Radar speed trap demo shown to Texas officials
Texas Highway Patrol demonstrated portable radar speed enforcement on U S 277 near the Texas Cowboy Union grounds. Officer Ross Kemp explained operation to_amford city officials and law enforcement, with Stamford patrolmen Arthur Dyson and Billy Davis assisting. The unit uses a battery powered screen and a meter to record speeds. two cars are needed to operate. cost about 600 dollars with a 250 dollar graph recorder.
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Amford
U.S
Nion
Ross Kemp
Texas Department of Public Safety
Abilene
Arthur Dyson
Billy Davis
Stamford
Kemp
State Department of Public Safety
G. C. Carothers
Ryland Gleaton
John Reese
W. B. Harrison
Jack Tidwell
Denton Black
Justice of the Peace
W. D McKimmon
Pistol Expert Bives Exhibition Here Tuesday
Captain Don Lawrence of the Department of Public Safety joined by Chief W. J. Hiott demonstrated marksmanship for Stamford Rotary Club. The gas highway patrol trainer used target pistols and service revolvers, breaking 16 targets at once by edge splitting a woodman's axe, and urged new patrolmen to bolster highway presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Lawrence
As Department of Public
Stamford Rotary Club
Mem
Nat's Cafe
Lawrence
Gas Highway Patrol
W. J. Hiott
Department
Hiott
Stamford Wins Safety Award for No Fatal Highway Accidents
The city of Stamford received a National Safety Council award for zero fatal highway accidents within city limits in 1953. This marks the second consecutive year the honor was won. Safety officer Ross Kemp of Abilene presented the framed plaque to Mayor G. C. Carothers on Tuesday morning. it will be displayed at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Ross Kemp
Abilene
Texas Department of Public Safety
G. C. Carothers
National Safety Council
Local Methodists Teach at Abilene Youth Assembly
In Abilene Mc Murry College this week, Rev. W. A. Appling pastor of St. John's Methodist Church Rev. Marshall Rhew district Superintendent Irene Stewart and Doris Johnson teach at the Young People's Assembly. St. John's youths attending include Betty Upshaw Nancy Ashcroft Caroline Cole Sue Ann McKnight Joyce Swift Sharon Lane Janis Boedeker Joan Goss Hollie Rae Haynes Jerry Martin and Ricky Giles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMurry College
Abilene
W. A. Appling
St. John’s Methodist Church
Marshall Rhew
Irene Stewart
Doris Johnson
St. John's
Betty Upshaw
Nancy Ashcroft
Caroline Cole
Sue Ann McKnight
Joyce Swift
Sharon Lane
Janis Boedeker
Joan Goss
Hollie Rae Haynes
Jerry Martin
Ricky Giles
Wheat Harvest Progress Amid Storm Damage Report
Wheat harvest nears halfway done with about 40 percent cut and yields ranging from five to forty bushels per acre. A Tuesday thunder shower with hail damaged 10 to 20 percent of the county and a half inch of rain disrupted work. Glyn Myers returns to Portales New Mexico to resume college study as a senior next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Mickler
Kimbell Elevator
Mickler
Glyn Myers
Odell Myers
Portales
N. M
Braces Removed From Legs of Two Stamford Boys
Shannon Bishop and Bill McClellan, polio sufferers from spring 1952, had their leg braces removed after Fort Worth examinations. Both boys, three years old, will trial one month brace free. Shannon’s braces came off completely and Bill received a corrective shoe while wearing one brace. Their parents are Mr. and Mrs. Enis Bishop and Mr. and Mrs. Alton McClellan Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shannon Bishop
Bill McClellan
Fort Worth
Shannon
Bill
Enis Bishop
Alton McClellan, Jr
Bosse 90th Birthday Open House Planned
Friends are invited to an open house at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Bosse to celebrate the 90th birthday of G. W. Bosse. The event is set for Thursday June 17 between 3 and 5 p.m. Hostesses will include Mmes. L. H. Hering E. F. Bosse and H. L. Bosse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Bosse
F. G. Bosse
L. H. Hering
E. F. Bosse
H. L. Bosse Bosse
Saintly Monterrey Native Reaches 101 In Stamferd
Mrs Antonia Santoya Hernandez of Monterrey Mexico marks her 101st birthday in Stamferd where she has lived 38 years and in the U S more than half her life. She still crochets and has just welcomed two new great grandchildren. Her husband and all five children are dead. She has eight grandchildren and twenty three great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonia Santoya Hernandez
Monterrey
Mexico
Stamferd
United States
National Guard Unit Heads to Fort Hood Training Camp
Company M 142nd Infantry leaves Arledge Field by chartered bus for a two week summer encampment at Fort Hood. Under Capt Jim Lindsey the unit has 86 enlisted men and five officers. They will undertake bivouac training under simulated battle conditions next week. The division parade is set for June 19.
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142Nd Infantry
Arledge Field
Ft. Hood
Jim Lindsey
Powell to Leave Stamford Store for Miami Penney Co
L G Powell longtime manager of the J C Penney Co Stamford store departs for Miami Oklahoma to assume a company store job. Powell active in Boy Scout work retail committee work and church and his family includes four boys. Lloyd Dennis of Odessa will become Stamford manager and he and his wife have a daughter in junior high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G
Buster) Powell
J. C. Penney Co
Stamford
Miami
Okla
Lloyd Dennis
Odessa
Powell
Chamber of Commerce
St. Wevins Catholic
Lentz
Charles
Tommy
Eddie
Dennis
Bill Kight Dies of Heart Attack at Work
Bill Kight suffered a fatal heart attack while working on a window sign in front of Ben Bagwell's store Wednesday around 6 p.m. He was rushed to Stamford Sanitarium and pronounced dead on arrival. Funeral plans will be announced by Kinney Funeral Home. His brother John P. Kight died of a heart ailment February 5. His immediate family includes wife and daughter Billie Ruth Kight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Kight
Ben Bagwell
Stamford
Kinne Funeral Home
John P. Kight
Mr. Kight
Billie Ruth Kight
Mrs Cotten Returns From Galveston Amid Care for Relative
Mrs Earl Cotten arrived home Sunday from Galveston where she spent two weeks with her niece Mrs Al Hohman of Fort Worth who is hospitalized at John Sealy for treatment of myasthenia. Hohman formerly Jeannette Clayborn, daughter of Mr and Mrs C F Clayborn of Livingston, is a sister of Mr Cotten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Cotten
Galveston
Bettis and Webbs Plan Extended Colorado Vacation
Mrs P R Bettis and Mr and Mrs B R Webb will leave Thursday morning for a six to eight week vacation at Waukenna Park near Evergreen Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. R. Bettis
B. R. Webb
Waukenna Park
Evergreen
Colo
Bryan Couple Return After Victoria Visit
Mr and Mrs Henry Bryan came back from Victoria after two weeks with their daughter Mrs Ted Jones and family following a Gonzales hospital stay for injuries from a May 13 car accident. They have stains and bruises but improve nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bryan
Victoria
Ted Jones
Gonzales
Fishing Tournament Plans Set by Chamber of Commerce
Final instructions detail a Monday event at the dam area open to youths as young as six with four classes catfish brim perch bass crappie and prizes for largest fish and first four two year olds. Earl Kiser chairs with help from Stamford Athletic Committee and local merchants assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Lake
The
Chamber of Commerce
Blackstock
Stamford
Earl Kiser
Cowboy Band To Play At Texas Cowboy Reunion
Hardin-Simmons Cowboy Band will perform for the Texas Cowboy Reunion rodeo hosts W G Swenson says opening day is July 1. Goat Mayo of Petrolia provides bucking horses and stock. Rex Felker announces. Entry fees vary with events. dates July 1 2 3 and 5 feature nightly rodeos and a final afternoon show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowboy
W. G. Swenson
Mayo
Petrolia
Indow
Bill Lyons
Stamford
Rex Felker
Haskell Chamber of Commerce
Txas
Four Boys Placed On Probation In Local Case
Four Stamford youths under 17 were tried by Counts Judge Roger Garreet Saturday and placed on probation to their parents for breaking and entering the Kiser Milk Co. plant on May 31. A fifth boy, 17, faced burglary charges, bound over to the grand jury and held on a 1500 bond. Mr and Mrs Charles Hewit and family left for a vacation in San Antonio and Rockport visiting relatives before returning. Hewit plans a tour of the Kenedy gear processing plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Roger Garreet
Kiser Milk Co
Charles Hewit
San Antonio
Rockport
Mr. Hewit
Kenedy
Pugh Heads to Dallas for Two-Week Vacation
Mary Jo Pugh leaves on Wednesday for Dallas from First National Bank for a two week vacation. She plans to spend part of the time with her sister and her family in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jo Pugh
Dallas
First Nationa Bank
Cowgirl Sponsor Entries Received for Texas Cowboy Reunion
Sponsor entries are flowing in for the Texas Cowboy Reunion. Chairman Hubert L. Watson lists attendees including Anson Melinda Bartlett Lueders Mary Bradley and Janis Pitman from Haskell Wyte Lamb of Abilene and more. Reunions run July 1 2 3 and 5 with participants from multiple Texas towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert L. Watson
Anson Melinda Lou Bartlett
Haskell Bartlett
Gerry Ford
Jessie Kay Ford
Haskell
Janis Pitman
Hut Pitman
Wyte
Phyllis Lamb
Wylie Future Farmer Chapter
al Lamb
Abilene
Cisco
Winters
Rotan
DeLeon Barbara Terril
DeLeon Community Club
Mattie White Nominated for Avoca Postmaster
Mrs. Mattie R. White of Avoca is nominated for Avoca postmaster in a Washington press release. Her name appears on a list of four Texas postmaster nominations sent to the Senate by President Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie R. White
Avoca
Washington
Fisenhower
Senate
Texas
Cowboy Reunion Sets Press Radio TV Day in Stamford
The Texas Cowboy Reunion in Stamford designates Press Radio TV Day for July 2. A chuckwagon feed at 6 PM and attendance at the rodeo are planned with President W. G. Swenson citing yearly cooperation from participants and supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Cowboy Re Union
Stamford
At & Pam
W. G. Swenson
Oldtimers Office To Open Three Days Weekly
The Texas Cowboy Reunion Association office on the city hall second floor will be open Monday Wednesday and Friday from 2 to 5 p m until the Reunion. Members may pay dues during these hours. The office previously housed by the late Judge C E Coombes who served as secretary treasurer for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Cowboy Reunion Association
C. E. Coombes
Graves Family Plans Stamford Visit for Cowboy Reunion
Patricia Graves daughter of Dr and Mrs O H Graves of Jackson Tennessee will visit Stamford with her George Gray Sr parents and two sisters Mary Frances and Ruth arriving July 1 for the Texas Cowboy reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Graves
O. H. Graves
Jackson, Tenn
George Gray Ier
Mary Frances
Ruth
Stamford
Mrs Shamburger Visits Sister After Appendectomy
Mrs J C Shamburger recently spent a few days in Irving with her sister who had undergone an appendicitis operation.
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J. C. Shamburger
Trving
Hereford Breeders Tour Stops in Abilene June 24 Dinner
Texas Cowboy Reunion hosts a chuck wagon meal for the West Texas Hereford Breeders Association sight seeing tour. About 250 to 300 visitors will view 17 ranches over two days June 24 25 with stops at Arledge J B Pumphrey and other firms. Final plans were approved in Abilene with tours led by J L Hill and Gail Dudley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Cowboy Reunion, Inc
West Texas
J. L. Hill
Flat Top Sms Ranch
Flat Top Ranch
McKinney Farm
W. G. Swenson
LMS Ranch
Abilene Chamber of Commerce
Arledge Ranch
Seymour
Roy
Henry Arledge
Proud Mixer
Sidney Winchester
Hereford Ranch
Mute Day
J. B. Pumphrey and Son Hereford Ranch
Old Glory
SMS Ranch
D. H. Jefferies
Anson
W. S. J. Brown
Noodle
Roy R. Largent
Chest X Rays Again To Be Made in County
X ray survey planned in Jones County this July by the Jones County Tuberculosis Association led by Mrs. E M Wilson of Hamlin. Chairmen named for Anson Hamlin and Stamford coordinate July 2 7 8 and 10 dates with units at local motor companies and city halls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
City Hall
Florence Smith
Anson
Carmichael Motors
New Stamford Dump Ground In Use Northwest of Town
City Manager Harry Steen son says the new Stamford dump is now in use. Residents who haul their own trash should take it to the new site near the old Negro cemetery. A bulldozer fills the old dump in the flat area by the Katy railroad. An all weather road leads to the Sagerton highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Harry Steenson
Katy
Sagerton
Three Stamford Boys Attend Boys State in Austin
Three Stamford youths participate in Boys State in Austin this week. Mike Wash represents the American Legion, Dicky Bouchett comes from the Rotary Club, and Jimmy Arledge is sponsored by the Exchange Club.
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Stamford
Boys State
Austin
Mike Wash
American Legion
Dicky Bouchett
Rotary Club
Jimmy Arledge
Exchange Club
Calvary Church To Open Revival
Calvary Baptist Church announces a revival starting Sunday June 20 led by Rev. David Kuykendall with L D Hull Jr guiding singing. Daily schedule includes a 6 50 morning men's breakfast, 10 00 morning service and 8 00 evening service. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Baptist Church
David Kuykendall
L. D. Hull, Jr
Demos Schedule Precinct Conventions on July 24
Jones County Democrats set precinct conventions at 2 30 p m on July 24 in 29 election precincts at local voting places. The county executive committee decided the schedule and the district court room in Anson hosts the following county convention for elected delegates.
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Demos
Jones County
Anson
District Court Room
Jack Edwards
Edwards
Bernard Buie
Stamford
Bob Buie
Eaststamford
Stamford Man Named Vice President of State Cotton Group
A. J. Mills, general manager of Rule-Jayton Cotton Oil Company in Stamford, was elected vice president of the Texas Cotton Crushers Association at its 60th annual meeting. About 500 attended at the Shamrock Hotel in Houston. the association headquarters are in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Mills
Rule-Jayton Cotton Oil Company
Stamford
Texas Cotton Crushers Association
State Organization of Cotton Oil Mills
Shamrock Hotel
Houston
Association
Dallas
Friday Deadline for Camp Fire Camp Entries
Friday June 18 is the deadline to receive registrations for Camp Fire camp. Mrs. Branham Payne area executive says many registrations have arrived but others are still planning to attend and have not registered.
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Branham Payne
Midland teacher plans Colorado summer vacation
Patricia Flemins, a Midland High School teacher, is home for the first of the summer and plans a vacation in Colorado before returning to pursue a Master’s degree at the start of the next school year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Flemins
Midland
Colorado
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L. G. Powell
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Holladay
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Hall
Rotary International
Seattle
Huston Hardware
O. M. Isbel
Isbel
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Merkel
Barbara Free
Finness Bartlett
Graham Salasta Pemberton
W. R. Pemberton
Graham
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Oldtimers
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Calvary Church
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