WTU Plans Large Lake Phantom Power Plant in Jones County
West Texas Utilities Co. president Rolf Hardy announced a plan to build a 15 to 20 million dollar power plant on Lake Phantom in Jones County. He asked Abilene officials to sell land, allow water use, and extend the franchise. Construction would start around mid 1970, with about 150 acres sought. The Paint Creek plant expansion remains separate, with work due to begin next year and take about two years.
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West Texas Utilities Co
Rolf Hardy
Lake Phantom
Jones County
Abilene
Hardy
Paint Creek
Mr. Attaway Dies Friday At Hospital
Roger W. Attaway, a retired farmer, died Friday in Stamford Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since December 5. He came to Stamford from Hopkins County on May 29, 1959. Burial was in Black Oak Cemetery in Como Texas with services at the Black Oak Church. His wife died in 1963. Survivors include a son T. T. Attaway of Stamford, three daughters Gladys Reddy of Stamford Edith Miller of Princeton and Essie Lee Turner of Andrews, eight grandchildren two great grandchildren two brothers Elbert of Arlington and T E of Camp and a sister Mrs Martha Thomas of Mt Pleasant.
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Como
Texas
Black Oak
Attaway
Stamford
Hopkins County
T. T. Attaway
Gladys Reddy
Edith Miller
Princeton
Essie Lee Turner
Andrews
Elbert
Arlington
T. E
Camp
Martha Thomas
Mt. Pleasant
Clayton Short
Haskell
Highland Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Maggie Frances Reynolds
Hubbard
C. F. Neel
Neel
Red Springs
Neels
Rule
Harry
Mesquite
Eutus
Los Angeles
Calif
Billy van Dyke
Bell Garden Calf
Sam Morse
la Feria
Lennie Lee Chambers
Lavern Banks
Harlingen
Theda Neel
Mary Tucker
Lufkin
Clyde Kelly
Will Reynolds
Marvin Reynolds
Kerrville
Neel Services Held Thursday In Chapel
Mrs Maggie Frances Neel aged 75 died Monday night at Clearview Nursing Home in Haskell. Funeral at Kinney Chapel with Clayton Short presiding. Burial in Highland Cemetery. Survived by two sons, five daughters, twelve grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and multiple siblings and in laws.
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Kinney Chapel
Maggie Frances Neel
Clearview
Haskell
Mrs Tonroy 95 Dies in Burkburnett After Long Lueders Life
Meta Tonroy 95 former Lueders resident died at a Burkburnett rest home where she had lived since 1966. Funeral was at Lueders First Baptist Church with burial in Rising Sun Cemetery. Born June 5 1873 in Greenville she married Frank Tonrey in 1892 he died in 1948. Survivors include four sons two daughters 21 grandchildren 27 great grandchildren and two sisters.
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Lueders
Meta Tonroy
Burkburnett
Lueders First Baptist Church
Rising Sun
Kinney Funeral Home
Greenville
Meia Arnold
Jones County
Frank FE. Tonrey
Albany
Lueders Baptist Church
L. H
Morris
Corpus Christi
J. C
Roy
Lubbock
Vance Adams
Petrolia
Cora Mae Hinze
Zeda Jones
Elroy, Ariz
Nelly May Brady
Hurst
City Delays Lease Signing With Bronco Seed Co
Stamford city council postponed executing an extended 50 year lease with Bronco Seed Co to study a new request by Roy Arledge and C C Westfall. Arledge sought inclusion of land west of a hanger used by B J Barnett for parking, but councilors questioned tying up space for potential future use of the adjoining hanger.
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Bronco Seed Co
Stamford
Roy Arledge
C. C. Westfall
Arledge
B. J. Barnett
Area Counties Share In Seal Coat Of Highways
Contracts for seal coat on 679 miles of Texas highways awarded to J. H. Strain and Sons Inc. of Tye. Work overseen by District Highway Engineer J. C. Roberts with A. L. McKee in Abilene. Projects cover US 38 segments in Stonewall, US 83 in Jones, and multiple FM routes in Haskell, Fisher, Shackelford, Throckmorton, and Aspermont areas.
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Abilene
Texas
Jones, Haskell
Stonewall
J. H. Strain and Sons Inc
Tye
J. C. Roberts
A. L. McKee
U. S. Highway 38
Shackelford
Fisher County
Taylor County
Haskell
Nooxtle
Haskell County
US 277
Throckmorton
SH 24
Stonewall County
Aspermont
Peacock
Stamford American Names in Local Obituary Ledger
The Stamford American lists multiple individuals including Jonnelle Lawson Eulalia Hearn Phyllis Stanhope Max Mendez Frisco Martinez Pauli Gonzales Lester Craig Mike White Roy M Craig and several titled Mrs. names. The notice appears to record local residents and family connections in a community obituary or memorial compilation.
Jones County to swear in six new officials in January
Six new faces will join Jones County officials after the first of the year as sworn-in terms begin. Veterans retiring include District Judge Owen Thomas and Sheriff Dave Reyes. successors include J Neil Daniel at Abilene and Woody Simmons of Anson.
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Jones County Court House
Owen Thomas
10Th District Court
J. Neil Daniel
Abilene
Thomas
Anson
Jones County
Court House
7Th Administrative Judicial District
Dave Reyes
Woodrow
Woody) Simmons
Simmons
Arden Beasley
Mrs. Beasley
Beay
Johnie Agnew
A. J. Smith
Ben Niedecken
Commissioners Court
Leon Thurman
Roy Thorn
W. L. (Poochey) McDonald
Everett Beaver
Tom Boyd
Stamford
J. E. Touchstone
L.R. (Shorty) Winkels
Eddie Jenkins Named Sorority Sweetheart at West Texas
Eddie Jenkins son of Mr and Mrs W A Jenkins of Stamford was named Sweetheart of the Chi Omega Chapter at West Texas State University fall format in Hereford on December 7. This marks his second time in the honor as a senior finance major with notable leadership in Kappa Alpha Order ROTC Scabbard and Blade and Advanced ROTC duties. He ranks as Distinguished Military Student and will receive a commission as 2nd Lt. in the US Army after graduation.
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Eddie Jenkins
W. A. Jenkins
W. Oliver
Stamford
Chi Omega
West Texas State University
Eddie
Herford
WTSU
Kappa Alpha Order
Scabbard and Blade
WSO
US Army
Cotton Harvest Progress in Dickens County in 1968
Dickens County reports 20,862 bales already harvested with 6,500 bales remaining in the fields as of Tuesday of last week, indicating the season’s picking activity continues.
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Dickens County
Stamford Stores Open Thursday for Christmas
Stamford stores will be closed for Christmas but open Thursday. The school holiday continues through January with classes resuming on Thursday.
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Stamford
Cindy Bryant Places Fourth in Wool Contest at State
Cindy Bryant of Hanlin finished fourth in the state Make It Yourself With Wool contest. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs John Bryant and granddaughter of Mrs R B Bryant of Stamford.
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Cindy Bryant
Hanlin
Fouth
Cindy
John Bryant
R. B. Bryant
Stamford
Decorated Homes Triumph In Local Contest Across Categories
The Fenter Northern residence at 12302 South Orient Street won the overall decorating contest hosted by the Chamber of Commerce and Garden Club. Eva Escobedo won best in window and door, with Larry W. McGraw and Mrs. Theodore Guerrero placing second and third. McDonald's topped the commercial section, Lone Star Gas was second, Webb's third, while DECA Club entered the downtown noncommercial division.
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Fenter
South Orient Street
Chamber of Commerce
Garden Club
Cate
Gory
Clayton Childress
Wells
Roy Craig
Hill Circle
Eva Escobedo
S. McMillan
Larry W. McGraw
Theodore Guerrero
McDonald's Department Store
Lone Star Gas
Webb's Department Store
Deca Club
Ney
Santa
Craig
McGraws
Guerrero
City To Receive Bids on Truck Packer Unit
Stamford to open bids on January 17 for a new automobile chassis and a packer unit for the sanitation department. The purchase will expand garbage collection to twice weekly once in service. City Manager Kerry Sweatt was authorized to buy a city ambulance radio. Kinney Funeral Home has donated an ambulance to the city, with delivery pending arrival of a new unit.
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Stamford
Kerry Sweatt
Kinney Funeral Home
Kinneys
Farmers Urged To Enter Cotton Quality Contest
The Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee asks farmers who planted a sack or two of a new long staple cotton to enter the quality contest. Entries collected at the Chamber office or gin, with samples due by Jan 10, winners announced Jan 24 at Jones County Farm and Ranch Day. Plaques will be awarded to the top four.
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Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Cofc
Jones County
Young Lueders Girl Dies Here Sunday
Ila Frances Wills two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Wills of Lueders died at 5 p m Sunday in Stamford Memorial Hospital after one day illness Funeral services will be at 3 p m Tuesday at the Lueders Church of Christ with Jerry Hargraves officiating Burial in Funston Cemetery Kinney Funeral Home in charge She was born Jan 14 1966 at Anson and had lived in Lueders since then Survivors include her parents two sisters Cindy and Shirley and her grandmother Mrs lia Long all of Lueders
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Ila Frances Wills
W. E. Wills
Lueders
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Cindy
Shirley
Lia Long
Baylor County Cotton Ginned Totals Reach 550 Bales
Total cotton ginned in Bay lor County to date is 550 bales and the harvest nears completion as picking winds down.
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Baylor County
Southwestern Bell names new local manager in Snyder
Dan R. Lusby named manager for Southwestern Bell in Snyder succeeding Gary Stevens who moves to Amarillo as unit manager. Lusby began with the company in Lubbock in 1967 after earning a Bachelor of Business Administration and has held roles including commercial staff assistant and business office supervisor. Stevens has served as Snyder manager for 20 months after coming from Odessa and previously worked in Amarillo and the Department of Public Safety. He is a deacon at Colonial Hill Baptist Church and has two young children.
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Dan R. Lusby
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Gary Stevens
Amarillo
Lusby
Southwestern Bell
Lubbock
East Texas State University
Paris
ETS
Kathyleen
Snyder
Stevens
Odessa
Department of Public Safety
Colonial Hill Baptist Church
Jean
Two Stamford Bulldogs Earn All-State Honorable Mention
Two Stamford Bulldog football players received honorable mention on All-State honors for 1968. Jerry Rice was named linebacker and Martin Alambar guard. Iowa Park had one first team selection, while Granbury and Big Lake had none on the first squad.
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Stamford Bulldog
Jerry Rice
Martin Alambar
Iowa Park
Granbury
Big Lake
Bulldogs Rally To Top Hamlin In Conference Opener
The Stamford Bulldogs came from behind to beat Hamlin 53 48 in their first conference win of the season. Roy Weaks led Stamford with 14 points while Newland of Hamlin scored 21. Hamlin won the B game 51 41 with Chaya Teichelman scoring 22.
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Stamford Bulldogs
Roy Weaks
Newland
Hamlin
Chaya Teichelman
Bulldogs
Pipers
Coleman
Stamford Employees Get Annual Christmas Bonus
City workers received a Christmas bonus matching one week’s pay, continuing a years long tradition in Stamford.
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City of Stamford
Audit Shows Stamford Finances in Good Shape
The city of Stamford shows assets exceed liabilities by more than three to one according to an audit by James Rodgers of Hamlin Friday. Total assets $4,105,432.86 liabilities $1,174,210.23 with $1,115,000 bonded debt and $34,445 interest. Net property value after depreciation $3,054,842.95. General fund net $167,620.81. street funds $171,085.50. excess expenditures $5,464.69 partly due to transfers to a special airport fund. Water and sewer operations remained profitable. transfers to bond interest and sinking funds totaled $67,985.03 and $42,000 respectively.
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Stamford
James Rodgers
Certified Public Accountant
Hamlin
Ats
Water and Sewer Department
Water Revenue
Omar Burleson to speak at Hammard of Community Day event
Cong Omar Burleson named speaker for the annual Hammard of Community Dey nent ceremony set for February 21. Event honors local officials and residents with remarks expected from community leaders.
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Omar Burleson
Also Mentioned on This Page
WTU
Lake Fort Phantom
Mr. Hardy
Mr. Attaway
Roger W. Attaway
City
Stamford American
Jonnelle Lawson
Eulalia Hearn
Phyllis Stanhope
Max Mendez
Frisco Martinez
Pauli Gonzales
Lester Craig
Mike White
Roy M. Craig
Mrs
Philip Olson
Delbert LeFevre
R .H. Cobb
J. W. Osment
Mrs. Cecil Bean
Kathyleen Lieb
Judy White
Sandy Watts
Dorothy Craig
Lem Ruak
Ruark
W. A. McGee
Louis Johnson
A. J. French Jr
Ed Paynter
104Th District Courts
Richard Price
104Th Court
George O. Harrell
Albert Storey
J. H. Martin
Jaypee
Sorority Beau
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