Polling Places Listed for Balloting Friday on 1956 Wheat Quotas
Wheat growers in Jones County will vote Friday July 20 on 1957 wheat marketing quotas. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at listed locations including Hamlin Hawley Lueders Stamford Anson Noodle and more. Two thirds approval needed for quotas and a $2.00 per bushel national price support rate if approved. Cook urges eligible farmers to vote and notes no attempt to influence the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Cook
Jones County
ASC
Hamlin
Tex
Soil Bank
Cook
Fifty Suits Filed for Unpaid School Taxes in Stamford
Fifty properties with delinquent school taxes and unknown ownership will face foreclosure and sale after hearings in September. Austin tax attorney Co L Chance brings the lawsuits for the Stamford board of education and tax office with city and county taxes joined to protect interests. R E All, the school tax collector, says more cases are coming, noting many vacant Stamford lots fall into this category. Citations by publication on the Anson bulletin board alert interested parties to upcoming property actions.
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Co. L. Chance
Austin
Stamford
Bagwell Funeral Held at Methodist Church Thursday
Ben Bagwell's funeral was conducted Thursday at 5 30 p.m. at St. John's Methodist Church Stamford with Rev. Orion W. Carter and Rev. W A Appling leading. Died Wednesday at Stamford Sanitarium after a heart attack. burial in Willsow cemetery Haskell. Pallbearers from Stamford and nearby towns.
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Orion W. Carter
Big Spring
The
Methodist Church
W. A. Appling
St. John’s Methodist Church
Ben Bagwell
Stamford
Soil Supervisors To Meet Friday At Bethel Church
California Creek Soil Conservation District plans a Friday meeting at Bethel Lutheran Church on July 20 at 8 15 p.m. featuring O F Armstrong State Planning Engineer as principal speaker. Weather signs will be shown to farmers and ranchers enrolled in the Reporter News Better Land Use Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Creek Soil Conservation District
Bethel Lutheran Church
O. F. Armstrong
State Soil Conservation Board
Reporter News
McClellan Sets Junior Olympics 100 Yard Record
Stamford High student Mike McClellan, a senior designate, clocked 9.8 seconds in the finals at Abilene to break the national Junior Olympics 100 yard dash record, surpassing the 9.9 mark. He will compete in Houston July 30-31, his third straight Abilene/Houston appearances in the Junior Olympics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike McClellan
Stamford High School
Abilene
McClellan
Houston
Larry Wartes
Toady McKeever
Randy Stevenson
Jerry Melton
Randy Denson
Ward Hinds
Andy Miller
McKeever
Stevenson
Ronnie Gerloff
Wayne Baten
Surgeon Reports Emergency Appendectomy at Stamford Sanitarium
Gene Shackelford underwent an emergency operation for appendicitis at Stamford Sanitarium on Monday and is recovering well with expected improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Shackelford
Stamford Sanitarium
Wise Couple Visit to Houston Last Week
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Wise traveled to Houston during the previous week for a private trip, with no public events or agendas reported.
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Mrs. L. A. Wise
Houston
Vacation Bible School Serves 112 Stamford Children
Negro children of Stamford enrolled 112 in a week long vacation Bible school run by First Baptist Church. Volunteers from the church led daily classes from 8 15 to 11 am and a Friday picnic was held at Buies Park with sandwiches prepared by church women. Commencement occurred Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
First Baptist Church
Buie’s Park
Christian
Harris
Cub Pack 41 Heads to Camp Tonkawa Sunday
Cub Pack 41 members will spend Sunday at Camp Tonkawa near Abilere. They meet at Reynolds School and depart at 9:30 a.m. Bud Box will accompany them. The day includes swimming baseball and other activities.
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Camp Tonkawa
Boy Scout
Abilere
Reynolds School
Bud Box
Temple Baptists Hold Revival at East Campbell Corner
The Temple Baptist Church announces a revival starting Thursday July 19 and running through Sunday. Pastor Rev Kenneth Evins leads the event with evangelist Rev Don Shott a Bob Jones University graduate. Evening services are at 8 o'clock.
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Temple Baptist Church
East Campbell and
North Anson Streets
Kenneth Evins
Don Shott
Bob Jones University
Greenville
S. C
Reward Offered After Flood Lights At Wende Born Field Fail
Reward is offered for information on the vandalism of six flood lights at Wende Born Field used for summer Little League games. Contact F. E. Upshaw or Lee Walker with tips. The boys ball program struggles financially despite city council aid. each 1500 watt globe costs $4.40 wholesale.
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Wendeborn Field
F. E. (Buster) Upshaw
Chamber of Commerce Athletic Committee
Lee Walker
West Box To Vote July 28 At Buie Implement Co
Residents of the West Box vote July 28 at Buie Implement Co announced by county Democratic chairman Jack Edwards. Mrs. Dave Walker will be presiding judge. Balloting in West Stamford Box takes place at the Stamford Inn with presiding judge F. E. Upshaw. Precinct conventions set for 2 p.m. the same day in the City Auditorium, with both precincts meeting separately in the same building.
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West Box
Buie Implement Co
Jack Edwards
Democratic
Dave Walker
West Stamford
Stamford Inn
F. E. (Buster) Upshaw
City Auditorium
Webb couple plans move to Odessa this August
Mr and Mrs Gaines Webb plan to move to Odessa around August 1. Mrs Webb will be office manager for Clyde Yarbrough Company. Mr Webb will seek new work, and Frances Olson will replace Mrs Webb at Stamford Electric Cooperative where she has worked over seven years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaines Webb
Odessa
Webbb
Spencer Woodruff
Webb
Clyde Yarbrough Company, Inc
Eager Feed Mill
Stamford Electric Cooperative, Inc
Frances Olson
Water Use Remains High in Stamford District
Water usage in Stamford stays elevated with totals exceeding 4.5 million gallons daily. The peak was 1,910,000 gallons on Wednesday June 27, surpassing the previous day’s 1,710,000 gallons and new daily record figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Abilene Man Suffers Electric Shock at Stamford Worksite
Gordon Thomas Lindsey aged 25 of Abilene received an electric shock Monday while on a construction job for a firm working for Stamford Electric Cooperative. He sustained burns to a hand and foot and was taken to Stamford Sanitarium for treatment and is reported improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Thomas Lindsey
Abilene
Stamford Electric Cooperative
Lindsey
Stamford Sanitarium
Victor Buie Wins Scholarship at Parson's Design School
Victor Buie, a student at Parson's School of Design in New York City, won a scholarship for the coming year based on scholastic attainment. He works at Risom's Furniture Store in New York City during the summer and is the son of Mrs. R. B. Buie of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Buie
Parson's School of Design
New York City
Risom's
Buie
R. B. Buie
Icity
Farmers sign up for Soil Bank as deadline nears
Area farmers rush to join the Soil Bank program ahead of the July 20 deadline. Congressman Omar Burleson criticizes the pay structure favoring unplanted land over planted cotton, urging reform in Agriculture Secretary policies. Local county offices report high daily application rates and broad participation in Jones and Haskell counties.
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Omar Burleson
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Jones and Haskell County
Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Committee
Soil Bank
Jones County
M.S. Jones
ASC
Jones
Haskell County
Lloyd Feemaster
Haskell
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Shivers
Agriculture Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Rainfall in Stamford Dips to 4.11 Inches First Half
A six month total of 4.11 inches of rainfall at Stamford contrasts with a normal 12.18 inches. Weather observer Cleburne Huston notes some rural areas received showers while town stayed dry, with May 28 bringing 0.33 inch here and up to 2.5 inches nearby.
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Stamford
Cleburne Huston
Huston
Tuxedo
Cobb
Hudsons Return From Four Month Tour Of Europe
Dr and Mrs Fred Hudson arrived home Thursday after a four month tour of Europe. They will stay a little over a week before heading to their Branson Colorado ranch for the summer. They visited England Ireland Paris Rome Monaco Lucerne Austria Oberammergau and Nordic capitals during their trip.
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Fred Hudson
Europe
Branson
Colo
Hudsons
England
Ireland
Dublin
Rome
Monaco
Grace Kelly
Paris
Holland
Lucerne
Switzerland
Austria
Neuschwenstein Castle
Oberammergau
Ray S Kail Dies of Heart Attack in Stamford
Ray S Kail 52 a RoLo Manufacturing Co Midland rep died of a heart attack at the family home 1101 Wells Ave Sunday at 10 pm He and Mary Chase Emerson married 1930 9 20 were in Stamford since 1955 after stints in Nous ton and Mexico City Born Columbus Ohio 1904 3 26 funeral held Tuesday 10 am Kinney Funeral Home Rev Jerry Boles burial Highland Memorial Cemetery Pallbearers listed Survivors wife only
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray S. Kail
RoLo Manufacturing Company
Midland Branch
Wells Avenue
Stamford
Nouston
Mexico City
Mr. Kail
Columbus
Ohio
Mary Chase Emerson
Kinney Funeral
Jerry Boles
Central Presbyterian Church
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Jack Watson
Hubert Watson
Ike Hudson
James High
Gordon Wood
Bart Holland
Lynn Johnson
Norris Russell
Kail
Group Plans Square Dance Club at Armory Fridays
Wanted square dancers including beginners and old timers at the armory every Friday at 8 p m announced this week. Callers are G H Cobb and I O Hughes Jr a square dance club is trying to be started.
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G. H. Cobb
I. O. Hughes, Jr
Llub
Stamford Youth Attend Presbyterian Conference
A Central Presbyterian Church group joined Senior High conference at Buffalo Gap last week with campers from Abilene Wichita Falls and Brownwood Presbyteries. Rev Jerry Boles served as dean and Mrs Gordon Wood led a social education course. Lynette Johnson of Stamford was elected vice moderator for next year. Stamford participants included Martha Hudson Anne Hudson Ann Pryor Lynette Johnson and Billy Dodd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Presbyterian Church
Buffalo Gap
Abilene
Wichita Falls
Brownwood
Jerry Boles
Gordon Wood
Lynette Johnson
Stamford
Martha and
Anne Hudson
Ann Pryor
Billy Dodd
Three Stamford Youths Freed From Army Service
Three Stamford men Keith Miles Kenneth Lowe and Charles Gary have been released from army service after two years. The trio grew up in Stamford and their families lived there at the time. They were stationed in Stuttgart Germany and traveled together through their period of service. Miles plans to return to school in the fall Lowe attends summer school at Midwestern University Wichita Falls and Gary attends summer school at the University of Houston.
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Stamford
Keith Miles
Kenneth Lowe
Charles Gary
Miles
Guy Bruce
Lowe
Charlie Lowe
Wichita Falls
Gary
Raymond Gary
Dallas
Stuttgart
Germany
Midwestern University
Houston
University of Houston
Mrs W M Carlton Seeks Care At Stamford Sanitarium
Mrs W M Carlton is receiving medical treatment at the Stamford Sanitarium. The notice notes her ongoing care and current location as the facility.
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W. M. Carlton
Stamford Sanitarium
Chester Yeatts Dies of Cancer at 62 in Stamford
Chester Arthur Yeatts 62 a Stamford tailor shop owner since 1920 died of cancer at Stamford Sanitarium Friday at 2 am after three weeks in hospital He was born September 30 1893 in Nevada Collin County grew up in Denton came to Stamford in 1914 served in the QM Corps in France WWI and married Frankie Lee Keen in 1922 He is survived by a brother two sisters a child who died in infancy and was a Mason American Legion Shriner and member of First Baptist Church Burial in Highland Cemetery Funeral directed by Kinney Funeral Home
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Chester Arthur Yeatts
Stamford
First Baptist Church
Byron Bryant
H. S. Hinson
Highland Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Mr. Yeatts
Nevada
Collin County
Denton
Quartermaster Corps
France
Abilene
States
Camp Travis
Ife
Frankie Lee Keen
FE. B. Yeatts
Mabel Killough
Clyde Brooks
Earl Isbill
Pomona
Calif
Yeatts
Masonic Lodge
American Legion
Six Towns Send Men to Water School in Stamford
Men from Goree Haskell Rochester Rule Konx City and Stamford attend a water education course led by Leon R Holbert of Texas A and M Extension. The class titled Advanced General Water Unit 2 runs two and a half hours nightly Monday to Thursday for two weeks with Tuesday sessions moving to Rochester for district water organization meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon R. Holbert
Stamford
Holbert
Extension Department
Texas A and M College
Goree
Haskell
Rochester
Rule
Konx City
Graves Family Visists from Jackson Tennessee
Mrs. O. H. Graves and her three daughters are visiting their relatives in town, stopping with Mr. and Mrs. George Gray and other family and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Graves
Jackson, Tenn
George Gray
Camp Fire Girls to Open Odako Camp July 29 With Five Crafts
Camp Odako at Stamford opens July 29 at 2 40 PM and runs through August 3 offering five crafts for Camp Fire Girls. Mrs. Gordon Wood leads as director with a sunrise ceremony planned and activities across handcraft swimming music sports and outdoor craft. Two girls Patricia Hargrove of Stamford and Londa Lane Cavitt of Hamlin earned a free week via candy sales.
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Camp Fire Camp
Odako
Stamford
Leeders Baptist
Gordon Wood
John Bennett
Hamlin
Patricia Hargrove
Londa Lane Cavitt
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Lueders
Felts
Noodle
Farmers Co-op Gin
Stamford, Tex
Kimbell Elevator
Anson
Texas A.S.C
American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Stanley Hall
Legion Post
R. E. McNabb
Bagwell
Bethel Church
Bill Thompson
Larry Hodgkinson
Hodgkinson
Bates
Gerloff
Thompson
Billy Phillips
Lexington Gillean
Frederick Hudson
Melvin Greenhaw
Charlie Helmer
Max Moody
Craig Graham
Donald Davis
Helmer
Moody
Graham
Larry Denson
James Davis
Stanley Hill
Larry Ivy
J. B. Tabor
Temple Baptists Holding Revival
Gaines Webbs
Burleson
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Drouth
Mrs
Square Dance Club
Presbyterian Youth Conference
Chester Yeatts
Wood
Ment
Raylyn Flowers
Jerry Ann Baize
W. C. Taylor
R. L. McClung
Jim Alvis
Frank Urban
Henry L. White, Jr
Knox City
Julian Elliott
Raymond Hirlscher
Lady Mickler
Hollis Rae Haynes
Peggy Harvick
Sarah Harrison
Norma Jeanne Smith
Chrissie Kendrick
Jeanne Sitton
Charlotte McCallum
Carolyn Oman
Glenda Walton
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