Texas Cowboy Reunion Featured in Saturday Evening Post
The July issue of the Saturday Evening Post will feature a two page spread with colored shots from last year's Texas Cowboy Reunion. The photos include the grand entry, cover sponsors, the chuck wagon area, and grounds scenes. A close-up shows Judge C C El Coombes teaching John Blackstock to load a gun.
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Saturday Evening Post
Chuck Wat
Judge CC. EL Coombes
Youn
John Blackstock
Post
Anson Thanks Local Fire Department For Help in Fighting Recent Fire
A letter of appreciation and a $50 check arrived from Anson City Council to Dick Rowland thanking the Stamford Fire Department for aiding May 23 fire that destroyed Market Poultry and a key company building. The mayor urged conveying thanks to all firefighters and offered future aid. Stanley Keese, son of Earl Keese, works for an air conditioning company bound for Fort Worth for the summer and will be a Texas A&M senior this fall.
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Anson
Dick Rowland
McCaleb
Anson Fire Department
Market Poultry and Key Company
Stamford
Stanley Keese
Earl Keese
Forth Worth
Ile
Texas A. and
M. College
Cotton Damage in Jones County from 24D Sprays
Jones County reports widespread 24D injury to cotton with symptoms in young leaves. damage can extend several miles from application. Weather affects recovery. avoid reusing sprayers and ensure no nearby cotton when applying 24D.
Annual Dodgen Reunion Held At Brownwood
Dodgen family reunion gathered near Brownwood at Frank and Mrs. Pierce farm home. W. B. Dodgen and J. T Dodgen, Brownwood residents, plus Mrs. Pierce, daughter of W. B Dodgen, attended. Twenty eight members present with others arriving Sunday. Stam ford visitors included four sisters and relatives. Next year’s reunion set for Arkansas with G E K Estes of Pine Bluff named chairman.
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Dodgen
Brownwood
Frank Pierce
W. B. Dodgen
J. T Dodgen
Pierce
W. RB. Dodgen
Stamford
BE. R. Pace
R. P. Small
W. T. Thompson
Fannie Meeker
Meeker
George Rollins
Bill
Arkansas
G. EK. Estes
Pine Bluff
Stamfordites Attend Sixth Westerners Square Dance
A large crowd attended the sixth monthly Westerners Square Dance at Pioneer Hall in Anson on Saturday night. More than 100 people were present. The next Westerner Square Dance is planned for August 2 at San Angels. Mr and Mrs D Le Wolfe of Olney visited the Browning home last weekend. Wolfe is Browning’s brother-in-law.
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Stamford
Pioneer Hall
Anson
San Angels
Mrs. D. le Wolfe
Olney
W. T. Browning
Mr. Wolfe
Mrs. Browning
Time For Girl Sponsors Dominates Rodeo Judging
Sponsors in the Texas Cowboy Reunion will be judged mainly on time, with 70 percent of the score. The event outlines preliminary group draws at 8 39 a m Friday July 1 and finals order drawings, plus planned entertainment and a grand parade participation.
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Texas Cowboy Pension
Mue
Bland Harrson
Stamford
Marda Carive
Hubert Watson
Ryland Gleaton
Tot to Teen Shop Set to Open in Firestone Balcony
The Tot-to-Teen Shop will open Monday June 27 in the Firestone store balcony on the north side of the square. Owners Mrs Rex Guinn and Mrs Edgar Quade plan a full line from infant wear to age 12 focusing on growing children. A line of baby gifts will be carried. Mrs Quade will still teach at Oliver Street School when the term resumes in September.
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Firestone
Rex Guinn
Edgar Quade
Guinn
Cromwell Presides At Meeting Of Area Optometrists
Dr. C. L. Cromwell of Stamford chaired the Sunday meeting of District 16 Texas Optometric Association in Abilene. Attendees came from San Angelo Brownwood Ballinger Cisco Sweetwater Colorado City Snyder and Abilene. Jerry Rottler visited his aunt Mrs EF C Jeanes and Mr Jeanes last week.
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C. L. Cromwell
Stamford
Texas Optometric Association
Dr. K. Stanley
Abilene
San Angelo
Brownwood Ballinger
Cisco
Sweetwater
Colorado City
Snyder
Jerry Rottler
Free Chest X-Rays Given in Jones County TB Survey
The State Health Department mobile unit conducted 4401 chest X-rays in Jones County at Stamford and Anson from Monday to Thursday June 23. Anson official Joe Breed said about one third of adults 15 and older participated, with farmers' fieldwork cited as a factor.
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Jones County
State Health Department
Stamford
Anson
Joe Breed
Enoait
Breed
State Board of Health
Mr. Breen
Service Pins Awarded by WTCC at Safety Meeting
Three West Texas Utilities Company employees earned service pins at the Stamford district safety meeting led by K. K. Francis. Rae Eastland and Goodson Sellers received 20-year pins, Dixie Bennett of Tuckers got a 10-year pin, about 10 employees attended. The session covered Planning of Work and de-energizing where possible along with equipment use and care.
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West Texas Utilities Company
K. K. Francis
Starford
Rae Eastland
Storford
Goodson
Rule
Dixie Bennett
Tuekers
Stamford
Texas Cowboy Reunion Highlighted in Quarter Horse Journal
The July issue of the Quarter Horse Journal features the Texas Cowboy Reunion set for July 4 and includes George Lowry Inglish’s story The Famous Stamford Hoss Opera with photographs of the reunion since its 1930 start. It includes images of Bill Swenson, Judge Coombes, and parade scenes, chuck wagon entries, and an aerial view of the reunion grounds.
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George Inglish
New Quarter Horse Journal
Stamford Hoss
George Lowry Inglish
Bill Swenson
Texas Conbos
Judge ©. & Coombes
Reunion Association
Prand
L. Inglish
Pietre
Rotarians Hear of Television Hottest Scientific Development
Rotary club heard Huston describe television as the era's hottest scientific development outside of TV itself. He spoke on how Stamford citizens could benefit, noting a 35 to 50 mile effective range and Fort Worth static. He outlined airplane broadcasting and programs via telephone circuits and predicted a major impact on business and media.
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Cleburne Huston
Rotary Club
Huston
Stamford
Fort Worth
Grimes Family Returns Home After Colorado Graduation
Mr and Mrs Kyle Grimes and daughters Peggy and Mrs Vic Bridges traveled to Boulder Colorado for son Erwin Grimes graduation earning a B A from University of Colorado on June 13 They toured Pike s Peak Estes Park Garden of the Gods Chasm Falls Hidden Valley and other sites then returned via Capulin Mountain National Monument New Mexico Erwin Grimes will join Trans Texas Exploration Co Abilene and the family will live there.
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Kyle Grimes
Peggy
Vic Bridges
Boulder
Colo
Erwin Grimes
Ile
University of Colorado
Pike's Peak
Estes Park Garden of the Gods
Chasm Falls
Hidden Valley
Capulin Mountain National Monument
New Mexico
Flea Hoppers Found In Cotton Fields Says County Agent
County Agent Bill Lehmberg reports flea hoppers are present in some cotton fields after a county spot check. They range from pencil lead to one quarter inch, pale green, with wings in adults. Control timing advised by counting terminal ends. treatment with 5 percent DDT and 7 percent sulfur at 10 pounds per acre, repeated every 7–10 days while 25–80 hoppers per 100 terminals persist. Rain favors breeding as long as cotton remains succulent.
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Jones County
Bill Lehmberg
Dallas Matron Visits Kin Then Heads Home
Mrs. R. H. Stevens of Dallas visits daughter Mrs. B. C. Jeanes in Fort Worth then plans to see another daughter Mrs. Lyle Rottler before returning to Dallas. Mrs. Hubert Watson was dismissed from Stamford Sanitarium after minor surgery and is getting along nicely.
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R. H. Stevens
Dallas
B.C. Jeanes
Fort Worth
Lyle Rottler
Hubert Watson
Stamford
New Seating Plan at Reunion Grounds for Rodeo
A new seating arrangement at the Texas Cowboy Reunion grounds splits the west grandstand into north and south sections. Reserve seats occupy the first 16 rows, general admission the top 15 rows, with the upper half previously reserved now open to general admission. An aisle in the north side helps general admission holders avoid reserve sections. Grandstand repainting and re numbering were completed in advance. Ticket prices remain unchanged.
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George Smith
K. W. Johnson
Jones County Exceeds Cancer Drive Quota
Jones County tops its Cancer Fund Drive with $1,624.87 raised toward a $1,387 quota as three communities remain unreported. County chairman A VY. Blue Womack announced on June 21 and thanked volunteers and contributors in Anson Hawley Lueders Noodle and others under Mrs. Hubert L. Watson.
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Jones County
Blue Womack
Anson
Womack
SoHo
Texas Cowboy Reunion Publicity on KFJZ Sunday
The Texas Cowboy Reunion will be publicized on KFJZ 1270 AM Sunday at 8:30 a.m. Weldon Owens of Terminal Grain Company will host the broadcast for the Texas State network. A wire recording will be made Friday at 3 p.m. at Doug's Cafe with city and reunion officials to discuss the event. Owens, regional editor in the Fort Worth Press Soil Conservation department, was in Stamford on Monday arranging the broadcast.
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Weldon Owens
Terminal Grain Company
KFJZ
Texas State Network
Doug's
Owens
Soil Conservation Department of the
Fort Worth Press
Stamford
Decorations for Reunion Now Up in Stamford
Downtown Stamford installs early decorations for the Texas Cowboy Reunion with bunting planned for July 1 2 and 4. Rain showers are anticipated as H D Smith serves as decoration chairman amid cooler air and a damp forecast.
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Stamford
H. D. Smith
Revival Opens at Foursquare Gospel Church
A revival meeting began Sunday night at the Foursquare Gospel Church with evangelist Rev. L. M. Deggs delivering the sermon. Services will be held nightly at 8 30 o clock, and all are welcome, announced Pastor Rev. Oma Jones. Also returning home for the summer is Jack Warren McClendon, a student at Texas A&M College.
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Foursquare Gospel Church
L. M. Deggs
Oma Jones
Jack Warren McClendon
Texas A. and
M. College
Hassen Family Plans Beirut Trip After Stamford Roots
Mr and Mrs Hassen and children Fareed Nadia and Huda prepare to leave New York on July 21 bound for Beirut Lebanon with visits to Mrs Hassen s relatives in Stamford and Seminole Okla Roswell NM before resuming in Beirut. The voyage aims for August 9 arrival with potential year long stay tying to schooling in Beirut for Fareed Nadia at American University and Huda at the American high school.
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Hassen
Fareed
Novia
Huda
Hassens
Haskell
Stanford
Ovverse
Stamford
New York
Beirut
Lébannon
Najef Saab
Chickasha
Oklahoma University
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Ro B R. Cox and Company
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Jack Pree
8. P. Nycum
Shirley Phyllis
Jaycees
Royce Hardy
Eugene Precit
D.C. Bailey
James High
Jarratt
Cromwell
WTCC
Quarter Horse Journal
Grimes
Lehmberg
Hawley
John Downey
Lueders
Chester
Oman
John C. Thompson
Stith
Nugent
Ava
D. Hassen
City
Lebanon
Stamford Country Club
W. B. Tayman
Sol Sanders
H. A. Carter
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