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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1937
Page
2
The author praises improving football and sportsmanship after the Haskell game, noting a gentlemanly contest and good loser spirit. They predict a clean game versus Burkburnett, express confidence Stamford will win, and commit to graceful acceptance of defeat to preserve district championship pride.
The unemployment census hints millions remain jobless or underemployed. Seek real demand by training for a concrete occupation, even if not ideal, and stay active in seeking, asking, and learning to improve chances of employment.
We express sincere appreciation to those kind and helpful during illness and death of our wife and mother. Grateful for floral offering and service by th einney Funeral Home. May God bless each and cryone of you, Bruno Meil. Minsel, De Witt Meil, M. Alan Jackson, Mrs. Asa McBay and Mrs. Chay Morrow.
A note thanks Stamford and Sagerton friends for kindness and generous gifts to repair a home. The Dobbins family expresses gratitude for financial help and material support to restore their home after hardship.
Texas Plan ong Coard statisticians report Texas now ranks second among states for wrapefruit production. The finding highlights the state's growing agricultural scale and shifts in crop output within the national market.
State health officials report rising influenza cases in Texas due to recent snows and cold weather. The advisory urges staying away from the sick, using personal towels, washing hands, and seeking medical advice at the first sign of illness to prevent a dangerous progression.
The word filly traces to the French fille meaning young girl brought by Norman conquerors. Historians note Normans rode better and trained horses, while Anglo-Saxons called a mare fille, shaping today’s term filly. The comparison of knight and horse echoes in speech.
On honor roll for the first semester mid term at Abilene Christian College are Deorethy Buster of Stamford and La Verne Ivy of Leeders. The list was announced by registrar Mrs. Clara Bishop.
State representative Travis Dean greeted friends in Stamford and had visited relatives in Hamlin during Thanksgiving holidays. He planned to return to Austin for further committee work after the holidays.
A short note highlights wallpaper and canvas offerings at C D Hamburger Lumber Co with emphasis on home décor supplies. The item hints at a sale or display event in a local business segment.
The ninth grade at Tuxedo High will stage a three act play The Eighteen Carat Book on Wednesday night. Cast includes Daisy Belle La Ferne Turner Alice Bisnette and many students. duration about two and a quarter hours. Community members are invited. noting church and local social updates follow in the same column.
Rev Alvin Norris of Ft Worth filled his church appointment here Saturday night. The brief service drew local attendance and reflected steady community ties.
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan launches a ten point program to boost business and curb government excesses. Key planks call for a balanced budget, tax reform, social security changes, labor law revisions, farm relief, insulation from war, and a defense of constitutional norms. The plan criticizes punitive taxation and executive powers while seeking steady prosperity and honest business practice.
APAN S armies slow by rain and mud as they advance up the Yangtse valley. The Nationalist government evacuates Nanking scattering departments to several cities. Ambassador Johnson and staff move to Hankow. Japanese in Shanghai seize control of the city and its customs office and demand hostages from the international settlement and French concessions led by T. V. Soong. Far East Conference in Brussels ends without progress on China Japan conflict.
President Roosevelt meets with Wendell Wilkie of Commonwealth and Southern and Floyd Carlisle of Niagara Hudson Power to ease fears of government policy. A New York state report accuses private utilities of anti public power propaganda and shows government power as cheaper to produce.
From exile in Belgium the Duc de Guise urged Frenchmen not to abandon the republic and pledged to reconquer the throne. Authorities said the Cagoulards conspiracy was real but wrecked and weapons raids followed.
The Duke of Windsor secured a substantial out of court settlement from the author and publisher of Coronation Comments, reported to be about 50 000 dollars. He donated the amount to charity while Lord Chief Justice Hewart described the libels as inviting a thorough and efficient horsewhipping.
Green, president of the A. F. L., denounces the pending wage and hour bill as unacceptable to labor and urges it be sent back to committee for revision. He also assails the national labor relations board and says it is unsafe to let a government board of that kind administer laws governing labor relations with employers.
Eliot Ness, Cleveland safety director, led a four month probe into labor racketeering in the building trades. The Ness report claims union leaders exert dictatorial control, terrorize businesses, and drive workers from jobs, hindering new industries and harming the local economy.
In Boston a group of six New England governors from Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island condemned current tax and tariff policies. They called for repeal of the capital gains tax and the tax on undistributed corporate profits and criticized the proposed reciprocal trade deal with Czechoslovakia for risking American jobs.
The United States and Great Britain announced plans to negotiate a reciprocal trade treaty to begin before year’s end. Supporters see a broader English speaking bloc promoting world peace, while critics in Congress warn of job losses and debt issues. Senators Lewis Lodge and others raise opposition as he adds debate over trade policy.
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