Texas Vs. Davis author signs copies Saturday
AP writer Cochran, Stamford High alum, signed copies of his book Texas Vs. Davis. He covered the Davis series from Fort Worth to Amarillo and Houston, spanning four years, and reported on JFK, Oswald, Ruby, Whitman, NASA ventures, and the Mutscher bribery case.
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Davis
Cochran
Fort Worth
Texas Christian
Texas Tech
John F. Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
James Cross
Austin
Charles Whitman
NASA Space Center
Houston
West Texas
Gus Mutscher
Texas
Charlotte Kincade
Priscilla
Stan Farr
Andrea Wilbrow
Beverly Bass
Bubba Gavrel
Gavrel
Amarillo
Stamford area offices close for Christmas and New Year
The Stamford American, Stamford City Hall, the Jones County Courthouse, Stamford U S Post Office branch, Big Country Savings, and First National Bank of Stamford announce holiday closures. Observances include Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day with varying noon closings and reopen dates. Local offices resume regular hours January 2 where stated.
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Stamford
Stamford City Hall
Jones County
Stamford U.S
Big Country Savings
First National Bank of Stamford
First National
Stamford Receives December State Tax Rebates Increase
Stamford received a December tax rebate check for 4158.91 dollars marking a year total of 139,924.35 dollars, up 12 percent from 1979. Texas cities totaled 560 million in December led by Houston at 7.8 million with Haskell Hamlin Knox City and Anson receiving smaller rebates. City sales taxes are rebated monthly by the Comptroller to each city where the tax is levied.
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Stamford
Texas
Houston
Haskell
Hamlin
Knox City
Anson
Christmas seen through eyes of shepherd boy
An 11 year old shepherd recalls the night angels announced Jesus birth in Bethlehem. He describes the journey with his father to the manger where Mary and Joseph welcomed the Messiah, then returns to share the tale with his family and plan worship. The tale ends with a prayer of thanks for Jesus birth and their Christian faith.
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Shepherd Boy
Joshua
James
Esther
Ruth
Jesus
Christ
Father
Dad
God
Christ the Lord
Bethlehem
Etrants
Joseph
Mary
Angel of God
Christ Child
Messiah
Benjamin
Earth
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John Wendeborn
Betty Lee
Elaine Smith
Joe Moreno
Lester Craig
Mabel Daffern
Jymann Hokanson
R.H. Cobb
St. Nick
Dorothy Craig
Max Mendez
Jonnie Lawson
Greg Jaklewicz
The
Stamford American
Philip Olson
Audie Baize
Alice Bredthauer
Helen Pierce
Texas Vs
Mike Cochran
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