Fire at Stamford High ruled arson with three separate starts
A May 5 blaze at Stamford High School caused an estimated 30 000 plus in damage and was deemed arson by fire investigators after finding evidence of separate fires in three rooms. The Stamford Fire Marshall and Abilene and state marshalls conducted the investigation. The fire damaged a downstairs teachers lounge and a classroom with extensive smoke throughout. The school board hired an Abilene architectural firm to draft specs and oversee repairs while classes continue elsewhere.
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Stamford High School
Stamford
Bill Lawson
Abilene
Lawson
Pete Alvarado
Trinity Baptist Church Schedules Vacation Bible School
Trinity Baptist Church at 1027 E Vanderbilt will host Vacation Bible School May 26 30 with daily sessions 9 to 11 am. Registration is 9 am Saturday May 24 at the church. Director Ruby Lee Rister notes many opportunities for spiritual and moral growth for children.
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Trinity Baptist Church
Vanderbilt
Ruby Lee Rister
Stamford B and P W members head to Dallas convention
Stamford Business and Professional Women members travel to the state convention in Dallas June 6 to 8. Judy Lowe represents the local club and District 7 as Young Career Woman and will address judges and attendees. Delegates include Mrs. Bill Koon and Mrs. Cliff Goodrich.
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Stamford
Business and Professional Women's Club
B&pw
Dallas
Attesring
Judy Lowe
Miss Lowe
West Texas Utilities
Stamford Club
Bill Koon
Cliff Goodrich
Oliver Reed
Miss Jowe
B&pw Club
B& PW
Local horse clinic to be hosted by Stamford group
Stamford Junior Sheriff's Posse and county Extension agents plan the Rolling Plains Horsemanship Clinic at the Texas Cowboy Reunion Rodeo Grounds May 29 to 31. Fees are 1.50 daily for stalls. Participants include B F Yeates Dr Gary Potter Ed Garnett Doug May Pete Gibbs Scott Jackson Cindy Chilton JoAnn Snodgrass and Justice Ann McCauley.
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Stamford
Pete Gibbs
Scott Jackson
Cindy Chilton
JoAnn Snodgrass
Justice Ann McCauley
Lueders Avoca High School Plans Baccalaureate Service
Baccalaureate services for Lueders Avoca High School will be held at 8 p.m. Sunday May 18 in the Lueders cafetorium. Rev. Bill Hubbard pastor of the Lueders Methodist church will speak. Special music by Birger Haterius.
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Lueders- Avoca High School
Lueders
Bill Hubbard
Methodist Church
Birger Haterius
Baccalaureate planned Sunday for '75 SHS graduating class
Stamford High School schedules its 1975 baccalaureate for May 18 at 8 p m in the auditorium. The service previews the May 22 commencement with a Mendelssohn processional, scripture, sermon by Dr. Jim Enfield of Baylor, and Elgar recessional. Participants include Debra Dobbins Brenda Bragg Clark Terrell Barry Owens and Cynthia Wimberly.
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Stamford High School
Athalia
Mendelssohn
Debra Dobbins
Brenda Bragg
Clark Terrell
Larry Thomas
Central Presbyterian Church
Barry Owens
First Baptist Church
Ross Dunn
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Jim Enfield
Baylor University
Waco
Kurt Kaiser
Gaylord Cook
Orient Street
SHS
Glenda Terrell
Cynthia Wimberly
Alvin Sconce
Braves Stay Undefeated With 14 3 Victory Over Cardinals
On Tuesday May 13 the Braves defeated the Cardinals 14 to 3. Mike Cox pitched for the Braves and collected a double with Cox Gomez Olson Garcia Cedillo among five Braves with hits while Trussell Thane and Richard Johnson pitched for the Cardinals. Dodgers beat Red Sox 19 13 in the other game with John Mendez Scooter Ivy Mario Moreno Ty Gross among Dodgers pitchers and Gardner hitting three doubles. Standings after four games show both teams in early contention.
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Braves
Cardinals
Mike Cox
Mike Woodson
Cox
Paul Gomez
Scott Olson
Joe Garcia
Rudy Cedillo
Richard Johnson
Trussell Thane
Cards
Tony Caraway
Gary Apple
Dodgers
Red Sox
John Mendez
Scooter Ivy
Mario Moreno
Ty Gross
Edward Gardner
Gross
Eugene Cedillo
Raymond Moreno
Mark Dunn
Ivy
Ronnie Garcia
Benito Perez
Tommy Collins
Kyle Whittemore
Joseph Vasek
Perez
Collins
Ericksdahl History Book Published by Bethel Church
The Historical Society of Bethel Lutheran Church published a history of Ericksdahl and the Bethel congregation begun in 1968. Written mainly by Bertil Youngquist, the book includes Swedish to English translations, community stories, and a church directory. It sells for 5 dollars at Sanders Book Store in Abilene and Stamford American and Blackstock Studio in Stamford.
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Ericksdahl
Bethel Lutheran Church
Historical Society of
Bethel Church
Bertil Youngquist
Abilene
Sanders Book Store
Stamford American
Blackstock Studio
Stamford
Moonlight Sale Planned Friday Opens Local Shops
Stamford businesses will stay open from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday for a Moonlight Sale with many values. Square dancing will fill the street and Jaycees will set up concessions for shoppers.
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Stamford
Jaycees
Monthly inoculation clinic at Carnegie Library
The regular shot clinic runs next Tuesday from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Carnegie Library building on East McHarg. Nurses from Stamford Memorial Hospital supervise the clinic upstairs in the library.
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Carnegie Library
East McHarg
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Library Building
Abilene Golfer Captures Stamford Invitational Title
Abilene golfer Paul Stuerzenberger shot 70 in the final 18 holes to win the Stamford Invitational. He had trailed by two strokes entering the final round and posted a 68 to secure victory in the championship flight. James Waggoner won the first flight by one stroke over Joe Waggoner. Reggie Howell took the second flight with 154, two ahead of Homer Johnson. Roy Moritz led the fourth flight by three strokes with 165, topping Bill Reed. Ron Peoples won the fourth flight with a 174.
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Abilene
Stamford
Paul Stuerzenberger
James Waggoner
Joe Waggoner
Reggie Howell
Homer Johnson
Roy Moritz
Bill Reed
Ron Peoples
Lueders Avoca FFA members win chapter awards night
Lueders Avoca FFA held its annual banquet with top honors to Jimmy Norwood Star Chapter Farmer Keith Clifton Star Green hand and Mike Simpson Star Lone Star Farmer Norwood earned beef production and soil water recognition Clifton led vocational agriculture studies Simpson received swine honors Other awards went to Bobby Beaty Don Jones John Trice Monroe Burkman and Christy Lindsey Joe Alaniz plus John Trice for higher IA levels The event featured speaker Bennett Cook Area 11 president from Aspermont and introduced Patty Prince and Sally Scott as chapter and greenhand sweethearts
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FFA
Jimmy Norwood
Lueders-Avoca
Lueders
Norwood
Sally Scott
Star Chapter
Keith Clifton
Mike Simpson
Clifton
Simpson
Patty Prince
Bobby Beaty
Don Jones
John Trice
Monroe Burkman
Christy Lindsey
Joe Alaniz
Bennett Cook
Area 11
Aspermont
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Jack Luther
Tittle, Luther and Loving Architects
Sharra Moore
Kathy Hargrove
Peggy Dudensing
Ann Oliver
Garnett
Yeates
Potter
Braves Red Sox
Ericksdahl History
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