Bulldogs Prepare for Busy Two-Session Drills
About 50 Stamford Bulldogs report Monday for two-a-day workouts starting next week with 14 seniors among the hopefuls. Only two starters return from 1962, as coach Larry Wartes aims for a bigger, stronger squad before the Sept. 6 opener with Quanah and Oct. 18 district game versus Hamlin. Winters is favored to win the district.
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Stamford
Bulldogs
Quanah
Hamlin
Winters Blizzards
Vandals Strike Downtown Businesses and Has Haskell Liquor Stores
Police report vandals shattered plate glass at five downtown businesses Friday night including Tom's Restaurant L F Construction Rio Grande Life Insurance and First National Bank then hit Macon's Liquor Store Elton's Place on the Haskell Highway Sunday. Juke box damage at Tom's was 400 dollars. other losses undetermined. Police found intrusions at Tom's and L F Construction with no money taken.
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Haskell Highway
Tom's Restaurant
L &F Construction
L. E. Loveless
Rio Grande
B. Q. Cooper
L&f Construction
L&f Construction Co
Macon
Elton’s Place
Tom's
Death of 2-Year-Old David Franklin at Stamford Hospital
David Todd Franklin died Friday morning in Stamford Memorial Hospital after two days of hospitalization. Born January 31, 1961, he had severe polio last year but the death was not believed linked to polio. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial in Highland Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include parents, one brother and three sisters, and multiple grandparents and great grandparents.
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David Todd Franklin
P. R. Franklin
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Calvary Baptist Church
Rev
L. A. Sublett
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
David Todd
Stamford
Mike
Debbie
Darla
Carlyon
P. G. Franklin
J. G. Copeland
P. T. Jenkins
J.T. Robertson
Haskell
Firemen Respond to Six Alarms in Stamford Week
Stamford firemen answered six alarms this past week. Grass fires accounted for four calls including two on Friday on South Occident Street and in the 300 block of Davenport. A residential blaze at 307 West Oliver Sunday was due to smoking and put out quickly. A Scott Ranch grass fire followed. A butane line on a transport truck caused a small fire Monday morning three miles north of town. A grass fire at 402 South Porter was controlled Tuesday afternoon.
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Stamford
South Occident Street
Davenport
West Oliver
Scott Ranch
S. Porter
Paint Creek Sets School Opening Date on Aug. 26
Paint Creek Rural School District schedules a partial day for registration on August 26 with a 9:30 a.m. assembly, then full classes begin August 27. Supt. H. P. Morrison leads as chief administrator and girls coach, with a 11 member faculty handling instruction.
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Paint Creek
Supt
H. P. Morrison
Supt. Morrison
W. D. Gibbs
James Ross Mickler
Tax Valuation Firm to Explain Work to Jones County
Jones County will host a meeting of most taxing units where McMorrier and Co. of Amarillo will explain a county revaluation program. County Judge Leon Thurman was authorized to call the meeting after a preliminary session drew interest. Avoca School district and the City of Leeders declined to participate. date to be set based on Amarillo firm’s availability.
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Jones County
McMorrier and Co
Amarillo
Leon Thurman
Avoca
Leeders
Thurman
Cemetery Board Announces Rules For Highland Memorial Cemetery
The Highland Memorial Cemetery board releases a notice stating floral offerings may be placed only in disappearing vases or on metal tripods, with exceptions during interments. Noncompliant offerings must be removed starting August 19, 1963, under the cemetery ordinance.
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Board of Directors
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Highland Cemetery
92nd Birthday Observed Sunday at Avora Home
W H Green observed his 92nd birthday Sunday at the home of his daughter and her husband Mr and Mrs Doc White at Avora. James Ebert Young great grandson six year old son of Mr and Mrs Monroe Young also had a birthday Sunday and called from San Angelo. Friends and relatives called during the day.
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W.H. Green
Mrs
Doc White
Avora
James Ebert Young
Monroe Young
San Angelo
Jones County Fair set for August 23 24 in Anson
Entries pour in for the Fifth Annual Jones County Fair to be staged August 23 and 24 in Anson. The event features an exposition beauty contest and horse show with queen finals on Friday and coronation on Saturday. Contestants include Judy Moritz and others from FFA 4-H and HD groups.
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Jones County
Anson
Stuart Propst
Judy Moritz
Stamford
Future Farmers of America
Carolyn Sue Mullins
Willow Creek HD
Barbara McAninch
Goodman HD Club
Gail Cooley
Hawley Ffa
Rolling Stones
PFA
FFA
Revival at Avoca Methodists Slated Aug 18–25
Revival services at Avoca Methodist Church will run from August 18 through August 25 with Rev. Bobby Chaney of Greenville delivering the sermons. Sessions are at 9:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. nightly, with a 7 p.m. Bible study for young people. Music will be led by Mrs. Raymond Higginbotham and Mrs. Marvin Sublett.
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Avoca Methodist Church
Bobby Chaney
Greenville
Raymond Higginbotham
Marvin Sublett
Commissioners Halt Laying of Phone Lines in Roadways
Jones County commissioners on Monday banned laying utility lines on all weather roads. The order requires lines to run in bar ditches beside roads after contractor refusals to sign a road-damage bond. They argued digging along road edges damages gravel or caliche roads and costs repairs.
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Jones County
Bar Ditch
Precinct 2
Leon Thurman
Anson
Tom Boyd
Bulldogs Season Tickets For Five Home Games On Sale
Season football tickets for five home games at Stamford High School are on sale. Those keeping last year’s seats can buy before Sept 3 on a first come basis. Season pass price is 6.25 dollars with regular game admission 1.25. Contact Principal O M Isbell at PR 3 2701.
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Stamford High School
O. M. Isbell
Isolated Showers Barely Reached Stamford
Isolated showers almost missed Stamford with an official rainfall of 0.7 inches reported. The front brought cooling across the region and some outlying areas saw heavier amounts, marking the first measurable precipitation in August.
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Stamford
First Bale Is Ginned In Stamford Tuesday
The first bale of 1963 cotton in Stamford was ginned at Douthit Gin by Carl Bearden on his farm two miles south of New Hope. He planted six acres early in April and a later crop elsewhere. The bale weighed 1570 pounds yielding 335 pounds of lint. it will be held until Bearden can add to it. Quality was good for an early bale but grading could not occur due to its size.
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Stamford
Douthit Gin
Carl Bearden
New Hope
Five Stamford Firms to Close Saturdays Under New Policy
Five Stamford insurance agencies and a savings association will close all day Saturdays beginning Aug 17 under a new weekend rule. Tayman Insurance, Clay Markham Insurance, Moreland Mutual Insurance, Upshaw and Upshaw, and Stamford Federal Savings and Loan will observe the change, prompted by the upcoming hour law taking effect in September.
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Stamford
Tayman Insurance Agency
Clay Markham Insurance
Moreland Mutual Insurance Agency
Upshaw and Upshaw Agency
Stamford Federal Savings and Loan Association
Teen Shop Opening Slated on East Side Square
The Teen Shop will open this weekend at 109 S. Wetherbee on the east side of the square. Owned by Paul Griggs and Melvin Hargrove the store will be managed by Melvin and Billie Hargrove and carry children's ladies and little boys clothing. A grand opening is planned for near September 15.
Sagerton Church Plans Revival Start Next Wednesday
Sagerton Methodist Church will begin a revival on August 2 led by Rev. John Ferguson of Faith Methodist Church Hamlin. Evening services will be held at 8 p m daily through Sunday night August 25.
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Saerton Methodist Church
John Ferguson
Faith Methodist Church
Hamlin
Stamford Public Schools Set Sept 3 Start After Labor Day
Registration opens Monday morning Aug 26 as Stamford students prepare to return. High school and junior high register at the high school, younger students at Oliver and Reynolds schools with grade based times. The city observes Labor Day as a holiday per the chamber of commerce, with classes scheduled to begin Sept 3.
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Stamford
Chamber of Commerce
Oliver School
Reynolds School
Oliver
Reynolds
Tod P
Jones County to certify 1500 for surplus food
County officials will ask the State to certify 1,500 residents for surplus commodities for the coming year. Judge Leon Thurman notes this is 300 fewer than last year and explains the figure guides state planning. Costs run about $900 a month, with 36 cents paid per person and hauling.
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Jones County
Leon Thurman
Anson Courthouse Damaged by Hail and Rain
County Judge Leon Thurman reports Anson courthouse damage from two hailstorms this spring plus an error by a roofing firm. The first hailstorm caused 360 dollars in roof damage. a later repair's downspout adjustment led to water seepage, damaging rooms and the judge’s office totaling 710 dollars, with the insurer to pay. Collection on the second half remains unpaid.
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Anson
Leon Thurman
Stamford Electric Leaders Attend Houston Electrification Meeting
Mr and Mrs C M Lester of Stamford represented Stamford Electric Cooperative at a rural electrification leader meeting in Houston this week.
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C. M. Lester
Stamfor
Stamford Eectric Cooperative
Houston
Petitioners Seek Action on Hazardous County Road
A petition with 16 signatures was presented to Jones County Commissioners Court requesting remedies for a hazardous condition on a county road south of Avoca near Funston. The road detours around a tank on T. B. Harrell’s farm, with sharp turns causing near misses. seepage keeps the road wet and nearly impassable. The court planned to inspect the site Monday afternoon to decide possible steps, noting a potential farm to market road upgrade in the future.
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Jones County Commissioners Court
Avoca
Funston
A. N. Masters
Frank Rogers
T. B. Harrell
Tom Boyd
Bowers
Masters
Gray family visit to Lindsey home in Salina
Mr and Mrs Cletus Gray visit Mrs Lindsey and Mr Lindsey in Salina Kansas with their son Mike and son Monte. The trip gathers extended family at the Lindsey residence in Salina.
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Mrs
Cletus Gray
Mike and
Monte
Salina, Kan
A. H. Lindsey
Scouts Prep for District Swim Meet at Pool
About fifty Boy Scouts and leaders met at the municipal pool Monday for a tune-up ahead of the Northern District Swim Contest set for Thursday August 22. Events include free style races for Scouts and Explorers back stroke threat stroke and side stroke with a spoon and ping pong ball race for non swimmers and beginners and a final free style relay. Jerry Leavitt of Troop 42 Stamford earned the mile swim award for swimming a mile non stop under Judy Zimmerman’s supervision. Burr Russell district commissioner hosted a watermelon slicing after activities. The Chisholm Trail Council is supported by the United Fund.
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Chisholm Trail
Calvary Baptist Plans Revival Series with Evangelist Hillerby
Rev R L Hillerby of Fairlane Baptist Ama rillo will evangelize a revival at Calvary Baptist starting Friday night. Services begin 8 p m with morning sessions 10 a m Monday to Friday. Lynn Garrett of First Baptist Anson will lead singing under invitation from Calvary Baptist Pastor Rev L A Sublett.
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R. L. Hillerby
Fairlane Baptist Church
Amarillo
Calvary Baptist Church
Lynn Garrett
First Baptist Church
Anson
Rev
L. A. Sublett
Calvary Baptist
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David Franklin
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Tommy Hammer
R. H. Hammer Motor Co
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Cemetery Board
Charles Carter
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Bob Barksdale
John Deatherage
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