Lent services continue across Stamford churches
Several Stamford area churches continue mid week Lenten services at 7 p.m. The March 2 service was at Central Presbyterian Church with next week at St. John United Methodist. Offerings go to world hunger programs. The series includes St. Ann’s Catholic, Bethel Lutheran, and First Baptist. Easter sunrise service in Bulldog Stadium features participation by First Baptist.
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Stamford
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Central Presbyterian Church
St. Ann’s "Catholic Church
Bethel Lutheran Church
Bricksdahl
Bulldog Stadium
First Baptist Church
Stamford Students to Attend UIL Contests in Lubbock
A group of 11 Stamford students will travel to Coronado High School in Lubbock on Saturday March 5 for a math and science UIL meet. Participants include Russ Rosenquist Tony Pierce Ricky Haterius Tim Gross Tracy Wilson Tamara Bolding Mandy McKeever Lori Schoonmaker Susan Miller Brenda Bolin and Chris Stenholm. A larger group will go to Lubbock Coopers High School on March 12 to compete in slide rule number sense science spelling typing ready writing journalism and speech with Rosenquist Pierce Haterius Bolding Gross Nordie Bayouth Linda White Marc Moore Leigh Davenport Frank Whitley Tony Maldonado Gay Lynn Cook April Humphrey Kenneth Davis Tim Bunkley Jill Holbrooks Ayloi Cook Tim Jones Tracy Daniels Robert McPhail and Suzanne Haterius. Sponsors for March 12 are Inez Rollins Lillian Southerland Mary Gannaway and James Wilson.
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Stamford
Lubbock
Coronado High School
Russ Rosenquist
Tony Pierce
Ricky Haterius
Tim Gross
Tracy Wilson
Tamara Bolding
Mandy McKeever
Lori Schoonmaker
Susan Miller
Brenda Bolin
Chris Stenholm
Lubbock-Cooper High School
Rosenquist
Pierce
Haterius
Miss Bolding
Gross
Nordie Bayouth
Linda White
Marc Moore
Leigh Davenport
Frank Whitley
Tony Maldonado
Gay Lynn Cook
April Humphrey
Kenneth Davis
Tim Bunkley
Jill Holbrooks
Ayloi Cook
Tim Jones
Tracy Daniels
Robert McPhail
Suzanne Haterius
Inez Rollins
Lillian Southerland
Mary Gannaway
James Wilson
Lincoln Junior High School
Abilene
Colorado City
Vernon
Lubbock Monterrey High School
Lubbock High School
Lincoln Junior
Court ruling cites technicality in hospital district case
Texas Supreme Court upheld a 11th Court decision favoring taxpayers in a long running Stamford Hospital District suit. Officials say the ruling rests on a technical point about certification and not merits. A rehearing motion is pending as the case may return to District Court this summer.
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Stamford
Jones County
Texas Supreme Court
Shelby Sharp
Sharp
Supreme Court
11Th Court of Civil Appeals
104Th District Court
J. Neil Daniel
Eastland Court
Hospital District
Daniel
High Court
H. G
Pete) Andrews
Daniel's Court
Andrews
Jones County Hospital
Hamlin
Local clinic expands services via CAP outreach in Stamford
In Stamford, two Community Action Program representatives spoke at City Hall on Tuesday to publicize services from the local Family Planning Clinic. They highlighted food stamp outreach, energy conservation, youth summer employment, and MET programs for migrant farm workers with job training and emergency aid. They urged residents to contact the Family Planning Clinic at 773 8442. hours are 8:40 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily.
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Abilene
Stamford
City Hall
Rodolfo
Rudy) Hernandez
Motivation, Education and Training, Inc
Lulu Rodriquez
CAP
Abilene Office
CAP Board
Jones County
Hernandez
MET
Stamford Young Farmers Hold State Farm Equipment Sale
The Stamford Young Farmers announce a farm equipment sale on Friday March 4 with a special segment benefiting the West Texas Rehabilitation Center. Donors may contact Stamford Young Farmers or the vocational agriculture department. all donations are tax deductible.
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Young Farmers State Farm Equipment Sale
Stamford Young Farmers
West Texas Rehabilitation Center
Stamford Young Farmrs
Vocational Agriculture Department
Lueders Avoca School Board Candidates Announced
Three additional candidates join incumbent Dewey Rister on the Lueders Avoca School District board ballot. Sheridan Olson Jerry Watts and Betty Walker filed by noon Wednesday with one incumbent W L Jensen not seeking reelection. Election set for April 2.
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Lueders-Avoca
Lueders- Avoca
Dewey Rister
Sheridan Olson
Jerry Watts
Betty Walker
W. L. Jensen
Local ballots show three city and school contests
Ballot slate for April 2 expands from one to three contests as filings bring mayoral race between Gary Mathews and Don Starr and three candidates for Place 4 council. School board places include Edward Moreno and J C Riddle with incumbents McKeever and Lynn White. Hospital district directors list four incumbents: Joseph High Earl Smith Eugene Swenson and Fae gene Watts.
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Gary Mathews
Don Starr
Roy M. Craig
Dave Goodrich
James H
Jim) Astin
Gerald Proctor
Edward Moreno
J. C. Riddle
Billy Joe McKeever
Lynn White
Riddle
McKeever
Moreno
Starr
Mathews
Sinc
Craig
Goodrich
Astin
Duayne Medford
Joseph High
Earl Smith
Eugene Swenson
Faegene Watts
Retail Trade Committee sets meeting in Stamford
The Stamford Chamber of Commerce Retail Trade Committee and Board of City Development will hold its first meeting of the year on Monday March 7 at 3 30 p m in the city hall conference room. Committee chair Ray Kinney urged all Stamford retail merchants to attend and welcomed new Chamber manager Thom Andrews with several new programs to be introduced.
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Stamford Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
Ray Kinney
City Hall
Stamford
Chamber
Kinney
Thom Andrews
Super Sew Fair planned in Anson
The Jones County Family Living Committee schedules a Super Sew Fair in Anson at the Church of Christ on Thursday March 10 with sessions at 9 30 a m and 7 p m. Necy Wilburn Extension Agent invites homemakers. Speakers include Marlene Odle Sharon Johnston and Mrs Ray Perry Herman Marcus Inc. Haskell Division.
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Jones County Family Living Committee
Anson Church of Christ
Jones County
Necy Wilburn
Marlene Odle
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Sharon Johnston
Simplicity Pattern Company
Cloth World
Abilene
Ray Perry
Herman Marcus, Inc
Haskell Division
City Attorney Jack Watson Resigns After 25 Years
City attorney Jack Watson, who served 25 years, announced his resignation in a brief letter to the mayor and city council. He offered no further details in the late Wednesday note.
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Jack Watson
Watson
Stamford students top academic meet with multiple wins
Nine Stamford students won individual honors at the Stamford Academic Meet last Friday. The town earned two team awards in ready writing and journalism, led by Leigh Davenport winning first in ready writing. Gay Lynn Cook and Cathy Jones tied for top in journalism with Cook taking first in editorial and headline writing and second in feature writing, while Jones earned third in feature writing and fourth in headline writing.
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Stamford
Leigh Davenport
Gay Lynn Cook
Cathy Jones
Miss Cook
Miss Jones
Auto shop gains donated 1976 Ford LTD for Stamford area class
A donated 1976 Ford LTD with a 400 engine is received for the Stamford auto mechanics course serving Stamford Anson Lueders Avoca and Hamlin. Arrow Ford of Abilene arranged the pickup with key presenter Albert Wilson and instructor Harrison leading students and local officials in the handover.
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Marisen
Agnt
Ford Ltd
Stamford
Jones County
Harrison
Anson
Lueders-Avoca
Hamlin
Albert Wilson
Arrow Ford
Abilene
Rod Pierce
H. L. Precht
Arrow
Ford Motor Company
Seaton Higginbotham
Charles Folger
Manny Rodriguez
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SHS
Preston Harper
Louis Shults
George Ewing
Fern Bloodworth
Burkburnett
Clark Potts
Danny Lammert
Carrol Haggard
Dana Walls
Clarence Sadler
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