True to Tradition welcomes visitors at West Texas reunion
Friendly hospitality defined West Texas life from its earliest days and Stamford roots the Texas Cowboy Reunion in honoring pioneer families since 1930. The piece urges a welcoming spirit, notes July 4 as Independence Day, and adds reflections on independence, car insurance costs, and Armadillos moving northward with a Stamford Anson highway incident.
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West Texas
West
Texas
Stamford
Rio Grande Valley
Highway 277
Anson Monday
Highlights From Austin State Capitol Draws Tourists
Visitors from across Texas and beyond throng the Texas State Capitol in summer. The rotunda legislative halls and tree shaded grounds attract thousands annually.
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Texas
State Capitol draws over two hundred thousand visitors
The Capitol Tourists Bureau reports more than 200000 tourists visited portions of the 78 year old state house in the last year. The Texas Highway Department runs the Bureau seven days a week. Two hour free parking is offered in a lot at 11th and Congress Ave across from the south Capitol grounds with limited first come spaces on the grounds.
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State House
Capitol Tourists Bureau
Texas Highway Department
11Th
Congress Ave
South Capitol
Tax rewards for informers and tale of Capitol dome
The article notes 1965 rewards up to 10 percent of recovered taxes, IRS discretion, and cases of informer taxation and payment disputes. It also describes Capitol renovation reopening after 12 years, guiding tours, and details of the Texas capitol’s size, construction, materials, and ornate interiors.
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Uncle Sam
Republic
Congress
Tom Sawyer
Sid
Tom
Aunt Polly
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
DeGaulle Visit Seen Through Local Reader’s Light
A reader writes from a Johnson grass farm about news of Charles de Gaulle’s Moscow visit. He notes the front page claim yet questions global interest, joking that many people may not know who De Gaulle is. He observes exaggeration as a human trait and offers everyday examples of overstatement.
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Johnson Grass Farm
Charles de Gaulle
France
Moscow
DeGaulle
Russia
Pioneers Parade Opens 26th Texas Cowboy Reunion
The Stamford parade opened the 26th Texas Cowboy Reunion with flags bands and decorated floats. About 25 000 spectators lined the route as 23 late members of the reunion association were honored in a memorial service at the bunkhouse.
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Southwestern Insurance Information Service
Texas
Ming
C. N. Haley
State Exchange Club
San Antonio
Haley
Stamford Exchange Club
California
Stamford
Texas Cowboy
Texas Cowboy Reunion Asociation
PIONEERS ON PARADE 10 YEARS AGO AT CAMP AND REUNION
The article recalls the twelfth annual Texas Cowboy Reunion with a two day All Kid Rodeo at Double Heart Ranch offering calf roping bronc riding and a sponsor contest for youth under 18 with $2,700 in premiums. It notes a Federation of Music Clubs scrapbook prize, staff changes, and a Baptist Encampment closing with vast attendance.
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Double Heart Ranch
Highway 70
Sweetwater
Federation of Music Clubs
Bryan Lewis
National Federation of Music Clubs
Los Angeles
Sallie T. Pate
Dallas
W. T. McCulloch
Lois Green
J. D. Green
Jewett White
Miss Green
J. M. Bird
Snyder
Post
Spur
Colorado City
Tom Porter
Sneders Baptist
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Burnet County
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Stamford American
Rovzella Veazey
Milton Nunnale
Texas State College For Women
Denton
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Lueders Baptist
Bill Jackson
Sandra
Ackerly
Marvin Coleman
Coyt Smith
Coyt Arion
Pryor
Elwin
Abilene
Cc. R. Smith
Camp Tonkawa
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