Lake Whitney Views (Whitney, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1960 Page: 4 of 10
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Between KIMBALL & SANTA FE Bridges
Phone TU 9-2061 Kopperl Write Route 1
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11 MODERN UNITS - BOATS - BAITS
Gradual Slope Road To Docks & Launching Area
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
SOME OF CIRCLE D’s SIX-CAPACITY UNITS
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4 MILES SOUTH OF KOPPERL
Route 1, Morgan Pho. TU 9-2441, Kopperl
.DON & DOROTHY ARMOUR
ROCKY CREEK LODGE
ON BIG ROCKY CREEK
Supplies - Refrigerated & Washed Air
Redecorated Brick Cabins
Personalized Service
Phone MA 2-3383 Star Rt. 1, Clifton
F.L. & BEULAH ELAM-DEAN & DORIS ORTON
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Vol. IX, No. 9 Apr.-May, 1960
BILL WOODSIDE, Publisher
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LAKE WHITNEY
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13th pool.
Bosque County Developers—Max
Lake Whitney Views Is published
monthly by Whitney Lake Publi-
shers, Inc., Box 37, Whitney. Tex.
Editorial and business office at
106 W. Washington, Whitney, Tex.
Subscription rate: 15$ per copy:
$1.50 per year (12 issues). En-
tered as second-class matter at
the post office at Whitney, Tex.
Advertising rates on request.
THE PICTURE PAPER
OF LAKE ACTIVITY
water well and rest rooms.
Walling Bend Park (old High-
way 22 in Bosque Co.)—road re-
gravelled, four picnic units add-
ed, and rest rooms built. (The
sanitary facilities were destroy-
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Modern Brick Cottages
TRAILER PARK
Store - Baits - Boats
All-Weather Drive To Our
Boat Dock In Big Rocky
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opment co. examine a plat of Steel Creek Park (on north
Cedar shores Estates, the larg- f^ore Steel)--fiye ^picnic units,
est resort development in the * J — 1
Southwest. Before coming to
Lake Whitney, they operated
successfully in Florida and on
Lake Texoma.
Backstage Aid Texas Finalist- ej by “the April 27 storm’ and
Pretty Pat cloud, a Baylor coed are to be re-built).
Paul Matthews, Dallas, with
his string of 6 bass weighing
26% pounds.
CATCH of the MONTH
WATT COLE
PLACE
2 Mi. West; 1 Mi. North Dam
Pho. MA 2-3365 Star Rt. 1
Clifton, Texas,
Bud Worley—Sonny Robertson
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from Houston, worked backstage
at four Miss Universe elimina-
tions before she ever entered
one. She won the Lake Whitney
title April 23 to qualify for the
Texas Miss Universe Pageant
June 11 at Beachland Cabin
Camp. Pat is pictured working
backstage and (center) model-
ling her new Catalina swim suit
near Whitney Dam.
State Bass Champs-Murray Mus-
ton and George Raven of Austin
(lower left) hold trophies won
in the State Bass Tournament
May 26-29 at Lake Whitney.
Muston won the individual title
and teamed with Raven to cop
the team title. Gordon Schmitt
of Midland, a former Lake Whit-
ney camp operator, holds his
7 pound, 2 ounce bass that cop-
ped the big-bass trophy—and
set a new state tourney record.
OUR COVER
Newest Pool At Beachland — A — io picnic units; a water well,
3,000 square-foot concrete patio, and rest rooms.
shuffle-board and volleyball Nolan River Park (at mouth of
courts surround Beachland Cab- Nolan)-four picnic units; water
in Camp’s new swimming pool wen, and rest rooms.
Kimball Bend Park (north of
50 POUNDS — George Conner
and Ab Greer, Lakeside Vil-
lage, hold a 50 pound yeUow-
cat caught on a bream-baited
trotline near the Lakeside
Concession. They also caught
27, JO,. 15 and 8 pound cat.
overlooking the mouth of Little 12 ’ " ____' ~ "
Rocky. It is Lake Whitney’s Kimball Bridge)—water well and
13th pool. five picnic tables.
Bosque County Developers—Max Plowman Creek Park (east of
Flinchbaugh and William Hollo- Kopperl)—water system, five
man of American Resort Devel- Plcnic units, and rest rooms,
opment co. examine a plat of Steel Creek Park (on north
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U. S. Engineers are spending' Engineers report all picnic
$80,000 this year on recreation- units are in use; water wells
al and sanitary facilities at dug, and the water distribution
Lake Whitney. and sanitary systems near com-
Approximately $20,000 is be- pletion. A dozen signs are being
ing spent developing six picnic erected to guide visitors to de-
areas; $22,000 for construction veloped recreational areas,
of sanitary facilities, and $17, In addition to the Engineers’
700 to drill five wells and in- facilities, many commercial*1
stall water distribution systems, camps and concessions provide
Free public facilities nearing free camping and picnic facili-
completion follow: ties and concrete boat launch-
Soldiers Bluff Park (observa- ing ramps.
tion point at Whitney Dam)—new
roads and parking area surfaced;
two picnic tables added.
Riverside Park (below Dam)—
Two picnic tables and rest
rooms on both Bosque and Hill
county sides.
McCown Valley Park (at end
of new South Cedar Creek spur)
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KING CREEK LODGE
3 ML WEST & 3 Ml. NORTH WHITNEY DAM
Pho. Lake Whitney 2285 - Clifton MA 2-3695
Write Route 1, Clifton, Texas
LICENSED REAL ESTATE BROKER
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Refrigerated-Air — MODERN CABINS — Kitchenettes
BOATS BAITS GROCERIES ICE
Protected Water - Year-Around Fishing
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Kimball Concession
AT HIGHWAY 174 (Kimball) BRIDGE
Protected Water the Year-Around
BOATS MOTORS BAITS
SNACK BAR SUPPLIES
Free CONCRETE LAUNCHING RAMP
PICNIC ARBORS REST ROOMS
FISHING PIER BOAT STORAGE
C. W. (Bill) Coleman, Owner
Uncle CjuA9 cjCodfye
0. J. & Joe Schaffner
2 Miles West & 1.2 Miles North of Dam
Pho. MA 2-3333 CLIFTON, TEX. Write Star Rt. 1
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SWIMMING POOL — Constant Change of Filtered Water
MODERN BRICK COTTAGES
Refrigerated Air-Conditioning — Panel Ray Vented Heat
Tile Baths — All-Electric Kitchens — TV In Units
RESTAURANT TRAILER PARK
Air-Conditioned FISHING BARGE Heated
Boats Motors Bait Ice Gas Supplies
All Concession Services Under One Roof
Lakeside Village
6 Miles East Morgan; 4 Miles South Kopperl
Write Morgan, Texas Pho. TU 9-2245, Kopperl
Tile Baths MODERN COTTAGES Kitchenettes
Refrigerated Air-Conditioning & Washed Air
PARTY LODGE - TV - SWIMMING POOL
Staple Groceries — Bait & Tackle — Gas & Oil
FISHING LICENSES - All-Weather BOAT LAUNCH
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Lake Whitney Views (Whitney, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1960, newspaper, April 1, 1960; Whitney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1322104/m1/4/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .