District SCS Office Moves to Old WT Chamber Building
The California Creek Soil Conservation District office will relocate July 1 to the Old West Texas Chamber of Commerce building on North Wetherbee. The move, rent free, follows an economy plan merging functions with PMA and SCS. Staff changes include James Clifton transferring to Anson PMA and Otis Curry reassigned to Hassell PMA. one vacancy remains.
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District Scs
Old West Texas Cofc
California Creek Soil Conservation District
Old West Texas
WTCC
City of
Stamford
Charles Hewitt
James Clifton
SCS
Baird
Anson Pma
Otis Curry
Coleman Scs Ofice
Haskell Pma
James Lindsey
Conservations
Hewitt
W. L. Stein
Garth McCallum
James Waggoner
Fort Worth Invites Stamford People to Welcome MacArthur
Fort Worth officials invite Stamford residents to join a June 16 welcome for General Douglas MacArthur. The parade begins at 10 a.m. with the general to speak at Farrington Field at 1 p.m. Gates open at 10 a.m. for expected overflow crowds.
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Fort Worth
MacArthur
Texas
Douglas MacArthur
Stamford
General MacArthur
Dallas
Edwards
Godfrey
Farrington Field
Local Residents Depart For Mass
Mr and Mrs George Campbell and daughter Mrs Alyeon Haas and her son Jimmie and Patti Eager left Wednesday for North Truro Massachusetts where the Campbells son Bill is in the Air Force They plan to return by July 1 They stayed Wednesday night in Oklahoma City with Mrs Haas s brother in law J R Haas and family En route they will pass Columbus Ohio Harrisburg PA and Hartford CT and return via St Louis MO visiting Mr and Mrs John Hardesty in Washington DC and relatives in Gadston Alabama
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George Campbell
Alyeon Haas
Jimmie
Patti Eager
North Truro
Mass
Campbell
Bill
Air Force
Oklahoma City
Omitted Words Acknowledge Korean Situation as War
The Texas Cowboy Reunion calf roping contest loosens rules by dropping the phrase World War I to allow service veterans and their descendants who served in Korea, signaling a broader eligibility shift amid wartime context.
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Texas Cowboy Reunion
Korea
Stamford Boy Goes To Colo Boys Camp
Jakie Westfall son of Mr and Mrs Clyde Westfall leaves Thursday for a three week boys camp at Ute Trail ranch near Powder Horn Colorado He travels with his parents to Wichita Falls to catch a train to Pueblo then a bus to Powder Horn Also joining is John Youngblood son of Dr and Mrs Wade Youngblood formerly of Stamford
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Jakie Westfall
Clyde Westfall
Ute Trail Ranch
Powder Horn
Colo
Wichita Falls
Pueblo
John Youngblood
Dallas
Wade Youngblood
Local Woman Attends Hico Class Reunion
Mrs. B. C. Burrow of this city attended the fourth annual reunion of Hico High graduates held in Hico on June 1. Open house was at Bluebonnet Country Club with dinners Friday and Saturday nights. She rode to Hico with her nieces Miss Nina Grace and Miss Helen Williams of Spur.
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B. C. Burrow
Hico High School
Hico
Bluebonnet Country Club
Vacation Bible School Closing Exercises Set
Central Presbyterian Vacation Church School ends with closing exercises Sunday during the regular service. Handwork exhibits will show each section's progress. Attendance reached 33 with steady turnout. The program began Monday June 4 and centers on the theme The Church.
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Central Presbyterian Vacation Church
Norris Russell
Russell
al Chasak
Bob Ricks, Jr
Gordon Wood
John Gibbs
Bland Harrison
John M. Gibbs
Ike Hudson
W. ©. Dodd, Jr
Oliver Brinell
FP. R. Nicholson
Tony Selmon
Bart Holland
Infant Dobyns Dies Former Wichita Falls Residents
Graveside service for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dobyns of 2410 Eighth Street Wichita Falls was held Wednesday at Crestview Memorial Park. The infant died Tuesday at a local hospital. Survivors include the parents a brother Robert and grandmother Mrs Enoch Cavanaugh of San Antonio.
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Paul Dobyns
Eighth Street
Wichita Falls
Crestview Memorial Park
Robert
Enoch Cavanaugh
San Antonio
R. H. Dobyns
Willingham Receives OU Degree in Petroleum Engineering
Carlton W. Willingham earned a bachelor of science in petroleum engineering from the University of Oklahoma Norman last January and was conferred the degree on June 4. He is employed by PepPers Petroleum Company in Oklahoma City. His wife Shirley Dodson Willingham and her parents visited in Oklahoma City for the graduation and returned to Stamford.
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Carlton W. Willingham
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
Peppers’ Petroleum Company
Oklahoma City
C. T. Dodson
Stamford
Singing Convention At Plainview Sunday
The Haskell County Singing Convention will meet at Plainview Baptist Church in Plainview on Sunday June 10 at 2 30 o clock. The public is invited.
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Haskell County
Plainview Baptist Church
Plainview
Bill Gay Receives A and M Bachelor of Science Degree
Bill Gay son of Mr and Mrs B B Gay of this city earned a bachelor of science in architectural construction at Texas A and M College Friday night completing a five year program. His wartime service included 19 months with the Infantry and Airborne paratroopers. He is a Stamford High School 1944 graduate and active in AGC and the HJSK club. Wallace McCown had emergency surgery at the Stamford Sanitarium Wednesday afternoon.
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Bill Gay
B. B. Gay
Texas A & M College
Gay
College Station
Texas A & M
Captain Gerrity Plans US Assignment After Korea Duty
Captain John F. Gerrity of a Tank unit in Korea is due back in the United States soon. His wife Pep per Young and children Becky Buddy and Valerie have joined her parents in Apalachicola Florida and will move to join him when he is on leave. The family hopes to be stationed in the United States with him after his leave.
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John F. Gerrity
Korea
United States
Pepper Young
Becky
Buddy
Valerie
Rev
S. H. Young
Apalachicola
Florida
Gerrity
Irene Stewart to Teach at Sagerton School Next Year
Irene Stewart, a Hardin-Simmons University attendee in Abilene, plans to return to Sagerton School as principal next year while living in the Sagerton dormitory during the summer term.
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Irene Stewart
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Miss Stewart
Sagerton School
Color Film About Soil Conservation Shown
Neighbors of the Land a color film with sound was shown to Rotary club members and guests Tuesday. Jake Westfall was projectionist. The picture covered the organization of a soil conservation district and was produced by the Oliver Farm Machinery Co in collaboration with the Soil Conservation Service.
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Rotary Club
Jake Westfall
Soil Conservation District
Oliver Farm Machinery Co
So. Conservation Service
Injured hand sends R P Copeland to hospital
R P Copeland sustained an injured hand while working in an oil field and was taken to a hospital. Mrs Copeland was notified and spent the early part of the week at his side.
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R. P. Copeland
Merkel
Ex Stamford Bos To Graduate From Calif College
Robert Bible son of Mr and Mrs Bible of Abilene will graduate from California Institute of Technology Pasadena California on Friday June 8. Commencement exercises will be held at 430 pm on the Athenaeum Lawn. Bible plans to return to Texas and be employed by Chance Vought Aircraft Corp in Dallas. The Bible family formerly lived in Stamford before moving to Abilene.
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Robert Bible
BR. A
Bible of
Abilene
California Institute of Technology
Pasdena
Calif
Athenaeum Lawn
Bible
Texas
Chance-Vought Aircraft Corporation
Dallas
Stamford
Mrs W B West Jr Patient at Haskell Hospital
Mrs W B West Jr is listed as a patient at Haskell Hospital, with no additional details provided.
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W. B. West, Jr
Haskell Hospital
Fogging Machine Begins Operations Citywide
The city started fogging operations Tuesday afternoon to curb swarms of flies and mosquitoes. Street superintendent Robert Dickenson led the south east zone with the Todd fogging machine and improved insecticide, with plans to cover the entire town as weather allows.
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Robert Dickenson
Todd
Mrs Van Meter Earns Degree at University of Houston
Mrs. Van Meter was awarded a degree by the University of Houston. S. S. Russell and his daughter Susanne plus grandson Bob traveled to Houston for the graduation. They will stay two to three weeks and visit Syd Russell Jr. in Nederland. Bobby Van Meter has been staying here. his father is a medical student at UT Medical School in Houston.
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S. S. Russell
Susanne
Bobby van Meter
Houston
Bobby
Mrs. van Meter
University of Houston
Nederland
Syd Russell, Jr
University of Texas Medical School At
Jaycees Donate Scout Funds For New Cub Troop
The Stamford Junior Chamber of Commerce approved an appropriation of 16.50 at a Wednesday luncheon to support a newly organized Cub Scout troop. Jaycee Scout committee member Charles Baggett appealed for funds to start the group which currently has members and aims to secure a charter and provide Cubs and Scout masters with manuals.
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Stamford Junior Chamber of Commerce
Charles Baggett
Jaycee Scout
Jaycees
Terrace Line Miles Run in May by Area SCS Group
The Soil Conservation Service in California Creek District reporte 11.5 miles of new terrace lines run in May by field men. An additional 45.4 miles of terraces already laid were checked and approved and four stock ponds staked out and approved. Total terrace lines run since January 1 reach 194 miles and stock ponds total 10. Assistance in constructing these permanent practices was provided to farmers by the Production Marketing Administration.
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Soil Conservation Service
California Creek
Local Family Moves Into New Residence
Mr. and Mrs. EB. L. Martin and daughter Nancy move into their redecorated home at 1031 East Reynolds Street after living in an apartment during renovations.
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EB. L. Martin
Nancy
East Reynolds Street
Rainfall totals and effects from May 1 period
Rainfall since May 1 reaches 17.26 inches with 5.60 inches in May including 2.22 inches on May 18. A trace fell May 24 and June 1 while Saturday brought 1.66 inches and temperatures dropped from 100 to 60. Some farmers replant cotton but overall planting occurred. range lands and native grasses improved though weeds spread.
Telephone Strike Averted In Six-State Area
Local telephone operators in the Southwestern Division of CWA CIO prepared to strike Tuesday morning when a last-minute agreement halted the action. The deal provides a 10 percent wage rise from 3 to 8 dollars weekly, reclassifies 28 jobs and upgrades 21 communities across Texas Oklahoma Kansas Missouri Arkansas and part of Illinois, affecting about 51000 workers. Settlement reached in Dallas at 5 30 am with many towns notified within 30 minutes.
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Southwestern Division 20
CWA
CIO
Frank P. Lonergan
CIO, Communication Workers Union
St. Louis
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Illinois
Dallas
Rev S H Young's Brother Dies in Eastland
Charles Young 56 of Eastland, brother of Rev S H Young, died of a heart attack on Saturday night May 26. Funeral held the next Monday. Rev and Mrs Young traveled to Eastland for the funeral. He is survived by his wife and several children.
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Charles Young
Eastland
S. H. Young
Homemaking Head Dr Purdy Visits Kinney Family in Stillwater
Dr Daisy J Purdy head of the homemaking department at Oklahoma A and M College in Stillwater Oklahoma has been visiting her sister Mrs J H Kinney.
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Daisy J. Purdy
Oklahoma A & M College
Stillwater, Okla
J. H. Kinney
Rites Read For Pioneer Lueders Man Saturday
Funeral for William Samuels aged 78 of Lueders was held Saturday at 3 p m at Lueders Methodist Church. He died Thursday at his home after living in Jones and Shackelford counties since 1927. Burial followed in Lueders Cemetery. Kinney Funeral Home in charge. Samuels, a former mail messenger, was born September 29 1872 in Texas and came to the area from Post.
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William Samuels
Lueders
Lueders Methodist Church
Mr. Samuels
Jones and Shackelford
Kinney Funeral Home
Stamford
Oran Smith
Texas
Local Residents Attend Final Aggie Review at Texas A&M
Mrs. J. L. Hill Jr and son Jerry and Nancy Lavender traveled to College Station for the final review at Texas A and M College held Saturday. John Ed Hill joined them and returned home. he will attend school for the first six weeks of the summer.
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J. L. Hill, Jr
Jerry
Nancy Lavender
College Station
Texas A & M College
John Ed Hill
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Fice
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Swenson Street
B and H
Production Marketing Administration
Soil Conservation Ser
Rowena Terrell
Purdue Ranch
H. C. Terrell
Vacation Bible School
Willingham
Riven OU College Degree
Plainvein
R. R. Shanafelt
North Swenson
Ray Smith
Sheppard and Luce Construction Co
Rock Drive
Bill Gay Given
Wallace McCown
Stamfo Sanitarium
John Gerrity
Mreco Wayne Cooper
Carolyn
Coanes
Blackstock Studio
Stamford Bos
Calif. College
Scout
Terrace
Area Scs Group
Jerry Ann Baize
Jerry Ann
Sam Baize
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