Avoca Athletes Take part in Albany Tournament
Avoca residents joined in a multi day basketball tournament in Albany where the Lueders Avoca team competed and the boys secured a consolation win. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Dewey Rister and son Larry traveled to Abilene Saturday night to view a Hardin Simmons versus Howard Payne game.
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Bert Jennings
Albany
Lueders-Avoca
Dewey Rister
Larry Rister
Abilene
Hardin- Simmons University
Howard Payne University
Brownwood
Leonard Young
Monroe Young
R. T. Taylor
Frank Rennels
Hamlin man to chair FU policy drafting meeting
Steve Carriker of Hamlin was named by President Jay Naman to lead Texas Farmers Union’s 20 member policy drafting committee in Abilene on December 8 and 9. The group will draft amendments before the January Austin convention. Carriker also heads Fisher County FU and serves on the Texas FU board of directors. He calls the work the union’s most important annual function.
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Steve Carriker
Hamlin
Jay Numan
Texas Farmers Union
Abilene
Austin
Carriker
Fisher County Farmers Union
The
Texas At Austin
Farmers Union
Texas
Steve
Naman
Bailey Receives U S Postal Service Service Award
Frank N. Bailey longtime Stamford postal employee received a service award signed by the regional postmaster general for 25 years of federal service. The 69 year old retired after two August heart attacks ending a career begun 35 years ago as a clerk carrier with interruptions. Bailey is a Stamford High School graduate Lions Club member Masonic Lodge and First Baptist Church parishioner. His wife Gertie a Comanche native grew up at Old Glory.
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Frank N
Sarge) Bailey
Stamford
Frank N. Bailey
United States
United States Postal Service
Bailey
Stamford Lions Club
Masonic Lodge
First Baptist Church
National Guard
Gertie
Comanche
Old Glory
Fire damages Stamford home. cause under investigation
A Thanksgiving dawn fire damaged the home of C. R. Bellomy, Lone Star Gas manager, at 917 E Vanderbilt. One room burned, couch damaged, and most of the house suffered smoke and heat damage. No one was home. Firefighters listed include Rosenquist Mullins Shackelford Golden Medford Dickerson Bolin Sanders Marr Davis. Investigation by Fire Chief Bill Lawson continues as of Nov 25.
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Stamford
E. Vanderbilt
Bill Lawson
C. R. Bellamy
Lone Star
Bellomy
Navy
Austin
Douglas Rosenquist
Johnny Mullins
Gene Shackelford
J. W. Golden
Duayne Medford
Lee Dickerson
Ringo Bolin
Mike Sanders
Kenneth Marr
Ricky Lawson
Ron Davis
West McHarg
Louis Johnson
Rosenquist
Mullins
Shackelford
Golden
Medford
Dickerson
Bolin
Sanders
Marr
Steven Medford
Laswern
Davis
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Avoca
W. B. Fletcher
Myrtle Webster
Homar Walker
Betty Kizzah
Mineral Wells
Evelyn Hughes
Mmes Betty Gross
Thelma McGrady
Erin McCorkle
Sondra Davis
Jewel Weeks
Francis Sorrels
Gladys Gibson
Anna Merle Crider
Ruby Rister
John Rister
Levelland
Mrs
Dana and
Christy Lindsey
Tommy Lindsey
David McConnel
Quint Lindsey
Dewey Risters
Raymond Hughes
Joni and
Stephen
Colorado City
Red Hughes
Chester Clinkinbeard
Eugene Watts
Dixie Watts
Kay West
Charlotte
Teri and
David Pierce
R. E. Hughes
Jessie Rister
Martene Weeks
District II
Doug Bagley
Merkel
Virgil Blakney
Turkey
Throckmorton
Ita Nole
San Antonio
Charles Nole Jr
Sid Jones
Riverside
Calif
Sid
Glenn Rennels
Rennels
H.H. Dunklin
Larry White
Kenneth
Fort Worth
Hilton
Jan Quinn
Dawn
Jeff
John
Lubbock
Hilton Whites
Eugene Burchard
John Houk
Jerry Burchard
Quannah
Hillard Easterling
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Joyce Easterling
C. L. White
Stanley White
Stephenville
Hilton White
Mrs. Maybell Copeland
Oe Wath
Fay Copeland
Tye
Margie Smith
Ruth White
Francis Burk
Rotan
J. W. Grimes
Clyde
Ira England
Lottie Fay
Bennie Cox
Lockney
Sam Turner
Mollie Grimes
Harlin Lusk
Jack Nauert
St Mary's Plains Hospital
Jack C
Arem
Tru
Sue Lindsey of
Andrews
Ben Whitley
Charlie Ivy
Bessie Sconce
Mishelle
Hawley
Tom Worthington
Spring Creek
Powell Shirley
Tana McNair
Patty Brown
HSU
Tana
Theron McNairs
Annetta’ McNair
del Monte
Gladiola
Len
Mort
Chuck Roast
Erra Ie
del Morte
Catsup
Kraft Harvest Moon
Hormel Little Sizzlers
Tin
Nastie
Jug
California
Bell Pepper
Fak
Allis Chalmers
Massey Ferguson
Wade
So. Hwy
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