Western Week kicks off with dances and parade plans
Stamford gears up for the Texas Cowboy Reunion with western wear encouraged next week. Bunting, horses, and floats are in planning, while two street dances and a square dance aim to boost the festive mood as merchants promote Western Week.
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Stamford
Bill Pritchard
Cong
Price
Mistrust and computers greet the nation in J A letter
J A laments rising mistrust between government and people and for polls. He notes Nixon's China Russia trip and the United States need for computers to handle growing problems. He warns against overreliance and the creation of problems big enough to require machines.
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McGovern
Humphrey
California
Nixon
China
Russia
J. A
Stamford Area Students Named to Tech Dean’s List
Six Stamford area youths earned dean’s honors in Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences. From Stamford Glenn R. Dudensing and Kenneth Dudensing joined by John R. Holland in park administration. Avoca reps Craig Haterius in agricultural economics and Dwight I. Overton in agricultural education. Sagerton’s Robert Whitaker made the list in wildlife management.
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Stamford
College of Agricultural Sciences
Texas Tech University
Glenn R. Dudensing
Kenneth Dudensing
Route 3
John R. Holland
Avoca
Craig Haterius
Dwight I. Overton
Sagerton
Robert Whitaker
Paperwork flood in federal government slows business
Burleson warns that excessive forms and reports burden citizens and businesses. A congressional study estimates government paperwork costs total $36 billion annually, with agencies requiring numerous copies and steps, threatening small firms and even hospitals.
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Washington
House Administration Committee
Congress
House
US Senate
Pioneers on Parade Ten Years Ago in Stamford
Stamford items note Wayne Grimm son of Mr and Mrs Walter Grimm earning a superior rating at a June Austin solo contest with 50 trombone players entering. Tee Selmon a Stamford High School student and flutist participates in Blue Jeans Philharmonic at Estes Park Colorado. Mrs J E Massey and family connected with Stamford lunch program attend regimentation study. Eight Troop 42 scouts attend Camp Tonkawa with leader James Massey. Court of Honor scheduled. Stamford Exchange Club members Frank Moore and M D Thompson attend State Exchange Convention in Beaumont. Mrs J M Capps of Houston visits Stamford relatives.
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Larry Grimm
Walter Grimm
Stamford
Austin
Larry
Stamford High School
Tee Selmon
Blue Jeans Philharmonic
Estes Park
Colo
Selmon
Tony Selmon
Walter Chaley
Wichita Falls
Texas
J. E. Massey
J. E. Massey Jr
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Troop 42
Camp Tonkawa
James Massey
James Bunkley
Glenn Carmon
Richard Sellers
Bill Coe
Jerry Leavitt
Jimmy Rick Bill Box
Tommy Weaver
Stamford Exchange Club
Beaumont
Frank Moore
M. D. Thompson
Stamford Club
Thompson
Moore
Pioneers on Parade and Rural Stella Events
Twenty years ago Jane Giles aged 11 served as junior hostess for the Texas Cowboy Reunion. She was unseated by her horse and sustained a back injury requiring a cast. The piece notes Methodist district meetings at St Johns and a highway patrol transfer for Ray Craft, plus Texas Cowboy Reunion dues reminders from Judge C Coombes and visits to Boulder City by Jerry Coombes.
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Jane Giles
St. John’s Methodist Church
J. H. Crawford
J.F. McCulloch
I. H. Terry
Ray Craft
Stamford
Abilene
State Highway Patrol
Jones, Haskell
Stonewall
Texa Cowboy Reunion Association
C. Coombes
Coombes
Jerry Coombes
Boulder City
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