Stamford Sees Year of Home Building Boom
A Stamford yearlong construction surge includes Central Christian Church interior completion and January dedication, a $90 000 PWA school project on Moran Street, remodeling of the old Moran Street building, a stucco highway 30 site for Pontiac, Banner Produce new building on South Wetherbee, Stell’s Motel cabins, a Wells avenue highway 18 grocery and service station, and remodeling of the Coleman Hotel into apartments with rock veneer and continued rural electrification by Stamford Electric Cooperative.
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Central Christian Church
Oliver East Moran Street
PWA
Moran Street
Boy Scout
Fire Girls
Pontiac Motor Company
W. G. Swenson
Banner Produce Company
Wetherbee Street
Stell’s Motel
North Swenson Avenue
Wells Avenue
Highway 18
Coleman
South Anson Street
Stamford Electric Cooperative, Inc
Rural Electrification
Texas Oil Industry Output and Drilling Stats Report
The report notes a power project in a rural area started on November 23 with a contract of 101000 dollars. It states the Stamford office runs the project and shows ratios of oil reserves to production in Texas. It cites 400,000,000 barrels refined in 1939, and 2,459 dry holes drilled statewide last year.
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Ject
Stamford
Texas Oil and Gas Operators
Death of W. W. Ellis longtime Texas rancher
W. W. Ellis 78, member of the Texas Cowboy Reunion Association, died at Spur on June 12 after a five week illness. Former owner of the Rocking Chair Ranch in Kent County, he founded the Rocking Chair brand 37 years ago. Born in Corinth Mississippi, he moved to Texas as a youth and began cattle work in Wilbarger County at age 13 before starting his own ranch in 1908.
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W. W. Ellis
Texas Cowboy Reunion Association
Spur
Ellis
Kent County
Corinth
Miss
Texas
Terwards
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W. O. Gillean
Weslyn Avenue
R. E. Hall
C. E. Bunkley
East Reynolds Street
C. C. Westfall
Dr. Pepper
Dr. Pepper Bottling Company
Texas Oilman
Texas Oil Refineries
RTS
Texas Cowboy Reunion Complete Automobile, Tractor and Machine Service
John Cook
St. Wetherbee St
Reunion Association
Wilbarger County
Jennie Dobson
Young’s Lion Auto Store
West McHarg
P. B.S. Paints
Brazelton Lumber Co
West Texas
R. B. Spencer & Company
Stamford, Texas