City Council Awards Paving Contract to Abilene Company
The Stamford City Council awarded a resurfacing contract to Abilene Paving Co for a two course hot topping of several city streets. Low bid priced at 26.5 cents per square yard for 30 342 square yards and 19 dollars per ton for mix. Vanderbilt Wesleyan and Dodson Hills Edition streets listed among sites to be resurfaced with street leveling and repairs prior to paving.
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City Council
Abilene Company
The
Abilene Paving Co
Hawkins and Westbrook
J. H. Strain and Sons
J. H. Coltharp
Vanderbilt
Orient Street
Wesleyan
Vassar Street
Dodson Hills
Nursing School Homecoming Brings Graduates To Stamford
The Stamford Registered Nurses Alumnae held its first homecoming since the school's opening in 1923 and first graduation in 1926. About 35 graduates attended May 29 30 events including registration tea at Mrs Ryland Gleaton and a Stamford Country Club dinner. A Sunday breakfast at Cliff House capped the reunion with many alums from Stamford and Texas towns.
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Stamford
Ryland Gleaton
Stamford Country Club
Cliff House
Stamford School of Nursing
Larry Dippel named new coach for Stamford Bulldogs
Larry Dippel, a former Stamford Bulldog, is hired as assistant football coach at Stamford High School replacing Don Edwards who resigned and moved to a local life insurance agent post. Dippel was part of the 1958 Stamford state championship team and later coached at Carroll High School in Corpus Christi and Victoria High School.
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Larry Dippel
Stamford
Stamford High School
Don Edwards
Edwards
The
Western Republic Life Insurance Co
Dippel
Hardin. Simmons University
Abilene
Carroll High School
Corpus Christi
Victoria High School
Victoria
Lions Install New Officers and Honor Award Recipients
The Stamford Lions and Lioness Clubs held a joint installation banquet at Cliif House. Ben Law installed as officer. Patrcia Smith performed piano solos with sister Martha accompanying. Paula Tomlinson named as club sweetheart. Mrs. H. H. Corley reinstalled as president. numerous officers and directors announced. Longley lauded for growth and service. awards and gifts presented to multiple members. Special guests District Governor L. H. McBride and Mrs. McBride attended.
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Cliif House
Stamford Lions
Lioness
Ben Law
Chillicothe
Lion International
Bill Longley
Lion
Patrica Smith
Martha
Patrica
Paula Tomlinson
H. H. Corley
Corley
Richard Holt
Darwin Roria
L. G Moore
W. B Trice
F. N. Bailey
Longley
Eugene Olson
Fatal Accident Sparks Damages Suit in Anson
Richard S. Fairchild of Midland named defendant in a $100000 damages suit filed in 104th District Court at Anson. The claim alleges negligent driving caused the highway death of Mrs. Robert W. Dunaway near Stamford on Highway 277.
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Richard S. Fairchild
Midland
104Th District Court
Anson
Robert W. Dunaway
Robert Dunaway
Fairemid
Dunaway
Fairchild
Lt A J Mills Due Discharge and Career Plan
Lt A J Mills finishes military service June 30 and plans a California law course for two months. He will join the University of Colorado on September 1 as associate athletic director. Deborah and Mary Mills of Riverside California visit his parents Mr and Mrs A J Mills.
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Deborah and
Mary
Riverside
Calif
A. J. Mills
Mills
Oklahoma University Business and Law Schools
California Law
University of Colorado
Texas Cowboy Reunion Plans Advance For July Festivities
Preparations for the thirty fifth annual Texas Cowboy Reunion near Stamford progress with chairmen at work. The official hostess and Stamford's cowgirl sponsor named. Be sure the parade, rodeo entries, beard contest, square dances and dress contest are set for July 1 to 3.
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Stamford
Carl Swenson
Rodeo
Stamford Jaycees
Civic Group
Bernard Buie
Kelley To Head Seed Crushers Convention
Roland R. Kelley of Stamford will preside at the 71st annual Texas Cottonseed Crushers Association convention in Houston at the Shamrock Hilton Hotel on June 14 and 15. Also attending from Stamford is A. J. Mills of Stamford Cotton Oil Co, a past president. Highlights include talks by Lt. Gev Preston Smith and Weldon Mason, who will receive the association’s outstanding award for contributions to the cottonseed industry.
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Roland R. Kelley
Stamford
Texas Cottonseed Crushers Association
Houston
Shamrock Hilton
Kelley
Stamford Cotton Oil Co
State Association
A. J. Mills
Gev Preston Smith
Weldon Mason
The
Young Farmers of Texas
Mason
Paleface Badges Now on Sale Here
Paleface badges for Stamford men without beards are now on sale to mark the Texas Cowboy Reunion. Expect encounters with hairy faced Brothers of the Brush offering the Paleface badges for a dollar.
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Stamford
Brothers of the Brush
Mrs. Ryland Gleaton Named 1965 Official Hostess
Mrs. Ryland Gleaton selected as official hostess for the 1965 Texas Cowboy Reunion. Stamford hospital anesthetist since 1934, she is active in civic affairs and church work. She shares an interest in interior decorating and fine furniture with her husband, and plans an extra special 25th anniversary show with sponsor Mary Silen Osment.
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Ryland Gleaton
Rolling Plains Production Credit Association
Rosa
Thorugh
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Stamford
Mr. Gleaton
Gleaton
Mary Silen Osment
Mary Ellen Osment Named Stamford Cowgirl Sponsor
Mary Ellen Osment daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Osment of the Tuxedo area is Stamford’s official sponsor for the 35th Texas Cowboy Reunion. She has rode since age nine and has ridden her own quarterhorse mare Luccy in the show.
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Mary Ellen Osment
Joe Osment
Tuxedo
Stamford
Mary Ellen
Stamford High School
Miss Osment
Luccy
Robbie
Ryland Gleaton
Wil
Showers Delay Wheat Harvest in Stamford
Stamford records 60 inches of rainfall in the past week with two showers on June 4 and June 7, totaling 12.96 inches for the year. The late rains slowed wheat harvest but subsequent drying conditions improve field work and harvest progress.
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Stamford
Boiler Parts Arrive for Jones County Courthouse
Parts for the new boiler arrive for the Jones County courthouse basement and installation is set to begin soon. County Judge Leon Thurman said Adrian Webb Plumbing Co. of Abilene holds the contract to install the cast iron boiler at a cost of $2130.
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Jones County
Leon Thurman
Adrian Webb Plumbing Co
Abilene
Fire damages Hilscher home in rapid blaze
A fire at 909 FE Hamilton St damaged the home of Frank Hilscher late Sunday. Reported at 10:40 p.m., the blaze was under control in about 20 minutes. Fire Chief Dick Rowland estimated the loss at several thousand dollars with building and contents damage not yet fully assessed.
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Frank Hilscher
Hamilton St
Dick Rowland
Rowland
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L. H McBride
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Seed Crushers’ Convention
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