Stamford High names new football coach search begins after Smith resignation
Stamford High School athletic director and head football coach Charley Smith resigns effective May 28 after a tenure starting in 1970. The school board accepted the resignation in a special session and opened applications for the post while noting Smith may pursue private business or sales.
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Charley Smith
Stamford High School
Smith
Stormford
Ranger
Bulldogs
Eastland
Breckenridge
Waters
Stamford hospital seeks 24 patient room addition
Stamford Memorial Hospital faced regular overcrowding with 56 patients on Wednesday and plans to add 24 rooms. Administrator John Martin notes dismissals could free space. January average was 49 and February 47. A Health Planning Committee hearing in Abilene on April 18 will hear Stamford and neighboring Anson and Harlin reps on the need for more beds. Approval from state Health Planning and Social Security offices is required before increasing patient rooms.
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Stamford Memorial Hospital
John Martin
Health Planning Committee of
West Texas
Edwin &. Baden
State Comprehensive Health Planning
Social Security Office
Jiallas
Stamford Students Dominate District Interscholastic Literary Meet
Stamford won seven firsts at the District GAA Interscholastic League Literary contest at Hamlin High School, collecting three seconds and a third for 129 points. Winners included Kyle Childress, William Metorkie, Melissa Kohout, Steve Link, Jacob Vasquez, Levi Brownfield, Jacque Southerland, Pamela Wilson, and Debbie Riddle, with regional action set for Odessa on April 7.
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Stamford
Hamlin High School
Winters
Ballinger
Anson
Haskell
Hamlin
Odessa
Starford
Kyle Childress
William
Metorkie
Melissa Kohout
Steve Link
Jacob Vasquez
Levi Brownfeld
Ready Walent
Levi Brownfield
Jacque Southerland
Stanley Acker
Pamela Wilson
Karla Hertel
Debbie Riddle
Stamford High School
Lethi Brownfield
Steve Linkslide
Seth Brownfield
William McCarkle
Stamford school board race heads to polls this Saturday
Four men contest two seats on the Stamford school board with polls open from am to 7 pm at the cry hall. Incumbent Lynn Gillespie faces Doe Jones, owner of an implementing company, for Place 1. For Place 2, Bob Prichard, KDWT radio manager, battles Leland Nauert, a former teacher and now farmer.
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Leland Nauert Nauert
Stamford
Cry Hall
Richard Lane
ND (Doe) Jones
Lynn Gillespie
Leland Nauert
Bob Prichard
Prichard
KDWT
Clayton Childress
John Harrell
Eugene Olson
Don Starr
Billy Doe McKeever
Tom Lovvorn
Jones County School Board
Area school trustees race for Lueders-Avecs and Paint Creek
Area patrons name candidates for expiring terms on the Lueders-Avecs board and Paint Creek board. Voting will be in Avoca lunch room and Laeders Lions Club building. Top two in each race win seats. election judge Reno Hertzen berger presides.
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Gil Vacanetes
Lueders-Avecs
Avoca
Lions Club
Laeders
Homer Thomas
Merrick Harsves
Yourgequist
Harry Prince
Johard Wills
Darcy Richards
J Chitten
Wilburn Jensen
Woody Hutfaker
Bill Goss
Charley Ford
Carl Moore
Wayne Peiser
Martin Coleman
Paint Creek
Peiser
West Texas Utilities Co
Coleman
Ben Griffith
Burl Medford
Wayne Wells
Billy Middlebrook
Gene Fischer
Old Glory
CT. Pierce
H. J. Boles
Reno Hertzenberger
Beng Erdman
Lee Roy Vanderworth
Stamford Senior Chrysta Marsh named to All District volleyball
Stamford High senior Chrysta Marsh earned a spot on the All District volleyball team after competing in the recent district tournament held Tuesday in the high school gym Hash. Ballinger won the competition with Anson taking second place.
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Marsh
Chrysta Marsh
Stamford High
Hash
Ballinger
Anson
Stamford Receives Largest State Sales Tax Check
The City of Stamford reports the largest sales tax check since the one-cent levy began. The current payment of 16386.15 covers the quarter ended December 31 1972 and reflects Christmas business up despite a weak cotton season. The second highest prior year was 15926.21.
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Stamford
Hudson and Hassen face runoff for mayor in Hudson race
In Tuesday’s election Ike Hudson narrowly missed a mayoral majority with 508 of 1054 votes. Fareed Hassen led contenders with 316, while Bill Reed 147 and C R Richards 2. Runoff set by council, to occur 10 to 20 days after canvass. County council results reflected Gary Mathews 696 and Neal Oliver 422. Ray Kinney won Place 2 with 927. Cromwell and Cooper reelected.
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Ike Hudson
Stamford
Hudson
Fareed Hassen
Bill Reed
Beverage Distrbutor
Cr. Richards
Gary Mathews
Neal Oliver Ray Kinney
Richards
C . Cromwell
Cancer drive set for April 10 in Jones County
Mrs Lois Patterson president of the Jones County American Cancer Society Unit announced a four door to door fund raising campaign on April 10. She noted that research needs diverse funding and that government alone cannot cover the scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Patterson
Jones County
American Cancer Society Unit
AUS
Patterson
ACS
Jo Vo Frinell
Stamford Crusade
St. John's United Methodist Church
Stamford School Board Considers Tax Collector Candidate
The Stamford school board will review applications Tuesday night for the district tax collector post. Edward Ekdail, who has held the position, resigned, and Superintendent Woodie Beene has been serving as interim collector.
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Stamford
Nytt
Edward Ekdail
Woodie Beene
Heer
Two men vie for mayor in Lueders election
Lueders voters head to the polls Saturday to elect a mayor and four city council members. Floyd R. Jones and G. H. Bounds seek the mayoral seat remaining from Marlin Felts term. council candidates include Vernon Simpson John Lambert Glenn Wyatt C E Newsom J C Wills and Al Alvarez. The four top vote getters win the four council seats with one-year terms determined by drawing.
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Lueders
Floyd R. Jones
G. H
Bunk) Bounds
Quarry
Marlin D. Felts
Felts
Wellington
Vernon Simpson
John Lambert
Lueders Telephone Co
Glenn Wyatt
C. E. Newsom
J. C Wills
al Alvarez
Jesse Ray Ford
Hospital directors re elected at Stamford District vote
Four members of the Stamford Hospital District board were reelected Tuesday in what might be a record vote for such elections. The slate ran unopposed on the ballot due to heavy city election interest. Re elected were Eugene Swensen, Ba. Upshaw, Dow Rose, and J.F Worst with votes 830, 830, 830, and 837 respectively.
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Stamford Hospital District Board of Directors
Eugene Swensen
FE. Upshaw
Ax. Dow Rose
J.F Worst
Dollar Days sale kicks off this Friday and Saturday
Merchants announce April Dollar Day Sale starting Friday with strong buys promised to attract customers. Participating merchants advertise in the American newspaper, urging shoppers to take advantage of the event.
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Cus Lomers
Calvary Baptist Revival Set to Open April 8
Calvary Baptist Church will launch a spring revival starting Sunday April 8 and continue through the following Sunday April 1. Evangelist Luther Green will preach nightly and Robert Bailey will lead the singing sessions.
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Calvary Baptist Revival
Calvary Baptist Church
Tev Luther Green
Robert Bailey
Camp Fire Banquet Honors Top Candy Sellers
About 200 attended the Camp Fire Father-Daughter banquet at Stage Coach Inn on April 2. Ten groups performed skits and awards were given for candy sales led by Jymann Hokanson who earned a 225 savings bond for selling 169 boxes.
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Stage Coach Inn
Jymann Hokanson
Kim Ekdahl
Teresa Mueller
Susan Haterius
Melinda Neuman
Pam McClellan
Susan McKinley
Linda Jenkins
Lori MeOw
Suzan Gusman
Kim Rainer
Charlotte York
Hearing Set on Zoning Request for Engine Shop
A public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday April 17 on Jessie Ford's plea to locate a small engine repair shop at the corner of Columbia and Elizabeth Streets. The hearing begins before the Zoning Committee and then the city council. The request seeks to reclassify the lot from A Residential to B Business or allow a non conforming business. The site has housed a service station since the zoning ordinance was adopted.
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Jessie Ford
Columbia and
Elizabeth Streets
Ford
Bulldogs Band To Represent Stamford In U I L Contest
That Bulldog Band from Stamford and Stamford High School will perform Tuesday April at the Regional University Interscholastic League contest held in the Abilene Cooper High School auditorium. Dozens of area bands compete for top ratings as a preparatory clinic was held March 29 at Stamford High School with guest clinicians Dr Charles Tryaler and Gary De Shazo assisting the young musicians.
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Stamford
Stamford High School
Abilene Cooper High School
Othe
Charles ‘Tryaler
Abilene Christian College
Gary de Shazo
Caldwell Music Co
Abilene
Stamford to open bids Friday for sewer plant project
The Stamford city council will open bids Friday for constructing a new sewage disposal plant on city land north of College Lake and for extensions to the collection system. The two projects total about 450000 dollars, partly financed by a federal grant and a 255000 dollar revenue bond issue.
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Stamford
Freese, Nichols and Endreess
Port Worth
College Lake
Westwind Circle
Columbia Street
Hospital
North Swenson
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Johnnie Camacho
Bob Harrison
Ronnie Conners
Raymond Booger Hughes
Stamford Hospital
Gillespie i
Tuxedo
Nod
Doc) Jones
Doc Jones
Doc Jones Implement Co
Hobert Prichard
Manayver
KOM
Bob
Hassen
B. Q. Cooper
Radford Feils
Itl
UIL
Colpton Street
Robert Dickerson
City Public Works
Fort Worth
Joan Lins
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