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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1968
Page
6
An inch and a half of rain fell Friday night as wheat harvest begins and fields dry, with some cuts yielding thirty bushels per acre. Cotton and maize show good stands and clean, weed-free fields. Mrs. Cecil Bean had minor surgery in Stamford Memorial Hospital and is discharged.
Sealed bids to the Stamford Texas City Council for street improvement work on Davenport Columbia Elizabeth Cuba Texas Gould Yale and Sherry lanes are due by 1 00 PM June 21 1968. Plans and specs from City Manager or Forrest and Cotton Inc Dallas. Bid security required and performance bonds must follow award. Public notice includes local community announcements.
City announces bidding for Stamford Municipal Airport improvements including excavation base asphalt and turfing work. Requires compliance with Executive Order 11246 and Equal Opportunity clause with cashiers certified checks or bid bonds and a 100 percent performance bond. The City may waive informalities and reject bids. plans and specs available from City Manager Office and Cotton Inc Consulting Engineers.
Mr and Mrs O J Riley of Breckenridge attended Church of Christ here Sunday O J Riley conducted morning services The Rileys welcomed a new baby girl Jewel born May 10 Visitors included Margie Burner Houston Scott Moody Columbus Miss Orland Baize Lynn Gannaway Abilene college students Evalyn Grey North Texas University Mike Phillips Denton Bob Stepelins Texas Tech Jackie Buske An polo State Evalyn returned to Denton for summer school Bob taking six weeks in Abilene Other guests included Charles Long Anson Longs Stam ford Jack Buske mother Mrs W M Buske Spur Buford Williamson Stamford Larry Teichleman Grand Prairie Evalyn and Aline Aline returned to Grand Prairie with them Murphy Cantrell Stamford visited Sunday Jimmy French Killeen schools spent weekend with parents J K French and other relatives and friends Mrs Peggy French served
Election judge at Tuxedo presided Saturday with assistants Mrs. Lydia Lovvorn and Mrs. Ann French. 47 votes were cast. Various local social visits and family events occur across Stamford including parties for Mrs. J. Orr, Scott Moody, and Scott Moody's visit with Ila Moody, plus multiple kinship and hospital mentions in surrounding towns. Continued social notes detail visits from Odessa, Columbus Mississippi, and Alamogordo New Mexico, with kin from Rule, Sylvester, Rotan, and Abilene hospitals involved.
Governor Connally urged President Johnson to declare Hill County a major disaster area after 18 inch rains on May 7 10 damaging homes roads and crops across the county and prompting federal assistance requests.
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