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Newspaper
Glen Rose Reporter
Location
Glen Rose, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1963
Page
1
A reader commends Mr. Smith and city officials for improved downtown traffic conditions. The letter urges citizens to follow traffic rules, notes dangers of double parking and running stop signs, and backs enforcement measures to keep streets safe for driving and pedestrians.
The Optimist Club summer baseball program starts Monday night June 3 at Glen Rose High School field with an organization and practice session. Two high school and four junior high teams will compete, with games priced at 25 cents for adults to fund equipment, bills, and program needs.
The May 29 hospital list notes new arrivals including Mr. Dan Whitt and Mrs. W. S. Strain along with several others. Names such as Mrs. Pauline Martin, Mrs. J. Anderson, Mrs. Fair and baby, and Mrs. Sparks appear among the admitted and noted patients.
Judge and Mrs. Temple Summers and Mrs. Viola Honeycutt of Cleh Une attend the final session he Legis k ture in anit, 3 Friday. Franc is Ruth, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Summers, returned home with them.
Mr and Mrs Charles Sanderson announce the birth of a son Charles Dwane Sanderson Jr born May 25 weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces Grandparents are Mrs Reggie Ford of Stratford Texas and Mr and Mrs J B Sanderson of Paluxy Texas
Rainbow Baptist Church schedules Vacation Bible School from June 3 to June 14, daily 8 30 to 11 39 a m. A Preparation Day is set for May 31 from 8 30 to 11 30 a m. Everyone is invited to attend.
The ceremony honored valedictorian Loretta Rives and salutatorian Sammye White among top graduates. Individual awards included Jesse Pruitt for High Boy and Corey Armstrong for Math, with several students receiving perfect attendance certificates for four years. Additional honors recognize English, Science, Home Ec, Vocational Ag, Social Studies, Spanish, Speech, and student leadership roles.
Only 705 persons received the Type II polio vaccine here on Sunday May 19, far fewer than the 2000 who took Type I last fall. Some additional doses during the following week raised the total to about 730. Plans are under way to offer the Type III vaccine to county residents next fall.
A report from Glen Rose Texas notes that children received Type I Oral Polio Vaccine on Sunday May 19 1963. Health officials organized a local immunization drive to protect residents and prevent disease spread.
Lannie M. Cornett fireman USN son of Mr and Mrs V M Cornett Route 1 Walnut Springs aboard USS Kearsarge during Leroy Gordon Cooper Jr s splashdown and recovery in the Pacific. Kearsarge helicopters divers and boats aided the recovery with thousands of Navy men deployed across 28 ships. The carrier had previously recovered Walter Shirra last October and facilitated Cooper s visit from recovery area near Midway to Hawaii.
Margaret Meaders Cain will receive a Bachelor of Science from the University of Texas on Saturday June 1 1963. She graduates in the top five percent of her class with honors. She is a Glen Rose High School alumna. Ralph Cain, former Glen Rose Schools teacher, recently completed a Master’s in mathematics and is pursuing a doctorate at Texas University.
About 30 Glen Rose High School students met May 28 in the High School Auditorium with C A Starnes to form the Glen Rose Summer Drama Club. Jesse Pruitt was elected president Beverly Shaeckelford vice president Royce Nickell secretary treasurer Chuck Gibbs reporter Roger Armstrong co director. The first production The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come will be staged at the High School Auditorium date to be announced. Tryouts were held and results will be published next week. Planned shows include The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and three one act plays The Highway The Roof and After the Fog Lifts.
Somervell County reports ongoing rattlesnake presence as gardeners and ranchers urged to stay alert. On May 20 Mr F F Stringer killed a 414 ft diamond back rattler with 14 rattlers and some broken off in his pasture.
Beverly Shackelford of Glen Rose joins nine Texas high school students invited by Community Public Service Company to the third Texas Nuclear Science Symposium at the University of Texas in Austin June 9-12. The event gathers about 500 students and teachers for lectures by nuclear scientists and guidance on science careers and college curricula.
The Corner Drug in Walnut Springs was robbed Monday night May 20. General merchandise valued around $50 was taken.
Somervell County received 16768.00 dollars in monetary benefits as reported by the Texas Veterans Affairs Commission for the month of April 1963.
Mr. W. H. McGregor American Legion Department Service Officer in Dallas named Department Adjutant Trainee. He began duties at Austin Headquarters on May 13 1963 and will understudy current Adjutant G Ward Moody until Moody retires later in the year.
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