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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1964
Page
4
Lubbock visitors, family gatherings, and weddings fill the week in Haskell and area. Rainfall totals reached 2.5 to 3 inches in the region. Attendees include the Rennels, Akin, Culwell, and Link families with multiple visits and a Dallas to Houston wedding ceremony noted.
Local families hosted relatives and friends from Abilene Fort Stockton Lubbock Midland Houston and other towns over the weekend. Guests included Mr and Mrs Hubert Bell Mr and Mrs W D Smith and visitors from Westminster Calif and Stamford.
Funeral services held Tuesday morning at St. John's Methodist Church for Welby Weir Callicoatte 54 of Stamford found dead near his car on a Lake Stamford area farm. Peace Justice Virgil Brown ruled natural causes. He had been a hospital technician in Seymour and formerly at Stamford Memorial Hospital. He served in WWII with the Navy. Burial at Highland Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include wife Mary Bryant Callicoatte and daughter Mary Nelle.
Mrs Dora Parker Foote 87 died last Friday in Fort Worth and was a Stamford resident before moving there. Born June 19 1876 in Mexia she was a Baptist church member. Rev L A Sublett officiated and Kinney Funeral Home handled arrangements. Survivors: son S A Parker Odessa. daughter Rozell Wright Fort Worth. sisters Nettie OConnor Dallas Maude Petty Canton Niva Carmichael Little Rock Ark. brother Charlie Matthews Post. one grandchild five great grandchildren.
New song books will be used at a singing on Sunday June 21 at 2 pm. The event happens at Foursquare Church in Hamlin with Ollie Cohorn as president and everyone is invited to attend.
Mrs. Cox former Elizabeth Herring a 1944 Stamford High School graduate and Freeport Velasco elementary school teacher was chosen as one of 30 teachers nationwide to receive an eight week grant for a math institute. Recent visitors included her daughter and family Cece Cathy Stevie Cox of Freeport. The Cox family traveled from Sedona Arizona to Salt Lake City Utah to plan future studies and visits.
Water meters were installed last week for Guy Bruce Garage at 603 W McHarg, W EE Stovall at 1004 A Synds, and the Hugh Astin Building at 109.
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