Texas Cowboy Reunion and Stamford Art Show July 3 5
The 45th Texas Cowboy Reunion plus the second Stamford Art Foundation Exhibit and Sale run July 3 4 and 5 with a downtown parade featuring Slim Pickens and Matt. Rodeo performances start 8 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee July 5 Leroy Van Dyke performs at all shows. The art show features 38 artists and over 250000 in art on display at the air conditioned John Selmon Memorial Gallery with an advance sale July 2. Proceeds go to the West Texas Rehabilitation Center in Abilene.
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Texas Cowboy
Stamford Art Foundation
Slim Pickens
Hollywood
Calif
Wbap Country Goldminers
Stagecoach
Bill Clayton
Leroy van Dyke
John Selmon
West Texas Rehabilitation Center
Abilene
Area wheat harvest attracts combine crews in Stamford
The Stamford region sees a surge of custom wheat harvesters with 40 combines across 15 crews from Oklahoma Missouri and South Dakota. Local manager Darryl Schoonmaker notes an unusually large northern turnout amid rising costs and uncertain prices. Crews cope with heat long days and field delays while hoping for better market returns.
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Stamford
Jones- Haskell Grain Coop
Darryl Schoonmaker
Oklahoma
Missouri
South Dakota
Schoonmaker
Montana
Dakotas
Texas
Harold Blanchard
Lamar
Blanchard
Kansas
North
Alfred Bernhardt
University
Nebraska
Cingfisher
Okla
Bernhardt
Moon
L. D. Jr
D. Sr
L. D. Moon, Sr
Missouri Wheat Farmer
Retiring Stamford Public Works Chief Guided City for Decades
Robert Dickenson, longtime Stamford city employee and director of public works, retires May 30 after 37 years. Sammy McGuire, former assistant director, succeeds him, bringing 18 years in public works across multiple cities to Stamford.
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Robert
Bob) Dickenson
City of Stamford
Dickenson
Sammy McGuire
Stamford
Haskell
E. McHarg
Public Works
Dorothy Spoon Harvey
Grady Bowdry
Bowdry
C. B. Boone
R. C. Giles
Harry Steenson
Sweatt
McGuire
Chillicothe
Plainview
Tulsa
Skellytown
Earth
Spearman
Dorothy Gardner
McGuires
Ray
Randy
Local Jaycees win state awards at Houston convention
Stamford Jaycees named outstanding first year chapter at the state convention May 17 19 in Houston. The chapter also earned blue chip status placing in the top 30 percent of its division. Keith Rainer named outstanding local president in population division I. Meetings held at 8 p.m. Thursdays in the Jaycee Building.
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Stamford
Jaycees
Houston
Keith Rainer
Jaycee
Fiddlers Contest at Texas Cowboy Reunion
The Texas Cowboy Reunion Association sponsors an oldtimers fiddling contest during the reunion. Registration starts at 9 a.m. with the event at 9:30 a.m. Saturday July 5 in Roundup Hall. Contestants must be 50 or older and non professional. two break-down tunes required. Prizes: 50, 35, 25, and 15 dollars. Activities also planned July 3 and 4.
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Texas Cowboy Reunion Association
Texas Cowboy
Rodeo
TCR Rodeo Sees First Entrant as Texas Reunion Nears
Johnny Dee Reid of O'Brien, a 24 year veteran, is named the first contestant for the 1975 Texas Cowboy Reunion rodeo. Reid, 14 when he started, will enter calf rope and double mugging events as entries reach about a dozen across several contests four weeks before the event.
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Johnny Dee Reid
O’brien
Reid
Trades Day Set for Stamford on Friday by Chamber
The Stamford Chamber of Commerce designates Friday as Trades Day in Stamford. Merchants plan sidewalk sales all day Friday and some may extend to Saturday according to the chamber.
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Stamford
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Bill to create Jones County district court dies
A clash between small town and city ends shortly before midnight Monday as legislation to establish a Jones County district court fails in the closing hours.
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Jones County District Court
Austin
Jones County
House
Senate
Elmer Martin
Martin
Sen
Grant Jones
Abilene
W. E
Pete) Snelson
Midland
Jack Ogg
Houston
Rep
W. S
Bill) Heatly
Paducah
House Judicial Affairs Committee
Jones
Jones District Court
Ogg
Heatly
San Antonio
Ft. Worth
Foursquare Church Revival Set for June in Stamford
The Stamford Foursquare Church will host an area wide Come Together revival June 11 to 15 at 7 30 nightly led by Evangelist Steve Smart. The Rev Dennis Godwin states Smart brings a special ministry in prayer for the sick and renewal and the event features scripture chorus singing and nursery care.
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Stamford
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Stamford Area
Reynolds Street
Ferguson Street
L. H. Simpson
TCR
Robert Abbott
Wayne Baize
James E. Bama
Joe Beeler
Bill Bender
Jodie Boren
Clark Bronson
Duane Bryers
Robert A. Daughters
Fred Fellows
Edward Fraughton
John Free
Ramon Froman
Walt Gronske
Jim Hamilton
G. Harvey
Bud Helbig
Harry Jackson
Bob Lee
Frank
Liljegren
George B. Marks
Pat Mathiesen
Clay McGaughy
Brownell McGrew
William Moyers
Bill Owen
Ray Renfroe
Morris Rippel
Julian Robles
Tom Ryan
David Sanders
E. W. Shortridge
Eric Sloane
Gordon Snidow
Robert Summers
J. N. Swanson
Ronald Thomason
H. C. Zachry
Texas Cowboy Reunion, Inc
Eugene C. Swenson
C. E. Brownfield Jr
Jake Westfall
Roy Craig
Russell Crownover
George Humphrey
Stanley McKeever
A. J. Mills
Gerald Proctor
E. J. Hawkins
Charles Stenholm
W. B. Harrison III
J. H. West
I. F. Hudson
C. Davis Rankin
Scouters
Scouters Key
Camp Tonkawa
R. C. Thomas
C. M. Francis
A. C. Humphrey
W. C. Markham
C. C. Westfall
G. C. Carothers
W. B. Harrison
R. R. Kelley
H. G. Andrews
TCR Rodeo
Steve Smart
Foursquare Church
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