New Farm Bill Discussed at Stamford Session Friday
A meeting at the Cliff House on the Haskell highway in Stamford Friday at 3 o clock will explain the omni bus farm bill now pending in Congress. The West Texas Chamber of Commerce sponsors a series of sessions with J Carter King of Albany warning the bill could harm agriculture and related economies if passed as is. Representatives from the Texas Farm Bureau and other farming groups will join the discussions.
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Jimmy H. West
Nancy Moore
Albany
Jannie Len Vasek
Joe Vasek
Stamford High School
Miss Vasek
Stamford Fha
West
Stamford
New Cliff House
Haskell Highway
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Amarillo
Lubbock
Midland
San Angelo
Fort Worth
J. Carter King of
WICC
King
Teas Farm Bureau
House
Senate
Open House to Display Cable TV Sets in Stamford
Cable Vision Co of Stamford hosts Friday and Saturday open house at 224 E F Hamilton Street from 1 to 9 pm to show color sets and four channel programs plus music. Special invite for Saturday night to view the Archie Moore Giulio Rinaldi light heavyweight bout. Stamford residents increasingly subscribe to cable service, aims to showcase available programs.
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Cable Vision Co
Stamford
Texas Western Mortgage Corp
Hamilton Street
Archie Moore
Giulio Rinaldi
Stamford Citzens
J. L. Hill
Swimming Party Planned for Pack 39 Cub Scouts
A swim party for Pack 39 sponsored by Oliver Street Parent-Teacher is set for Saturday at 10 AM at the municipal pool. The Pack is inactive this summer.
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Oliver Street
Special Reunion Week Planned June 28 July 4
Stamford officials proclaim June 28 to July 4 as Texas Cowboy Reunion Week to promote the event. Merchants and residents urged to participate by wearing western attire and to welcome visitors. Activities will be announced later as the unique celebration attracts national and international attention.
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Stamford
R. R. Kelley
Three Stamford Boys Attend American Legion Boys State
Three Stamford youths left Saturday for Austin to attend American Legion Boys State. Jimmy Harkins, Ronnie Harrison, and Claybourne Clarke will spend a week studying Texas government, hearing state officials, and visiting the capitol building. All are seniors-to-be and sponsored by local civic groups.
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Austin
American Legion Boys State
Capitol City
Texas
Capitol Building
Stamford Exchange Club
Jimmy Harkins
FE. B. Harkins
Hotary Club
Ronnie Harrison
W B. Harrison
VFW
American Legion
Claybourne Clarke
C. F. Clarke
Revival at Foursquare Church Opens Wednesday Night
A revival at Foursquare Church in Stamford begins Wednesday night at 8 o'clock led by evangelist Rev Fort Dean of California. The meetings continue each night except Saturday and Monday for the next week or 80.
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Foursquare Church
Stamford
Fort Dean
California
Firemen Answer Two Alarms This Week
Firemen answered two alarms this week with minimal damage. One Saturday hit an automobile near the rodeo grounds, and Wednesday a trailer house fire at Jackson Trailer Court on Columbia Street was extinguished.
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Rodeo Grounds
Jackson Trailer Court
Columbia Street
Storm Toll Rips Stamford Area With 90 MPH Winds
West Central Texas faced severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings as Stamford and surrounding regions endured wind gusts up to 90 miles per hour. Buildings, utility lines, and farm equipment suffered heavy damage while tracks and waterlogged roads disrupted transport. Large hail and widespread power outages compounded the destruction as repairs began.
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Stamord
Joe Osment
Tuxedo
Osment
West Texas Utilities
Stamford
Katy
Moran
C. S. McNeeley
Anson
Jones County
Lake Stamford
Paint Creek
Stamford Council Considers Telco Rate Increase Request
Donald Phyffe of South Western Bell told Stamford officials Friday that the company would withdraw its existing rate increase request and refile for a higher schedule if the council rejects the current proposal. He noted six wage increases since 1953, while council members pressed for assurances not to seek further raises within five years. Mayor Kelley and Councilman Watts debated practicality and future costs as no action was taken. Phyffe said the new rates would raise business phone bills by 1.50 monthly, 0.50 for one party lines, and 0.25 for two party lines, with rural rates unchanged, arguing the present 1.04% return on investment is insufficient compared with a projected 1.64% under the proposed schedule.
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Stamford — City
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Donald Phyfe
Roland Kelley
Phyffe
Frrmers
Kelley
Phyffee
Water Board
Stamford
Nichols
Chamber of Commerce
West Central Texas Municipal Water Authority
Miller Creek
Baylor County
Stamford Lake
Soil Conservation Service
Nichol
West
Sweetwater
Humphrey
California Creek
New Cotton Gin Plant To Be Erected In Stamford
Work will begin soon on a modern cotton gin for Stamford capable of handling five bales an hour. It will stand on South Swenson between Gould Street and the old Stamford Gin site. The Alexander Gin machinery will move to the new building with additions, and the old Alexander Gin structure will be demolished. The plant will be jointly owned by Tom Smith and Stamford Cotton Oil Company with Smith as operator.
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South Swenson
Gould Street
Stamford
Alexander
Alexander Gin
A. J. Mills
Stamford Cotton Oil Company
Tom Smith
Smith
City to Lease Land Near Lueders for Oil Exploration
Stamford plans to lease 43.39 acres near the Lueders water plant for oil exploration. Bids open July 7. Charles King of Abilene offered 5 dollars per acre, pledging pollution safeguards. plant unused since Lake Stamford’s 1953 completion.
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Vertising
Lueders
Charles King
Abilene
Sueders
Lake Stamford
Stamford Water Supply Safe Through 1990, Say Engineers
Stamford officials and engineers testified in Austin that Lake Stamford offers ample water per capita and will meet needs through 1990 even under severe drought. Nichols of Freese Nichols Endress outlined projections for 16,700 people in Stamford Hamlin Avoca Lueders with 150 gallons per day per person and a safe yield of 5200 acre feet in 1980.
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Stamford
Austin
James Nichols
Robert Gooch
Freese, Nichols and Endress
Fort Worth
Roland Kelley
State Water Board
Nichols
Hamlin
Avoca
Lueders
Water Board
Texas Utilities Co
A. C. Humphrey
Texas
West
West Texas
Humphrey
Abilene
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Will
Texas Cowboy Reunion
Feldt Manufacturing
Carnegie Library
Stamford Farm
Old
Wade Watts
New Hin Company
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