Ford Foundation Grant for Stamford High Graduate Oran Brigham Jr
Oran Brigham Jr., a 1958 Stamford High School valedictorian, has won a Ford Foundation fellowship valued at 10 000 dollars plus tuition to pursue a PhD in electrical engineering. He is son of Mr and Mrs Oran Brigham of the Tuxedo community and has worked with General Dynamics Fort Worth. He studied at the University of Texas, earned a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1963, and is now in UT graduate school on an Engineering Excellence Foundation fellowship. His Master’s thesis Information and Control will appear in a national publication.
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Stamford High School
Oran Brigham Jr
Ford Foundation
Oran Brigham
Oran
General Dynamics of
Fort Worth
University of Texas
Phi Eta Sigma
Eta Kappa Nu
Tau Beta Pi
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
General Electric
Department of
Bureau of Engineering Research
Humble Oil and Refining Co
General Dynamics
Engineering Excellence Foundation
Department of Electric Engineering
Local church minister ends tenure as moves to Houston
The Lindsay Chapel Church of Christ in Midland bids farewell to Jim Welch after his last Sunday lesson prior to relocating to the Houston area. Attending dinner for the Welchs were Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Aday and Allen and Janie of Waxahachie among others. Many area families and friends, including residents of Stamford, Abilene, and Fort Worth, were mentioned in a long list of visitors and hospital and church activities.
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Jim Welch
Lindsay Chapel Church of Christ
Houston
R. J. Aday
Allen
Janie
Waxahachie
Abilene
R. D. King
V. F. Bunkley
L. V. Routen
Jane
Ft. Worth
G. V. Cobb
R. H. Cobb
E. E. Ivy
G. V Cobb
Addie Middleton
Haskell County Hospital
L. V. Reuten
June
Fiaskell
Addie Middton
Gentry Middleton
Brooks Middleton
Weekend visits noted in Stamford area social column
Weekend activity centers on multiple family visits across Stamford and surrounding towns. Christy Gressett from Dumas visits grandparents Raymond and Mrs Bounds. G. H. Bounds of Leeders visits. Clyde Presley Diane and Susan Benson of Crane and Leeders guests. Joan Patty with grandmother Annie Patty. Lon Adams of Rotan visits W. C. Hughes. George Bouldin family from Abilene. A E Coneway Betsy of San Antonio. Brooke Early and Paul of Abilene at their ranch. Albany and Wilber McKeever visit Fannie McKeever in Stamford area. Stamford American notes social ties and travel within June 11, 1964 edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D Patty
Spencer
Joan
Julie Anna
Clyde Presley
Diane
Crane
Susan Benson
Leeders
Ily
Weldon Bouldin
Buddy
Lanny
Sandra
Nannette
Abilene
A. E. Coneway
Betsy
San Antonio
Wend
Brooke Early
Paul
Mrs Rupert Raley In Dallas Hospital
Mrs. Rupert Raley is a patient in Baylor Hospital Dallas. She went to Dallas May 17 and entered the hospital May 22 for treatment. Mr. Raley spent last weekend in Dallas with his wife. Guests in the home of Mrs. J S Slow last weekend were her brother and wife Mr and Mrs G G Baker of McAllen and her sons Howard and Curtis Sloan of Sweetwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert Raley
Dallas Hospital
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Mr. Raley
J. S. Slow
G. G. Baker
McAllen
Howard and
Curtis Sloan
Sweetwater
Laymen Picked For Witnessing On West Coast
Four Stamford Baptist laymen James Herschel Kelley Weldon R Holbrooks B F Neely and Orbie Lovvorn were chosen to assist needy West Coast Baptist churches July 22 26 The group will be assigned to California Oregon or Washington to witness soul win enlist and testify at churches civic groups and other tasks Church leaders will designate The event expected to draw about 1000 Baptist laymen from across the United States is sponsored by the Southern Baptist Brotherhood Commission and Home Mission Board They will report back to their churches on results of the venture
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Stamford Baptist
James Herschel Kelley
Weldon R. Holbrooks
B. F. Neely
Orbie Lovvorn
California
Oregon
Washington
United Sates
Southern Baptist Brotherhood Commission
Home Mission Board
First Synthetic Rubies Created in 1895
The earliest synthetic rubies were produced in 1895 marking a milestone in gemology. This historic development demonstrated that synthetic gemstones could replicate natural ruby crystals under controlled laboratory conditions.
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Stamford High
Stamforo High School
Louie Kuenstler
Paint Creek
S. G. Cobb
Sammy Cobb
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Earl Evans
Hardin-Simmons
Rockdale Baptist Church
Ll. V. Routen
St. Worth
Audrey
Danny
Abilear
M. M. Cobb
John Patterson
Roxie Palmer
Albany
Nathan Patterson
Dawn
Stamford
Lorene Roughton
Chester Alston
Stamford Memorial Hospital
A. B. McLennan
Ann
Alex
Alan
Denton
Jerry Schubert
Lester Ivy
O. G. Houston
Jake Jenkins
Jess Hartline
Udley
Alisa
Martindale
Warren Martindale
Gene Martindale
Dennis Martindale
Palacios
Roy Martindale
Shirley
Nancy
Kenneth
Colorado
Rockdale
Christie Gressett of
Dumas
Raymond Bounds
G. H. Bounds of
Joan Patty
Mrs
Annie Patty
Plainview Community
Lon Adams
Rotan
W. C. Hughes
George Bouldin
Fannie McKeever
Wilber McKeever
Texas
C. L. Cromwell
Optometrist
Herschel Kelley
W. McHarg
Lone Star Ga
Allis Chalmers
Doc Jones Implement Co
Doc Jones
AGEME
W.meharg
Wild Horse Prairie
Rule
Rule Chamber of Commerce
Rule Chamber of
Commerce
Chrysler
Wofford Motor CO. Ferguson A. Hamilton
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