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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1934
Page
2
Poteet of Abilene Mr. and Mrs. Meridith and children Tommie Wenona Floydia and Carlene and also Oran Benson all of Baird were guests of Mrs. Benson for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Bob Fox of Manville Oklahoma returned Monday to her home after visiting her daughter Mrs. Perry Pennell.
Miss Bernice Rosenwasser, a University of Texas student, is mentioned. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. McCuistion and family of Throckmorton spent Thanksgiving Day with Stamford relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Willie McCuistion of Nacogdoches spent the weekend with cousin A. McCuistion and family.
A National Safety Council study of over 100000 accidents shows home injuries are only about five percent less deadly than automobile deaths. In 1932 about 28000 died from home injuries, largely from falls due to poor lighting and stairs, rug slips, dark clutter, and burns from open grates and matches.
Dr Frank Howard Richardson a child specialist argues parents should stop coaxing and bribing a child to eat Instead place meals on a fixed schedule five times a day for 30 minutes at main meals and 20 minutes at two mid meal periods No insistence to eat and the child may leave the table after the time ends The approach reportedly ends within days and brings relief to anxious parents
A humorous meditation on bathing misadventures and the chaos of getting phone calls during a bath. The writer muses on privacy, distractions, and the comic contrast between daily chores and social rituals as autumn musings unfold.
Osment family members gathered for a Thanksgiving Day reunion at Walter Osment’s home near Tuxedo. Attendees included S R Osment, Walter Osment, I L Jackson, Earl Osment, Henry Osment, Emmet Askins, Doris and Janice Jackson, Evelyn, Virginia Earl, Lottie Joe, Mary Nell, David and Fred Osment, showing strong family ties and community presence.
Mrs. A. M. Conant entertained the Play-A-While club with a Thanksgiving gathering Tuesday afternoon. Winter daisies and chrysanthemums brightened the forty-two-seat room as games proceeded, followed by sandwiches tea and cake. Guests included L. C. Miller of Rotan and Mines C E Coombes George Gray Frank Lindsay L S Furrh Henry Cook David Frank Owen C W Lamb Robert O Beaman R P Small Anna Dial L J Carwile Bob Moore D A Calfee.
Dr and Mrs L F Metz hosted a Thanksgiving dinner and bridge night at the country club. The clubhouse featured a fall tableau with autumn leaves chrysanthemums and white tapers. A long yellow and white chrysanthemum centerpiece graced the serving table. Thirty guests attended and prizes went to Mrs G C Carothers for ladies high score and Louis Rosenwasser for men’s high score.
Informal social affairs marked the Thanksgiving weekend as college students returned home. Mr and Mrs F E Morrow hosted a dance for Sue and Frank Jr with University of Texas students present. Lila Mae Calfee hosted a 24 guest bridge and dance at her parents home honoring Mary Louise Calfee Marion Calfee Norma Richard Claude Osborn Elmer Gainey Wayne Poteet. A late Saturday night informal dance at the Country Club was chaperoned by Mr and Mrs W B Harrison with sandwiches olives punch cakes and candies served.
A Cicero bandit held up Frank Greshen of Chicago and, finding no money, forced him to surrender his trousers.
Harry Hugenheim of Toronto reportedly stunned a large hawk with a golf club and captured it alive after an encounter. The incident ends with the bird under control.
At the Music Club meeting on Tuesday November 27 Mrs Richard Lane discussed Trends of Modern Opera. She noted that in this period of change opera is evolving in form subject matter and staging and is no longer an exotic pastime alone.
On Thursday afternoon November 22 from 4 to 5 30 the Home Economics III girls hosted mothers of all their group and wives of school trustees for tea. Guests entered a living room decorated with yellow chrysanthemums and cyclamens. Margery Lou Carlton kept the guest book as others assisted in the hosting and decor.
Breckenridge couple Mr and Mrs J A Carrigan visit Mrs Carrigan s parents Mr and Mrs T J Pennell. Louise Carrigan extends stay. Vernon s W N Owen and children visit Mrs Owen s mother Mrs J A Elliott. Womack family of Baird visit Curry family. Shook returns to Abilene for ACS. Bell visits from Austin. Dewees sisters spend Thanksgiving in Abilene with relatives. Grace Smith attended McMurry homecoming and ex TIP banquet at Ooten Hotel. Jenkins of Slaton visit Stamford. Rosenwasser family spend Thanksgiving in Austin with daughter Helen.
Don Sadler a McMurry College student spent Thanksgiving with his mother Mrs. Jewel Sadler. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jennings traveled to Austin and Dallas visiting Jennings' brother J. A. Jennings. D. A. Caffee home hosted Mary Louise Calfee Abilene and Marion Calfee Bryan along with Norma Richard Olney and Claude Osborn Elmer Gainey and Wayne.
Mrs A L Weaver and her young son Joe Ben left Saturday for a visit in south Texas before returning to Hobbs New Mexico. They are visiting Mrs J A Elliott, Mrs Weaver's mother.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pratt of Abilene were guests at the W. C. Pratt home on Monday, sharing visiting time and cordial greetings.
Bob Pratt of Marlow Oklahoma spent Thanksgiving weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs W C Pratt. Miss Juddie Talliferro of Duncan Oklahoma was also a guest in the Pratt home.
The Lottie Moon Week of Prayer will be observed by the W M A at the First Baptist Church in an all day meeting on Monday afternoon. An interesting program has been arranged and an offering for foreign missions will be taken. The organization met at the church Monday for Bible study with fifteen members present.
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