City Sales Tax Receipts Hold Steady Amid North Side Incorporation
A $14,485.96 check arrived from Austin for the July through September quarter, net after a two percent state fee. Stamford reports city sales tax receipts above $14,000 since North side inclusion, with a 1970 Dec. 31 quarter at $14,977.59 the largest after incorporation. Manager H. R. Macomber notes forthcoming Dec. 31 data will better compare with last year.
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Austin
H. R. Macomber
North Side
Stamford
Illness Spares Trip for Pastor Jarrell Sharp to England
Rev Jarrell Sharp of St Johns United Methodist Church plans a January study trip to England joining McMurry College sponsored group. He was in Stamford Memorial Hospital since December 27 and underwent a urology checkup before departure. Mrs Sharp accompanies him to Wichita Falls for treatment while Mrs Sharp stays with their children.
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Jarrell Sharp
St. John’s United Methodist Church
England
Houston
London
Cambridge
Oxford
Canterbury
Stamford Businesses Close Saturday for New Year Holiday
Most Stamford firms will close Saturday January 1 for New Year’s Day observance. City Hall and the First National Bank close Friday and Saturday. Post Office windows shut Friday noon and Saturday. emergency city services maintained. Stamford Public Schools closed December 21 through January 3.
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Stamford
Retail Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
City Hall
First National Bank
Mrs. Tabor Rites Held At Lueders
Mrs. W. T. Tabor 77 died Friday at Allen General Hospital. Services were held Sunday at Lueders First Baptist Church. Burial in Lueders Cemetery. Born Maudie Dennis July 27, 1894 in Terrell. Survivors include two daughters, one son, two brothers, four sisters, 12 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Pallbearers named Delbert Moore, C. A. Terry, Redford Felts, W. C. McCowan, Marshall McGlathery, G. P Wills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lueders
W. T. Tabor
Anson General Hospital
Lueders First Baptist Church
T. A. Trice
Lueders Cemetery
Maudie Pearl Dennis
Terrell
Albany
Lueders First Baptist
C. M. Hart
Hawley
Erma Reves
Billy
M. T
Huie Dennis
Abilene
Opal Culver
Melba Biggs
Maurine Dodson
Roscoe
Ermane Taylor
Lubbock
Delbert Moore
C. A. Terry
Redford Felts
W. C. McCowan
Marshall McGlathery
G. P Wills
Blaze Averted In Diesel Gas Leakage on Christmas Day
Fire Chief Bill Lawson reported a diesel leak from a stalled tanker truck in the 400 block of South Ferguson Street was contained by Stamford Fire Department. About 400 gallons were involved and the area was washed down. The department also battled several recent grass fires, the largest Dec. 20 burning 5 to 10 acres on Joe Benton’s property three miles southwest.
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Stamford
South
Ferguson Street
Bill Lawson
Joe Benton
London
Columbia Streets
Hobart
McGowan
Services for Mrs Bagwell Held Monday
Funeral services for Mrs Ben Bagwell of Stamford were held at 2 30 p m Monday at the First United Methodist Church of Haskell. The Rev Jerrell Sharp and the Rev Newton Starnes officiated. Burial was in Willow Cemetery. She died Saturday night of natural causes. She worked as secretary and bookkeeper for West Texas Utilities Co in Haskell. She married Ben Bagwell in 1929 in Haskell. Survivors include one sister and two brothers.
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Ben Bagwell
Stamford
First United Methodist Church
Haskell
Jerrell Sharp
St. John’s
Jack Kirkpatrick
Levelland
Humphrey Home After Heart Surgery In Dallas
C. Humphrey of Stamford returned home last Friday from Baylor Hospital in Dallas where he underwent heart surgery.
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A_C. Humphrey
Stamford
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Long Distance Rates in Texas Take Effect After Delay
The Texas long distance rate adjustment authorized by the Price Commission in Washington and effective at 12 01 a m Dec 29 reduces One Plus Dialing charges and raises operator assisted call rates within Texas. Southwestern Bell manager Bill Gilliland says intra state revenue should rise about 2 percent. New rate periods day evening night and weekend apply to One Plus and operator assisted calls.
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Texas
The
Price Commission
Washington
Bill Gilliland
Southwestern Bell
Brother of Stamford woman dies in Abilene hospital
Eddie Lee Creel 68 of Abilene died at Hendrick Memorial Hospital after five weeks of hospitalization. Funeral services were held at First Baptist Church of Anson with pastors DeFoore and Hillbrunner officiating. Burial followed at Mt Hope Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary, son Eddie Jr, two brothers Bill and Fred, two sisters Lillie Pearce and Mrs. Bill Mims, and a grandson.
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Eddie Lee Creel
Abilene
Bo Reid
Stamford
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
First Baptist Church of
Anson
John DeFoore
University Baptist Church
Alvin Hillbrunner
First Baptist Church
Mt. Hope
Lawrence Funeral Home
Mary Baxter
Roby
Thornton
Leggett Drive
Mary
Eddie Jr
Bill
Fred
San Anselmo
Calif
Lillie Pearce
Bill Mims
Lindsey Rites Held at Avoca
Funeral services for William Hully Lindsey 59 of Avoca were held at Avoca Baptist Church with Rev. Van Gauthe officiating. Burial followed at Spring Creek Cemetery under Kinney Funeral Home of Stamford. Lindsey died December 22 at Stamford Memorial Hospital after a long illness. he was an oil field worker and World War II veteran born June 24, 1912 in San Saba. He moved to Avoca in 1919 from Springtown and is survived by his wife Lena, a son Ricky Joe, a brother Woody, and two sisters Mrs. L. L. Young and Mrs. Lenny Ivey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Hully) Lindsey
Avoca
Avoca Baptist Church
van Gauthe
Spring Creek Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Stamford
Lindsey
Stamford Memorial Hospital
San Saba
Springtown
Lena Sconce
Haskell
Lena
Ricky Joe
Woody
Abilene
L. L. Young
Lenny Ivey
Lawrence Dies, Services Held In Stamford Area
William A. Lawrence 68 of Stamford died December 22 in a Wichita Falls hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held December 23 at Lueders Baptist Church with Rev. W. L. Trice officiating. Burial followed at Mount Hope Cemetery in Anson. A retired farmer born September 25, 1903 in Jewett he moved to Lueders in 1925 and married Inez Burnes in 1933. Survivors include his wife and three sisters Belle West Lydia Hanson and Mary Fitzgerald.
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William A. Lawrence
Stamford
Wichita Falls
Lueders Baptist Church
W. L. Trice
Mount Hope
Anson
Kinney Funeral Home
Jewett
Lueders
Inez Burnes
Belle West
Lydia Hanson
Mary Fitzgerald
Abilene
Final Winners in Stamford Christmas Promotion
Final winners in the Wonderful World of Christmas promotion were selected on Thursday December 23. Mrs Sterling Keen won a cassette tape recorder J W Frizell Jr a luggage prize and Virginia Bolin a color television set.
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Stamford
Pomotion
Sterling Keen
J. W. Frizell Jr
Virginia Bolin
School Board Names Panel to Choose Textbooks
Stamford School Board on December 9 named a 12 member panel to recommend new textbooks for 1972 73. Supt. W E Beene chairs. members include Jerry Schucert Tom Schoonmaker James Wilson Charles Smith Margaret Richards Nancy Morales Ruby Nance Peggy Dobbins Sue Quade Mildred Lane Steve Radway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford School Board
W. E. Beene
Jerry Schucert
Tom Schoonmaker
James Wilson
Charles Smith
Margaret Richards
Nancy Morales
Ruby Nance
Peggy Dobbins
Sue Quade
Mildred Lane
Steve Radway
Stamford Schools Reopen After Holiday Break
Stamford Public Schools will start the second semester Monday January 3 after a dismissal on December 22 for holidays. The notice outlines the midyear return date and ongoing school schedule.
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Stamford
More Volunteers Sought for Stamford Blood Mobile Visit
Local Red Cross bloodmobile visit to Stamford on Tuesday January 18 draws volunteers. Bill Longley chairs donor recruitment seeking 15 panel members to recruit 10 prospective donors each. Mrs. Ben Parnell leads volunteer workers. Mrs. C V Herbert organizes professional staff. Bloodmobile runs 11 am to 3 pm in the St Church basement. Fresh blood will be supplied to the Wichita Falls regional bank. Fenter Northern, Orient St Church of Christ minister, serves as blood bank chairman.
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Red Cross
Stamford
Bill Longley
Longley
Ben Parnell
Parnell
C. V. Herbert
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Blood Bank
Wichita Falls
Jones County
Fenter Northern
Orient St. Church of Christ
Plans Nearing Completion for Tri Area Livestock Show
Plans are nearing completion for the Tri Area Livestock Show to be held Saturday January 8 in Stamford. Future Farmers of America students from Paint Creek Lueders Avoca and Stamford will enter livestock at the Quarter Horse Barns Texas Cowboy Reunion grounds. Judging begins 9 am with poultry 18 pens of three broilers. swine 95 entries. sheep 14 head. cattle after lunch.
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Stamford
Farmers of America
Paint Creek
Lueders - Avoca
Texas Cowboy Reunion
FFA
Don Welch
Leeders Avoca
W. L Medford
Weldon Holbrooks
Cecil Lewis
Rule
Charles Stenholm
Cliff Cobb
Keen
Jerry Terrell
Bill Koon
Darrly Schoonmaker
Keith Rainer
Carl Maru
Swine
Darrell Richards
Jerry Manske
Bobby Jones
Travis
Pete) McLellan
Don Walker
W. L. Medford
Dub Harrison
Gene Ender
John Ed. Youngquist
Gary Muehlstein
Hollis Muehlstein
Jones County
Hamlin Ffa
Three Teens Injured In One Car Crash Near Haskell
Pas sengers Doug Terrell Becky Solomon and driver Lin Haskell Herb Benberg all from Stamford suffered minor injuries when Benberg fell asleep at the wheel. The 1957 Ford skidded hit a mailbox rolled over and tossed all occupants. They were treated at Haskell hospital and released the same night. Haskell Police investigated.
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Haskell
Herb Benberg
Park Drive
Benberg
Doug Terrell
Stamford
Becky Solomon
16Th St
Ave
Lin Haskell
Terrell
Terrel
Miss Solomon
Stamford Bulldogs sweep Rotan in regional tourney
Stamford boys beat Rotan 52 to 47 with Ira Marsh scoring 18 and Gary Powell and Mike Cade each 14. Stamford girls edged Rotan 46 to 43 led by Jeannie Olson with 24 points while Kay Vaughn had 15 for Rotan. Consolation finals set for Thursday at 1 30 p m for boys and noon for girls against Aspermont.
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Rotan
Ira Marsh
Bulldogs
Gary Powell
Mike Cade
Stamford
Jeannie Olson
Kay Vaughn
Aspermont
Stamford Teams Split With Munday In Dec 23 Action
Stamford boys defeated Munday 85 to 52 with Ira Marsh scoring 24 while Johnny Polk led Munday with 24. The Stamford girls lost 43 41 as Genie Olson scored 29 for Stamford and Becky Ratliff led Munday with 17. Stamford junior varsity boys also won 56 to 48.
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Stamford
Munday
Ira Marsh
Bulldogs
Johnny Polk
Genie Olson
Becky Ratliff
Fog and drizzle slow Stamford cotton harvest Tuesday
Fog and drizzle with cooler temperatures halted cotton harvesting in the Stamford area on Tuesday morning. Warmer Christmas weather spurred cotton stripping and creasing, with notable activity at local gins.
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Stamford
Stamford Firemen Hear Plan for State Official
Mike Anders of Austin outlined a proposal at a Stamford Fire Department meeting to hire a paid executive secretary for the State Firemen and Fire Marshals Association. The secretary would advocate fire department interests in state legislation for at least one year in 1972 on a volunteer dues-funded basis.
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Austin
State Firemen and Fire Marshals Association
Stamford Fire Department
Mike Anders
Stamford
Anders
Bill Lawson
Chill Anders
The
University of Texas
Sen. J. P. Ward
Sen. Word
Contributors Thanked by Goodfellows
Goodfellows thank all who supported the Christmas program this year with toys clothing and funds. Special banks acknowledge financial aid from Swenson Lard and Cattle Company K K Francis Mrs Swenson Davis Dorcas Class Church Mr and Mrs A L Carter Mr and Mrs A M G Swenson Mr and Mrs Fugen Swenson Mr and Mrs Carl Swenson Mrs and Mrs C G Cowan Dr and Mrs Ike Hudson Stamford Tioness Club Mr and Mrs Earl Smith Mr and Mrs F Tinshaw Mr and Mrs Okey Richards of Leiders Mr and Mrs C M Jester Mr and Mrs F E Morrow Mr and Mrs Jack Watson Ministerial Alliance of Rochester Mr and Mrs James Waegener Mr and Mrs W H Terry Mr and Mrs Floyd Price John Dobyns Philips Furniture Store Mr and Mrs Weldon Holbrooks Dr and Mrs George Pryor Mrs J A Smith Marvin Gregory Mrs A V Davis and one anonymous cash contribution.
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Fugene Swenson
Carl Swenson
C. G. Cowan
Ike Hudson
Stamford
Yns
Philips Furniture Store
Weldon Holbrooks
George Pryor
J. A. Smith
Marvin Gregory
A. V. Davis
Beauty Shop Sale Announced in Stamford
Hazel Grisham owner of Hazel's Beauty Shop announces sale to Dorothy Dean of Stamford. The new owner is an experienced beautician who comes highly recommended.
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Hazel
Dorothy Dean
Stamford
Hazel Grisham
Engineers Finish Sewer Plant Report for Stamford
Freeze Nichols and Endress of Fort Worth prepared an engineering report on Stamford's proposed sewage plant. City Manager H R Macomber announced an informal City Council meeting soon to review the findings.
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City of
Stamford
Freeze, Nichols and Endress Engineering Firm
Fort Worth
H. R. Macomber
ASC Committee Named County Convention Set
Farmers and ranchers of Jones County elected the 1972 ASC Community Committeemen and Alternates in a mail election. Four communities A through D list chairs vice chairs regular members and alternates, as duties include administering cotton wheat peanuts and feed grain acreage allotments leases and conservation cost sharing in Jones County.
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Jones County
ASC
Calvin W. Cooley
B. Franklin Godfrey
Joe P. Howle, Jr
Derrell C. Dean
Harold D. Sloan
Tom R. Hogan
Orval Ely
Richard Cooley
Jack H. Grogan
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Trip
Humphrey
Lawrence
J. D. Hargrove
Diana Foff
Madina
Hargrove
Balls
Byers
North Texas State University
Texas Tech College
Goodfellows
James C. Riddle
Billy H. DeBusk
John FE. Scarborough
EF. L. Jenkins, Jr
Jimlee Baucum
John FE. Youngquist
Carl Bearden
Eugene D. Watts
Desha Patty
Billy Vinson
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