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Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1955

Page

2

Open House Honors 50th Wedding Anniversary of Watts Couple

ir and Mrs Lee Z Watts celebrate their 50th anniversary with a family open house at the Avoca home. Nine children hosted the event alongside 23 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. The couple married December 17 1905 in Corinth community. Watts remains an active farmer in Jones County.

Mrs Lee Z. Watts Lee Watts Avoca A. B. Shelton A- Voca Floyd Watts Hale Center J. B. Doty Stamford Howard Herring Wichita Fialis Lester Lee Pete) Watts Anson Myre. J. PD. Roses Jimmy Seay Lubbock Cynthia Ann Shelton Paul Driskill San Angelo Tommy Witt Abernathy Dina Watts Mattie Lou Shelton L. L. Watts Eugene Watts Jones County Corinth C. H. Carter Lizzie Belle Carter Carters Shackelford County Fannin County Mr. Watts Henry Watts Grayson County Mr. Johnson Mir Cornth

Old Glory Teams Open Conference Basketball Play

Old Glory teams split conference games with Mattson as the girls won 49 33 and the boys lost 65 68. In Aspermont tournament action the boys beat Blackwell 42 29 and girls 39 31, while Old Glory fell 15 points to Ira. Fox City beat the Old Glory boys. Grade schools lost both games to Avoca. High school teams enter the Haskell tournament starting Thursday.

Old Glory Mattson MD Glory Aspermon Blackwell Ira Fox City Avoca

Hollis Bennett 51 Abilene teacher dies at home

Mrs Hollis Bennett sister of Mrs Andy Jones of Stamford died Tuesday at 6 45 p m at her Abilene home. Former Abilene teacher. Funeral Thursday 2 30 p m First Baptist Church Anson with Mt Hope cemetery burial. Survived by husband, parents Mr and Mrs Wayne Hendrick Anson. three brothers and two sisters. Born Anson 1904. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Augustine Gonzales Stamford at Stamford Sanitarium on Dec 19.

Hollis Bennett Andy Jones Stamford Abilene First Baptist Church Anson Mt. Hope Wayne Hendrick Augustine Gonzales Stamford Sanitarium

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