Stamford High School seniors graduate in 65 member class
Marilyn Teichelman named valedictorian with 95.22 average while Stanley Thompson and Sally Carothers tie for salutatorian at Stamford High School graduation. Awards include Rotary Club Scholarships, Exchange Club Scholarship to Jack Kennedy, and the Best All Around student Glenda Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Teichelman
Stanley Thompson
Sally Carothers
Stamford High School
Miss Teichelman
A. H. Teichelman
Thompson
W. A. Thompson
Miss Carothers
G. C. Carothers
Rotary Club
Kenneth FE
Link
Dianna Woolsey
Exchange Club
Jack Kennedy
Stamford Music Club
Bob Stephens
Bruce Larance
Dorothy Reed
Helen Quackenbush
Dana Slapak
William Jennings Bryan
Betsy Walker
Anne Boedeker
Kay Bean
Farris Dickerson
Fran Smith
Troy West
Sammy Acosta
Charles Roy Anderson
Barnam James Barnett
Tanya Kay Bean
Sarah Edna Bishop
Lloyd Monroe Blackwell
Vicki Lynn Blancet
Dorothy Ann Brinell
Donna Lee Brown
Jerry Wayne Burgess
Sally Ann Carothers
Donna Gail Clement
James Allen Collins
Bradford Lynne Copeland
Martha Westfall
B&pw
Glenda Smith
Strauss
Kenneth E. Link
Lueders Baptist Rally Highlights Building Plans
A major Baptist Rally Day at Lueders Baptist Encampment will feature a report from the building grounds committee led by Murry Brouwer on plans for a dormitory and assembly space with air conditioning. Registration opens at 2 PM with Rev. Malcolm Brown in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lueders Baptist
Murry Brewer
Jayton
Malcolm Brown
Trinity Baptist Church
Sweetwater
Byron Bryant
First Baptist Church
Hamlin
Presiding
Bill Keck
Jones Association
Robert Holt
Abilene-Callahan Baptist
Suits Seek 111000 in Delinquent School Taxes
Delinquent tax suits totaling 5518.97 in taxes plus 6108.12 penalties and interest were filed in 104th District Court at Anson by Jack McCreary for the Stamford County Independent School District. The action names 90 defendants including individuals firms and a city interest and covers land in Stamford subdivisions with several names listed. The city of Stamford is joined and similar city tax suits proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford County Line Independent School
104Th District
Anson
Jack McCreary
Stamford
Hanna
South Side
Addi
Marcello Gomez
Forman G. Hanna
Maude Hanna Bird
W. A. Bird
J. M. Hanna
C. A. Douthit
A. S. Vernon
Pearl Vernon
Mac Castles
C. R. Lenick
J. W. Cook
C. Kinnison
N. N. Barrett
J. D. Kinnison
F. N. Booth
W. D. Nunn
Arthur Bushell
T. J
Poppy Sale Saturday Veterans Honor War Dead
The Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary plan their annual Buddy Poppy Sale on Saturday May 28. Proceeds from each 1000 poppies fund rehabilitation programs for disabled veterans at veterans hospitals.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars and Ladies Auxiliary
New Ag Teacher Named at Avoca
Thomas Don Welch a January graduate in agriculture from Texas Tech will teach vocational agriculture at Avoca for 1966 1967 term Welch replaces Bill Davis who moves to Fort Worth to work with the Texas Angus Association He is a Crowell High School and FFA member who also played football and ran track He was listed in Who's Who in Agriculture and a Lone Star Farmer He attended West Texas State College for one year before Texas Tech where he joined the FFA chapter and Aggie Club Welch is single and completed practice teaching at Quanah V A Hospitals Net proceeds from the sale are used for local relief On Memorial Day May 30 the U S Flag will be flown at the Memorial Plot in Highland Cemetery for veterans buried there Small flags will be placed on graves at several cemeteries Monday is an approved holiday for the city and many businesses will close
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Thomas Don Welch
Texas Tech
Avoca
Welch
Crowell High School
FFA
Lone Star
West Texas State College
Tech
Aggie Club
Quanah
U. S
Highland Cemetery
Spring Creek
Leeders
New Hope
Bricksdahl
Fairview
Capron Pleasant Valley
Rockdale
Cotton Queen Contest Entry Deadline Set for May 28
Entries for the Stamford Cotton Queen Contest close at midnight May 28. The event, at 8 p.m. June 3 in Stamford High School auditorium, advances eliminations for the Texas Cotton Queen Contest. Open to junior and senior girls in 1965-66, unmarried. Stamford also hosts a Miss Cotton Pixie contest for girls six and under by Sept. 1, 1966. Sponsored by Stamford Retail Trade Committee with Rolling Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. Entry blanks are in the Stamford American and must be submitted to the chamber of commerce office.
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Stamford
Stamford High School
Dallas
Stamford Retail Trade Committee
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Stamford American
Chamber of Commerce
Southside Lions To Give Away Stereo Radio
The Southside Lions Club of Stamford sponsors a stereo radio drawing on July 4 at 4 pm at Longley's Drive-In Grocery. Tickets cost $1 and winners need not be present. Proceeds support the club welfare fund and the stereo is displayed at Stamford businesses weekly before the drawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside Lions Club
Stamford
Longley
Rabies Vaccination Day Set In Stamford
Dr. David Ballard will administer rabies shots at Stamford City Hall on Saturday from 10 to 12 a.m. The event follows a city ordinance requiring dog vaccination for rabies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
David Ballard
Recital by Marilyn Smith Pupils at First Baptist Church
Pupils of Miss Marilyn Smith will present a piano recital at First Baptist Church in Lueders on Sunday May 2 at 3 pm. The event highlights student performances from the local music program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn Smith
First Baptist Church
Lueders
Stamford City Council weighs FAA funds and master plan
The Stamford City Council discussed applying for FAA funds for airport improvements. A Dallas firm offered a city growth master plan, with the city handling planning and the firm supervising the manual work over about 18 months. The council also heard a request to sell 187 acres of Lake Stamford land, noting bids from multiple bidders would be required and the city would not be eager to sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Federal Aviation Authority
Dub Harrison
Chamber of Commerce
Clifford Beggs
FAA
Harry Steenson
Fort Worth
Dallas
Homer Hunter
Hunter and Associates
Hunter
James Mickler
Paint Creek
Lake Stamford
H G. Andrews Jr
Insect Survey Team To Begin Work In County
A two man team will survey twenty eight Jones County cotton fields for boll weevil and other insects starting June 1. The effort is part of the Rolling Plains Cotton Growers program with Texas A&M University Extension Service and will operate from Anson with the county agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Charles Stenholm
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Stenholm
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers
Texas A&m University Extension Service
Anson
Rolling Plains
Merchants Draw June 4 Prize List Nearing Complete
Stamford merchants sponsor a drawing at 5 p m on June 4 on the square during Bargain Days. 51 businesses offer registration forms and a nearly finished prize list includes items from Penney's Webb's McDonald's Hassen's and more. A sidewalk cotton promotion sale runs June 3 and 4 with a Stamford Cotton Queen contest at 8 p m June 3 at the high school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Oliver
Stamford
Stamford High School
Penney's
Webb's
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Rickey Dan McMahon
Cynthia Merket Bland
Jesse Lee Morton
Carol Jean Mueller
Joe Alvin Mueller
Kenneth Edward Neiast
Iris Diane Olson
Patricia Gloria Peterson
James Michael Phillips
Sherry Ann Pritchard
Dorothy Naomi Reed
Jimmy Reid
Joseph Marcos Segura
Gene Shackelford, Jr
Patricia Lynn Short
Donald Scott Sims
Dona Ann Slapak
Etta
Frances Smith
Glenda Carole
Lueders Baptist Camp
Otis Tester
Breckenridge
Riverside
Tabernacle Assembly
Olen S. Miles
Highland Lakes Baptist
Austin
Mr. Miles
McCreary
F. B. Griggs
C. Johnson
C. M. Pattillo
J. E. Rhodes
J. M. Terry
Poppy Sale
Bill Davis
The
Texas Angus Association
V. A. Hospitals
Southside Lions
McDonald's
Hassen's
Davis Dry Goods
Hinds
Perry's
Montgomery Ward
White Auto
Western Auto
Jackson Tire Co
Joe Hudspeth
Dobbins Pharmacy
Fim
City Drug
Blackstock Studio
High
Velma’s
Hazel’s Beauty Shop
Quality
Stamford Cleaners
Harkins
Kinney
City Grocery
M-System
Cashway
Duke
Koepps
Fabric Shop
Buie’s
Auto Supply
Doc Jones Implement
First National Bank
Stamford Federal Savings and Loan
Upshaw and
Upshaw Insurance
Bunkley Drug
Brazelton Lumber Co
Crown Barber Shop
Smitty's
Ideal Barber Shop
Lone Star Gas Co
Nat's Cafe
Son's City Pig
Tom's Restaurant
Safeway
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