Play Night at Stamford and LA Aboard One-Act Night
A May 1 play night at Stamford High School Auditorium features four one-act plays from Stamford and Lueders-Avoca students. Stamford's Riders to the Sea and L-A's A Slave With Two Faces, plus Children Story and The Dark Corner, are student directed and run about thirty minutes each. Tickets are 54 cents at the door.
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Stamford High School
Stamford
Sneders- Avoca High School
L-A
Lueders-Avoca
Mary C. Davis
James Clavell
Lyda Nagal
Samford High Speech
Carla Plumlee
Kay Perry
Stamford Country Club opens Men’s Invitational Tourney
The Stamford Country Club hosts a four day Men’s Invitational Golf Tourney starting Friday at the local link course with practice rounds and a pro am. 96 golfers max compete in medal and match play with a $15 entry fee and Friday entry deadline. Jim Whittaker defends the title as prizes are awarded for top finishers and special flights.
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Stamford Country Club
Charles Brownfield
Tourney
Jim Whittaker
Stamford High School names seniors and underclass awards
The April 21 Stamford High School class elections named Carolyn Reed and David White as Most Representative seniors with runners up Missy Watson and Matt Selmon. Debie Franklin and Buddy Boling were Most Friendly, Christie Lundgren and Jackie Densen Best Looking, while darla Franklin and Ringo Bolin were Class Favorites for sophomores. Virginia Bolin and Chuck Lawson head freshman honors as Class Favorites with Teri Ekdahl and Danny Duegan as Mr and Miss Bulldog.
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Stamford High School
Carolyn Reed
David White
Missy Watson
Matt Selmon
Bulldog
Debbie Franklin
Buddy Boling
Darlene Bounds
Brad Glenn
Gail Precht
Kenny Bulger
Christie Lundgren
Jackie Densen
Richie Harris
Genie Olson
Larry Nehring
Diane Corzine
John Newsom
Darla Franklin
Ringo Bolin
Karen Levvorn
Alan Plumlee
Virginia Bolin
Chuck Lawson
Teri Ekdahl
Danny Duegan
Floodada Aims for State Track Title as Young Out Ineligible
Robert Stevenson doubles in 100 and 200 finals at state AA in Austin while Floydada relies on strong sprinters. Andy Young will miss the 440 due to academic ineligibility, replaced by Lubbock Roosevelt’s entrant. McKeever steps into the 440 relay alongside Stevenson, with Stamford fourth in the relay and Selmon and Medford in the sprint unit. Floydada’s depth, including region champions and relay success, positions them as favorites for first place.
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Robert Stevenson
Austin
Bulldogs
Andy
Young
Stevenson
Lubbock
Roosevelt High
Mike McKeever
Stamford
Keever
Matt Selmon
Rick Medford
Floydada
State
DECA Banquet Honors Employers By Stamford Chapter
Stamford DECA plans an employee employer banquet at 7 30 p m May 1 in Cliff House Restaurant with Tom McFreyv Sears Roebuck manager as guest speaker. David Clark DECA president will introduce the chapter sweetheart Richie Harris. awards will be given.
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Stamford
Distributive Clubs of America
Cliff House
Tom McFlreyv
Sears Roebuck and Co
Abilene
DECA
David Clark
Richie Harris
Baptist Young People Plan Bottle Drive
The First Baptist Church youth group will conduct a bottle drive on May 8 from 1 to 6 p.m. They will canvass houses to collect bottles and raise funds for a summer trip to Glorieta New Mexico camp grounds for the group.
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Baptist
First Baptist Church
Glorieta
N. M
Groun
State to Assume Costs of Commodities Office Change
Jones County will save about $9000 yearly after the state takes over the commodities distribution center. The State Department of Public Welfare will pay for the supervisor and helpers and cover county storage costs at Brownwood. Solomon W. Johnson will visit Anson May 26 at 9 a.m. to interview for the supervisor post paying 410 dollars monthly.
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Jones County
Leon Thurman
State Department of Public Welfare
Brownwood
Anson
Solomon W. Johnson
Texas
Annin
Commodities Distribution
Court House
Fire Department to Host Open House Observing Special Day
Stamford Fire Department announces an open house on May & from 1 to 4 p.m. to celebrate Fire Service Recognition Day proclaimed by Gov. Preston Smith. Free coffee and cookies, demos including a Women’s Pumper Race Team and a new water wall. Mayor James Self praises firemen and volunteers.
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Stamford
Preston Smith
Bill Lawson
Belles
Lawson
James Self
FFA Banquet To Honor Supporters And Award Winners
The vocational agriculture department hosts the annual FFA awards banquet May 6 at 7 30 pm in the High School Cafeteria and Auditorium. About 225 members are expected with 300 invitations sent. Star Greenhand and Star Chapter Farmer awards will be given, plus several other honors for agricultural study. Billy Teichelman will emcee and Annette Brown, district sweetheart, will be introduced. Brown is district sweetheart and will compete for Area III in Ft Stockton May 14 15.
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Vocational Agriculture Department
FFA
Weldon Hobrooks
Vocational Ag
Star Greenhand
Star Chapter Farmer
Billy Teichelman
Annette Brown
Miss
Lueders-Avoca FFA Banquet Honors Top Students
The Lueders-Avoca FFA banquet recognized outstanding members on April 34 at the cafetorium. Rodney Goss won Star Greenhand, Clark Watts Star Chapter Farmer, and Mike McLennan was named Outstanding Senior. Honorary Chapter Farmers plaques went to Wayre Smith and Tommy Lindsey, with Jerry Terrell honored for service.
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Lueders-Avoca
Future Farmers of America
Rodney Goss
Clark Watts
Darrell Richards
Mike McLennan
Wayre Smith
Leeders
Tommy Lindsey
Avoca
Jerry Terrell
FFA
Cherie Wills
Blessia Berryhill
Lueders-Avoca Ffa
Mike McClellan
Wayne Smith
Annette Brown To Compete For Area Sweetheart
Annette Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs David Brown will travel to Ft Stockton May 14 and 15 to compete for the Area II Sweetheart title If chosen she will advance to the state finals July 14 16 in Houston as one of ten finalists The voting delegates at the conventions choose the sweetheart with three or four ballots typical The Brown family and Greenhand Sweetheart Debbie Riddle will accompany her to Ft Stockton.
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Annette Brown
David Brown
Ft. Stockton
Miss Brown
Houston
Weldon Hebrooks
Vocational Ag
Holbrooks
Brown
Greenhand
Debbie Riddle
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Charlene Hargrove
Randy Leavit
Kathleen Brink
Claudia Bunkley
Austin Bolin
Billy Dennis
I-A
Becky
Lillian Southerland
Marv Vandeventer
Bulldog Debbie Franklin
Mr. Bulldog
Buddy Bolin
Darlene
Jackie Denson
Milburn Thompson
Thompson Hardware
Robert W. Cantrell
Amarillo Hardware Co
Charlie Smith
McKeever
Fire Department
the Fire Department
Guy Karvick
Raymond Allman
Rex Bolding
Louis Johnson
Douglas Rosenquist
Paul Burk Garland Gilbreath
J. L
Chill” Anders
Gene Shackelford
Steve Radway
Don Ferguson
Dwayne Medford
Lee Dickerson
Lea Ivy
James Crenshaw
Jesse Watson
Jerry Boles
Bob Prichard
Lueders
Don Welch
Brian Harvey
Jay Hager
Lynn Fudge
Rodney Burkman
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