Garrett Stands On His Record In Speech Here
Congressman Clyde Garrett of Eastland spoke on the post office plaza in the 17th District race. He defended his record in Congress, cited Bankhead-Jones farm programs, rural electrification and old age pensions, and urged opposition to name his unmet promises. Charlies Barnes Jr. spoke for Garrett as the Bradshaw High School band played. several hundred gathered on the lawn and in cars at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Garrett
Eastland
Post Office
Congress
Dick O’brien
First Baptist Church
O’brien
Garrett
America
Charlies Barnes, Jr
Abilene
Sam Russell
Bradshaw High School
C. M. Watson
Avoca Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Travel
Avoca residents share weekend and weekday visits across Satanta Cisco Fort Worth Wichita Falls and Dallas. The list includes the Culwells Good Goads White Sylvester Rennels Huffaker and others visiting relatives and attending university events with extended family travel and hometown gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nixon
Jackie
Jessie
Satanta
Kansas
Weldon Culwell
I. A
N. L. Young
Pearl Brown
W. L. Johnson
Weinert
Neal Moore
Wanda Joyce
Gene
David
Fort Worth
Mr. Moore
Sam Moore
Sam Edd
Martha Sue Goad
Big Spring
L. F. Goad
O. W. Winstead
Waco
Mr. Winstead
Baylor University
Roy Hines
Doc White
Cisco
Ms. White
W. H. Green
Raymond Goad
Larry
Mr. Goad
I. A. Goad
Vivian Caudle
J. D. Huffaker
Wichita Falls
Glenn Sylvester
Reginald
Rain totals for Stamford week reach 5.87 inches
Rain amounted to 5.87 inches in Stamford for the week with 1.39 inches on Saturday and 1.65 inches on Thursday. The week’s early rain was 2.83 inches. The showers delay cotton but may raise eventual yield, with farmers predicting about a third bale per acre given current conditions and uncertainties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Stamford Weekly Pay Day Draws Thousands
A crowd of about 3000 gathered Tuesday afternoon for Stamford's weekly Pay Day. H. C. Blankenbeckler received a $90 check with $50 carried over from the prior week. Mrs. O. C. Johnson collected a $5 check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
H. C. Blankenbeckler
O. C. Johnson
Catholic Society Organized and Officers Elected
The Catholic community of Stam ford and surrounding area formed Saint Marys Altar Society at the Kutach home. Officers named: President Mrs Frank Schaefer Vice President Marie Kutach Secretary Martha Kutach Treasurer Mrs Frankie Muehlstein Reporter Ulah Sullivan. Next meeting set for September at the Muhlstein home. all Catholics urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Frank Kutach
Saint Mary’s Altar Society
Frank Schaefer
Marie Kutach
Martha Kutach
Frankie Muehlstein
Ulah Sullivan
Jacob Muhlstein
Singing Convention Set For Anson on August 25
The Jones County North Side Singing Convention meets in Anson at 1 p.m. Sunday in the Baptist church. Miss Mary Caudle of Avoca is secretary. The convention will also meet the fourth Sunday in September at New Hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County North Side
Anson
Baptist Church
Mary Caudle
Avoca
New Hope
Stamford High Pep Squad Seeks New Member Instruction
All new members of the Stamford High School pep squad are asked to meet Friday at 10 am in the home economics cottage. Sponsor Mrs. Lee Walker will lead instruction on uniforms. The drill team also meets Monday at 9 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford High School
Lee Walker
Mexican Mother Killed in Wreck Near Oil Mill
Jovita Vielma a 40 year old Mexican woman died almost instantly when her daughter Josefina lost control of the car on an incline beyond the Cotton Oil Mill and overturned pinning her mother. Josefina sustained a broken back and other injuries. Eulio and Mercedes were in the back seat and escaped. An ambulance carried the injured to Stamford Sanitarium. Funeral held at First Baptist Church with burial in Highland Cemetery. Kinney Funeral Home directed arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jovita Vielma
Josefina
Eulio
Mercedes
Kinney Funeral Home
Stamford
First Baptist Church
Dick O’brien
Highland Cemetery
Starford Electric Co operative to hold September meeting
The annual membership meeting for election of directors will be in Stamford on September 25. Superintendent Henry Osment notes a new meter reading plan for members, with a self explanatory form mailed to each. Failure to return readings may lead to billing at the largest previous reading. Construction on Section B rural electrification may start soon and Rural Electric Administration details promise benefits for Section B and unwired Section A members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starford Electric Cooperative, Inc
Stamford
Henry Osment
Rural Electric Administration
Osment
The
Stamford Electric Cooperative
Lueders Gins Ready To Receive Cotton
Lueders gins are ready to operate once cotton is received. The American was informed this week that last week’s report of cotton being sent to Stamford due to readiness issues was erroneous, per Lueders ginners who say both gins were ready then and are ready now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lueders
Stamford
Presbyterian Men Meeting Tuesday at Stamford Church
The Fellowship of Presbyterian Men will hold its monthly meeting in Stamford Presbyterian Church on Thursday evening. About 40 laymen from Abilene Albany Breckenridge and the local church are expected. Elder S. J. Lareau of Stamford is chairman of the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship of Presbyterian Men
Stamford Presbyterian
Presbyterian
Abilene
Albany
Breckenridge
S. J. Lareau
Stamford
Women Golfers Start Matched Play in Stamford
Qualifying rounds for a handicap tournament among women golfers in Stamford were completed on Thursday August 22 and first round matches must be played by Tuesday. Widely noted is the strong interest shown in the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Stamford Bulldogs Open Pre-Season Camp September 2
Stamford High School football coach Lee Walker announces a nine game schedule and a one week pre season camp starting September 2. Only four lettermen remain: Fuqua captain, Massey, Kinard, and Hughes. other spots filled by hopeful reserves and new material. The schedule includes Roby and Seymour as non conference openers with eight district opponents: Albany Hamlin Munday Baird Anson Rule Haskell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Bulldogs
Stamford High School
Lee Walker
G. W. Fuqua
Cecil Massey
Bob Kinard
Roy Hughes
Creen
Baird
Albany
Hamlin
Munday
Anson
Rule
Haskell
Stamford
Roby
Seymour
Bulldogs
OWS
Brotherhood of Baptist Church Talks Problems
At the First Baptist church monthly meeting the men's Brotherhood discussed reviving male involvement. Weaver Medlin presided as new president and Rev. Dick OBrien led the roundtable. Speakers included R B Buie W G Barrett R L Penick and two visitors. A committee of Ay Jones W C Pratt and C F Smith was formed to study needs and make recommendations. Deacons approved full-time D L Hull service at West Side mission. A postmeeting watermelon feast followed on the church lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Men’s Brotherhood of the First Baptist Church
Weaver Medlin
Dick O’brien
R. B. Buie
W. G. Barrett
R. L. Penick
R. B. Bryant
Cleburne Huston
Medlin
Ay Jones
W. C. Pratt
C. F
O’brien
Board of Deacons
D. L. Hull
West Side Mission
R. B. Bryant Addresses Rule Rotary Anns Luncheon
R. B. Bryant of this city and former district governor of Rotary spoke to a luncheon meeting of the Rule Rotary-Anns last Friday in the Wharton Hotel. Mrs. O. J. Emery of Rule presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Bryant
Rotary
Rotary-Anns
Rule
Wharton Hotel
O. J. Emery
Methodist Attend Rochester Meeting
Rev. and Mrs. T. M. Johnston along with Mrs. Carl Clement, Mrs. J. U. Rutherford district secretary, and Mrs. W. R. Keeton and Mrs. J. B. Dodson attended a zone meeting of the Methodist Missionary Society in Rochester on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Johnston
Carl Clement
J.u. Rutherford
W. R. Keeton
J. B. Dodson
Methodist Missionary Society
Rochester
Two New Employees At Stamford Sanatorium Clinic
Mrs. Welby Callicoatte of this city and Miss Jessie Mae Gill of Abilene are now employed in the clinic at Stamford Sanatorium. Callicoatte serves as record clerk and Gill as bookkeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welby Callicoatte
City
Jessie Mae Gill
R. A. Gill
Abilene
Stamford Sanitarium
Callicoatte
Miss Gill
Ivy to Receive Bachelors Degree from Abilene Christian
John M. Ivy son of Mr and Mrs John Ivy of Rockdale will get a Bachelor of Science degree from Abilene Christian College Abilene on Thursday night August 22 The event marks a milestone for the Ivy family and local community members are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Ivy
John Ivy
Rockdale
Abilene Christian College
Abilene
Fuqua Joins U S Marines Sent to San Diego
R B Fuqua son of Mr and Mrs J L Fuqua has joined the United States Marines and is sent to San Diego California He had spent the past two years in Brownwood working for his uncle at the Shelton Dairy He visited home briefly last Thursday before leaving for Dallas to entrain for San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Fuqua
J. L. Fuqua
United States Marines
San Diego
California
Brownwood
Shelton Dairy
Dallas
Mrs Alice Hoover Returns From Spur and Dexter Visit
Mrs. Alice Hoover returns home after a week in Spur and a prior six weeks in Dexter New Mexico with her daughter Mrs W C Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hoover
Spur
Dexter
New Mexico
W. C. Adams
Stamford Girl Places Second At Big Spring Rodeo
Miss Filah Blan Elliott of Stamford earned second in the Big Spring rodeo after a flag race for expert riding. She will have black and white shopmade boots. First place went to Mrs. Christine Northcutt of Colorado City. Bland Harrison escorted Elliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Filah Blan Elliott
Stamford
Christine Northcutt
Colorado City
Big Spring
Bland Harrison
Miss Elliott
Joint meeting of Lutheran congregations in Fort Worth Dallas
The North District congregations Grace Lutheran Fort Worth Emanuel Dallas Bethel Bricksdahl held an all day meeting at Lovers' Retreat. The program began with a service at 11 and included hymns readings sermons by Rev. M Arthur Johnson and Rev. Hugo Haterius, a noon picnic, and afternoon youth program with talks and hymns led by Miss Catherine Almquist Miss Linda Ulrickson Winifred Stenholm and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North District
Grace Lutheran Church For
Fort Worth
Emanuel Lutheran Church of
Mr. Johnson
Hugo B. Haterius
Haterius
Catherine Almquist
Jesus
Linda Ulrickson
Ft. Worth
Revival fills New Hope week end in Clyde and Hutson
Sunday school and B Y P U drew strong attendance though no preaching occurred as Rev J H Skiles conducted revivals at Clyde and Hutson. The Clyde revival began August 18 and runs a week with local families hosting visitors from surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.Y.P.U
J. H. Skiles
Clyde
Mr. Skiles
Hutson
Raymond Bean
Anson
Bee Reid
C. W. Bean
M. L. Bolding
Bobby Sue Kennedy
Premium Goes To L. D. Jamar For First Bale
The first bale of cotton for 1940 was ginned in Stamford on Monday. Grower L. D. Jamar of Lueders Rt 1 raised the bale on the M. Bosse farm about 14 miles north of Lueders. Weighing 425 pounds, it was classed strict middling and sold to J. S. Smith and Son gin for 10 cents a pound. Stamford Chamber of Commerce plans to present a premium to Mr Jamar. A second bale was ginned Thursday for J. J. Crawford of the Plainview area in Jones county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
L. D. Jamar
Lueders
Rt. 1
M. Bosse
J. S. Smith and Son
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Smith Gin
J. J. Crawford
Plainview
Jones County
Home Building Plan Under FHA To Be Explained
A Tuesday night session in Stamford will explain how residents can buy or build homes under the Federal Housing Administration plan. Forest W. Gregory will lead a 36 slide color presentation of FHA financed houses priced from 1 600 to 5 400, with P S Luttrell announcing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Federal Housing Administration
Stamford Inn
P. S. Luttrell
Dallas
Texas
Forest W. Gregory
Northwest
FHA
Stamford Bride Weds Avoca Teacher Will Grimes
Miss Bettie Johnson of Stamford and Will H. Grimes of Avoca wed at the Avoca Baptist Church with 80 guests. Rev. J. W. Grimes performed the ceremony. the couple will reside in Sierra Blanca where Grimes will teach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avoca
Bettie Johnson
Stamford
Will H. Grimes
Baptist
J. C. Williams
Eck Gillespie
Roy Hines
Henry Gaines
W. S. Knowles
Henry Hanson
McNabb Family Returns Home After Michigan Trip
Mr and Mrs R E McNabb and children Robert John and Aileen returned home Sunday from a three week vacation mainly in Michigan. They spent two weeks at Fast Jordan with Mrs Hayden and attended a family reunion August 11 with 86 relatives. En route they visited Pocahontas Arkansas with Mrs Tennie McNabb and traveled about 8500 miles by car. Mr McNabb resumed work as postal carrier for City Route One Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. McNabb
Robert
John
Aileen
Michigan
Fast Jordan
Tennie McNabb
County to Receive Election Returns Saturday Night
The Stamford American will receive the county second primary returns Saturday night and announce them via public address and a blackboard. A cash balance from prior fundraisers, aided by R. B. Spencer & Company and local businesses, covers telephone tolls for this week. Northern county election judges are asked to phone The American with their returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
R. B. Spencer & Company
Local Voters to Express Desires In Seven Races
Jones County faces a Democratic primary with eighteen names on the ballot this Saturday. Stamford voters will skip runoffs for Precinct 4 county commissioner and Precinct 1 justice of the peace. Polls open 8 AM to 7 PM with east and west boxes at city hall and city auditorium respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Stamford
Justice of Peace
City Hall
R. B. Buje
Chas. Corley
Tam
Olin Culberson
Jackson County
Pierce Brooks
Dallas County
Supreme Court
James P. Alexander
McLennan
H. S. Lattimore
Tarrant Co
Congress
Sam Russell
Erath County
R. P. Blackley
Justice of the Peace
Dew Womack J. C
Jim) Morrow
Missionary Society Entertainment at Picnic Grounds
The Young Woman's Missionary Society held an event at the local picnic grounds Tuesday evening featuring hymns readings duets and solos. Proceeds go to missionary purposes with a cold drink stand run by volunteers and plans for a Luther League fundraiser at the local ball grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Woman's Missionary Society
America
Mr. Haterius
Henry Peterson
Hugo Birger Haterius
Hugo B. Haterius
Ernest Segerstrom
Okey Richards
Edgar Shuquist
Luther League
Marion Newquist
Marjorie Rosenquist
Winifred Stenholm
Leroy Lundgren
Mads c Andy
Sal Everyon
Lutheran Churea Wityi
Rotary Barbecue for Farmers at Will Rogers Bunkhouse
The Rotary Club hosts an annual farmers barbecue at the Will Rogers Bunkhouse on Texas Cowboy Rennies grounds next Tuesday at 6 30 p.m. Invitations went to 250 farmers. J F McCulloch chairs the rural urban committee and oversees the affair with W B Tayman R B Buie O A Kinney and Horace Arledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Will Rogers
Texas Cowboy Rennies
J. F. McCulloch
Iar
Warren B. Tayman
R. B. Buie
O. A. Kinney
Horace Arledge
McCulloch
Weaver Medlin
Vocational Service Committee
Monte Knutson
Monta
Ben Knutson
Peggy
Zandar Dart
Piani
Elmer Doyle
Doyle’s Automotive Service
Dick Rowland
G T. Dodson
Stamford mayor forms local Industry committee
Mayor C M Francis appoints a Stamford group to cooperate with Texas towns under Governor W L O Daniel's Industrialization program. Committee aims to study development potentials and locate manufacturing plants benefiting the area, with Mr Francis as chairman and members including George Smith W W Scott Mrs J G High Mrs George Pryor Mrs J H Rutherford J & B building materials merchant W J Bryant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lee O'Daniel
C. M. Francis
Stamford
Texas
Francis
George Smith
Agriculturist
W. W. Scott
J. G. High
Business
O'Daniel
Mix
Scout Troop 41 Heads to Three Day Camp trip
Scout Troop 41 led by Dr. Youngblood Assistant FE ter Dr. Joe Rutherford and Ww. G. Barrett departed Wednesday for a three day camp at Lake De Le fovse near Albany. They expect to return home Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Weee
Scoutminster
Youngblood
Feter
Joe Rutherford
Ww. G. Barrett
Lake de Lefovse
Albany
Monte Knutson Presents Monte’s Marionettes at Exchange Club
Monte Knutson and sister Peggy with Zander Carr performed three short marionette acts for Exchange Club members at the Stamford Inn last Friday. Monte sang Irish Washerwoman I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair Beautiful Dreamer When You Wish Upon a Star. W G Barrett president led a brief business session. Seth Cox of Dallas attended as a visitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte
Exchange Club
Stamford Inn
Monte Knutson
Peggy Knutson
Zander Carr
Jeanie
W. G. Barrett
Seth Cox
Dallas
Cattle Feeders Named From Warrensburg and Decatur
L L Parish of Warrensburg Illinois and F Parish of Decatur Illinois are listed among large cattle feeders tied to stock concerns. The article notes their roles in a local agricultural credit association and references the Burt O Bar O company in relation to the feed industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ll. R. Parish
Warrensburg
Ill
Decatur
T . Ae Tock
Credit Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gerald C. Mann
Catholic Society
Electric Co-Op
Presbyterian Men
Brotherhood of Baptist Church
Methodist
Hospital Clinic
Eilah Blan Elliott
Tommy Petty
R. C. Jump
Lagerton
A. W. Adams
Caldwell
Yak
Lyle Adams
A. W. Bean
Virginia
Will Fomby
Elton
Creed Portwood
Travis Hopkins
Cotton Portwood
Sagerton
O'Brien
Homer Hugh
Florenc Taylor
Russ Taylor
Jaunette
Buddy
Carol
Glenna
Johnnie
McNabb
Ericksdahl
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