Fort Stockton Springs Park draws visitors from four towns
Column describes Cormand Springs pool and Rooney Park as longstanding town landmarks shaping Fort Stockton's economy and recreation. It notes crowds from Kermit Hankin Chand Falls and Sanderson, an annual Mona hans Coca Cola outing, and calls for more facilities like miniature golf archery and tennis to boost the park as a regional recreation hub. The piece closes with a human interest moment about Garret McCallister celebrating an anniversary.
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Fort Stockton
Cormand Springs
Rooney Park
Cours
Port Stockton
Kermit
Hankin
Chand Falls
Sanderson Sleo
Monahans
Coca Cola
Fort Stockton Country Club
West
Texas
Tunis Spring stage stand replica park hosts historic site
A stone replica of the Tunis Spring stage stand sits atop a hill 20 miles east of Fort Stockton now serving as the center of a roadside park. The rebuilt 1850s structure includes two rooms and a rear patio, with a plaque noting its original site near Tunis Spring and abandonment in 1882 after the railroad reached El Paso.
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Tunis Spring
Fort Stockton
U.S. Highway 290
Roadsie
Texas and Pacific Railroad
el Paso
San Antonio
San Dieg Calif
East
Texas
Cotton office plan backed by Fort Stockton labor group
The Farmers and Ranchers Association of Fort Stockton will sponsor a federal cotton classifying office here pending a survey of Pecos County growers. The chamber of commerce reports the plan would cost about 10 000 dollars to operate and requires U S Department approval.
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Farmers and Ranchers Labor Association of
Fort Stockton
Agriculture Committee
Chamber of Commerce
U. S. Department of
Imperial Area To Get Pipeline Construction
Permian Basin Pipeline Company signs contracts with George T. Abell William B Neely and Roy M Teel of Midland to purchase up to 35 million cubic feet of residue gas daily. 26 miles of 10 inch line will be built from the 20 inch main in east central Pecos County to Crane and Pecos county plants with operation expected by late summer.
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Permian Basin Pipeline Company
George T. Abell
William B. Neely
Roy M. Teel
Midland
Imperial Gasoline
Crane
Pecos
Permain
Pecos County
Fort Stockton Sees Rainfall Boost Rainfall Pace
Five months of construction in Fort Stockton and recent showers push the year’s rainfall to 10.67 inches. In town, a trace to .30 inch fell with varying amounts across districts as a front from Hobbs to Imperial unleashed gusty winds and localized downpours.
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Fort Stockton
Hillin Ranch
Thermian Basin
Hobbs
Imperial
Wink
Kermit and Monahans
Red Bluff
U. S. Highway 285
Fort Cresay Oak
Bakersfield
Preliminary Plans For Annual Water Carnival Unveiled
Fort Stockton Lions Club reveals plans for the three day water carnival at Comanche Springs July 25 26 27 with Lee Hunter as overall chair and Howard Salisbury as assistant chair. Parade by Nolan Conner Saturday at 4 30 p m features a Dreams theme with four prize classes and cash awards plus beauty contests for Miss Fort Stockton and Miss Southwest preliminary events.
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Elminary
Fort Stockton
Freeter Eason
Lee Hunter
Advance
Jane Sibley
Comanche Springs
Wiliam F. Moore
Miss Fort Stockton
Denna Sue Church
Sator
Namiari
Stockton Scouts to Be Featured on TV Program
Fort Stockton Explorer Scout post 62 members will appear on Texas In Review discussing their Rio Grande trip aboard rubber life rafts. The program airs June 10 on KMID Midland and June 11 on KOSA Odessa at 8:30 p m, with most travel on dry land after May 26 floods made river travel dangerous.
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Fort Stockton
Rio Grande
Texas
Kmid-Tv
Midland
Kosa-Tv
Odessa
Big Bend
Fort Stockton Sets June 24 Budget Hearing
Fort Stockton school board will adopt the 1957 58 budget after a public hearing at 2 p m June 24 in the high school Supt J G Huckaby office. Final figures are being prepared and will be presented to the board that day.
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Fort Stockton
FE. F Triplett
Supt. of Schools
J. G. Huckaby
Fort Stockton sees surging 1957 building permits top $859000
Fort Stockton construction through May totals $859,148 with a $300,000 intermediate school on highway 51 south not yet in permits. Major projects include 13 commercial ventures ($199,100), 19 houses ($179,000), 22 additions ($34,700), and two churches ($29,948) as 1957 outpaces 1956.
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Fort Stocketon
Highway 51
Fort Stockton
Stockton Steam Laundry
N. Front
Powell Butane Co
U. S.285
U. S
L. D. Bishop
Church Dedicates New Building in Fort Stockton
Dedication services for the Fort Stockton First Christian Church marked its $25,000 educational building and the churchs 50th anniversary. Rev. Chester Crow of Fort Worth, executive secretary of the Texas Board of Christian Churches, spoke as the main speaker. The new facility includes a 200-seat special hall, nursery, kitchen, and classrooms.
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Fort Stockton
Masonic Meet Friday in Fort Stockton Rooney Park
Paul Turney of Sonora, grand master of Texas Masonry, will be the chief guest at a Fort Stockton Masonic lodge barbecue in Rooney Park at 6:30 p m Friday. About 200 Masons from Fort Stockton and nearby lodges are expected with new officers to be installed for the local chapter and council.
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Jaycee
Fort Stockton
Jaycee Club
Bob Carter
Joe Riley Alexander
Dennis Card
Bill Burnham
Bill Mitchell
Gene Riggs
Virgil Rountree
L. G. Stewart
Marvin White
Sia
Paul Turney
Sonora
Grand Lodge of Texas
Connell Ashley
Fred
Falkner
King
Edward Winkler
Tribe
Harry Harris
Tom Bobo
O. M. Nicks
Bobo
Winkler
Harris
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FS Labor Association
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Permain Basin
West Texas
New Mexico
United States
Beverly Cleveland
Donna Sue Church
Sue Simpson
Chamber of Commierce
Lewis Gilbert
Eason
Stockton
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