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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1968
Page
10
John Tiecelman lost a finger while operating a combine last Wednesday. He was taken to Stamford Hospital, where he was listed as a patient along with fellow local residents from Sagerton and nearby areas.
Knox City schools replaced 116 broken window panes before the new term. The panes were damaged over several months and needed quick repair to open school.
Judy White Showers reports a sultry spell with .8 inch rainfall ending. The Letzs from Abilene joined relatives on a Colorado Springs and Arkansas trip while Gholsons visited Colorado with daughter and family Debra. Multiple Texas families vacationed in East Texas and Arkansas as visitors tour relatives and attend a 50th wedding anniversary in Cloud.
A special Air Force recruiting team will visit Abilene on August 16 and 17 to interview interested women. Openings target high school graduates, college graduates, and registered nurses. The team will be in room 142 at the Downtowner Hotel Friday and Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m.
Gene Thompson and Herbert Partridge of Munday have grown seedless watermelons this year. The ice box sized melons boast good texture and sweet taste. Most fruit has been marketed through Safe Way of Dallas.
Hollywood vocalist Mike Graham signs a three year contract with Beard Associates of Fort Worth. He now performs at Arthur's on Sunset Boulevard after leaving the Tempests Band of Stamford. Graham moved to Fort Worth in 1966 with his parents Mr and Mrs Carl B Graham.
Sealed proposals addressed to the Mayor and City Council Stamford Texas will be received until 1 PM August 16 1968 for seal coating existing pavement on certain streets. Bid bond five percent of bid, performance bond 100 percent, deposit $5.00 for plans, right to reject or waive irregularities reserved.
Ernest West 59 died August 7 in a Houston hospital. Funeral services were held in Baytown on Friday August 9. Born in the Stamford area he had lived in Leeders and Stamford before moving to Baytown about 20 years ago. Survivors include his wife one son Harold two stepdaughters four brothers two sisters one grandchild and several step grandchildren. Val and Dewey West attended.
Mrs. Clay Herring left Sunday for Grandbury to visit her sister Mrs. W. L. Dent. She attended the Graves family reunion in Dallas and plans to visit her daughter Mrs. James Cox and family in Lake Jackson.
Throckmorton County Memorial Hospital has placed a new ambulance into service two weeks after purchase. The vehicle is described as heavier and roomier than the former unit and was activated immediately after delivery.
On the Rodeo Circuit, 18 year old Robert Dan Crowell of Seymour rides bulls under a permit this summer. He seeks a membership card by earning $1,000 in prize money this season.
Arthur H. Dilly of Corpus Christi has been named assistant to the executive vice chancellor to health affairs of the University of Texas System.
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