Swenson Land Co. Manager A M G Swenson dies at 72
A M G Swenson 72 longtime Swenson Land and Cattle Co. manager died at Stamford Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Born January 21, 1900 in Ellerslie he lived in Stamford since 1907. He attended the University of Texas, earning a degree in 1923 and later served on the UT Board of Regents. He led Texas Cowboy Reunion funds, rodeo events, and held multiple civic posts. He is survived by his wife Harriet, three children, and a brother. Funeral was held at Bethel Lutheran Church with burial in Bricksdahl Cemetery.
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Longhorn
Swenson
Friar’s Club
Chi Phi Fraternity
Harriet Womack
Duncan
Onta
Beauford
Rotary Club
Southwest Cattlemen’s Association
Wood Swenson
Funeral services held for Mrs Fannie Saddler Holt
Former area resident Mrs Fannie Saddler Holt died Monday in Abilene at age 78 she grew up in Avoca and lived in Haskell where she and husband W A Holt ran a grocery business for 25 years A funeral was held Wednesday at First United Methodist Church Haskell with local clergy and Bishop Kenneth Copeland assisting Burial was at Willow Cemetery Survivors include daughter Mrs Fred Boon of Haskell and brother F W Sadler of Ruidoso New Mexico
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Fannie Saddler Holt
Avoca
First United Methodist Church
Haskell
H.O. Abbott
Troy Culpepper
Haskell First Baptist Church
Kenneth Copeland
Houston
Abilene
Willow
Moody
J .F. Sadler
Jones County
W. A. Holt
Stamford
Lueders Youth Earns Tarleton State Agriculture Degree
Lance Stacy Bean of Lueders received the Bachelor of Science in General Agriculture at Tarleton State College commencement. A total of 142 seniors graduated Sunday in the Main Auditorium. Lance is the son of Ellis A Bean.
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Tarleton State College
Lance Stacy Bean
Ot Lueders
Lance Is the
Son of
Ellis A Bean
Lueders
Wall Collapse Injures Two Boys on Christmas Day
Two fourteen year old cousins Rocky Green and Carl Berry were injured when a wall of an old house fell on them in Stamford. Green was treated and released after overnight observation at Stamford Memorial Hospital. Berry remained hospitalized with multiple bruises and a possible head injury. The incident occurred while they explored the stone walls of the former Berry home.
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Jay Barnett
Rocky Ray Green
James H. Green
Stamford
Peak ginning drives cotton harvest in area furnishes high yields
Ginning runs around the clock as trailers move in and out of gins. Farmers bring empty trailers for the next day while nights refill them. Some gins report peak levels topped, others say still ahead. Yields vary from better than expected to disappointing due to late rains and rank growth from bark.
Death of Adolph Helm of Sagerton at 64
Adolph R Helm of Sagerton died Friday at 64 from a heart attack. He farmed in the Sagerton area since 1923 and is survived by his wife Annie, two daughters Lois Monse Jr and Jeanette Mullins, three grandchildren, a sister, and many relatives. Funeral services were held Sunday at Faith Lutheran Church in Sagerton with burial in Highland Memorial Cemetery in Stamford. He was born August 3, 1908 in Wellston Oklahoma and married Annie Stremmel November 14, 1933.
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Faith Lutheran Church of
Sagerton
Adolph R Helm
Joe Aalbue
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Stamford
Kinney Funeral Home
Mr. Helm
Wellston
Okla
Annie Stremmel
Lagerton
Faith
SS Representative to Explain New Law Changes in Stamford
The 1972 Social Security amendments offer many advantages to potential recipients and raise questions. An SSA representative will be in Stamford every Monday, starting at 10 a.m., on the city hall second floor to discuss individual situations.
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Social Security Administration
Stamford
Crockett Family Holiday Visit Spreads from Abilene to Dallas
Mr and Mrs Bob Crockett of Abilene spent the Christmas weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Jack Crockett and Mary. The Crocketts plan to remain in Dallas this week with her parents for additional holiday time.
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Bob Crockett
Abilene
Jack Crockett
Mary
Bob Crocketts
Dallas
Stamford Tax Check Tops Sale Revenue For Quarter
City hall figures show Stamford received a sales tax check of 15480.74 for the quarter ending September 30, rivaling the largest such payment. The June quarter brought 15490.36, while the year ending September 30, 1972 yielded 59036.73 in sales tax receipts.
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Stamford
Do.u
Stamford man killed when truck flips on I 20 overpass
Theodore Lauren Segerstrom 34 died after his Pride Refining tanker ran off an overpass on Interstate 20 at the Loraine City Limits. He was alone, with 6,900 gallons of fuel spilled. He served 15 years in the US Army and is survived by his mother and wife.
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Stamford
Theodore Lauren Segerstrom
Loraine
Segerstrom
Root Memorial Hospital
Colorado City
Kinney Funeral Home
Bethel Lutheran Church
Stan Leaf
Pride Refining, Inc
Colden Oil Co
Bug Spring
Elizabeth Luddeke
Germany
Amy Segerstrom
Stamford Christmas shoppers buoyed by late rush
Merchants report a strong Christmas season in Stamford despite a slow start from bad weather. The downtown area stayed busy with clerks, exchanges over wrong sizes, and many sales on better days and after hours.
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Stamford
Christmas Baby Born at Stamford Memorial Hospital
A baby girl named Judy Marie Graham was born at 1 35 a.m. on December 25 at Stamford Memorial Hospital to Mr and Mrs Robert Graham of Abilene.
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Stamford Memorial Hospital
Robert Graham
Abilene
Judy Marie
McCorkle Child Kills First Deer During Hunt in Coleman County
Eight year old Jimmy Lee McCorkle son of Mr and Mrs James McCorkle killed his first deer a buck during a hunting trip with his father in Coleman county Also mentioned is a family visit from Omaha Nebraska by Mr Richard Brown and son Sam to see Mrs F M Jackson and her sister Mrs Wille Boedeker and family
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Jimmy Lee McCorkle
James McCorkle
Dee
Jimmy
Coleman County
Richard Brown
Sam
Omaha
F M Jackson
Wille Boedeker
Goodfellows remember most needy families at Christmas
Stamford Goodfellows distributed fifty seven food baskets and toys to children under 11 after screening by the Chamber of Commerce. Thirty fruit sacks went to Teakwood Manor, Stamford Inn, and Stamford Memorial Hospital while a used clothing center in the Prewit building served many in need. Lions Club volunteers aided the effort alongside other helpers.
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Weldon Holbrooks
The
Goodfellows
Stamford
Sacks
Teakwood Manor
Stamford Inn
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Prewit
South Swenson
Dick Holt
Glen McCandless
Lioness Club
Holbrooks
Chamber of Commerce
Beggs Wholesale Co
Lions Club
Drawing winners named in Stamford merchants drawing
Winners in the final drawing sponsored by Stamford merchants were as follows. The color television set went to Robin Grantham, stainless flatware to Jess Berry, and the sewing machine to Mrs J K French. The drawing was held Wednesday of last week.
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Stamford
Robin Grantham
Jess Berry
J. K. French
McAlister rites set Thursday
Mrs. Walter T. McAlister 88 died Tuesday in Stamford Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Born Ida Krause in 1884 near Georgetown she married Walter McAlister in 1904 and farmed in Bell County before moving to Jones County in 1923. Survived by three sons, four daughters, a sister, 19 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Funeral 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev Jackie Barnett and Rev Gary Warden officiating. burial in Highland Memorial Cemetery.
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Walter T. McAlister
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Ida Sofia Krause
Georgetown
Walter T McAlister
Bell County
Jones County
McAlister
The
Baptist Church
Albert
George
Stamford
Grady
Lueders
Lizzie Bounds
Rosie Hughes
Dumas
Tennie Mae Harbert
Channing
Artie Cox
Fort Worth
Minnie Neima
Holland
Texas
Calvary Baptist Church
Jackie Barnett
Gary Warden
Temple Baptist Church
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Paul Scott rites held in Dallas
Funeral services for Paul Scott 46 of Dallas were held Dec 18 at Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Chapel Dallas burial occurred Dec 20 at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio near his brother Fred Schoenerstedt killed in World War II Scott born Sept 15 1926 in Trinidad Col his parents died when he was 18 months old He was raised in Stamford by aunt and uncle He is survived by wife Mary of the home one brother Martin Kamm of Austin two sisters Marianne Weber of Houston and Henrietta Loot Rule a half brother Bull Schoenerstedt of Taylor and a half sister Margaret Griswold of Sparkman Ark
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Paul Scott
Dallas
Sparkman Hillcrest Funeral Chapel
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
San Antonio
Fred Schoenerstedt
Mr. Scott
Trinidad
Col
William Schoenerstedt
Stamford
Paul Roeber
Mary
Martin Kamm
Austin
Marianne Weber
Houston
Henrietta Loot Rule
Bull Schoenersted
Taylor
Margaret Griswold
Sparkman
Ark
Holidays Quiet in Stamford Christmas Weekend
Stamford police reported a quiet Christmas weekend with only about two drunks and no traffic accidents investigated by the department. Police Chief B Q Cooper confirmed the small number of incidents and overall calm in the city.
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Stamford
B. Q. Cooper
Grass fires keep Stamford firemen busy in December
Fire Chief Bill Lawson says December kept Stamford firefighters active with two grass blazes near Harmon Park and West Gould Street, a brass fire behind Cotton Harvey’s on West McHarg, plus a Tron Mountain Oil Co lease blaze. Additional calls included the old Joe Young grocery at 406 E Reynolds, a Dobbers Pharmacy fire on bookkeeping records, and a gasoline engine fire at Leonard Strands yard on West McHarg.
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Stamford
Bill Lawson
T Harmon Park
West Gould Street
Nthe
West McHarg Street
Cotton Harvey's Body Shop
Tron Mountain Oil Co
Joe Young
Reynolds Street
Dobbers Pharmacy
Pasoline
Leonard Strands
Wes, McHarg
Adult education classes resume schedule set
Authority announces adult education classes will resume January 2 with meetings from 8 p.m. at Oliver Sehou. Interested participants should enroll. instruction will be offered at a cost.
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Oliver Sehou
Barles Heuer
Mas
Corel
ATP
Upbeu
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Sandra) Hessin
Oklahoma City
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Gail) Voekel
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Joe Swofford
Reece Clark
Arthur Knipling
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Wayland Fuqua
Kenneth Beggs
Fritz Stegemoeller
Alvin Bredthauer
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David Haley
Sweetwater
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