4-H Dress Revue Planned at Anson
The Jones County 4-H Club dress revue is set for Tuesday June 24 at 2 30 pm at the Anson Federal Housing Project Community Center 1225 Ave sponsored by the Hamlin Farmers and Merchants National Bank. Garments will be judged morning of June 24 with age groups 9 10 11 12 13 and senior 14 and older. Entry prizes are awarded and county senior winner plus 12 13 group winner advance to the District dress revue at Vernon on Aug 1.
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Jones County
Anson Federal Housing Project
Ave
Mary Y. Newberry
Hamlin Farmers and Merchant's National Bank
Vernon
Man Admits Burglary Here And at Lueders
A man held in Lubbock on other charges confessed to burglaries in Has kell County and Lueders including Royal Ford Inc. and the VFW Club in 1967. He faces multiple counts and is linked to about 30 Texas burglaries. He stole a station wagon and a safe at Royal Ford, with $40 missing from the safe, and is said to have removed $40 from a juke box in Lueders.
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Royal Ford Inc
VFW Club
Lueders
Lubbock
Haskell County
Texas
Royal Ford
Hamlin
Harvest Progress Amid Week of Rain Delays
Rain fell three times this week slowing harvest but Wheat crops are advancing and should finish within a week if weather stays clear. Totals included 0.30 inch Thursday night 1.30 Friday night and 0.25 inch Monday drizzle. Cotton is up and maize is beginning to head out. Rebecca Ann Kohout of Stamford nominated for Commissioner Place 1 in County of Tears. Excavations across several Texas counties show human life dating 12 000 to 15 000 years ago.
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M. D. Thompson
Rebecca Ann Kohout
Stamford
Bluebonnet Girls State
Austin
County of Tears
T. H. Kohout
Lubbock
Lipscomb
Midland
Taylor
Hale
Henderson
Dallas
Counties
Texas
Cottonbelt Baseball Schedule Highlights Local Games
Baseball calendar lists Stamford Cowboys, Hamlin Mustangs, Haskell Indians and others with scores from recent games. Upcoming matchups include Stamford Bulldogs versus Haskell Indians, rule-based fixtures at Rule and Wendeborn Field with a double round robin planned next week starting at 6 p.m.
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Stamford Cowboys
Hamlin
Haskell Mustangs
Stamford Bulldogs
Haskell Indians
Rule
Mesquite Control Demonstration Planned in Jones County
A mesquite and prickly pear control demonstration is set for Monday June 23 at 9 30 a m at the T F Davis place one mile north of Funston on Farm Road 1226. Kirby Clayton reports Texas A M University Extension Service range management specialist Garlyn Hoffman will present hand methods and outline the brush control program and funding through the new reeover state. All farmers and ranchers are invited to attend.
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Davis Place
Funston
Gary Grissom Signs at H SU
Stamford high school four year golf letterman Gary Grissom will join Hardin-Simmons University golf team in the fall. He has been active in multiple sports and earned NHS and Outstanding Student honors, with leadership roles in student government.
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Stamford High School
Hardin Simmons University Linksters
Gary Grissom
H-Su
Johnny M. Rice
National Honor Society
Grissom
Bastrop Named for Baron de Bastrop Friend of Austin
Bastrop Texas located southeast of Austin was named to honor Baron de Bastrop a friend of Stephen F Austin. The naming reflects early Texas settler history and the influence of Spanish colonial era figures in Texas founding.
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Bastrop, Texas
Austin
Baron de Bastrop
Stephen F. Austin
Grissom signs golf scholarship with Hardin-Simmons
Gary Grissom, Stamford standout, signed a letter of intent to attend Hardin-Simmons University on a golf scholarship this fall. He is pictured with his father John and Col. Johnny M. Rice, golf coach, at the Baptist Reland School in Abilene.
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Gary Grissom
Stamford
Hardin-Simmons University
Young Grissom
Baptist Reland School
Abilene
John
Col
Johnny M. Rice
Robert Graik
Stamford Girl Heads to Japan on Lions Exchange
Jennifer Craig daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy M Craig left Dallas with 45 Texas youths on the Lions International Exchange program. After a Hawaiian tour the group will fly to Tokyo and then to their host towns in Japan. Jennifer a Texas Tech student travels as Stamford Lions Club sponsor guest of Mr and Mrs Ryuichi Kakiuchi in Osaka for a month.
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Jennifer Craig
Roy M. Craig
Dallas
Texas
Hawaii
Japan
Lions International Exchange
Hawaiian Islands
Loren Maples
Graham
Tokyo
Lions Clubs
Jennifer
Texas Tech
Stamford Lions Club
Ryuichi Kakiuchi
Tennojiku, Osaka
Houston Leads as Texas' Largest City and Major Port
Houston is identified as Texas' largest city and a leading national port, underscoring its status in commerce and transportation.
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Houston
Texas
Divorces Filed Between Noted Parties
Joyce Senor Williams sues Robert James Williams for divorce. Loretha Fay Wagoner seeks divorce from Lee Price Wagner. Gloria Irene Mason requests divorce from Trav is Odell Mason.
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Joyce Senor Williams
Robert James Williams
Loretha Fay Wagoner
Lee Price Wagner
Gloria Irene Mason
Travis Odell Mason
Marriage Licenses for Several Couples Reported
Michael Wayne Sanders An son and Teresa Lynn Hatley Stamford listed among licenses. Ismael Luton Mendosa Jr Hamlin and Olga Garcia Guer ra Anson appear. Donald Lynn Martin Abilene and Virginia Ruth Mc Dangle Anson noted. Delbert Merle Turner and Willie Oreata Jowers Burns also listed.
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Michael Wayne Sanders, Anson
Teresa Lynn Hatley
Stamford
Ismael Luton Mendosa Jr
Hamlin
Olga Garcia Guerra
Anson
Donald Lynn Martin
Abilene
Virginia Ruth McDangle
Delbert Merle Turner
Willie Oreata
Jowers Burns
Texas Social Security Payments for December 1968
Data show 124 185 of 1 172 992 Texas residents receiving December 1968 checks were aged 60 to 64. Total payments reached 87 916 186 dollars to the same 1 172 992 beneficiaries.
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Betwen
Texas
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Purdue Ranch
Sandra
North Cottonbelt
Haskell Warriors
Stamford Exchange
Haskell Jets
Knox City
South Cottonbelt Junior League
Stamford Baptists
Rotary
Stamford Rotary
Baptists
Bears
Colts
Braves
Cardinals
Bomar Heights
Wendeborn Field
Browns
Folger’s
Gladiola
Delsey
City Grocery
Shurfresh
Blue Morrow
Chuck Roast
Mission Peas
Shurfine
van Camp
S&h
Esi
Chuck
Arn
John L. Grissom
Hardin-Simmons
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