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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1963
Page
10
Readers hear praise for Stamford water free of odor and good taste as algae concerns and lake tree debates surface. W P McDonald manages child support payments at Jones County District Clerk, detailing payer ranges and processes.
Stamford Tribune coverage notes Tuxedo’s second anniversary barbecue and picnic, praise for local thrift, and visits by Stamford residents. Highlights include G. E. Spurlhin at the bank, Will Link in charge, L. E. Larche moving a grocery to a new site, a runaway horse incident near the ice factory, paving on Ferguson Street, and an expansion at Citizens National Bank adding 165 feet to the lot.
The Stamford area reflects on 1933 events as Pete Cole heads to New York Giants for his pro football season while Carnegie Library reports 454 more readers in six months. Five Stamford nursing graduates join Stamford Sanitarium as nurses. a hand carved casket show entertains locals. Grand Theater upgrades worth 2500 dollars bring in new projectors and booth gear.
From the Stamford American files August 6 1953 use of water from Lake Stamford nears reality with readiness expected between Aug 15 and Aug 20. The town to lake pipeline tested the new filter plant filled with water and pumps tuned. Fire calls quiet for weeks as two July 7 incidents are noted.
The Texas Youth Council parole division will triple in about six months. Five officers now supervise roughly 1,800 juvenile parolees across 159 counties, a ratio of 1 to 357. By September 1 staff will rise to 10, bringing the ratio to 1 to 178, and by March 1, 1964, five more will be added lowering it to 1 to 119. Big-city counties hold the majority of parolees, with Dallas, Harris, and Bexar leading, and smaller counties also hosting sizable groups.
The Jones County Farm Bureau in partnership with the Texas Farm Bureau launches a two point plan to aid rural fire prevention. Harris Wright says the program pays 45 dollars of the 50 dollar Fireman's Training School registration at Texas A&M and 75 dollars to local departments for out of city calls involving Farm Bureau insured properties.
Editor's note reports The Old Philosopher on Paint Creek laments rising debt since 1947 and asks where stores exist to extend his own borrowing to 390 percent. He compares federal, state, local, business, and consumer debt growth, seeking names of willing stores and lenders. Also notes visitors to Mrs. C. F. Williams in Stamford Memorial Hospital.
Fleet Street in London houses England's principal newspaper offices, symbolizing the historic center of British journalism and publishing.
Editor and Publisher information lists Stamford American in Stamford Texas. Publication schedule and 1924 postal notice. correction policy for misstatements. Subscription rates set $3.00 in Jones County plus surrounding areas, higher rates elsewhere in Texas and outside the state.
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