First Stamford baby of 1976 anticipated amid local gifting plan
Stamford merchants including Stamford American and First Federal Savings announce gifts for the first baby born in 1976 at Stamford Memorial Hospital. Health statistics show 155 births in 1975 with Dr. Selmon delivering 99 and Dr. Hawkins 51, and average hospital stay around 3.4 days.
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Stamford
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Stamford American
First Federal Savings and Loan Association
Gibson's Discount Center
First National Bank
Social Lion
Hind’s
Anthony's
Hassen's
Sav-X Pharmacies
Langley Drive-In Grocery
Bunkley Drug Store
Tony Selmon
Elmer J. Hawkins
Selmon
Hawkins
Tom Bunkley
George Pryor
Firefighters Respond to Christmas Day House Blaze
Stamford firemen faced a blaze the day after Christmas as Alan Plumiee quickly swapped an air tank when a buzzer signaled low oxygen. The fire destroyed one room and its contents while investigators probe the cause of the fire.
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Stamford
Alan Plumiee
E. Wells
James Howard
Abilene
E Wells
Alfred Shurley
Wet Weather Ends Cotton Harvest as Christmas Snow Falls
Heavy December rainfall and a 1.72 inch above normal total for the year brought by a two to four inch Christmas snow shower delayed cotton picking in the Stamford area. One gin yard reports empty trailers while Grantham Gin in Stamford had ginned 4200 bales. rain helps wheat and oat fields but halts cotton delivery to area gins. Forecasters expect no more rain through Saturday as December closes near normal.
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Stamford
West Texas
East
Stamford Area
Grantham Gin
Paymaster
Retiring Stamford plumber preserves 30 years of calendars
Local businessman Grady Corby plans to retire a 75 calendar tradition into a 30-year collection at Corby Plumbing and Heating in Stamford. Since 1946 he has kept a weekly diary in calendars detailing wages, weather, family events, and Corby’s civic roles, including Lions Club president and city councilman.
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Stamford
Grady Corby
Corby
Corby Plumbing and Heating Company
Stamford American
E. D. Harkens
Jimmy Ashcroft
Fareed Hassen
Clifford Beggs
Pete Andrews
Wolff City
Tuxedo
Hunt
Waco
Cozby
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Alaska
Corbys
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