June 3 runoff voters urged to back qualified candidates
The piece urges residents across 23 counties to vote in the June 3 runoff for multiple offices including county clerk associate justice railroad commissioner and United States congressman. It endorses Charles Stenholm for Congress and Poerner for railroad commissioner while noting Sadler’s controversial past and praising Poerner’s integrity. It highlights runoff importance and cites May 6 turnout and local races in Commissioner Precinct 4 and justice of the peace.
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Nina Reynolds
Burys Rye
11Th Court of Civil Appeals
J. Neil Daniels
Bob Dickenson
Texas
Jerry Sadler
John Poerner
Railroad Commission
17Th
Charles Stenholm
Dusty Rhodes
Stenholm
Poerner
Sadler
Texas House of Representatives
House
Jon Newton
Jim Langdon
Honda
Odessa
Gibson's Discount Center Inc
John Hill
John H. Poerner
Texas Railroad Commission
Short Sports
Austin
Wayne Peveto
Orange
Hill
Public Utility Commission trims Bell rate increase plea
Texas PUC staff propose slicing 116.5 million from Southwestern Bell rate hike request leaving about 97.7 million in allowed increase. Bell sought 10.4 percent return equity 14 percent, staff would permit 9.3 and 12 respectively. Hearing set for May 22 likely three weeks with modest rate impact on average home customers and possible rural declines.
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Lyndell Williams
Austin
Texas Public Utility Commission
Southwestern Bell
PAC
Bell
PUC
Railroad Commission
Texas
Stamford High graduates set for 1968 commencement
Diplomas will be awarded to 61 Stamford High School seniors in Friday night exercises at the high school auditorium. O M Isbell, principal, to present diplomas with Woodie Beene, superintendent, officiating. Valedictorian Karen Prichard leads a strong class with 96.94 average. salutatorian Ruth Boles has 95.65.
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Stamford American
Stamford High School
Karen Prichard
Ruth Boles
M‘liss Brownfield
Gary Walker
Susan Carothers
Dana Lovvorn
Robert Prichard
Mathew Selmon
PIONEERS ON PARADE 20 YEARS AGO
Winds and hail damaged grain across the Stamford area on Tuesday night interrupting graduation exercises. Jerry Ann Baize, daughter of Sam Baize, was named sponsor for Stamford at the Texas Cowboy Reunion to be held July 2 to 4. She placed third in a recent College Rodeo at Texas Christian University and is an elementary education student and Kappa Delta member.
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Stamford American
Jerry Ann Baize
Sam Baize
Stamford
Jerry Ann
T.C.U
Kappa Delta
Stamford High School
Stamford fields two Pony teams in Junior League
Stamford fields two Pony league teams the Bulldogs coached by Howard Gross and the Sooners led by C W Whittemore compete in separate Cotton belt regions. Bulldogs face Rotan Hamlin and Rule while the Sooners contrast with Haskell Mojos Mustangs and Warriors with a week schedule listing Stamford at Rule at 730 p m and Hamlin at Rotan on Saturday May 27 and Stamford hosting Hamlin and Rotan at Rule on Tuesday May 30.
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Stamford
Bulldogs
Howard Gross
Sooners
C. W. Whittemore
Rotan
Hamlin
Rule
Soonees
Haskell
Mojos
Mustangs
Warriors
TV ads spark legal talk and local baseball notes
A reader riffs on FTC ad rules and star endorsements, joking about lawsuits over claims. Also: Stamford Sooners host Mojos May 26, travel to Haskell May 30, plus Northern Cotton belt games. Pony League Rotan beat by Stamford 24 1. Rotan two hits. Rosenquist and Stenholm doubles.
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Johnson Grass
Paint Creek
Federal Trade Commission
Pete Rose
Sophia Loren
Pat Boone
Stamford Sooners
Sooners
Haskell
Warriors
Mustangs
Mojos
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Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
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Raul A. Gonzales
Brownsville
103Rd District Court
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William Scanlan
Harris County
State Securities Board
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Pamela Ynell Hatley
James Alvin Davis
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Walter Clayton Morris
Martha Kay Hale
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Virgie Lee Bentell
Lou Gene Newtun Jr
Hawley
Virginia Ann Wright
Donald Austin Hayes
Lisa Lavon Cox
Anson
Carl Max Jones
Nada Dolores Papasan
Dee Dawn Moore
Kathleen Brinell
Jacob Vasquez
Lezli Brownfield
Stamford Junior Sheriff Posse
Rebecca Vasquez
Ramon Vasquez
Crisco
First Baptist Church
Nancy Wash
Nat Wash
Oran Brigham, Jr
Margaret Nauert
Celeste Craig
Roy Craig
H. A. Locke
Joe Gariety
Baldwin Park
California
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A.D Green
J. A
Wendeborn Field
Ty Gross
Mike Cox
Gregg Hayes
Bart Rosenquist
Chris Stenholm
Cox
Gross
Raymond Moreno
Wedgeco
Ross Gentry
E. Hamilton
Buddy
Northside 66
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Upshaw
N. Swenson
McHarey
Welding Works
Car Cooper
Hamilton
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