Sights Sounds And Signs From Stamford News
The Stamford column notes Ralph Carpenter joining The American as sports writer and linotype operator, plus high school stars headed to Texas schools. It covers local barn relocation funding, street paving talk, juvenile delinquency concerns, and the death of J A Frazier with his Texas Cowboy Reunion badge detail.
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Ralph Carpenter
Clayton Carpenter
Jackson Tire Co
Ralph
Wolf City Sun
Paul Fulks
Texas
The
American
Mark Twain
Stamford
Star-Telegram
Children’s Bureau
Bureau
J.A. Frazier
Jonesboro
Earl Yates
Texas Cowboy Hireunion
Frazier
Pioneers on Parade at Texas Cowboy Reunion
The tenth annual Texas Cowboy Reunion in Stamford will host over 200 cowboys competing for 2600 in prizes. The rodeo features bucking horses like Dr Blackwell Calamity Jane and Pitchfork Bay, plus stock from Everett E Colburn of Dublin. Also on the schedule Fort Griffin Fandangle in Albany with a 150 cast and Robert Nail as director, plus local civic events and W orld's Fair visits by Stamford residents.
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Stamford
New York
Madison Square Garden
Dr. Blackwell
Porter M. Bailes
First Baptist Church
Tyler
Leeders
Fort Griffin
West Texas
Albany
Exchange Club
Joe A. Clarke
Shackelford
Robert Nail
Old Fort
Warren B. Tayman
Cleveland
Ohio
Tayman
Stamford Rotary Club
Stamford Club
Washington
Cleburne Huston
Bobby
Texas Press Association
Lubbock
West Texas News Sparks West Texas Chamber Changes
Resignation of Homer D. Wade as West Texas Chamber of Commerce manager prompts speculation on his successor after leaving Dallas post. Bond votes pave Highway No 18 and Highway 51 projects in Haskell and neighboring counties, with further paving efforts planned across Stonewall. Local births marriages encampment plans and a Spur Spur-Lubbock double wedding also noted.
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Homer D. Wade
West Texas
Dallas
Bonker Hill
Sagerton Road
Hinskell County
Stonewall Counts
Rule
Clarence Yates
Neema Corby
Milton Timberlake
Gordon
Anson
Timberlake
Skaggs Construction Company
Penick Hughes Company
Lee R. Scarborough
Southwestern Theological Seminary
B. L. Lockett
Stamford Tex Paper Notice Of Postage And Editors
Obscure historic notice from Stamford Texas references July 1 1008 and August 11 1884 dates with names Leu Roy M Craig Mie KF Manoood editor and associate editor and a $250 61 75 amount. The fragmented OCR lacks coherent event details but indicates publication logistics and staff credits for a local periodical.
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Porteffice
Stamford
Texas
Shivers Opens Re election Campaign in Lufkin
Governor Allan Shivers schedules a June 21 campaign rally in his East Texas birth city Lufkin to boost his re election bid. The event features a traditional in person format with ads calling attention to the speech airing at 8 30 p m.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Lufkin
Woodville
Shivers
Beauford
Dallas
Big D
Yarborough
Ralph Yarborough
Cmes
Coke
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Dudley T. Dougherty
U. S
Dougherty
Lyndon Johnson
Stevenson
Senate
Jim Wells County
Johnson
Hammonds
Ralph W. Hammonds
Lloyd's of North America Insurance Company
University of Texas
Sun District
John van Cronkhite
John Ben Shepperd
Rudy Rice
County Bond Vote Aiming to Add Hospital Rooms in Shackelford
A county wide bond election will be held Saturday in ten voting boxes to decide if Shackelford County Memorial Hospital receives 75000 in bonds to add ten patient rooms. The ballot also includes a reallocation of funds proposal as part of the same election.
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Shackelford County Memorial Hospital
Sandy Hodge Plans Attendance at Cowboy Reunion
Sandy Hodge of Stamford says he will attend the Texas Cowboy Reunion events in Abilene July 1 2 3 and 5 with a note of travel from Key West to Naples for preparations. He serves as executive training officer at the U S Naval Reserve Training Center in New Orleans and hosted visitors from Savannah Ga and Wichita Falls at the McNabb home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santomi Hodge Ty
Stamford Peene
Texas Cowboy
Sandy
Key West
Fla
Naples
R. E. McNabb
Reber McNabb
Savannah Ga
John McNabb
Wichita Falls
Tommy Cooper Returns as Camp Counsellor at Sweeney
Tommy Cooper resumes his third summer as counselor at Camp Sweeney in Gainesville for diabetic children. He works with the Sweeney Foundation public relations department during the year and is the son of Mr and Mrs B Q Cooper of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Cooper
Sweeney
Gainesville
Cooper
Sweeney Foundation
B. Q. Cooper
Corby Family Returns to Stamford Home
Mr and Mrs G R Corby and family have returned to Stamford after living in Waxahachie since last fall Grady Ray completed first year at Southwestern Junior College Juanita finished high school and Carolyn entered high school
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G. R. Corby
Stamford
Waxahachie
Grady Ray
Southwestern Junior College
Juanita
Carolyn
Old Philosopher Opposes Atom Run Tractor Secrecy
In a Paint Creek farm letter J A Emert questions atomic energy use for tractors and fears keeping such secrets. He mocks experts and calls for simplicity, preferring mule power and privacy over atomic machinery while noting a move to Pampa for oil field work.
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Johnson Grass
Paint Creek
America
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Carothers
Webb Street
McHarg
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Pioneers On Parade
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Stamford American
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Albany News
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Democratic Executive Committee
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Texas Highway Department
R. Q. Garrett, Jr
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Hawley
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Wesetra Observer
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RED Cross
Thurman Dale Moore
Jayton
ASC
Larry E. Frye
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
New Mex
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American Red Cross
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Jayton Chronicle
Aspermont
Caprock Rural Telephone Cooperative
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
Peacock and Swenson
Caprock
Aspermont Star
Knox County
J. A
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Pampa
KRBC
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