Biggest Ever County Fair Opens Tuesday in Anson
The Jones County Fair at Anson begins Tuesday with a cotton queen contest a cotton princess contest a talent show horse show and exhibits of farm produce livestock and a larger women and teenage division. Eleven cotton queen entrants include Molly McCaleb representing Stamford. The event features a new horse show arena near Pioneer Hall and a street parade Wednesday at 5 pm Judging starts Tuesday morning with events through Thursday culminating in the queen’s contest Thursday night.
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Jones County
Anson
Pioneer Hall
Anson City Park
Stamford
Hawley
Hamlin
Molly McCaleb
Bill Godfrey
John Farnsworth
Dallas Fair
J. L. MccCaleb
Miss McCaleb
Hinds
McDonald’s
Penney’s
Hassen’s
Self Jewelers
Webb's
Pioneer Merchant Bernard Bryant Dies at 77 in Stamford
Bernard Bryant longtime Stamford merchant and civic church leader died at 3 40 p m Thursday at Shannon Memorial Hospital San Angelo after brief illness Funeral held at St John s Methodist Stamford with Rev Eugene Matthews and Rev Charles Fike burial in Highland Memorial Cemetery Kinney Funeral Home directed He born February 12 1889 in Anson married Josephine Gentry August 10 1909 He led Bryant Link Co a West Texas department store chain later liquidated in 1950 Survivors include wife two daughters two sons seven grandchildren a brother and a sister Pallbearers named Pete Andrews Harry Yates Ben Loop Weldon Walker David Ratliff Earl Keese
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Bernard Bryant
Shannon Memorial Hospital
San Angelo
St. John's Methodist Church
Stamford
Eugene Matthews
Charles Fike
University Methodist Church
Wichita Falls
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Anson
Josephine Gentry
Rule
Bryant
Bryant-Link Co
West Texas
Leeders
J. M. McDonald Co
Hamlin
Rotary Club
Southern Methodist University
Methodist Home
Waco
Chaiman
Hospitals and Homes
Sir Murry College
Find That School
J. F. Loveless
Welby Callicoatte
Robert Bryant
Lake Jackson
John Bryant
W. J. Bryant
Charles Inglish
Corpus Christi
Pete Andrews
Harry Yates
Ben
Stamford Bulldogs Football Season Tickets Go On Sale
Season tickets for Stamford High School Bulldogs home games go on sale this week. Five tickets cost 6.25 dollars, general admission is 1.25 per game, student tickets stay 0.50. Reserve-seat holders may renew by Sept. 2. First games: Sept. 9 at Quanah, Sept. 16 at Snyder, home Sept. 23 vs Seymour, then Oct. 1 Denver City at Snyder, Oct. 7 Coleman here, Oct. 14 Anson here, Oct. 21 Colorado City there, Oct. 28 Winters here, Nov. 4 Haskell there, Nov. 11 Hamlin here.
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Stamford
Bulldog
Quanah
Snyder
Seymour
Denver City
Coleman
Anson
Colorado City
Winters
Haskell
Hamlin
Myers Lands on SMU Dean's List in Spring Semester
Colorado City relation Terry Ann Myers is named to the Dean's List at Southern Methodist University for the spring term. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Warren Tayman and the late Mr. Tayman.
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Terry Ann Myers
Colorado City
Southern Methodist University
Miss Myers
Warren Tayman
Tayman
Interviews for Stamford High School DE program
Interviews are held for students interested in the Distributive Education program at Stamford High School. Coordinator Bill Decker will be in room 12 from 8 am to 2 pm each next day for student interviews. Applicants must be 16 and a junior or senior. apply immediately. businessmen seeking information should contact Decker.
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Stamford High School
Bill Decker
Decker
Stamford
Lindsey Reunion Brings Descendants to Lake Whitney State Park
Descendants of the late Mr and Mrs W E Lindsey held their annual reunion at Lake Whitney State Park on August 5 6 and 7. The Lindseys were pioneer New Hope residents with Stamford attendees including Mr and Mrs Barron Lindsey and Mr and Mrs Carol Felts and their sons. Attendees came from Baltimore MD Dennis Miss Abilene Dallas Fort Worth Duncanville and Longview.
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W. E. Lindsey
Stamford Prepares for New School Term and Registration
Classes begin the week after Aug. 29 with bus routes on schedule. New staff include Jerry English as assistant coach and eighth grade history teacher, Carlene Terry as eighth grade science teacher, and Keith Munnerlyn moving to the high school. Registration slots are listed by grade and date for Oliver, Reynolds, and Stamford schools, with required birth certificates and immunization records.
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Stamford
Jerry English
Winters
Carlene Terry
Keith Munnerlyn
Reynolds
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Set Meeting Tuesday
The Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Inc will hold its annual membership meeting at 2 p m Tuesday in Stamford High School auditorium with about 400 people expected. Featured speaker will be F Wainwright Blease South Central Area director of the Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service. He will discuss the 1966 cotton program and its implications and the future of cotton in the four year program. A second feature will be Farr Younts district representative of the National Cotton Council on council activities in research and promotion. Emory Boring will report on the rolling plains insect survey. A general business session will conclude with officer elections and financial report by Bob Hartgraves.
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F Wainwright Blease
South Central Area
Charles Stenholm
Tle
Tlease
Farr Younts
National Cotton Council
Emory Boring
Texas Agriculture Extension Service
Rolling Plains
Bob Hartgraves
Rolling Plains Cotton Queen Contest Draws More Entries
The Rolling Plains contest slated for Aug 26 in Stamford draws increased interest as seven counties plan to send contestants and others may join. Entry gifts include cotton outfits from Carhartt of Texas, with winners earning an expense paid trip to the State Cotton Queen Contest in Dallas. A Cotton Pixie Queen contest for younger girls and a public cotton bale prize added.
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Rolling Plains
Charles Stenholm
Avoca Methodists To Hold Revival
The Avoca Methodist Church schedules a revival August 22 to 28 with Rev. Raymond Riley of Ackerly as evangelist. Daily services are set for 10 a.m. and 7 30 p.m., per pastor Rev. Archie Echols.
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Avoca Methodist Church
Raymond Riley
Ackerly
Archie Echols
CofC Town Hall Meeting Set for Aug 30
The Chamber of Commerce hosts a Town Hall at 7 30 p m August 30 in Stamford City Hall council room. Jerry Hopkins says the session seeks ideas to attract visitors residents and tourists over the next two years as part of Operation Sparkle a two year civic improvement project by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce to prepare for heavy tourist traffic at the 1968 Helmis fair in San Antonio.
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The
Chamber of Commerce
Rp. m
Tit City Hall
Jerry Hopkins
Stamford
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
WTCC
West Texas
San Antonio
Rain totals lift area rainfall to 16.25 inches
The U S Weather Bureau records show area rainfall last week adding 3.01 inches this month and bringing the year to 16.25 inches. Last Thursday 1.20 inches fell and 0.44 inches more on Stamford Saturday, while August 1965 total reached 16.49. The week’s rain halted maize harvest in most areas around Stwinford but gave encouragement for a better cotton crop.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
Stamford
Stwinford
Bake Sale By Tanda-Ke-Ko Camp Fire Group
The Tanda Ke Ko Camp Fire group will hold a bake sale on Wednesday August 24 in front of J. M. McDonald’s starting at 8 30 a m Proceeds go to the group activities and community projects.
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Tanda-Ke-Ko
J. M. McDonald's
Post Office Here Is Taking Job Applications
The Stamford Post Office solicits applications for postal clerks and city carriers. Post master L. B. Million Jr. says applicants who pass a Civil Service written test join an eligibility list for future openings. Starting pay is 2.64 an hour with raises to 3.17 in six years and up to 3.60 by year 30. Applications available locally or from the U S Post Office Fort Worth Texas official.
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BE. Million, Jr
Civil Service Commission
Postal Service
Post Office Establishment Board
US. Post Office
Fort Worth
Tex
Bulldogs Begin 1966 Grld Wars Preseason Camp
The Stamford Bulldogs open preparations for the 1966 football season with 67 prospects at preseason camp led by head coach Larry Wartes. Returning 12 lettermen form the nucleus as the team plans platoon use and limited contact drills ahead of a season opener against Quanah. Notables include Jack Harkins at quarterback and Russ Russell at back, with several others competing for spots on offense and defense.
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Larry Wartes
Bulldogs
Wartes
Quanah
Superintendent Applications Being Scanned
A Stamford school system search for a new superintendent gains momentum as eight candidates are reviewed. H S FitzGerald resigns effective August 31 to take a teaching post in Kentucky. The screening committee led by Joseph High, Clayton Childress and Dr Tony Selmon will weed out apps, investigate, and conduct interviews before recommending to the board.
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Stamford
H. S. FitzGerald
Presbyterian
Kentucky
Joseph High
Clayton Childress
Tony Selmon
P. O
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Lindsey
Oliver
Wnior and Senior High
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers
Ralling Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Conservation Service
Ir. Hi. B. Haterius
Bethel Lutheran Church
J. L. McCaleb
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Bland Harrison
Blease
J. B. Cooper, Jr
Roscoe
Oth
S. N. Reed
O'Brien
Johnny Hansen
Avoca
Sue P. FE. Godfrey
Paducah
Pete Davidson
Joe Liles
Childress
Neuman Smith
Ballinger
Wilher Gruben
Sweetwater
Cotton Queen
Stamford Jaycees, Rolling Plains Cotton Growers and
Carhartt of Texas, Inc
Dallas
Stenholm
Jaycees
Lanna J. Wallace
Kaufman
Texas
Carl Cox
Cotton Research Committee of Texas
Kent Bennett
National Cotton Council of America
Cofc
Bake Sale
Stamford Post Office
Stamford Bulldogs
Joey Lawson
Bill Box
Don Cobb
Russ Russell
Jack Harkins
Jondy Selmon
Danny Harvey
Rene Alvarez
van Grimes
Tommy Weaver
Blake Hansen
Mike White
Kerwin Rorie
Russell
Waites
Lawson
Frank Fisher
Gary Acker
Paul Boedeker
Sam Crockett
Tony Diaz
Selmon
Harry Stephen Tidwell
Bob Duggan
Danny Hargrove
Chris Dean
James Torres
Larry Jones
Gary Spitzer
Bill Anderson
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