The Bomber News (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 7, 1957 Page: 1 of 14
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WHITE SETTLEMENT
EDITION
COMBINED WITH THE BOMBER NEWS
W
THE NEWS is published
each Thursday by the Re-
porter Publishing Co., 315
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Volume XVII, No. 46
Fort Worth, Texas
Thursday, Nov. 7, 1957
Two Sections, 14 Pages
Voters Approve Tarrant Co. Highway
Expansion Program And Amendments
Tarrant County voters ap- braved the dripping skies, amendments received over-
g parently know a bargain when went to the polling places and whelming majorities here as
• they see one as evidenced by voted in the Tuesday election, is in the rest of the state.
1 their voting approximately 5 Much interest had been ev - County and civic officials
g to 1 Tuesday to carry on the inced in the renewal of the were jubilant over the re-
county’s highway expansion right of way tax. County and suits of the right of way elec-
1 program by continuing the 30€ civic leaders had urged re- tion and were unanimous in
• right of way tax, sidents to go the the polling their praise of the voters in
Tarrant County voters a- places Tuesday and vote for favering the step forward for
g long with those of the rest of the renewal. The campaign highway expansion. •
I the state also approved the paid off with a good turnout The tax is expected to pro-
three state amendments, of voters despite the contin- duce about $14,000,000 for
The vote on the renewal nation of a three-day rainy right of way purchases dur-
• of the 30-cent right of way weather period, ing the next 15 years. In re-
H tax stood at 10,195 to 2,634 turn, the federal and state
• when tabulating was stopped The old age assistance a- governments are planning to
■ at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. It was mendment received the most spend more than $190,000,000
" estimated" that some 13,873 favortism from Tarrant Coun- in participating right of way
■ Tarrant County residents ty voters. However, all three and road construction.
BREWER HOMECOMING QUEEN-Mrs. Dolores Laird of 7824 Covina, a 1956 graduate
of Brewer High School, was crowned Homecoming Queen by Ronald Perry of 613 Dale
Lnae, president of the 1957 Senior Class of Brewer High, in a ceremony held at during
the annual homecoming at the school recently.
Brewer Bears to Play Diamond Hill
At Farrington Field This Thursday
The Brewer. Bears hope to the miscue after Brewer’s again used the airways, pass-
get back in the win column first play from scrimmage on ing 15 yards-to Paul Rogers
this week when they play Dia- the Bear 18. Four plays later for the touchdown.
mond Hill at Farrington Field Kenneth Williford passed nine Handley opened a wild third
this Thursday. yards to Bill McGree in the stanza as Lanny Priddy fell
Last Friday night at Handley end zone. Jamey Duncankick- on a Brewer fumble on the
the Bears lost on a slippery ed the first of three extra Bear 10, On third down, Hamp-
field that saw the Handley points to give the ’Hounds a ton Latta plunged over from
Greyhound become opportun- 7-0 lead, the three
ists and score as the result Midway in the second stan- After returning the kickoff
of recovering three Bear fum- za Tommy Bratcher inter- to their own 45-yard line, the
bles and intercepting a Bear cepted a Brewer aerial on the Bears’ quarterback, Curtis
pass. . Bear 46 to set up the second Mathews, threw to Toney Cof-
The Greyhounds pounced on counter. Kenneth Williford fee on a 55-yard pass-run
; Schoolboy Safety Patrol Unit
i Organized at North Elementary
The new North Elementary unit. Twenty-eight boys under' and the Southwest Motor Club.
School in White Settlement is the direction of Captain Jim -----------------------------
surrounded by streets which my Noredand Lieutenant Steve F , F
afford access to the Convair Miller are aiding with the tlem.
plant. The entire community program. w a A ,
J has joined hands to provide. North Elementary P-TA P-TA To Meet
maximum safety for the North President Maxine Flowers, _ .
Elementary school children the safety chairman and Mit- November 14
who necessarily must be amid chell’s Department Store have ■ •"
the heavy traffic of the area, cooperated in equipping the White Settlement East Ele-
PTA Safety Chairman Char- boys with clothing adequate for mentary P-TA will hold its
les Hampton, School Principal patrolling in all types of wea- monthly meeting on Thursday,
| Jack Vereen and White Settle- ther. November 14, at the school,
ment Police Chief A. D. Ste- A continued training pro- starting at 2:15 p.m.
phens are making a careful gram in traffic safety will Mrs. R. D. Evans of the
study of the problem and have be maintained through the" R. D. Evans Recreation Cen-
initiated plans for continued school principal, the White ter will conduct the program,
precautions. Settlement Police Department which will include students
One of the first moves has _________________from White Settlement East
been that of organizing the Carsbad Caverns are visit- Elementary School.
| Fifth and Sixth Grade boys of ed by a half million people Refreshments will be serv-
the school into a Safety Patrol annually, ed and a nursery provided.
White Settlement Lions Contest to Select
Four Boys for A Deep-Sea Fishing
Boys in the 12-thru-15-year must, of course, have the are to make the trip will be
age bracket living in the White consent of their parent or selected at a drawing to be
Settlement School Districtare parents. • held at the White Settlement
invited to be at the White Set- . . . . Lions Club Building, 215
tlement Lions Club Building , e prize winning trip for Meadow Park, at 7:5 0 p.m.
this Thursday night at 7:30 the four top boys will be an February 6, 1958.
I TRISNG OUT CONTROLS OF B-58 - Air Chief Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst, Royal p.m. and register as contest- Araexpensenpaid one ton ort Full details of the contest
! An- Force Bomber Command chief, tries the controls of Convair’s deltawinged B-58, the ants for the four free deep out to sea in a Coast Guard- will be revealed at the meet -
world’s first supersonic bomber, during a visit tothe Fort Worth plant of Convair Division sea fishing trips which the inspect ed craft under the di- ing of the White Settlement
of General Dynamics Corporation. Kneeling at the right to explain the airplane’s instru- Lions will give to the four top rection of licensed Lions Club this Thursday
mentation is Convair-Fort Worth’s chief test pilot, B. A. Erickson. Broadhurst arrived at winners. Two members A the were night. All boys in the 12-15
| Carswell AFB in Fort Worth this week flying as co-pilot of one of Britain’s delta-winged All boys of the White Settle- Settlement Lions Club age bracket in the White Set-
jet bombers, the Vulcan. At center rear is Air Vice Marshal K.B.B. Cross, air officer ment School District inthe 12- accompany the bovs pis tlement School District arein-
commanding No. 3 Bomber Group of the RAF. The other RAF officers in the group are 15 age bracket are eligible to Aransas > vited to be present and become,
unidentified. The British flyers were observing the ninth annual Strategic Air Command register for the free deep : fully informed concerning the
! bombing, nav igation, and reconnaissance competition dur ing their stay in the United States. sea fishing trips contest. They. Names of the four boys who deep-sea fishing tr ips.
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The Bomber News (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 7, 1957, newspaper, November 7, 1957; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1689223/m1/1/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting White Settlement Historical Museum.