July 19, 2019 - Stamford American

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The Portal to Texas History Came to Stamford

BY KAY SPEARS The New Stamford American has been in contact with the great people working so diligently to digitize the Stamford American archives. These archives include the Stamford News, Stamford Leader, Stamford American, and Stamford American & Stamford Leader when they were owned by the same people, having both logos on their editions.

Digitizing the Stamford

American archives project is made possible by a generous grant from the Tocker Foundation and in cooperation with the Stamford Carnegie Library.

It was with much excitement that The New Stamford American was able to be included on the list of places the University of North Texas was sending Dr. Ana Krahmer, the Director of the Digital Newspaper Program with The Portal to Texas History.

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“Better Stamford School Supply Drive” Launches Into Year Two

Dr. Ana Krahmer, Director of the Digital Newspaper Program at the University of North Texas, was in Stamford, TX on July 9, 2019 to give instruction on the Portal to Texas History. Many digitized copies of the “Stamford Leader,” “The Stamford News,” “The Stamford American,” and “The New Stamford American” are available in The Portal to Texas History website (https:// texashistory.unt.edu/) for you to search people, businesses, events, etc, by typing in a keyword for what you want to find!

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Following a massively successful first year, the Better Stamford School Supply Drive is kicking off once again to collect school supply items and donations to support the teachers and students of the Stamford Independent School District.

Founded in 2018 by Kassidy Martin, of Central Texas Farm Credit-Haskell, with the support of Jessica Decker and Emily Burds of Oreana Communications, this group of young professionals is excited to reignite this initiative. They hope to ensure that the students and teachers of Stamford have the tools they need for success.

“None of this would be possible without the incredible support of this community,” said Kassidy Martin, branch manager of Central Texas Farm CreditHaskell, “We are so excited to continue to grow this initiative and help even more students and teachers because when they have the tools they need to learn, we know they can be successful now and into the future.”

Last year’s supply drive was an instant success, totaling a donation of $7,000 - $8,000 worth of supplies to Oliver Elementary School, Stamford Middle School and Stamford High School.

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VIP Center Needs Drivers The Stamford VIP center, meal on wheels is in desperate need of route drivers to deliver meals for the homebound people! Please call Rita Thomas at; 325773-2337

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MEDICAL FUND: There has been a medical fund account set up for Beth Lawson Green at the First State Texas Bank ere in Stamford. Please help out with a donation if you desire. God bless you!

STAMFORD SWIMMING POOL OPEN: Pool open – Tuesday – Saturday, 1 – 6 pm. June through August.

Free Admission

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VBS: Come dive into God’s word at “The Wacky World of Water” Vacation Bible School at Lueders Baptist

Church, July 21st-24th.

Sunday 5pm-8:00pm; MonWed 6pm-8:30pm. Ages 4yrs. old through 5th grade.

If you have any questions call 325/228-4668.

JULY 29-31

MINI CHEER CAMP: Mini Cheer Camp will be held July 29-31 from 10am12pm at the SHS gym.

4 year old to 5th grade Cost is $40 and includes instruction, t-shirt & pep rally appearance.

Registration will start at 9:40 on July 29th.

BIRTHDAYS JULY 24 – Micah Birdsong JULY 27 – Doug Stanley Know someone who is having a birthday? Please remember to call us at 325-773-5550 and let us know!

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State House Bill 3 Includes Minimum Salary Increase Schedule

BY KAY SPEARS The Stamford ISD Board of Trustees met in the Stamford High School Media Center on Monday, July 8, 2019 at 6:00pm. In attendance were Superintendent Will Brewer, Assistant Superintendent Staci Robertson, Gwen Baker, Jennifer Caddell, Justin Corzine, Callie Metler-Smith and Eric Strand. Absent were Curtis Birdsong and Cary McClintock. Board President Jennifer Caddell opened the meeting before Justin Corzine gave the invocation.

Staci Robertson gave a detailed budget report in the form of a wellorganized power-point presentation.

She explained the school’s projections begin in January with an eye on revenue. In February, budget information is sent to the Principals to work with staff on “what their needs are, what do you need, wish, want.”

These are then prioritized to see how they fit into their budget. The district and campus improvement plans are reviewed at that point. In April Stam-

ford ISD receives preliminary Appraisal District numbers and begin looking at tax collection, revenue projections and the Principals are submitting their budgets after gathering information from their staff. Staffing plans are reviewed throughout the year. “June is usually the Budget Workshop, but we had a Legislative Workshop this year.”

Refining the budget is an ongoing activity. Robertson stated that in July they expect to receive their certified Appraisal District rolls and they can solidify their tax collections. “In August they will finalize the budget, we’ll have a Public Hearing for the budget, we’ll adopt the budget and then we’ll adopt the tax rate.”

Superintendent Brewer stated, “We will be required to go up to the minimum salary schedule, there is a new minimum salary schedule on the House Bill 3 website.” He stated that some other districts are not continuing the stipends due to the increased minimum salary rates. He recommended to the Board to keep the stipends already in place, in addition

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to the new salary minimums. “That’s another pretty significant commitment, but I do think we need to take care of our people.”

Superintendent Brewer introduced Tory Price, the new Stamford Middle School Principal. Price comes from his position as High School Principal in Baird, Texas, and before that, Sherman, Texas. He stated, “I’m just excited to get started and see what we can do to better the situation.”

Superintendent Brewer gave the results of a survey he conducted to rate priorities for the upcoming school year. First is academics, next is personnel and third is financial. He stated, “You have to know what your top priorities are, and you have to go after them and gotta go get ‘em.”

He stated they were putting together a Safety and Security Committee to meet once a year. They will be working through the District’s Emergency Operations Plan. Curtis Birdsong was recommended in absentia.

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Town Hall with Jodey Arrington

BY KAY SPEARS Jody Arrington has been the U.S. Representative for the Texas 19th congressional district since 2017 and is a Republican. He was born in Plainview, Texas and attended Texas Tech University. As with most district boundaries in Texas, the 19th was not drawn as a recognizable shape, such as a square. It is in the upper midwestern part of Texas, and the lines were drawn up in 2003 as part of the Texas State Legislature Redistricting. District 19 is centered around Lubbock and Abilene, Texas.

On the morning of Wednesday, July 3, 2019 Arrington held a Town Hall Meeting at the Anson Public Library in Anson, Texas. Judge Dale Spurgin introduced him by saying

,“You have really done an extremely good job for the 19th congressional district and we want to welcome you here.”

Arrington began by stating, “I’m a big believer in pushing control to the local level, to the states. I think the federal government and the way our framers hammered out the way we govern from the constitution’s perspective is limited.

Limited role and unlimited freedom to the states, to the people, and to the communities so you can govern yourselves, so that you can solve problems. And I’m not saying the federal government doesn’t have a role, it does. Provide for a common defense, secure our liberties for us and our children.”

The Congressman demonstrated to his audience

his love for the United States when he said, “We have the greatest, strongest, most prosperous economy in the world. We are the most powerful and prosperous nation and generous nation on the face of the planet and in the history of the world. And do you know why? Because we are the freest nation in the history of the world.

And as long as we secure and preserve that blessing of liberty for our children, America will always be great.”

He continued with, “If we continue to protect and defend this free nation and if we have a one percent of every generation, that’s the number, that’s the percentage of men and women in every generation who raise their hands, wear the uniform, and risk their lives

Congressman Jodey Arrington meets with Town Hall audience after speaking at the Anson Public Library in Anson, TX, July 3, 2019.

for our families and for our freedom.”

Arrington stated that rural Americans have to work together to survive because rural Americans do not have the votes and are “out-numbered. So, we have to make up for that in strength of leadership. We have to speak up and we have to lead by example.”

On the subject of immigration, he stated, “This humanitarian crisis is a result of our broken immigration system and our inability or lack of political will to actually fix it.” He thinks it is reasonable to come up with a compromise for DACCA individuals and to have people who have come to America illegally be put at “the back of the line,” and be provided peace of mind and legal status as long as they are working, going to school, paying taxes, and “staying out of trouble.”

He said, “I welcome all law abiding, freedom loving people who want to make America their home. But only if they respect our laws, our sovereignty, and the security and safety of the American people. That means go through the legal channels that millions of people are standing in line today and have stood in line for years.”

A statistic he brought up was that America represents five percent of the world population, but twenty percent of the immigrant population. He is passionate about the “terrible analogy” of saying the U.S. detention centers are like concentration camps.

“No one is gassing anybody down there, nobody is doing experiments and dismembering bodies, that’s what they did to the Jewish people in the Holocaust!

Congressman Jodey Arrington held a Town Hall meeting at the Anson Public Library in Anson, TX, on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 before heading to Stamford to be the Grand Marshall at the TCR parade.

That is a terrible analogy, it’s disrespectful of both the Jewish community, history, and the border patrol and ICE agents and other officials who try to secure the border and do the best that they can. That’s crazy talk, we are better than that.”

Arrington stated, “I am rock solid with the President on what I think is the biggest threat to America and that’s making sure that we have reciprocal, balanced, and fair trade, period. Nothing short of that will do.” He feels that China has been taking advantage of America for many years. China has one hundred-year plans, where America has two and four-year plans, referring to America’s system of political terms. “One thing in a communist authoritarian country they have is continuity of leadership.”

He explained that in ten years the U.S. will be at one hundred percent debt to GDP. “One hundred

percent. Our debt will represent the entire output of this economy and we’ll spend more to service the interest to China and others than we’ll spend on all of national defense in ten years. Every politician talks about it, nobody does anything about it, and both parties are absolutely complicit in this.”

“One of my most proud accomplishments is to be a part of the largest down payment in rebuilding the military in over a decade and the largest pay raise the military has gotten in fifteen years,” Arrington told his audience. “If anybody deserves a pay raise, it’s the military. They are stretched so thin; they are deployed more often and for longer.” He went on to say it’s killing their families and also the soldiers themselves, as twenty-two are committing suicide every day on average.

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OBITUARIES

Gloria J. Capers Gloria J. Capers, 75, of Stamford, passed to her eternal home on Sunday, July 14, 2019. Her wishes were to be cremated and celebrate her life during a Memorial Service on Saturday, July 20, 2019, 10:00 a.m. at the Tankersley Funeral Home Chapel with Dale Turner and Pastor Bobby Acosta officiating.

Arrangements are under the direction of Tankersley Funeral Home (807 Columbia) Stamford, TX. Gloria was born July 23, 1943 to Lawrence Capers and Velma Florence Capers in Knox City, TX, where she also attended school. Gloria was a Baptist attending the Primitive Baptist Church and an excellent mother and homemaker to her children as they grew up.

Her favorite job and title was being Nana to her grandchildren and great grandchildren, the lights of her life.

She was preceded in death by a son, Troy Tucker and her parents.

Gloria is survived by; her daughter, Tammy Henthorne and husband Jimmy of Stamford, TX; her son Scott Bingham and wife Sylvia of Longview, TX; 6 grandchildren: Cayla Dundas, Chris Henthorne, Amber Himbury, Macy Brown, Jacob Tucker and Amanda Kern; 5 great grandchildren: Rylan Dundas, Tristan Himbury, Rileigh Brown, Beau Brown and Adalyn Kern; 4 sisters: Carolyn Smith and husband Glenn, Shirley Chambers, Susanna Windham and husband Paul and Lisa Coffman and husband John; 2 brothers: John Lewis and Randy Lewis and wife Kari; numerous other relatives and friends.

Online condolences may be made and viewed at www. tankersleyfuneralhome.com

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Construction on Elevated Storage Tank Begins in Stamford

BY KAY SPEARS The Stamford City Council held their second regular meeting of July on Monday, July 15, 2019 at Stamford City Hall. Mayor James Decker opened the meeting and asked Paul Wright to give the invocation and lead everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance. In attendance were Mayor Decker, Council Members Robert Wingrove, Ken Roberson, Jimmy Doan, Paul Wright, City Manager Alan Plumlee, City Secretary Kim Bryant, City Attorney Raymond Hollabaugh, CFO Karen Lou Graham and Chief of Police Darwin Huston.

On the Consent Agenda, the minutes from the Regular City Council Meeting on July 1, 2019 were approved, as were the following four Lake Lot Leases and Transfers: Lake Lot Lease Transfer at 106 Lake Shore Drive from David Mayes (for dad Norman Mayes) to John and Shirley Bethel; Lake Lot Lease at 106 Lake Shore Drive for John and Shirley Bethel; Lake Lot Lease Transfer at 107 Lake Shore Drive from David Mayes (for dad Norman Mayes) to John and Shirley Bethel; Lake Lot Lease at 107 Lake Shore Drive for John and Shirley Bethel.

Mayor Decker raised the questioned of the legality

of the transfer from the deceased father to the son.

Both the City Manager and CFO Graham stated that the paperwork was all correct and the son was the legal heir to his father’s Lake Leases.

On the Regular Agenda, no items were withdrawn from the Consent Agenda and there were no Citizen’s Comments. The second of two readings were completed for Ordinance No. 912, Amendment to Zoning Ordinance.

It is required to have two readings for the City Council minutes due to there being a fine associated with breaking this ordinance. City Council Members approved Ordinance No. 912, of the City of Stamford Zoning Ordinance Section 8.01 at this second reading and it will be in effect ten days after it has been published. This ordinance refers to the zoning ordinance concerning the use of “shipping containers” or Intermodal Containers.

Next were updates and reports from City Manager Plumlee. The City Manager first reported on the progress of the Stamford Lake boat dock. He stated the framing had been completed on the walkway and they are waiting for the material for the top part of the walkway to be delivered from Manchester and Associates, Dallas, TX. The end of the

boat dock itself will require repairs.

On Thursday, July 11, 2019, there was a pre-construction conference about the elevated storage tank with people from Phoenix Construction. They were given notice to procede as of Monday, July 15, 2019. The contract gives the company until July 2020 to have the elevated storage tank built.

Plumlee reported he received a letter from Jones County Clerk Lee Ann Jennings with information concerning the Countywide Polling Place Program. It is contingent upon Jones County being one of the four counties with a population under 100,000 chosen per election by the Secretary of State of Texas. If chosen, the voting locations will be Anson Church of Christ, Ft. Phantom Baptisit Church, Hamlin High School Gym, Hawley Church of Christ, Hodges Baptist Church, Lueders City Hall, and Stamford High School Auditorium. There will be four locations that would no longer be polling places: Big Country Electric in Stamford, Northside Baptist and Bethesda Baptist Churches in Anson and Funston Cowboy Brazos Bend Fellowship Hall in Funston, TX. The City Manager continued by telling the Council he received an email from the County Clerk asking for a letter of support for Jones County to be a part of the program to be sent to her.

She will then forward all letters received to the Texas

Secretary of State by the deadline of July 31, 2019.

Councilman Roberson asked for a recap of the program.

Plumlee stated, “In the November general election, if you are here in Stamford and take off for Abilene and all of a sudden you get to Hawley and think ‘Man, I forgot to vote today,’ then you can pull in at one of those places and vote.”

Library update: The airconditioning system is in. Phase two is next, ceiling tile and insulation to be installed, look at the walls and floors. Mayor Decker asked if there had been any updates concerning the 2020 Census and got a reply in the negative. The Mayor is interested in receiving any correspondence about the upcoming Census to the end of full participation.

The Budget Workshop was next and the City Manager presented copies of the proposed budget to the Council Members. The City Manager answered many questions to bring the Council Members up to speed and there was a lengthy discussion covering the many aspects of running the City of Stamford. There was no action to be taken at this meeting.

With no further business brought to the attention of the Council, the meeting was adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 5, 2019 at 5:15pm on the second floor of Stamford City Hall. These meetings are open to the public.

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Texas Receives Infusion of Funding For Border Region Law Enforcement Gov. Greg Abbott on July 9 announced the receipt of $15 million in federal funding meant to increase operational capabilities of federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies.

The Operation Stonegarden Grant Program allocation is part of $30 million approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The funds are meant to equip law enforcement “to confront the complex and dynamic challenges that exist along the Texas border,” according to the governor’s office news release.

Local jurisdictions to receive the grant funding include 50 law enforcement agencies operating in these 18 counties: Bee, Calhoun, Cameron, Dimmit, Duval, El Paso, Hidalgo, Jim Wells, Kinney, Kleberg, Nueces, Presidio, Refugio, Val Verde, Victoria, Webb, Willacy and Zapata.

Disaster funding is asked Gov. Abbott on July 10 sent a letter to President Trump requesting a presidential disaster declaration for the Rio Grande Valley counties of Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy.

“The recent severe weather in the Rio Grande Valley has caused widespread damage, leaving many without the resources they need to recover from these storms,” Abbott said.

“Combined with state and local resources, this federal aid will allow those impacted to rebuild as quickly as possible.”

Also urging the president to declare the Rio Grande Valley a federal disaster area in response to severe flooding and rain in recent weeks were: U.S. Reps. Vicente Gonzalez, D-McAllen; Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville; and Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo; and Texas’ U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz.

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TEXAS OFFERS AID TO LOUISIANA Gov. Abbott on July 12 offered assistance to Louisiana in response to Tropical Storm Barry before the weather system made landfall.

Abbott said the state of Texas would deploy its search and rescue team to assist in response efforts and do all possible to prevent any loss of life.

“Texans remember how the state of Louisiana came to our aid during Hurricane Harvey and now we are in turn lending our support as Louisianians face Tropical Storm Barry,” Abbott said.

Abbott also said the state’s emergency operations center would remain at an elevated level of readiness and all state resources would be prepared to respond to any severe weather that may occur in Texas as a result of Tropical Storm Barry or any other event.

‘TEXAS READY’ CALL IS ISSUED The Texas Department of State Health Services on July 8 urged Texans to get “Texas Ready” for natural and manmade disasters by being informed, making a plan and building a disaster preparation kit that contains what a household needs to survive for at least three days.

“Texas has more declared disasters than any other state, so we all have to be Texas Ready at all times,” said Dr. John Hellerstedt, DSHS commissioner. “If you

wait until you see a disaster coming, you’ve missed the opportunity to make the best preparations possible, so please don’t delay.” Details are available at www. texasready.org.

H. ROSS PEROT DIES Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot, a businessman and philanthropist who ran for president as a third-party candidate in 1992 and 1996, died at his home in Dallas on July 9. He was 89.

Perot was born and raised in Texarkana. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy, served as a Naval officer until 1957, then worked in sales for IBM. Perot went on to found Electronic Data Systems in Dallas and Perot Systems in Plano. General Motors bought controlling interest in EDS in 1984.

As stated in his obituary at rossperot.com, Perot and his wife, Margot, established the Perot Foundation in 1969 with the goal of helping fund projects that would improve people’s lives. Since then, the foundation has supported education programs, health care research, cultural and arts institutions, veterans’ causes and programs to meet immediate human needs and reduce suffering.

HEGAR DISTRIBUTES REVENUE Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on July 10 announced he would send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $764.3 million in local sales tax allocations for the month of July.

The amount is 0.7 percent more than the amount allocated for the month of July 2018. The allocations are based on sales made in May by businesses that report tax monthly.

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ARRINGTON: Continued From Page 3 He asked the veterans in the audience to raise their hands for the audience to thank them for their service.

He explained that two Bills, three altogether, were passed under his signature and signed by the President for the Rural Veteran Access to Home Ownership for the Disabled Veteran to make sure they could navigate inside their homes. He said this law should have been in place a long time ago.

An apprenticeship program was enacted to cut through the bureaucracy for more military people coming off active duty and obtain jobs that average $60,000 a year.

He also cited a reformed GI Bill and more choice in their health care.

Arrington told those present that he is convinced the bureaucracy is the biggest threat to the Veterans Administration (VA).

He is against a single payer system and the government running health care. Geri Massey of the Women Veterans of West Texas told the Congressman of the shortage of doctors working with the VA in Abilene, Texas and that the one-day-a-month VA Clinic in Stamford, Texas has been closed.

She stated, “When you talk about that, it’s not bureaucracy, it’s the VA is allowed to do this and until you guys in D.C. ‘Listen, we are going to start making cuts at the

top, not the bottom.’ Because when you guys make those cuts, you are cutting our benefits. And I signed on the dotted line as a veteran. Every female in here who served, we volunteered. We are not part of selective service.” “It is a broken system; it is a bad system.”

The Congressman stated, “It’s a bureaucracy, it’s a monopoly and they get paid whether the veteran is well served or not.”

He spoke of The VA Accountability Act and through it 1,400 people lost their jobs due to poor performance. Before this Act the Civil Service protections were in place and they couldn’t be dismissed.

E.C. Ice, Mayor of Hamlin, brought up the issue of rural health care, stating that the Hamlin Hospital Board has closed its 21 bed inpatient services, the emergency room, physical therapy and Meals on Wheels. They will keep the clinic open and the EMS available. He stated, “We need to be able to treat our patients and move them to a facility that can provide them the most excellent healthcare. My question again to you, and I pray, that rural healthcare is on your radar and what is it that you can do to assist, because we have another hospital that is coming up on the same situation that we’re in and it’s about to close probably in the

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next two to three months.”

Arrington responded by saying, “We made ag, energy, and rural America our priority.

If you try to chase everything, you’ll end up getting nothing done. And what I’ve got to be in the people’s house is a voice for my people. That is why the Farm Bill was critical. That’s why getting cotton back into the safety net of the Farm Bill was critical. We did it, it’s helped rural America.” He went on to say that agricultural and “sustainable rural communities go hand in hand. When one suffers, the other suffers.”

He believes that there has to be “critical infrastructure in small town America. If you’re going to get the food, fuel, and fiber to the rest of the country and have the blessing of food security and energy independence, you have to make an investment in rural infrastructure.” He stated they have made health care and access to basic care for rural communities the top priority for infrastructure.

There is an amendment in the Farm Bill that gives rural hospitals the opportunity to refinance at lower interest rates.

Arrington went over the efforts he has made to help rural health problems. He is now on the Committee of Jurisdiction for Rural Health, which is Ways and Means. He stated, “We’ve got to work better as rural communities to partner with each other.”

“West Texans take care of each other; they

come and solve problems. Don’t be like Congress. Sit down, get together, work it out and solve the problem because we’re all in this together.” He added, “We are going to do everything we can to try to support you.”

He said to “save the competition for Friday night football and not for rural healthcare.”

There was a question from a member of the audience about sending veterans to Hamlin, Anson, and Stamford for healthcare instead of driving two hours to Big Spring, Texas, where the nearest VA hospital is located. Arrington stated he asks, “Why wouldn’t veterans have the same access to care and the choice of their provider as we do Medicare patients?”

An informed veteran and retired postal worker brought up protecting the US Postal Service from privatization. She stated that the USPS is one of the largest employers of veterans.

The Congressman stated he is focused every day “To save this country from a sovereign debt crisis, that will be the ruin.” He welcomes feedback and ideas from his constituents. He may be reached at his Abilene office: 500 Chestnut St. #819, Abilene, TX 79602, Phone: (325) 675-9779, Fax: (325) 675-5038. At his website, arrington.house. gov, you can put your zip code in to verify residency and follow the steps to send an email.

LOCAL CHURCHES Avoca Baptist Church Rev. Les Mims 773-3531 AM Worship: 11:00 Avoca United Methodist Church Dennis Huffaker 773-3909 AM Worship: 9:45 Bethel Church of God in Christ Pastor Session 407 W Handlan 325-773-5730 Bethel (Christ) Lutheran Church Rev. Richard Strait 1024 E. Vanderbilt 325-773-5949 AM Worship: 9:00 Bethel Lutheran Church Rev. Richard Strait 10707 N. FM 600 325-773-5949 AM Worship: 11:00

Central Presbyterian Rev. Dr. Kelly Pigott 601 Rowland 325-773-3381 AM Worship: 11:00 Common Ground Youth Ministry Paul Wright 219 S Swenson 325-773-3604 Faith Lutheran Church Sagerton, Texas 940-200-0723 AM Worship: 10:30 Family Church of Christ 1505 E. Wells St 325-773-5250 Worship: 9:45 a.m.

First Assembly of God Family Worship Center Pastor John Shepard 1214 Compton 325-773-2435 Worship: Saturday 6PM

First Baptist Church John Ward 214 N Swenson 325-773-2781 AM Worship: 11:00 House of God Pastor Bobby Acosta 802 Ferguson St Sundays 11:00 am Lueders First Baptist Church Roscoe McCoy 228-4622 AM Worship: 11:00 MacKenzie Trail Cowboy Church AM worship 11:00 Heart of God Church 114 E Campbell Joanne Ochoa AM Worship 10:30 Nugent Baptist Church Craig Thames 228-4457 Worship: 11:00

Nugent Church of Christ Nugent, Texas Wayne Kitchens, Preacher Sun. 10 Bible Classes 11 Morning Assembly Orient Street Church of Christ Wes Horn 510 S Orient 773-3419 Worship: 10:30 Paint Creek Baptist Church Pastor Tony Grand 940-864-3358 AM Worship: 11:00

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St Ann’s Catholic Church 1001 S Swenson 325-773-2659 AM Mass: 11:00 St. John’s United Methodist Church Pastor John Erwin 201 S Ferguson 325-773-2561 AM Worship: 10:50 Solomon Temple Baptist Church Rev. Donnie Massey 315 N. Haskell St. 325-773-2213 AM Worship 9:30

Temple Baptist Church Jesse Morton 309 E Campbell 325-773-2550 AM Service: 11:00 Trinity Church Dr. Robert Wingrove 220 E. McHarg

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Sure has been nice to get the wind out of the North and the temp is not in the three digits. I bet by the end of the week it will be getting there again. We need a nice rain.

Now that all the rodeo activities are all over, there is not much to do but go on a vacation and I’m not into that right now.

Don’t forget our musical will be coming up on Saturday, the 27th, we want you to come join us for a nice evening of fun.

Our Senior Dance on Monday evening was well attended and everyone had a great time. Music was good and the goodies the ladies brought were delicious.

Recent visitors in the home of Danny and Linda Diggs were their children, Shanna and Rode Morrow, Ryder, Saylar and Sawyer of Lubbock, Sharen and Micah Henry and Evelyn from Dallas and Shelly and Andrew Eudy from Forsan.

Carm Letz and Debbie Vahlenkamp drove to Abilene and met Lacey New of Haskell and Shawna Vahlenkamp of Roby, also Rachel Berrry, Jayelee and Slade of Abilene for lunch and a nice visit on Saturday.

Doug and Debbie Vahlenkamp and Dale and Carm

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By Anita Dozier Letz enjoyed lunch together in Stamford on Sunday.

On Wednesday Mittie Dunham met Shelly Dunham and Gerral Waldon in Aspermont for the fish lunch at the Senior Citizens. Later Mittie and Whiz Creighton drove to Stamford to shop.

Visitors in the home of Glen and Helen Pierce were daughter, Jami Wilde of Knox City and she brought her grandson, Crete Briggs, of Haskell. Jay Beakley also dropped by for a visit. On Thursday, Kim Lowack, drove out to visit with her parents, Glen and Helen.

On Sunday, Mittie Dunham had lunch and a nice visit with Joe and Carol Holland, Theresa Anderson, Charley and Mary Grisham, Johnnie Nell Pittcock, Edna Anderson, all of Aspermont, and Bob and Juandell Giles of Spur in Aspermont.

Visiting with Gerral Waldon and Shelly Dunham on Saturday were his son, Justin Waldon and his son Hunter of Hawley.

I enjoyed having lunch with Verlene Corzine and Meta Kupatt of Stamford and Odene Dudensing of Sagerton in Stamford on Sunday.

Thought for the week: “Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.”

Happy Birthday Wishes go to Lacey New, Cole Wolsch, Arvel McCoy III, Linda Lefevre, Rylan Letz, Robert Vahlenkamp, Stacey Jones, Shirley Manske, Sarah Rhoads, Brant Bowman, Annie Mae Hernandez, Betsy Mueller, Chad Hertel, Megan Boyd, Yvonne Williams, Karen Shelnutt, Mike Mills, Tammy Butler, Stephanie Bly, Emma ReAnne Gray, Joe Barrera, Bill Flowers, Johnny Pittcock, Earl Coplen, Isyme Hertel, Paula Patton, Hannah Page, and Arron Quade. We wish you many more.

Anniversary greetings go Dickie and Melissa Greenwood, Micah and Sharen Henry, and Derrell and Misty Gibbs. Have a wonderful day.

HISTORY: Continued From Page 1 UNT is reaching out to those interested in learning how to access and utilize more advanced tools of the digitized newspaper collection found on their website: texashistory.unt. edu.

The Cowboy Country Museum and the Stamford American collaborated to have the free presentation on the second floor of City Hall in Stamford, TX, Tuesday, July 9, 2019.

Dr. Krahmer gave the informative presentation, The Texas Digital Newspaper Program: Walking the Footprints of Your History. The audience was able to ask both general and specific

questions of this very knowledgeable archivist.

She was able to give those in attendance a great deal of tips and tricks to further their history and genealogy searches.

The Texas Digital Newspaper Program continually grows and expands, being a vast collection of digitized newspapers from towns of under 12,000 throughout Texas. The collection also includes older newspapers from towns that have grown over the years, such as Abilene, TX. UNT is interested in acquiring more pieces of history, so spread the word to people who don’t know

about this website and the programs/collections associated with it. In the meantime to access history of Stamford, the easiest way is to go directly to the “Stamford Area Newspaper Collection” at https://texashistory.unt. edu/explore/collections/ SANC/ then scroll down on the left and Click on Titles. That will take you to all the Newspapers in this collection. Then you can click on whichever newspaper you are interested in. And there you are, a history detective!

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Ignore the Attention Seekers This past week the U. S. Women’s Soccer team won the World Cup and it was a great accomplishment in American sports, but it also grabbed headlines for quite a different reason for the words of one of the co-captains, Megan Rapinoe. In case you may be unaware, Rapinoe became the most recent athlete/celebrity to speak out against the American THOUGHTS FROM government and protest the policies of our president. I’ve UNDER THE CAP spoken in the past about the feelings toward President Trump Will McClure and, once again, I will leave my personal ideas out of my thoughts and will instead remain firm that he is our president whether we agree with it or not. In addition, I also respect the opinions and concerns from Rapinoe and others that feel like the country is failing its citizens, in particular her quite correct views on equal pay and the continued conversation that it has brought up.

Instead, I want to talk about how these opinions are expressed and how the media, and the everyday citizen, constantly feeds into the attention-seeking actions of these individuals. While Rapinoe’s words and actions are not as extreme as others and she has actually done a bit more about it, other so-called “social media influencers” from sports, Hollywood, or just plain being famous for an Instagram page are just loudly complaining and putting down their own country because there is something that they do not agree with. While they absolutely have the right to complain, the fact that they are not actually doing something about their complaints tells a lot of people that they are just seeking attention.

I start these thoughts with the one that pretty much started the trend and has been back in the news lately over a shoe. I’m of course talking about former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick who’s very public protest of the National Anthem gained headlines and attention to him seemingly on a weekly basis as, instead of just leaving it at a simple protest, he continued to voice his complaints for all that would hear it and recently protested Nike releasing a shoe with the Betsy Ross flag on the heel in honor of Independence Day. While complaining is one thing, the fact that Nike pulled the shoe made the incident much more than it should be and just gives him more attention for just complaining instead of doing. While this does seem a bit ironic that I am in essence giving him attention by talking about it, my point is that it just feeds into more and more Americans becoming anti-American where instead of working for change, a lot of people are just sitting down and complaining.

In our country we should be proud of having freedom of speech and we should respect others’ right to complain, but that does not mean we all have to agree on it or give attention to these attention-seekers. When you think back on the major influencers in our history that disagreed with policy, even when our country was not even its own country yet, they not only voiced their complaints but they actively did something to change things.

Whenever one thinks about our Founding Fathers or individuals such as Susan B. Anthony and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., we tend to focus on their actions and not just their words. It goes to show that actions, especially positive actions, speak louder than words when it comes to actually trying to change things in our country.

While it is true that there are problems in our country, we need to focus on actually trying to change things instead of giving attention to a so-called “celebrity” that posts an anti-American statement on their Facebook page.

Until next time, dear reader, my cap’s off to you!

SPEND THE NIGHT IN A HARVEY HOUSE In the late 1800’s Fred Harvey built restaurants all along the Santa Fe Railroad.

“There were no dining cars back then, so he saw a need for fine dining,” says Lynn Melton of Slaton. She manages the Harvey House in Slaton.

It’s the only Harvey House in Texas where you can spend the night.

“Mr. Harvey formed a company, partnered with Santa Fe. He was very meticulous about his service. He only used fine china and polished silver. He really did kind of revolutionize the industry. Walt Disney took his business model from Fred Harvey.”

Lynn says passengers’ food orders were telegraphed to Harvey Houses so that when they got off the train their food was ready. They only had 20 minutes to eat, then get back on the train.

Harvey girls were efficient and lived at Harvey Houses.

“We had 6 Harvey girls that lived upstairs in this Harvey House. There was a full basement where

Harvey girls roller-skated.

There must not have been a lot to do in Slaton in the early nineteen hundreds.”

Fred Harvey died in 1901 but his sons continued the business. When dining cars became popular Harvey Houses became hotels. Brownwood and Slaton both have Harvey Houses.

The one in Brownwood is now a museum. The one in Slaton is a bed and breakfast. It also has an event hall where weddings, meetings and other activities take place. It was built in 1912 and was used as a restaurant until after World War Two. Then it became the Santa Fe Depot and served in that capacity until 1980.

“This was vacant from 1980 to 1990 and they were about to tear it down. But when a local plumber came in to turn off the gas and water he

thought we can’t do this.

He called a retired English teacher and she stood in front of the bulldozer that was going to raze the building.

The loading dock had already been removed.

The protests to save the depot grew and some citizens formed the Slaton Heritage Association. Funds were raised through grants and donations and the association bought the building for $2,500 and started the renovations which were completed in 2007.

That was when it opened to the public.”

The facility has five

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bedrooms, all named for Indian tribes. Mr. Harvey was fascinated with Indian culture and the southwest. The Slaton Harvey House is just a few feet from the railroad tracks and people love to hear the trains rumble by.

“We have people that bring family members who were railroaders, we have people who are interested in history, we have people that just love being in a bed and breakfast because it’s such a unique homey experience.”

You can get breakfast to order at the Slaton Harvey House. It has a 5-star rating from Trip Advisor. The lobby has a replica of an early newsstand that sold cigars and newspapers.

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Over the years, one of the things that I’ve written a fair amount about is invasive plants. Or, sometimes I’ve written about plants, such as the chinese pistache tree, that are considered invasive in other areas, but are more of an asset here. Personally, I wonder why the coffee plants that produce the beans for Folgers coffee can’t be found to be an invasive, and start taking over my backyard. Now, that would be an invasive plant that I could get adjusted to. More likely, if an aggressive coffee plant were to show up in my yard, it would be one that produces that bitter stuff that Starbucks calls coffee. Oh well, just goes to show you that “invasive” is definitely in the eye of the beholder.

When I first came to Texas, fifty years ago, things were a little different than they are now. For one thing, there was a lot more running and standing water than we have these days. As a youngster, I was able to ride my bike (I was a pretty free-range child) several miles to a creek that ran or held water so dependably, that it was full of fish. I spent a lot of time trying to catch those fish, with some success. I also tried to avoid the chiggers that went with that, with a little less success. These days, unless it’s raining, or has recently rained, that same creek is dry the majority of the time. There are a lot of people out there who would blame the change I just described on climate change. Not me. I think it has a lot to do, or perhaps everything to do, with the massive amounts of scrub trees and cacti that are taking over our open areas. I’m firm in the opinion that if that stuff were to be cleared back to where it was fifty years ago, our creeks would run again, just as they did fifty years ago.

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changes in the countryside between how I found it fifty years ago, and how it is today. Sadly, but predictably, most of those changes have not been for the better. One case in point is the horned toad. I like horned toads, have always liked them, and have not enjoyed the fact that they are becoming pretty scarce. My understanding is that what’s wiping out the horned toads are the fire ants, which are definitely unwelcome, nasty, and invasive. I’ve also been told, by people who know, that the scarcity of fireflies, another fond memory of earlier years, is also due to fire ants. As if I needed another reason to hate fire ants.

What brought all of this to mind, was that recently I came across several articles, from other parts of the country, talking about a particularly loathsome invasive creature they were dealing with. The thought was that this beast was going to, or was already in the process of, wrecking their water eco-systems.

As I’m always interested in learning about new invasive plants, animals, or insects, in a train wreck kind of way, I read those articles. Especially interesting to me was the fact that the invasive under discussion wasn’t something imported from another continent, but a “native” North American species.

Not only that, as I read on, I discovered it was something I was very familiar with from my youth, that is seldom seen in these parts anymore.

So what is this horribly invasive creature that is about to change the face of the watery areas of North America? The American bullfrog. Can you imagine that? Those big green bullfrogs that used to inhabit our creeks, lakes, and tanks, but are seldom seen here anymore, are looked on by other parts of the country about the way we look at fire ants, or prickly pear. Hmm, maybe the bullfrog is as bad of

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By Bruce Kreitler and the KWKC Green Team a thing, in their climate conditions, as they say it is, but I’ve got to tell you, I’m having a hard time believing that “the bullfrog” is about to destroy North America.

Bullfrogs used to be so plentiful here that hunting them was, if not “big” business, at least something that a lot of people used to do. While I don’t recall them having “wiped” out anything in the environment, I do recall them as something that was pretty clever, fast, and a little difficult to hunt, unless you used a small rifle. Even at that, they were wary enough that it was hard to get into the right position to shoot one. In fact, I was just wondering the other day why I don’t see 22 short ammunition for sale anywhere these days, and thinking about it, the only real reason for that extremely low powered round was to shoot bullfrogs. The bullfrogs have disappeared, so no need, or at least very little need, for the 22 shorts.

While this has little to do with trees, or landscaping, a sudden spurt of columns talking about how invasive bullfrogs are, and how they are going to wreck the environment, makes a couple of important points. First, there’s the “boy who cried wolf” thing. I’m confident that bullfrogs have long existed in a lot of the places where people have “suddenly” discovered that they are a dire ecological threat. Also,

a lot of people may look down on this, but bullfrogs are very tasty, and I think a sudden plethora of them somewhere will lead to people rediscovering that, and keeping their numbers down through hunting, just like we used to do here. Secondly, this really drives home the point that one person’s “invasive” is another person’s treasure. I would be personally thrilled to see bullfrogs thriving here again. I already know that they taste good, and wouldn’t mind reliving some childhood memories by trying to stalk big green frogs.

Are there invasive things that are as bad as they are made out to be? Absolutely. Just off the top of my head, I can think of several things that came here from somewhere else, that have been, could be, or will be, absolute ecological disasters. However, running around trying to convince people we are about to be buried in edible frogs, or some other such unrealistic scenario, is just a waste of everybody’s time, and draws attention away from real problems.

If you have any landscaping, landscape maintenance, or tree questions you would like answered in this column, submit them care of cmetler@stamfordamerican.net or info@BrokenWillow.com.

Remember The good word for today is REMEMBER. I had a three hundred word or so article planned but I’ll be dog-goned if I can remember what I was going to say. Some call it absent –mindedness, Others call it “senior moments”. I call it forgetfulness. And that’s what I remember about an Bill Hillier old Sunday School song we used to sing: You ask me why I’m happy, I’ll just tell you why, Because my sins are gone.

They’re underneath the blood on the cross of Calvary, As far removed as darkness is from dawn.

Well, in the sea of God’s forgetfulness that’s good enough for me, Oh Praise God, my sins are gone!

That’s one thing I am grateful for. That God does not remember our sins once we confess them and receive forgiveness. Hebrews 8:12 “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.” As a preacher I’ve had many people tell me they believe in the hereafter. I do too. When I walk into a room I have to ask “What am I here after?” In our church auditorium there sits a Communion table with the inscription carved into a wooden plaque across the front “This do in Remembrance of me.” Originally one of the letters was unfinished. The error went unnoticed for quite some time. Finally, someone noticed and because of my somewhat limited wood- working talent I was selected to remedy the remembrance error. I am just saying: it would have been better left alone. The plaque is now covered with a “welcome” sign.

That inscription comes from a Bible verse used when taking Communion: 1 Corinthians 11:23-25 (KJV) 23 “ For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.”

Let us also remember all of the blessings of the crucifixion, and resurrection. Especially, remember Jesus died to save you and he rose from the dead to give you eternal life.

When you remember what he did for you, you will have to have a blessed day.

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SCHOOL: Continued From Page 1 With the support of the community, the organizers hope to continue to grow upon that foundation to be able to help even more students and families in Stamford this school year. Like last year, all of the money donated will stay local, helping to purchase supplies from right here in the Big Country.

With the support of Mayor James Decker, the Better Stamford School Supply Drive is seeking donations from the community. Supplies that are needed include: markers, crayons, pencils, erasers, dry erase markers, composition notebooks, highlighters, Kleenex, bottles of hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes.

The donation deadline is Wednesday, August 7th.

Drop-off locations include: SGDA Law Firm in Stamford, Decker Capital Partners, Noteworthy/New Stamford American, Dollar General, Stamford Star, Stamford Carnegie Library, and the Grand Theatre.

Monetary donations can be sent to Oreana Communications at P.O. Box 7 Stamford, TX 79553 or can be dropped off at SGDA Law Firm.

For more information about the Supply Drive or to reach out to the organizers, please visit their Facebook page.

STAMFORD ISD: Continued From Page 1 Staff Development for August has been scheduled.

Brewer worked hard to have Work Force Solutions accept Stamford ISD as a partner in career readiness for the next two years. There will be one counselor shared by six school districts. A policy review will take place to make sure all policies in place are needed, worded well, and up to date. Superintendent Report also included news of an upcoming workshop for Board Members on legislative updates. Discussed was to keep the online District Calendar up to date.

The Consent Agenda items were approved, which included the minutes of the June 10, 2019 regular meeting and the following four Property Bids: Lot Sixteen (16) in Block One hundred twenty-one (121) of the Original Town (R21212).

Lot Thirteen (13) in Block Ninety-two (92) of the Original Town (R15991).

Lot Four (4) in Block Eighty-seven (87) of the Original Town (R15630).

Being the W 115’ of Lot 7 and the middle 50’ of Lot 6, Block 72, Original Town (R13439).

It was voted on and approved for Gwen Baker to be the 2019 Delegate for TASB. Cafeteria Meal Prices are required to increase. It was approved for the price of a meal to increase by 10 cents to $2.15.

Next on the agenda, the Board approved the 20192020 Contract with Region XIV ESC. It was then approved to Appoint Campus and Secondary Appraisers.

Superintendent Brewer said he would be the Secondary Appraiser, if needed.

Next, the Appraisal Calendar 2019-2020 was approved. Then, it was approved to Adopt LOCAL Policy Update 113. It was also approved to Update LOCAL Policy EIC. To Revise the 2019-2020 School Calendar was approved.

The tentative date for the next Board Meeting is August 12, 2019. With no further business to be conducted, the Board approved the meeting to be adjourned.

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Classifieds HELP WANTED

Condley and Company, LLP is seeking a full-time Administrative Assistant for the accounting office located in Stamford.

Interested candidates must be organized, detail oriented, technologically savvy, be able to manage multiple tasks at once and have strong interpersonal skills. Salary is competitive with benefits. Resumes may be mailed to Condley and Company, LLP, c/o Nicole Buchanan to 303 E. Hamilton, Stamford, TX 79553 or emailed to nicole.buchanan@condley. com.

Hanson Paint & Body Shop in Haskell, Texas is taking applications for the position of auto body paint and repairman. Please apply at 207 S. 1st Street, Haskell, Texas.

Sagebrush Living Center is accepting applications for a weekend janitor and Direct Support Staff. Please contact Kathy Phillips, Mario Cedillo or Doug Stanley Facility Director.

Phone # 325-773-2791.

Have an item for our community Calendar? Call 325773-5550 and tell us about it or email it to office@ americannewspapers.net

NOTICE OF SALE THE STATE OF TEXAS § BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER § OF SALE § COUNTY OF JONES § DATED: June 4, 2019 and issued pursuant to a judgment decree of the District Court, 259th Judicial District, of Jones County, Texas, by the District Clerk on said date, and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff of said County, I have on the 8th day of July 2019, seized, levied upon, and will on the first Tuesday in August, 2019, the same being the 6th day of said month, at the Courthouse door, of said County in the City of Anson, beginning at 11:00 o’clock a.m., on said day, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title and interest of the defendants in such suit to the following described real estate levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the County of Jones and the State of Texas, to-wit: CAUSE NO. TX011445; JONES COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT vs. HARLEN L. BUZZARD TRACT 1: GEO: R21065 Being all of Block One Hundred Fifty-Two (152), Lot Twenty-Six (26), College Heights Addition to the town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas.

CAUSE NO. TX011436; JONES COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT vs. JEFFREY EARL HOLDEN TRACT 1: GEO: R17624 Being all of Lots Three (3), Four (4), Five (5), and Six (6), Block Thirty-Four (34), University Place Addition, Hamlin, Jones County, Texas.

CAUSE NO. TX011432; JONES COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT vs. JAMES R. GLAZE, ET UX TRACT 1: GEO: R54063 Being 2.77 acres, more or less, out of a 7.213 acre tract of land, Block B, Samuel Andrews Survey 191, Jones County, Texas; being more particularly described in a Warranty Deed recorded in Volume 266 Page 404 of the Official Public Records of Jones County, Texas; such description being incorporated herein by reference.

CAUSE NO. TX011409; JONES COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT vs. JAMES DOUGLASS, ET AL TRACT 1: GEO: R13922

All of Lot Two (2), Block One Hundred Twenty-Two (122), Original Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas.

CAUSE NO. TX011401; JONES COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT vs. COYE BAILEY, ET AL TRACT 1: GEO: R12030 Lot Seven (7) and the North Half (N/2) of Lot Eight (8), Block Twelve (12), Continuation of Tom Homan Addition to the Town of Hamlin, Jones County, Texas.

TRACT 1: GEO: R26283 Being all of Lot Nine (9) and the South Half (S/2) of Lot Eight (8), Block Twelve (12) of the Continuation of Tom Holman Addition to the Town of Hamlin, Jones County, Texas.

CAUSE NO. TX011400; JONES COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT vs. HENRY JIMENEZ, ET UX TRACT 1: GEO: R23740 Being a part of Lot 4, Block 2, Wetherbee Addition, Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas; being that property more particularly described by metes and bounds in a Warranty Deed recorded at Volume 203, Page 323 in the Deed Records of Jones County, Texas.

CAUSE NO. TX011341; JONES COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT vs. JOHN P. DALLISTON, DECEASED THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF, ET AL TRACT 1: GEO: R11695 Being the South Seventy-Five Feet (S 75’), of Lot Five (5), Six (6), and Seven (7), Block One Hundred Fifty-Six (156), College Heights Addition, to the Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas.

CAUSE NO. TX011336; JONES COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT vs. J.E. SANDERS, DECEASED THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF, ET AL TRACT 1: GEO: R24362 Lot Fourteen (14), Block FiftyThree (53), Original Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas.

CAUSE NO. TX011320; JONES COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT vs. L.E. GRIFFIN, DECEASED THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF, ET AL TRACT 1: GEO: R16225 Lot Two (2), Block Thirteen (13), Original Town of Hamlin, Jones County, Texas.

CAUSE NO. TX011127; JONES

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PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT vs. JESSIE CEDILLO, ET AL TRACT 1: GEO: R11672 Lots (12) and (13), Block (53) in the original Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas.

CAUSE NO. TX011102; JONES COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT vs. LOZANO, TONY, DECEASED, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ET AL TRACT 1: GEO: R20165 A 0.23 acre tract of land, more or less, out of Section Four (4), Block Six A (6A), Abstract 279, Tract Two Hundred SeventyOne (271), MEP&P Company Survey, Jones County, Texas; being more particularly described by metes and bounds as referred to in a Warranty Deed recorded in Volume 510, Page 291 of the Official Public Records of Jones County, Texas, such description being incorporated herein by reference. or upon the written request of said defendants or their attorney, a sufficient portion thereof to satisfy said judgment, interest, penalties, and costs; subject, however to the right of redemption by the defendants or any person having an interest therein, to redeem said property, or their interest therein, in the manner provided by law, and subject to any other and further rights to which the defendants or anyone interested therein may be entitled, under the provisions of law. Said sale to be made by me to satisfy the judgment rendered in the above styled and numbered cause, together with interest, penalties and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sale to be applied to the satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs.

I have appointed the following as agent to conduct the sale, to-wit: Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott, L.L.P. Attorneys at Law 1031 Andrews Hwy, Ste. 210 Midland, Texas 79701 (432) 522-2427 At the time the sale begins, all bidders at the sale must be registered with the above named agent conducting the sale and be eligible to bid

according to the Property Tax Code.

Dated at Anson, Jones County, Texas, this the 8th day of July, 2019. /s/ Danny Jimenez DANNY JIMENEZ SHERIFF, JONES COUNTY

1105 New Hope Road 2/2 brick Great Location!.................................$99,900 716 E Oliver 4 bedroom/ 2 baths quiet area!...........................................$69,900 512 Dodson Drive, Great Buy 3/2.........................................................$49,900 712 E Vanderbilt 1910 2 story Victorian family home.......Reduced $129,900 1018 Reynolds 4bd home w/ basement and close to school......IN CONTRACT 1502 Compton Great 3/2/2 Ranch Home on 1.6± AC!....Reduced! $128,900 1210 Landon 3/2 Limestone Family Home w/ Fireplace!....................$106,000 7725 US Hwy 277 Hawley A-frame on almost half an acre!................$68,000 2514 CR 389 Anson. Country living - large 4/2 on 3 acres!.....IN CONTRACT 2325 Ave Q Anson 4/3 Brick home w/ Metal Shop on 6± Acres.......$330,000 1222 Ave L Anson Farmhouse style, 2/2, fenced bk yard...........................SOLD 715 Ave. J Anson UPDATED 3/2 Brick, Sprinkler System......................SOLD 1502 Ave K Anson 1885 sq. ft. separate apartment & metal shop......$184,900 1720 Ave I Anson. Charming 2/1 cottage style home tons of updates..$65,000 519 Commercial Ave, Anson- 3/1 Rock home w Metal shop............$56,000 COMMERCIAL 1611 N Swenson Historic Cliff House Restaurant...................IN CONTRACT 1631 17th St, Anson 4,000 sq. ft, restaurant equip. included....IN CONTRACT 901 Commercial ANSON- 12,600 Sq. Ft. parking lot, HWY Front...$175,000

FARM & RANCH

DICKENS COUNTY

1,450± AC Fantastic Hunting, Shinnery, Large Stock Tank

EASTLAND COUNTY

622± AC All Coastal, Good Water! SOLD

FISHER COUNTY

953± AC IN CONTRACT 130± Ac South of Sylvester on FM 1085 Nice small tract in good area!

CALLAHAN COUNTY

1,015± AC Great Sock Farm or Hay farm IN CONTRACT

COMANCHE COUNTY

735± AC - 4D Game Ranch – Turnkey High Fenced Hunting Ranch w/ Lodge!

HASKELL COUNTY

NEW 227± ac N of Rule Cultivated w.

Pasture NEW 627 ± AC - Mule Creek ranch- live water, cabin, great hunting 202± AC - Box Springs Ranch - Improved Grass, Stock Tank IN CONTRACT 160± AC – The Kittley Irrigated Farm Northwest of Rule!

152± AC - Top Kevil Cotton Farm - Good black land farm w/ 1/2 the minerals! SOLD

JONES COUNTY

NEW 782± AC - Mostly cultivated farm.

Outside of Neinda 512± AC - on Top of Flat Top - CRP, 2 Water Wells and Beautiful Views!

202± AC – 202 Ranch- great hunting West of Stamford 247± AC Stock Farm, Culti and pasture!

160± AC Cultivation south of Avoca 139± AC- Farrington Cotton Farm Prime Cultivation 50± AC Cultivated farm great hunting!

230± AC Ft. Phantom River Ranch, Excellent Hunting!

KENT COUNTY

922± AC-Panther Canyon Ranch-Native pasture w/ food plots, springs on Panther Canyon and Croton Creek on Boundary!

521± AC – The Grove- Shinnery & Mesquite Combination, IN CONTRACT

SCURRY COUNTY

1,421± AC - Impossible Canyon Ranch Deep Canyons & Fantastic Hunting!

SHACKELFORD COUNTY

200± AC - Quarry Income w/ Good Hunting! SOLD

160± AC – All pasture, Great Hunting! SOLD

STEPHENS COUNTY

155± AC Great Hunting, Cabin with 2 Earth Tanks!

85± AC w/ house

STONEWALL COUNTY

130 ± ac Perfect mix cultivation/pasture great combo place!

4,743± AC - Patterson North Camp - 2 Live Creeks w/ Hunting Lodge... A Must See! SOLD 5,950± AC- Seven Diamond L Canyon Ranch two creeks and river 2,082± -AC- Double View Ranch- Spectacular views, River & Cabin!

1,322± AC - Maddie Ola Ranch - Big Water, Extremely Diverse, & Great Hunting!

800± AC - White Ghost River Ranch - Salt Fork of the Brazos! Views of the River Canyon!

668± AC - MZ East Pasture Ranch - Ready to Hunt, Spectacular Views!

320± AC – River Frontage w/ Beautiful 2 story home and additional acreage for lease!

387± AC - Great Hunting w/ Cabin Set Up and Ready to Hunt!

330± AC- Great View of Double Mtns. w/ scenic deep canyons, large neighbors, great hunting!

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12 JULY 19, 2019

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Stamford High School Band Summer Rehearsals Begin Soon SUBMITTED BY MICHAEL COPELAND The Stamford Bulldog Band will start rehearsing soon to prepare for the 2019 marching season. Uniform fittings are on Monday, July 29th (Seniors – 9:00, Juniors – 10:45, Sophomores – 1:30, and Freshmen – 3:00). The rehearsals begin on Tuesday, July 30th (Woodwinds 9-10:30, Brass 10:30-12, Percussion 1:30-3, and the whole band 6-9 in the evening). For other rehearsal dates and times, a calendar can be picked up at the band hall during the uniform fittings. A calendar was mailed to current members of the band program. If a student is new to the Stamford school district and is interested in high school band, they should contact the director, Michael Copeland, at the school. The band hall office number is 325-480-3280.

A new UIL rule goes into effect this year for marching band. All participants are required to have a physical on file with the school in order to march. Most of the band students took advantage of the physical day offered by the school back in May. If a student has not had a physical, it needs to be completed and turned into Mr. Copeland so they are cleared to participate. If there are any questions about the physical, please call Mr. Copeland.

THE NEW STAMFORD AMERICAN

Bridge on CR 249 Back on Bridge Program

BY KAY SPEARS The Jones County Commissioners met on Monday, June 24, 2019, 9:00am, at the Courthouse in Anson, TX for the second of two regular meetings for the month of June. In attendance were Judge Dale Spurgin, County Commissioners James Clawson, Lonnie Vivian, Ross Davis, Joel Spraberry, County Clerk LeeAnn Jennings, County Treasurer Amber Thompson and County Auditor Gwen Bailey.

The meeting was called to order by Judge Spurgin. He stated the Budget Workshop would be after this Commissioners Court and the next one will be held after the Commissioners Court on Monday, July 8, 2019. The Commissioners approved the minutes of the last meeting held on June 10, 2019.

The following four Trust

Property Bids were approved as one action item. The bid submitted by Zelma Mason Byrd and Samuel Byrd for the purchase of (R15991), Lot 13 in Block 92 of the Original Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas. The Bid Amount is $250.00. Court cost has been waived.

The bid submitted by Cynthia R. Wells for the purchase of (R15630), Lot 4 in Block 87 of the Original Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas. The Bid Amount is $200.00. Court cost has been waived.

The bid submitted by Henry & L.V. Vega for the purchase of (R13439), Being the W 115’ of Lot 7 and the middle 50’ of Lot 6, Block 72, Original Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas; being that property more particularly described in a warranty deed recorded in Volume 51, Page 208 of The Official Records of Jones County , Texas. The Bid Amount is $33.00. Court cost has been waived.

The bid submitted by Amy Martinez for the purchase of (R21212), Lot 16 in Block 121 of the Original Town of Stamford, Jones County, Texas. The Bid Amount is $100.00. Court cost has been waived.

Next, Judge Spurgin stated that FEMA and TDEM continue to compile information for the #4416 Disaster. All in-place costs have been accepted, all the roads have been designated, there have been follow-up site visits, and conversations with them will continue. There may be pending issues on low water crossings.

Concerning the damaged bridge North of Avoca on CR 249, TxDOT has spoken with their people in Austin and the bridge will be put back on the Bridge Replacement Program.

He encouraged the Commissioners to review the TxDOT bridge inspections and to take pictures when a repair has been completed.

Judge Spurgin stated he did not have any new bids on material and material hauling.

There was no action taken on the ongoing subject of Subdivision Regulations.

The twenty-day posting requirement has been met concerning the Public Application that CR 240 be Discontinued for One Mile between CR 217 and CR 201.

The Commissioners approved this road closure.

Under the subject of Equipment Purchase and

Trade, Commissioner Clawson stated a grader in Precinct One was going to lose the buy-back and the warranty will soon run out. The Commissioners approved for him to use up to $60,000 to negotiate a trade.

Judge Spurgin then reminded the Court of the upcoming 2020 Census. He stated there would probably be a full count committee of representatives from the communities and at-large to help promote this. He asked the Commissioners to think of someone to be included on that committee.

Next on the agenda was to discuss and take action on the Second Amendment to Electric Sales Agreement between Reliant Energy Retail Services, LLC and County of Jones. Judge Spurgin updated the Court about the signed agreement the Court instructed him to enter into. This is a ten-year agreement and the Court approved it.

Judge Spurgin updated the Commissioners concerning the Medical Insurance Renewal, which was presented

by Robert Mills as the last meeting. Documents have been received by County Treasurer Amber Thompson and Mills will return to review them with the Court at the next meeting, July 8, 2019.

County Treasurer Thompson gave the Treasurer’s Report which was approved. Amend Budget and Line Item Transfers were presented by County Auditor Bailey and approved. It was approved to Pay Bills.

A Discussion Item was brought up by Judge Spurgin concerning the group that bought the solar project having a meeting on Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 5:00pm. He stated he would be attending and bring information from that meeting to the next Commissioners Court on Monday, July 8, 2019.

The Court recessed for five minutes, to return for the Budget Workshop.

This workshop was open to the public, as is the Commissioners Court.