achievement for the community See VOTE Page 4
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Larry Shackelford
J. E. Shackelford
Glen Rose High School
Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
W. R
Bob” Poage
Shackelford
Rev Jones to Leave First Baptist for Fort Worth Church
Rev Sam Jones, pastor of the First Baptist Church here since last August, will preach his final sermon Sunday before moving to Glen View Baptist Church in Fort Worth next week. He and his wife and two sons moved to Glen Rose from De Kalb and have pastored in Bowie Jefferson Atlanta and Ore City. A native of Oklahoma, he grew up in Temple and Dallas and attended Decatur, Dallas and East Texas Baptist Colleges.
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Sam Jones
First Baptist Church
Glen View Baptist Church
Fort Worth
Glen Rose
DeKalb
Bowie
Jefferson
Atlanta
Ore City
Oklahoma
Rev. Jones
Temple
Dallas
Decatur Baptist College
Dallas Baptist College
East Texas Baptist College
Burglars Strike Area Ranch Home
Burglars broke into J. D. Gamel’s home on Broken Arrow Ranch, southwest of town, between Friday evening and Sunday morning. Entry was gained by prying a window. A portable TV and a shotgun were stolen. the gun had been stolen from the home before and later recovered by Sheriff C. M. Speck Strawn.
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J. D. Gamel
Broken Arrow Ranch
C. M
Strawn
Arson Charges Lodged In Residence Fire Case
Mary Torres Bone faces arson charges filed Monday by Sheriff C M Strawn and others. She admitted starting the blaze at the family home after local Fire Department saved nearby houses. bond set at 1000 and she was jailed in Cleburne. The home suffered total loss with few possessions saved.
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Mary Torres Bone
Paul Bone
C. M. “Speck
Strawn
Bone
Logan Starnes
Cleburne
Dinosaur Valley State Park Sets Day Use Rules
In a Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting last Tuesday, Dinosaur Valley State Park will open for day use starting July 1 with summer hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. An entrance fee of $1 per car will apply daily. Overnight camping, mini-bikes and off-trail vehicles are not allowed at this time.
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Dinosaur Valley State Park
Paluxy River
Sinclair
Atlantic Richfield Co
Texas Parks & Wildlife Commission
Soil and Water Banquet Set for Region V in Glen Rose
The 25th annual Region V Soil and Water Conservation Program will gather Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Glen Lake Methodist Camp dining hall. M. G. Mac McConal serves as master of ceremonies. Hosted by Bosque and Upper Leon SWCDs and Glen Rose Somervell Chamber of Commerce. Tickets at $3 are available from the Chamber, First National Bank, or Glen Rose Reporter.
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Region V
Glen Lake Methodist Camp
M. G
Mac” McConal
Bosque Soil and Water Conservation District
Bosque and
Upper Leon
Gene Gilbreath
SWCD
Norman Moore
Comanche
Glen Rose High School
Harold Parnell
Bobby West
Logan Walker
Chamber of Commerce
James Watson
Walter Humphreys
Fort Worth Press
First National Bank
Glen Rose
School Receives Partial Funds From Federal Aid
J. M. McCroskey announced the local school system received 3174 dollars in federal aid under Public Law 874. The payment covers 30 percent of the 10800 dollar claim for the year, with no further payments until the 1971 budget year and no more than 70 percent then. The board had anticipated a reduction and budgeted 6000 dollars from this source.
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J. M. McCroskey
McCroskey
Opening of Tourist Season Draws Record Crowds
The weekend festival drew the largest turnout in 20 years with 19 trailer clubs totaling 185 mobile units at Oakdale Park. More than 750 registered, a Glen Rose Tiger Band led parade, and 350 trailerites attending Sunday campfire church services concluded a bustling Open Travel Rally.
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Fire Department
Oakdale Park
Glen Rose Horse Show Association
Dinosaur Arena
Glen Rose Tiger Band
Starcraft Club
Texas Travelers
Dennis Baugh
New Hope Baptist Church
Irving
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Somervell
Jack McCarty
Whimp May
Vantage Paints
Tagee
Matt” Teague
Floyd Reynolds
Oran “Pappy” Page
C. D. Barnett
Lloyd Bentson
U.S
Bob Armstrong
Jerry Sadler
General Land Office
Democratic
Walter Ernst
Texas Supreme Court
Ralph Yarborough
Preston Smith
Ben Barnes
David H. Brown
Crawford Martin
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Robert C. Calvert
Jesse James
Fred Williams
Connie Lawson
Ben Ramsey
Supreme Court of Texas
Jack Pope
Grace Street
Kay White
DINO
Somervell County Chamber of Commerce
Community Public Service Company
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