Shortage Cuts Goodfellows Aid in Stamford This Christmas
Funds for Stamford Goodfellows are slower this year and the list of needy is trimmed. Lions Club member Weldon Holbrooks says contributions can still arrive. Christmas boxes with food and toys will be delivered Saturday morning and clothing distribution runs at the Prewitt Building Thursday afternoon through Saturday.
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Goodfellows
Stamford
Weldon Holbrooks
The
Stam
Ford Lions Club
Christmas Spirit Buoys Stamford Holiday Rush
Stamford residents rush through downtown and stores as brisk holiday shopping rebonds after last week’s ice storm. Churches host programs while Christmas events continue this week and students head home for the holidays. City hall and county courthouse close for Christmas weekend.
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Stamford
Central Presbyterian Church
the Methodist Church
Bethel Lutheran Church
Stamford City
Death of Rev. Jack Southerland Ends 37 Years of Pastoral Service
The Rev. Jack Southerland 60 died after a long illness. He led First Baptist Church of Temple for 15 years and resigned due to health. Burial was at Pendleton City Cemetery. survivors include his wife two daughters four brothers two sisters.
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Jack Southerland
First Baptist Church
Homer Southerland
Glorietta
N. M
Byron Bryant
Jim Enfield
Pendleton City
Temple
Kinney Funeral Home
Grady W. Metcalf
Southerland
Pendleton
Lillian McCullough
Lake Tahoe
Calif
Jacquelyn
Roy
Ray
Arthur
Agnes Robinson
J. F. Porter
Monahans
Jack Dooley, Jr
Troy
Robert Southerland
John Wayne Southerland
Steve Rowland
Oklahoma City
Robert Coy
Stephen L. McDurmon
Dallas
Michael McCullough
Bryan
Larry Trumbull
Webb Afb
Improvements Continue on Stamford School Buildings
Stamford school system reports ongoing improvement work including fluorescent lights in junior high wings and new north windows in the homemaking cottage reducing windows from nine to five. Superintendent Woodie Beene says the changes aim to reduce cold from the north and that work will continue for two or more years. The district plans to move the tax office into remodeled space in the old First National Bank building by Jan. 2, with sublease to Tri County Education Agency, after leasing the property with option to purchase.
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Stamford
Woodie Beene
First National Bank
Beene
Tri County Education Agency
Accredation Agency
Fire at Dobbins Pharmacy Limited damage reported
Stamford firemen contained a Friday night blaze at Dobbins Pharmacy to the office area. Several records including old prescriptions were destroyed while a passerby spotted smoke and alerted firefighters.
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Stamford
Dobbins Pharmacy
City buys police car despite higher bid
Stamford officials accepted Cobrum Motor Co. bid for a Bellaire Chevrolet police car at 3359 dollars rather than Lawrence Hall Chevrolet’s 3101 dollar offer. Council favored engine power and options over the lowest price.
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Stamford
Cobrum Motor Co
Bellaire Chevrolet
Lawrence Hall Chevrolet Co
Anson
Belaire
Cothium Motor Co
Pontiac
Lawrence Hall
Chevrolet
Cobrum
West Texas Utilities seeks first rate increase in 50 years
West Texas Utilities Co. plans a rate hike request before Stamford city council. Russell Crownover, district manager, said Robert Kennedy announced the move, which would affect about 125,000 customers across a 52,000 square mile West Texas area. WTU operates Lake Stamford plant and is building Lake Fort Phantom Hill plant in Jones County.
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West Texas Utilities Co
Stamford
Russell Crownover
Abilene
Robert Kennedy
Crownover
WTA
Texas
Red River
Rio Grande
WTU
Lake Stamford
Lake Fort Phantom Hill
Jones County
Stamford braces for gas price boost after gate-rate changes
Stamford council moved a 70 percent gas rate hike toward second reading after delaying for study with other towns. The plan ties increases to wholesale gas costs and the railroad commission gate rate, with notice rules adjusted and a February 4, 1973 effective date expected 30 days after second reading.
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Stamford
Texas Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
One-Time Royal Ford Manager Guilty of Embezzlement
Gwin Dutch Neatherlin former Royal Ford Co manager in Stamford pleaded guilty in 104th District Court Anson to embezzlement and received a five year probated term He admitted pocketing down payments from dozens of customers forcing the firm to absorb losses Prosecution said probation requires repayment of 8226 at not less than 100 per month and the company closed after 1968 completion of his tenure.
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Gwin
Neatherlin
Royal Ford
Harvest of cotton hits full stride in Abi lene area
USDA Cotton Classing Office Abi lene reports 54 250 samples classed week ending Dec 15 178 250 season total vs 16 771 last year Prices rose 75 to 150 points with grade 4131 23 75 24 00 cents per pound 4231 22 75 23 20 Cottonseed paid 50 to 52 dollars per ton Grading shows 40 percent white 56 percent light spotted 4 percent spotted 41 42 grades 20 35 percent Staple lengths 15 30 54 31 22 percent Bark reduces 23 percent of samples Ginner notes high cotton levels despite frosts and freezes.
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USDA
Abilene
Agricultural Marketing Service
Ferguson named vice president of Rolling Plains PCA
JR. Gleaton president of Rolling Plains Production Credit Association in Stamford announced the board appointed S. C. Ferguson as assistant vice president. Other officers include RK. C. Cobb and Bill L. Glenn as vice presidents and Joe A. Hanson as treasurer. Ferguson, in the association 12 years, previously managed the Anson field office before consolidation with Stamford. He lives in Hamlin where his wife teaches.
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JR. Gleaton
Rolling Plains Production Credit Association
Stamford
S. C. Ferguson
RK. C. Cobb
Bill L. Glenn
Joe A. Hanson
Ferguson
Association
Anson
Hamlin
Stamford American Names in Public Notices
Public records list includes individuals STAMFORD AMERICAN MODELLE GAMBLIN MAX MENDEZ JONNELLE LAWSON and several spouses and household heads such as MRS PHILIP OLSON MRS DELBERT LEFEVRE MRS J W OSMENT MRS R H COBB BERNICE WHITE MRS GLENN RENNELS ROY CRAIG DOROTHY CRAIG in a dense notice of property or civil records.
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Philip Olson
Delbert Lefevre
J. W. Osment
R. H. Cobb
Bernice White
Glenn Rennels
Roy Craig
Residents oppose three district split for Southern Jones County hospitals
About 150 area residents opposed plans to divide Jones County into Stamford Anson and Hamlin hospital districts with southern parts joining Stamford. Fort Phantom Hill Lake residents fear Abilene facilities and city limits. Local group organizer Abi one says stop the plan before legislative action tests southern residents.
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Jones County
Fort Phantom Hill Lake
Stamford
Abilene
Elmer Martin
Colorado City
Bobby Vinson
Route 6
Anson
Hamlin
Fisher County
Anson City
Auditor Finds City's Finances Sound In Stamford
Stamford city auditors report the year ending September 30 shows the city in excellent financial condition with total revenue of 275 332 02 and expenditures 559 079 75 across all funds. Despite gaps in water and sewer revenue and unbudgeted bond costs the city posted an overall surplus of 30 348 01 and plans to retire general obligation bonds in the next three years.
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Stamford City Council
James Rodgers
Certified Public Accountant
Water and Sewer Department
H. R. Macomber
Rodgers
Water Main Break Closes Part Of Square
A water main break at the intersection of McHarg and Swenson streets blocked one side of the square from Friday night until shortly after noon Saturday. State highway workers halted east side traffic. barriers were removed after repairs near noon.
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McHarg
Swenson
State Highway Department
City tax collections come in strong for Stamford
City tax collections in Stamford are strong says City Manager HR Macomber. Total paid today amounts to 118,144.48 dollars, representing 78.31 percent of the current tax roll.
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Stamford
HR Macomber
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Eddie Roberts
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Max Mendez
Jonnelle Lawson
Lester Craig
Jerry Wallace
Dorothy Craig
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