Bob Baskin Dam filing planned with BRA in Texas
Haskell civic leaders and West Texas Chamber representatives met to draft a water rights application for the Bob Baskin Dam on the Double Mountain Fork Brazos River. The plan aims to supply drinking and irrigation water to 30 towns within 45 miles, with BRA approval and possible Reclamation Bureau resurvey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Baskin Dam Association
We. Texas Chamber of Commerce
Haskell
Double Mountain Fork
Brazos River
Brazos River Authority
Mineral Wells
Courtney Hunt
State Board of Water Engineers
Austin
BRA
E. V. Spence
Hunt
River Authority
Rotarians View Film on Steel Industry Journey
Rotarians and guests Tuesday watched a moving picture on the steelmaking process from ore extraction to finished product. The film was arranged by the program committee and shown by a member of the local National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
Contract Let For Paving of Anson Streets
A Kermit contractor won the bid to pave city streets in Anson with work starting August 5. The project cost, shared by the city and property owners, is 90 cents per running foot for paving and 1.15 dollars per foot for curb and gutter work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit
Anson
Mood Family Returns From Month Long Vacation
Dr Mood and his wife Mrs Mood and their children Gibbs Ainslie Mood returned Saturday night from a month’s vacation. They stayed with friends in Greenville Mississippi over July 4 visited the Smoky Mountains Washington DC and New York City met a brother of Mrs Mood in Westfield and swam in the Atlantic. On the way home they stopped in St Louis and Kansas City to see another mood brother while Dr Mood ended a vacation from Stamford Sanitarium where he serves on the staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mood
Gibbs
Ainslie
Greenville
Miss
Smoky Mountains
Washington, D. C
New York City
Westfield
Atlantic Ocean
St. Louis
Brother of Local Man Dies at Abilene
H. Stokes of Abilene, brother of R. L. Stokes of this city, died Wednesday afternoon July 27 of a heart attack. Stricken at a parking lot he operated, he died on arrival at Hendrick Memorial hospital. Funeral held Thursday afternoon with burial in Winters cemetery. Survived by two sisters and four brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sy. H. Stokes
Abilene
R. L. Stokes
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
Winters Cemetery
Rev Henry M Chambers Serves as Chaplain at Brooke Army Med
Rev Henry M Chambers pastor of the First Baptist Church in Anson is on active duty as chaplain at Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Chambers
First Baptist Church
Anson
Brooke General Hospital
San Antonio
Wedding Trip From N Y Aboard Honeymoon Visit
Mr and Mrs Wilkie de Martel arrived from New York on Wednesday to spend a few days. They plan to Spur and then the West Coast. The bride is granddaughter of Mrs Eleanor Swenson Towne and sister of E P Swenson. This is her first Texas trip and first chance to see the Swenson ranch holdings. Mr and Mrs Guy Bates returned from a three week vacation visiting Mrs Bates sisters and Mr Bates brothers in Thornton Mexia College Groesbeck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkie de Martel
New York
Spur
West Coast
Eleanor Swenson Towne
E. P. Swenson
Texas
Swenson
Guy Bates
Bates
Mr. Bates
Thornton
Walter Beatler
Mr Bates
Jim and
Iva Bates
Mexia
Vernon Bates
Cyrus Carpenter
College
John McClinitie
Groesbeck
Stamford Residents Skeptical on Bob Baskin Dam Water
Reaction in Stamford to the proposed Bob Baskin Dam is lukewarm with few enthusiastic. Officials consulted engineers Freese and Nichols who warned the impounded water would be unsuitable for domestic use. Citizens worry irrigation use could repeat Lake Kemp salinity issues.
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Stamford
Bob Baskin
Double Mountain Fork
Freese and Nichols
Fort Worth
Freese
Bob Baskin Lake
United States
Kemp
Wichita Falls
Sagerton and Stamford School Consolidation Election Set
A consolidation vote for Sagerton and Stamford Independent districts is slated for Saturday August 6. If both districts approve the merger, a second election will determine each district's indebtedness and theLagerton grade school would be kept open under Stamford's L W Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sagerton
Stamford
Stamford Independent
Lagerton
L. W. Johnson
New Garbage Collection Fee Will Nearly Break Even
City manager Grady Bowdry announced a new garbage collection fee aims to cover costs. Projected income is about $900 monthly and $10,800 annually, versus prior costs around $11,000 yearly. The program should balance out as volumes rise, with three full time workers and maintenance details noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Bowdry
Tion
Bowdry
Country Club Addition Expansion Planned in Stamford
Swenson Land and Cattle Co. develops an extension to the Country Club addition in Stamford. The new area will add two blocks along Avoca highway and include about 60 lots. Negotiations are underway to annex the parcels into the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Stamford
Swenson Land and Cattle Co
Vacationing Hanson Family Visits Lamesa and Carlsbad Cavern
Ruby Hanson of W L Williams Variety Store is on a two week vacation with her mother Mrs A W Hanson and nephew Joe Hanson. They visited brothers Lee and Roy Hanson and families in Lamesa and Carlsbad Cavern. Wednesday they visited Wichita Falls with sister Mrs Rupert Raley and children Sue and Wayne. M V Bland remains seriously ill at home after a year of failing health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Hanson
W. L. Williams Variety Store
A. W. Hanson
Joe Hanson
Lee Hanson
Roy Hanson
Lamesa
Carlsbad Cavern
Miss Hanson
Rupert Raley
Sue
Wayne
Wichita Falls
M. V. Bland
Hearing on Wichita Valley Proposal to Discontinue Service
Stamford and other cities served by the Wichita Valley Railroad attend a Texas Railroad Commission hearing in Seymour on September 1 to oppose discontinuing passenger service between Wichita Falls and Abilene. If approved, mail and express service would be curtailed and Stamford faces loss of express rail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Wichita Valley Railroad
Seymour
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Texas Railroad Commission
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Katy
Aearing
DeLeon
Flower Mart opens in Stamford with 114 guests
Mrs. Fannie Meeker launches The Flower Mart, Stamford’s new florist, hosting about 114 visitors. The event features greeting hosts Mrs. George Gray and Mrs. Bailey Post, plus tours of the shop and greenhouse. Guests enjoy punch and cookies amid white residence and shop facades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flower Mart
Stamford
Fannie Meeker
George Gray
Bailey Post
E. R. Pace
George Rollins
Achievement Day Set for Stamford High Homemakers
Students at Stamford High School enrolled in summer home making projects will showcase their work on August 31. Miss Ethel Rowell, the instructor, announced the plan this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford High School
Ethel Rowell
Swenson Family Heads to New York Office Trip
Carl Swenson of Swenson Land and Cattle Company and his wife depart Wednesday for the companys New York office for a short stay in New York City. Their daughter Carla visits relatives with Mrs Bruce Taylor at Lueders while the Swensons complete a vacation before the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Swenson
Swenson Land and Cattle Company
New York
New York City
Carla
Bruce Taylor
Lueders
Boone Family Ends Two Week Texas Trip
Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Boone and children Jo Ann Betty Bob and O B Jr returned from a two week tour visiting Dallas Waco Austin Corpus Christi San Antonio Glen Rose and relatives. Mrs. C B Smith accompanied them to Dallas and stayed awhile. They visited uncles Charlie Lovey and Frank Lovey and historic points at each stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. Boone
Jo Ann
Betty
Bob
Frank Lovey
San Antonio
Roy Brooks
Dallas
Mrs. Smith
Glen Rose
Proctor Attends Virginia Teachers' Conference
Gerald Proctor new vocational agriculture teacher at Stamford High School attended the summer conference of vocational agriculture teachers in Dallas on July 27, 2s and 2Y, signaling ongoing professional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Proctor
Stamford High School
Dallas
Parker Baby Born at Stamford Sanitarium
Mr and Mrs Charles B Parker Jr announce the birth of a son Thursday morning at Stamford Sanitarium. The baby weighed seven pounds two ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Charles B Parker Sr of Vernon and Mr and Mrs R O Shanafelt of this city. Mrs Parker is the former Allene Shanafelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B
Chuck) Parker, Jr
Stamford Sanitarium
Charles B. Parker, Sr
Vernon
R. O. Shanafelt
City
Parker
Allene Shanafelt
Drive-In Theatre Construction Begins on North Swenson
Work starts this week on the H and H Drive-In Theatre on the Haskell highway. The 300-car capacity facility will feature a steel screen, terraced front rows, and rain or shine shows. Smith Construction Co. handles site work with a six week goal to open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Swenson
H and H
Haskell Highway
H. and H. Theatres
Sanford Hodge
Grand and Palace Theatres
G. A. Herpech
Lonnie Cornelius
Smith Construction Co
Abilene
Hodge
57 Students Now Studying Under Rotary Fellowships
Local Rotarians highlight a Rotary Foundation program funding 57 students worldwide on exchange, with Stamford contributing $740 and total contributions reaching $2 544 040 26. Most fund revenue funds scholarships to expand international understanding and world peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Foundation
Stamford Club
Rotary International
Wheat Allotment Program Explained by Gainous
Eugene Gainous explains the fall 1949 wheat allotment rules via Jones County Soil Conservation Agent. A wheat definition includes pure wheat, certain mixtures, and volunteer wheat. mixtures limit wheat to less than 50 percent by weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Gainous
Jones County Soil Conservation Agent
Raymond Patterson Seeks Bachelor of Science Degree at TWC
Raymond Patterson son of Mrs. Mary Fatherson of 210 South Persen Stamford is a candidate for the Bachelor of Science degree at Texas Wesleyan College. He graduates August 19 with a social science secondary education major and is a member of Hiatus Duodecim and Guardian of the Golden Shears at TWC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Raymond Bee Patterson
Mary Fatherson
South Persen Stamford
Texas Wesleyan College
Patterson
Hiatus Duodecim
The
Golden Shears
TWC
City offers Scott Family 25 per acre for Paint Creek land
The City of Stamford proposes to pay the Scott family 25 dollars per acre for about 1504 acres in the Paint Creek reservoir area and roughly 208 acres from the larger tract as part of land acquisition for a 4900 acre project. The offer covers a one year option of 1000 dollars approved by the city council with purchases contingent on clear title and damages to nearby Scott lands. The Scott family names include Fanny T. Scott Archie Scott Walter T. Scott Eshe Scott Head and H G Head Marion Scott Brice and John M. Brice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Paint Creek Lake
Stamford
Paint Creek
Alexander
Freese and Nichols
Grady Bowdry
H G. Head
Marion Scott Brice
John M. Brice
Bickley Delivers Enthusiastic Jaycee Talk at Stamford Luncheon
Alex Bickley past president of the Abilene Jaycees addressed the Stamford Jaycees at Doug's Cafe during the weekly luncheon. Gene Precht introduced him and Dr. Gene Hickey chaired as president. Hilton Shahan reported on the Odessa regional Jaycee convention. Abilene visitors Bruce Royall Ralph Fisher and Gene Sutphen attended with 25 members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Bickley
Abilene Jaycees
Stamford Jaycees
Doug
Odessa
Abilene
Bruce Royall
Ralph Fisher
Gene Sutphen
Paul Ireland to Speak Sunday at Central Christian Church
Paul Ireland, active lay speaker of Abilene, will speak Sunday morning at the Central Christian Church. He will fill the pulpit of Rev. M. C. Turpin, who is on active duty at Brooke General Hospital in San Antonio. There will be no evening service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Ireland
Abilene
Central Christian Church
Ireland
M. C. Turpin
Brooke General Hospital
San Antonio
Rex Prewit Back From Vacation Trip
Rex Prewit returned Tuesday from a vacation that included Canada New York City Washington DC and Virginia. He attended the wedding of Dorothy Powers and Charles Ray McIntyre Jr in Rochester New York and will study at the University of Texas Medical School Galveston beginning September 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex Prewit
Canada
New York City
Washington
D. C
Virginia
Prewit
Dorothy Powers
Charles Ray MclIntyre, Jr
Rochester
New York
Lutheran Church of Peace
Precit
Navy
Dallas
James Nicholson
Toronto
Omar Burleson
University of Texas
University of Texas Medical School
Galveston
Perry I. Smith Rites Are Held
Perry Isaac Smith 73 of Stamford died at home Thursday after serious illness since June 7. Funeral at Central Presbyterian Church followed by burial in Highland Cemetery. Survived by wife Martha Elizabeth. daughter Mrs Milburn De Spain of Dallas. son Thomas J. Smith of Chicago. three grandchildren. sister Mrs John P F Lewis of Denver. brothers John H Smith of Dublin and Jim H Smith of Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry Isaac Smith
Stamford
Aiee
Central Presbyterian Church
A. G. Fitzgerald
Highland Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Joe A. Smith
Earl Reese
Charlie Culwell
Wylie Hughes Ben Ray
Dick Rowland
Milburn de Spain
Dallas
Thomas J. Smith
Chicago
John PF. Lewis
Denver
John H. Smith
Dublin
Jim H. Smith
Miss Rowell to Attend State Homemakers Conference
Miss Ethel Rowell from Stamford High school has been directing summer homemaking work and will attend the state home making conference in Fort Worth next week. She plans a two week vacation afterward with her mother and brother in Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Rowell
Stamford High School
Ft. Worth
Colorado
Water Department Revenues Reach High for July
Stam ford city records July revenue near 2200 above last July while May and June lags, totaling 12,240.80 for 1949 versus 10,034.35 last year. Minimum water costs rose 280.50 and sewer charge up 122.50. average July 1949 stands at 6,870.75, up 1828.42 from 1948. Rainy May–June kept demand down earlier in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Grady Bowdry
May
Tyne
West Texas Utilities installs two way radio system at Stamford plant
West Texas Utilities Co. begins installing an FM two way radio network led by district manager K. K. Francis. A 188 foot tower rises at the Stamford power plant with an eight foot antenna. A transmission building will house equipment at the tower base and remote control will run the system from the Stamford office. The system aims to speed order handling and keep field repair trucks in direct radiotelephone contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Utilities Co
K. K. Francis
Stamford
Francis
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Bob Baskin Dam
John Couch
Bob Baskin Dam Assn
Reclamation Bureau
Bandeen
WTCC
Mahon
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau
Anson Streets
Dr. Mood and Family
N. Y
Wichita Valley
Carl Swensons
Trip
Proctor
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
Paul B. Huff
Cleveland
Tenn
Charles P. Murray, Jr
Wilmington
N. C
Jake W. Lindsey
Lucedale
82Nd Airborne Division
Rotary
Cyainous
Raymond Patterson
Texas Wesleyan
Alex Bickley Jaycee Speaker
L. L. Webb
Johnny
Jerry Prewit
Colo
Boulder
Pil Webb
Perry I. Smith
Miss Rowell
Water Department
Watter
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