First Loans Approved for Aspermont Small Business Center
The Aspermont Small Business Development Center reports 87 loan applications in a 15 county area. SBA representatives will meet Thursday night to review first loan applications and funding follows approval. Loans up to fifteen thousand dollars with a five and a half percent interest may run as long as 15 years. Homer Long of Paducah attended.
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Small Business Administration
Aspermont Small Business Development Center
Afton Willingham
Paducah
Aspermont Center
Willingham
Homer Long
488 Poll Taxes Sold in Stamford
On the final day of the sale 263 poll taxes were issued at the Stamford Chamber of Commerce, bringing Stamford totals to 488 with four exemptions. Jones County reported 2838 poll taxes sold with 59 exemptions and one registration issued.
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Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Stamford
Jimmie Walker
Chamber
Pin Sale Rescheduled by Camp Fire Girls
Snow and freezing weather in Stamford prompted the Camp Fire Girls to move the March of Dimes pin sale to this Saturday in downtown Stamford. Stamford High School Student Council talent show for March of Dimes moved to February 19 in the high school auditorium. Mothers March date not yet set but likely this week.
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Stamford
Camp Fire
Stamford High School Student Council
Stamford Bargain Days Are Numbered
Special prices for Stamford Bargain Days will be listed this Friday and Saturday. Items in Bargain Days stores feature numbers that may match those on page one of the Stamford American, offering potential savings during the event.
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Stamford
Lions Club Views Film at Meeting in Stamford
Stamford Lions Club members watched a Daytona 500 film at the Cliff House meeting. Forty four members attended with guests. new members Marvin Edgman L R Hollabaugh and Kenneth Rayburn were welcomed. Clyde McMahon said the Linens Club project Operation Used Glasses collects eye glasses sent to needy people worldwide.
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Stamford Lions Club
Cliff House
Marvin Edgman
L. R. Hollabaugh
Kenneth Rayburn
Clyde McMahon
Linens Club
Business leaders attend Wichita Falls industrial conference
James Self and Russell Crownover attended the industrial conference in Wichita Falls conducted Tuesday by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. Self is president of the local CofC.
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James Self
A Russell Crownover
Wichita Falls
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Self
Cofc
Cotton Growers Officials Meet In Washington
Charles Stenholm executive vice president of Rolling Plains Cotton Growers returned from Washington with Dr. J. C. Gaines of Texas A&M Terry Julian Johnny Hansen J. B. Cooper and Jones County directors. They discussed boll weevil infestation findings by 31 county survey teams to the Agriculture Research Service and met with congressmen and USDA officials. A directors meeting in Sweetwater began a work plan to be finalized next week.
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Charles Stenholm
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Washington, D. C
U.S.C.A
Stenholm
J. C. Gaines
Texas A&m University
Terry Julian
Cotton Growers Group
Johnny Hansen
Ericksdahl Community
Jones County
J. B. Cooper
Roscoe
Gaines
Agriculture Research Service
U.S.D.A
Sweetwater
Stamford Students Enter West Texas Distributive Education Contests
Fourteen Stamford High School students join 52 West Texas DE students at Permian High School in Odessa for public speaking, job interview, sales demo, and outstanding student contests. Vicki Blancet competes in the sweetheart contest. trip departs Friday afternoon and returns Sunday. Odessa winners advance to Fort Worth statewide events March 4 and 5.
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Stamford High School
Permian High School
Odessa
West Texas
Don Howard
Vicki Blancet
Stamford
B. J. Barnett
Bruce Larance
Leroy Macon
Ricky McMahon
Mike Phillips
Jimmy Reid
Lynn Edwards
Donna Brown
Sandra Hargrove
Lynn Short
Fran Smith
Valerie Lassetter
Cindy Merket
Fort Worth
Abilene Philharmonic Opens Season Monday Night
The Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Gerald Kiger will give the first of four concerts Monday night in the new high school auditorium. Tickets cost 8 dollars, on sale from Rotarians, junior class members, or local firms. The program includes Berlioz Roman Carnival Overture, Haydn Symphony No. 104, Bizet L Arlesienne Suite No. 1, and Theron Kirk Baile Frontier themed to border music.
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Abilene Philharmonic Orchestra
Gerald Kiger
Stamford Rotary Club
Hector Berlio
Franz Josef Haydn
George Bizet
Theron Kirk
Laredo
CofC Membership Drive Opens in Stamford on Monday
The Stamford Chamber of Commerce launches a membership drive aiming to recruit at least 350 business firms and individuals. A kickoff breakfast at Nat's Cafe is set for 7 a.m. Monday, with ten committee members listing goals across industrial, agricultural, civic, and governmental programs.
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Stamford Chamber of Commerce
W.T. Stovall
Drive
Nat's Cafe
Industrial Economics Research Division
Texas A&m University
Cofc
James Self
Gerald Proctor
James High
Curtis Johnson
A. C. Humphrey
W. T. Stovall
F. E. Upshaw
Clifford Beggs
Durward Young
J. L. McCaleb
A. M. G. Swenson
Carhartt Expands Stamford Plant With 30 New Workers
Carhartt of Texas in Stamford adds thirty employees to its local plant, increasing staff to just over 100. New positions support a second sewing line for ladies blouses and dresses. Weekly payroll rises to about 1500, totaling around 5000. A two ton truck transports garments to Dallas and fabric back to Stamford. Employees hail from Stamford and nearby towns.
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Carhartt of Texas
Stamford
Charley Coln
Dallas
1966 Vehicle Licenses On Sale in Jones County
New 1966 auto truck and other vehicle license plates went on sale Tuesday in Jones County and will run until April 1. County tax assessor-collector A. J. French said plates are available at Anson courthouse Turner-Nail Insurance in Hamlin and Enis Bishop Electric in Stamford. City hall in Lueders will offer plates within the week.
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Jones County
A. J. French
Court House
Anson
Turner-Nail Insurance
Hamlin
Enis Bishop Electric
Stamford
City Hall
Lueders
Mary Ellen Osment to Represent Stamford at Fort Worth Rodeo
Mary Ellen Osment will represent Stamford at the Texas Cowboy Reunion during the Southwestern Exposition Rodeo and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth. She will ride in the grand entry at 2 p.m. and be recognized during the performance as Stamford Day is observed.
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Mary Ellen Osment
Stamford
Fort Worth
Fort
Minor Accidents Here Are Due To Icy Streets
Police report five accidents in Stamford from Friday to Tuesday blamed on icy streets. Two car crashes Friday caused minor damage, none injured, at Reynolds and S Swenson and West McHarg. Saturday saw two more on Me Haig and Rotan Wetherbee. Tuesday a crash at Campbell and N Anson involved two autos. Snow totals exceeded an inch with moisture around three inches and near zero temperatures.
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B. Q. Cooper
Reynolds and
Football Queen and King Named at Stamford Banquet
Charles Anderson and Farris Dickerson were crowned football King and Queen at the Stamford Bulldogs Pep Squad banquet held at the Cliff House. Guest speaker Curly Hays lauded the team’s pride and tradition as new Pep Squad officers and cheerleaders were introduced alongside retiring officers.
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Charles Anderson
Farris Dickerson
Stamford Bulldogs
Cliff House
Curly Hays
West Texas Utilities Co
Charles
Bill Anderson
Farris
Lee Dickerson
Miss Dickerson
Kinney Link
Ronnie Jones
Bob Isbell
Senior Play Rescheduled For Thursday At Stamford High
The Stamford High School senior play The Mouse That Roared was postponed by bad weather and is rescheduled for Thursday night at 8. Directed by Mrs. H. G. Andrews Jr. tickets are available from class members or at the door.
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Stamford High School
H. G. Andrews, Jr
Roadside Parks Planned Along Highway 277 North of Anson
Jones County will gain two roadside parks or rest stations on Highway 277 within a year. Officials announced in Austin that the sites lie between Stamford and Anson about four miles north of Anson, with land bought from Ruth M. Bryan. County Judge Leon Thurman says one park may be north of Anson and the other south, on land north of Red Mud Creek along the highway.
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Austin
Stamford
Anson
Leon Thurman
Ruth M. Bryan
Red Mud Creek
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