PTA Basketball Tourney Helps Reynolds School Clear Debt
About 75 fathers from Reynolds School staged a charity four game PTA basketball tournament in Stamford to raise funds for an air conditioner debt. More than 500 residents attended as players and five women entertained, with the late note burning planned at the PTA meeting after a speech by Dr. H. B. Haterius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PTA
Pete Andrews
Bill Dennis
Will H. Grimes
Billy McKeever
Dan Bader
Coun
Reynolds Pta
H. B. Haterius
Suits Filed Against Two Over Paving in Stamford
County Judge H G Andrews Jr will disqualify himself as two cases filed by the City of Stamford against C F E Brownfield Jr and Lynn Gillespie move toward hearing. Each suit involves 456.55 alleging voluntary paving agreements and deposited checks that could not be collected after grade disputes halted work on Huldon Road.
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H. G. Andrews Jr
Stamford
C. F E. Brownfield Jr
Lynn Gilespie
Huldon Road
The
City
Jimmy Nichols
Freese
Jack Watson
Haskell County Grants Pay Hikes
County commissioners in the first session of the new year approved pay raises for clerks deputies and precinct road workers ranging from five to twenty five dollars under the existing salary and wage scale. The same scale will prevail in Jones County as stated by commissioner Hellis Hayne.
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Haskell
Jones County
Hellis Hayne
Stamford Merchants Pledge Wider Interest in Trade Area
Stamford merchants pledge greater interest in the welfare of the trade area. A Friday meeting at Nat's Cafe outlined steps including a large delegation to the Hamlin Board of Community Development and school or PTA sponsored shows to entertain surrounding communities. The group named a committee to develop details and reported insurance on Christmas decorations will yield a small fund balance.
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Stamford
The
Chamber of Commerce
Nat's Cafe
Hamlin Board of Community Development
Harold Wilka
Retail Trade
Lee Walker
U of C
Gleaton Opens Campaign for Stamford Mayor Seat
Ryland Gleaton filed to place his name on Stamford's mayoral ballot as he seeks the city’s top post in a year opening votes for mayor and two council seats. Gleaton, a four term councilman and former mayor pro tem, outlines plans for city inventory and long range budgeting while noting incumbent W. B. Harrison will not seek re election and school board terms for Marvin Hinds and Jack Mills expire.
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Ryland Gleaton
Stamford
Gleaton
Stamford Production Credit Association
W. B. Harrison
Wade Watts
Counemen
Marvin Hinds
Jack Mills
Church of Christ to Host Area Youth Meeting
The South Orient Church of Christ will hold a Friday night youth area meeting at 7 30 in its auditorium. Carl Spain of Hillcrest Church Abilene will speak and answer questions during an open forum. Youth from 20 congregations across Abilene to Albany will attend.
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South Orient Church of Christ
Carl Spain
Hillcrest Church of Christ
Abilene
Abilene Christian College
Spain
Grouns
Hawley
Oliver Street
Stamford
First National Bank Names Two New Directors
At the annual meeting stockholders added W. B. Harrison Sr. and Fort Smith Mr. Smith to the board, replacing TL A Upshaw who retired. All other directors were re elected. Upshaw served about 40 years and declined re election. Officers elected for the coming year include President W T Stovall and Vice President Kart Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
W. B. Harrison Sr
Fort Smith
Upshaw
Mr. Upshaw
W. 'F Stovall
Kart Smith
WL OG Swenson
John R Rice Jr
James L. Waggoner
Doris Filiett
Births Outnumber Deaths in Jones County Last Year
County Clerk Roy Thorn reports 444 births and 184 deaths in Jones County last year. Births are recorded in two books, each listing 222 entries, a coincidence that appears in the records.
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Jones County
Roy Thorn
Herschel Kelley Joins Western Republic Life Agent Corps
Herschel Kelley becomes an agent for Western Republic Life Insurance Co. of Austin. In December he sold his welding supply business to Big Three Welding Supply of Fort Worth.
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Herschel Kelley
Western Republic Life Insurance Co
Austin
Big Three Welding Supply of
Ft. Worth
Holidays Set By Merchants
Stamford merchants set the business holidays for the year in a retail trade committee meeting. The five days observed last year will be observed again: Memorial Day May 30 through June 4, Independence Day July 4, Thanksgiving on November 23, Christmas December 25, and New Year’s Day January 1.
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Stamford
Retail Trade Committee
Baptist Churches Plan Workshop At Anson
Churches of Jones County will hold a workshop at First Baptist Church in Anson on Monday at 7 p m. Rev Clyde Cook moderator will preside. Oscar Fanning of Leeders is association president. Hill Beaty of Bethel Baptist Church is WMU association president and Larry Holmes of Anson is association musical director.
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Baptist Churches
Jones County
First Baptist Church
Anson
Clyde Cook
Tev Oscar Fanning
Leeders
Hill Beaty
Bethel Baptist Church
WMU Association
Larry Holmes
Sub Debs raise funds for March of Dimes in Stamford
Stamford Sub Deb Club schedules lapel pin sale on the square this Saturday led by president Sandrus Davis to support the March of Dimes drive. Johnny Webb notes planned civic club canvass, Avoca Home Demonstration coffee raised about 53.00, and Jones County reports strong regional progress with 1960 receipts totaling 6091.98.
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Stamford
Sandrus Davis
Johnny Webb
Tl FB. Hudson
Jaycees
Avoca Home
J. C. Williams
H. H. Dunklin
Jones
West Texas
Lola J. Gess
Avoca
HM. B. Hatering
Grease Fire Damages Pryor Home
A pan of grease caught fire at the home of Dr. George Pryor around noon Wednesday. Flames were contained to the kitchen area but smoke damaged part of the house as city firefighters responded to the call.
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George Pryor
Poll Tax Payments Lagging in Jones County
Jones County poll tax receipts are far behind last year as of Monday noon. A. J. French notes only 115 receipts issued at Anson and 25 sold at the Stamford Chamber office, with last year’s total above 4200. Voters will elect city and school officials and a U.S. senator to succeed Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Jones County
A. J. French
Anson
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
U.S
Lyndon B. Johnson
Motor Vehicle Receipts Reach New County Peak
Jones County tax records show motor vehicle receipts totaling 12 356 so far this year and surpassing the prior record of 12 199 set the previous year. Tax assessor A J French notes sales run through April 1 and that 1961 plates go on February 1 with some 1960 tags required for new cars and out of state plates.
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Jones County
A. J. French
Mr. French
French
All-Girl Stonewall County 4H Livestock Team Routs Judges
The Stonewall County junior 4H livestock judging team, all girls including Ann Cumbie Joann Poore Brenda Dalby and Bea Cochran, placed second in District 3 at Childress. Nine teams competed with Stonewall totaling 770 to Wichita 747 and Hall County first. Ann Cumbie led the team with fourth overall and Poore sixth.
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Stonewall County
Steenwall County
Childress
Fiall County
Wichita County
Stonewall
Ann Cumbie
Brenda Dalby
Bea Cochran
Joann Poore
Open House Draws Large Crowd at Trinity Church Dedication
More than 400 people attend Trinity Baptist Church open house after the dedication service for the new sanctuary. Rev L Le Trott of Abilene gives the dedication address with Rev Clyde Cook leading the responsive reading and prayer. Tours of the facility are offered as completion of classrooms is anticipated in about four weeks with continued work by church members.
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Trinity Church
Trinity Baptist Church
L. le Trott
Abilene
Harold Walker
Cecil Hughes
Karl Cyumba
Clyde Cook
Wayne Baldwin
Cook
Roland Williams
Parkdale Baptist Church
Harlingen
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Carl Marugy
Jones County FA
Whitfield Manske
Don Newquist
Stamford Ffa
Reynolds School
Larry Wartes
T. K. Kohout
J. L. Anders
Keith Munnerlyn
Sam Hopper
Project
Cliff Cobb
Ericksdahl
H Boy
Chuck Brownfield
Stephen Haterius
Stephen
Chuck
Ile
Tion
Fareed Hassen
Stamford Merchant
Hassen
Herman Cox
Roy Craig
Church of Christ
Munday
Aspermont
Albany
Lueders
FFA
Cleveland Garrett
Beverly
Cleveland
Wayne Cox
Phillip Newsom
Stangew
Harvey
Stanley
Harrison New Sank
GC. Carothers Jr
W. B. Harrison Jr A. J. Mills
Arche EF. Pardue
W. T. Stovall
W. G. Swenson
March of Dimes
Mr. McDonald
Pryor
Bill Crafton
Crafton
Windsor Park Church
Corpus Christi
Biddy Wrinkle
Hull
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