One Inch Rain at Rockdale Lifts Cotton and Feed
A light shower totaling 1.4 tenths inches fell in the Rockdale area Sunday evening aiding cotton and seed planting. Community visits include numerous relatives and friends touring Stamford, Abilene, Haskell, and Midland. Local church services were conducted by Felix Thomas of Abilene at Lindsay Chapel Church of Christ.
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Rockdale
R. H
Felix Thomas
Abilene
Lindsay Chapel Church of Christ
Everett Berry
Rochryhill
Semeli
Mesquite
Sale of property by Stamford County Line ISD Stamford TX
The district will accept written bids for Lots 11 and east half of Lot 12 in Block 91 Original Town Stamford Jones County Texas. Bids due by 5 00 p m July 8 1971 to Superintendent P O Box 1238 Stamford 79553. Bids opened 8 00 p m July 8 1971 in Board Room High School Auditorium Stamford Schools. Board reserves right to reject all bids.
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Stamford County Line Independent School District
Stamford
Texas
Jones County
Rotary Talk Highlights Jade Collection by Dr Tom Bunkley
Dr Tom Bunkley spoke to the Rotary Club on his jade hobby. He displayed pieces collected over years including items from the Orient, where he and Mrs Bunkley toured last year.
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Tom Bunkley
Rotary Club
Orient
Bunkley
Avoca Community Notes on Visits and Arrivals
Avoca residents share weekend visits with relatives in Stamford Abilene and Big Spring. Mrs Mary Anders buried in Spring Creek Cemetery. families relocate and host gatherings across Avoca and nearby towns while Mitchells and Jennings children advance to Hardin-Simmons University.
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Mary Anders
Spring Creek
San Diego
Calif
O. L. Plumlee
Saskell
Spring Creek Cemetery
Stamford
Haskell
Milton Jennings
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Abilene Rites Held Thursday For Mrs. Blythe
Funeral services for Mrs. Marie Gordon Blythe 67 of Lueders were held in Abilene with Rev. James Flamming officiating. Burial followed at Hightower Cemetery near Morgan Mill. She died Tuesday afternoon likely from a heart event. Born January 8, 1904 in Tolar she married Richard Blythe in 1949. he died in a 1942 Canada crash. She served as a government employee since 1942 and traveled widely. survivors include two sisters two nephews one niece and several great nieces and nephews.
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Marie Gordon Blythe
Lueders
Abilene
Riker-Warren
James Flamming
New York
Hardin-Simmons Academy
Royal Canadian Air Force
Canada
Blythe
C. T. Bowers
John Davis Jr
Paducah
Harold Bowers
Sayles
Alton Bell
Crowell
Mary Joe Craig
Fontaine Apartments
Aspermont Amateur Rodeo Planned For June Weekend
The 16th annual Aspermont Amateur Rodeo is scheduled for June 24 to 26 with nightly events at 8:30 p.m. A parade at 5 p.m. June 24 will kick off the three day event. Prizes include awards for the oldest mounted rider and the youngest unassisted rider.
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Aspermont
Committee Purchases Park Slides Benches and Trees
The Community Development Committee buys a steel slide for Bomar Heights Park four vinyl benches for Post Office Square six ornamental trees for the Square. Funds come from the Chamber of Commerce budget with Tom Boyd as chairman and Dorothy Pryor as director.
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Community —Development Committee
Bomar Heights Park
Post Office
Jimmie Walker
Chamber of Commerce
Committee For Parks and Community Improvement
Tom Boyd
Dorothy Pryor
Storing Summer Foods for Dairy Safety
Guidance urges strict storage of dairy in summer. Keep dairy items cold and clean to prevent spoilage. Emphasizes the 80s rule for proper handling and coverage to maintain freshness during hot months.
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Walter Kierepka
Mike
Danny of
W. W. Cobb
Danny
Raymond Brewer
Zara
Ollie Chenneweth
Ballinger
W. V. Cobb
R. HK. Cobb
Church of Christ
Leeders
R. A. Gillespie
Lorene Raughton
R. L. Medford
Stamford Memorial Hospital
L. H. Simpson
C. G. Houston
M. E. Hughes
Lester Ivy
Michael and
Paul Ivy
Albany
C. G Houston
Fannie McKeever
Leo McKeever
Nathan Patterson
Christeen McLoud
Susie Patterson
Jerry Schubert
Robert Bruce
Jerry Allen
A. B. McLennan
Alex and
Alan
Arnold Clevenger
Michelle
Mrs
Jeff Hardin
Pamela Sue
Corsicana
Gerald MacLennan
Gary
Karen
Chuck Keegen
Joyce Tillman
Midland
Gladstone McLennan
Gladstone McLennan Jr
Denise
Quanah
Roger
Raymond Medford
Bret
Lori
McGuire Afb, New Jersey
C. G. Raughton
Arthur Moody
Paint Creek
Roscoe
CG. Raughton
Clayton and
Kenny Mac Riley
Snyder
Edna Halford
David
Dallas
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Ray Sims
Alpine
Tommy Riley
Clayton
Kenny Mack
Her Faily
Ray Sim
Rick Niland
New Guinea
R. C. Cobb
Mmes
T. N. Gillespie
Thelma Mick Jer
M. Y._ Benton
Etta Leach
Lagerton
Avoca
Daughter
Big Spring
G. H. Rennels
Jess Henderson
Odessa
Anson
Bill Walker
Kyle Grimes
Lueders-Avoca High School
Bobby
Pam Avants
D. L. Caton
Sgt
Lonnie Barbaree
Altus
Oklo
J. H. Easterling
Peggy Lander
Bill Easterling
Coahoma
Bobby Easterling
Rochester
C. L. White
E.d
Monroe Young and Sons of
Doc White
E. O. Ely
Jim Donahue
Florida
Hawaii
Grady Avants
Kuykedall
James Avants
LeRoy
The
Philippines
Pam
Waco
Morris Sparks
Pheenix, Ariz
Jim Sparks
Glenn Rennels
Mrs Chas Nole
Avoca Home Demonstration Club
Joel Grimes
Hubert Bell
Will H. Grimes
van Grimes
Ted Dement
Clyde
Farnest Parks
J. W. Grimes
Dale Robinson
Daughters of
Austin
Raymond Swenson
J. C. Williams
Eugene Fischer
Frances Swenson
Ira Culwell
Electra
W. E. Akin
H. H. Dunklin
John T. Berry
Giddeon Bowers
Mr. and
Johnnie Jen
Nings
Kingville
Bert Jennings
Gerald Jennings
Eula
Bennie Wilson
Cooperative
Stamford High School
Firestone
Parcaine New
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DL Champ
Wall
C. L. Cromwell
Optometrist
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