Paving Plan Afoot to Resurface Stamford Streets
Chastain and Creel of Saucer won the Stamford resurfacing contract for about 36 blocks of old brick and asphalt streets. City Sanitation head Harry Steenson says crews will arrive this Thursday and set up at the Douthit Gin lot. Property owners on several streets show interest in a cooperative model where blocks signed by both sides cover cost. the city will pay about 12000 dollars for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chastain and Creel of Saucer
Stamford
Harry Steenson
City
Douthit Gin
Vassar
Lancon
Wells and Hudson
Dedication Services Draw 500 At Christ Lutheran Stamford
More than 500 attended the day long dedication of the Christ Lutheran Church in Stamford with visitors from Lamesa Slaton Olney Haskell Abilene Sagerton and Erickscahl com munity. Rev Elmer Sprecher led the morning service and Rev W A Mohr spoke on the church being the individual and the mortar of faith. Dr Hugo B Haterius spoke on continuity of the church from biblical times and Rev Bruno Gaskamp reviewed the church’s early beginnings. The Sagerton St Pauls Lutheran Choir joined for evening worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ Lutheran Church
Stamford
Lamesa
Slaton
Olney
Haskell
Abilene
Sageton
Erickscahl
Elmer Sprecher
Reo
W. A. Mohr
Austin
Mohr
Hugo B. Haterius
Bethel
Sagerton St. Paul's
Theran Church of
E. A. Sagebeil
Sweetwater
RB. S. Lewis
Yates and Neill families visit from Monahans and Eunice
Mr and Mrs E E Yates hosted their son Richard Yates his wife and daughter Becky of Monahans from Wednesday to Sunday. Also visiting were their daughter and her family Mr and Mrs Glen Neill and sons Max and Ricky from Eunice New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Yates
Richard Yates
Becky
Monahans
Glen Neill
Max and
Ricky
Eunice
N. M
Little League Opens Season with 14 Teams in Stamford
The 1958 season starts Monday June 9 with 14 teams signed for Stamford Teen Age and Little Leagues. Games begin at 6 p.m in twilight league at Bomar Heights National Guard Field and College Lake Field, with a 7 p.m senior teen doubleheader at Wendeborne Field.
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Gall
Stamford
College Lake
Prominent Hotel Man A C Cooper Dies at 85
A C Cooper 85 prominent hotel man died Saturday evening at Stamford Sanitarium after a recent operation. He and his wife ran the Stamford Inn since 1919, rebuilt after 1924 fire, and also owned Inn Retreat at Ruidoso. Cooper helped found the Texas Cowboy reunion and served as Rotary member. He is survived by his wife Maude Roquemore Cooper and two brothers. Burial was at Restland Memorial Park.
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A. C. Cooper
Stamford Sanitarium
Stamford Inn
Kinney
Cooper
Wildwood Chapel
Dallas
Charles Fike
Oak Lawn Methodist Church
St. John's Methodist Church
Stamford
Restland Memorial Park
Kinney Funeral Home
Swenson
Ruidoso
Ble
Rotary Club
Center
Tenaha
Maude Roquemore
Arthur Calvin
Cal
Towa
San Francisco
China
Japan
South America
Bert Cooper
Great Falls Vient
Bernard
Ft. Benson, Mont
Sarah Wheeler Foster
Outstanding Grain Harvest Nearing Peak in City Annex Hearing
A public hearing before Stamford city council is set for July 15 at 2 p.m. at City Hall to decide on proposed annexation east, southeast and northeast of the city. Citizens may speak. annexed territory is planned for A residential district unless changed. The area includes parts of Thompson Subdivision, Country Club, Harmon Park additions and others per the ordinance on Page 3.
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Stamford
Ecouncil
Thompson
Country Club
Harmon Park
Aemican
Weldon Helbrooks Elected President Stamford Lions
Weldon Helbrooks was elected president of the Stamford Lions Club succeeding Bk. L. Cowger OO. M. Smith becomes first vice president with Bill Terry as second vice president L. G Moore as third vice president and W. Ob. Price as secretary treasurer Buck Elliott as tail twister and DD Po Bone as lion tamer Helbrooks, a vocational agriculture teacher at Stamford High School, is in his seventh year with the club and active in Baptist work and the Stamford Chamber of Commerce agriculture committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Helbrooks
Stamford Lion's Club
Bk. L. Cowger OO
Brother Od
Agriculture
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Record Wheat Harvest Reaches Peak In Local Plains Area
The Stamford area reports a bumper harvest with wheat yielding 50 to 100 bushels per acre and oats 20 to 50. volunteers outperform sowing. Local mills such as Kimbell and Eager note peak conditions amid fair weather, while some hail losses are reported but overall crops are exceptional. Wheat tests around 64 pounds per bushel. oats about 35 to 37. Wheat market opened at 1190 and stood at 111.65 Wednesday. oats 45 cents.
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Stamford
Eager Feed Mill
Eager
Rovers
Kimbell
Wofford
Wheatmarket
Stamford Rotary Represented At Dallas Meet
Stamford Rotary club sends Johnny Grissom president and Roy Craig incoming president with wives to Rotary International in Dallas among 12 000 to 13 000 delegates. Other Stamford attendees include Mr and Mrs R E B Bryant and several couples.
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Stamford
Stamford Rotary Club
Dallas
Rotary International
Stamford Club
Johnny Grissom
Roy Craig
R. EB. Bryant
Warren Tayman
J. F. McCulloch
A. Kinney
J. F West
Stamford Company M Leaves for Fort Hood Summer Camp
Stamford National Guard unit Company M departs Sunday by chartered bus for Fort Hood to take part in a major postwar encampment of the 6th Division. More than 2,000 Texans expected. unit includes 5 officers and 73 enlisted men and has won the Metoroial trophy and Battalion trophy.
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Stamford
Naional Cojuard Armory
Ft. Hood
Actim
Herschel Kelley
Anc
i +eat
Pierrye
S6th
National Guard
Ford
Verenpee Compainy
Methodist Conference Returns Rev Starnes Stamford Pastor
The Northwest Texas Methodist Conference returns Rev. Starnes to Stamford as pastor of St John’s Methodist Church a post he has held previously. The conference also assigns several other pastors to Stamford area churches and outlines district changes including reassignment of Rev Maule to Munday and Rev Edens to Aspermont.
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Lubbock
J Marshall Rhew
Stamford
Jim McCulloch
Wesley Nail
Flamlin
Tom Cailins
Rolan
O. Wooley
Haskell
Starter Aime
W A. Appling
Fey Fevin Venagon
Tie Forrest Heights
Tarphe Lineteen
Stanmiterd
der. Khew
Tex Maule
Aspermeant
Munday
J. Michael
David Edens
Hkcchester Church
Aspermont
Michaels
Wellington
Thomas Nelson
Kyle
San Jacinto Methodist Church
Svrrinap
David Backley
Valedictorian Oran Bringham Jr Leads Stamford High Honor Line
Oran Bringham Jr became valedictorian of Stamford High School, starting a lineage of honor students for Mrs. Alice Macon’s family. Macon grandchildren Ladelle Macon Robinson and Wayne Hargrove also led as valedictorian in 1946 and 1938, with Leemore Fuqua Cook as salutatorian in 1945.
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Oran Bringham, Jr
Stamford High School
Alice Macon
Macon
H. D. Robinson
Ladelle Macon
Wayne Hargrove
Kimbell Cook
Leemore Fuqua
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Shamper
Christ Lutheran
Gan
Doris Franke
The
Grace
Albert Knipling
Wayne Carlton
Arnold Reimer
Hardie Hewett
al Smith
Edwin Nauert
Walter Schaake
Dennis Wilson
Dan Rinn
Jack Young
Terrell Berry
Will HL Grimes and
Heallis
Wendeborne Field
Anson
Stamford Jaycees
Stamford Superdogs
Stamford High
Chrissie Kendrick
Charlotte Ivy
Janice Bailiff Burleson
Sara Layne Ekdah
Darlene Olson
Lanette Smitth
Vera Aldridge
Patsy Little
Myron Olson
Phillip Savage
Robert Hardin
Jimmy Melton
Sterling McCann
Oran Brigham, Jr
Charles Carter
Mary Wool
A. Whitworth
Larry Denson
Stanley Hill
Wayne Smith
Lills May Skiles
Peggy Taylor
Charlotte McCallum
Carolyn Bennett
Royce Wisener
Ruffino Escobedo
John Blackstock
Hall Triplett
Eugene Parnell
Margaret Nauert Miller
Marcus Phillips
Tommy Davis
H. J Thames
Robert Schubert
Andy Swenson
Max Loughmiller
John Clay
Blackstock
Weedon Holbrooks
Jess Mickler
Kimbell Milling Co
Fort Hood
Companys Mo
S-3
Joe Ford
Arnold Wedeking
Warren Alberts
Spt
Elvis Hill
Albany
CWO
Tines
Methodist Conference
Starnes
A.T. Mason
O Brien
Henry Sally
Aveca
Sally
McAdoo Sagerton
Tuxello
Jip
Ff Rhew Sant
Vernon Mafield
Saperton
Philip Widmer
Tueders Church
Oscar Bruce
Haskell Paint Creek
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