This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1977
Page
4
Stamford An Foundation anxiously awaits the Texas Cowboy Reunion art show catalog delayed by postal issues with copies finally reaching Stamford by June 7. The piece also covers NASA visits, space shuttle recruitment, and a Dallas Fed survey showing modest gains for Rolling Plains farmers amid varying crop incomes.
Leaders forecast near term agreement on an 875 million school finance bill after a conference committee report. Key figures urged an early special session to meet August 20 budget deadlines and expand the agenda to property tax standards and agricultural land relief.
Letter from J A on Point Creek criticizes bread at 60 cents from 2.7 cents worth of wheat. He cites USDA data, compares value chains, and urges self-sufficiency while noting modern woes including oil slicks and plastics. Ends with praise for poetry and farming.
Results from the wheat variety test on the Mac Reid farm near Hamlin show Pronto leading Hamlin in yield under 18.6 inches of rainfall from Oct 1 1976 to May 2.
Stamford's Future Farmers of America ranked second in the area and a national emblem recommendation was made at the Brownfield Area II meeting May 30-31. T. C. Rice was elected area president, Stamford's first, and four local members seek Lone Star Farmer degrees. Ralph Howe of Seymour will judge the American Quarter Horse Association show with Homer J. Merriott as show chair. The dance at the pavilion July 2 features Fred Woolridge and his eight piece band, with sponsor presentations at midnight. Grand champion stallion and mare trophies, champion gelding, and cutting class winner trophies planned.
Four Stamford seniors head to Boys State in Austin June 10 17 to discuss government and citizen relations. Two Stamford senior girls attend American Legion Blue Bonnet State June 14 23. Jaycee Jaycee Ettes install officers and honor awards at Cliff House banquet with multiple named winners.
Brenda Bragg, daughter of Reba Bragg of Stamford, made the Texas Tech University spring Dean's Honor Roll with a 3.77 GPA in accounting. Recent visitors included Dr. Ronald Weaks and family from Greenville, plus Abilene ties. Dr Weaks played in the Abilene Jaycee Softball tournament with a Stephenville team.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.