Lueders Honors Terry as Outstanding Citizen at Chamber Banquet
C A Cap Terry of Lueders received the Outstanding Citizen honor at the Chamber of Commerce banquet, with Terry noted for secretarial service since the chamber’s founding about 12 years ago. Rev Jerry Boles urged public service and town pride as attendees from Stamford Anson Abilene and Hamlin joined Leeders residents for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lueders
C. A
Cap
Terry
Chamber of Commerce
Center
Cofc
Homer Thomas
Redford
Red) Felts
Cap) Terry
Chamber
Stamford
Jerry Boles
Central Presbyterian Church
Dave Paige
Jefferies Transport Co
Abilene
Kathy Wills
Dorothy Thompson
Anson
Hamlin
Velma Terry
Bert Johnson
Leeders
Flower Center
Rural Carriers Elect Officers Here Feb 22
Rural mail carriers met February 22 in Stamford to elect officers. Mrs. Glenn Rennels Truett Alvis of Rochester was named president, succeeding O W Tooley. D R Bennett of Leeders becomes vice president and Tooley secretary. The auxiliary elected Roscoe Smith president and Pittman vice president. Delegates to the state convention in Abilene July 9 12 include Alvis Bennett Tooley Pittman and Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Bennett
Leeders
Tooley
Glenn Rennels
Rennels
Roscoe Smith
FE. M. Pitttman
O. W. Tooley
Alvis
Bennett
Smith
E. B. Britton
Stamford
Roby
H. T. King
John Lofiin
Loving
Texas
Horton Plans Home on Hudson Road in Stamford
Travis Horton will construct a wood frame house at 1502 Hudson Road Stamford with a 36 by 64 foot footprint. Permit issued this week. contractor Eugene Wheeler. Estimated cost 18000 dollars. A J McClintock Handlan to add an expansion costing 2000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Horton
Hudson Road
Stamford
Eugene Wheeler
A. J. McClintock
Handlan
Four Candidates Enter Stamford School Board Race
Four candidates vie for the two open Stamford school board seats. Election day is Saturday April 1 with filing closing Friday at 4 o clock. Latest filers are Ben Loop and J Youngquist. previously announced are Vernon Loughhorn and W M Blackburn. Terms of Marvin Hinds and Jack Mills expire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Ben Loop
J. ©. Youngquist
Vernon Lovghorn
W. M. Blackburn
Marvin Hinds
Jack Mills
Stamford Men Burned In Oil Rig Explosion Near Bradshaw
James Peters, 24, of Stamford and employee of Fletcher Oil and Gas Co., was hospitalized at Winters Memorial Hospital around 11:30 a.m. Monday with first and second degree burns to face and arms after an explosion at an oil rig about four miles east of Bradshaw. He was later moved to Stamford Sanitarium. his condition was not critical. Dan F.E. Beck, also of Stamford, received minor burns. Workers blamed gas escaping from two engines at the rig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Peters
Stamford
Fletcher Oil and Gas Co
Winters Memorial Hospital
Bradshaw
Winters Hospital
Stamford Sanitarium
Dan FE. Beck
Reynolds School to host Open House for Public School Week
Reynolds elementary school will observe Public School Week with an open house on March 9 directed by the Parent-Teacher Association with Herschel Kelley as president and Mrs Clinton Rogers arranging. Refreshments, classroom tours, and student demonstrations are planned and all patrons are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds School
Reynolds
Parent-Teacher Association
Herschel Kelley
Clinton Rogers
Trons
Homer J. Merriott
Oliver Street
O. N. Smith
Oliver Pta
H. J. Merriott
J. C. Coleman
Fielding Cochran
Tommy Dodd
Wayne Bates
Betty Wisenes
Carolyn McDuff
Sherry Dean
C. O. Richards
J. W. Simpson
Football Banquet Set for March 20
Annual banquet honoring the 1960 Stamford Bulldogs will be held Monday March 20 at the National Guard armory. Frank Junell of City Bank Lubbock will be speaker with Robert Prichard as master of ceremonies. Tickets go on sale soon as service clubs and the Chamber of Commerce sponsor the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Chamber of Commerce
National Guard
Frank Junell
Citiyvens Bank
Lubbock
A. D. Green
Jimmy Ashcroft
Vernon Lovvorn
J. A. Russell
Durward Young
Roland Kelley
George Rollins
Four Candidates File for Lueders School Board Seats
Four candidates filed for two seats on the Lueders school board with elections set for April 1. Incumbents Mack Doty and J. C. Wills seek reelection, joined by challengers L. H. Thomas and B. J. Blackstock. City council terms ending in April involve Don Taylor running again, while Lloyd Walls and W. C. Parker will not seek reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lueders
Mack Doty
J. C. Wills
L. H. Thomas
B. J. Blackstock
Don Taylor
Lloyd Walls
W. C. Parker
Taylor
Walls
Parker
C. A. iCap Terry
Chamber of Commerce
Traffic Count At Orient Street Corner
A traffic count at Orient Street and the Avoca Highway prompted Stamford City Council to seek a stop light. State approval is required to replace the current blinker as several accidents at the corner have raised safety concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Department
Orient Street
Avoca Highway
Stamford
Funeral services for H. E. Bailey 91 held in Stamford
Herbert Ernest Bailey 91 died Saturday morning after months of illness. Funeral Sunday at 3 p m at Kinney Chapel with Dr Bergin Watkins and two other pastors officiating. Burial in Highland Memorial under Kinney Funeral Home. Survivors: two daughters Lilla Heflin and Manley Sikes. two sons Norris and Carroll. one granddaughter. Out of town attendees listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinney
Herbert Ernest Bailey
Rea
Bergin Watkins
St. John's Methodist Church
Jack Southerland
First Baptist Church
Jerry Boles
Central Presbyterian Church
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Tangs
Norris
Stamford
Carroll
Lorena
Joe Benton
Olin Cowan
Herbert Bosse
Roy Smith
Oliver Brinell
Cullen Mason
H. E. Bailey
Leta Metcalf
Harold Thomas
Throckmorton
Homer Thomas
Brownwood
Moore Buys Hardware Store in Stamford
Pioneer Hardware, run by Charles Vaden for two years, sold to Frank Moore of Abilene. The firm will be renamed Moore Hardware with wife Juanita Gregory Moore and son Kirk as partners. The Moores have ties to Stamford and church affiliations noted. Vaden described future plans as undecided.
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Pioneer Hardware
Charles Vaden
Frank Moore
Abilene
Moore Hardware
Moore
West Texas Wholesale Supply
Stamford
A. C C. Humphrey
Hamiware
Juanita Gregory
Kirk
Kirk. Mrs. Moore Was Night Supervisor At Stamford Sanitarium
Gregory
Lubbock
Moores
Baptist Church
Gregorys
Christian
Vaden
Barrow Derby Saturday Brings Four Drives Together
Jaycees in Stamford stage their annual wheelbarrow derby with four drives combining for charity. Teams from Stamford and Hamlin race to raise funds for West Texas Rehabilitation Center Abilene Camp Sweeney Diabetic Center Gainesville and the Heart Fund. Pledge slips will be distributed downtown and collected to gather contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrow
Jaycees
Stamford Jaycees
Hamlin
West Texas Rehabilitation Center
Abillene
Camp Sweeney
Gainesville
Heart Fund
Stamford Life seeks merger with Western American
Stamford Life Insurance Co plans a merger with Western American Life Insurance Co of Austin. Policyholders were urged to attend a March 6 meeting at the Stamford office to approve transferring assets and liabilities to the new firm. If approved, premiums go to Western American, and an assumption certificate covers policyholders.
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Stamford Life Insurance Co
Anson
Western American Life Insurance Company of
Austin
Texas
Arizona
R. L. Stokes
Kinney and Son Burial Association
Stokes
Grady L. Flynt
A. &. Phillips
Stamford
Phillips
Funeral Held Here for Barney Cross in Stamford
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. John's Methodist Church for Barney McCoy Cross 60 of Stamford who died Monday night at home after a heart attack. He had lived in Stamford 40 years and worked at the Stamford Mill and Elevator before it burned. Survivors include Edna Seay Cross wife two brothers John of Waco J D Cross China Springs three sisters Ruby Fisher Bob Gorman Isaae Cross. Pallbearers listed. Burial in Highland Cemetery under Kinney Funeral Home direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Methodist Church
Barney McCoy Cross
Stamford
Burgin Watkins
Highland Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Battle, Tex
Waco
Edna Seay
Prairie Hill
John
J. D
China Springs
Ruby Fisher
Bob Gorman
Isaae Cross
Houston
Jim ' S Jr
Grady Taylor
W. C. Holloway
L. L. Lowe
A. M. White
Dallas
Elton Klose
Haskell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rose Mary Oman and
Mr. Boles
Christ
Boles
Delton Fisher
First Methodist Church
Oscar Fanning
Redford Felts
Leeders Organization
Glenn Odell
Dixie Bennett
John Hayton
Odell
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Thomas
Tommy Fulgham
W. E. Winkles
Harold Petty
Mrs
Glenn Rennets
Horton
Robert Prichard
KDWT
Bill Dodd
Charles Thorp
Prichard
E. B. Harkins
Stanley McKeever
J. O. Hughes
Kenneth Reber
Stamford Insurance Company
John Hodges
Robert Duggan
Tuxedo
Avoca
Ray Clements
Hlaskell
Jim Ward
Anson Highway
Don Revel
Orb Lovvorn
Bill Longley
David Land
Jaycee
Longley
Warren Miller
Charles Hicks
Miller
Gerald Proctor
Hicks
Jack Crockett
Barney Cross
Jones County Singers
Foursquare Church
Sam White
Cub Scout Pack
Jimmy West
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