Open House Sunday for Cliff House Restaurant Plan
Cliff Grantham sets Sunday open house for Cliff House a new restaurant concept with 2 to 6 pm refreshments served and business starting Monday 6 am to 12 pm. Frontier Lodge by Cecil Gregory also opening with Golden Light Coffee Co. designing the 9 by 59 foot brick veneer cafe seating 72 at counters plus 150 in private dining area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Grantham
Cliff House
Grantham
Golden Light Coffee Co
Lubbock
Fareed Hassen
Paul Griggs
Stamford
Three Stamford Men Released After Burglary Arrest
Three Stamford men arrested in the May 17 burglary of a Garza County package store have been released and all charges dropped. Clyde Purcell remains hospitalized in Post with gunshot wounds. The trio, J. C. Purcell, his son Billy Purcell, and Robert Robinson, were taken from the Purcell home at 2 AM following the break in.
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Stamford
Garza County
Clyde Prucell
Post
J. C. Purcell
Billy Purcell
Robert Robinson
Purcell
Clyde Purcell
Jones County
Payne's
Stamford Youth Receives Three-Year Probated Term
Kenneth Barnett, 17, of Stamford was given a three year probated sentence for his role in the Payne Grocery burglary the night of May 2. He admitted taking $53.61 in groceries and $15 in cash. District Judge Owen B. Thomas named a probation officer and police contact for Barnett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Youth
Kenneth Barnett
Stamford
Payne Grocery
Barnett
Owen B. Thomas
R. L. Barbee
Stamorfd
American Legion to Hold Meeting Night Session
Members and families invited to the American Legion and Auxiliary meeting at the Legion Hall on Monday night. Games of 42 will be played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Frontier Lodge Hosts Formal Opening At Stamford Motel
Frontier Lodge owned by Cecil Gregory of Stamford opens with a Sunday open house from 2 to 4 p m. The 24 unit motel offers refrigerated air conditioning electric heating and telephones and television in all rooms. Construction began in February and the facilities opened Monday with Brazelton Lumber Company of Stamford as general contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frontier Lodge
Cecil Gregory
Stamford
Brazelton Lumber Company of
James A Greer Former Publisher At Stamford Dies
James Allen Greer Sr. a 9 percent publisher died Friday at the home of a son in Irving. He led the Stamford Tribune in 1905 and published numerous West Texas papers since 1877. He bought the Haskell Herald, merged with the Free Press, and later owned the Rochester Reporter. Surviving are his wife four sons and two daughters and several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Greer
Stamford
James Allen Greer Sr
Marion
Greer
Irving
Greer Wa
Stamford Tribune
West
Texas
Haskell Herald
The
Free Press
Rochester
Ill Dunwody
Jones County
Crees
Dale Graham
Willie Rose Shaw
Haskell
James Allen Jr
Lordsburg
N. M
Paul Franklin
Cedar Hill
Tex
Thomas Henry
San Angelo
Midwestern University At
Wichita Falls
Sarah Knouse
Ina Ruth Wolcott
Fort Worth
Grass Fires Erupt Twice Near Stamford
Stamford fire department answered two alarms for grass fires this week. Last Wednesday a field burned about a mile north of town and on Tuesday grass near Reed's Service Station on the north highway was burning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Reed
North Highway
Liquor Sales Begin in Haskell County Precinct 4
Following the May 6 election in Justice Precinct 4 Haskell County hard liquor sales opened at about fifteen to sixteen locations. Trucks with whiskey arrived as approvals came through and stores expanded across Stamford Lagerton Rule Tuxedo and nearby areas. Neon signs appeared and some buildings were upgraded or moved to accommodate the new stock.
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Haskell County
Justice Precinct
J. L. McNeely
Texas Liquor Control Board
Stanford
Austin
Hah Drive
Stamford
Haskell
Rule
Lagerton
Tuxedo
Bourbon Strip
Texans Elect John Tower To US Senate
John Tower, a former university professor from Wichita Falls, won a Texas special election to the U S Senate over William Blakley by a slim margin. Tower becomes the first Republican senator from Texas since Reconstruction, with results varying by county across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tower
Senate
Wichita Falls
U S
William Blakley
Dallas
Tower
Water Meters Installed in Stamford Listings
Water meters were installed this week by the City of Stamford. Readings list James Cox at 1111 Portland and C A Bradford at 1113 E Wells along with Benton Cassidy at 306 A Moran and J H Weber at 1004 Texas. Other entries include Cecil Eager 311 S and Wetherbee C K Jordan Avoca D A Taylor 718A FE Moran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
James). Cox
Portland
Camp Fire Girls Camp Set With Large Stamford Attendance
More than 156 girls from Stamford Haskell Hamlin Albany Dallas Odessa Knox City Rochester are expected for the Stamford Council Camp Fire camp next week at Leeders Baptist Encampment Grounds. Registration opens at 7 a.m. and ends by 9:30 a.m. Daily flag ceremonies sunrise dinner and a 50th anniversary observance accompany the program with a full staff and arriving junior and senior counselors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Council
W. C. Taylor
Stamford
Haskell
Hamlin
Albany
Dallas
Odessa
Knox City
Rochester
G. C. Carothers
Taylor
W. P. Trice
Tom Bunkley
J. M. Bennett
R. €. Cobb
H. G. Andrews Jr
Jack Russell
James Brandon Jr
Scottie Pryor
Durward Young
John Kimbrough
Carlton Kelley
Sherry Lee
Sanedra Kelley
Celeste Craig
Joeanna Moody
Sue McCown
Andrea Stone
Toni Tayior
Carol Ann Payne
Tanis Smith
Brenda Souie
Monty Wade
Janice Beechall
Invitations Issued for 1961 Texas Cowboy Reunion Rodeo
Invitations mailed to hundreds of prospective contestants for the 1961 Texas Cowboy Reunion rodeo outline entry fees of 15 dollars per event, stall costs, and a June 29 deadline. The open contest includes calf roping, roping slacks, bronc and steer riding, bareback riding, and cutting horse events with multiple go rounds and finals. Eligible contestants must not be RCA or IRA members, and entries require payment by cashier’s check or money order to Box 551 Stamford.
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RCA
IRA
Western Union
Texas Cowboy Reunion
Stamord
Sam Baize
Stamford
Ratliff elected Senate president pro tempore of Texas
Senator David W. Ratliff of Stamford was elected president pro tempore of the Texas Senate for the interim between sessions. He becomes third in line for gubernatorial succession and is expected to serve as governor for a day during his tenure. Ratliff has long local roots, radio business ties, and a record of service in the Texas House and Senate committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randy Stevenson
Stamford High School
R. C. Stevenson
Tommy Dodd
Pierian Club
H. J. Moreland Jr
Jack Watson
B. Q. Cooper
David W. Ratliff
Stamford
Monday
Texas Senate
Senator Ratliff
Ratliff
Janie
Lynora
Baylor University
Waco
Johnnie
David Jr
Lubbock
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Seveal
Sen
Wardlow Lane
Center
Maliff
Lane
Hatliff
KDWT
Muleshoe
Merkel
House of Reprsentatives
Harley Sadler
Senate
Tax Study Commission
Stamford Officials Reassure Over City Lake Water
Stamford city officials dismissed a Texas state water board statement about limited water from Lake Stamford. Otho Dent said no extra towns would receive water from the lake after 1980, a conclusion based on recent engineering reports.
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Stamford
City Lake
Stamord
Austin
Otho Dent
State Water Board
City debates Miller Creek water permit and Stamford Lake survey
Proponents of Miller Creek water permit clash with opponents who favor purchasing water from Stamford. Dent’s statement shakes the meeting while City Manager Steenson notes no Stamford Lake survey beyond monthly level reporting to the state water board. Mayor Kelley says no rush amid Haskell water controversy.
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S&tement
4Me
North Central
Gors Municipal Water Authority
Miller Creek
Stamford
Harry Steenson
Hamlin
West Texas Utilities Co
Paint Creek
Jimmy Nichols
Freese, Nichol and Endress
Stamford Lake
Steenson
State Water Board
State Board
Roland Kelley
Haskell
Public May See Communism Film At VEW Thursday
A 40 minute film titled Operation Abolition about riots in San Francisco will be shown at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post home on Thursday at 8 p m. Jim Baugh Abilene public schools chief and post commander will present the film. Admission is free and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Jim Baugh
Abilene
VFW
Freeport Family to Visit Stamford for Weekend
Mr and Mrs James Cox will visit Stamford this weekend with their children Cecilia Cathy Lou and Stevie to see Mrs Clay Herring and her son Richard L Herring in Freeport and Stamford connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cox
Cecilia
Cathy Lou
Stevie
Freeport
Stamford
Clay Herring
Richard L. Herring
Texas Tech Students Visit Grandmother on Weekend Trip
Larry Wood and Miss Jackie Carreker, Texas Tech students, visited Mrs. Clay Herring, their grandmother, last weekend while en route to their homes in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Wood
Jackie Carreker
Texas Tech
Clay Herring
Fort Worth
Peter Note funeral held for local resident Peter Neely Lusk
Funeral services were held Thursday at 4 p.m. for Peter Neely Lusk 71 found dead at home near Lagerton last Wednesday. Death ruled natural causes after inquest. neighbors and sheriff investigated. Lusk born July 23 1885 in Hill County. Survived by four brothers Jim Morrell Frank Joe and two sisters. Burial in Fairview Cemetery Saverton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Neely Lusk
Lagerton
Ernest Monse
Justice of the Peace
Paul Gibson
Haskell
Garth Garrett
Haskell County
R. K. Denson
Rule
Hill County
Tennie Darden Dee
Hamlin
Oliver St. Church
Jim
Clyde
Morrell
Denton
Frank
New Mexico
Joe
Hubbard
Georgia Fair
Gunner
Sallie Winders
Dennison
Little Learners Open Play At Six On June First
Little League opens June 1 at 6 p m with two games at Bomar Heights and College Lake. The Red Soxs led by Brad Rowland and Max Astin face the Giants managed by Joe Mims and Kenneth Reber. The Yankees led by Roy Weaks and Bob Prichard meet the Orioles led by Don Connally and Dewey Stubbs at College Lake. On June 5 at 7 p m the Orioles meet the Red Soxs at Wendeborn Field and the Giants face the Lueders Dodgers managed by B Diggs and D C Presley at College Lake. Players aged 7 to 9 years.
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Red
English to Be Taught Children Starting Monday
A two month pre school program for non English speaking children begins Monday at Bomar Heights School from 8 to 1 daily. Miss Mary Loughmiller leads the course with 23 youngsters enrolled. The program, first offered here, aims to build a working vocabulary separate from regular work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bomar Heights School
Mary Loughmiller
Miss Loughmiller
Big Spring
Reverend Byron Bryant to Speak at Trinity Sunday
Rev. Byron Bryant former First Baptist Stamford pastor and current Hardin-Simmons University VP will speak Sunday morning at Trinity Baptist Church. Rev Clyde Cook and his family are on vacation and plan a visit to Washington state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron Bryant
First Baptist Church
Stamford
Hardin-Simmons University
Trinity Baptist
Clyde Cook
Washington State
Texas Couple to Speak at Central Christian Church
Allen and Joan Eubank of Texas will speak at Central Christian Church at 7 30 p m Sunday. They met in Korea and plan to depart for Bangkok Thailand after this semester with their son David to study language and dialect and later help establish hospitals schools and churches near the River Kwai bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thailand
Allen
Joan Eubank
Texas
Korea
Central Christian Church
Eubanks
Brite College
David
Bangkok
Kwai
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American Legion
Lyndon Johnon
View Prsidency
Price Daniel
Blakley
Rotary Club
Wells
Raver
Dent
Peter
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