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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1966
Page
4
Light rain fell Saturday while cotton planting nears completion and a new round of combining looms. Local residents note enhancements to crops and community visitors include Olen Riley of Throckmorton and families from Houston Stamford and Abilene.
Jay and family in Abilene Friday evening. Mr and Mrs Hi M Can trell of Stamford visited Sunday afternoon in the home of Mr and Mrs Jack Grey and family. Burnett Martin of Abilene visited C F E Tucker Saturday afternoon. They met Wednesday at the Old Letters Reunion in Anson and learned they were classmates in 1906 at Pleasant Hill.
Carol Ann Byrd received a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Tech at the commencement exercises Saturday night. She has been teaching at Wester Elementary School in Lubbock since January. Mrs. Byrd is a 1962 graduate of Stamford High School and is the daughter of Mrs. Hollis Payne.
Funeral services for Mrs. W. C. Henry, 89, were conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Oliver Street Church of Christ in Stamford with Dale King officiating. Burial followed in Spring Creek Cemetery at Avoca. She died Thursday morning at her home after a heart attack. Born Hattie Crutcher in Trinity County on January 6, 1877, she married W. C. Henry in Limestone County in 1903 and lived in Avoca since 1937 and Stamford since 1948. Survivors include her husband, a daughter Mrs. L. L. Lowe of Stamford, a son Charlie of Stamford, nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Joe Benton, Harry Lavender, Bill Longley, Leon Hargrove, Tommy Gray and Willard Terrell.
Judith Moritz of Stamford completed degree requirements and received a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics at spring commencement at Texas Christian University. She is a Stamford High School graduate and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Moritz.
Oscar W. Kuenstler 75 of Lubbock former Stamford resident died Friday at University Convalescence Center after a three week illness. Funeral held Sunday at Kinney Chapel with Dale Foster officiating. Burial in Highland Memorial. Born July 13 1890 in Dewitt County Texas moved to Stamford and Haskell area in 1910 and later to Lubbock in 1960. Survivors include four daughters Judy Sander Rita Kerkman and two others.
Tex and Mrs V W Jones of Burbank Calif report four sons Roy E Midland James A Phoenix O W Jr Albuquerque and Gray W El Paso two brothers V Kuenstler Odessa Paul Louis and John Has Kell Victor Abilene two sisters Mrs Roy Overton Haskell and Mrs Otto Wilson San Angelo 17 grandchildren and three great
The Stonewall County Girls Fair was held on Tuesday May 24 at the Aspermont Homemaking Lab. Opal Jones, the home economics teacher, and Truette Hennig, the county agent, supervised the event open to all FHA and 4-H members.
Brenda Baldree and Reva Let judged the fair with Kent county agent Agnes Marrs and Fisher county agent Alice Ballinger. They have judged the fair for eight straight years. Overall winners were Patsy Criswell in Senior Clothing, Reva Baldree in Foods, and Sarah Gardner overall. Junior winners were Vickie Sanford in Junior Clothing, Katy Boyles in Foods, and Vickie Sanford overall.
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