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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1973
Page
1
City council lowers the minimum age to 8 for pool halls and recreation centers and extends Sunday hours from 1 to 6 p m and 8 to 10 p m with an 10 p m closing for ages 8 to 14. Alderman Britton opposed though offered no argument.
The Big Country Co-Operative ends June 11 fuel restrictions restricting purchases to farm vehicles. A spokesman said harvest is complete and sufficient gas is believed to be available to serve both farm and passenger vehicles in the area.
Thunderstorms rained 1.40 inches in Stamford with higher totals nearby. Cotton and grain sorghum fields benefit as farmers wrap wheat harvest and plow stubble. Small hail reported with minor damage. the Gifford home in Lueders burned Monday night, cause undetermined but possibly lightning.
The Texas Cowboy Reunion in Stamford runs July 2 to 4 with a July 2 parade led by the Six White Horses from Hardin-Simmons University. A square dance kicks off June 29, rodeo shows run all three nights, and a July 4 matinee caps events. About 300 rodeo entries and 100 plus cowgirls are expected, with a Quarter Horse show on site. Local sponsors include Linda Springer of Lubbock and Lisa Willingham of Aspermont.
Stamford residents can use two of four courts at Stamford High School this summer as two courts gain lighting while all four get new nets. The project, funded by about 500 in supplies and donated labor from local firms, includes 12 lights on three poles and underground wiring. Stamford Electric Cooperative provided the labor for the lighting, with Marvin Massey’s crew, West Texas Unities supplying materials and installation, Bill Farley trenching for wires, and Bill Jones installing the nets.
Bulldog band members rehearse June 25 at 6 40 p m for the rodeo parade. Band instructor Randy Hamilton invites eighth grade students and all band exes to march with the group at the band hall.
Gov Dolph Briscoe signed legislation allowing Stamford Hospital District to hold an election on expanding its boundaries. The measure becomes effective Aug 26, with a 60 day window to call an election and voting open to all residents of the new area. The district would extend about one third of the county, currently Stamford school district. The governor also signed emergency bills creating hospital districts for Anson and Hamlin counties.
The Area IV Young Farmer Association and Texas Section of Society of Range Management sponsor a field day today at Lucky Ranch near Albany. Tours start at 10 am from Albany courthouse, highlight Homer KR Stasney’s ranch grazing system. Dutch treat lunch in Albany, program from 1 pm to 3 pm at Albany High School auditorium.
Thirty seven pre school children received one to three shots Tuesday at the monthly immunization clinic sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the State Department of Health. Nurses from Stamford Memorial Hospital administered DPT polio and measles vaccines including rubella. eligibility starts at two months.
A farmhouse 52 miles north of Lueders, home to a local couple for 23 years, burned during a Monday night storm. Mr and Mrs Tom Gifford escaped with nothing but their lives, fleeing to their sister in law’s home before calling the Leeders Volunteer Fire Department. The fire’s cause could not be determined and no valuables were salvageable.
Senator John Tower will address the Wichita County Chapter and Red River Regional Blood Program of the American Red Cross at the First United Methodist Church in Wichita Falls. The annual gathering on July 9 begins at 7 p.m. Stamford blood program is part of the regional group.
Stamford Carnegie Library earned a $375 grant from the Library Services and Construction Act funds administered by the Texas State Library. It qualified as one of 18 libraries with local support and a 10 000 volume threshold. The library holds about 10 500 volumes and details on use of funds are still to be decided.
Stamford Public Schools seeks kindergarten registrations under a new state program authorizing half day classes for five year olds. Supt. Beene predicts space and staffing needs, notes existing registrations stay valid, and says plans depend on how many enroll. The community kindergarten group will coordinate with the district.
Freese Nichols and Endress from Fort Worth send one inspector and two engineers to Stamford to start staking and site work on the new sewage disposal plant. Decker Construction Co. moves equipment to Stamford while Panhandle Construction Co. misses the pre construction meeting. Project cost set at 560000 with 373300 in grants. 280 calendar days to complete.
West Texas Utilities Co. will preserve the front of the former McDonald building. Russell Crownover says the beautiful cast stone front will be sandblasted and kept while the building, bought from Bryant-Link Co., is remodeled for offices. The recessed windows will remain with their floor lowered to grade.
Herbert L. Brown 81 longtime Lueders resident died June 14 while repairing an evaporative air conditioner at his home. Justice of the Peace E M Spraberry Sr Anson ruled the death accidental. Funeral was Saturday at Church of Christ in Lueders. Burial in Mount Hope Cemetery Anson. Survivors include his wife a son a daughter and two grandchildren. Funeral directors Lawrence.
Zed Bennett, a Stamford High School senior and son of Mr and Mrs Fred Bennett of 804 Columbia, has been chosen by Jones County Farm Bureau to attend a Texas Farm Bureau Seminar on Americanism and Communism July 16 19 in Waco. Youths from across the state will attend the seminar at the state headquarters.
In its second week the Stamford summer recreation program has enrolled 67 youngsters, 46 boys and 21 girls, with capacity to take more. The eight week program runs weekdays 8 am to noon, featuring basketball, golf, tennis, tag football, twirling and first aid.
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