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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1956
Page
9
Local residents welcomed relatives and friends from Wichita Falls Abilene Rotan Dallas Anson Farmington Midland Denton and Sweetwater for Thanksgiving visits. Several residents returned from hospitals and sanitariums in Stamford Georgetown and Dallas for family gatherings.
The Tuxedo Baptist Church hosted a Thanksgiving program by its young people on Wednesday evening replacing the regular prayer meeting. A social hour with coffee and pie followed in the church basement. Numerous local families and visitors from Abilene to Denver City joined in the holiday gatherings and greetings across the community.
Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Swilling hosted a four generation Thanksgiving at Stamford with Kay and Judy Swilling plus relatives and friends. Attendees included Mrs. Dick Baker and Mr. Baker of Brownfield, Deborah Jeanne, Mrs. Swillings' parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Morris of Onley, Cynthia Thompson of Durham, and Abilene guests Joy Cornelius and daughter. Kenneth Swilling, serving in the Navy on the West Coast, was absent and due home for Christmas leave December 12.
All friends are invited to a farewell party for Mr and Mrs Edward Neiast and family to be held in the basement of St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Sagerton on Friday evening December 14.
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