Equalization boards set sessions for Stamford districts
Stamford Hospital District and Stamford County Line Independent School District announce equalization meetings next week. The hospital board meets Thursday June 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the high school auditorium to review real and personal property, then Wednesday June 23 from 4 to 6 p.m. for minerals utility and industrial property. School board hearings run Wednesday June 23 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and Thursday June 24 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to review all property. Members include Ekdahl McKeever Olson Harvey White and others. The 1976 assessment realignments aim to raise school district property values by 10 percent. hospital district will not. Taxpayers may attend and ask questions.
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Stamford Hospital
Stamford County Line Independent School
Hospital District
Ed Ekdahl
Stanley McKeever
Eugene Olson
Olson
Roland Kelley
Ekdahl
Don Harvey
Lynn White
Stamford Lions Install Officers for Bicentennial Year
The Stamford Lions and Lioness Clubs installed officers Tuesday night amid Bicentennial decor. The Lioness Club, among the first 350 worldwide, received a charter making Stamford the 15th in Texas and first in District 2E1. Main projects include nursery care center furnishing and a $300 scholarship. Lions and Lioness of the Year were Warren Miller and Ovie May Corley. awards were given to past officers.
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Warren Miller
Ovie May Corley
Stamford Lions
Lioness Clubs
Miller
Lions Club
Corley
Lioness Club
Hawaii
Stamford Club
Texas
Stamford Lioness Club
Buel
Ronnie Luttman
Sam Tankersley
Paul Burk
Hazel Trice
Gertie Bailey
Rhonda Lett
E. W. Mickler
Jane Miller
Glen McCandless
Mary Corby
Jerry Terrell
Lioness
Irvin Hiler
District Lions
Abilene
Hiler
Johnny Childress
Cotton insect field meetings set in Jones County
Three cotton insect field meetings are scheduled for Thursday June 17 in Jones County. Kirby Clay says the talks will cover the season insect control program and address producers’ questions. Sessions are at Noodle Store 8 a.m. Plainview Store 10 30 a.m. and Charles Herndon Farm south of Funston on FM 1226 at 1 30 p.m.
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Jones County
Kirby Clay
Plainview
Charles Herndon Farm
Funston
FM 1226
Choir practices set for July 4 service at First Baptist
Community church choir invites singers with rehearsals at 8 p.m. Sunday June 20 and 7 30 p.m. Wednesday June 23 at the First Baptist Church Doug Yarborough to lead the choir The July 4 service will be at 11 a.m. in the high school auditorium.
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First Baptist Church
Doug Yarborough
Histories of Local Organizations Shared by Stamford Group
Mrs. Mary Louvorn recounts the First Baptist Church’s origins from a mesquite tree gathering and traces its evolution to today. Mrs. Herman Cox covers the Eastern Star Lodge early days and community impact. Tommie Rector presents Woodman Lodge history as a major Stamford fraternal and insurance group with pioneer cemetery markers. The secretary asks members to pay annual dues promptly.
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Mary Louvorn
First Baptist Church
Stamford
Herman Cox
Eastern Star Lodge
Tommie Rector
Woodman Lodge
Blood drive falls short of 90 unit goal in Stamford
Stamford blood drive reports 66 units collected from 71 donors with five rejects. Two donors reached one gallon each, James Self and W G Ludecke, as volunteers and helpers list names across multiple households and roles for the bloodmobile visit.
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James Self
W. G. Ludecke
Johnny Waldrop
F. E. Upshaw
Sarah E. Faught
Lucy M. Holland
Jack Crockett
Cindy Sten
Grace Waller
Mrs. Hollis Baize
Grace Frizell
Gertie Bailey
Lucy Holland
Mae Belle Astin
Insaf Hassen
Sally Walker
Vesta Gee
Jo Upshaw
Mae Barton
Hospital suit appeal arguments made
Oral arguments were presented last Thursday June 10 in the Court of Civic Appeals in Eastland on a suit involving Stamford Hospital District. The case stems from a January ruling by 104th District Court Judge J Neil Daniel granting summary judgment for the hospital district. The Eastland court will take the case under advisement with a decision expected in two weeks to two months.
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Court of Civic Appeals
Eastland
Stamford
South Jones County
104Th District Court
J. Neil Daniel
Daniel
Texas Supreme Court
J. R. Black
Abilene
H. G. Andrews Jr
Shelby Sharp
Fort Worth
Harry Green
Eastland Court
Andrews
Jones County calf tour set Saturday
The Jones County 4-H Club calf tour will be held on Saturday June 19 starting at 7 45 a m at the Anson courthouse. The schedule lists multiple 4 H and FFA members with calves visiting Beasley Clemmer Chapman Hammonds Davis Thompson Throckmorton Wills Deatherage Gaines Propst and others through the day with a noontime lunch in Anson and final stops at 1 30 p m and 1 45 p m. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Jones County
Kirby Clayton
Anson
Beasley
FFA
Bill Clemmer
Glenn Chapman
Vonny Davis
Greg Gaines
Stuart Propst
Deadline nears for sponsor barrel race entrants at Texas Cowboy Reunion
With one week left to enter, 13 girls have registered for the 1976 Sponsor's barrel race at the Texas Cowboy Reunion. Wanda Roberts was the first to sign up, and many registrants have prior competition history. Pictures for the souvenir program are due Friday, June 18.
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Wanda Roberts
Cemetery flowers moved at Highland Memorial Cemetery
Floral arrangements not in approved vases or off ground level were gathered Tuesday and placed beside the cinder block storage building at Highland Memorial Cemetery. Ownership may reclaim items at the site. action followed city ordinance and cemetery rules. Copies of the notice available at city hall.
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Highland Memorial Cemetery
Highland Memorial Cemetery Association
Jones County students named for Texas Citizenship Seminar
The Jones County Farm Bureau will send two students to the 14th annual High School Students Citizenship Seminar in Waco July 12 16. Attending from the county are Jan Bush Hawley and Tracey Gregory Hamlin. About 450 Texas juniors and seniors were selected for leadership and scholastic achievement.
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Jones County Farm Bureau
Waco
J. C. Moss
Anson
Texas Farm Bureau
Jan Bush
Hawley
Tracey Gregory
Hamlin
Texas
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John Dobbyns
Grady Corby
Lee Dickerson
Mickler
Joe W. Davis
Ruth Cox
Angelita Gomez
John B. Martin
Patricia Lee Gray
David Ballard
Gary D. Mathews
Robert Penman
Adelaida Cedillo
Clark Terrell
Gary Coppedge
Lonnie R. Pounds
Gabie Hawkins
Ron Davis
Billy Patman
Susan Sheppard
John Sheppard
Jimmie McGary
James H. West
A.C. Reed
Barbara Medford
Duayne Medford
Jack Young
R. N. Bunkley
J. W. Golden
Charles W. Stenholm
Lester Craig
David Kohout
Donnie
A. J. Thompson
John Throckmorton
Richard Wills
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