Long Planned Vacation Ends in Tragedy for Thomas Family
A vacation trip ended in four deaths and injuries to two others near Neosho Missouri on Sunday evening when the Irvin Thomas family car ran a stop sign and collided with a Wichita Kansas vehicle. The accident also involved a third car and a blinker light at the intersection. The Thomas children Clorise and Irvalene survived serious injuries while Clarise suffered a brain concussion and a broken collar bone. Mrs Colvin and Mrs Thomas were among the deceased.
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Irvin Thomas
Thomas
Bobby
John Colvin
Stephenville
Clorise
Irvalene
Neosho
Raymond Smith
Wichita
Kans
Associated Press
Smith
Veteran WWI veteran dies at 59 in Stamford
William Foster Taylor 59 died at his home 511 South Cassar Street at 5 30 am Sunday after heart illness. He served in World War I with the 345 Machine Gun Battalion and fought in five major battles including St Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne. Funeral Tuesday at Avoca Baptist Church with burial in Spring Creek cemetery. He leaves Mollie Roberts Taylor, a son J P Taylor, a daughter Archie Taylor, his mother Mrs W C Henry and other relatives.
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William Foster Taylor
South Cassar Street
Avoca Baptist Church
J. E. McManus
Calvary Baptist Church
Gilbert Calloway
Avoca
Spring Creek
Kinney Funeral Home
Walter Cox
Ray Cox
W. B. West, Jr
Bobby Monzingo
W. C. Beaty
Olen Goodman
Mr. Taylor
Limestone County
Mollie B. Roberts
Groeseck
Jones County
Robinson County
Stamford
France
St. Mehiel
Meuse-Argonne Forest
Taylor
Pvt. J. P. Taylor
Camp Rucker
Ala
Archie Taylor
W. C. Henry
Charlie Henry
L. L. Lowe
Funeral Services For Four Wreck Victims Held Here
Funeral for four who died in a highway crash near Neosho Missouri was held at the First Baptist Church in Neosho with Mr and Mrs Irvin Thomas and their son Bobby 8 and Mrs Thomas mother Mrs John Colvin of Stephenville among the deceased. Two daughters Clorise 12 and Irvalene 5 survived with injuries and were hospitalized. The service was led by Rev Miles B Hays and Rev Byron Bryant. Mrs Colvin will have a second funeral in Stephenville at Calvary Baptist Church the next day on her 68th birthday. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery near Stephenville.
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Irvin Thomas
Bobby
Thomas
John Colvin
Stephenville
Clorise
Irvalene
Neosho Hospital
Miles B. Hays
Lingleville
Highand
Kinney
Ex Stamford man killed in New Mexico race car crash
J B Snow aged 27 formerly of Stamford was killed June 3 at Farmington New Mexico when his Buick race car rolled over after losing control on the south curve. The car had never been raced before. Snow’s burial was set for June 7 at 8:30 p.m. He is survived by wife Winnie Clem of Stamford and three children Yvonne Kenny and Glenn. His parents live in Waco. Snow lived in Stamford 1940 to 1942 then served overseas in Europe eight months and was a German prisoner for 12 days. He returned in 1946 and moved to Farming ton in 1950.
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J. B. Snow
Stamford
Farmington
New Mex
Fair Grounds Track
Snow
Dublin
Winnie Clem
Yvonne
Kenney
Glenn
John Snow
Waco
Europe
Resident's Dad Killed In Wreck
W Furrh of Weinert father of L Furrh of this city died after a head on collision near Seymour. He passed away Tuesday morning in a Seymour hospital. Funeral is set for June 14 at 10 a m at the First Baptist church in Weinert. Survived by ten children and a granddaughter Mrs Billy Dodd with two sons.
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W. Furrh
Weinert
Furrh
Seymour
First Baptist Church of
Billy Dodd
W V Cullum dies in Dallas after long illness
W V Cullum died at his Dallas home Monday morning after a year of ill health and a series of heart attacks. Funeral services were held in Dallas on Wednesday morning and graveside rites followed in Weatherford. He was an uncle of Mayme Cullum Edna Cullum and Mrs T R Tinsley, and a brother in law of Mrs B W Cullum.
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Stamford
W. V. Cullum
Dallas
Cullum
Weatherford
Mayme Cullum
Edna Cullum
T. R. Tinsley
This City
B. W. Cullum
Brother Dies in Lometa at 92
Robert Rogers aged 92 died Tuesday morning in Lometa. He was the brother of Mrs. B. H. Baird of this city. Funeral was held there on Wednesday at 3 p.m. Mrs. Baird and her son Reginald Baird attended the funeral in Lometa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Rogers
B. H. Baird
Lometa
Stamfordite Hurts In Morenci Plane Crash
David B. Isaac, 28, a Phelps Dodge worker of Morenci Arizona, was seriously injured May 26 when his light Talor Craft model BL plane crashed about 300 yards from the hanger at Clifton Morenci Municipal Airport. He nosed into the earth but leveled out, pulling back to avert a nose-down landing. Isaac is in Morenci Hospital with a severe back injury cheek injury broken nose and cuts. His mother and two brothers reached Morenci Monday morning. Ed Austin an aunt lives in Morenci.
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David B. Isaac
Morenci Phelps Dodge Corporation
Morenci
Ariz
Hanger
Clifton Morenci
W. T. Isaac
Jacob
Stamford
W. T. Isaac, Jr
Odessa
Isaac
Morenci Hospital
Ed Austin
Generous Response to Dominey Baby Shower
Neighbors organized a large baby shower Friday for Kenneth Dale Dominey, whose mother died at birth. Held at Mr. and Mrs. E. Holland’s home, it started as a neighborhood event and expanded with many people contributing. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lett will raise the baby. Lett is the infant’s half-brother. The family includes the father and eight children, some married. The family thanks all who participated.
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Kenneth Dale Dominey
E. Holland
Homer Lett
Mr. Lett
Confusion Over Hot Checks Tells Stamford Rotary Club
District Attorney John Willoughby told Stamford Rotary Club there is confusion over hot checks and forgery. He urged caution by merchants, discussed requires good faith for checks, and criticized juvenile justice limits while proposing changes to try juveniles in juvenile court for crimes.
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Rotary Club
John Willoughby
Stamford Rotary Club
Willoughby
Richard Roe
Richard Vee
Oldtime Cowboys Calf Roping At Texas Reunion
The Texas Cowboy Reunion arena hosts the oldtime cowboys calf roping on Monday July 2. Entrants must be 55 or older by July 1 and members of the Reunion Association, with entries due by 6 00 pm on June 2. The winner receives a special saddle sponsored by SMS Branch. second place earns Spurs. Last year Jesse Daughtery of Spur set the time at 23.45 seconds among 44 contestants.
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Texas Cowboy Reunion
Texas Cowl
Sms Branch
Jesse Daughtery
Spur
Texas Angus Group Honors Stamford Man With Dinner
J L Hill Jr of Stamford received a Spur clip and silver buckle and belt set from the Texas Aberdeen Angu Association in San Angelo along with a dinner in his honor. The Angu distribution sale saw about 2 750 head sold for 515 000, with commercial cows up 50 to 75 dollars and bulls averaging 801 dollars. The top bid was 3759 dollars and Andrau Enterprises paid 31 110 dollars for nine head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Hill, Jr
Texa
Aberdeen-Angus Association
San Angelo
Hill
Ang
Jess Alford
Paris
Standard-Times
Alford
H. B. McCulloch
Rotary Club Proxy To Speak Wednesday At Stamford
Stamford New York Rotary president Weaver Medlin will address Stamford club members by wire recording at the Wednesday meeting. Similar talks will be given by Stamford Connecticut and Stamford England club members. Leo DeSilva, past president of the New York club, visited in February to explain the plan for the namesake meeting.
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Rotary Club
Stamford
N. Y
Weaver Medlin
Stamford Rotary Club
Stamford, N. Y
Medlin
Stamford, Conn
England
Leo DeSilva
New York
Sunday hail storm batters Stamford. damages flood claims
Stamford residents filed numerous insurance claims after Sundays severe hail and wind storm. Eastern Stamford, Reynolds Street, and Upshaw led claims with estimated totals around five thousand dollars. Roofs, windows, and autos damaged across the city include Wells Reynolds Streets and neon signs at Phillips 66 North Swenson and Westfall Motor Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Reynolds Street
Upshaw
Wells
Reynolds Streets
Moreland Insurance Agency
R. L. Young Insurance Company
Sagerton
Abilene
Young
Phillips 66
North Swenson
Tayman Insurance Agency
Ted Myers
Clay Markham
Council Still Faces Phone Rate Increase
The Stamford City Council has not fixed a meeting time to decide on Southwestern Bell Telephone’s request for a 60 percent rate hike, with a 25 percent compromise approved. Representatives Kemp and Blakely argued the company could not operate in Stamford under the higher figures, citing annual losses, while rural and party line rates would rise significantly under the proposed plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Stamford
Marshal Kemp
Bill Blakely
Public Hearing on City Zoning Changes Set for July 6
The city council will hold a public hearing July 6 at City Hall at 1 15 PM to consider amending the zoning ordinance to reclassify several business blocks into residential zones. The proposal targets blocks with small stores and cafes, includes the west 50 feet of Lot 8 Block 11 Southside Addition, and invites interested residents to attend and be heard.
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Oliver Street
Campbell, Davenport, Anson
Ferguson
Oliver Street School
Reynolds Street
McKinley
Hobart
Orient Streets
Yale Street
Symonds Place
Vassar Street
Yale
Vassar
Southside
S. L. Fleming
Jaycees Vote To Sponsor Stamford Beauty Pageant
The Stamford Jaycees approved sponsoring the annual Miss Stamford beauty pageant. The winner will advance to Miss Texas in New Braunfels. Last year’s winner Louise Livengood ranked in the Miss Texas top ten. a chairman will be named soon.
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Jaycees
Stamford
Junior Chamber of Commerce
New Ibramnfels
Louise Livengood
David Ballard
Stamford Family Attends Fort Worth Convention
Mr and Mrs G R Corby and son Grady Ray and daughters Juanita and Carolyn attended the state convention at the Assembly of God church in Fort Worth. The Cozeby family participated Wednesday and Thursday with sessions from Tuesday through Friday at Will Rogers Coliseum.
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G. R. Corby
Grady Ray
Juanita
Carolyn
Assembly of God Church
Fort Worth
Will Rogers Coliseum
Cozeby
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Ozark
R. F. Green
Anson
Texas
Stamford Sanitarium
Green
James Colvin
Midland
Colvin
First Baptist Church
N. M
Stamfordite
Morenci, Ariz
Bobby Thomas
Neosha
Wm District Court
Texas Angus Group
NS OP Powell
Tyler
Andrau Enterprises
Houston
Herbert Schulz
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