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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1963
Page
9
Avoca families attend ACC graduation rites in Abilene as Dub Berry graduates. Honor rolls listed for Avoca Elementary. extensive social updates include visits, sickness, church events, and the Avoca High Seniors trip to Bandera Ranch. Numerous local names and gatherings across Abilene, Stamford, and surrounding areas.
Two Stamford men, William M. McClellan and James H. Payne, were commissioned in University of Oklahoma ROTC exercises joining 115 cadets. McClellan earned the Army commission while Payne became an Air Force officer. Both are Stamford High School graduates and OU football alumni. The ceremony produced 63 Army lieutenants, 26 Air Force lieutenants, 22 Navy ensigns, and 4 Marine second lieutenants.
County Agent Kirby Clayton urges pecan growers to spray now as eggs hatch and larvae feed on young shoots. If worms bore into pecans, control is unlikely. Mix 3 pounds of 25% malathion with 3 pounds zinc per 100 gallons water, or substitute certain insecticides, and spray once or twice at seven day intervals.
Tuxedo Baptist Church will hold Ordination Services Sunday June 2 at 3 p m for Bro Connie Werry. Community notes list numerous visits and graduations from Stamford Ranger Junior College and Texas Tech with relatives from Abilene Spur Lubbock and Portales New Mexico among others.
Mrs. Betty Womack, an operator for Southwestern Bell in Abilene, was named assistant chief operator effective immediately. The promotion was announced by district traffic superintendent Jack Howard of Abilene. A native of Flippen, Arkansas, Womack began her telephone career in Wichita Falls in 1947 and has served there until 1952.
Mrs. Womack, married with one son, is noted for returning to the Abilene company in 1959 and serving as an operator there ever since.
Enchanted Rock near Fredericksburg and Llano Texas stands about 500 feet high and covers roughly four square miles. The granite dome is a notable geological feature in the region attracting visitors and researchers.
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