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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1978
Page
1
Cotton crops range from poor to poorer with a note to see Page 3. Farm Safety Week runs July 25 to 31, details on Page 4. SHS annual staffers headed to Tech, see Page 9. Ex Old Glory resident promoted in Abilene, see Page 2.
Texas Green Thumb recognized Jesse Dennis of Stamford as the oldest Green Thumb worker in Jones County. Dennis serves as crew foreman for the Green Thumb Crew in Jones County, with the team having completed projects for the City of Stamford and continuing work on current projects.
Harold F Layhee of Wichita Falls Rotary District 579 will visit Stamford to meet with officers and committee heads Monday night to plan the year. He will meet local president Don Howard and secretary J A Russell Tuesday before delivering the noon club talk. Mrs Layhee will accompany him and be hosted by Rotary wives. Layhee retired after 30 years in the Air Force and later worked at Midwestern University then HEW health program reviews. he chairs district Rotary efforts and aids 41 clubs from Fort Worth to Abilene and Gainesville to Brownwood. The Texas Green Thumb program honors the oldest worker in each county as Older Americans Month proceeds nationwide with Green Thumb helpers in rural communities.
In Mineral Wells Omar Burleson publicly endorses Charles Stenholm for the 17th District seat, after co appearances at a Stenholm appreciation event in 106 degree heat. Burleson retires after 32 years, praising Stenholm as well qualified to lead and noting strong support from about 300 attendees.
The Stamford All-Stars, a group from the Stamford Baseball Program, were introduced with players listed from kneeling to standing. They won 7-1 vs Rule Rochester and 7-6 vs Haskell, set to play at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Crowell, as manager Eddie Moreno and assistant Garland Gilbreath look on.
Stamford Hospital District directors voted to cut the 1978 tax rate to 10 cents per $100 valuation from 15 cents. Board Chairman A Humphrey cited favorable finances and noted a pending Supreme Court ruling on inclusion in the district. The rate had previously been 25 cents, then 20, then 15.
Stamford endures a relentless heat wave with a likely 114 degree Saturday, part of a month long stretch of daily 100 plus temperatures. Forecasters anticipate continued readings above 100 through Saturday, marking 32 of 33 days over 100 and 25 consecutive 100 degree days.
Mrs. Don Caffey 41 of Stamford died from a temple gunshot wound. Police say it appears a single discharge from a small caliber weapon. Autopsy ordered. Funeral pending. Survived by husband Don, daughter Susie McLellan, parents G D and Vera Franklin, siblings Bill Franklin, Maurine Ellison, Betty Smith, and grandmother Vera Gober.
The Stamford Bulldogs, riding a 12-0 record, travel to Colorado City to face Haskell at 7 p.m. in the Texas Teenage Baseball regional. If they win, they advance to a 7 p.m. game Tuesday. a loss shifts action to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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