First Baptist Young People Lead Church Week Program
Young people of First Baptist Church will run all services and activities this week with Rev. Douglas Beggs leading morning and evening sermons on Sunday. The group will head Sunday School Training Union and worship, with several youth week staff members listed and High School Day planned at Jardin-Simmons University campus Saturday featuring displays, campus tours, and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Douglas Peggs
Douglas Bergs
Baylor University
Ieaders
Training Union
Trnie Cowger
Patsy Baugh
Douglas Beggs
Phillip Sitton
Joe Ray Scurlock
Leslie Lovvern
Butch Cook
Bettie Lindsey
Mike Eastland
Bobby Rice
Jeffrey Wofford
Linda Mickler
Carol Lee Grimes
Jerry Taylor
Kay Lovvoern
Jettie Lindsey
Ted Roedeker
Brotherhood
Nancy Cromwell
John W. Bean
Jardin-Simmons University
Jones
Local Students Excel in League Music Competitions
Stam ford junior and senior high students excelled in both choral and band events at San Angelo Abilene and McMurry College. Division I honors crowned both Junior High Girls Chorus and High School Girls Chorus, while the High School Mixed Choir also earned Division I in sight-reading. Twenty-one band members won Division I at McMurry College with numerous soloists and ensembles placed across Division I and II. W. F. Mayes headed the music department and accompanied the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
San Angelo
Abilene
McMurry College
Ingrid Haterius
Johnny Massey
Martha Mayes
Lisa Andrews
Edie Hudson
Patsy Hodgkinson
Donna Reese
Karen Rainer
Gary Wofford
Betty Lindsey
Carla Swenson
Barbara Clement
Judith Taylor
Jo Ann Arledge
Betsy Walker
Kay Hirscher
Sonda Musil
Marilyn Teicherman
Cindy Mer
Glenda Taylor
Margaret Brinell
Kay Goodloe
Sheila Yonnequist
Kay Alke
W. FE. Mayes
Pastor and Wife Start Six Week Mission Crusade Abroad
Rev. and Mrs. Jack Southerland depart Dallas for a six week crusade for Christianity in Japan and the Philippine Islands. The First Baptist Church pair will join the Japan Baptist New Life Crusade with Mrs. Southerland assisting in children programs flannelgraph talks youth work and visits while Rev. Southerland conducts evangelistic missions. They will travel via San Francisco Manila Hong Kong Formosa and Tokyo with two weeks in Marbel Manila and a welcome reception at First Baptist Church.
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Jack Southerland
Dallas
Japan
Phillipine Islands
Southerland
First Baptist Church
San Francisco
Manila
Marbel
Hong Kong
Formosa
Tokyo
Fellowship Hall
Rey
C. M. Lester
Lester
Southerlands
Frank Moore Remains In Serious Condition At Hospital
Frank Moore owner of Moore Hardware stays in Stamford Memorial Hospital in serious condition after multiple blood transfusions since Friday morning. He remained under medical care Wednesday as doctors monitor his status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Moore
Moore Hardware
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Moore
Senior Plays Scheduled For Staging Next Week
Stamford High School senior class presents three one act plays next Monday and Tuesday April 1 and 2. Proceeds support the senior trip with Miss Joy Sosebee directing. Cast lists include Mrs Olive Mayhew Scarlett Berry Hugh Mayhew Allen Jones and many others across Drop Dead Hanging at Sinimix City and Whats De Groom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford High School
Odessan Family Visits Relatives in Waco and Hamilton
Mrs Kimbell Cook and her sons Ronald and Donald, of Odessa, spent ten days with Mrs Cook’s mother Mrs Jack Fuqua. They traveled to Waco to see Mr and Mrs E L Hinson and to Hamilton to visit Mr and Mrs R A Fuqua. Mrs Hinson is Mrs Fuqua’s sister and Mr Fuqua was the brother of the late Jack Fuqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimbell Cook
Ronald
Donald
Odessa
Cook
Jack Fuqua
Waco
E. L. Hinson
Hamilton
R. A. Fuqua
Hinson
Fuqua
Mr. Fuqua
One New Sign for Each Corner Adds Up to Large Undertaking
Stamford street workers near halfway completion of a city wide sign program. Bob Dickenson. three man crew. 283 signs planned to guide every open street with durable black and white 5 by 24 inch posts.
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Stamford
City Street Department
Bob Dickenson
City Street
Street Department
Old City Auditorium
Dickenson
Meary
Swenson Street
J.D. Boren
Rotan and
Wetherbee Streets
Stamford and Lueders Prepare for Separate City Elections
Stamford voters will choose between four unopposed candidates for city offices while Lueders voters face a three-seat city council race with six challengers. In Stamford Mayor R R Kelley and Councilman John L Blackstock seek second terms. Police Chief B Q Cooper seeks a third term. Voting is at city hall. In Lueders terms for Don Taylor O T Shipp and W C Storey end next year. Taylor does not run. Floyd Jones Marshall Wyatt Charles Webb Weldon Tredemeyer contest three council seats. Glen Odell is mayor. W E Winkles G E Stanford are councilmen with terms expiring next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Lueders
R. R. Kelley
John L. Blackstock
B. Q. Cooper
M. D. Thompson
Wade Watts
Don Taylor
O. T Shipp
W. C. Storey
Taylor
Floyd Jones
Marshall Wyatt
Charles Webb
Weldon Tredemeyer
Glen Odell
W. E. Winkles
G. E. Stanford
250 Firemen Are Expected For Convention Here
The 49th semi annual meeting of the Mid West Texas Firemen’s Association will be held in Stamford on April 11 with about 250 firemen from 16 towns to participate. The association includes departments in Dickens Garza Kent Stonewall Scurry Mitchell Fisher Nolan Haskell Taylor Shackelford Throckmorton Callahan Stephens Eastland and Jones counties. Officers election a dinner at the National Guard Armory a crew race and a ladies luncheon with business meeting are scheduled. W Zorn president of the State Firemen’s and Fire Marshal’s Association of Del Rio will be the principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-West Texas Firemen’s Association
Stamford
Dickens
Garza
Kent
Stonewall
Scurry
Mitchell
Fisher
Nolan
Haskell
Taylor
Shackelford
Throckmorton
Callahan
Stephens
Eastland
Jones Counties
National Guard
W. ©. Zorn
State Firemen's and Fire Marshall's Association of
del Rio
Stamford Young Farmers Attend Texas Tech Field Day
Six members of the Stamford Young Farmers organization with sponsor Weldon Holbrooks attended the annual field day at Texas Tech. They heard leading agriculturists speak on key topics and toured the Tech experiment farm. Attendees were Homer Lett Orb Lovvorn Benny Patt nel Bobby Jones Johan Muchletein and Jerry Newman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Young Farmers Organization
Weldon Holbrooks
Texas Tech
Tech Experiment Farm
Homer Lett
Orb Lovvorn
Benny Patnell
Bobby Jones
Johan Muchletein
Jerry Newman
Five Indicted By Grand Jury in 104th District Court
The 104th District Court grand jury returned indictments against five persons last Thursday. Three counts involve driving while intoxicated, second offense. Evio Guerrero of Stamford faces four burglary counts including Tom's Restaurant White Auto Store and two Harrison-Mickler Grain Co. break-ins. Servende Garza of Paducah is charged with receiving and reselling stolen property, second offense. Johnson Lamar Smith and P. R. Bettis of Stamford, with Ike Pivers, indicted for second offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
104Th District Court
Erand 'Ry
Evlovio Guerrero
Stamford
Guerrero
Tom's Restaurant
White Auto
Harrison-Mickler Grain Co
Servende Garza
Paducah
Johnson Lamar Smith
P. R. Bettis
Pre-Easter Revival at St John’s to Run Sunday Through Friday
St John’s Methodist Church will host a Pre Easter Revival from Sunday at 7 p m through Friday April 5. Dr Howard H Hollowell of Wichita Falls will be guest speaker with Hubert Carson of Pampa directing song services. Morning breakfasts for men and senior high youth begin at 7 a m with Dr Hollowell preaching. Weekday worship at 10 a m and evening services at 7 30 p m. Hollowell, a Nolan County native, is a McMurry graduate and holds honorary D D from McMurry. Carson is McMurry 1949 and has a North Texas M M E degree. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Methodist Church
Howard H. Hollowell
First Methodist Church
Wichita Falls
Hubert Carson
Pampa
Hollowell
Carson
Dr. Hollowell
Nolan County
North Texas University
Annual Meeting of Stamford PCA Set April 6
Stamford Production Credit Association holds its annual meeting at the Texas Cowboy Reunion Grounds on Saturday April 6 with hundreds of stockholders attending for a business meeting and barbecue lunch. W N Stokes president of the Intermediate Credit Bank in Houston will speak, with reports from officers. Burson Sr of Haskell is president. This year the Farmer Coop Gin of Stamford also holds its annual meeting the same day. After lunch stockholders resume the business meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Production Credit Association
Texas Cowboy Reunion
Farm Credit Organization
W.N. Stokes
Intermediate Credit Bank
Houston
Elsc
Cr. Burson Sr
Haskell i
Coop Gin
Stamford
Win
Three Juveniles Admit Burglary in Stamford
Three Latin American juveniles aged 11 and 11 12 admitted breaking into Bob's Produce in Stamford last Thursday night. They were questioned Friday morning and confessed to the entry through a back door, stealing a small amount of candy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Bob
Capron Cemetery Annual Meeting Notice
Capron Cemetery trustees announce annual meeting northwest of Stamford on Monday April 1 at 8 30 a m Attendees should bring cleaning equipment and a basket lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capron Cemetery
Stamford
Bill Gregory Returns Home From Heart Attack Recovery
Bill Gregory, who recently suffered a heart attack, returned to his home Thursday and is reported as recovering satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Gregory
Monday Last Day For Auto Licenses In 1963 Texas
The county tax assessor says Monday is the last day to buy 1963 Texas automobile license plates without penalty. About 38 to 40 percent of plates remain unissued in Jones County, with Stam ford issuing 2,600 to 2,800 licenses yearly. Four Anson clerks were issuing plates Monday as the courthouse closes Saturday and Stamford offices close at noon on Saturdays. Plate issuance in the county rises 5 to 10 percent annually, with the state sending five percent more plates each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Jones County
A. J. French
F. E. Upshaw
Stamford
Upshaw
Anson
Upshaw and
Upshaw Insurance Office
Citizenship Week Observed At Stamford High School
Stamford High School Student Council proclaims April 1 to April 7 Citizenship Week to revive citizenship principles. Each day highlights a facet from home to world with daily themes focusing on home school community nation and the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford School
Stamford High School
Lions Schedule Sale This Week
Stamford Lions Club announces their annual broom sale on Friday and Saturday March 2 30. Items include brooms mops ironing board covers and pads door mats and more from Texas Blind Workmen and Lighthouse for the Blind. Proceeds aid the crippled children's camp and Lions community projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Lions Club
Texas Blind
Lions Crippled Children’s
Lions Club
The
American
Lions
Donations Sought for Summer Baseball Program
Baseball program directors outline a two part funding plan with business groups and individuals asked to contribute. Chamber of Commerce will send letters to potential donors and donations of 1 or more dollars grant membership in the Hoy s To Men Club. Directors and area chairmen named to canvass southside westside northside east side and north highway area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Hoys-To-Men
Lee Walker
al Berry
Southside
Buster Upshaw
Westside
Bill Longley
Northside
Joseph High
East Side
End B. Q. Cooper
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Mary Nelle Callicoatte
Lester Lightfoot
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Dirty Deal
Ann Hansen
Casper
Joe Kay Scurlock
Sugarboat
Ward Hinds
Matilda
Tee Selmon
Jasmine
Baverick
Jon Link
Bullet Benson
Tony Jenkins
Pistol Pete
Leslie Lovvorn
Stace
Ferdie Walker
John Bean
Vacqun
Statice
Larry Grimm
Exodus Endive
Kaye Smith
Pectin Ripcord
Bill Watts
Shoofly Tallow
J. T. Wisener
Folium
David Bornstein
Officer Chipmunk
David Gentry
Reverend Skidfoot
Paul Hidler
Fattyheel
Ted Boedeker
Halitus Hairpin
L. E. Million
Carl Swenson
Raymond Hammer
St. John’s
H. H. Hollowell
Stamford Pca
Abe
Jamey McKeever
Roy Weaks
J. O Hughes
Sam Saive
Bil McClellan
Vernon Lovvern
Johnny Grissom
Pee Wees
Davis Jones
Larry Wartes
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