Mourning Fades Yet JFK Loss Lingers In Stamford
Stamford observes a formal mourning period after President John F Kennedy's assassination. Stores reopen at 1 p m after a townwide pause, but numbness and grief persist as schools and businesses resume with heavy hearts. Citizens recall past presidential deaths and reflect on Kennedy's youth and impact. News coverage and public reactions underscore shared shock across the city.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
William McKinley
Kennedy
Stamford Memorial Service Honors President Kennedy
Stamford observed a citywide day of mourning at First Baptist Church for John F. Kennedy. Rev Jerry Beles Rev Mr Boles and others led prayers and readings as residents from all walks of life gathered to pay tribute.
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Jerry Beles
Stamford
John F. Kennedy
First Baptist Church
Dallas
Mr. Boles
Central Presbyterian Church
Arlington Cemetery
Kennedy
David Jorgenson
Christ Lutheran Church
Roland Kelley
United States
Blizzards Rally Edges Hirschi For 13 6 Win
More than 4 000 fans watched the Blizzards rally to defeat the Hirschi Huskies 13 6 in a bi district playoff. Winters backfield totaled 117 yards as Austin Raney and Denny Aldridge produced the scoring drives. The win advances the Blizzards, District 6 AA champions, to a regional round opposite the Crane Cranes in Odessa.
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Blizzards
Hirschi
Winters
Hirschi Huskies
Huskies
Denny Aldridge
van Spill
Steve Grissom
Crane Cranes
Dublin
Odessa
Auditorium Upgrade Passes in Stamford District
Stamford Independent School district voters approved 233 to 65 to issue 200000 in improvement bonds for a new auditorium and administration building. The project aims to seat up to 1100 with temporary seating, with bids by Feb 1 and a possible 1964 completion depending on contractor progress. A 30 day protest window follows the canvass.
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Stamford Independent
H. S. FitzGerald
Autos Tractors SHS Band Will Appear in Parade
The Stamford parade on December 7 will feature 1964 autos and farm machinery with Santa Claus visiting children. Stamford High School marching band will lead the morning line of entries as Christmas lights are turned on. The event is organized by the Stamford Chamber of Commerce Retail Trade Committee chaired by Fareed Hassen and Bill Bastland.
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Santa Claus
Stamford High School Marching Band
Stamford Chamber of Commercce
Fareed Hassen
Bill Bastland
Special Wednesday Service Set for City-Wide Thanksgiving
Rev L A Sublett will deliver the main sermon on Where Are The Nine at 7 20 p m in St John s Methodist Church as part of Stamford Ministerial Alliance Thanksgiving services. Dr Burgin Watkins will open with worship followed by several pastors delivering readings and prayers. Mr W E Mayes will direct a Stamford High School choir for the musical program.
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Jack Southerland
First Baptist Church
Burgin Watkins
St. John’s Methodist Rch
Ecvy
James A. Mearee
St. Ann Catholic Church
Pascal Harris
Resus
L. A. Sublett
St. John’s Methodist Church
Sublett
St. Luke
Stamford
L. P. Jackson
Solomon Temple Bapist
Temple Lewis
Trinity Baptist Church
Jerry Boles
Central Presbyterian Church
Watkins
Central Chiristian Church
Mayes
Stamford High School
Guerrero Charged With Second Offense in Burglary Case
Pete Guerrero 21 faced new charges after an alleged break in at Bill Ferguson Oil Co following an earlier indictment for a Nov 2 burglary of Western Auto Store on South Swenson Street. He was arrested by Officer R L Barbee as he left the oil company with pennies and a flashlight as evidence. Guerrero had been previously convicted of a 1959 Huston Hardware burglary and was out on a $750 bond on Western Auto charges.
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Western Auto
Bill Ferguson Oil Co
R. L. Barbee
Guerrero
Swenson Street
Western Auto Store
Harold Wilka
Fime
Stamford
Huston Hardware
104Th District Court
Jones County Courthouse Holiday Closing Schedule
Leon Thurman announces holiday closings for Jones County courthouse. Thanksgiving closes Thursday and Friday, creating a long weekend from Wednesday night to Monday morning. Christmas closes at noon December 24 and reopens December 27 morning.
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Jones County
Leon Thurman
Farm Labor Day Set for Stamford Event
A Farm Labor Day will be held in Stamford on Monday December 2 1963 from 9 00 a m to 2 00 p m at the Old City Auditorium. Kenneth Carman Farm Placement Representative of the Texas Employment Commission in Anson says the event aims to pair farmers and teachers needing workers with farm and ranch hands seeking jobs. Cay man of the Texas Employment Commission will take worker orders and arrange immediate interviews if employers and workers meet on site. The effort seeks to ensure local workers are used to meet area labor demands.
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Old City Auditorium
Kenneth Carman
Texas Employment Commission
Anson
Cayman
Texa Employment Commission
Ile
The
Front Brings More Rainfall After Two Heavy Showers
Another .2 inches of rain fell as a cold front moved through late Thursday, lifting November totals to 2.62 inches. Month to date rainfall reaches 17.52 inches with an average of 23.22 inches for the period.
Stamford Man Faces Charges in Shooting Incident
Luchius Cecil Grandivan, 21, of Abilene, was shot by James Henry McGee, 24, in northwest Stamford after a dispute over 45 cents for wine. Grandison survived after multiple transfusions. McGee admitted the shooting and is jailed. Two Abilene Nevroes, James Vince and Leonard Lockett, face weapons charges.
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Stamford
Luchius Cecil Grandivan
Stamford Memorial Hospital
James Henry McGee
Stamford Newro
McGee
Charles Brownfield
Abilene
Abilene Nevroes
James Vince
Leonard Lockett
Jones County
Anson
Grandison
Vance
Lockett
Eleventh Time Dec 10 Vote Set On Cotton Quotas
Voters in the December 10 referendum will decide on marketing quotas for the 1964 upland cotton crop marking eleven straight years of such votes. J E B Nix notes quotas have been approved in each prior year. 92.7 percent approved for 1963 quotas. If two thirds approve, price support within 6 to 8 percent parity applies and penalties on excess cotton. If opposed, the allotment program stays with 50 percent parity. All upland cotton producers in 1963 may vote.
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McKinley
Secret Service
J. EB. Nix
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Yeers
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