Stamford American and The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1961 Page: 1 of 16
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the Square. From die bronc riding calf roping.
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Friday to Be
Ratliff Day
In Stamford
His proclamation
trus. "I strongly advise clowns
Will -be
Actually,
and
real, sure-
Reunion in Fact
’Twill Be
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born June 20.
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of the home.
First to tie judged Saturday
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Senator and Mrs. .Ratliff will parents of a daughter, Carolyn show will
-v.T_.i-. «_ ri;.-* born June 20. ~f
Grandparents of the baby are gers Of Snyder Rodgers also
Tourist Bureau
To Take Pictures
They
and
Hall
the
the
Looks Good—from Any Angle—
smgin.'
reminiscent
the
deo.
Pictures
t ..
flu
Plains, '
C G Bt’.r-
Hemphiil.
Cobb, Throe k-
Beown. Ahi-
deo. the parade,
shows and bi mgs
wagons to town
tu nr.
md. $2'.
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died. I
. hr7i ■special election,and recei -
more wero
up before
kinds of mcm-
and regular Life
$25 which is pay-
Regular membe s
lee and
Jannie L<Ti Vanek. Stamford sponsor, takes a look
. at the new hat given her by Webb's. “It’s a good-
looker from any tingle,” was her observation.
Question was brought up as t-i
space for the chamber of com
now housed in the city
20 Years of Service Recognized -
* Twenty years, of voluntary service
/'■iflw
’ 'W
rider. No one has ever
sr',"ESl, -™.|City to Ask Architectto Proceed
With Building Remodeling Plans
The same schedule will prevail
on Monday and Tuesday.
First Rodeo performance
will be held Saturday night wiin
1 world-famed grand entiy
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If. Ratliff. Spin; Mr. and Mrs.!
-Lynn-’—Pace Jr.T Haskell; and.
Mr. and Mrs.- Paul Pearson. I
. Friday will be David Ratliff
ilasRell.
Rov
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,r Ha-kdl
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and G. S.
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dels.
Di J
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Haskell
moi ton.
ler.e
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easier . access
many . of whorn.k~» -sSrT ■TMgj
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MICROFILM SERVICE ft SALES CO.
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_____IfUKK WflVlCK
WHEEL ALIGNMENT
Weaver Medlin Tire Co.
Palomino Show To Open Sunday—
Quarter Horse Judging to Start
Show Early Saturday Morning
Stamford I . . ’
and
$5
$2 50 annual dues—
Chuck wagon meals will be
all members while j
of . '>>!\.Kr,pu»_ _•
Sparks Spu
Spm peon A
vice pre-ident.
Cannon, Stamford secretary.
Directors include ( laude Jen-
kins
ke.i
Rule. Virgil Hudson.^ II is-
i iugh C.ilw oil. \ , >h a ; I >r.
[ red Hudson. Stamford. Garland
Ma rv in Cobb I .ue-
Fi'/i er.dd.
Rule
Ros
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• as .Jones < 'onrrty
chairman for U. ,S. Savings Bonds was recognized
here last week , when A. ( Humphrey, left, was
presented a tie clasp. Making the presentation for
State Chairman Ed (Joysett is W T. Stovall, presi-
dent of First N'ational Bank of Stamford. ‘‘.Just
as the bank handles savings bond sales at no cost
to the government, this'presentation is made,’ Mr.
Stovall said.
»»wy1 -m y. ■ 'Q'
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if a
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Leader Volume 59, Number 44—American Volume 38, Number 18
Plans Are Taking Shape for Opening
Saturday
then south to'
the square. The;
parade then will go north on awarded to the top three rhting
" ■ »« ■■— —> J dubs and the Quarter Horst’S
> and j champions will parade.
Many Mean Animals Here
L.' f
? . • -—I
the range for at least ,3’\' • a> s’
• and arc at least .><) years old
Many of them can boast of
many more years than this (|av nif„.,llIU, h entrant v dl
in both categories [)1;(V t w- ,, breakdown
When they gather at the Bunk ..u , ls S;)0 M
House, they will swap yarns Jr> .tr„| f()Ur1h
■ of their earlier years with fel
. .. . ■ , , Ibere will be group
Fi'a members. More than iikrlx
| mans path* have crossed vshih’
"wandering afound the louhtrv .singing,
I cowboving'first for one ranch__VJ___________ _______
- ? ______________—r— flam c. square flances
been planned 1
Rev Jack Southerland; pas-
tor of First Baptist Church', will
be spiakcr for life memorial
He and his family movjtd to partment map each year.
Stamford ta the late HMI'.Si__Z______
where he put’ Radio Station,
KDWT on the air. He sold this DAUGHTER BORN TO
TTSTRnr Tnrt nn-x tx awaiting rrp«-C0VPV-E TH EHGL-AND
proval of a license to build-one! L.. ---- ------ ------ _. -------
at Merkel I of" Sculthorpe. England, are the
will be
t h e piano
around the camp
Xnd for thoSC who like to
"-hrrrr-----A11 directors
There are two
berslnp - Lift
mem Im i s pa y
tser.ue Sunday afterniMin in the'inent in full
Bunk House, starting at 3 pay $5 registration
o'clock • U;
Business meeting wiH be con- t
ducted Monday afternoon start- furnished
J,. B. Cotton, they are here.
060
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—ANHJEHE STAMFORD IJEADER
STAMFORD, JONES COUNTY, TEXAS, JUNE 29, 1061
invocation. Dr. Don
president of. Abilene
Abilene,
i and controls its ow n
hand is 1
Reunion.
L
' [ intend! nt for
ti<-
ne.11
p,.' I
. the f"ii( '■ tf'<
t ra list ormer -
• ;i short blew
loud noise a-nd
Freni is .’■.ii'l
Compans
tempo' aia
■ i omplt ti'<!
me !i'
i n
i ing at 2 o'clock.
A ramp' wool i 1
thus af-
by th,- Electric Service
'There's
Montana.”
big blue mare'was out 41 times
in 1960 and never ridden.”
But the horses are rrm the]
girls. Their awards will be SR?, only wild stock. There’s ”Muer-’
■■ i te." the big U
Une 'tKe streets* barJVy^Yio’oked.
TcT-1TnffTT gay? hotiday air will pro-—yew-------and
I vail.. Western clothes will he
' Whort’as, our state senator, ; much in evidence
operates completely
dent of The other. Eacji
l propertv
(in one hand is the .
Cowboy Reunion. Inc.,
group which stages the big
" the parade, the horse, fathers thought shmdd be spent me-ct
and brings the chin k ' lhis was Pured b>' hipping]
. [ his is Texas i ,lf* \ arious parts of the pro
, Cowboy Reunion Inc . with Eu-
gene Swenson as presidi-nt
1 The other group is Texas
. ... . ,. Cowboy
mare classes and then by the (
stallions.
, peer
At 1C o’clock, judging of thejjJunk
classes will start Round
the main arena Here will called
more formal
too. as well as
j a period for business and a
i time to pause in tribute to those
waddles who have gone on
| the laYt year.
1 o'clock
Trophies will go to the grand
I organization was___held___hw*pehitmpinns and rwHsFUorTz>_ihxr.
. , J reserve champions in the f’alo-
————-.■----------------mino show Jack put prizes v HI
I
that the li- !
basement ;
~Apnl i.ppr.nefT T’- ~ TTUt-n-e-ysmih’-rr-ntet- ot> rhe twrr-
upper floors /.
lead to the basement.
the city hall fording
and $40,MX) to the library build )>atrons.
mg ' , elder!v.
As originally prepared bv;'
Wyatt C. Hedrick, plans called!
for rermodeline the city aud.-
torium as well but this was :
at the laind election
have all their family tn Austin
for the occasion Janie and John
Lynnora who at- Mr. and Mis Adolph Johnson will judge the Palomino show
tends Bayldr University at I.
and Mr. and Mrs. David
Ratliff of Lubbock
Also, the brothers and sisters Bettylu Johnson.
Therp will he no radon ppr*
formance Sunday but an otfi-
eial Palomino Hbrse show will
be held that day in the Quarter
Horse barns.
Monday night will see the
rodeo resumed and a matinee
will be held Tuesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. The show will close
Tuesday night with a perfor
mance at which winners are
_hu££ .spectacle: ‘*al|U)X at ii o'clock to the mu- .recognized.
’’ ' ■------------— - —<— Tuesday mz^rniwg. at 7;j6 o*- !
rtock, calf ropers w-ho ~aire
years or older, will compete for
:«• special saddle1.
Prize’ saddle will go to the
top calf roper, to the winning
double mugger, to the cowgirl
, sponsor with the best time, and
to the winning cultin’g horse.
i Other prizes as well as cash
I also are given.
are elected ycar-
group
Reunion
I and is the organiz.ation of pib
Cowboys. They own the.
House ant! Coombes
Up Hall . Generally
•he Oldtimers.” these]
be The jumor a.nd seniut cutting .Jiyna ’ f>d<’ cow boy s gather dur ,
a
For UtA IiMurance
SEE J. M. ASHCROFT
SomhwMteni Life Ins. Co.
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> 'jh? • ji H..I
83.00 Per Year—SINGLE COPY, TEN CENTS
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emyluyee.s made
i epa 11 s and then
t+rrJ rt~4a«iuwuil mat
; off various
posals
| Tuesday, it was suggested
1 that an addition be built on the
Associafi'nT east side of the city hall, tuir-
rung from the fire station shop
southward some 25 to 30 fc< t
lhis space would be used to
house the large ladder truck >f
the department This truck,
t wa i pointed out is seldom
.. . r . .. -....i ' used but tire r-ttv earns lire-in-
events.- tin- reining, western ing the rodeo for a nal. sur<
, - . . „ ' suranr e < redit l>v having, it
pleasure and barrel racing con-j enough reunion,
tests. . . I J B Cotton of Seagraves is
There is- no -admission charge president, and Frank Cannon of
For Wf Tiorsr shows:------------------Mtrmfwri. Ute - secreLai y. __ _
go to winners tn the performance'
< classes
Judging and show rules of the
Palomino Hoflw- Htf-tnlers Asso-
« e »-r-- iio.iwi. e,.!! used as a guide
through the Travel and f(?r aIl classes and all horses
' is fending mu?t be rigistcred in PHBA.
I two photographers for the July ’except stallions under two years
3 and 4 performances of the rn- anf} njjjes under one tear, sut^
Before he was elected to the
Lathff lias served two ’ pictures of true ranchmen.
i . "J; CoWb0ys. cowgirls and old-!
[timers are taken at this ,n(| h.s aVMStant
They I----
Two separate and distinct
organizations take part in the
annual Cowboy Reunion cele
Each has
its own set of officers and each
operates completely indepen-
owns ]
------ tett
Texa-. ! ln ,b’’ original specifications
. the
! ro-
fjdrsc j
a lot—of—seurrytag^olf—the—show—Saturday after-1 performance classes will take,
some high-piled desks, noor* at 4 o’clock. ]
fr»w tian rsai’l
and several furrowed brows, - |
| Saturday night performance. I
but little by little details are, big-white horses of Hardin
out and ev<
And there is jpst as much;
F'lr^Wviiy on -fte* |5a5*t*7>rTlWrtPRC-l
ants. They have been filing in!
; here in rapid order and the ■
! rodeo office at the Reunion!
grounds has been all but I
swamped;-handling applications
. IKIk u.ui L
Merriott, C
chairman, reports
that
Jieing
was. off
i arik'ini:
I esirh-i.f ial
rx—included will—<l<-pend ■ minutes—downtown. *
upon tota-l bids | K K Fianvi'-. district super-
West I exas I tiii-
said a boy playing
sUliStatrui in the west
,.f to ' n J,i c .'. a ■a ire over
oiif of the huge
Fhe‘ w ire. catraxT
a l>ig fiive with a
a tla-h of fire.”
Church Men to Sell*
! Souvenir Program
Salp of MH.'. enir prog! ;-ni .
.'■■ga.ri this > • ai " iTi Tu’ in
t’harge of tin- Thristian Men .
Fellowship of ( rnt’ -’F < hrisl'tfh
< hutch ! I'.-.- s.-rK".i,ir w ill i on
tain 3!. pages o. . a u-s and
pjctuM s ot-ihc’f ov bay Bi union
~rH--we4J—a-—a—h-t—at—<"iiti' Cth*-
arui then numbers
noon, a
ir, v ice
Ri-rv!" . > -
Frank
Wa- and Wr‘ and Mrs. Louis T Abe-]
dor of Loa Angeles. Calif morning, starting at 8 o’clock.
The mother is the former will be mates foaled'in 1961
* Thia will be followed by other t
.. . aeiivi,.,, wui Two Organizations
tor the day. of June 30th—in the' '.veil under way tieforc the big Have* a Part
year ol 1961. [parade Starts In fact, open > f’nivhnv Rpiinifin
*1. mayor of the City of Stam-1 cutting horse elimination will v>OW IMJj IvVU
Texas, do proclaim this be held in the arena Fu’L1 ■
Southerland Mrr'a’nd 5Trs. JblHT~DaVtd~W~ Ratliff rTRry tn Stam--starUnp at J o t-hii k. The Qua)-
Gv.illet. and perhaps others. Be- ford and do extend to Sena’or ■ ter* Horse show judging will
cause -of the ‘Cowboy Reunite! Ratliff the commendation of his [start at 8 o’clock Saturday bratior. at Starhford
opening, the following day many friends and neighbors for the morning, w ith the halter < las-
who.wouYH like to attend will be honor that has b< en bestowed ses being judged in the Quarter
prevented from doing'so. 'upon him ” ' i Horse ’aremv. Judging of the-
ject to register
Homer J. Merriott is general I
chairman of the Quartci Horse I
■ ' —t is Brad
Rowland They have handled
this event for the past several
veai's arid are well known to
exhibitors
Unlike prrviotis years, how- ]
ever, the show this year will
be ohly for one day A new
WPstenr- Pleaxore .U be--
' s a da’ s I
uf> ’ by” AQUA wherein sof
tmuch credit is gwen to ttfr hor^;
will include bareback */bronc
riding, the sponsors barrel race,
Oliver Street to Swenson, south" open cutting horse contest, sad-
on Swi nson to the Square. From die bronc riding calf roping.
.<! U this poin‘ the route js east to; wild mare race, double mugging
this week | , ,u • I —■ ---
Homer Merriott. Quarter *nS°"‘ Sl7‘’,’lhen wulh
Horse chairman, reports in- Hami"”n. l” thS s3uare.
terest is- brisk- in the depart-1 L , ,, i
rt^ent. anc Cecil Eager says he NR.Ha a b) k ’ s0 -
* L rp'7 u ^v,nR/! disbtiw - : ■ I
good Palommo. Horse show, the.
first" fgf'TRez^’^^y- Rrtmion.-
I If entries in the sponsor
. contest are -any indication,
| there were
and one or two
expected to sign
Thursday noon.
brought in
‘ from pastures and are being
/slicked to their finest; floats a-e
j prepared by various
Mr groups. ¥ and other entries are
..... ‘ J readied for the big
is^planned in his honor in Aus-' cey. La.; Mr affit ’Mrs. Roy Tlat-” ■‘TrfR’T parade- which • will kick
Two horse shows Will be held, A Palomino Horse show will
in connection with the Texas] be held Sunday, under the spon-
Cow hey Reunion this year, one sorship of the lame Star Palo- ]
of them for the first time. mino Horse Breeders Associa- ,
I performance
The official American Quar-i’ion Cct11 Eager and B R
ter Horse show will he helT„'.‘^l*?.L^'yt’bb_a_££_c22*Jia]rrnt’n ln
I of this show Judging wTTT~5TarT7"
at
Alter mailing a few changes I Moving the truck to the new !o- Contractors will be askekd to
- -flTh1!1-1 tRlinn *—** i,'*,|'i 'l It"' more uMjU-subini' bicls^n nf ,,1<‘ !wo
cial nteetinU “I'tli’Mlay Tx-t-i—to
• ask architects to pepare .spei tti-,
cations so that bids can be
asked on remodeling the
] hall and library building
I Voters m
■ suance of bonds to cover cost
of the improvemnets with SI 15
000 allocated to
— Lhble.iwHi-iaE.-Liu’™xjtiiex eqwp- Fbuildings. scparamfv^nMl^j®Pne':“'
nicnl- I er. It-is estimated that at least
j Tin- architect also 'will be in- 60 days will be necci sary liefore
struct! d to I hange plans on thv/construction could start.
'tty [library buliding so that, the li-, —------------
' brarv will bi’ in the basement < .... . ..
Wire ThYown Fnto v".
Transformer Stops
Of Texas Cowboy Reunion
X—Thrs’s—a—let—nf—scurrying]
around, some high-piled desks' noor’ a’ 4 o’clock. . place in the main arena start-
! here for the parade and the ing at 10 o'clock.
Saturday night performance.] A chuck wagon meal will be
• served Saturday noon and then
> being worked out and every-1 Num^rtius riding clubs will he again at 6 o'clock that night,
thing will be in readiness for, Simmons University and the
i the ofticial opening of the 32ndTowboy Band will again be in]
. . D . the lead. Stamford High School i
annual Texas Cowboy Reunion Band aJso wj„ p,ay '
here Saturday. I-Upwards of 500 horses
Ann fnur«> IE incf ae nrstta*K *
e seen, in .the .
fft’m on^^“
Street school grounds and will will include * bareback bronc
wind its way westward on riding, the sponsors barrel race.
L, v 1K
I urv v
pi I'Slill .
. . <)thc r olLg»gi S
are John
president.
>h Jjawley
a j A full truck load of wild-
| broncs from |he Sitting Bull
| Indian Reservation iff) th? Black
When Oldtimers Gather Here
j t. ' . ■ .
A sure-enough reunion will lw \ feature which h a d proved ve the 'pi' jdiid.
bold when oldtime cowbovs
gather in Stamford July 1 - 4
i for the annual meeting of !•
as Cowboy Reunion■ AssoiT.itinn.
; This’ organization- is i-om
A -featuri- which h a d proved
very popular in paT yeai-. I.
bring T>ii*im'’iT again this year
T’Jils is a contest among o. .
TJm 1 Fuldlers with SKXi tn. ca
posed of men who have worki’Xl *f(, («(1 to the foul top ..men
'lliis contest will bi; held In
fl:e ait < ondittoned RottndT a
Hall slatting at 10 o’clock Tue
day morning
plav t w o
i'll I | ■! I ZJ ’
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A ,1\T ™~o‘—
trict. as well as other friends. [A J. Mills, the Rev. James F.
At noon, a luncheon will be [Smith. Dr. and Mrs. C. L. Crom.
held ai the governor’s inanison | well, Mr. and Mrs. Bernard-
anti this, by tradition, is'strictly I Buie, the Rev. and Mrs. Jack ford,
a family affair.
Tlu’t night friends will host’
a dinner party at Hotel Driskill
hom ring Senator and Mrs. Rai-1
J lift' anti two mtn from Stamford
T v ill take part on’the program.]
Invitations have been -extended [
to many friends in this area and |
several w ill attend Time for ]
this; affairs is 8 o'clock.
H. C. Pittman of Austin, re-
presentative of the Automoble
Dealers Association, will be
master of ceremonies. Sen.
Wardlow Lane of Center; Tom
-K-. Eplen, Abilene ^attorney;
A C. Humphrey,
automobile dealer, and Wd-
liam Matthews of Sweetwater
will make short talks
James E. Smith minister
of Central Char.stian Church,
Stamford, of which Senator
Ratliff is a member, will give on Saturday this year and will
the invocation. Dr. Don H. I j,e eonchideu with a parade of in the Quarter Horse arena
Mcrns. president of. Abilene i champions in the* arena that
Chr.Qian' College, Abilene, night. First official show of this
will introduce Ratliff. ■ > -• ...
Senator RaFtilT recrntly was y^ars ago.
the recipient of high praise by
fellow members- of the Texas
Senate when he was nominated]
lor the office of president
pro tempore of the senate ,He-
was characteized as a quiet.]
conservative man who seldom]
swap yarns
- years w ith hT
More than likeix
ve crossed whih’
■ ” • i ountrv
I cow boying’ first for one ranch
____- wort Then—anti!her Mutual ;<<
Iquaintances will lie i«-t .ill«-<i
[ wA’h intcri-sifng incidents nu n
fioned to spire the convers.t-
I ion
I There will be
enter! amment.
jtenod for
Cowboys in their- working i
ctoWWST’-cowbays in JMit. L
‘•dre^s-up’’ .clothes, city cow-
o-Aftgti frowgkiti the beauhfgl-j-
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39 girls entered ,
groups will tryly
colorful, sight.
-Prizes w ill be given in many J Hmr'of
.U Ue aivisUm* wiUs * ^*"®e”Texas’ Cowboy
phics going to three places tn H<,t,ni(/rf rodeo They are being
the riding clubs .Winning floats, supplied by A()rian Park(,r ot
both commercial and organriza-] S( Jo(. yfxas ___ __
I tional, will receive $50 cash] . '.
I awards, second places $25. ahd The outstanding horse is an
thud $15 | Indian pony called Apple;
.-—- ’ - —rderki^T-e-wtW pawit-brown with bt-"-
A ne w division, that of horse- [ gUss £VCS Hc h>& rjddcn stock ever seen
] less carnages vviU neceive. nnfv. ^qualified '“’’’"us show."
prizes tins yejir also. Ranching:^ N(( ()n<. haR pve|. been | — - --
entries, suqh as chuck wagon*-,
will compete for a $25 cash ■
award and individual entries!
for $Rt.
Prizes, too, will be given
the younger cowboys and co.v- t
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rnudv >\iii t>v uaviw numif ------ -
Also. J. A. Gladish of Austin Day” in Stamford, it has
lather of Mrs. Ratliff, and trc.se proclaimed by "Mayor Roland] Crowds Will
"to stay away from this bull,”
Parker said.
By and large, Parker said, he
has found northern horses arc !
meaner than those from Texas."]
"They bile and lay down as
well as kick and paw” Then
JiejCQIli’ hided
Everything considered. The
; Texas Cowboy Reunion will
have the wildest and buykinest
t ever seen at the world-
A careless toss of a ptrrF"Tif
Wirt by a boy tleprivetf Stam-
ford < itizens of electricty for
mercc. now housctl in the city haii -an ftotir 1.I--1 Ihursday. La- .
auditorium and it w as i <-n'i:id"J. ■'<’>’ that ni ’h'. vl him n-paus
Also thg! there is ample room on) were jx-ing made, the pou<r
, -I,,, the second Poor of the city h .11 | was_ off foi anolthei pci iod ,
total cost was projected at a A" elevator was included n the i a.-ii'im: from a half hour in tie
[figure in excess of what the dty | original plans anil whether or i esiifimf.al area to atai.it 45
: fathers thought should be Kpvrrr
The Texas Highway Depart- elation will boused as a guide
*n t I in v/u ji in< ii
raised his vix ie. and who never; information" Divl.,ion
had- an unkind word to say
about a fellow member.
and Brahma bull riding.
Saturday night, prizes will l>e
governor's mansion from 9
m. until noon and then again] drer of Seymour,
from 2 p m Until l in the after- i
r, ! Xl n S.!.. Is a SZ a n n I a ». W nt. '
liff’s family will join in receiv-
lA
t
. ' SENATOK DAVID W. RATLIFF
Ratliff to be Honored
—AsrQovernor Friday
Stamford's .<Sen» David W.iof the senator. Mr.--and Mrs lacing
Ratliff will be’governor 6f Tex-] Dennis Ratliff of Hasjc'ell.
as Friday and a big celebration [ and Mrs. T. J. Ratliff. De Qpin-; being
. j*"' in’ A.iig_ ’ I a \4 »• tin A D-n'ii Lf
Un. dial day—.— - .a.; ■:" ; liff. AtAlene. Mr, ajid Mrs. C TJi
SenatoF’llatliff is now serving 1 West. Goree, Mr. and Mrs
as president pro tempore of the . Hugh C. Ratliff, Haskell; Mr.
senate, a position which places; ahxF Mrs. William R. RatlifF';
him second in. line to succeed Haskell; Mr. and Mrs. L.
the governor immediately after Ratliff Spur; Mr. and Mrs.
the lieutenant governor. Gov.
Price Darnel is now attending
the conference of governors >fh
-UAIAJUA and Lt. Gov. Ben "Ra<fait th ange-
sey w’ill absent himself to pro- j“
vide Uietipyning,' i lather of Mrs. Ratliff, and the ._so proclaimed byMayor Roland;
A rcebntiim’will be held in the [ letter s glitter. Mri; A^C, Moss] Kelley His proclamatioh M-]
a. Jr., agd hei husband and chil- lows:
i te." the big Brahma bull which)
■ a rider trr.ii’ f»-t ] j
i almost------killed—iU-stamford cfty-’xiiinril al
will be conteXtiwH--a 1 RebvT- ’ .MuertclUt: —" —• ~
in evidence Stamford has been ridden but once in 7? |
Among those from Stamfi-'d the Honorable David W Ratliif. stores have beenobserving we*
Members of Senator Rat-[who plan to attgnd are Mr. and has received the honor of being tern apparel.
Mrs. A. C. Humphrey, Mr and -elected to, the highest position!
ing guests from over. thgz dis-[Mrs. J. F. West. Mr. and Mrs. in the state of Texas—governor i-
senate, I
terms in The house and had
just been , named for a third
t term when Sen Harley Sadler and then used in literature dis-1
Ratliff ran for the post tf-jhqted to tourists according to
f ’ Tom Taylor, director of the
ed the office He ,was re-elected bureau
- In 1958.. y > ) Usually- at Iea§t one picture
Senator Rdfliff’ was born at takefl at Stamford appear* on
Decatur but grew up at Haskell. lhp official Texas Highway de-
I class.
] mg- iiMFodpcjcd Jhis'is
I , a .. C:* Ll. A f \ 111 *» • 4s <
I i **i; •••.
nr ho
Lt. and Mrs. Alon J Abedor «nd *° mucl’ ,o lhc rider
Judges for the Quarter Horse -
| be Claude Mullins
of Bloomington and Novis R<xl-
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Craig, Roy M. Stamford American and The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 29, 1961, newspaper, June 29, 1961; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1253246/m1/1/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 11, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.