Penick Hughes Company aWest Texas retail giant rises in Stamford
Penick Hughes began as a hardware shop in Stamford in February 1900, expanding to furniture, plumbing and sheet metal. It built an ironclad warehouse, added a lumber yard, and operated a four story main building with separate departments and a telephone network. The firm employed up to 125 people, ran a large jobbing operation, and even had an undertaking department. A 1908 trainload of farm implements helped a Indiana farmer become a major oil operator who credited Penick for his fortune. Col Penick served Stamford as mayor in 1903 and 1916, helped locate the Carnegie Library, and the company ceased in 1933.
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Stamford
West
Texas
Penick- Hughes Company
Anson
Penick-Hughes
Penick & Hughes
A.C. Green
Joel Grimes
Penick
Indiana
J.S. Bridwell
Wichita Falls
Bridwell
Lme
Col. Penick
Carnegie Librarie
Stamford City Council rejects annexation of West Texas Utilities plant
The Stamford City Council voted 4-2 against annexing the West Texas Utilities plant on Lake Stamford after a November public hearing. WTA manager Don Welch praised the decision, while supporters argued the move would broaden city financing options. The meeting also approved annexation of adjacent property, discussed a 10.25 percent Lone Star Gas rate increase suspension, updated TMRS participation, and selected Pioneer Construction for HUD funded demolition.
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Stamford
West Texas Utilities
Lake Stamford
City Hall
James Astin
Clifford Beggs
Robert Haliburton
Margie Barnett
Jimmy Dean
Martin Blackburn
WTA
Don Welch
Astin
Reynolds Elementary
Skyview Nursing Home
the Firebelles
Stamford High School
SHS
Alyce’s Wonderland
Mary Spicer
FFA
Stamford High
Bobby Wade
Carl Daniels
Barnett
Dean
West Texas
Gene Shelhamer
Sam Baize
South Orient Street
Blackburn
Lone Star Gas
Glade Reed
Reed
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Ken Roberson
TMRS
Pioneer Construction Company of
Abilene
Pioneer
Leon Hargrove
Stanley
Bulldogs Meet Wildcats In AAA Quarterfinal Clash
The regional champion Stamford Bulldogs, 12-0, face 11-1 No 1 ranked Littlefield Wildcats Friday at 7 30 p m at Lowrey Field in Lubbock. Tickets cost 3 students 4 adults, with presale in Stamford and a single 13 bus option for travel, leaves SHS at 2 45 p m.
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Stamford Bulldogs
Littlefield Wildcats
Lubbock
Lowrey Field
Bulldogs
Canutillo
Monahans
Littlefield
Childress
Plainview
Wildcats
Harris
Carolyn Coggin
Amford
SHS
Stamford High Tax Office
Bulldog Spirit
Stamford
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Penick-Hughes Company
Edward Gardner
Jim Muehlstein
Chicky” Castaneda
John Wendeborn
Snowman
Harry Bounds
Ike Hudson
Jane Miller
Lila Mae Trice
Warren Miller
W.B. Trice
Rocky Lewis
Rocky
Bulldog
Jerry Taylor
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