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Could it be a scene from "Monster from the Black Lagoon"—
Well it could be the scene of any number of B-grade horror movies, but it isn't. This hole is just
part of the damage to the pipe carrying water from Stamford to Lueders. The City of Lueders was
without water for almost 48 hours .last Thursday and Friday before temporary repairs could
restore at least some flow into the city. The broken line is in the section which carries water from
the tower into Lueders. The line which carries water from Stamford to the tower was replaced
recently, but the work did not include the lines into Lueders.
(Photo by Lauro Frye)
Resolutions honor John McGaughey
A House Resolution, spon-
sored by Representative Steven
Carriker, D-Roby, was read on
the House floor last Thursday
honoring Stamford Superinten-
dent John McGaughey.
The Resolution honored the
Superintendent for his will-
ingness to help others and the
many things he had done for
people during his life.
The same resolution was
read on the Senate floor by
Senator Ray Farabee,
D-Wichita Falls.
Absentee voting for Satur-
day’s run off election has been
fairly heavy according to city
officals.
Some 20 voters for the city
and 34 for the school district
have placed their vote for the
election. More votes could
possibly be in the mail and can
be accepted until tomorrow.
The run off election is for
Place 5 on the city council and
Place 1 on the school board.
The resolution was sponsored
for the family and for the many
people who knew and loved Mr.
McGaughey during his many
. years in the teaching service in
Texas.
The resolution cited Mc-
Gaughey for his devotion to his
community to education and
his sincere Christian faith.
The resolution stated that
when the House and Senate ad-
journed that day they would do
so in the memory of John Mc-
Gaughey.
Alvin Sconce and Martin
Blackburn are vying for the
council spot with Jerry L. Hill
and John Bill Oman facing each
other for the school board seat.
Voting will take place at the
Youth Center on the square
from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.
Mrs. Evelyn Watson is the
presiding judge for the election
with Mrs. Roland Kelley serv-
ing as assistant judge.
A copy of the resolution was
prepared under the seal of the
House and sent to Mrs. Barbara
McGaughey and the family of
John McGaughey.
A copy of the resolution has
been printed inside the paper.
One Act Play
earns second
in State UIL
Members of Stamford’s One
Act Play “The Imaginary In-
valid” by Moliere returned
home from Austin with a sec-
ond place State 6-AA finish last
week.
Tom Thompson brought
home the Samuel French
award, the highest award pre-
sented for being the best per
former in all eight plays at the
state contest.
Barbie McGaughey was
named to the All-Star Cast.
The cast performed the play
in the Opera I^ab Theatre on the
campus of the University of
Texas.
(See Play' page 8)
Brown Bag Concert entertainers from ACU—
The University Jazz Ensemble from Abilene Christian University provided the entertainment last
Thursday for the Brown Bag Concert on the lawn of the Post Office. The musicians began their
concert just after noon and continued for an hour on the warm, sunny day. The Retail Merchants
and Main Street were the sponsors of the event which gave local citizens a novel way to spend
their lunch hour.
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Broken pipe leaves Lueders
without water for 48 hours
A broken water pipe between
the newly constructed water
tower and the city of Lueders
left the city without water for
an estimated 48 hours late last
week.
According to City Manager
Mark Watson the break is on
the far side of the tank on a part
of the line that dates back 65
years.
The City Manager said that
the city of Stamford had
ordered a clamp for the break
that would repair it, at the cost
of $2000.
“The problem with this is
that the people in Lueders only
pay for the water they use,"
\Vatson said.
Watson said the city had in-
stalled a meter on the pump for
the first time last week to
measure the amount of water
flowing from the tank to the
city.
Watson said an estimated
1,490,200 gallons of water
flowed through the line in a
week.
Watson said that in a “big
day in Stamford the city water
plant treats an estimated 3
million gallons of water a day.”
Watson emphasized that
Stamford is paying for the
leakage.
“We are the Ones that have
kept the line up and we are the
TCR name*
two new
chairmen
The Texas Cowboy Reunion
will have two new chairmen
this year for its four day run Ju-
ly 3-6. Dr. Irvin E. Zeitler will
take over as First Aid chair-
man and Roger Clark will be-
come the chairman of the area
of accounting.
Zeitler’s position is generally
rotated among local doctors
with Dr. Richard Boothe hav-
ing the responsibilities for the
1984 show. The accounting
chairmanship is new for 1985,
bringing the total number of
chairmen to 19.
Eugene C. Swenson will con-
tinue as president of the rodeo
with Gary W. Mathis and Ray
Kinney returning as vice presi-
dent and secretary-treasurer.
Swenson explained that some
additional box seats are under
construction and that if you or
someone you know is interested
in a box, Jim West, is the per-
son to contact.
Directors of the 55th annual
show will be Roy Arledge, A.C.
Humphrey, Ray Kinney, Gary
W. Mathis, A.J. Mills, Carl E.
(See Cowboy’ page 7)
75% of local
blood tests
show disease
According to Dr. Mark
Probst, City Health Officer, 75
percent of the 95 blood tests run
for hepatitis in early April were
either positive or showed re-
cent past exposure to hepatitis
type A»
Dr. Probst said that the
reason for the numerous sub-
cases of hepatitis the blood
tests showed but no one knew
about was the mildness of the
symptoms and the mildness of
the strain of hepatitis that has
been circulated.
The city health officer stated
he felt the city had seen the
worst of the outbreak.
Probst said there had been 21
reported cases of the disease
since it first showecU
ones that have repaired it,”
Watson said.
“There is no agreement, as
far as a written contract, as to
supplying water to Lueders.
There has never been a defini-
tion as to whose responsibility
the line was,” Watson said.
Watson said the problem with
placing the expensive clamp on
the line is that further down the
line the same thing could hap-
pen as the line is so old.
Watson said that in order to
replace the line between the
tank and the city, Lueders will
need to apply for a grant from
the county.
Watson estimated the cost of
replacing the line at $250 to $300
thousand.
“It’s not right to ask these
people (Stanaford) to offset
water rates down there,’.’ Wat-
son said. “We need to be fair to
everybody.”
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Frye, Laura. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 64, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 2, 1985, newspaper, May 2, 1985; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1215616/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.