Ericksdahl News Church and club win parade honors
In Jones County Centennial events Bethel Lutheran Church float won first in the float division while Ericksdahl 4H Club took top honors in the Organizational division. Their entries recalled 75 years of Bethel progress from the chuck wagon to the 1940s church building, and featured vintage farm equipment tied to local families.
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Jones County
Bethel Lutheran Church
Ericksdahl 4H Club
Hethel
Bethel
Combine
John Deere
Darrell Richards
Edward Ekdahl
Dark Ekdahl
Stamford area notices and travel notes mix of local deeds
A long list of Stamford area happenings covers church activity, trips abroad by the Haterius family including stops in Germany and London, and local visits. Also mentioned are hospital births, reunions at Granbury, a hailstorm in Stamford, and Bethel Lutheran and LCW events with community volunteers aiding the church yard and cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck. Kim
Winters
Muehlstein
Douglas Kleypas
E. P. Armstrong
Fort Worth
Stamford
John
Pauline) Dodd
Carl Ekenstam
Ekenstam
Armstrong
Ericksdahl
Lueders
Monnie Gentry
Eugene Olson
Inlaw
Oliver Smith
Okey Richards
Henry Rankin
Granbury
Opera House
Darrell Richards
Richards
Paul Fischer
Haskell
Jerry Jones
Shelle
Jeff
Midland
Sam Chaffin
Kelly
Becky
Brownfield
Ursula
Fritz
Erick
Fischer
Jones
Chaffin
Lake Stamford
Joe Lopez
Hendrick Medical Center
Julian Guzman
Joe Julian
Haskell Hospital
Thompson
Florence Edling
Fred Buerger
C. L. Moritz
Bethel Lcw
Bethel Church
Hiram E. Olson
Bethel Lutheran Church Yard
W. L. Jensen
Sexton
John L. Nelson
Avoca churches host ice cream fetes and visits
A string of community visits and gatherings fills Avoca and nearby towns. Residents including T. A. Masters, Nita Sylvester, Annetta Darrough, and many families share time in Stamford Abilene Lagerton and other locales. Ice cream socials at Avoca Methodist Church and multiple family visits highlight a busy period with relatives and friends across communities.
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T. A. Masters
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Nita Sylvester
del Mar
Calif
Annetta Darrough
Ramona
Avoca
Stamford
Joel Grimes
Carrie Brinell
Braden Grimes
Brownwood
Mary Grossman
Miss Grossman
Kamaan
West Indies
Grimes
Kathleen Grimes
Dayton Thompson
Michiel
Jessica
Jimmy Thompson
Dewey Rister
Jerry Swafford
Lamesa
Hubert Bell
Avoca Methodist Church
Harmon Miexner
Avis
Weems Returns From Naval Cruise On Fairfax County
Navy Fireman Recruit John D. Weems son of Maggie D and stepson of Albert Q. Mize Jr of Stamford has returned from a North Atlantic deployment aboard the USS Fairfax County homeported at Little Creek Virginia The ship conducted independent operations off Norway north of the Arctic Circle and rescued seven people from a small fishing vessel using a dewatering pump and patching the hull Port calls included Denmark Germany England and Scotland The Fairfax County a 22 foot long vessel with a crew of 225 can accommodate more than 350 Marines for amphibious operations and transports tanks heavy vehicles and engineer gear
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
John D. Weems
Maggie D
Albert Q. Mize, Jr
Stamford
North Atlantic
Fairfax County
Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base
Norfolk
Norway
Arctic Circle
Denmark
Germany
England
Scotland
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Ericksdahl News
Mrs
Philip Olson
Carl Ekdahl
Bricksdahl Co-op
Pastor Leaf
Mission
Birger Haterius
Stephen Haterius
Stamford High School
Europe
London
Paris
France
Vienna
Austria
Venice
Florence
Rome
Italy
Lucerne
Switzerland
Stuttgart
Larry Jones
Loren
Lisa
Lance Jones
Haterius
Stam
Belgium
Dallas
Stephanie
Carrie
Jennifer
Lance Pinkard
Rule
Band
Denis Olson
Melissa
Michael
Colorado
Olson
Gary Kleypas
Jeffrey
Malone
Kim Kleypas
Gary Kleypases
Scott Johnson
Kim
Cameron
Hollis Muehlstein
Jim
Matt
Guzmans
Byron Thompson
Chillicothe, Mo
Avoca News
Hubert Beil
Graham
Elliott Park
Clyde
Wichita Falls
Williams Hutton
Scott
Starkist
Maryland Club
Gew
Sam
EXON
E. Hamilton
Exxon
Eee
DELI
Chick
Sandwi
Viennas
Hormel
Pepsi Cola
Parkay
Oleo
VIP
Borden’s
Borden’s Milk
Coca Cola
Pibb
van Camp
Minute Maid
Rae Ats
CISCO
Gooch Franks
Chuck Roast
Usda Choice
Cashway Farm Fresh Produce
Roar
Hamburg
Tiel
John Weems
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