Stamford Council Denies Southwestern Bell Telephone Rate Hike
Stamford city council rejected a proposed rate increase by Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. The package would raise monthly business lines by 150, residential one party by 50 cents and two party by 25 cents, with rural service unchanged. District manager Donald Fyffe defended earnings claims, noting 6 percent target versus 1.04 percent shown, and the council may seek help from the Texas League of Municipalities while reviewing actions in other towns.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Donald Fyffe
Fyffe
Texas League of Municipalities
Lueders Honor Student Gets White House Congratulation
Lonnie Hokanson, 1961 honor graduate of Lueders High School, received a congratulatory message from Jacqueline Kennedy at the White House in Washington. The note praised his graduation and wished him well as he plans to enter college in the fall. The envelope bore The White House return and a June 2 1961 postmark with a four cent US flag stamp. Lonnie is the son of Mr and Mrs Harold Hokanson of Bricksdale community.
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Lonnie Hokanson
Lueders High School
White House
Washington, D
Washington, D. C
United States
Lonnie
Harold Hokanson
Bricksdahl
Rosalyn Lewis
Spur
McMurry College
White
Abilene
Tribute for Jim West at Rotary Club Meeting
Jim West, newly elected president of Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners, received a growing tribute at a Rotary Club gathering. Rev. Jack Southerland praised him as a man with broad community service and national and international interest, noting his initiative and leadership. West thanked the club and described TIPRO’s goals, including opposing excessive oil imports and higher oil and gas taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim West
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners
Rotary Club
Jack Southerland
First Baptist Church
Stamford
West
Rev. Southerland
Mr. West
Club
TIPRO
Boy Scouts Visit Stamford City Council Meeting
Two Stamford Boy Scouts Rusty Kelley and Roger Bunkley attended a city council meeting Friday to work on a Scout merit badge. Rusty is the mayor’s son and Roger is the son of R N Bunkley.
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Stamford
Rusty Kelley
Roger Bunkley
Rusty
Roland Kelley
Roger
R. N. Bunkley
Keen Competition Assured in Old Fiddlers Contest
Entries pour in for the Old Fiddlers Contest sponsored by the Texas Cowboy Reunion Association. Contestants aged 50 plus will perform two breakdown tunes in Roundup Hall on Tuesday July 4 at 10 AM, with prizes of 50, 25, 15, and 10 dollars and a free chuck wagon dinner at noon.
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Texas Cowboy Reunion Association
Amarillo
Frank Cannon
Dukes Attend Butane Meeting in Dallas
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Duke of Duke Appliance Co. attend the Texas Butane Dealers Association convention in Dallas this week. They will visit the Southwest LP gas market as sessions draw more than 600 dealers. The gathering at Baker and Adolphus hotels is billed as the largest LP gas industry meeting in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Duke
Duke Appliance Co
Texas Butane Dealers Association
Dallas
Baker and Adolphus Hotels
Courtney Visit By Dallas Couple To Blackburns
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Courtney of Dallas visit their daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Martin Blackburn.
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E. D. Courtney
Dallas
Mrs
Martin Blackburn
Improving Mail Service Subject of Meeting Here
Dispatch and delivery of mail were the meeting themes as Brazos Valley Postal Employees Association held a Monday night session at Cliff House. Over 50 members attended with Dale Puckley and John Wagoner on the program. E B Britton presided as master of ceremonies.
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Brazos Valley Postal Employees Association
Cliff House
Dale Puckley
John Wagoner
Post Office Department
Fort Worth
E. B. Britton
Stamford
Knox City
Benjamin
Truscott
Rule
Rochester
Lagerton
O11
Glory
Aspermont
Jayton
Relatives Visit With Leatherwoods and Bunkleys in Itasca
Sarah Beth Lyford of Grapevine visits cousin Susan Carothers and stays with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. George Leatherwood of Itasca who are visiting Mrs. Leatherwood’s sister and husband Dr. and Mrs. E P Bunkley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Beth Lyford
Grapevine
Susan Carothers
George Leatherwood
Itasca
Leatherwood
E. P. Bunkley
Rainfall Reaches Record June Total in Stamford
Stamford records show 8.36 inches of rain in the first 22 days of June and 3.33 inches over a three day period ending Saturday. The rainfall raises Lake Stamford to near all time high levels and boosts water reserves for the next decade while field crops suffer from excessive moisture.
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Stamford
West
Texas
California Creek
Harry Steenson
Avoca
Stamtore
Stamford to Welcome New Faculty Next Year
Stamford schools announce several new hires and reassignments for the coming year. Promoted or shifting roles include Lynnell Fouts and Jeanene Bradley filling homemaking posts, Rosalyn Lewis succeeding English and speech, Yvonne Peterson as primary, and numerous veterans returning under new contracts.
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Stamford
H. FitzGerald
Stamford lunch supervisor attends 1961 School Lunch Workshop
Mrs. T. E. Massey supervisor of Stamford Schools lunchrooms returned from Lubbock where she took part in the 1961 School Lunch Workshop at Texas Tech. Accompanying her were Mrs. Roxie York and Mrs. Don Lamb. more than 375 attendees joined the 13th session Massey has attended in 19 years.
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Stamford
Lubbock
Texas Tech
Roxie York
Don Lamb
Mina Wolf
Stamford High School
Lamb
Tech
Massey
Western Week Begins With Texas Cowboy Reunion Opening
Stamford prepares for the official opening of the Texas Cowboy Reunion on Wednesday, June 28. Mayor R. R. Kelley signed a proclamation two weeks earlier declaring Texas Cowboy Reunion Week. Merchants chairman Marvin Hinds urged shoppers residents and visitors to wear western apparel and participate in rodeo season festivities.
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Stamford
R. R. Kelley
Marvin Hinds
Jim W. Ladd 71 Buried Here After Hospital Death
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p m in Kinney Funeral Chapel for James Jim W Ladd 71 who died Sunday at 4 45 am in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Big Spring He had been a patient since May 4 with a heart ailment He was World War I veteran and a retired Stamford barber Survivors include son Robert of Abilene two brothers R G of Stamford and Jack of Lamesa three sisters Mrs Dewey Stubbs Sr of Stamford Mrs Ed Boutin of Walnut Springs and Mrs Joe Brooks of Freeport Pallbearers were Stamford barbers Harry Lavender Jess Hill George Gregory Jesse Swafford DeWitt Spraberry and Aubrey Smith.
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Kinney
James
Jim) W. Ladd
Veterans Administration Hospital
Big Spring
Norman Conner
First Christian Church
Abilene
Highland Cemetery
Ed Boutin
Walnut Springs
Joe Brooks
Freeport
Stamford
Harry Lavender
Jess Hill
George Gregory
Jesse Swafford
DeWitt Spraberry
Aubrey Smith
Stonewall Rodeo Opens Thursday in Aspermont
The sixth annual Stonewall Rodeo begins Thursday in Aspermont and runs three nights with 8 p m performances. Sponsored by the Stonewall County Rodeo Association Inc, Ratten Rodeo Company of Happy provides stock. A flag race for county youngsters under 12 is included and a street parade at 4 p m kicks off events. Admission is 1 25 for adults and 50 cents for children.
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Aspermont
Stonewall County Rodeo Association, Inc
Ratten Rodeo Company
Happy Will
Stonewall County
Williamses Attend Wichita Falls Funeral
Mr and Mrs Gross H Williams of Stamford attended the funeral of Mrs Pauline Everett of Wichita Falls on Monday.
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Gross H. Williams
Stamford
Pauline Everett
Wichita Falls
Cattle Movement Restricted in Jones County
Jones County ranchers largely failed to sign up for a brucellosis control program triggering movement restrictions. Roadblocks will inspect cattle leaving the county as two inspectors enforce rules for movement into surrounding Modified Certified Brucellosis counties with testing and quarantines for noncompliant cattle.
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Jones County
Texas Animal Health Commission
Jones
S. J. Smith
Stamford
UT to Produce 13 Part TV Series on Real Cowboys
University of Texas radio and television division prepares a 13 program series on the real American cowboy funded by the National Educational TV and Radio Center. Researchers will record funds and interviews during the Texas Cowboy Reunion in Stamford July 1 to 4 to capture authentic ranch life and talk with oldtimers at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Radio and Television Division
University of Texas
Stamford
National Educational TV and Radio Center
Bill Burke
Brother of Local Women Killed Saturday Night
George Watson 25 was killed Saturday night near Midland when struck by a truck while parked on the highway shoulder. He was the brother of Mrs. Norris Sellers and Mrs. Jimmy Jack Gray of Stamford. Services were in First Baptist Church Lamesa with burial at Lamesa. Survivors include mother Mrs. Edna Watson, two sisters, and two brothers.
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Lamesa
George Watson
Midland
Norris Sellers
Jimmy Jacok Gray
Stamford
Young Watson
Texas Electric Co
First Baptist Church
Fogging Machine Will Continue Mosquito Battle
City council urged continued use of a fogging machine to control mosquito hordes. Mayor recommended switching to liquid DDT to prevent frequent clogging, while pellets will remain dropped into standing water to target breeding sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Steenson
Roland Kelley
Stamford Woman Mourns Mother's Death in Missouri
Mrs. Marks of Lebanon Missouri, mother of Stamford resident Mrs. James Smith, died Monday night from a heart attack. Rev. Mr. Smith, who was at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, was notified and returned home as the family prepared to travel for the funeral Tuesday morning.
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Stamford
Marks
Lebanon
James Smith
Mr. Smith
Ft. Worth
Texas Christian University
Brenda Dalby First to Enter Sponsor Event at Texas Cowboy Reunion
Brenda Dalby of Aspermont became the first entrant in the Texas Cowboy Reunion sponsor contest this year. At 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Dalby, she represents the Dalby Ranch with horse Little Bud and has prior rodeo experience and honors.
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Brenda Dalby
Aspermont
Jack Mills
Miss Dalby
Dalby Ranch
Fred Dalby
Little Bud
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Lueders
Philip Olson
Jacqueline Kennedy
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Joyce Browning
Thorp
Lynnell Fouts
Jeanene Bradley
Bowie
Jerry Boles
Horace Prewit
Precit
Jones County Teachers Association
Hardin-Simmons University
Yvonne Peterson
H. G. Andrews Jr
Miss Peterson
M. Isbell
J. W. Simpson
Bill Anderson
Frances Cowger
W. R. Holbrooks
Keith Munnerlyn
Leland Nauert
KR. B. Rowland
Joyce Wartes
Larry Wartes
Mable Flemins
Geneva Huffaker
Iris Johnson
Elizabeth Markham
Margie Wilton
Phillip Conaway
O’lysia Conaway
Don Edwards
W. EF. Mayes
Elma Cochran
Mary Gay
Allie King
Amy Stokes
Rovzella Veazey
Mary Wilson
Doris Watson
Oliver Street
Lewis Gilbert
Arwilda Carter
Clara M. Richmond
Florence Bell
Mrs. Massey
Jim W. Ladd
Stonewall Rodeo
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