Oil Boom Sweeps Eastern Stonewall County This Week
The eastern part of Stonewall County shows vigorous oil activity with seven wells completed, a near completion, two wildcats staked, a field well spotted, and two wildcat plugbacks. Notable results include City Service No. 1 Carey near Hamlin producing 152.80 barrels daily and Skelly No. 2-A Dalby near Aspermont yielding 109.69 barrels in six hours. The Katz Field north west of O'Brien reports 283.02 barrels daily from No. 5-B Julian McGregor. Additional wildcats planned near Old Glory Swenson and Swenson area with several offset tests and new fields such as Double Mountain and Flowers Canyon Sand in the region.
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Stonewall County
Stamford
Stonewall
Hamlin
Cities Service Oil Co
Carey
Bbb&s
Oxford Drilling Co
DeGrazier and
Wagner No
A. L. Lewis
Bbb&c
Skelly Oil Co
Dalby
H&tc
Flowers
Canyon
Aspermont
GOR
Skelly
William Flowers
Secction
Block
O'Brien
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Co
Julian
McGregor
G. Francis Survey
Continental Oil Co
Flossie E. Scoggins
Scoggins
Double Mountain
Seaboard Oil Co
W. F. Edwards
H&tc Survey
Ohio Oil Co
City of
Old Glory
Swenson
Arthur Brinkley, Jr
Arnold and Barret
Blanco- Buchanan, Rowan & Hope No
Calloway
Deep Rock Oil Corp
Katz Field
C. B
William Marshall Survey
E. V. Smith
Wildcat
E. C. Keen
Cathoine Allen Survey
H. F. Lewis
Blackburns Return From Four Week National Park Trip
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Blackburn and their sons Billy and Victor complete a four week vacation to national parks and Canadian sites. The group visits Bammi and Lake Louise in Canada with Edmonton friends Mr. and Mrs. George Cheatham and two daughters. The route includes Colorado Springs Manitou Pikes Peak Estes Park Yellowstone Grand Teton Glacier National Park Salt Lake City and Cheyenne Yellow stone Park sighting.
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W. M. Blackburn
Billy
Victor
Bammi
Lake Louise
Canada
Bammf
Edmonton
George Cheatham
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Pikes Peak
Estes Park
Yellowstone Park
Grand Teton Mountains
Glacier National Park
Montana
Salt Lake City
New Mexico
A. C. Humphrey
Cheyenne
Wyo
Sam Baize
Opening of Avoca School Set for Sept 3
G. E. Hastings, Superintendent, announces the Avoca school will open Monday September 3.
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Avoca
G. E. Hastings
Local Youth Among First To Be Inducted into Marines at Abilene
Billy Baggett son of Mr and Mrs G B Baggett of Stamford is among four men inducted at Abilene Army and Air Force Recruiting and Induction Main Station. The surprise call sent them to Dallas Tuesday night for boat training in San Diego. Baggett, Stamford High School graduate, worked as a Sunray Oil seismograph observer in Lamesa. his wife Dena Quaid is with his parents.
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Marines
Abilene
Billy Baggett
G. B. Baggett
Stamford
Marine Corps
Abilene Army and Air Force
Baggett
Dallas
Stamford High School
Sunray Oil Company
Lamesa
Dena Quaid
Local Woman Charged With Arson in Stamford
Mrs G T Bridges of Stamford faces arson charges after a Sunday night fire at the Bridges residence on North McKinley street caused substantial interior damage. She posted a $1000 bond and was released. grand jury consideration set for September.
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G. T. Bridges
Stamford
Justice of Peace Court
Anson
Hardy Motor Co. Opens New Buick Dealership in City
Over 500 visitors from eleven towns attended the Grand Opening at the Hardy Motor Company building on North Swenson. The event marked the 25th year as authorized Buick dealer for Stam ford. Free refreshments were offered and music provided on the electric organ by Warren Tayman Bill Mayes David Ratliff and George Rollins. The firm recently moved from 101 S Ferguson after more than 20 years at that location.
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Hardy Motor Company
North Swenson
Buick
Stamford
Warren Tayman
Bill Mayes
David Ratliff
George Rollins
S. Ferguson
Style Show Models Being Selected
Stamford merchants plan a fall style show sponsored by the Stamford Jaycees on August 31 at the Grand Theater. Merchants select models from Stamford women and girls to display up to five fall fashions. Dr. David Ballard, Jaycee president, will announce committees to complete plans.
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Stamford
Stamford Jaycees
Grand Theater
David Ballard
Jaycee
Football Players To Receive Physical Exams At Stamford High
Stamford high school will give physical examinations to prospective football players Monday night. Examinations start at 6 o clock and all boys from both A and B teams planning to try out are asked to attend.
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Stamford High School
Gordon Wood
Camp Fire Field Advisor Visits West Texas Area
Lois Jarrell national Camp Fire field advisor from Dallas visited August 16 to 19 in Stamford Albany Haskell and Harntin to orient the new executive director Elmore Smith and assist in area work. She plans a September 4 return for extended field work.
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Lois Jarrell
Dallas
West Texas
Elmore Smith
Stamford
Albany
Haskell
Harntin
Assembly of God Revival to Run Throughout Week
Rev Zaer Amburn announced continuing revival meetings at the Assembly of God church through the week. Large crowds persist despite warm weather as Rev John Nothall of Dallas preaches each evening.
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Assembly of God
Assembly of God Church
Zaer Amburn
John Nothall
Dallas
Birth of Julia Louise West in Stephens Hospital
A daughter born August 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Billy West of Breckenridge at Stephens Hospital. Julia Louise weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces. Mother Nedra Bates of this city. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Guy Bates and Mrs W. T. West of Stamford.
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Billy West
Breckenridge
Stephens Hospital
Julia Louise
Nedra Bates
City
Guy Bates
W. T. West
Stamford
This Is Age of Confusion Johnson Tells Rotarians
L W Johnson superintendent of schools told Rotarians Tuesday that the era is chaotic due to partisan foreign policy, vague terms like democracy and communism, and rising influence of the little man. He urged a clear realist foreign policy, unity, inflation control, and stronger democracy.
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Johnson
L. W. Johnson
U. S
Marshall
Russia
America
Soviet
Karl Marx
Stamford National Guard unit heads to Camp Polk for annual camp
Company M of the 142nd Infantry Stamford unit departs Saturday for Camp Polk Louisiana for a two week annual camp. Mess personnel left earlier this week and will attend special mess instruction school before the camp opens. First Lieut James W Lindsey commands the Stamford heavy weapons company.
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142Nd Infantry
Stamford
National Guard
Camp Polk
James W. Lindsey
Navy Sailor Home on 30 Day Leave
William Neal Thompson BT3 United States Navy is home on 30 day leave visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Thompson. He served aboard the USS Leonard F. Mason DD 852 as part of Task Force 77 in Korea providing screen and plane guard for carriers. Thompson and his wife and children are joined by siblings and relatives visiting Denton Kingsville Fort Worth and Garland before a planned tour to see more relatives.
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William Neal Thompson
United States Navy
P. E. Thompson
Thompson
Leonard F. Mason
Korea
Wanda
Paul White
Kingsville
Lester Yarbrough
Denton
William Neal
Garland
Fort Worth
Yarbroughs
White
Local Boy Joins Army Air Force Exercise at Camp Mackall
Otto S. Hambright 22 son of Mr and Mrs Otto S Hambright of Stamford Texas takes part in the Joint Army Air Force Exercise Southern Pine at Camp Mackall North Carolina. He serves as Section Leader for the 57 MM Rifle and holds paratrooper Jump Wings earned with the Slith Airborne Infantry Regiment in Japan. Before service he worked in oil fields in west Texas.
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Set
Otto S. Hambright
E. Campbell St
Stamford
Texas
Camp Mackall
N.C
Sgt
Hambright
Slith, Airborne Infantry
Japan
West
Barbara Bates Visits Breckenridge With West Family
Barbara Bates spent the weekend in Breckenridge visiting Mr and Mrs Billy West. She is a sister to Mrs West.
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Barbara Bates
Breckenridge
Billy West
Mrs. West
Free Model Airplane Meet at Local High School
Stamford model airplane enthusiasts invite the public to a free exhibition at the high school grounds Sunday starting 12 30 p m Registration is open at the Chamber of Commerce office or the field with no fee Prizes will be awarded by the Aviation Committee of the Chamber of Commerce An Abilene club combat team will perform and judges include A D Green Stamford Lee Walker Haskell Charlie Clark Lagerton Traffic control and parking will be managed by the city police George Rollins directs records John Bennett publicly oversees them.
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Stamford
Chamber of Commerce
Aviation Committee
Exchange Club
Abilene Club
Lee Walker
A. D. Green
Wallie Wooten
Haskell
Charlie Clark
Lagerton
George Rollins
John Bennett
Lee McCullouch
Norris Russel
Sam Baize
Walker
Stamford Pool To Close Sunday August 19
City manager Grady Bowdry announced this week that the Stamford municipal swimming pool will close this Sunday. The action ends public access for the season and affects residents and visitors relying on the facility.
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Stamford
Grady Bowdry
Johnny Brown to Preach His First Sermon Sunday
Johnny Brown, a Stamford native, will deliver his first sermon Sunday night at 8 at St John’s Methodist Church. Rev Charles E Fike notes Brown’s call to preach and license approval from a Seymour district meeting. He is enrolled at McMurry College as a student for the fall and will serve as student pastor assigned to a church.
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Johnny Brown
St. John’s Methodist Church
Charles E. Fike
Young Brown
Brown
Stamford
Seymour
St. John’s Church
McMurry College
Vaden Returns to Camp After 14 Day Furlough
Pvt Walter Vaden returned to Camp Cooke California after a two week furlough. He left Friday to resume duty and will receive a new assignment soon. Vaden visited family in Ruidoso and Stamford and joined in a golf tournament where Carlton won the long drive contest.
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Walter Vaden
Camp Cooke
Calfff
Vaden
W. Z. Vaden
Ruidoso
Charles
Dana
Bill Carlton
Joe Lambert Named Stamford Chairman For TB Survey
The Jones County TB X-ray survey opens in Stamford on Friday August 24 and runs through Tuesday. James Lindsey announces survey dates for Anson August 30 31 September 1 and Hamlin September 5 6. About 5000 expected to report. Joe Lambert leads Stamford portion. X-ray hours 8 pm to 5 pm at Lone Star Gas Co building. free service funded by state health department. confidential results in a couple weeks.
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Joe Lambert
Stamford
Jones County
James Lindsey
Anson and
Hamlin
Anson
Louis Johnson
Art Carmichael
Lone Star Gas Company
State Department of Health
Scattered Rains Cool Area as Hail Damages Reported
Slightly cooler conditions prevailed with rain totals up to three inches west of town and 1.5 inches northeast, while Stamford saw 0.6 inches Saturday afternoon and a trace on Friday. Hail damaged cotton stalks in parts of the Tuxedo vicinity though coverage was limited.
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Stamford
Charles Vaden and Bobby Daffern at Exchange Club
Charles Vaden and Bobby Daffern performed at the Exchange Club Friday noon meeting. Vaden sang several vocal arrangements while Daffern accompanied on piano. A brief discussion covered the recent state softball tournament and the upcoming model airplane meet on August 19.
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Charlies Vaden
Bobby Daffern
Exchange Club
Vaden
Daffern
Boedeker Family Attends Funeral of Mrs Dyson
Mr and Mrs N W Boedeker and Lois and Betty Sue returned from Mexia where they attended the funeral of Mrs A C Dyson who died unexpectedly on August 5. Funeral was held August 7. Mrs Dyson was a former resident of Stamford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. W. Boedeker
Lois
Betty Sue
Mexia
Early-Day Tuxedo Woman Died in Austin Hospital
Mary Elizabeth Matecha aged 76 a longtime Tuxedo resident died August 9 in Austin Hospital. Funeral was August 11 at Tuxedo Methodist Church with Rev H S Hinson officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery. Survived by two sons Frank and Rudolph a daughter Mary Neuman eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
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Mary Elizabeth Matecha
Tuxedo
Austin Hospital
Austin
Tuxedo Methodist Church
H. S. Hinson
Swenson Ave
Rudolph
Hamlin
Mary Neuman
Frank Pustejovsky
O. Pd, McKennon
Charles Zasek
W. R. Graham
Frank Musil
Anton Musil
John Simons Dies In Fort Worth
Funeral service for 77 year old John Wes ley Simons was held at Kinney Funeral Chapel on August 11. He was a retired farmer from the Tuxedo community who died at his daughter's Fort Worth home. Survived by two daughters and one son, plus siblings and grandchildren. Pallbearers named.
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John Wesley Simons
Kinney
Charles E. Fike
Simons
Fort Worth
M. B. Phipps
Texas
Addie Mae Gardner
Sherman
Charles Simons
Dallas
G. Smith
Houston
Fred Warnken
San Antonio
Earl Simons
Andrews
Frank Simons
Hico
George Simons
Cleburne
Betty Lee and Linda Walker Spend Day with Mrs Hicks
Betty Lee and Linda Walker of Sweetwater spent Tuesday with Mrs. P. M. Hicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Lee
Linda Walker
Sweetwater
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Marvin Methodist
Tyler
TAAF
Brownwood Crusaders
Brownwood
San Diego
Hardy Motor Co
Camp Fire
William Thompson
Charles Vaden
John Simons
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