Lueders Avoca 4 Hers Sweep District II Contest Wins
Jones County 4 H club leaders report at Midwestern State University Wichita Falls on May 6 winners include Richard Wills first in Junior Farm and Ranch Management Pam Wills second in Junior Clothing Emily Olson first in Junior Companion Animals Myra Olson second in Junior Safety Mindy Watts fourth in Junior Public Speaking Senior winners head to State 4 H Roundup June 6 at Texas A M University Anson and Avoca names appear among winners and leaders with county agents Necy Wilburn Kirby Clayton.
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Jones County
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls
Necy Wilburn
Kirby Clayton
Richard Wills
Pam Wills
Leeders
Emily Olson
Myra Olson
Sheridan Olson
Mindy Watts
Eugene Watts
Avoca
Tat
Texas A&m University
College Station
Clay Deatherage
John Deatherage
Anson
Patrice Propst
Stuart Propst
Wilma Jackson
Rehm Addresses AARP On Con Artists at May Luncheon
Wendal Rehm of Anson Texas DPS spoke to the American Association of Retired Persons at their May 3 covered dish luncheon. He warned about scammers deceiving people, taking money, and vanishing. Mrs. Alan McNabb presided, Rev. Ross Dunn gave the invocation. 32 members and 4 visitors attended.
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Wendal Rehm
Anson
Texas Department of Public Safety
American Association of Retired Persons
Rehm
Alan McNabb
Ross Dunn
Ex resident John I Muhle dies at 84 in Temple
John I. Muhle 84 of Temple and former Stamford resident died May 10 at the Veteran's Hospital in Temple after a long illness. Funeral 4 p.m. Sunday at Holden Mc Cauley Funeral Home in Haskell with Rev. Kenneth Blair officiating. Burial Willow Cemetery, Haskell. Born Oct 3 1893 in Leander Williamson County he came to Haskell County and served in World War I. He moved to Stamford in 1924 and lived there many years. Survivors include brothers Sid Muhle Brownwood and Joe Muhle Amarillo plus nieces and nephews. Three brothers predeceased him. Cemetery at Gorman. Mr Pritchard born Jan 15 1896 a Baptist and former Gorman resident. His wife Vestula Ann died Aug 17 1970. Survivors include sons Truett Pritchard Houston Dean Pritchard Copperas Cove Jack Pritchard Stamford one daughter Betty Teague Lubbock and 11 grandchildren.
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John I. Muhle
Temple
Stamford
Veteran's Hospital
Holden-Mc-Cauley
Haskell
Kenneth Blair
Trinity Baptist Church
Willow Cemetery
Mr. Muhle
Leander
Williamson County
France
Sid Muhle
Brownwood
Joe Muhle
Amarillo
Kerte Ben
Paul Muhle
Gorman
Pritchard
Vestula Ann
Truett Pritchard
Houston
Dean Pritchard
Copperas Cove
Jack Pritchard
Betty Teague
Lubbock
Local man’s father dies in Hugo Oklahoma
Austin Henry Pritchard, 8? of Hugo, Okla., father of a Stamford man, died Tuesday after an apparent heart attack in Hugo. Funeral at 10 a.m. Thursday at Higginbotham Funeral Home Chapel in Gorman with Rev. Bob Roby of First Baptist Church in Gorman officiating. Burial in Oaklawn.
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Austin Henry Pritchard
Hugo
Okla
Stamford
Higginbotham Funeral Home
Gorman
Bob Roby
First Baptist Church
Oaklawn
Old Glory woman dies in Haskell
Funeral for Cross Sophia Vargas 69 of Old Glory held at Rule Presbyterian Church with Rev. Harvey Fridel officiating. Burial in Elmwood Memorial Park Abilene. Died at 3:20 am Saturday in Haskell Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Born March 4 1906 in Yorktown. Married C H Vargas May 5 1933 in Yorktown. Survived by husband four daughters Lula V Rodriguez Abilene Maria Ramirez Santa Elena Irene Roa Fort Worth Sofia Roa Lubbock a son Samuel Vargas Fort Worth and three brothers Romingo Eliso and Edmondo Ramos all of Linton and several grandchildren.
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Cross Sophia Vargas
Old Glory
Rule Presbyterian Church
Harvey Fridel
Elmwood Memorial Park
Abilene
C. H
Lula V. Rodriguez
Maria Ramirez
Santa Elena
Irene Roa
Fort Worth
Sofia Roa
Lubbock
Samuel Vargas
Romingo Ramos
Eliso Ramos
Edmondo Ramos
Linton
Stamford Merchants sweep weekend doubleheader in softball
The Stamford Merchants win two weekend games in a men's softball doubleheader. In the first game they beat Haskell 15 to 10, then defeat Rule 14 to 3. Pitchers were Mac Thompson and Dave Goodrich with Jerry Smith as coach. Prospective players are urged to contact Smith at Centex Cable or Jerry's Gun Shop, James Crenshaw at Crenshaw Electric, or Thompson Jewelers.
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Stamford Merchants
Stamford
Haskell
Rule
Mac Thompson
Dave Goodrich
Jerry Smith
Smith
Centex Cable
Jerry's
James Crenshaw
Crenshaw Electric
Thompson
Thompson Jewelers
Local native drowns at Toledo Bend with son
Reginald Blackburn 42 of Mesquite and his seven year old son Joseph Lee Blackburn drowned 50 feet from shore at Toledo Bend Reservoir Hemphill Sabine County Justice of the Peace Frank Rash said. The drownings followed when the boy fell from the back of a boat being backed toward a ramp. Rash ruled both deaths accidental drownings at 12 15 p m. Funeral was May 9 at First United Methodist Church Haskell with Rev Charles Graff officiating. Burial in Willow Cemetery Haskell. Blackburn born April 21 1936 Stamford, a West Texas Uniform Co driver, married Janice Pitman Jan 22 1956 in Haskell. They lived in Hobbs NM Riverside Calif before settling Mesquite 1975. Joseph Lee born Sept 18 1970 Riverside Calif Survivors include wife Robbie Joe and Regina LaVerne of Mesquite and his parents Mr and Mrs Joe Blackburn.
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Reginald Blackburn
Mesquite
Stamford
Joseph Lee Blackburn
Toledo Bend
Hemphill
Sabine County
Frank Rash
Blackburn
Rash
First United Methodist Church
Haskell
Charles Graff
Willow Cemetery
Haskell High School
Janice Pitman
Hobbs
N. M
Blackburn Family with Local Pallbearers and Guests
Blackburn of Haskell and two brothers Thomas Blackburn of Downing California and Wayne Blackburn are noted with pallbearers named Paul Allen Ray Lusk Eugene Gibbs Cliff Morris Walter Wilson and Miller Montgomery. Joseph Lee Blackburn survived by mother one brother one sister paternal and maternal grandparents and two uncles with pallbearers Jesse Dean Don Nanny Wallace Cox Jr and Ken Lane. Mother's Day guests of Mr and Mrs Tom B Smith included James Smith of Graham Carl Smith of Hamlin Dan Smith and daughter Angela of Abilene.
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Tom B. Smith
James Smith
Graham
Carl Smith
Hamlin
Dan Smith
Angela
Abilene
Cotton scout interviews set May 26
Interviews for cotton scout positions for the summer will be held Friday May 26 at the Roby courthouse. Six scout jobs from Fisher and Jones counties involve working with the county Extension entomologist checking cotton and grain sorghum for insects. Call David Finley at 776-2706 or 776-2609 to set up a time on the 26th. Programs sponsored by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service are open to everyone regardless of race creed color or national origin.
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Roby
Fisher
Jones
David Finley
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
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