Donors Rally for Stamford Goodfellows Christmas Aid
Stamford Goodfellows organize for a Christmas drive with Chamber of Commerce as registration hub. Paul Burk of West Texas Utilities leads committees to gather funds clothing and names of needy and distribute clothing food and shoes. Distribution to be Dec 24 at North Swenson headquarters with Lioness Club volunteers and local churches donating extra items.
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Chamber of Commerce
Paul Burk
West Texas Utilities Co
Lee Walker
Cofc
Grady Corby
Marvin Massey
Bilt Decker
Fenter Northern
Women of the Lioness Club
Lowell Longley
Lawrence Crider
Weldon
Louis Johnson
Cof
FFA Chapter Aims For UF Drive Near Goal
Stamford High School Future Farmers of America plans a rapid cleanup drive to reach the United Fund goal of 12500 dollars. General chairman Charles Stenholm notes 11686.91 collected and many donation cards still unworked. He urges community to mail checks to United Fund Stamford.
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Stamford United Fund
Charles Stenolm
Stenholm
Stamford High School
Future Farmers of American
United Fund
Stamford
Frank Moore Fatally Hurt In Accident
Frank Moore a Stamford salesman died after a two car crash on Highway 67 east of Santa Anna about 8 45 am Tuesday. The rain slick highway likely caused the collision which left the Moore car overturning several times. Survivors include his wife, one daughter, a stepson, four brothers and six grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were announced.
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Santa Anna
Highway 67
Frank Moore
Stamford
Moore
First Baptist Church
Jack Southerland
Hurial
Highland Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Alice
Juanita Gregory
Abilene
BR. B. Newman
Dallas
Kirk Gregory
Arlington
Glen
Jan
Lubbock
Arthur
San Diego
Calif
C. A
Fort Worth
M L Woody Dies in Haskell at 93
M L Woody died Tuesday morning in Haskell Memorial Hospital at age 93. Funeral services set for 10 a m Friday at Trinity Baptist Church with Rev Marion Baker officiating. Burial in Spring Creek Cemetery Avoca. Survived by nieces and a brother in law. widow preceded him in death in 1964.
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Trinity Baptist Church
M. L. Woody
Haskell Memorial Hospital
Marion Baker
Spring Creek
Avoca
Florence Wilson to Open Beauty Shop in Stamford
Florence Wilson, a well known Stamford beauty operator, will open her own shop at 107 W. McHarg Street on Tuesday of next week. Hairstyling will be featured and wigs and wiglets will be sold. Sandra Griffin, licensed as a beautician, will also operate there. Telephone 773-2531.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Wilson
Stamford
W. McHarg Street
Sandra Griffin
Conservation District Seeks Essays From Texas Youth
California Creek SWCD invites Texas youths 19 and under to submit essays on "How Conservation Helps Texas" with name address school and district. Top five win scholarships from 25 to 125 dollars, plus certificates. Essays enter state contest via Fort Worth Press with first prize 200 dollars, plus fifty trophies and medals. Dwight Overton of Paint Creek was last year’s district winner.
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California Creek Soil and Water Conservation District
Birger Haterius
Avoca
Board of Supervisors
Texas
Haterius
Fort Worth Press
California Creek
SWCD
P. O. Box
Stamford
Stamford Garden Club
Dwight Overton
Paint Creek
Singing Groups Invited to Carols at McDonalds Store
McDonalds store invites singing groups to perform Christmas carols during the season. A piano and organ will be available all day and night from December 12, with self-provided accompanists encouraged though a pianist or organist may be supplied if time allows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDonald's
Deve Brown
MacDonald's
Brown
Christmas Decorating Contest Announced
The Stamford Chamber of Commerce with merchants and the Stamford Garden Club sponsors a Christmas lighting contest for residential and downtown areas. Three cash prizes are planned across four categories including home appearance doors and windows and best decorated commercial window. Entries must be filed at the Chamber of Commerce office by December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Stamford Garden Club
Chamber of Commerce
First Baptists Emphasize Missions in December
The First Baptist Church plans December emphasis on Southern Baptist foreign missions through the Week of Prayer for Foreign Missions and the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering with a $7700 local goal toward the $15,500,000 national target. Missionaries visit from Vietnam and China, guest speakers include Rev. Peyton Moore, and programs run December 1–8 with services, luncheons, and women’s events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Foreign Missions
Southern Baptist Convention
Jack Southerland
China
Foreign Missions
Orient
Stev
Randal D. Merrell
Vietnam
Bulldogs Meet Owls in Regional Clash at San Angelo
Stamford Bulldogs visit Reagan County Owls of Big Lake for a Friday regional game at San Angelo stadium set for 8 p.m. The Owls, ranked top ten, carry a 9-1 season record and rely on a strong backfield led by Joe Barnes, Sam Douglas, and Tobe Browder while Stamford aims to rebound after a 25-12 win over Granbury Pirates.
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Stamford Bulldogs
Granbury Pirates
Reagan County Owls
Big Lake
San Angelo
Granbury
Owls
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Alpine
Stamford
Bill Anderson
Joe Barnes
Sam Douglas
Tobe Browder
Gary Miles
Nelson
Newsome
Mike George
John Watson
James Watson
Barnes
Watson
Sim Douglas
West Texas
George
Rufus
Danny Curtis
Browder
Sam Mendez
Rain Lifts Farmers Hope With Slow Fall In Stamford
Rain began in Stamford Tuesday morning and fell intermittently through Wednesday adding 2.32 inches in the Weather Bureau gauge. Farmers hailed the moisture for wheat, oats, and pastures after a long dry spell, though some cotton still awaits harvesting. Some sections reported over three inches near Old Clary. by Wednesday noon sleet briefly slowed travel.
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Stamford
Weather Bureau
Millurn Thompson
Old Clary
Services Held Thursday for Miss Crockett
Miss Margaret Crockett 54 a former Stamford school teacher died at Stamford Memorial Hospital after a stroke on Nov 12 She received degrees from Southwestern University SMU Oakland University and Columbia University Her 43 years in Stamford schools ended with retirement in 1950 She was Stamford Woman of Achievement in 1965 Survivors include two brothers and three sisters with services at St John s Methodist Church and burial in Highland Cemetery
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Margaret Crockett
Stamford
Stamford Memorial Hospital
St. John’s Methodist Church
Jarrell Sharp
Buria
Highland Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Miss Crockett
Denaville
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Oakland University
California
Columbia University
New York
Fort Davis
Washington
D. C
West Texas
Rotan
Olan H. Crockett
Fort Pierce
Flo
David Crockett
de Soto
Tillman Caldwell
Ephrata
Wash
Swenson Davis
E. B. Kinard
Bill Adams Rites Held Here Friday
Bill Adams 76 died at his Stamford home from an apparent heart attack. Funeral 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with Rev. Jack Southerland officiating. Burial in Highland Memorial Cemetery. Adams born February 23, 1892 in Eufaula Oklahoma. moved to Stamford in 1904. married Lou Alice Williams in 1912. He was an electrician, owned a shop, retired 1958, member of First Baptist. Survived by two daughters, seven grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, one sister and one brother. Pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Adams
Stamford
First Baptist Church
Jack Southerland
Highland Memorial Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Mr. Adams
Eufallie
Okla
Lou Alice Williams
Billy Jones
Spur
Doris Raiwater
Kermit
Ruth Williams
Checotah
Rufus
Okemah
L. E. Milhon, Jr
Harry Lavender
W. I. Sandefur
M. D. Thompson
Harold Wilka
Claud Lyons
Stamford Bulldogs District All Team Honors
Stamford Bulldogs placed three on the 7AA All District offense and two on the defense as the selections were announced this week. Ballinger Haskell Winters and Coleman lead the offense with listed quarterbacks, backs, linemen, centers and guards. Defensive picks include Anson and Stamford players with multiple nominations across tackles ends and linebackers.
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Stamford
Ballinger
Anson
Coleman
Merkel
Winters
Hamlin
Haskell
Jerry Rice
Stanford
David Skelton
Mark Knutson
Joe Baird
Gaylon Dean
Bill Owens
Lorenzo Pena
Larry Langerhans
Charles Mathis
Howard McDaniel
Ball
Hughes Promoted as Dickenson Retires from WTA Stamford District
L O Hughes will take over as district sales manager of West Texas Utilities Stamford District as D C Dickenson retires after more than four decades with the firm. The announcement was made by district manager Russell Crownover. Dickenson, born 1903 in Pauls Valley Oklahoma, has a long career in WTU sales across Abilene McCamey Cisco Albany Stamford and Sweetwater. Hughes, a Stamford native born 1922 and WWII veteran, resides with his wife Ruby Lee in Lagerton and has a daughter a son and two grandsons. He is a 1940 Stamford High School graduate and former USAF member who previously worked for Bill Morrow Motor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Utilities Company
D. Dickenson
Stamford
J. O. Hughes
WTA
Dickenson
Hughes
Russell Crownover
C. D. Dickenson
Paul's Valley
Oklo
Graham
Texas Christian University
WTU
Abilene
McCamey
Wynona Jones
Dickensons
Roscoe
Bob Pickenson
Larry Meeks
el Paso
Meeks
Irvin High School
Michael Lyn
St. John’s United Methodist Church
Stamford Exchange Club
Sweetwater
Haskell Public Schools
O Hughes
Stamford Public
Stamford High School
USAF
Bill Morrow Motor Company
Ruby Lee Newton
Lagerton
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Ronald Weaks
Dallas
Richardson
Weaks
Baylor School of Dentistry
Michael David
Roger Dale
Roger
Texas Tech
Lubbock Savings and Loan Association
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H. G. Kammer
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Peyton Moore
Bulldogs
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Griffin High
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Eddie Wilson
Chaya Teichelman
Mike Lovvorn
Butch Miller
Martin Alamour
Randy Petterson
Lloyd Lacey
Bob Crockett
Gary Walker
Andy McKeever
Gary Lovvorn
Mike Watson
Mike Lovorn
Kerwin Rorie
Gregg Pritchard
Danny Bolin
Matt Selmon
Mike Brown
Roy Weaks
Sptember
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Lanny Ivy
Robert Moore
Johnny Thompson
Charlie Franklin
Stam
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