Stamford American and The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1960 Page: 2 of 14
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numhrr of "firm for thetr
the HI** of IMo-
mrid remind that
m the f»Mt ton of
la (he county and
rivaled alt other nwldptlltiM
la (hi* Mellon as a wholesale
crater at ear tim#
It was oare an important rail-
road terminal and the renter of
e vast rattle kingdom
In the oot-too-loaf-ego. Stam-
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fcaMMaa »»r,Kg,i»L-
• •it ppemuMMt municipal.is the only one of hit kind Id
bands i also known av the fire be twirled at the Stamford rem-
departiaewt bead' that weekly ( etery..
drew huge crowds to Ha Sun- j .Stamford also was once a rol
day aftarnana concerts gad i«>ge town; a holocaust was the
traveled far a ad wide to take CMi# ,u Waving Stamford,
part In various funrttoa* In the the property ireai estate I
Interest of boosting Siam ford. remained and later acquired by
Another distinctive feature of lHe pubiif ,y,tom. and,
the hand which was under the lhr hlfk Klloo< „„ .land* on
direction of Dick Rowland was ihe forfnw lUc
thst I. featured a rather dto- M.mfhrd ,li0 llrtt in ra.j
UncUve mare drummer • J.P dk, ^nttigmhmf ^ thi.
who went through the San
Rites Held
Here lor
Mrs. Pratt
Pa*e Two STAMFORD AMERICAN
Stamford. Texas, Thursday. May 12, 19(0 -
Traveling Dane* Fascinated
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f>\ r PC(M-r rotlucinf* lYWS
DANCE
- fan • -*•»»
will
Ftmrral ttrvlcffi
ducted at the Fkr*4 Baptist
Church Wednesday afternoon
for Mrs W. C. Pratt, who died
Monday afternoon at a local
hospital She was 7S years old.
Rev Jack Southerland. First
Baptist pastor, officiated and
burial followed at Highland
revs as use si jmio
I las mju.bvtuz*
Stamford- other I
..
The out producing trows al the Stamford Inn to qead the night
ifranes haw Cl l a si 1mm MSB J i ^ -* " 1 ~ nil ---1---am.
ney Funeral Home in charge |
of arrangements
Mrs. Pratt had been Ul for
about yl* months She was
be common place to Stamford-1 other leg of thetr Journey that
lies But to a pair of dMort will take them to the west roast
li*m across the Atlantic, they of the Lulled States
are a novelty Sensatma would, ya, Toft ^ north*
be a better word. > Hmrmtni natives at Pram ar
Two young girts, each about] fr*. Nrw Orleans The
3». got off the tow to Stamford ^ a*. »tates started at New
York and will end officially, at
San Franciace However it is
certain that they will See nui
erous points of Interest am the
return to the eastern seaboard
He#
Memorial Cemetery wtyh Kin-1 and registered at the
Melody Marten
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SPRING FENCE SALE
TO APPEAR Sieve Ateeh,
Harrfin Simmon* freshman
and a native of Nazareth,
DON’T PAINT PROP OR REPAIR
I/Ct Stamford Fence .Co. Build You A Lifetime
Fence—Featuring PANEL WEAVE — Chain Link
with Aluminum atripw. Complete Privacy—Seven
Beautiful Color* to Choowe From,
fc. e#r-< yprena_( on
(ton and among the very first
in the state ' ' ~ i
The station WOAZ, went on
the air In 1922 at a Umf whr-n .
the future of the radio was .till wl“ *» }**
speaker Saturday night at
the Jones County Baptist
Youth Rally at the Hanna
Baptist Church. In charge
of entertainment will be Don
Timber lake, „ former >4t»m
j elated with the station, recall* j awl'T1,T a *'>nlor al
that WOAZ pioneered the field M m
here. ari(fvhat among Its mair
attractions^**** the fire de- t
t partment band and another and
•smaller musical organization Fridfl) (13) to He
that included such personnel as
regtoa.
From Stamford, they board-
ed a bus for Amarillo where
they'll take scenic highway M
In doubt
WOAZ was established by thn
Penh k Hughes Co . which was
also the wholesale and retai
outlet for receiving seta.
Charlie Sledge. who was asso- j
>r One Bar of Soap
■ WRfi pi n iipqi ll»V •*•• • •
member of the Fust Baptist' » ■ • • rs«
Church of Stamford AdlHISsSlOn 171(6
Born Ezzle Mae Richbourg. I ,
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at Carteton ' The seventh and eighth ver-rGrand Canyon, petrified forest.
She had lived in Stamford ***i *»f sc hoot hoy football srtll ***
aince 1921 coming here from be run off at Bulldog stadium During their brief stay to
Weinert \ Tueeday night, atartteg at 7 *0 Wrmford. they were amazed to
Survivors include the hue And If you want to see the learn t^r tr*** ** **• ,rB"t
band of Stamford; son Rob- intre-squad battle between the «* Stamford Inn produced nuU
ert C Pratt of Ixibbock. two Blues and the Whites the price -l"**** A*- Uom t^ev /+•<'-
daughters Mrs.» T L Holland of admission is one bar at
perferably bath size
PARISH HALL
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THURSDAY
MAT, 19
| Floydada.
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and Mrs J, 1
Moqdy of Stamford: two bro- Coach Keith Mtwxierijrw said
thefw Ben Richbourg of Spur the Blues will be captained by
and Clint Richbourg of Wes- Kenneth Compton, AJvta Young
therford; three sisters. Mrs and Johnny Masvey. with
Joe Lary of Weatherford. Mrs. Tommy Lovvora and Bobby
! twin It was quite obvious that
they were getting their first
look at pecan trees and know-
ing that they produced nut* of*
a variety unfamiliar to Danes
9—12:30 P-M.
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ertte Block—Phtkm Etc
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Cliff Brewmgipn. piSUU. J$f*etnnt. IJflP Of I llOKt* lJByM ; Cora Hodges of Brady, Mrs Gambt'n mentors
Burrows sax and rlsrlne’ ws c ^. | nen mamas M noauowatar. ).
Jlmthte PlckC»,s"‘ strSngrt~<W»-^ *Up€m3lJOt|| ^ ( and five grsfWRIfnbTtHi. j
strument and Raymond Roi^ if-y0u're one ^f thois r,r. ; P**?Wir#11 ** t
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amond. (Iruirls.
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individuals who.
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Bern
Dr. A. Blackwell.
YtwMt evpenvwce one of {f. CSUmS^r t Col^^
w,.-«v nem, ^ Waiter «ambff. Weldon Goff. W
OftteiMMg. *»#*2 Uz -mesL^rtl
of the Junior class football boys {
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even! normally brings to enough
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Bill Loagley Says:
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‘‘Thanks to My
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Loyal Supporters
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STAMFORD FENCE CO.
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j minding thst radio engineers in
the early 20’* were at a pre-
mium.
mg ta lR0._
But t*ven tW»#-Can be too
much. Take it easy.
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channel T-atfUh
hrey Smith. Geo Hmtth R O Stamford and finallv
Spencer. James High and C. S. a trot line, balanced the
Me Neely I 44 1-2 pounds.
Your kind response to my candidacy for Sheriff
of Jonen Count* z^mecihted I cannot
Oiuat the lo** *n a peraooal defeat sin# tu
rounds over the county 7 rhaitvTtie »afu*ti.sWWe
of vniov ucoulf.
wrr~v*
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John Hodj
eler, srtll fori
reins of th*
Chamber of
annual ufflci
quet Friday
try Club
The mstaK
Krnest Seat
president of
Among Ui
of the event
ing of two
• ships, the
• will not be
. night of th
; mark the
; con&ideratia
; by the Iocs
lionorary m
• be awarded
spoke awar
standing ne'
ing cctnmil
- man award
Speaker s
Texas Jayn
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Revell. firs
president*.
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(ASH WAYS
Better Meats
SWEET RASIIER
BACON
Ul.
39
ALL MEAT
BOLOGNA
l.h.
39
HOME MADE
SAUSAGE
l.h.
39
CHICK DR ARM
ROAST
49
FRESII C.ROI NI)
H-BURGER
Lb.
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(Lirnil .1 l.hs. Please)
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FREE-FREE-FREE
12 WONOERFI L PRIZES
Come in and enter Folger's ribbon nuessing contewi
Ntifhinif to buy. you need not be present to win
1 So come on in and enter and see (he bi^. free prizes
OUR VALUE
SALT
(Limit 3 Please)
5‘
a«»x •w
KOI NT V KIST (12 oz.)
CORN
7 $10(
m Cans ™
OC R \ AI.LE (303) .
TOMATOES
0.7 SI00
9 M C ans •
OI R VALUE (303)
GREEN BEANS
7 $100
K Cans ™
OUR VALUE (303)
New Potatoes
7 $100
(M R \ ALl’E (30.1)
Crushed Pineapple
4 sio(
OI R \ AH E (303)
BLACKBERRIES
) 4 $100
T“
OUR VALUE (2« 2)
t PEARS
2 $ioo
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OUR VALUE (2«/,)
PEACHES
3 l00
KRAFT (Pint)
MIRACLE WHIP
FOREMOST
BIG DIP
NABISCO (Reg. 39c)
. VANILLA WAFERS
(Limit 3 Please)
29
Pint Jar .
c2 $ioo
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12 Ox. Box
25c
MRS. Tl < KKR*S
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Shortening
3 ... 59
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CASH-WAY
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i Specials for Thur.. Fri., Sat., May 12. 13, 14
f#g Delivery . Cali PR 3-3372 *
CRUSHED ICE
fow;er*s
COFFEE
73‘
CASHWAY'S
Better Prodace
FROZEN 10 OZ.
Strawberries
5
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SEA STAR
FISH STICKS
3
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CARROTS
3
Pkgw.
19
ORANGES
S 39
Lb. Bag
RED
POTATOES
10 49
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FRESH
GREEN BEANS
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Craig, Roy M. Stamford American and The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 12, 1960, newspaper, May 12, 1960; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth973003/m1/2/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Journalism%22: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.