Prichard Promotes Aggressive Stamford Leadership Bid
Stamford mayoral hopeful Bobby Prichard presses for aggressive city leadership focused on young adults and families. He contrasts his nonpolitical background with the current race against Jim Astin for an empty seat after Martin Blackburn’s term, endorsing stronger law enforcement and programs to grow the population and keep families in Stamford.
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Stamford
Bobby Prichard Prichard
First National Bank
Jim Astin
Martin Blackburn
Bloodmobile in Stamford Tuesday Aims to Meet Blood Quota
The Red Cross bloodmobile will visit Stamford on Tuesday from 3 to 7 p.m. at St. John's United Methodist Church. John Martin of Stamford Memorial Hospital says the quota is 90 pints and the community has not met it for months. He urges residents to donate. The bloodmobile travels to Stamford from Wichita Falls.
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Red Cross
Stamford
St. John's United Methodist Church
Stamford Memorial Hospital
John Martin
Martin
Wichita Falls
Annual SEC meeting set Saturday night
The Stamford Electric Cooperative plans its annual meeting at the High School auditorium starting at 5 p.m. with a barbecue dinner and 5:30 entertainment. The 7 p.m. business session will include cooperative reports and director elections with nominees from Stamford, Anson, Old Glory, and Rule. The 1980 activity includes 370 new services and a 10 percent rate increase from West Texas Utilities.
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Stamford Electric Cooperative, Inc
John Ed Youngquist
Stamford
R.B. Rowland
Anson
Louis Spitzer
Herbert Vahlenkamp
Old Glory
Cleo Jones
Lewis Corzine
Place 3
SEC
Youngquist
Jimlee Baucom
Walter E. Fischer
Haskell
Weldon Walker
Leo McKeever
Berryhill
Willie Peiser
Mattson
Carl Thompson, Jr
Sam Turner
Rule
Mr. Massey
West Texas
Deadline reminders for Stamford American deadlines posted
The note lists key deadlines for a Thursday Stamford American edition: society news due by 6 p.m. Monday, advertising copy and public notices due by 1 p.m. Tuesday, and classified ads paid in full due by 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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Society News
The
Stamford American
Stamford Council approves HUD demolition bids and Lake Stamford actions
Stamford officials examined HUD renovation and demolition requests in a brief meeting. The council approved Leon Hargrove’s bid of 4740 to demolish 12 city lots and noted 59 lots cleared under HUD. Change orders added 732 for attic insulation, bringing total project cost to 5107. A paving letter to HUD Dallas sought 12000 for 350 feet of Hobart street amid resident opposition to shared costs. The panel also advanced lake lot transfers and leases, considered annexation, bike-a-thon plans, and youth center renovations. Mayor Blackburn cited a budget surplus over 240000 after two years of leadership.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
Stamford City Council
City Hall
Leon Hargrove
HUD
Ken Roberson
C.V. Herbert
Roberson
Tony Alvarez
Dallas Hud
Stamford
Woody Lindsey
Lake Stamford
Dallas
Hobart Street
Hobart
W. Weddle
Weddle
Farm Road
Lynn Gillespie
J.H. West
Howard Kohout
Leroy Nehring
Gary Mathis
Stamford Square
Duayne Medford Roberson
Dog House
Martin Blackburn
Write-in candidate Rhonda Collins seeks Stamford City Council Place 4
Write-in candidate Rhonda Collins filed Friday at City Hall for Place 4 on Stamford City Council. She aims to boost community growth, backs business and recreational development, and wants more housing, a bank, shopping center, improved park, bowling alley, and YMCA.
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Barber Rhonda Collins
City Hall
Stamford
Collins
Jim Astin
Astin
Gene Shackelford
Bob Martini
James Barnett
Citywide March rebates total over seven thousand dollars citywide
Stamford received a March sales tax rebate of 728.14 with year to date $37,430.99 in 1961, a 10 percent gain over 1960. Abilene led with 365,221.41, Houston 5,025,897.80, Dallas over 4,000,000, and total state payments reached 37.9 million.
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Stamford
Bob Bullock
Haskell
Hamlin
Knox City
Anson
Abilene
Houston
Dallas
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Ed Sorrell
VIP Community Center
Greg Jaklewicz
Bloodmobile
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Stamford Hospital
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