In Josephs Garden Easter Pageant Set for Harmon Park
The Easter pageant In Josephs Garden will be presented at Harmon Park Sunday at 5 15 a m. Produced by a community effort and sponsored by the Pierian Club with Mrs F H Young as director the show features biblical characters including Rachel Jairus daughter and Joseph of Arimathea. The cast includes Truett Black Lewis Timberlake J F McCulloch and many others with music by the Stamford Music Club and organ accompaniment by Rev Charles E Fike. Free coffee will be served after the pageant.
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Joseph’s Garden
Harmon Park
Rachel
Park
Pierian Club
F. H. Young
Balthazar
Jesus
Jairus
Joseph of
Arimathea
Mary of
Magdala
Truett
Truett Black
Charles E. Fike
Charles Vaden
Fike
Stamford Music Club
Downtown Pre-Easter Services at State Theatre
Pre Easter services at the State Theatre continue through Friday sponsored by the Ministerial Alliance. Rev C R Mathis of Calvary Baptist will preach Thursday with Stamford Music Club providing music. Friday features Rev John Gibbs of Central Presbyterian with Bethel Lutheran music.
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State Theatre
Ministerial Alliance
C. R. Mathis
Calvary Baptist Church
Stamford Music Club
John Gibbs
Central Presbyterian Church
Stamford Auto Dealer Clifton Dodson Dies at 57
Clifton Tigert Dodson a 57 year old Stamford automobile dealer and longtime civic worker died suddenly of a heart attack Saturday night at home. Funeral Monday at St John s Methodist Church with burial in Highland Cemetery. Dodson served in World War I and was editor of the Stamford Daily American in the early 1920s. He leaves a wife Lavera Gay and a daughter, plus his mother and brother.
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Clifton Tigert Dodson
Stamford
Dodson
St. John’s Methodist Church
Stewards
Charles E. Fike
J. H. Crawford
Highland Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Stamford Daily American
Stamford Rotary
Texas
Sherman
Hale Center
Snyder
Sweetwater
First District
Texas Federation of Music Clubs
Carlton Willingham
Royalty
J. B. Dodson
O. L. Dodson
N. M. Phy
J. L. Hill
J. F. McCulloch
Burl McClellan
R. R. Baird
Henry Bryan
Rotary Club
Brotherhood
St. John's Methodist Church
V. W Lehde
A. B. Cockrell
L. D
Brotherhood To Meet Here Monday Night
The Baptist Associational Brotherhood holds its quarterly meeting at First Baptist Church Monday night. A supper by the Stamford Brotherhood starts at 7 30 p m. About 200 men from association churches are expected. Speaker is W J Weekes of Hardin Simmons University Abilene native and mission worker in South America. Fred Sides of Leeders is Associational Brotherhood president.
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Baptist Associational Brotherhood
First Baptist Church
Stamford Brotherhood
W. J. Weekes
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
England
Weekes
South America
Fred Sides
Leeders
Associational Brotherhood
Bates and French Families Welcome Riverside Guests
Mr and Mrs C A Bates and Faye Ann of Riverside California spent Sunday night and Monday with Mr and Mrs A B French and family in a local visit.
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C. A. Bates
Faye Ann
Riverside, Calif
A. B. French and
Egg Hunts Set Friday At 2 P M In Stamford
The Exchange Club will hold its annual Easter Egg hunt Friday at 2 p m for Stamford school children in grades one through four. Two locations Harmon Park and Washington school will host parallel hunts with transportation provided by school buses prizes awarded for prize eggs.
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Exchange Club
Stamford
Harmon Park
Oliver, Reynolds
Bomar Heights
Washington School
Jack Fuqua
Rev M C Turpin Becomes Pastor at Orange Church
Rev M C Turpin is now pastor of the First Christian Church in Orange taking up his work last Sunday. He and his wife have moved to make their home there. Turpin previously led Central Christian Church here before February 1 and was in town briefly Tuesday.
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M.C. Turpin
First Christian Church
Orange
Mr. Turpin
Central Christian Church
William C Eoff Announces Candidacy for Commissioner
William C Eoff declares his run for Jones County Precinct 1 Commissioner. He urges voters to judge him by life, character and qualifications and promises diligent, fair, efficient government with a focus on the county’s welfare and prudent spend. He notes his 43 years in Jones County and four in the precinct. He is 49, married to Mrs Boff with son Clifford, 14. He plans to visit voters during the campaign and asks for support.
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William C. Eoff
Jones County
Commissioners Court
William C. Eofpf
Methodists Buy Yale Street Lots For New Parsonage
St. John's Methodist Church purchased two 19 by 180 foot lots on the west side of Symonds Place from Mr and Mrs L Fleming. A new parsonage will be built there and a tentative plan is to use the old parsonage site as a youth center for the church.
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Symonds Place
St. John's Methodist Church
L. Fleming
Hick
Whitlocks Have Busy Week At School Games
Janelle Whitlock, 15, broke a collar bone after tripping on a hurdle during track activities on April 2 and returned to school the next Monday. Her 14-year-old brother Lowell Whitlock suffered a broken nose playing football the following day but did not miss school.
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Janelle Whitlock
Lowell
City Runoff in Stamford to Pick Police Chief and Councilman
A Stamford runoff Tuesday April 15 will decide the police chief between Jack Tidwell and Bill Kinney, and councilman for place 1 between Steve Bennett and Glenn Hull. Polls run 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with turnout expected to be lower than April 1. The council also addressed peddling violations, new officers Toe Ward and A W Pierce, and bids for a filtration plant.
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Stamford
Jack Tidwell
Bill Kinney
Large Attendance Expected at Annual Chamber Banquet
Tonight’s banquet will attract guests from neighboring towns to Stam ford for the Chamber of Commerce event at the Texas Cowboy Reunion grounds. Dechard Haley of Dallas, longtime Lone Star Gas executive and U S Chamber leader, will speak and be introduced by W G Swenson.
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Chamber of Commerce
Stamford
Texas Cowboy
Dechard A. Haley
Dallas
Lone Star Gas Company
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Linz
Rev Christine Preston Leads Three Week Foursquare Services
The Foursquare church opens evangelistic services led by Rev Christine Preston for three weeks. Pastor Rev Harold Curtis reports strong response. District Fellowship meeting for Wichita Valley area set Monday April 14 at 3 pm, followed by supper and evening service. Easter Sunday includes all regular services and Jones County singing in the afternoon.
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Christine Preston
Pic
Wichita Valley
Jones County
Loveless Family Welcomes Son in Dayton
Dr and Mrs L E Loveless Jr announce the birth of a son named William Mark Loveless in Dayton Ohio on Friday April 4 He weighed 734 pounds at birth The couple have older children Ruth and Jimmy Grandparents are Mr and Mrs L E Loveless of the city Mrs Loveless has been in Dayton with the family for the past two weeks
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William Mark Loveless
L. E Loveless, Jr
Dayton
Ohio
Ruth
Jimmy
L. E. Loveless
Bunkley Family Hosts Houston Guests Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs W E Bunkley welcomed Mr and Mrs Dan Bunkley of Houston as weekend guests. Other family members visited at the same time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Bunkley
Dan Bunkley
Houston
Annual Father Son Barbecue By Stamford FFA Friday Night
The Stamford chapter of Future Farmers of America plans its annual Father Son Barbecue at the Bunkhouse, Texas Cowboy Reunion grounds, Friday night, April 11. About 245 attendees are expected, with Dr. E. R. Alexander of Texas A and M College as speaker.
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Stamford
Future Farmers of America
Texas Cowboy
E. R. Alexander
Agriculture-Education Department of
Texas A
M. College
Supt
L. W. Jobeson
Garland Cox
Raymond Maxwell
Bobby Jones
FFA
Barbara Schoonmaker
Funeral Held Saturday for Dr Callicoatte
Dr S S Callicoatte aged 78 died Friday at Stamford Sanitarium after illness. Funeral service Saturday at Kinney Funeral Chapel with Rev Fike and Rev Bryant officiating. Burial in Highland Cemetery. Born Pittsburg Texas October 12 IST. Married Lucy DeShazo February 12 1903. Survivors Welby Callicoatte Ralph Callicoatte Mary Nell Callicoatte. Estate notes include wife died 1937 and family links in Stamford Inglewood.
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S& S. Callicoatte
Stamford Sanitarium
Kinney Funeral Chapel
Charles F. Fike
St. John’s Methodist Church
Byron Bryant
480 Votes Cast in Electing New Board of Trustees Here
A complete board of trustees of the Stamford Independent school district was elected Saturday with a total of 480 votes cast. Rarely is as many as 100 votes cast in the trustee election. The seven high men were.
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Stamford Independent
Harry Haun Named New Pastor at Stamford Church of Christ
Harry Delton Haun becomes minister of the Stamford Church of Christ after moving from Boise City Oklahoma on April 1. He is a former Abilene Christian College student and Freed-Hardeman College and Fast Central State College graduate with West Virginia roots, has worked with Churches of Christ in Ohio and Oklahoma, and joins Mr and Mrs Haun and two daughters Andra and Glenn at 514 South Orient.
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Harry Delton Haun
Stamford
Mrs. Haun
Andra
Glenn
South Orient Trees
Sykes Gospel Singers To Sing Here Next Week
The Sykes Gospel Singers, a Los Angeles specialty group, will perform in Stamford Monday April 14 at the high school auditorium for white audiences and Tuesday April 15 at 8 30 p m at Solomon Temple Baptist Church for colored attendees. Both programs are free goodwill events sponsored by the church led by Rev M H Harris.
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Sykes Gospel Singers
Los Angeles
Stamford
High School
S&s P.m
Solomon Temple Baptist Church
Rev
M. H. Harris
Wichita Falls Couple Visits Friends In Sweetwater
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Mattoon of Wichita Falls stayed from Saturday to Wednesday visiting Mrs. K. T. Wilcox and friends. On Sunday they joined Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox at Sweetwater for an afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pinson and C. R. Allen.
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F. L. Mattoon
Wichita Falls
K. T. Wilcox
Jones County Red Cross drive nears new goal
Jones County Red Cross fund drive stands $335.31 short of the revised target with $7,615.69 raised by Wednesday afternoon. Stamford, Hamlin, and Anson surpassed their goals while rural areas contributed $1,878.06. thanks were voiced by Francis and Brown for community aid and effort.
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Jones County
Red Cross
Geneva Jo Brown
Hamlin
Anson
Stamford
Stamford Production Credit Association Annual Meeting Promises Large Attendance
The Stamford Production Credit Association expects about 1600 members to attend its 11th annual meeting on April 4 at the Texas Cowboy Reunion Foundup Hall. Registration opens at 9 am with entertainment, a business session, and a 12:30 pm Chuck Wagon dinner. Directors’ terms expiring include C. G. Burson and Spurgeon Reeves. nominees are listed. Attendance prizes will be awarded after the election. The association serves Jones Shackelford Haskell Knox Kent King Dickens and Stonewall counties.
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Stamford Production Credit Association
1Rth
Chuck Wayeon
Buvsiness
Board of Directors
Jhor
Production Credit Corporation of Houston
Virgil P. Lee
C. G. Burson
Spurgeon Reeves
Haskell
Moorhouse
Benjamin
J. Spurgeon Reeves
Hawley
Rosl Nunnelley
Anson
Jones, Shackelford, Haskell
Knox Kent King
Dickens and
Stonewall Counties
Avoca Methodists To Hold Sunrise Easter Service
Avoca Methodist Church hosts a sunrise Easter service led by Rev. Billy Wilkinson. The public is invited to attend the 0.154 m start time and join in worship to open Easter Sunday.
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Avoca Methodists
Avoca Methodist Church
Billy Wilkinson
Wilkinsem
Trace of Rain Damps Ground Wednesday
A trace of rain fell Wednesday morning, barely dampening the ground. Temperature was cooler than recent days with high winds and dust still prevalent.
Baylor Student Harry Sims Expected Home For Weekend
Baylor University student Harry Sims of Waco is anticipated to return home for Paster weekend to visit his parents Mr and Mrs C R K Sims.
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Harry Sims
Baylor University
Waco
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