Scholarships and awards go to 11 Stamford graduates
Eleven Stamford High School seniors received diplomas Friday night along with multiple scholarships and honors. Ricky Haterius was named Best All-Around Senior and valedictorian with a 97.43 average, while Lori Earles was salutatorian and earned the Exchange Club scholarship. Other scholarship winners included James Shaw, Lynda Hodges, Kalvin Kelley, Suzanne Haterius, Sharon Baxter, Tavonna Newland, Linda Moreno, Donna Connally, Susan McKinley, Mickey McKinley, and Wace Petty, with Connally receiving a VFW Ladies' Auxiliary award in memory of George Kinney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricky Haterius
Birger Haterius
Haterius
James Shaw
Rotary Club
Fred Shaw
Lynda Hodges
Kalvin Kelley
Suzanne Haterius
Lions Club
Donald Kelley
Milton Haterius
Sharon Baxter
Lioness Club
Carroll Baxter
Tavonna Newland
Stamford Young Homemakers
Thomas Newland
Linda Moreno
Business and Professional Women's Club
Larry Moreno
Donna Connally
VFW and
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Don Connally
Susan McKinley
Mickey McKinley
Wace Petty
Strauss Scholarship
Harrell Petty
VFW and Ladies’ Auxiliary
Connally
George Kinney
VFW
Voters prepare for Stamford runoff and county races
Voters in Jones County and Stamford return Saturday for a Democratic runoff with four races on the ballot. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at a single Stamford box. Top contest is Charles Stenholm versus Dusty Rhodes for U S Representative 17th District. Other ballots include Railroad Commissioner unexpired term Poerner vs Sadler, Associate Justice Abilene race Dickenson vs Daniel, county clerk nominee in Jones County Rye vs Reynolds, and two runoff races in southwest Jones for commissioner precinct 4 and justice of the peace precinct 4 place 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Democratic Party
Stamford
P. R
Jim Langdon
Bob Dickenson
J. Neil Daniel
11Th Court of Civil Appeals
Abilene
Justice of the Peace
Philip W. Hampton
J. G. Heald
Grady Flynt
Terry F. Spraberry
Sidewalk Arts and Crafts Fair Planned for June 3
Stamford and area artists and craftsmen are invited to participate in the first annual Sidewalk Arts and Crafts Fair on June 3. Displays may be set up around the Post Office Square or on sidewalks with owner permission for storefront setups. For more information contact the Chamber of Commerce at 773-2411.
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Stamford
Area
Chamber of Commerce Office
Stenholm campaign climaxes with two county events
Two major Stenholm campaign events cap the runoff week in Jones and Stamford. The Jones County Democratic Rally in Anson honors Stenholm and county candidates, while Our Victory Celebration in Stamford at the high school complex features Stenholm as the featured speaker.
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Charles Stenholm
Congress
Jones County
Anson
Stamford
Stenholm
Bill Longley
Anson Courthouse
Longley Stenholm
Sylvia Moreland
Leon Th
Longley
Stamford High School
Don Starr
Gary Mathews
Starr
Abilene rally backs Stenholm in 17th District bid
About 650 partisan residents attended the Big Country Rally for Stenholm in Abilene in support of Charles Stenholm's bid for the Democratic nomination. He urged turnout for Saturday's runoff against Dusty Rhodes while contrasting education policy and federal funding. Gordon Wood introduced him. Harry Holt was emcee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
17Th Congressional District
Stenholm
Charles Stenholm
Post
Stamford
Dusty Rhodes
Abilene
Gordon Wood
Brownwood
Wood
Harry Holt
Abilene Radiotelevision Farm
Weekend Rain Falls Unevenly Across Stamford Area
Weekend rainfall left Stamford with 1.72 inches on Sunday raising May to 3.94 and year to 7.63, while nearby areas stayed dry. Heavy totals included 4.81 inches east of Stamford and 4.51 near Lagerton. Hamlin and Old Glory fields stayed dry as plowing continued. A late Tuesday shower added 0.04 inch and radar detected a funnel cloud five miles NW of Anson to seven miles SW of Stamford, never touching ground. Fire Chief Bill Lawson announced weekly tornado alert tests Saturdays at noon barring unstable weather.
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Stamford
New Hope
Lake Stamford
Abilene
Anson
Avoca
Swedish visitor enjoys area near Stamford in Texas
Eva Carlsson a 25 year old recreation leader from Gothenburg Sweden visits West Texas through the International 4 H Youth Exchange. She stays with the Walter Heller family near Lueders learning Swedish speaking locals and exploring genealogical links to her homeland. Eva attends a Stenholm rally in Big Spring visits Fort Griffin and Vernon rodeo and plans to visit San Antonio Seguin Seguin Lutheran convention and Six Flags trip with Berryhill 4 H. She will live with another Texas family then travel to Indiana and Washington DC before returning to Sweden in November.
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Sweden
Eva Carlsson
West
Texas
Eva
Ericksdahl
Stamford
Gothenburg
Walter Heller
Lueders
U.S
Hellers
Stenholm
Congress
U. S
Albert Pearson
John Ed Yourgquist
Luther Larson
Hugo Haterius
Hiram Olson
Herbert Rosenquist
Effie Segerstrom
Ohio
Florida
Washington, D.C
Traaker
Heller
Holland
Italy
Russia
Germany
Tunisia
Scandinavian
Big Spring
Fort Griffin
Vernon
Six Flags
Lutheran Church In America
Seguin
Lutheran Church
San Antonio
Indiana
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Lori Earles
Exchange Club
Miss Earles
Joe Bob Earles
Kinney
the Post
Jodie McGaughey
John McGaughey
Nordie Bayouth
Jymann Hokanson
Jim Ned Hokanson
Elaine Golden
J. W. Golden
Chris Stenholm
Gary Jenkins
E. L. Jenkins
Lions
Sharon Baxter Lioness
VEW
Ladies Auxiliary
Second Lions
Susan McKinley Morrow
Wade Petty Strauss Award
Buryl Rye
Rex
Nina) Reynolds
Hamlin
Abilene Stenholm
Rhodes
Old Glory
Lagerton
Bill Lawson
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