Inches and the Fabens win over Stamford Bulldogs
A Fabens 48 14 win over Stamford is analyzed as a battle of inches with plays swinging on near misses. The Bulldogs trailed 28 14 at halftime but fought back, while defensive stops and late interceptions crushed Stamford’s momentum and altered the final outcome.
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Bill Anderson
Stamford
Stamford Bulldogs
Fabons Wildcats
Bulldogs
Fabens
Mike Cox
Wildcat
Bulldog
Wildcats
Fabons
Inches
Debate over fuel crunch grips Texas farmers and hearings
Texas lawmakers heard farmers and oil firms clash over diesel shortages and price manipulation since deregulation. Witnesses described hidden channels and higher costs while officials weighed whether a future price squeeze is near. A separate Housetop hearing saw Governor Carter’s Texas allies pledge support ahead of a planned Carter visit.
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Lyndell Williams
Texas Press Association
Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
John Poener
House
Texas Monthly Poll Shows Carter Trails Kennedy In Texas
A Texas Monthly statewide poll finds Carter trails Kennedy by 1 point in Texas at 34.6 to 33.7 with Jerry Brown at 6.9. Kennedy leads in most large urban areas. Connally dominates among Republicans with 30.3 to Reagan 27.6 and Bush 13.2. The survey projects a heated race in Texas as a potential primary battleground.
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Texas Monthly
Carter
Texas
Teddy Kennedy
Calif
Jerry Brown
Kennedy
Dallas-Fort Worth
John B. Connally
Ronald Regan
George Bush
Connally
Regan
Bush
Reagan
Mark White
Holiday visits recounted by local woman
A local report notes holiday visitors at Mrs Grace Duke’s home over Thanksgiving. Attendees include Ma. Ret. Travis and Jane Hopkins of Twenty Nine Palms California with family in Maryland and Texas. The group shared card games and family time before Hopkins family returned to California.
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Grace Duke
Travis
Jane Hopkins
Twentynine Palms
Calif
Shiela
Amos
Mitchellville
Duke and
Ginny
Austin
Doug
Mary Duke
Dallas
Grace Hopkins
Fort Worth
Don
Jeanne Kiser
Donna Sue
Chick
Hurst
Howard
Gertrude Hopkins
James
Carl
Susan Cox
Haskell
Rose Brigham
Stamford
Raymond
Virginia Brigham
Lubbock
Grace Dean
Rusty
Chevyl Duke
Jeremy
Aaron
L. J. Hager
Abernathy
Lee
Maxine Lawson
Abilene
Pioneers on Parade Bill Lawson named fire chief in Stamford
Stamford Dec 25 1969 Bill Lawson named fire chief succeeding Dick Rowland who becomes fire marshal one police academy attendee from Stamford is set for Abilene starting Jan 3 Bethel Lutheran Church hosts New Year Wake and Bethel Lutheran League program Several Stamford families visit from Denver City Athens Dallas Minneapolis and Dallas plus India and Abilene area residents Stamford Bulldogs lose 68 to 61 to Hamlin Pied Pipers in District 7 AA action Others at Christmas dinner include Gene Martindale family and relatives from Vernon Abilene Wichita Falls and Sweetwater
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Stamford American
Bill Lawson
Stamford Fire Department
Dick Rowland
Stamford Police Department
B. Q. Cooper
Police Academy
Abilene
Bethel Lutheran Church
Bethel Lutheran League
H. E. Olson
Henery Hankin
Steve
Denver City
Thacker Ballinger
Athens
George Hobart
Dorothy
Robert
Roberta
Dallas
James Smith
Jimmy
India
Don Burton
David
Suzanne
Paul
Minneapolis
Minn
Kenneth Rankin
Stamford Bulldogs
Hamlin Pied Pipers
Bulldogs
The
Pipers
Gene Martindale
Frank Sims
Ricky
Rebecca
Vernon
PIONEERS ON PARADE 20 YEARS AGO IN STAMFORD
A 1959 Stamford news roundup highlights civic efforts for a city auditorium facelift after widespread support from local organizations led by W G Swenson. The piece also notes lifted skip-row planting fears for cotton, a Christmas week store holiday, and U S youth charity shopping tours where 21 children received gifts and spending money.
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Stamford American
City
W. G. Swenson
Washington
Stamford
Two Evils Pondered by J A This Week
Editor notes J A on a Paint Creek farm contemplates two disturbing articles. One reports mass city migration to rural areas, with hard choices born from abundant information. The other says the NRC worries about plants near cities and suggests placing future power plants in rural areas.
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Johnson Grass
Paint Creek
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Jake
Roy Martindale
Sirley
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Kenneth
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Sweetwater
Marvin Kennan
Wichita Falls
Clifford Garner
Jess Hartline
Alisa and
Dudley Meeks
FFA
Stamford High School
Brad Rowland
Ethel Rowell
Junior Chamber of Commerce
J. A
Dorothy Craig
Danny Lammert
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National Editorial Association
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E. Hamilton Street
Jones
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Wedgeco
Ross Gentry
E. Hamilton
Buddy
Northside
Ben Pearson
Bunkley
N. Swenson
Upshaw
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