Texas Highway Commission approves Jones County road upgrades
The Texas Highway Commission authorized 1 323 000 for area road work in Jones County with 816 000 for Stamford area upgrades. Contracts set for September bid date. work includes Highway 277 recon and Highway 33 surfacing near Anson Hamlin, with completion expected by November 1 and no widening of the Stamford overpass.
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State Commission
Jones County
Texas Highway Commission
Stamford
Nelson Share
Hamlin
Anson
Shave
School Enrollment Schedule Released for Stamford District
Stamford schools announce the enrollment timetable Jews by H S FitzGerald superintendent. Oliver school sets Aug 25 for first graders and Aug 26 for second and third graders with birth certificates and immunization records required. Reynolds lists senior high schedule for August 23 to 26 for grades four to eight. Junior and senior high entries stagger from Aug 23 to 26 for all freshmen to seniors. An in-service teacher session is planned for Aug 27 at 9 a.m. in the new auditorium.
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Stamford
H S. FitzGerald
Oliver
Methodist Church Vacation Bible School Schedule
St. John's Methodist Church will hold Vacation Bible School from Sunday, August 14, to Sunday, August 21. Sunday sessions occur during church school time with no Saturday Bible school. Weekday classes run Monday through Friday from 2 to 4 pm.
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St. John's Methodist Church
Three Hurt in Two-Car Wreck West of New Hope
A daytime collision on Farm Market Road 1636 five miles west of New Hope injured three people. Phill Coleman 16 and Billy Ilish 17, both Stamford residents, were in one pickup with Walter Burger of Avoca in the other. All suffered scratches and bruises. Kinney Funeral Home ambulance transported them to Stamford Memorial Hospital. Highway Patrolman Oscie Renfrow investigated.
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New Hope
Farm Market Road
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Kinney Funeral Home
Phill Coleman
Billy Irenelish
Stamford
Walter Burger
Avoca
Oscie Renfrow
Stamford approves five year lease renewal for Delinting and Seed Co
The Stamford City Council renewed a five year lease for Stamford Delinting and Seed Co to use airport facilities. It also granted use of the small paint and dope building on the condition the company repair and paint it.
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Stamford City Council
Stamford Delinting and Seed Co
Tax Rate To Remain 70 Percent in Jones County Budget
Jones County Commissioners tentatively approved a $558,000 budget down from $596,000 last year. Auditor Carl Savage outlined departmental cuts and said fees of office fall, with $40,000 to be shifted from the general fund for payroll. The 70 cent tax rate remains, with allocations: Jury Fund 2 cents, Road and Bridge Fund 28 cents, General Fund 10 cents.
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Jones County Commissioners Court
Carl Savage
Savage
Stamford American Places Second In West Texas Contest
The Stamford American earned second place in the general excellence division for newspapers in towns of 3 000+ population at the West Texas Press Association meeting in San Angelo. The paper was praised for strong local copy, solid editorials, depth and balance, and its status as a trusted community paper with longtime readers. Roy M. Craig has led The American for over 20 years with M. L. Rogers as associate editor and Mrs. Frank Gamblin as women's editor, with correspondents across several Texas communities.
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Roy M. Craig
Stamford American
Tex Rogers
West Texas Press Association
The
WTPA
San Angelo
West Texas
Fort Worth
Il Paso
Panhandle
del Rio
the American
M. L
Tex) Rogers
Frank Gamblin
Leeders
Avoca
Bricksdahl
Rockdale
Plainview
Tuxedo
New Hope
Corinth
Sagerton
Old Glory
Spotted Rains Boost Area Crops and Delay Harvest
Light to heavy showers Saturday boosted cotton and maize while delaying grain harvest in parts of the area. Stamford reported 1.7 inches with higher totals north to Old Glory and Laterton. The rainfall slowed, then allowed maize picking to resume, with moisture 14 to 15 and yields around 2000 pounds per acre at Avoca and nearby.
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Stamford
U. S. Weather Bureau
M. D. Thompson
Tuxedo
Old Glory
Laterton
Friecksdale
Harrison-Mickler Grain Co
Avoca
Kimbell Milling Co
Stamford school board approves 10-cent tax rate hike
The Stamford school district adopted a 517 739 budget for the coming year, raising the tax rate from 1.40 to 1.50 per 100 valuation. The move funds a board plan to hire a general science teacher as student interest grows, while lunch prices rise 5 cents. The superintendent H S FitzGerald resigned with a screening committee named to review applicants.
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Board of Trustees
Stamford
Supt
H. S. FitzGerald
Clayton Childress
Tony Selmen
Joseph High
FritzGerald
Farmers To Receive Government Checks In Jones County
Government payments totaling 3,542,432.76 will be mailed to about 2300 Jones County farmers for cotton, grain sorghum and wheat programs. Cotton leads with 2,342,132.76. grain sorghum 800,000. wheat 400,000. Conservation payments of ~82,000 require matching expenditures.
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Jones County
Brad Rowland
ASCS
Rowland
Stamford H S FitzGerald resigns as superintendent
Stamford Texas school leader H S FitzGerald resigns effective Aug 31 after serving since 1959. He plans to teach history at Pikeville College Kentucky and was licensed as a Presbyterian lay minister. Applications for the successor are being accepted at the superintendent's office.
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FitzGerald
Pikeville College
Pikeville
Appalachia
Brazos Presbytery
Presbyterian Church
Hardin Simmons University
Stamford
Vernon Lovvorn
Texas
Temple Baptist VBS Begins Monday August 15
Vacation Bible School starts next week at Temple Baptist Church with Bible classes from 9 to 11 each morning Monday through Friday August 15 to 19.
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Temple Baptist
Temple Baptist Church
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