Stamford Construction Soars in 1964 Surpasses 1963
Total construction value in Stamford in 1964 reached 646 200 dollars, more than double 1963's 270 900. Residential work rose slightly to 215 000 dollars for 18 new homes, while nonresidential projects dominated with a combined 413 000 dollars for a high school auditorium, Cobb Ford Sales building, Presbyterian Church, and Stamford Federal Savings and Loan Association. Nonresidential gains dwarfed 1963 totals, while additions to existing homes dropped from 49 300 to 17 600 dollars.
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Stamford
Eute
Cobb Ford Sales
New Presbyterian Church
Stamford Federal Savings and Loan Association
Stamford High School
Income Tax Changes Discussed by Rotary Speaker
Mr. G. Andrews Jr spoke at the Rotary Club on changes in the income tax law. He noted the bill is complex and many employees may need supplemental payments due to withholding shifts from 16 to 14 percent. Changes benefit seniors for retirement income and medicines, and allow deductions for state and local taxes, gasoline, and sales taxes, while removing deductions for tobacco, alcohol, admissions, poll tax, and car registrations.
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G. Andrews, Jr
T.tormey
Rotary Club
Andrews
Saaker
Public Officers Merchants to Observe One Day Holiday
Friday January 1 is a legal holiday with most incomet halls closed for the day. Most will not take a two day holiday as for Christmas and will reopen Saturday. The post office will be closed Friday and resume regular Saturday schedule, closing at noon. The First Nations Bank will observe a single holiday and operate on Saturday schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furst
First Nations Bank
Stamford Schools Set to Reopen Monday After Holidays
Stamford public schools will resume Monday morning following the Christmas recess that began Friday December 18. Students and staff return to classrooms after the holiday break.
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Stamford
Proposed MKT Route Change May Improve Service Locally
Stamford business leaders welcomed a Katy Railway plan to reroute trains from Stamford to Wichita Falls via Wichita Valley tracks, potentially speeding freight to eastern markets. The plan would abandon the Stamford to Bel Mead line, severing Stamford’s link to Waco, with no date set for implementation.
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Stanford
Missouri-Kansas Texas Railway
Stamford
Wichia Valley
Wichita Falls
Waco
Washington
Katy
Wichita Valley
Reynolds Street
Wetherbee Street
Reynolds
Roland Kelley
Stamford Cotton Oil Company
Brush Control Options for California Creek District Pasture
The California Creek Soil Conservation District discusses brush encroachment across rangeland with advice on selecting sites by soil moisture and depth, and weighing methods. Aerial spraying offers cheaper initial control but needs frequent reapplication. mechanical control provides higher effectiveness with less maintenance. cost differences are modest overall.
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Intel
California Creek Soil Conservation District
Lovvorn and Gomez Named to AA All-State Third Team
Two Stamford Bulldogs from the 1964 regional championship, Marc Lovvorn and Raymond Gomes, earned Class AA third team honors from the Texas Sportswriters Association. Lovvorn had prior second team alldistrict honors at three positions, while Gomez was on the alldistrict top squad and all area AA team. Also honored were Richard Shade of Winters and Ronnie Smith of Ballinger on the third team.
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Stamford Bulldog
Marc Lovvorn
Raymond Gomes
Texas Sportswriters Association
Kom
Lav. Vor
Gomez
Saa
Allstate
Richard Shade
Winters
Ronnie Smith
Ballinger
Grand Jury to Convene for New Court Term
W L McDonald district clerk of 104th District Court Anson said the grand jury for the new term will probably be notified this week and convene Monday.
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W. L. McDonald
104Th District Court
Anson
Dale Foster Named Minister at Orient Street Church of Christ
Dale Foster, 23, has been chosen as minister for the Orient Street Church of Christ, succeeding J. B. Lamb who moved to Quanah. Foster, from Nanaimo Canada, has preached in Lindsey Chapel and Abilene Christian College while a student. He is married with two daughters and will reside at 1302 S Orient. He graduated magna cum laude from ACC in 1962 after Galeena Park High School in Houston in 1959.
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Dale Foster
Orient Street
Church of Christ
J. B. Lamb
Quanah
Foster
Stamford
Nanaimo
British Columbia
Canada
Lindsey Chapel
S. Orient
Galena Park High School
Houston
ACC
Bulldogs Schedule Abilene JV Basketball Game
The Stamford Bulldogs will play the Abilene High School Junior Varsity team in Abilene this Saturday night. Two games are planned starting at 6 15 and about 8 00. Next week Stamford has an open date Tuesday and will resume district play Friday January 8 against the Haskell Indians.
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Stamford Bulldogs
Abilene High School
Abilene
Bulldogs
Haskell Indians
Friends Harvest Cotton Crop For Allen Isbells
Neighbors looked after the Isbell farm while Mr. and Mrs. Allen Isbell stayed in Dallas with their son Danny hospitalized from a football injury. Five neighbors gathered 22 bales of cotton and others contributed stripping labor and help hauling the crop.
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Allen Isbell
Dallas
Danny
Ira
Martindale Coleman
Gene
Wallar Overton
Agustin Campazano
Ray Perry
Roy Medford
Homer Livengood
Hoyt Perry
R. V. Earles
Wallar
Gene Overton
Walter Buerger Twain Mickler
Dan LeFevre
Welton
Dale
Billy Middlebrook
Mike
Ray Overton
Fred Buerger
Sean Medford
Lupe Gonzales
Roddy Kuenustler
L. Washington
Roy Overton
Mrs Cecil McCafferty Recalled as Dit Hoote in Germany
Mrs Cecil McCafferty phones daughter Mos Kil Sturdevant in Kirebs burg Germany on Sunday morning December 27. SSgt and Mrs Sturdevant with two children Lu Ann and Glenn have been in Germany for a year and will remain there two more years. She is remembered as the former Dit Hoote.
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Cecil McCafferty
Mos
Kil Sturdevant
Kirebsburg
Germany
Sturdevant
Lu Ann
Glenn
Dit Hoote
Area FFA Livestock Show Scheduled Here Saturday
The Stamford Area Future Farmer Livestock Show will be held Saturday starting at 9:00 a.m. at the Stamford FFA feeding center near the Texas Cowboy Reunion grounds. About 90 animals from Stamford and Avoca High Schools will compete for 400 dollars in prizes.
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FFA
Stamford Area
Future Farmer Livestock Show
Weldon Holbrooks
Stamford High School
Stamford
Texas Cowboy Reunion
Quarterhorse
Holbrooks
Future Farmers of America
Avoca
Agriculture Committee
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
New Telephone Directories Are Due January 6
Stamford residents will receive the 1964 telephone directory starting January 6. About 4,015 copies have been printed with 20 alphabetic pages and 32 classified pages. Users are urged to discard old books only after checking for numbers and valuable papers to avoid losing information.
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Stamford
Jim Brewer
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Brewer
Dallas Couple Sues Jones County Officials for Damages
A Dallas couple filed a federal suit in Abi ene seeking 150000 against four Jones County officials over a Stamford incident on June 26 1963. J Harold Cole and Josie M Cole allege denial of medical care and telephone access after a family argument. they were jailed two days and claim Cole suffered nervous condition and loss of work. Defendants include Justice Hood Deputy Sprawberry Sheriff Reyes and County Attorney Brownfield Jr.
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Dallas
U. S. District Cour
Abiene
Jones County
Stamford
J. Harold Cole
W. Bunkley
Cole
Justice of the Peace
Roscoe Hood
B. Q. Cooper
Sheriff's Department
Raymond Sprawberry
Anson
Coles
Justice Hood
Sprayberry
Dave Reyes
Charles E. Brownfield, Jr
No Shortage Of Coins Here In Stamford
There is no national coin shortage in Stamford according to W. T. Stovall of the First National Bank who says Stamford has a good supply. Gene Turnbow, who services vending machines over a wide area, keeps the bank supplied with coins.
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Stamford
W. T. Stovall
First National Bank
Gene Turnbow
Death Notice of Mrs. H. Waggoner in Denton
Mrs. H. Waggoner aged 95 died December 27 at Flow Memorial Hospital in Denton. Funeral was December 28 in Jack Schmitz and Son Chapel with burial in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Born July 19, 1869 in West Texas she married Willie E. Waggoner in 1886. he died in 1949. Survivors include five daughters five sons twenty five grandchildren thirty three great grandchildren and fifteen great great grandchildren.
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W. FE. Anderson
el Paso
J. C. Matthews
Denton
Tarlan
W. Hi. Langston
Whitney
A. L. Maples
Abilene
H. EF. Waggoner
Comanche
W R. Stanford
Samford
C W. Hallay
Mary Lasby
Waco
Tayman Improves After Heart Attack in Stamford
Warren Taymen, a retired Stamford insurance man, is recuperating in Stamford Memorial Hospital after a heart attack suffered early Saturday. He is making good progress and visitors are limited for the time being.
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Warren Taymen
Stamford
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Minnie Kilpatrick Funeral in Abilene
Funeral services for Minnie F. Kilpatrick 91 former Stamford resident were held in Abilene with the 12th and Chestnut Church of Christ minister officiating. Burial in Elmwood Memorial Park followed. She died December 25 at her daughter’s home in Anson after living in Stamford for 50 years and Abilene since 1944. Survivors include three daughters three sons 37 grandchildren and many great grandchildren.
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Minnie F. Kilpatrick
Stamford
Elliott
Abilene
12Th and
Chestnut Church of Christ In
Miresi Griffith
South Bend
John Neville
Anson
Rose Griffith
Randlett
Oklo
Lomard Kilpatrick
J YY Kilpatrick
Lone Star
One New Face Among Official Family at Anson
Jones County officials prepare for the new year with Ben Niedecken as the sole fresh face in the county officer slate. Incumbents A J French and Dave Reyes seek continued posts, while local races in precincts and districts feature several re-elections and transfers to new terms.
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Anson
Jones County Court House
Leon Thurman
Carl Savage
Ben Niedecken
Charles Brownfield
Abe Brownfield
Stamfford
J. French
Dave Reyes
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