Jamaica carnival to aid area Catholic churches Sunday
Four area Catholic churches stage a Jamaica carnival at St. Ann's Stamford to support Jones and Haskell counties. Mexican dinner starts at noon with games bingo and food sales. A Jamaica queen will be crowned at 6 30 pm and a parish dance follows at 7 30 pm.
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Jamaica
Jones and Haskell
St. Ann's Catholic Church
Stamford
Woman's Guild of
St. Ann’s Church
St. Michael's Woman's Guild of
Anson
St. Michael's
St. George Women’s Organization of
Haskell
Holy Trinity Church of
Hamlin
Jesse Sanchez
St. George’s Church
Eddie Moreno
St. Ann’s
Queen
Aida Guerra
Mary Helen Rodriguez
Ramona Ramirez
Linda Moreno
New 4-H Club To Be Organized In Stamford
A Stamford 4-H club will begin in September with Jerry Terrell and Russ Baize as leaders and Kirby Clayton as county agent. Meetings are the first Wednesday of each month at 4 30 p m in the Stamford Electric Cooperative room. Members aged 9 to 19 may join with a project, record book, motto and creed, and by November 1 to start a livestock project and by December 15 for rabbits or poultry.
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Stamford
Russ Baize
Jerry Terrell
Kirby Clayton
Anson Baize
4-H Club
Stamford Electric Cooperative
Avoca Baptists to hold revival this August
Avoca Baptist Church will host a revival from August 6 to 13 with nightly services at 8 o clock. Evangelist Wayne Oglesby and song leader James Jackson lead the event, under Pastor Van Gauthe Il of the Avoca church.
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Avoca Baptists
Avoca Baptist Church
Delinquent Tax Suits Filed In Stamford District Court
Jack McCreary delinquent tax collector for the Stamford School District filed six additional delinquent tax suits in district court joining the City of Stamford and Stamford Hospital District. Listed debt includes J. L. Baker for 1968 1971 school taxes and penalties totaling 184.31 and city taxes 30.50. Donald Bell owes 184.31 in school taxes plus 30.50 hospital district taxes. Ostell Griggs faces 117.65 school and 24.66 city taxes. J M Harvey owner of three properties owes 188.50 in school taxes and 35.27 in city taxes. Albino S Rangel and wife owe 91.80 to the school and 20.17 to the hospital. Jessie Teichelman and others are cited for 1969 1971 taxes totaling 231.48 to the school and 42.95 to the hospital.
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Jack McCreary
Stamford
City of
J. L. Baker
Campbell
Donald Bell
Texas
Ostell Griggs
General Delivery
J. M. Harvey
Harvey Body Shop
Albino S. Rangel
S. Haskell
Jessie Teichelman
Fire destroys Pat's Fruit Stand on North Swenson St
An evening fire at Pat's Fruit Stand in Stamford destroyed the frame structure Monday night. Fire chief Bill Lawson said alarm delays and rapid spread left the building fully in flames on arrival. Crews controlled the blaze within 20 minutes and extinguished it by about 11:20 with possible cigarette cause noted at the checkout counter.
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Pat's Fruit Stand
North Swenson St
Stamford
Bill Lawson
Lawson
Swenson Street
Jones County Farmers Receive Over Five Million In Farm Set Aside
About 95 percent of Jones County farmers collected farm set aside payments totaling 5,378,000 in July, with 1,090,757 for feed grain and 615,360 for wheat. Cotton payments led at 3,672,489, while nationwide expedited preliminary disbursements totaled 850 million to 750,000 producers.
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Jones County
R. B. Rowland
The
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
US Department of Agriculture
Turmoil in Northern Ireland seen as civil rights issue
Rev. Chris Coleman, Irish native filling in at St. Ann's Church, tells Rotarians the NI conflict is political, not religious. He notes Protestant majority in NI, persistent civil rights abuses, 1968 movement, IRA activity, British troops, and calls for a UN peace role and IRA restraint alongside constitutional talks.
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Northern Ireland
Native Tells Club
Chris Coleman
Rotarians
Tuesday Coleman
Ireland
St. Ann's Catholic Church
Sean Sheeran
Coleman
Southern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Britain
North
South Ireland
All Ireland
FCA Falls Camp Dates Set for Stamford High Bulldogs
Stamford High School's FCA hosted a dinner for about 50 attendees at head coach Charles Smith's home. Fall camp begins Aug 13 with check in 6 to 9 pm, workouts in shorts and tees, then pads, two scrimmages planned, including Aug 25 at Bulldog Stadium against Coleman Bluecats. New coaches include Bob Harrison and Raymond Hughes. captains are Oscar Cedillo Alan Plumlee Bo Jones and Bingo Bolin.
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Stamford
The
Fellowship of Christian
FCA
Charles Smith
Smith
ULL
Bulldogs
Bulldog
Coleman Bluecats
Coahoma
Bob Harrison
Raymond Hughes
Ronnie Connor
Johnny Camacho
Oscar Cedillo
Alan Plumlee
Bo Jones
Bingo Bolin
New Lutheran Pastor Installed in Christ Church Haskell
Rev. Anton Kern of New Orleans is the new pastor of Christ Lutheran Church and will also serve Trinity Lutheran in Haskell. He replaces Rev. Sam Urrate who left for Odessa after five years. Sunday school meets at 10 a.m. with worship at 11 a.m. Haskell services start at 9 30 a.m.
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Anton Kern
New Orleans
Christ Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Haskell
Kern
Sam Urrate
Odessa Uratte
Joe Aalbue
Lagerton
Stanley Leaf
Bethel Lutheran Church
Culvert Installed on Reynolds Street in Stamford
City of Stamford workers completed a large culvert on Reynolds street beside the Texas Central tracks to improve drainage and prevent flooding. The project addresses long standing water issues that affected pedestrians, especially children walking to school.
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Texas Central Railroad
Orient Street
Orient
Dodson Hill
City of
Stamford
Reynolds Street
Texas Central
Churches to Conduct City Census in Stamford
Stamford churches unite for a city wide census with house to house visits August 7 and 8 from 6 to 9 p m. The printed form speeds the process for those unavailable for interviews. Return forms by leaving them on doorsteps for census takers. Helpers gather at First Baptist Church parking lot August 7 at 5 30 p m.
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Stamford
First Baptist Church
Haskell County Crop Payments Reach 3.88 Million
Haskell County has paid 3.879 million in program payments through Aug 1, with cotton leading at 2.852 million, feed grain 698 thousand, and wheat 329 thousand. Executive director Lloyd Feemster says the county trails Jones County due to a one month later certification date but will align after completion.
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Haskell County
Jones County
Haskell
Jones
Lloyd Feemster
ASVS
Feemster
Jones and Haskell County
Fuel Coop to Hold Annual Meeting in Stamford
The Big Country fuel Cooperative will hold its second annual meeting Monday night August 7 at 6 30 in the Stamford High School cafeteria and auditorium. Activities include a barbecue door prizes and social time. The meeting will conduct cooperative business report to stockholders and close the fiscal year. The board includes Carlton Strand Walter Buerger Lewis Corzine Jerry Manske Bob Harrison Wallace Dudensing and W L Medford with two directors’ terms ending.
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Big Country Fuel Cooperative
Stamford High School
Burt Huggins
Coop
Carlton Strand
Walter Buerger
Lewis Corzine
Jerry Manske
Bob Harrison
Wallace Dudensing
W. L Medford
Strand
Medford’s
Mac Eplens
Ist Baptist in Lueders to hold revival
The First Baptist Church in Lueders will hold a revival August 14 to 20 with Rev Howard Jones of Hamlin preaching. Robert Riley, Music Director of the Lueders church, will lead the singing. Morning services start at 10 and evening services begin at 7 30.
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Ist Baptist
Lueders
First Baptist Church
Howard Jones
Hamlin
Robert Riley
Lueders Church
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