Hamlin Lawyer Jack Willingham Named 259th District Attorney
Gov office contacted Hamlin attorney Jack Willingham to replace resigning Parker as district attorney for the 259th district, serving until next November. Willingham, 48, will run civil practice with partner John Watts and keeps office in Jones County Courthouse Anson. He grew up in Fisher County, graduated from Hamlin High School in 1949, earned BS at Texas A&M and a Baylor law degree. He has three daughters with wife Kay and has long civic involvement.
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Hamlin
Hasen
Uay Parker
Parker
Jack Willingham
Bill
Austin
Willingham
Jones County
John Watts
Anson
Jones
Shackelford
Waco
Fisher County
Hamlin High School
Texas A&m University
Baylor University
Kay
Anson Church Dedication Sets Open House Sunday
Northside Baptist Church in Anson will hold dedication and open house Sunday December 9 at 3 p.m. in the 15 000 square foot facility at 127 N Commercial The 400 seat sanctuary educational wings and family life center are complete with minor work pending pews to be installed later Guests may tour the building 4 6 p.m and a concert is planned for 5 30 p.m The congregation has worshiped there for two months and the service will feature singing honors and a dedication message
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Northside Baptist Church
N. Commercial
Anson
Jimmy Dery Rogers
Rogers
Defensive driving skills urged by Texas A&M extension
The Texas Agricultural Extension Service advised that an accident-free driver uses anticipatory skills to judge danger and adapt to weather road conditions and other drivers. The guidance defines this approach as defensive driving.
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas A&m University System
Albany Nativity Dates Set for December 20 and 21
Albany announces this year’s Nativity performances on December 20 and 21 at Nancy Smith Elementary School auditorium. Two shows nightly at 7 and 8 15 p.m. are free, but tickets are required due to limited seating. Tickets available at the Chamber of Commerce office.
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Albany
Marge Bray
Chamber of Commerce
Nancy Smith
Stamford area gins report record crops
A record cotton crop outlook builds in the Stamford area as eight gins weigh in 65,459 bales by Wednesday morning with almost 5000 bales awaiting gin yarding. Fire damaged Hughes Gin at Avoca last Thursday, with losses between 27 000 and 28 000 dollars and 50 bales of seed cotton destroyed. flames confined to trailers and seed cotton, crews from Stamford Lueders and Hamlin contained fire and operations resumed by 3 30 p.m.
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Stamford
Hughes Gin
Avoca
Raymond Hughes
Hughes
Lueders
Hamlin
Burr House
Early morning breakfast draws crowd in Leeders
In Leeders, a crowd gathered for an early breakfast hosted by the community. The Methodist Church reported strong attendance as Pastor Mike Schaffer spoke on Luke 3 1 9 with the theme Axe at the Tree Roots. Church of Christ also had a good Sunday with Leonard Wagner delivering a spiritual message. Restored health noted for Verna Mullins and Margie Campbell, both from Hendricks Medical Center. Glen Thomas of Abilene visited and took his grandfather G W Penix and Mrs Penix home for an evening meal, joined by Mrs Thomases father M E Welch and Mrs Welch from Merkel for the visit. Welch and Penix traded ranch yarns.
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G. W. Penix
Mike Schaffer
Verna Mullins
Margie Campbell
Hendricks Medical Center
Glen Thomas
Abilene
Memorial to Apperson draws Tuxedo donations
O J Riley led morning services at the Church of Christ in Wingate with family attending. The John Apperson Memorial Fund reached its goal and a concrete slab was poured for a bench to be installed. many donors from local families and businesses contributed, including Gillespie Gin employees. The notice also covers church activities, visits, and community events across Wingate and nearby towns.
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John Apperson
C. E. Clemmer
Mary May
Tom Ashburn
Wayne Ashburn
Novel Baize
Audie Baize
Sam Baize
Jess Berry
Robert Berry
W. E. Brigham
Oran Brigham
Jack Buske
Jackie Buske
Jean Treadwell Burnett
Norman Carlton
Grady Corley
J. K
Ann) French
Doris Kinney
Carl Lunn
Ovie May Corley
Winnie
C. E. Tucker
Ira Treadwell
John Ed Youngquist
Annie Vrzalik
Edwin Vrzalik
Gerald Baize
Corinne Glenn
James Bostick
Gillespie Tuxedo Gin
Gillespie Gin
Gin
Ben Acosta
Gary Acosta
Freddie Acosta
Ernest Acosta
Aresto Arouago
Persena Costello
Burl Henson
Cecil Martinez
Pedro Medina
Enio Medina
Esealon Lopez
Vernon Wilkerson
Hesston Co Sponsors National Finals Telecast of Rodeo
Jones County Implement Company of Stamford joins 1100 Hesston farm equipment dealers in backing the 1979 National Finals Rodeo telecast from Oklahoma City on KTXS TV Channel 12 Abilene airing at 8 p.m. Wednesday December 12. The broadcast features top PRCA performers across bareback and saddle bronc riding bull riding calf roping team roping steer wrestling and girls barrel racing. The finals cap nearly 600 PRCA sanctioned rodeos in 40 states and four Canadian provinces in 1979. Hesston will also present its non commercial Salute to Agriculture a one minute tribute to North American agriculture winning the FFA essay contest.
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Jones County Implement Company of
Stamford
Hesston Farm Equipment
Oklahoma City
KTXS
Abilene
Hesston Corporation
Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
Hesston
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Farm Youth
Anson medic saves three from burning car wreck
Spec. 5 James Hall of Anson, an Army medic at Fort Polk Louisiana, pulled three injured servicemen from a flaming automobile after a highway crash near Lake Charles. He gave first aid despite burns, narrowly escaping a gas explosion that followed the wreck. The Louisiana State Police praised his actions.
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James Hall
Anson
Fort Polk
Lake Charles
Hall
Jayton
Stamford
Dorine Newquist
Ruth Seth
Billy Hall
Perry's
Louisana
Lueders Man Promoted in United States Air Force
James L Brigman II, son of Mrs. Jack W. Clevenger of Lueders, has been promoted to staff sergeant in the U S Air Force. He serves as an electronic communications maintenance repairman with a U S Air Force unit in Europe at Torrejon Air Base in Torrejon de Ardoz Spain.
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James L. Brigman II
Jack W. Clevenger
Lueders
U. S. Air Force
Brigman
United States Air Force
Europe
Torrejon Air Base
Torrejon de Ardoz
Spain
Life is a jigsaw puzzle says missing pieces quote
A terse aphorism attributed to an anonymous source notes that life resembles a jigsaw puzzle with most pieces missing emphasizing uncertainty and incompleteness.
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Amlin
Istrict
Lions Club
Texans For Equitable Taxation
First United Methodist Church
Ed Robb Evangelical Association
Kinney
S. Ferguson
Monahans
Wildcats
Molly Cedillo
John Wendeborn
Leeders
Church of Christ
Leonard Wagner
Apperson
O. J. Riley
Wingate
Jewell Riley
Andy Jones
Brock Sanders
McAdoo
Sanderses
Martha Sanders
Plainview
Andy
Jane
Corinne
Peggy Jane
Gerald
Gayle Baize
Plains
Knox City
Gayle
Myrtle Rodgers
San Antonio
R. S. Felts
Lynell Felts
Denton
Tab
Todd Felts
Carla Raider
Tarleton State University
Stephenville
Baptist
Neal Shepherd
Shirley Maddoxes
Larry Maddox
Baptist Church
Doc Williams
L. L. Thomas
Snyder
G. W. Stanford
Port Aransas
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Raymond Spiezelhauer
Leisure Lodge
Texas
Cowboy
Davis Jones
Sec Treas
Oldtimers Association
Lueders Man
Air Force
Veterinary Center
James H. Gibbs
D.V.M
Jerry L. Hill
C. Pla
New Hope Road
First Federal
C.D
First Federal Savings & Loan of
Haskell
Quanah Federal Savings & Loan
First Federal of
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