Brisk Ticket Sales For Chamber Of Commerce Banquet
Tickets for the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet are selling fast two weeks ahead. Co chair Fareed Hassen cites strong speaker and Outstanding Man and Woman of the Year announcements as drivers. The Tuesday Sept 15 event at VIP Community Center features guest speaker Cecil Massey with dinner music by Tom Thompson and emcee Weldon Holbrooks. Tickets at $6.50 are available at several local outlets.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fareed Hassen
Joe Harrison
Vip
Tom Thompson
Weldon Holbrooks
Cecil Massey
Lockhart
Cemetery Board launches fund drive for Highland Memorial
Cemetery Board chairman Bill Longley announces a fundraising campaign to support three projects at Highland Memorial Cemetery. The plan includes an all weather road, a new garden, and sprinkler system installation funded by proceeds beyond the perpetual care fund. The board, facing insufficient income from interest and plot sales, currently has $100,000 in the perpetual care fund that cannot be spent.
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Highland Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery Board
Bill Longley
Longley
Bill Lawson
Stamford
Haskell
Hamlin
Citizens Committee
Lawson
Buster Upshaw
Oliver Smith
Kenneth Carlton
Grady Corby
Haynes Named Local Manager for WTU Stamford Unit
Don R. Haynes is appointed local manager for West Texas Utilities in Stamford overseeing customer service, billings, collections, and distribution in Stamford Avoca and Leeders. A 1957 Stamford High School grad with a Texas Tech degree, Haynes has served since 1978 as an energy efficiency consultant in the Stamford district.
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Don R. Haynes
West Texas Utilities Company
Stamford
Don Welch
WTU
Haynes
Avoca
Leeders
Stamford High School
Texas Tech University
Federal Intermediate Credit Bank
Houston
Anson, Aspermont
Hamlin
Haskell
Jayton
Knox City
Munday, Roby, Rotan
Rule and
Spur
Stamford Bulldogs Open 1981 Season at Home vs Hamlin Pipers
Stamford begins the 1981 season Friday at Bulldog Stadium facing the Hamlin Pied Pipers under new head coach Gary Wilhelm. The Bulldogs won the 7 AAA title last year and carried a 13 game win streak into the state semifinals, ending with a 35-0 loss to Pitt sburg in Fort Worth. Pep rally begins Thursday at 8 p.m. on the city square ahead of the season preview in Football Outlook 81.
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Stamford Bulldogs
Bulldog
Hamlin Pied Pipers
Stamford
Gary Wilhelm
Jerry Taylor
Bulldogs
Fort Worth
Pittsburg
SHL
The
Institutions close for Labor Day observance in Stamford
Stamford and Jones County offices close Monday for Labor Day per Stamford Chamber of Commerce. City Hall and courthouse reopen Tuesday. First National Bank and Big Country Savings closed Monday then resume Tuesday. No local mail deliveries Monday. Stamford schools take first holiday after seven days. Stamford American remains open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday.
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Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Stamford City
Jones County
First National Bank of Stamford
Big Country Savings
Stamford
Stamford American
Stenholm Plans Friday Festivities at Stamford Picnic Grounds
Preparations are complete for the Third Annual Friday Festivities at Bricksdahl Picnic Grounds near Stamford to raise funds for Congressman Charles Stenholm. The event, sponsored by Friends of Charlie and the Stenholm for Congress Committee, will occur Saturday Sept 12 with tickets at 10 dollars.
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Bricksdahl
Stamford
Charles Stenholm
Stenholm
Cindy
Chris
Cary
Courtney Ann
Texas
17Th
Friends of
Charlie
Stenholm For Congress Committee
Democratic
House of Representatives
Stamford High School
Tarleton State Junior College
Texas Tech University
Tech
Small Business
Free Enterprise
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers
Congress
P.O. Box
Bethel Lutheran Church
Ericksdahl
Labor Day Telethon Draws Big Names for MDA Fight
Celebrity greats from entertainment join Jerry Lewis for the 16th annual Labor Day Telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. KTAB 32 Abilene will air the event from 8 p.m. Sunday to 5 30 p.m. Monday. Fifty superstars appear on the 1981 show including Sammy Davis Jr Tony Bennett Johnny Cash Bill Cosby Crystal Gayle Larry Gatlin.
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Jerry Lewis
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Benny Springer
MDA
Abilene Arez
Ktab 32
Abilene
Sammy Davis, Jr
Tony Bennett
Johnny Cash
Bill Cosby
Crystal Gayle
Larry Gatlin
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Washington
Charles, Chris
Don Haynes
Pipers
Nell Rosenquist
Elizabeth Acosta
Alvin Gardner
Greg Joklewicz
Stenholms
Labor Day
Tolmthon
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