Texas Cowboy Reunion Opens In Stamford This Week
The Texas Cowboy Reunion Association of Old Time Cowboys meets in Stamford for four days of events led by secretary treasurer Mrs. Frank Cannon. Activities begin at 8 p.m. with registration and include hoe down dances, chuck wagon dinners, a Memorial Service, and the Old Time Fiddlers Contest with prizes of 50 to 15 dollars.
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Stamford
Texas Cowboy Reunion Association of
Old Time Cowboys
Frank
Lou) Cannon
H. E. (Buck) Bland
Haskell
J. A. Linam
Breckenridge
Cowboy Country Museum
Three Days of Texas Cowboy Reunion AQHA Show Begin
Stamford hosts the 37th annual American Quarter Horse Association event with Open Youth Activity and AQHA Youth Activity shows starting today. Competing horses vie for saddles, trophies, ribbons, and cash prizes across halter, cutting, Western pleasure, rein ing, pole bending, and barrel racing.
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Stamford
American Quarter Horse Association
AQHA
Community Worship and July 4 Rodeo Events in Stamford
A Stamford community service on July 4 to honor the nation will begin at 11 a.m. in the high school auditorium with a program led by Dr. I F Hudson and speakers Charles Stenholm Vera Clay and James Self. The day also features a Texas Longhorns parade, Hardin-Simmons University horses, a WBAP stagecoach, rodeo performances, Don White Band, and local judges and entertainers for the events. Bells of liberty tolling, parades, and noisemaking are planned for nationwide observance timed with Philadelphia 2 p m EDT. The day's festivities conclude with trick riding and roping acts by Bill and Nancy McEnaney.
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Everone
I. F. Hudson
Stamford
Jill Waggoner
H. G. Andrews Jr
Jimmy Bunkley
America
Sophia Fernandez
Charles Stenholm
Vera Clay
Abilene
James Self
Miss Waggoner
Bland Harrison
Philadelphia
Western Art Exhibit Opens with Collector's Preview
The 3rd annual Western Art Exhibit and Sale opened last night in the John Selmon Memorial Art Gallery with a Collector's Preview. Twenty six artists exhibited works in oil watercolor charcoal tempera and bronze. A Bicentennial project sent over 100 Longhorns from San Antonio to Lubbock and they stayed in Stamford for the preview. Proceeds go to the West Texas Rehabilitation Center in Abilene. Stamford Art Foundation members meet July 5 at 1 30 p.m. in City Hall Council Room.
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John Selmon
San Antonio
Lubbock
Stamford
Stamford Art Foundation
West Texas Rehabilitation Center
Abilene
City Hall
Stamford Summer Youth Program Schedule
A Stamford summer youth program runs July 5 to August 4 from 8 am to noon, Monday through Friday. Activities include swimming lifesaving arts and crafts painting tumbling trampoline tennis golf folk dancing and team sports with groups by age. Director Raymond Hughes and assistant Donna Rainer lead for ages 6 to 17.
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Stamford
Stamford City Pool
Stamford Youth Center
Raymond Hughes
Donna Rainer
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Texas Cowboy Reunion
Oldtimers
Jim Daniels
Brenham
Texas
Hardin-Simmons University
HSU
Ray Farabee
Wichita Falls
Big John
Wbap Country Goldminers
Don White
White
Oklahoma
United States
Roy Clark
Buck Owens
George Humphreys
Aspermont
6666
John Stotts
Matador
Motley County
James Mickler
Bobby Wedeking
Spencer Baize
Baize and Humphreys
Mickler and Wedeking
Jack Rajen
Mansfield
Bill
Nancy McEnaney
Rossville
Tenn
Neme
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