Tigers Ready for Playoff Run After Big Rocks Park Grant
The Glen Rose Tigers enter the playoffs after Peyton Poage announces a $15,750 federal grant to the city for Big Rocks Park on the Paluxy River. Leon Bosque RC&D and Texas Parks & Wildlife will supervise with a like city match, funding picnics, restrooms, a dam, parking, and a swimming area. The team aims to advance past Dublin and Blooming Grove toward regional play, with tickets at 2.00 for adults and 1.50 for students.
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W. R. “Bob” Poage
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
City of
Glen Rose
Big Rocks
Paluxy River
Leon-Bosque Resource
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Paluxy
Leon-Bosque Rc&d
Bosque
Comanche
Eastland
Erath
Somervell
Walter Ernst
Temple Summers
Jack McCarty
Tigers
Thompson
Hodges
Dublin
Beck
Neer
Tiger
Lonnie Baker
Blooming Grove
Glen Rose Tigers win district in football season surge
Thanksgiving wishes close a local page featuring Glen Rose High School Tigers football district victory and coach praise. Earl Jackson recounts a Rockport sea gull catch while fishing, a light tale beside a fire crew’s odd gas furnace call and holiday well wishes.
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Earl Jackson
Rockport
Gary Hill Listed on TSTI Fall Roster
Gary Hill of Glen Rose is enrolled as a student for the fall trimester at Texas State Technical Institute in Waco. He has joined the commercial art and advertising program at the school.
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Tim D. Howard
Glen Rose
Army
Ft. Wolters
Mineral Wells
Howard
Pam Gibbs
Gary Hill
TSTI
Texas State Technical Institute
Waco
Hill
Buck Deer Strikes Hunter During Georges Creek Hunt
Jake Dingler of Georges Creek neighborhood shot a 9 point buck on Saturday. He moved to gut the deer, the animal sprang up and struck his mouth with an antler cutting his lips. Dingler did not recover the trophy that day but later found the spoiled meat and recovered the antler rack.
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Jake Dingler
Georges Creek
Dingler
Dinger
Walnut Springs Man Jailed At Meridian
James Allen Chappell of Walnut Springs was arrested about 10 p.m. Sunday and charged with carrying a concealed weapon by Highway Patrolman Dewey Watson. He was jailed at Meridian. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Deason visited relatives in Clifton Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cox and Mrs. Lois Gilmore of Mineral Wells visited in the T. B. Brooks home Sunday. Mrs. Will McCowan of Clifton was a recent visitor in the Brooks home.
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James Allen Chappell
Walnut Springs
Dewey Watson
Meridian
Mrs. L. L. Deason
Clifton
Frank Cox
Lois Gilmore
Mineral Wells
T. B. Brooks
Will McCowan
Brooks
Giant Pep Rally Set Here Friday
High School Principal Charles Gibbs announced a giant pep rally on the courthouse square Friday at 4 p.m. The high school band and the Tiger football squad will attend. Community members are invited to boost the Tigers before their bi district game with Blooming Grove at Hillsboro that night.
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Glen Rose Tigers
Tigers
Hico
Hillsboro
Blooming Grove Lions
Dublin Lions
Poth
Forney
Dublin
Tiger
Lions
Tommy Thompson
Dan
Glen Rose High School
Fellas
Charles Gibbs
Courthouse Square
Blooming Grove
Hart Couple Attend Texas TCU Football Game
Leslie and Weldon Hart of the city traveled to Fort Worth on Saturday to watch the Texas TCU football game.
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Leslie and
Weldon Hart
Fort Worth
Texas Tcu
Local students named to honor roll for second six weeks
School principals Laurie Moseley and Charles W Gibbs announce 41 students earned honor roll status. Elementary and junior high total 23. high school 18, including names across grades from Mrs Riddles fourth grade to juniors and seniors such as Calvin Conger Steve Judy Flanary Danae Harold Parnell Jory Trimble and Zenda Cummings.
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Laurie Moseley
Charles W. Gibbs
Riddle
Sonita Bivens
Karen Cremeans
Johnny Teague
Luttrell
Kim Huffman
McDonough
Sabra Crabtree
Jim Bob Hawthorne
Stephen Lewellen
Kenny
Scotty Marsh
Bobby Montgomery
Kenneth Wilson
Mrs Currie Hurt In Auto Mishap On Highway 67
Mrs. Lee Currie of this community sustained minor injuries when her 1970 Plymouth collided with a 1963 Chevrolet pickup driven by Don Smith on Highway 67 in front of Jerry's Grocery & Station Thursday evening. Currie was hospitalized overnight. Smith unharmed. Sheriff Frank Laramore investigated. vehicle damages were $350 for the Plymouth and $275 for the pickup.
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Lee Currie
Jerry’s Grocery & Station
Currie
Don Smith
Smith
Granbury Man Hurt In Head On Wreck
Granbury resident John D. Marbut sustained head injuries when his 1971 Ford collided head on with a 1969 Chevrolet Foremost Milk truck on Highway 144 about four miles north of Granbury. C N Wade of Hico drove the truck and the accident occurred around 4 a.m. Saturday. Marbut was taken to the local hospital and his condition was reported improved. Wade suffered a possible whiplash injury but was not hospitalized. Patrolman Dewey Watson investigated and Marbut was ticketed for driving on the wrong side of the road.
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John D. Marbut
Granbury
Ford
C. N. Wade
Hico
Marbut
Reynolds Funeral Home
Wade
Glen Rose
Dewey Watson
Local Man Fined In County Court
Robert W. Bobby Jordan was fined 125 dollars plus 40 dollars court costs in County Court after pleading guilty to attempting to elude a police officer charged by Highway Patrolman Bob Brock on October 31. Judge Temple Summers presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W
Bobby’ Jordan
Bob Brock
Temple Summers
Hillsboro Stadium Access Routes From Glen Rose Officials
Glen Rose school officials released directions to Hillsboro Stadium for local fans. Enter only from U S 81. use I 35 exit at Texas 22 then to U S 81 and left. From Whitney, follow U S 81 past Texas 22 turning toward Corsicana.
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Glen Rose
Hillsboro Stadium
U.S. 81
Texas 22
Whitney
Corsicana
FHA Office Closes For State Meeting
The Farmers Home Administration office at Meridian will close from noon Tuesday November 28 through Thursday November 30 as staff attend the annual state meeting. Operations resume at 8 a.m. December 1.
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FHA
The
Farmers Home Administration
Meridian
Visiting Dingler Family Honored by Alvarado Guest
Terry Dingler from Alvarado visits his grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Jake Dingler, sharing time with the aged relatives and family at their home.
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Terry Dingler
Alvarado
Mrs
Jake Dingler
Weather Damp and Cold Week in Glen Rose Area
The Glen Rose region endured damp, cold weather with temperatures from 28 to 65 degrees. Total monthly moisture reached 2.52 inches and yearly moisture 29.16 inches. A brief Tuesday morning snow spritz occurred at 8 15 am. Local observer Robert Mack reported weekly rainfall figures. Ray Vaughn bought the high selling bull Catiti Big Red for 2000 dollars at the Yoakum sale.
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Glen Rose
Robert Mack
National Weather Service
Mack
Ray Vaughn
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