All Sports Banquet Date Set for April 15
Don Maynard of Colorado City, star flanker for the New York Jets, will be speaker at Stamford High School All-Sports Banquet. Event at National Guard Armory starts 7 30 p m Tuesday April 15, with tickets $2 50. Chamber of Commerce Quarterback Club and service clubs sponsor. Maynard was All-Pro last year and played for Colorado City Wolves in 1952 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Maynard
Colorado City
New York Jets
Stamford High School
The
National Guard Armory
Chamber of Commerce
Quarterback Club
Service Clubs
Maynard
Colorado City Wolves
Bulldogs
Western Musical Friday Night In Auditorium
The Stam ford Young Home makers Chapter sponsors a western musical in Stam ford High School auditorium Friday March 21 at 7 30 pm. Admission 1.00 for adults 50 cents for children under 12 with all proceeds to the Red Cross Chapter. Glen Mac of KDWT will emcee. Local talent groups perform and gifts donated by merchants will be drawn for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamfod Young Homemakers
Stamford High School
Red Cross
Glen Mac
KDWT
English Preacher To Speak for St. John's Meeting
Rev. G. W. S. Knowles from Blackpool, England, will be the speaker at St. John's United Methodist Church in Stamford during a week of spiritual enrichment and renewal in April 2025. The event is in cooperation with the church's Board of Evangelism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s United Methodist Church of
Stamford
Board of Evangelism of the Church
G. W. S. Knowles
Blackpool
England
Contracts Renewed For Local Teachers
Stamford public schools extended contracts for many teachers as the school board renewed one year and two year agreements. Principal and coach contracts were extended a year, with several counselors and teachers receiving two year deals and others one year contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Public Schools
Woodie Beene
Varied Weather Reports Above Normal Moisture in March
Stamford experienced a mix of drizzle snow and rain last week as a cold front approached. Moisture measurements totaled 2.35 inches for March, 1.19 inches is normal, with year to date 1.36 inches above normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Weather Bureau
Teachers Meet March 17 in Stamford School Library
Mrs Luzelle Beene presided over a Stamford Classroom Teachers Association meeting with 22 members present in Reynolds School Library. Officers named were Ann Carothers secretary and Bill Decker treasurer. They voted to send the president and vice president to the Texas Classroom Teachers Association meeting in El Paso April 11 and 12 and formed a nomination committee for next year’s officers. Beene may be submitted for a seat on the state association board. Ratliff noted TSTA supported bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Watson
C. D. Giddings
Elma Cochran
Bill Decker
Carlene English
Willie Medford
Rozella Veazey
James Wilson
Patsy Cole
Maurine Turner
Sue Quade
Ophelia Reed
Ruby Nance
Byrdie Terry
Thelma Jeter
Priscilla Ratliff
Floy Guillet
Luzelle Beene
Elizbeth Markham
Jim Nance
Kevil Coffman
Forrest Fountain
Louise Green
Margaret Richards
Inez Rollins
Nancy Morales
Asa
Ann Carothers
Mildred Lane
Bernice Boles
Stamford Classroom Teachers’ Association
Reynolds
HM 7
Texas Classroom Teachers’ Association
Fl Paso
Beene
Diana Eoff
Marion Smithnett
Marion Smith
Texas State Teachers Association
Youth Baseball Program To Be Discussed Friday
The Stamford youth baseball program will convene Friday at 7 30 p m in the city hall council room. City Manager Kerry Sweatt says the summer program will be run differently with Stamford High coaching staff guiding it and additional activities planned financed by the City and United Fund which has 2000 dollars. Last year featured Pee Wees and Pony League with larger boys teams in prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
City Hall
Stamford High School
City of
United Fund
Kerry Sweatt
Pee Wees
Pony League
Three Men Attend CofC Workshop in Mineral Wells
Three Stamford men attended a West Texas Chamber of Commerce workshop in Mineral Wells on Tuesday. John S. Martin and Lowell Longley joined Darryl Schoonmakers in meetings with WTCC and Chamber of Commerce leaders. Arnold Mathias delivered the keynote and discussed the program of work, finance and membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Mineral Wells
John S. Martin
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Lowell Longley
Darryl Schoonmakes
Arnold Mathias
Southwestern
Chamber of Commerce of the
U.S
Dallas
Mathias
Marshell Hamilton
WTCC
Jim Smothers
Cisco Chamber
Jury Called for Trials in Anson District Court
A jury for the 104th District Court in Anson has been tentatively called for Monday. Two civil suits, both appeals from Industrial Accident Commission awards, are scheduled for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
104Th District Court
Anson
Industrial Accident Commission
Volleyball Tournament Planned at Stamford High
Stamford High School athletic department sponsors a volleyball tournament for men and women from March 31 to completion. Games on Monday and Friday nights. Entry is 1.00 with teams assigned by officials. Sponsor fees 10. Open to Stamford area players and sponsors. no current varsity players. Two-week practice window with trophies for the winner. Domino and bridge games also offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford High School Athletic Department
Bill Anderson
Stamford
Gardening Clinic Set For April 2 at Cliff House
County Extension Agents Mary Newberry and Kirby Clayton announce a Garden Landscape and Plant Propagation Clinic at the Cliff House in Stamford on Wednesday April 2 from 9 a.m. to noon. Three Texas A and M specialists will attend Dr Robert Berry talks ornamental plant diseases and control Dr J W Worthington discusses landscape designs and propagation methods James Valentine covers lawn care fertilizing and watering. Homeowners are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff House
Stamford
Mary Newberry
Kirby Clayton
Texas A&m University Extension Service
Robert Berry
J. W. Worthington
James Valentine
Stamford Man's Brother Dies in Texas
Elbert Barron, 46, brother of Stamford resident Ross Barron, died Tuesday in Baird after an apparent heart attack. Funeral arrangements were set for Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elbert
FE. B.) Barron
Baird
Ross Barron
Stamford
Six Candidates In Lueders City Election
In Lueders the city election on Saturday April 1 features six candidates with three incumbents seeking reelection. City secretary Lucille Crow lists R. E. Sanders Claude Webb and C. H. Yeager as incumbents plus Marlin Felts H. Wayne Smith and Louis Lassetter as filed for ballot positions.
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Lueders
Lucille Crow
R. E. Sanders
Claude Webb
C. H. Yeager
Marlin Felts
H. Wayne Smith
Louis Lassetter
Young Homemakers Week Observed by Stamford FHA Chapter
National Future Homemakers of America Week runs March 23 29 with 1550 Texas chapters taking part. Stamford FHA plans a teachers tea a baking contest and sale and a student body treat as part of the positive action theme. Advisors Mrs Ray Bean and Miss Carol Leach oversee events amid a nationwide 600000 member network in 12000 chapters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Future Homemakers of America
Texas
Senor
Lueders Man Eric Crow Dies Near Austin at 60
Eric Crow, a 60 year old Lueders man employed by Lueders Cut Stone Co and Texs Quarry Co, died of a heart attack last Wednesday at the Texas Quarry plant north of Austin. Funeral was held Saturday at Lueders Baptist Church with Rev. Melvin Byrd and Rev. Charles Whitlock officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Survivors include his wife, one daughter, four grandchildren, two brothers and two sisters. Pallbearers listed.
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Eric Crow
Lueders
Lueders Cut Stone Co
Texs Quarry Co
Texas
Austin
Lueders Baptist Church
Melvin Byrd
Nolan
Charles Whitlock
Leeders Baptist Church
Mt. Hope Cemetery
W. H. Mc.Keever
Ft. Phantom Lake
Wortham
Anson
J. R
Bobby
Hamlin
J. D. Stuckey
Bowling Green
Ohio
Seth Lawrence Jr
Tommy Fulgham
Robert Sanders
Marshall McGlathery
Cap Terry
Weldon Tredemeyer
Carroll Wayne Mullins
Delbert Moore
0. T. Shipp
Japanese Minister Speaks at Rotary on Church Building Fund
Paul Mawatari, a Church of Christ minister from Japan, spoke to the Rotary Club on Tuesday to raise funds for a church building program. He notes postwar changes in Japan including nylon stockings replacing cotton and a shift from obedience norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Mawatari
Church of Christ In
Japan
Rotary Club
Roger Wilson Services Held Here Tuesday
Funeral for 77 year old Roger Wilson, retired stock farmer, was conducted at Central Presbyterian Church in Stamford. He died at Stamford Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness with WWI veteran status and survivors including a brother and sister. Burial followed at Highland Cemetery with Kinney Funeral Home directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Presbyterian Church
Roger Wilson
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Jerry Boles
Highland Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Coryell County
Stamford
Haskell County
Gold
M. A. Gullahorn
Oak
Abilene
Nerces
Guy Denson
Jack Denson
A. C. Denson Jr
Norris Russell
Clayborn Clarke
Joe Benton
Only 30 Days Left to Have Car Inspected
Col. Wilson F. Speir director of the Texas Department of Public Safety reminds motorists that one month remains before the 1969 motor inspection deadline.
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Col. Wilson FE. Speir
Texas Department of Public Safety
Cotton Producers Seek CCC Policy Changes on Cotton Loans
A Dallas meeting of Beltwide Cotton Producer Committee members from 14 states urged the USDA to alter CCC loan and resale rules to support stable prices, adequate supply, and producer income. Texas groups led the delegation and a Washington task force heard proposals on March 6 with a decision anticipated soon.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Dallas
USDA
Beltwide Cotton Producer Committee
North Carolina
California
CCC
Kennedy
Johnson
Texas
U. S
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers
Stamford
Plains Cotton Growers of
Lubbock
Blackland Cotton and Grain
Texas General Farm Organizations
Farm Bureau and
Farmers Union
Texas Farmers Union
Jay Naman
Texas Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississipi
Camp Fire Camp Dates Set for June at Baptist Encampment
Dates for the annual Camp Fire camp at Leeders for Blue Birds Camp Fire Girls and Horizon Girls are June 2 to June 6. The outing called Camp O Da Ko will be at the Baptist Encampment Grounds with Mrs Taylor as director. Registration blanks go to the girls April 1 and registrations are due by April 15. Over 100 girls attend each year.
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CCC
Leeders
Blue Birds
Camp Fire Girls
Horizon Girls
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M. E. Overton
Stamford Electric Cooperative
G. J. Smith
Myron Merchant
REA
C. M. Lester
St. John’s Meeting
Darryl Schoonmaker
Sammy M. Smith
Texas Electric Cooperatives
Charles Stenholm
Norman Winter
Taylor Electric Cooperative
Danny Dean
Taylor Cooperative
Don Howard
South Texas
Victoria
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