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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1960
Page
5
The Stam ford Pierian Club hosts its Christmas party on Thursday December 8 at 8 p.m. in the home economics cottage with the theme Christmas As You Like It. Members should bring one gift to donate to the Big Spring State Hospital or the local rest home.
The Central Christian Church CWF met Monday night December 5 at Mrs. Roy Craig’s home. Decor featured a pink holiday theme with a centé décor display and an open Bible worship setting. Mrs. W. E. Mayes presented the program about a choir master in Heaven at Christ’s birth. Hostesses were Mrs. Craig Mines L J Perry Frank Meelene and Miss Blanche Baldwin. Refreshments served to 19 members. A Christmas demonstration by Nita Goss and the homemaking department is set for December 14 at 2:30 pm at Home For Cottage, presented by Lone Star Gas Co.
The Stamford American hosts its 16th annual Christmas banquet Monday night at Nat's Cafe. Mr and Mrs Roy Craig, long time hosts, invite employees their families and all correspondents and their husbands. A gift exchange is planned.
An LVNA Christmas party for Licensed Vocational Nurses Association members and students will be held at Stamford Nurses Home on Dec 8 at 7 30 p m. All registered nurses LVNs and student nurses are invited. LVNA president Billie Lett asks each attendee bring a 1 gift for exchange.
Newcomers list several births on December dates. Gailyn joins Mr and Mrs Gerald Walker in Stamford on December 1. Grace is born to Mr and Mrs John Cedillo in Stamford on December 2. Richard arrives for Ben and orga Ortega in Anson on December 4. Tamara greets Mr and Mrs Kenneth Young in Stamford on December 6. Richard also born to Mr and Mrs Jess Miller in Stamford on December 6. Don Jr. welcomed by Mr and Mrs Don Foster in Stamford on December 6.
Mayes Studio presents a group of elementary students in a piano recital Sunday afternoon December 13 at 3 o clock in the high school auditorium. The public is invited.
A Stamford FFA radio team finished third at the regional contest in Big Spring with members Donald Hill Jerry Hill and James Hughes. Sponsor Weldon Holbrooks and Area II VP Don Newquist attended and presented awards as four local teams competed in district events at Anson.
Tommy Joyce Cunningham and Tom Hunter farm management specialists of District 3 will host a farm and ranch income tax clinic for Stonewall Countians at 7 30 p m December 15 in the Aspermont courtroom. The meeting will explore depreciation and other income tax savings.
New water meters were installed this week for Mrs John Ed Hil at 802 S Yale and for Charles Nole at 1313 London. The American buys rags.
Menu outlines for Monday to Friday list main entrees and sides. Items include hot dog or macaroni on Monday, baked ham on Tuesday, beef or liver Wednesday, meat patties or spaghetti Thursday, and salmon croquette Friday with assorted sides and desserts. Milk is offered daily.
Jones County sales totaled 24352 with A C Humphrey as county bonds chairman. First ten months 1960 reached 365457 or 83 percent of goal. In Texas overall ten month sales were 129501248 or 78.2 percent of 165500 goal. Haskell County October sales were 28163 with ten month total 263021 at 97.4 percent of goal led by J M Crawford.
Sandy Leverett of Old Glory district 3H Council led his final meeting on December 3 in Haskell as new officers were elected. Johnny Fuston of Hall County became the new president and delegates Evin Allen and Sharon Leverett represented Stonewall County. The district Gold Star banquet, aired on Channel 9 Abilene, honored Gold Star boys and girls including Jerry Kennedy Aspermont and Billie Ann Vahlenkamp Old Glory, with Jones County representation by Marvline Shuquist and Stanley Harvey.
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