Gibson couple to celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Gibson Sr. observe their golden anniversary with an open house on June 2 at the family reunion in Stamford. The event honors their 50 years of marriage, with seven children, eleven grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren attending. The Gibsons married May 25, 1913 in Rule.
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Hiram Gibson
Dick Gibson
Stamford
Gibson
Tabernacle
RK. 0
Oscar) Gibson Sr
Rela- Yuves
Travis
Vera) Beil
Old Glory
H. T
Eula Mae) Magness
John
Ima) Burrow
Friona
Wallace
Opal) Rogers
Boviana
Guy
Donna Jean) Harris
Stamford R. O Wilson Gibson
O'Brien
First Baptist Church
Rule
Bert
Dee Hale
Acker Hairston to Wed at First Baptist Church
Carole Kaye Acker and James Joseph Hairston Jr. announce their June 1 wedding at 8 p m in First Baptist Church. Lois Daniel of Houston is maid of honor. bridesmaids include Sharla Dean and others. Best man is Lt. George Belejchak. groomsmen include Lt. Wes Murry and three more. Candlelighters Penny Casey and Gary Acker. flower girl Lanna Casey. ringbearers Newman Casey Jr. and Stanley Acker. Invitations not sent locally. all friends and relatives invited.
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Carole Kaye Acker
James Joseph Hairston Jr
First Baptist Church
Lois Daniel
Houston
Sharla Dean
O'Fallon
Lance Griggs
Columbus
Miss
Douglas Rosenquist
Joyce Bounds
George Belejchak
Wes Murry
Spencer McGraw
Trinity Baptist Bible School Starts Monday
Vacation Bible School at Trinity Baptist Church begins Monday June 3 with enrollment Friday May 31 from 9 30 to 11 am. School hours run Monday through Friday with fees listed. Temple Lewis pastor is principal and Mrs Lewis, Mrs Pearl Ivy are secretaries.
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Trinity Baptist Church
Temple Lewis
Lewis
Pearl Ivy
Bob McCorkle
Paul Ivie
Charles Marshall
Jimmy McCorkle
A. J. Bell
Hall Family Visits Dorine Newquist in Anson
Mr and Mrs James Hall and their children from Anson visited Mrs Dorine Newquist last weekend, sharing time with a family member and noting the gathering over a short trip.
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James Hall
Anson
Dorine Newquist
Dorothy Coleman Honored At Paint Creek Gift Parties
Dorothy Coleman bride elect of James Griffin is feted with a come and go gift tea at Mrs Overton home in Paint Creek. Guests register in the bride’s book and view blue and white floral arrangements. A bridal shower follows hosted by Mrs Weaver with Mrs Griffith and others mentioning the May 31 church wedding.
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Dorothy Coleman
James Griffin
Allen Isbell
Paul Fischer
Gene Overton
Mrs Overton
Paint Creek
Bud Moore
Fischer
Tra Coleman
West
Bill Griffith
Dunn
Abilene
Horace Ivy
Ralph Weaver
Walter Fischer
Jimmy Wills
George Hanson
H. J. Huggins
Miss Coleman
Weaver
Debbie Weaver
Ira Coleman
Martindale Coleman
Croom
Mrs. Coleman
Dorothy
James H. Griffith
Paint Creek Baptist Church
Hospital Notes Read Across Stamford List of Patients
Medical patients include Mrs Ralph Weaver and Mrs Warren Hilliard in Stamford with several others in Abilene Hamlin Avoca and Rule. Surgical patients include Louis Cox Albany C B Anderson Stamford and Mrs John Brooks Stamford among a list of names in care.
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Ralph Weaver
Stamford
Warren Hilliard
Avoca
J. W. Wheeler
John Massey
T. J. Dunlap
Abilene
W. A. Brown
Hamlin
J. W. Watts
L. D. Cheak
Leeders
Myrna Nash
E. D
Louis L. Cox
Albany
C. B. Anderson
John Brooks
Bill Dunwoody
Aspermont
W. H. Cheek
Dewey Rister
Bascom H. Connally
L. L. Loop
Marvin Purcell
GE Trainload Sale Hits Texas Acres Hardware
General Electric dealers across Texas banded together and bought a trainload of GE appliances worth over 2 million dollars. The Huston Hardware GE dealer received a car at the MKT freight depot on South Swenson Ave and opened it Tuesday for a trackside sale. Unloading continued to late Wednesday and shoppers could buy refrigerators freezers washers ranges and dishwashers at special prices from Huston Hardware.
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General Electric
Texas
Huston Hardware
Stamford
MKT
South Swenson Ave
Jones Family Reunion Visits Home Over Graduation Weekend
Otis Jones of Abilene Betty Jones of Lubbock and Lowell Jones of Dallas visited for their sister Jane Jones's graduation. They stayed at their mother Mrs. Chris Jones's home. Lowell's roommate Sue Smart and Betty's roommate Margie Robinson joined the family gathering.
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Otis Jones
Abilene
Betty Jones
Lubbock
Lowell Jones
Dallas
Jane Jones
Chris Jones
Lowell
Sue Smart
Betty
Margie Robinson
Jehovah's Witnesses Held Three Day Assembly Circuit
Jehovah's Witnesses from 15 congregations spanning Wichita Falls to Fredericksburg and Abilene to Mineral Wells cancel all local meetings from May 31 to June 2 for a circuit assembly in Mineral Wells. The event aims to fortify and stimulate attendees to be the right kind of ministers.
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Jehovah's Witnesses
Stamford
Mineral Wells
Wichita Falls
Fredericksburg
Abilene
Abilene Golfer Crowned Stamford Invitational Champion
Larry Fryer a Hardin SImmons senior defeated hometown favorite Travis Horton by four strokes to win the Stamford Country Club 30th Annual Invitation. Fryer posted a 27 hole total of 107 with Horton at 111. Other winners include Holly Taylor third at 113 and Bubba Markham fourth at 114. First flight Charlie Brownfield led Stamford with Webb Vaden consolation.
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Larry Fryer
Hardin-Simmons University
Travis Horton
Stamford Country Club
Horton
Fryer
Hardin-Simmons
lHiolly Taylor
Hamlin
Bubba Markham
Stamford
Charlie Brownfield
Webb Vaden
Statmtora
Gene Swenson
Chuck Jacobs
Albany
Charles Vaden
James Waggoner
Clay Markham
R. O. Compton
Louis Madison Andrews
Don Blackburn
Abilene
Alton Wash
Anson
Jaycee Speaker Tells of Journey
Rev. Jack Southerland and his wife spoke to the Stamford Jaycees Tuesday about a Baptist missionary crusade to the Philippines. They shared slide pictures and described teaching native families about Christianity in frontier areas.
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Jaycee Speaker
Jack Southerland
First Baptist Church
Philips Pines
Stamford
Rev
Mrs. Southerland
Highland Cemetery Fence and Arch Painted
Memorial services will be held at Highland Memorial Cemetery on Thursday May 30 at 5 p.m. under the direction of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9179. The front fence arch and flag pole have been painted with donated paint from Bernard Bule and VFW members did the labor.
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Highland Cemetery
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the US
Bernard Bule
VFW
Last Longhorn Steer Stored On Courthouse Lawn
The George West courthouse lawn displays a mounted Longhorn in a glass case. It is the final steer from the famed West herd, preserved as a regional relic.
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George West
Texas
Stamford American Page Three headline not provided
Stamford, Texas issue dated Thursday May 30 1963 presents page three content in the local newspaper. The readable fragment does not include a distinct event, person, or organization to summarize.
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Stamford
Texas
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R. O. Gibson
Mrs. Lynn Flowers
Mr. Gibson
Henderson County
Stonewall County
Old Rayner
M. A
Fuzz) Baldwin
Erath County
Stofféwall County
Annie Smith
Sagerton Methodist Church
Sagerton
Dobbins Pharmacy
PRS
Prescrie
Swenson ST
Stamford Ji
Carole Acker
J. J. Hairston
Trinity Baptist Bible School
Faye Nauert and
Carolyn Klose
Glenn and Lottie
School of Beauty
Christeen’s
Christeen’s Gift and Beauty Shop
Wetherbee
N. Swenson
Huston
Andrew Marsh
al Berry
Bill Berry
Cleburne Huston
Hagen Edmonds
Sam Thompson
B. P. Davenport
Jim West
Joan Coffee
K. A. Hughes
Webb
Carlye
Zephyr Voile
Dacron
Penney’s
Penney
Dan River
Big Beach
Thrifty Jcp’s
BIG Features
Terry
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