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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1981
Page
4
Breckenridge editor notes Stamford game with humor and local color. The piece mocks preparations, safety measures, and community antics as Breckenridge braces for Friday night’s Buckaroo football clash and warns readers of a potentially tough Stamford offense.
Filming of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas continued at the State Capitol drawing visitors to glimpse stars Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton or costars Dom DeLuise and Charles Durning. The redistricting board work resumed with maps under review while lawmakers focus on seven proposed constitutional amendments for the November ballot.
The Big Country Creative Arts Association schedules an arts and crafts show and sale in Stamford from October 26 through 31 with a preview on Sunday, October 25. For information or entry call 773-2044 or 773-2279.
Stamford residents saw new construction activity as permits for a church addition and a Nazarene church building emerged. Calvary Baptist Church planned a $10,000 86 by 40 foot addition led by Rev. J B Chick, while a brick church rose at South Ferguson and New Braunfels Street. Remodeling at Stamford City Hall progressed with Rose Construction Co as general contractor.
Ten years after the county’s first cotton ginning in 1971 Stamford Fire Department and womens auxiliary attended the Mid West Texas Firemen and Fire Marshals convention in Roby. Stamford women placed first in two man hose race and second in six man hookup. Jones County to buy two more radar units for DPS patrols. First cotton of the season ginned Oct. 6 with John Wendeborn earning first bale honors at Gillespie Gin. Petroleum remains key in the county economy with 1970 output valued at over 8.6 million and 2.6 million barrels of crude plus natural gas. Two Dallas women injured in a one-car crash near Lueders were released from Stamford Memorial Hospital. Don Maxwell hired as Stamford’s new policeman. Lisa Rasco named September Student of the Month at First National Bank. Karen Youngquist, freshman math major, to work on Esquire staff for Texas Tech yearbook La Ventana.
Dear editor, a defense of Congress notes lawmakers set their own pay via a presidential commission, guaranteeing raises with no vote. A rider lets deductions for Washington living expenses, boosting net pay. While taxes fall 5 percent, members cut their own by about 20 percent plus the 5 percent. The piece praises Congressional financial wizardry.
An emergency care attendant course taught by Texas State Technical Institute begins Thursday night in Hamlin. The 40 hour course also serves as renewal for Emergency Medical Technicians. Two four hour classes will be held each for five weeks. Cost is 75 dollars. For more information contact Jackie Maddox at Hamlin Memorial Hospital at 576 3646.
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