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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1968
Page
1
Two teenagers from Dallas and Irving were arrested in Stamford and charged in connection with a southwest Abilene filling station robbery and the kidnaping of the attendant’s wife, Mrs Kathy Lasg. Police say the pair admitted involvement.
City Manager Kerry Sweatt told the council that no new streets qualified for paving by last Friday. Projects already approved will be bid when time permits, with possible seal coat on 2 to 2 blocks. If more streets qualify during paving, they may be added if time allows and the Highway Department may coat the highway portion to secure a better bid.
Absentee voting in the second Democratic primary is underway and continues until Tuesday. Voters out of town may use the county clerk’s office or request a mail ballot by writing for an application. The form requires a physician-verified statement of incapacity. Memorial Day May 30 is not a Stamford holiday. Labor Day was chosen instead by the Retail Trade Committee.
Little League baseball play will get under way in Stamford on June 3 with teams for all age groups of boys. Lee Walker city recreation supervisor in charge urges early signups and notes assists and errors in baseball. Be ready to assist your manager and team.
An official of First National Bank recommends approaching the drive-in window from Hamilton Street. He says this keeps the driver on the same side as the window, a clearer method than the right-hand drive approach mentioned previously.
The Stamford Junior Sheriff Posse placed second at the Haskell rodeo and parade held Thursday May 16. Thirty two of the club’s 35 members attended the event as they competed against all clubs there. The group meets weekly at the Quarter Horse arena for formation practice and riding.
Billy H. Mayfield of Stamford now serves as water plant operations specialist for the City of Sweetwater. He has been cited by the State Health Department for completing a prescribed amount of study.
Stamford council approves a resolution seeking a detailed traffic study by the Texas Highway Department at no cost. The effort aims to address current and long term highway problems, with supporters noting similar studies aid other cities and inform route decisions for Highways 277 and 380.
About 1000 people attended the Sunday opening of the new First National Bank building. Prizes included $100 government bonds awarded to Mrs. Frances E. Alvarez and Miss Ginger Hill of Stamford and to Mrs. C. C. Elliott of Sweetwater, formerly of Stamford.
Stamford High School will award diplomas to 61 graduates in a Friday night commencement in the high school auditorium. O M Isbell principal will present the graduates at 8 o clock and diplomas will be handed to recipients by Woodie Beene superintendent of schools. Recognition of achievement and scholarship awards will be by Isbell.
Closing schedule lists tests Thursday by 3 pm with buses departing then. Friday at 8 pm is high school graduation in the high school auditorium. Saturday bus runs usual times for report cards. return trip around 9 30 am. Saturday at 10 am junior high promotion exercises in the high school auditorium with two Rotary scholarships and several club prizes to be announced.
The junior high plans a 10 o'clock Saturday program in the high school auditorium with about 80 students to be promoted. Karen Prichard is valedictorian with 96.44 average, Ruth Boles salutatorian at 95.65, and Blake Hansen is top boy at 95.23. Promotions, honors, and readings will conclude with benediction by Cindy Loop.
The Carnegie Library sponsors a Summer Reading Program from June 1 to August 31 open to all ages. Information on required reading is available at the library.
Commencement exercises for Lueders-Avoca High School will be Friday night at 8 o'clock in the elementary school auditorium at Lueders. Dr. Gordon Pennett a native of Stamford and president of McMurry College will be the speaker. He was superintendent of schools at Avoca in 1931 34.
Dee Dawn Moore led eighth graders with a 96.20 scholastic average while Kathleen Krnell followed at 95.90. In seventh grade, Jacob Vasquez posted 94.47 and Leah Brownfield 94.13.
New study notes Jones County households average 3020 yearly for food shelter and clothing. After taxes and savings 5300 remains, leaving 2280 for discretionary spending on transport medical care insurance and entertainment. Comparison shows 1959 figures and patterns remain similar, with higher incomes widening the spread.
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