Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1966 Page: 7 of 12
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Library Here Is A Reality,
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By TEK ROGERS
Libraries may be found in
almost any town of any size
In the United' States, but few
may 'have the distinction of
being a library that shouldn't
have" been, as the Carnegie
Library in Stamford.
The Carnegie Library here
was founded in about 19CJ7
when Stamford was a boom-
ing town,
Mrs.' George' Pryor, a mem
bet of the library board, said
that townspeople appfied to
the philanthropist Andrew
Carnegie for funds to build a
library. At that time, Mrs.
Pryor said, the Carnegie |
Foundation would not provide j
funds for a library in a town j
of l?ss than 10,000.
So, Carnegie gave the need-
ed money out of his own pock |
et as a personal gift, and-
Stamford had a library. The!
or said, but during the war
It, was moved upstairs to
make way for the Cadet ClBb
for noncommissioned service
men of the air field here.
After the war the first
floor was used as a meeting
place for various organiza
city immediately assumed con
trol of the institution and
remains that way today; —
The library was construct-
ed at the same location it la
In today, 600 E. McHarg, but
some changes have been made.
At first the library itself
was on the first floor of the
two-story structure, Mrs. Pry-
day period
ft March 21T
ere filed in
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lions. Then, in 1962 the build-
aa remodelled and the
and second floors were
into a youth center,
the library was shifted
j into thtr'baseinenl.
the task of seeing that things
are operating in a smooth
manner.
She handles., about 6,000
books a year In the library,
and volumes range from chil-
dren’s story books to history
to all types of non-fiction and
fiction. “ - . ~—
Mrs. Payne said that there
are 480 registered borrowers
on the library rolls.
Obtaining new books is al
ways a major concern to 11b-
ra rlans, because up-to-date
publications, are important.
celves' many gift books and
about 15 to 20 memorial books
each year.
3S9NP!*Mh**F'i> ■ ;
100 books per year from the
state, and gets from 10 to 15
current books each month
from a library plan.
Also there are 20 periodicals
on the library’s reading Hat.
Another service offered to
readers in the area is an inter*-
loan agreement with the Abi-
lene library, in which books
may be ordered if the library
here does not have them.
Mrs. Payne said that Stam-
ford has quite a few readers
for a town of Its size, and she
may check out as many as
150 books in one afternoon.
The library here is ' not
short on the number of old
and” Interesting volumes," ancT
among tts books are publica-
ttons which date as far back
as 1873.
•.The most unusual book,
Mrsr PaVTtp said, Is a history
of the Civil War, published In
1912, with photographs by
Civil War photographer Mat-
thew Brady. *
• Several old high school an-
nuals are kept, Including ( a
1925 edition of the Stamford
High School “Prairie Dog."
which has become “The Bull-
dog." There Is also a 1917 edi-
tion of "The Pyramid,’ the
annual of Stamford College.
Since the library is under
STAMFORD AMERICAN
STAMFORD, JONES COUNTY TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCrf 24'.
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1966
Former Resident
Dies March 17
In C alifornia
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! I'eddy .* Georgia i l-jdmoiidson,
( both of Los Angelos.
Funeral services for, Pat Mr and Mis. George Bohan
Bohannon. 41, of Gafdeq’ non and Mrs p.n Sitton. left
GUove. < alif . son of Mr. and r.iduv after by plane for Cali
Mrs Ohms* Bohannon ,of f,„ nyj to .atti iul funot-tf
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llil kri unit , hr. i
l>n rents; and two sisters, Mr f
7th Ahniversary
• (’ashway Food Store, owned
and ojieratcri by-;Ghris Puao,
A total of $5,000 Will lx- 11tM
Stamford, were held MondaV
at Gai dyK '<h.ovc. lie .died
March 17 iri a -Garden Grove
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He married the ... forme.•; r,.su„UlK m ,|r f.-lony eonvh
Palsy Sitton July i!8, 19J6 in lion in District Court of an\
Stamford, th«\y movivt TcTCSTTl person
. fornta 10 years ago
SurVivors include the Wife;
one daughter, Tyra Lee; two
will observe its 7th birthday
in Stamford this weekend at
dlu E, 1 Lundtop.
Emplojees of the store-are
Bill Little, Kail Port wood,
l oihmy ’ Fiet-man. J, L, .Her-
man Mrs. Emma Gentry,
I ankle Carter anil Pierce D«an.
Doah i« married and he and
person responsible' His; wife, Betty, have five
for committing ae-felnnv bs • chiidrep, Sherry Christianson,
willfully starting a forest fir.>.21; jimmy, 18; Pierce, 17;
i;i Hast Texas ’ - i Peggy 17; and Marsha, 15.
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Craig, Roy M. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1966, newspaper, March 24, 1966; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth972879/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.