Fort Griffin Fandangle Celebrates Towns Centennial
The 1967 Fort Griffin Fandangle in Albany honors the fort’s centennial with an outdoor theatre production. Robert Nail directs the shows featuring new songs and a life size Fort Griffin street scene. Tickets range from 1.50 to 5.00, with a parade set for June 22 and a pre show barbecue on the courthouse lawn.
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Fort Griffin
Fort
Prairie Theatre
Albany
Texas
Robert Nail
Alice Reynolds
Fandangle
Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce
Breckenridge
Brown’s Music
Abilene
Riley Spraberry Rites Held in Anson
Services conducted last Thursday at 3 p.m. for Riley R. Spraberry 59 of Anson and Jones County. Rev. Tom Martin and Rev. Bob McLendon presided. Lawrence Funeral Home handled arrangements with burial at Mount Hope Cemetery. Spraberry died of a heart attack Tuesday after being found in his pickup Tuesday evening. Survivors include his wife two daughters seven brothers two sisters and seven grandchildren. Pallbearers were nephews.
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Riley R. Spraberry
Jones County
Tom Martin
Abilene
Pumphrey Baptist Church
Bob McLendon
Noodle Baptist Church
Lawrence Funeral Home
Anson
Mount Hope Cemetery
Spraberry
Raymond
Virginia) Schwartz
Winters
R. L
Sandra) Montgomery
Sweetwater
Ernest
Buford
Clifford
Lynton
Carlsbad
N. M
Dewitt
Stamford
W. K
Jiggs
Kenneth Martin
Margaret Spraberry
Stamford Page Six Briefs June 22, 1967
Short local items from Stamford Texas share quick updates on community happenings, notable notices, and upcoming events. Names and places referenced reflect the town and region for readers seeking rapid, local context.
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Stamford
Texas
Drive In First Run Film Portrays Sunset Strip Unrest
Production aims for authenticity in a Drive-In Premier about civil unrest on Sunset Strip. A covert film aide and his wife spent fourteen nights observing bearded rioter leaders and bohemian life to translate it to screen for a three day city showing.
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Peter Sellers
Fox
Neil Simon
Grand Theatre
Britt Ekland
Victor Mature
Britt
Panavision
DeLuxe
Sunset Strip
Hollywood
Beverly Hills
McGhee Joins FHA Board in Jones County
Vannie A. McGee of Anson is named to the three member Jones County Farmers Home Administration Committee for a three year term beginning July 1 1967. He replaces Franklin Godfrey joining James L. Carman and La Foy Patterson. The panel advises the county supervisor on loan eligibility and community service.
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Vannie A. McGee
Anson
Jones County Farmers Home Administration
Frank Barnett
McGee
Franklin Godfrey
James L. Carman
LaFoy Patterson
Hamlin
Jones and Shackelford
Farmers Home Administration
Raymond D. Hodges
Oscar Armstrong
Ronnie Hill
Outlaw Couple Soars in disguise on the Strip
A pair posing as members of the ruling group completes a covert mission. They pass through the Enemy ranks undetected and retire with a sense of pride. A bystander mocks the age gap as the young pair walk away in costume along the Strip.
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Lbj Ranch
Johnson
John B. Connally
United States
Corning
Thompson Hardware
Riley
White
Carroll Baxter
Jerious
Penneys
Percale Prints
McGhee
FHA
Ye H.P
Mate
Hoo Fonda
Visor
Annie Girbrdot
Robert Ryan
Find the Fox
MTV
Pe ‘Galiness
James Coburn
Mimsy
Michael _ Laurie
Farmer
Evans
Mock
Boone
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