No Holiday Accidents In Stamford Thanksgiving Weekend
Peace officers report no accidents in Stamford during Thanksgiving with only minor traffic tickets issued. An early Monday collision near Anson involving two Oklahoma women and driver Jimmy Green of Stamford left two injured and hospitalized in good condition.
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Stamford
B. Q. Cooper
Anson-Hamlin
Anson
Oklahoma
Jimmy Green
Route 2
Anson Hospital
Gold Star Winners Attend District Banquet Luncheon
Marveline Shuquist and Stanley Harvey, both Gold Star award recipients, along with their parents and county extension agents, Mary Newberry and Kirby Clayton, will attend the District NT Gold Star awards luncheon at KABC TV on Wednesday noon December 7. The Jones County winners will receive district awards from James Simmons and Fern Hodge. The luncheon will be televised from 12:00 to 1:06 p.m. The Gold Star is the highest county level honor for a club member based on an excellent all round program.
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Marveline Shuquist
Jones County
Stanley Harvey
Mary Y. Newberry
Kirby Clayton
Kabc-Tv
James Simmons
Fern Hodge
Vernon
City Delinquent Personal Tax Notices Mailed
Stamford residents owing delinquent personal taxes will receive 40 day notices before suit. City Manager Harry Steenson explained the levy covers non real estate taxes, mainly auto taxes for 1959, ranging from 32.36 to 300 dollars, with a similar campaign last year nearly clearing the roll.
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Stamford Citvens
Justice Court
Harry Steenson
Housing Authority Opens Applications for Heritage Homes
Pill Buie, executive director, said the Housing Authority is still taking applications for tenants of Heritage Homes units. Interested individuals should file their name with Mr Buie at the Housing Authority Office this week. The buildings are expected to be ready for occupancy on January 1.
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Heritage Homes
Pill Buie
Buie
Housing Authority
Mr. Buie
Insurance Rate Cut Due To City Roof Survey
City officials completed a block by block survey showing 2,484 buildings with 2,059 non combustible roofs and 425 wood shingles. The report, submitted to the State Board of Insurance, may reduce Stamford’s rate four cents per hundred. Fire Marshal Dick Rowland and City Manager Harry Steenson counted roofs and noted some treated shingles counted as shingle roofs. New larger water mains in the business district may influence rates further but are not yet known.
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Stamford
State Board of Insurance
Seard
Dick Rowland
Harry
Steenson
Insurance Board
Assembly of God Starts Work on New Building
Stamford Assembly of God Church began construction of a 70 by 40 foot brick faced sanctuary on Compton Street, moving the East Moran Street building to the rear. The project, valued at 512,000, aims for a June dedication with the parsonage and doughnut hut remaining at the present site. Rev. D A Watson leads the effort after arriving from Brownwood following Rev. Parrett’s resignation.
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Assembly of God
Stamford Assembly of God Church
Compton Street
D. A. Watson
Pas
East Moran Street
Watson
Brownwood
T. M. Parrett
Montrose
Colo
Shield of Faith Bible Institute
Southwestern Bible Institute
Ft. Worth
Central Bible Institute
Springfield
Granddaughters Featured in Eager Feed Mill 1961 Calendar
Mr and Mrs Cecil F Eager announce two calendar girls for the 1961 Eager Feed Mill calendar. Melanie Ke is shown last year, while Connie Ann sits in a lawn swing. They are daughters of Mr and Mrs Billy Ray Campbell of Richardson, formerly Patt Eager. Other grandparents are Mr and Mrs George Campbell, formerly of Stamford.
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Cecil F Eager
Eager Feed Mill
Melanie Ke
Rae
Connie Ann
Billy Ray Campbell
Richardson
Campbell
Patt Eager
George Campell
Stamford
New Water Connections Made in Stamford This Week
Water meter installations occurred this week in Stamford for Mrs. Pearl Blackwell at 313 East Oliver Avenue, Ben Johnson of 213 West Moran Street, and James Peters at 410 East McHare.
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Stamford
Ben Johnson
W. Moran
James Peters
E. McHare
WTU Plans Open House Friday at Stamford Office
West Texas Utilities invites the public to an open house Friday at the Stamford office to showcase new Frigidaire appliances. Free coffee and doughnuts will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A door prize electric blanket will be awarded at 3 p.m.
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West Texas Utilities
Stamford
Christmas Opening Parade Set Saturday Afternoon
Stamford hosts a 2:30 PM Christmas Parade starting at Oliver Street school with floats prizes and Santa at the post office lawn for candy. Floats showcase new autos farm gear bicycles and more as shoppers anticipate heavy holiday business with late Thursday and Friday hours.
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Stamford
Santa
Santa Claus
New Pastor to Be Added at St. Ann's
Father Raphael A. Goddard, born 1922 in Brussels, will become associate pastor at St. Ann Catholic Church in Stamford on December 1. He previously served in St. Ann's during Father Mauree's absence, studied in Jambes Belgium and trained for China missions before health problems led him to the United States and Central America missions for Haitians.
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Raphael A. Goddard
St. Ann Catholic Church
Stamford
St. Ann's
James A. Mauree
Father Goddard
Brussels
Belgium
Jambes
China
Far East
United States
Central America
Ballas Evangelist to Speak at Jones County Night Program
Dr. C Wade Freeman of Dallas will speak Monday night at the annual M Night observance of the Jones County Baptist Training Union. He leads evangelism for the Baptist General Convention of Texas and wrote several evangelism works. The program features a presentation of the colors, a round-table discussion, and Hardin Simmons University A Capella choir.
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Ballas
C Wade Freeman
Dallas
Jones County Baptist Training Union
Hardin Simmons University
Training Union
New Advertising Folder Promotes Stamford Texas
The Chamber of Commerce distributes a sepia folder about Stamford Texas with 500 copies mailed and others picked up. The brochure highlights agriculture, oil, utilities, education, transportation, and local attractions, noting population, rainfall, taxes, and civic amenities.
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Stamford
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Swenson
Louis Bleckstock
Coca Cola
Cotton Harvest Nears Finish in Stamford Area
The 1960 cotton harvest near Stamford ends as fields bare stalks appear. About 20,094 bales were ginned across six centers near Stamford excluding Corinth, with finishing expected in two to three weeks. Gins report slow but steady finish. most bales per day range and several gins near completion.
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Stamford
Corinth
Alexander
A. Douthit
Farmers Co
Laos visitor observes Abilene plant and U S press
Chamras Choomrasi of Thailand, assistant chief of press and publications for the U S Information Service, toured Abilene plants and the Western Observer in Ansan. He discussed Laos propaganda control, radio influence, and U S media methods during a days long orientation trip.
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Choomrasi
U. S. Information Service
Laos
U.S
Charlie
Chamras
Charlie) Choomrasi
U. S
Milford Riggs
Abilene
Jones County Grand Jury Considers Fifteen Charges
The Jones County Grand Jury, meeting this week, will consider fifteen charges against seven defendants including W. F. Pierce theft by bailee Clyde Purcell burglary of a coin operated machine Jack W. Daniels three counts of felony theft Eimer Musselwhite burglary Rita Baccus receiving and concealing stolen property Peguy Amn Stavast burglary and receiving and concealing stolen property. Jury members from Hamlin Sylvester Stamford Anson and Mt. Hope area are listed among jurors.
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Jones County
Tom Todd
W. F. Pierce
Clyde Purcell
Stamford
Jack W. Daniels
Rita Baccus
Abilene
Peguy Amn Stavast
Wesley Nail
Leremen
Hamlin
F. K. Sipe
Sylvester
Esme Holland
Wardey
Henry Albritton
Jamin
Lambert W. Stenhorn
Eaeders
Drinwood McCoy
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James Hall
West Texas Utilities Pole
Leon Thurman
Bath
Texas
Nation Conference of Legislative Leaders
Chicago
Waxtgoner Carr
House
WTU
Oliver Street
Mee- Herg Street
Ferguson Street
Hamilton
McHarg
Fareed Hassen
C. BE. Bunkley
St. Ann’s
Jas. N. Easterwood
Free
Man
Evan
Gelism
The
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Clyde Cook
Jones County Association
Cofc
Orient Street
Church of Christ
Country Club
Ture
Kimbell
Fletcher Oil and Gas Company
Lake Stamford
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
West Texas Utilities Company
Feldt Manufacturing Co
Stamford Sanitarium
Lee Walker
Tom Adams
Talley Press of
San Angelo
Evricksdahl
John Nelson
Gillespie
Tuxedo
Avoca
June Swenson
Avocatas School
Juanita Gos
Rochester High School
Chamras Choomrasi
Citien
Thailand
Lao
Milford Rigs
Charmber of Commerce
Bankok
Siam
New York
Boston
New Bertford
Sycamore
Sioux
Ansan
Western Observer
Beca
Eimer Musselwhite
Lumberton
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