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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1969
Page
5
Weather woes hit Tuxedo area as high winds and blowing sand threaten delicate cotton while maize begins to head. Local families mark a busy farming period as communities gather for church, rodeo events, and visiting kin across Abilene and Stamford.
William F. Decker of 1212 Park Drive Stamford attends the 22nd annual summer school for vocational industrial education teachers at Texas A and M. He is one of about 300 instructors from across the state enrolled and will teach in Abilene next year.
Office records show 397 621 of 1 172 992 Texans receiving December 1968 social security checks were aged 72 or older.
Eddie Lynn Moore twenty, formerly of Stamford, died in a Fairfax County Virginia traffic accident Saturday. He served with the Army at Fort Lee and had just finished jump school. Funeral at Highland Cemetery followed by burial under Kinney Funeral Home. Born October 31 1948 in Stamford he moved to Houston in 1949. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs W C Moore of Houston and two brothers William and Robert. Pallbearers named.
Funeral services for 95 year old Gertrude Mims of Abilene were conducted Sunday in Abilene. Officiating was Jesse C. Eubanks with assistance from Stanley Shipp. Burial followed at Fort Phantom Cemetery. She was born April 1 1874 in Johnson County and moved to Jones County at age seven. Survivors include two sons Clyde and Bill. three daughters Katie Vickers Pauline Cowan and Beth Miles. three brothers Charlie Connie and Joe Myatt. a sister Mrs C D Hailey.
The record lists numerous descendants including 55 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. Pallbearers named are J R Vickers L E Wilhite R C Cowan Claude Webb Alton Mullins and Les Tonroy.
A historical note records the first barbed wire brought to Texas and sold in Gainesville in 1875, marking an early era of fencing innovation and settlement.
The red stripe stands for courage the white represents purity and liberty and the blue signifies loyalty in both United States and Texas flags.
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