Rerouting U S 277 at Stamford Still Five Years Off
The Stamford rerouting of U S 277 remains on the distant horizon amid highway funding pressures. An environmental impact study is being prepared, with a public hearing likely a year away, as residents debate preserving or changing the route. The article notes a milestone: Texas highway tourist bureaus drew over a million travelers in 1977.
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Stamford
Abilene
Roger Welsch
Stamford Exchange Club
Joe Higgins
Hamlin
Higgins
Highway Department
Texas Surplus Outlook Dims for Next Fiscal Period
The Texas state comptroller warns the next period may yield only about 21 million dollars in new revenue, far below last year’s 3 billion surplus. Analysts cite potential federal gas price controls and rising oil and gas taxes as variables affecting revenue. Attorney General Hill disputes the shortfall, forecasting upward revisions, while Hill's education plan gains union backing and promises increases to teacher salaries and aid to poorer districts.
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Austin
Walter Lilie
House
Jim Oliver Comaoe
John Hill
Hill
Texas
Texas State Teachers Association
Briscoe
J.F. Townley
Forum outlines winter wonderland dinner plans
Woman's Forum members met at Mrs. R H Astin's home to plan a Winter Wonderland dinner set for January 26 at St Ann's Catholic Church Parish Hall. Reservations are due by January 23 from all four clubs. Attendees included members from Stam ford B and P Welfare, Music, Garden, and Pierian clubs plus Forum officers. A April business meeting will feature the nominating committee report.
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Woman's Forum
R. H. Astin
St. Ann's Catholic Church
B. B. Gay
David Goodrich
Stamford Business and Professional Women’s Club
Bob Harrison
Music Club
Jack Watson
Dave Walker
Harry Bounds
Stamford Garden Club
Wylie B. Harrison
D. Hassen
J. V. Frizell Jr
Pierian Club
Homer J. Merriott
Forum
Raymond H. Astin
Arge
James H. West
Reta Hammer
B&pw Club
Garden Club
Pioneers on Parade Ten Years Ago in Stamford
From the Stamford American files dated January 18 1968 the Stamford area reports a Farm and Ranch Program and Dinner at Stamford High School attracting over 130 attendees including farmers business and professional people Flu cases in Stamford show a decline yet many residents still suffer upper respiratory infections. The Industrial Team Training Course enrolls 23 men with B R Hatley from Lone Star Gas leading. The Stamford Fire Department answered two alarms including a Sunday morning church call. Stamford seniors at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy list 30 as tentative graduates. The school system has received a deed to the old missile site in Corinth, gifted to the district.
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Stamford American
Jones County Farm and Ranch
Stamford High School
Stamford
B. R. Hatley
Lone Star Gas Co
Stamford Fire Department
Roger Dale Tipton
University of Texas College of Pharmacy
Corinth
Pioneers on Parade Snowfall and Stamford Meetings
Snowfall deposits moisture on Stamford as business leaders plan a Monday meeting at 7 30 pm in the Stamford Production Credit Association auditorium to discuss improving the town’s economy. City officials consider a low rent public housing program while Mayor Harrison may appoint a five member advisory board.
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Stamford American
Stamford
Stamford Production Credit Association
W. T. Stovall
First National Bank of Stamford
W. B. Harrison
B. Q. Cooper
Blue Birds visit Stamford American
Members of the Chirping Blue Birds toured Stamford American on Monday afternoon. Present were Ramona Alvarado Patty Tutt Amy Rangel Stephanie Benavides Tracie Dillard Heather Bunkley Jennifer Riley Kim Tipton Mendy Marr Maralee Barrett and Mrs Tommy Gray Stephanie Benavides served refreshments to the group.
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Chirping Blue Birds
Stamford
Ramona Alvarado
Patty Tutt
Amy Rangel
Stephanie Benavides
Tracie Dillard
Heather Bunkley
Jennifer Riley
Kim Tipton
Mendy Marr
Maralee Barrett
Tommy Gray
J A solves world problems with a space threat tease
The Old Philosopher on a Paint Creek farm imagines uniting nations by staging an alien invasion. He muses that a stepped up space program could trigger worldwide unity within 30 minutes, then credibly asks readers if they saw a UFO circling last night.
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Johnson Grass
Paint Creek
Mid-East
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