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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1963
Page
1
The Stamford area program aims for a 1963 budget near $3,000 to run four baseball leagues for boys ages 7 to 18. A May 1 deadline pressures insurance, league fees, and ground prep while a finance committee seeks donations and volunteer staff.
Burr Russell chairs a Northern District Boy Scout Exposition in Stamford April 27 with shows in Anson Haskell Hamlin Aspermont Weinert Paint Creek and Rochester Albany Rule yet to be named. Stamford event runs 2 p m to 5 p m with Paint Creek 1 30 p m to 2 p m tickets on sale March 25. 40 percent goes to scout equipment and summer camps.
Mr and Mrs W L Stem moved Monday to McCamey after selling their home to Mr and Mrs Garland Shelton. Stem is employed by West Texas Utilities Co and has been in McCamey since December 1 while his family remains behind.
Two groups of Stamford students attempted a 50 mile hike started by New Frontier leaders. The younger group reached about 42 miles in 13 and a half hours and the older group completed 46 miles in 11 and a half hours before quitting. Temptations for rides and parental interference reduced the final distance.
Randy Samuels will be president with Susan McClellan as vice president and Kay Goodloe as secretary treasurer for the 1963 64 Stamford High School student council. All three will be seniors, with Jon Link chairing last week’s election.
Thomas E. Slater a 75 year old longtime railroad conductor died Saturday at Stamford Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at home. Funeral services were held Monday at Kinney Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. D A Watson officiating. Burial followed at Highland Memorial Cemetery. He was born February 19 1888 in Iowa and lived in Stamford for 51 years, employed by Missouri Kansas Texas Railway for 50 years. He married Minnie Guest in 1910 and survived by wife two sons daughter ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Stamford Farm Equipment Co will host a two day open house on March 15 and 16 to showcase the 1963 International Trucks lineup including the Scout Camper. Tommy Williams recently took over the local International dealer ship from his father Excel Williams and will oversee the event. Mr and Mrs FE L Helmer visited Lubbock with Buddy Gray and Kelly Ann Helmer. Kelly Ann and Mrs Gray will remain in Stamford a week.
Leola Meads 88 a Tuxedo resident died at Stamford Memorial Hospital at 7 48 am Wednesday after a stay since February 28 She moved to Tuxedo in 1906 from Corinth born Leola Couch February 14 1875 in Winfield Ala Survived by two daughters in law a son in law seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Funeral at 10 am Thursday at Tuxedo Baptist Church with Rev John Wood and Rev Alvin Lorry officiating Burial in Fairview Cemetery Tuxedo Kinney Funeral Home in charge
Cobb Ford Sales owner Cobb G H Cobb announces a two day grand opening and open house at 218 South Weatherbee Stamford Friday and Saturday March 15 and 16 with door prizes hourly drawings major prizes and free refreshments. Visitors urged to try a mailed lucky key for a chance to win a Falcon convertible.
Four civic organizations Lions Club Junior Chamber of Commerce Exchange Club and Rotary Club will buy two gate posts two feet square six feet high of Lueders Stone with club rosters and names carved. Veterans of Foreign Wars to erect a 30 foot flag pole center memorial section. Cemetery association improves front area and Highway Department upgrades the space near Highway 270.
Almost 200 Stamford Camp Fire Girls and leaders begin Camp Fire Weeks with Sunday church services in uniform. A Monday night banquet will honor participants and mark the observance, following the national campaign.
The First Assembly of God in Stamford announces three nights of services beginning Friday March 15 with Rev. DL A Watson as pastor. Rev. A C Bates of Waxahachie will speak Saturday night. A youth-focused evange list approach and a Dad Daughter Banquet are also planned with candy sales funding summer camp at Leaders. June 3 to 7 with registration April 1 to May 1.
March 23 has been chosen for dog rabies vaccinations. Dr. David Ballard, veterinarian, will supervise the shots at the fire station from 9 to 12 a.m. on March 23.
About 400 eighth and ninth graders from 128 schools are expected to compete in the Stamford Invitational Track Meet. Abilene junior highs Jefferson Lincoln Franklin Mann and Madison join Snyder’s Travis and Lamar plus Sweetwater Brownwood Hamlin Seymour Breckenridge and Stamford in the event.
R B Rowland reports 459 Jones County farms or 27 percent have joined the IM3 feed grain program. Sign ups limit time, with participants reducing acreage at least 20 percent and not exceeding their feed grain base on other crops. An advance payment may be requested when signing up to divert acreage to conservation use.
The Jones County Tuberculosis Association holds its annual dinner meeting at Cliff House in Stamford on Tuesday March 19 at 7 30 p m. Officers for the coming year will be elected and annual reports presented. All members, officers and directors are urged to attend.
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