Glen Rose Sees Growth From Youthful Influx and Water Use
The community notes rising enrollments and a growing youth presence as a sign of healthy expansion. A water consumption spike is linked to heat and more customers, with local leaders urged to plan for future growth alongside ongoing water and sewer studies and a Chamber of Commerce led recreational project feasibility review. Also recounted is J. E. Jackson Jr.’s vacation golf tale and the humorous misattribution of a signed scorecard to Choc Hutcheson, famed in 1961 as World’s Champion Liar.
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Glen Rose
Chamber of Commerce
Choc Hutcheson
Burlington
Wis
Hutcheson
Weather recap shows 0.33 inch in two days last week
Official observer T J Davis records two showers totaling 0.33 inches last Tuesday and Wednesday. Monthly rainfall reached 2.98 inches and yearly total 26.50 inches. Temperatures stayed warm above 90F last Thursday after a brief cool spell. Here are weekly high and low readings.
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T. J. Davis
Vehicle Inspection Changes Noted in Texas
The Texas Motor Vehicle Inspection stations adopt a year round schedule starting Sept 1. Inspections due one year after the month on the certificate, with Sept 1969 inspections due Sept 1970. Fee rises from 1.75 to 2.00 to cover new inspection items, including exhaust systems. Repairs are rechecked within seven days at no extra charge. Mr and Mrs H E Brawley Jr of Dallas visited his parents over the holiday weekend.
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Texas’ Motor Vehicle Inspection Station
H. E. Brawley Jr
Dallas
Mrs
Howard Brawley
Glen Rose Schools Seek Two Additional Teachers
Glen Rose Public Schools report growing pains with 572 students enrolled on Tuesday, up 40 from opening day last year. Superintendent J. M. McCroskey plans to add one fourth grade teacher and another for junior high and high school to ease crowded classrooms. The Senior Class grew from 18 to 43 students, reflecting the overall surge as teachers and students return after Labor Day.
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Glen Rose Public
J. M. McCroskey
Reporter
Ewes Ee
Peeseor
Willey Buys Hiway Cafe and Property in Glen Rose
Bert Willey announced he purchased the Hiway Cafe along with two houses and a barbershop from Jake Howeth and will take over operations. He plans to create the finest local restaurant and asks public support while moving his family to one of the Willey homes after remodeling. Howeth has moved to Cleburne with no public plans shared.
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Bert Willey
Dairy King
Hiway Cafe
Jake Howeth
Glen Rose
Willey
Howeth
Cleburne
Oakdale Park Pool and Stand Close for Winter
Oakdale Park Pool and concession stand shut Monday night for the winter season. Park manager Mrs Pete May says trail clubs will rally in the park during fall and winter, but the pool and stand remain closed until next May. She thanks patrons for the past season.
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Oakdale Park
Pete May
Peanut Growers Voting Ballot On Marketing Self-Assessment
Southwestern Peanut Growers Association mails ballots to determine the fate of the self assessment program. Growers must certify 1968 production to have their ballot counted. ballots with no certification will be nullified. Nine directors will be elected from 16 candidates with write‑ins allowed, ballots due September 24.
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Southwestern Peanut Growers’ Assn
SWPGA
ASCS
J. O. Jackson Jr
Gorman
Lyndell F. Coan
DeLeon
J. N. Pruitt
Mineral Wells
Billy Carruth
Johnnie Rollins
Granbury
George A. Toulson
Pearsall
Chester Cunningham
Grapeland
Wendell Sellers
Floresville
Dick Palmore
Dublin
Carroll Hedges
Whitesboro
J. M. McLemore
Katemey
Allen N. Chambers
Cleburne
Lynn Nix
Tolar
Ben Cook
May
A. Mm. Schild
Waller
Samuel Story
Poteet
Glen Rose Rainfall Chart From U S Weather Bureau Records
Official rainfall data for Glen Rose compiled by observer T J Davis for the U S Weather Bureau. The chart records monthly totals and daily amounts, reflecting precipitation levels in the area monitored by the Glen Rose station.
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Glen Rose
Fires Damage Home and Pickup During Week
Firemen battled two blazes this week in a busy period. Mrs. Mozelle Pruitt’s home on Highway 67 suffered extensive damage from an electrical fire, while a Chevrolet pickup belonging to Irby Lowe caught fire in front of the Golden Arrow Cafe, burning the motor and wiring and damaging the hood paint. City water use rises sharply, with June to August consumption up over last year and daily use peaking at 270000 gallons.
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Bud Douglas
Mozelle Pruitt
Highway 67
Bob Miles
Mrs. Porter Returns From Mississippi Vacation
Mrs. W. E. Porter came home Saturday from a trip to Ocean Springs Mississippi to visit granddaughter Mrs. T S Harper and children. The husband is in Vietnam with the U S Armed Forces. She rode out Hurricane Camille with the Harpers and sheltered in a Hattiesburg college dormitory where the Red Cross provided beds and meals. On returning, they found uprooted trees and minor roof damage at the Harper home, mild compared with Biloxi Gulfport devastation.
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W. E. Porter
Ocean Springs
Miss
T. S. Harper
U.S
Vietnam
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Biloxi
Local Assembly of God Plans Revival Meet September Seventh
Mrs Jewel Farrar pastor of the Assembly of God Church announced a fall revival opening Sunday and continuing through September 14 with 7 30 p m services Evangelist Rev Daniel Alexis of Stephenville will lead the meetings public is cordially invited but attendance is by invitation only Also noted Mrs David Jobe of Fort Worth spent Labor Day weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Harry Bell
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Jewel Farrar
Assembly of God Church Here
Daniel Alexis
Stephenville
David Jobe
Fort Worth
Labor Day
Mrs
Harry Bell
Somervell 4-H Riding Club Delivers Drill at Granbury Rodeo
The Somervell County 4-H Riding Club performed a drill at a CRA-approved rodeo in Granbury on Thursday night and competed in another CRA-sanctioned event in Clifton on Friday night. The group remains in demand for rodeos and parades across the area.
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Somervell County
Granbury
Clifton
Glen Rose Tigers Set for Meridian Scrimmage Friday
Coach Paul Schuelke leads Glen Rose Tigers in a Friday scrimmage at Meridian against the Yellowjackets after hosting Meridian last week. Regular season opener is Sept. 12 at home versus Crowley, promising a tough test for Glen Rose.
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Meridian
Paul Schuelke
Glen Rose Tigers
Yellowjackets
Glen Rose
Crowley
Tiger
Junior Rodeo a Big Saturday Success in Somervell County
Cindy Youngblood of this city and Larry Massingill of Valley Mills led the high points as Somervell County 4 H Riding Club hosted a Saturday junior rodeo with 66 boys and 41 girls competing until 1 a.m. Winners included Curtis Hyde and Jani Kay Tankersley among many others from local clubs Shady Oaks Cleburne Meadowbrook Fort Worth Valley Mills and Bosqueville.
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Cindy Youngblood
Larry Massingill
Valley Mills
Somervell County
Shetland Western Pleasure
Curtis Hyde
James Brown
Damon Brooks
Rena Hyde
Karen Cr
Mary Lou Cromean
Joyce Parker
Susan Parker
Suzanna Harbin
Larry Mann
Diane Newton
Grover Lavender
Kenneth Cox
Becky Miller
Terry
Karen Starnes
Shady Oaks Riding Club
Cleburne
Meadowbrook Ranglers
Fort Worth
Bosqueville Saddle Club
Waco
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J. E. Jackson Jr
Red & White Grocery
Cloudcroft
N. M
Dan McCarty
Choc
Hutcheson of
Lubbock
Somervell
Jack McCarty
Se Eee Eens
Oakdale Park Pool
Peanut Growers
U.S. Weather Bureau
Ewen
Douglas
Mrs. Porter
Mississippi
The
Meridian Herd
Jani Kay Tankersley
Johnny Taylor
Tina
Joe Heartsill
Becky
Scott Miller
Sue
Jay Hester
Kyra
Dick Murdock
Terry Starnes
Delbert Timmerman
Ricky Dendy
Bubba Tankersley
Kent Mathis
John Mathis
Cera Mae Russell
Phyllis Munden
Karla Murdock
Kyra Murdock
Vicki Watson
Donna Pitts
Dirk Murdock
Mary Jo Young
Cindy Younblood
Tina Heartsill
Debbie Fannin
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