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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1966
Page
7
Avoca churches announce holiday events with community gift drives and a Baptist Church children’s program led by Mrs Jessie Rister and others. Santa is rumored to attend the Dec 21 event at 7 pm.
The Stamford VFW Post will hold a turkey shoot Saturday at 1 p.m. at the clubhouse. Weapons and ammunition furnished by the VFW. Proceeds go to aid needy families at Christmas.
Marriage licenses issued for Paul Boyd Davis and Patricia Ann Rose in Stamford. Horace Lee Motes of Stamford and Eva Frances Merton of Abi granted licenses. Larry Gene Simpson and Shirley Ann Summers of Abi listed for license.
Old Glory Girls win the Hermsleigh basketball tournament with a 53 40 victory over Fluvanna after a 39 34 win against Ira. Stephanie Letz led with 22 points in the decisive game while Larry Flow topped the boys with 26 in their 50 42 third place finish. Community members Leland Ashorn Mrs Morris Garner Floyd Dugan and others are listed as patients in local hospitals.
Douglas C. Beggs of 410 Wells Stamford will receive the bachelor of divinity degree at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduation exercises December 22. Seminary President Robert E. Naylor will present diplomas to 105 students at 7 30 p m in Truett Auditorium. Francis E. Wright president of Union University will deliver the commencement address after serving as academic dean from 1954 to 1963.
Stamford's eighth graders beat Haskell 47-12 while seventh graders won 27-20. In Graham, the eighth grade lost 38-27 and the seventh grade fell 43-25. Mike Robinson scored 14 points for the eighth grade in the Haskell win.
Karan Sullivan and Her schel McDonald. 1966 Jones County delegates to the District 4 H Council attended a Vernon meeting last Saturday. They helped plan the district leadership camp at Brownwood and conducted district business. The group also attended the District 4 H Awards Banquet.
Texas placed eighth among states in honey production for 1963. The ranking reflects output across the year with Texas continuing its role in the national apiculture industry.
Texan educator Dr Beges later became dean of men and earned a master of arts and doctor of education from Peabody College. He holds a bachelor of arts from Baylor University in 1963 and pursued further master's work there. He is married to Peggy Ann Holland of Anson and they have one child.
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