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Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 28, 1940

Page

3

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.

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.

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.

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
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