Stamford Garden Club Beautifies TCR Grounds and Earns Awards
In 1969 the Stamford Garden Club cleared and landscaped a 30 by 96 foot plot around a Texas Historical Marker near the Texas Cowboy Reunion Grounds. They planted yucca, zinnias, century plants, and live oaks, receiving two district and one state Sears Roebuck Civic Improvement Contest awards.
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The
Texas Historical Society
Texas Cowboy Reunion
Stamford Garden Club
Old Timers Association
J. F. Wedeking
Tutcher
A. C. Denson
Junior G A Camp Set for June 26 29
Registration begins 2 p m Monday June 26 for the Junior G A Camp at Lueders Baptist Encampment Grounds. The program runs through June 29 with girls from Double Mountain Area and Sweetwater Association invited. Cost is 12 dollars per person. Evangelist Rev Alvin Hillbrunner and camp pastor Rev R D Williams lead worship Bible study and recreation under director Mrs Vergil Weems and missionary Miss Carol Stevenson.
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Lueders Baptist
Double Mountain Area
Sweetwater Association
Alvin Hillbrunner
First Baptist Church
Anson
R. D. Williams
Eastside Baptist Church
Haskell
Vergil Weems
Rotan
Carol Stevenson
Abilene
Nigeria
Weems
Hale service held Monday in chapel
Funeral service for Joe B. Hale 65 former Sagerton resident who died Wednesday in Midland where he was an oil wholesaler. Officiating was his son Cmdr. Joe M. Hale US Navy chaplain. Buried Hale Cemetery Sagerton. Survivors include wife Willie Mae Cummings two sons Cmdr. Hale Kyle Hale a daughter Jan McGuire nine grandchildren.
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Kinney
Joe B. Hale
Sagerton
Midland
Cmdr
Joe M. Hale
Hale Cemetery
Cmdr. Hale
Springfield
Kyle Hale
Mesquite
Jan McGuire
Chicago, Ill
Neta Darden
Stamford
Minnie Martin
San Angelo
Former Resident Ulric Ferrell Buried in Rockdale
Ulric Ferrell 74 of La Porte formerly resided in Stamford and Lueders died June 9 in Blalock Nursing Home Pasadena. Burial June 12 at Rockdale Community Cemetery. Born Leon County July 31 1897, he moved to Jones County in 1904. Survived by his wife daughter Donna Lee Parsons and three grandchildren, plus three brothers and three sisters in law and many nieces and nephews.
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J. W. Osment
Ulric Ferrell
la Porte
Stamford
Lueders
Blalock
Pasadena
Texas
Rockdale
Mr. Ferrell
Leon County
Jones County
Willie Nichols
Reggie
Donna Lee) Parsons
Shores Acre
Thurman
Leeders
Furman
San Angelo
Rafe Ferrell
Uber Ferrell
Leslie Ferrell
Fresno
Calif
Couple Has Son Cody Lynn Born June 12
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Wilson announce the birth of their son Cody Lynn on June 12. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rainer of Stamford and Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Wilson of Midland.
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Wilbur Wilson
Cody Lynn
Oscar Rainer
Stamford
D. T. Wilson
Midland
Mrs. Kathryn Bernie Boston Rites Held at Local Church
Funeral services for Kathryn Bernie Boston, 50, a former Stamford resident, were held at Solomon Temple Baptist Church. She died Friday in Oakland California. Rev. Newton Carey officiated, with burial in Stamford Cemetery. Born February 6, 1922, she moved to Oakland in 1942 and married Lester Boston. Survivors include three children, four brothers, and seven sisters.
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Solomon Temple Baptist Church
Kathryn Bernie. Johnson Boston
Stamford
Oakland
Calif
Newton Carey
Stamford Cemetery
Ronnie Johnson
Lester Boston
Lester Jr
LaRue
Debbie
Thanes to Be Honored With House Warming
Mr and Mrs Leland Thane will be honored with a house warming Thursday night June 23 from 8 to 10 pm. No special invitations are being sent and all friends relatives and neighbors are invited to attend.
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Thanes
Leland Thane
County agent urges treating animal wounds to curb screwworm
Texas farmers and ranchers should inspect all animal wounds regularly through the coming months to prevent screwworm spread. Agricultural Agent Kirby Clayton of Jones County notes approved products like coumaphos, Jonnel, and lindane, and recommends spraying herds every two weeks while following label restrictions for meat and dairy animals. He urges special attention to newborn calves and applying wound protectants to navels.
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Texas
Jones County
Kirby Clayton
Clayton
Two from Paint Creek on HSU Dean’s List
Brenda Griffith and Stevan Livengood, Paint Creek High School alumni, were named to the Hardin-Simmons University Dean’s List for the spring semester. Griffith, a recent BS in elementary education graduate, is employed at HSU, while Livengood, son of Mr and Mrs Homer Livengood, is a ministerial student at HSU.
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Brenda Griffith
Stevan Livengood
Paint Creek High School
Hardin-Simmons University
Miss Griffith
W.B. Griffith
Paint Creek
HSU
Livengood
Homer Livengood
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Garden Club
J. V. Frizell, Jr
S. H. Rogers
H. F. Brigham
Cliff House
W. B. Trice
Ross Gentry
Buell
Stanley Morris
Clinton Rogers
Paul Burk
Stamford Lioness
Lions Club
Don Rose
Glen McCandless
Hesston Brush
Hesston
Jones County Implement Co
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