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Newspaper

Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1949

Page

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Rotarians Name Committee To Complete Relief Plan

The Stamford Rotary club formed a committee to carry out a displaced families relocation plan. One family is set to move to the area with St. John's Lutheran church coordinating through Sagerton. Members named by President Jim West include W. J. Bryant chair, Jim McCulloch, Rev. Hugo B Hinterius, R. B. Buie, Rev. A. C FitzGerald, and Rev. Howard Crawford. The Tuesday Rotary program featured vocal selections by James High and W. E. Mayes with Mayes on guitar.

Stamford Rotary Club St. John’s Lutheran Church Sagerton Res M. CC

Death of John S. Smith 80 at Family Home

John Samuel Smith 80 a farmer and resident of Stamford area died at the family home Monday at 3 15 PM after years of ill health. Funeral at First Baptist Church Tuesday with Rev Miles B Hays and Dr Dick O Brien, burial in Highland Cemetery. Survived by widow four sons and four daughters, fifteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren, plus siblings.

John Samuel Smith Jones County First Baptist Church Tuesdas Miles B Hays Brien Big Spring Smith Baptist Church Highland Cemetery Kinney Paneras Henry Osment Coy Upshaw J. Brownfield L. W. Johnson W. J. Bryant Henry Andrews Mr. Smith Johnson Country Tsoo Anna T. Tiner Pitee Cuba Rio Vista Sylvestons Smith Farm Stamford

Stamford Public Schools Declare Christmas Holidays

Stamford Public Schools will close Friday afternoon December 16 and reopen January 2. Classes will conduct Christmas parties and special affairs for the holiday season.

Stamford Christams Sea Sutt

Christine and Joyce Kilpatrick Safe After Stay

Christine and Joyce Kilpatrick left Stamford Sanitarium with relatives from Kilgore on Saturday afternoon. They are doing fine and getting along well. Joyce was hospitalized in Longview for skin grafting, with progress toward recovery. Christine is also improving and expected to return to school later.

Christine Joyce Kilpatrick Stamford Kilgore Joyce A. Longview Dorothy Alans Satmford

Our Faith in Christ Theme at St Johns Sunday Service

The Sunday worship at St. Johns Methodist Church features the December study theme Our Faith in Christ. Pastor Charles B. E. Fike will preach Son of God at 10 50 AM with special music by the adult choir, and the evening service at 7 PM will feature the youth choir and a sermon No Vacancy.

St. John’s Christ St. John’s Methodist Church Charles BE. Fike Son of God Chio

Children Hospitalized As Illness Spreads In Stamford

A diarrheal illness continues to send children to Stamford Sanitarium with several adults also affected. Nancy Cromwell's brother Charles had been treated earlier, and Clarence Gayitt was admitted Monday. Other patients include Joan Blackstock Cynthia Ann Lockhart Stanley Berkman VeWana Foster Melvin Baitz Beverly Baldwin and Martha Rangel in Stamford Avoca and nearby areas.

Stamford Sanitarium Nancy Cromwell Charles Clarence Gayitt Joan Blackstock Stamford Cynthia Ann Lockhart Avoca Stanley Berkman Lueders VeWana Foster Melvin Baitz Rule Beverly Baldwin Martha Rangel

Student undergoes emergency appendicitis operation

Jack Arledge, a student at John Tarleton College in Stephenville, had an emergency appendectomy Monday afternoon. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Arledge, traveled to Stephenville to visit him and then proceeded to San Antonio to attend an ice convention.

Jack Arledge John Tarleton College Stephenville Roy Arledge San Antonio

Public Christmas Musical Set At First Baptist

The Stamford Music Club presents a Christmas Around the World program at First Baptist Church on Friday December 15 at 7 30 PM with William E Mayes directing and Eva Jo Upshaw and Mrs Welby Callicoatte as soloists The club also plans a hospital visit and a separate program for the colored community at 8 PM December 15 with decoration by Mrs H G Andrews.

First Baptist Stamford Music Club Stamford First Baptist Church KDWT William E. Mayes Mayes Eva Jo Upshaw Welby Callicoatte Tony Selmon Anna Ruth Smith Wall Stamford Sanitarium Music Club H. G. Andrews

Commissioner Urges Cotton Quotas for 1950 Farm Plan

Texas Commissioner of Agriculture J E McDonald urges cotton farmers to vote for government quotas or acreage allotments on December 15 1949. He warns that two thirds voting in favor yields price supports at 90 percent parity. otherwise no price support and potential loan losses. He calls for a national farm program with two price systems and units for allotments.

J. E. McDonald Texas McDonald Congress

Mike Corley 69 Dies After Illness At Stamford Sanitarium

Mike Corley a 69 year old resident of Stamford died Tuesday at 4 20 P M after two weeks of treatment in Stamford Sanitarium He was born January 18 1880 in Clark County Arkansas He worked as a tilling station operator in Weatherford for seven years and lived in Stamford from 1907 to 1937 Funeral services were held Wednesday at St John’s Methodist Church conducted by Rev Charles F Fike with burial at Highland Cemetery Kinney Funeral Home in charge Survivors include three brothers AY Corley of Haskell Charley and EB Vander Corley of Stamford and two sisters Mrs J W Chandler of Stamford and Mrs A L Capps of Breckenridge

Henry Michael Corley Mike Stamford St. John’s Methodist Church Charles F. Fike Highland Cemetery Kinney Funeral Home Mr. Corley Clark County Ark Weatherford Methodist Church AY. Corley Haskell Charley EB. B. (Vander) Corley J. W. Chandler A. L. Capps Breckenridge

Light Rains and Winds Signal Incoming Winter

Light showers Thursday totalled about 0.32 inches by 3 PM while cold gusts and night thunder hint at an early winter. Temperatures fell sharply Thursday morning, contrasting with recent mild days.

Local Farm Labor Building To Be Sold in Stamford

Stamford votes to sell the sheet iron farm labor building once used as a migrant headquarter. Built with merchant donations, it helped migrants until federal staffing ended. now minimally used, with over $200 in repairs this year. A sale committee was appointed to negotiate terms and handle proceeds. The building sits on land leased from the Wichita Valley railroad.

Stamford Board of City Development and Chamber of Commerce C of C Lee Walker Wichita Valley Railroad

W. H. Overton Dies at Paint Creek Home in Haskell County

W H Overton, 78, noted Haskell County farmer and cattleman and vice president of Stamford Electric Cooperative, died December 1 at his Paint Creek home. Funeral was December 4 at Paint Creek Methodist Church. He was born December 31, 1871 in Fort Worth and married Marie Griffith in 1897. Survivors include three sons, seven grandchildren, two sisters and two brothers.

W. H. Overton Haskell County Stamford Electric Cooperative, Inc Paint Creek Paint Creek Methodist Church Vernon Henderson Jordon Groom Levelland Burleson Mr. Overton Fort Worth Marie Griffith Files Valley Jed Overton Cleburne Itasca Burleson Texas Haskell Koy A Tay M. Eil Tliskell

Youth Center Thanks Stamford for Community Chest Support

The Youth Center and its officers thank Stamford residents for help in the Community Chest Drive. Byron Lewis president and Lee Walker secretary announce receipt of a $2,400 check from the Community Chest to fund operating expenses for the coming year.

Stamford Byron Lewis Lee Walker Community Chest

Child Burned In Kitchen Accident At Home

David Koonce age 20 months son of Mr and Mrs J S Koonce of Hamilton was scalded when a pan of boiling beans overturned on the stove. The left side of his body was burned and he is hospitalized at Stamford Sanitarium for treatment.

David Koonce J. S. Koonce Hamiln Stamford Sanitarium

Ground Breaking for Anson Church of Christ Building

Ground breaking ceremonies at Anson launched construction of a two story brick church called the Anson Church of Christ. EM Lambert and son of Abilene won the £100,000 contract to finish the project within about 200 working days, aiming for July 1 1950. The article also notes a high school football banquet Friday night December 9 at the cafeteria with band members purchasing tickets.

Anson South Commercial Anson Church of Christ EM. Lambert and Son of Abilene

Jones County Fat Stock Show Plans Announced

Tentative plans outline a Stamford hosted Jones County Fat Stock show at the end of March or early April with no sale this year. Prizes will be awarded by class and type. Expenses will be shared by Ancon Hamlin and Stamford, with calls for community support but no purchase bids.

Jones County Stamford Ancon Hamlin Stamford Chamber of Commerce Walker

Visiting Parents and Seghuin Classmates Extend Weekend

Geraldine Lyckman attended McMurry College for the weekend with her parents Mh and Mrs Eugene Lyckman. Mary Ann Krause of Pecos also visited, and the pair had been classmates at Seguin.

Geraldine Lyckman McMurry College Eugene Lyckman Mary Ann Krause Pecos Tlo Seguin

Opposition to Cotton Allotment Tightens in Jones County

Local reactions to the 1950 cotton acreage cuts grow harsher as officials say quotas will be uneven between counties and farms. Senator George Moffett criticizes the plan, urging land suitability and lower costs be prioritized, while AAA assigns individual Jones County quotas by week’s end based on 1945–46 baselines.

George Moffett Chillicothe Austin Moffett Motferc Jones County AAA Anson Eugene Gravicus Amon

Three Lueders Boys Arrested on Stolen Property

Three Lueders youths about 18 were arrested Tuesday morning by Bascom Connally after being found in Anson with radios tool box tires shades horns and fog lights from stolen vehicles. Items traced to other towns were held for owners as police continued investigations.

Bascom Connally Anson Connally Sal

Senator Morris to Speak to Stamford Clubs on Jan 11

Senator G C Morris acting lieutenant governor will address a joint Stamford service clubs meeting Wednesday January 11 at the Chuck Wagon. He is president pro tem of the Senate and will speak on non political topics per local arrangements chairman Dr C L Cromwell. Mrs Dallas Southard left for Fort Worth.

G. C. Morris Greenville Stamford Morris Senate Beauford Allan Shivers Rotary, Exchange Jaycee C. L. Cromwell

Rotarians Host Stamford High Football Teams at Luncheon

Stamford high school football players and coaches will join the Rotary Club Tuesday for its regular Youth Center luncheon. Coach Carl Cook will make arrangements before traveling to Stamford Sanitarians for a major operation.

Stamford Rotary Club Carl Cook Wil Stamford Sanitarians

Organized Reserve Corps Maintains Training Readiness

The Organized Reserve Corps preserves a vital security mission by keeping forces at multiple training stages and continually prepared as the emergency endures.

The Organized Reserve Corps

Cotton price support limited to cooperators in 1950

The State PMA announces cotton price support for 1950 will go to cooperators who plant within acreage allotments, regardless of referendum on quotas. If quotas pass, cooperators receive CCC loans on 90 percent of parity. if not, loans drop to 60 percent. Non cooperators receive no price protection.

State Office of the Production and Marketing Administration Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan B. F. Varce PMA Grow CCC Texas Autrust

Cecil Cox First Vet Land Loan Recipient In Texas

Cecil Cox, a Stamford native and 1945 Stamford High School graduate, received the first loan under the Texas Veterans Land program and bought a 163 acre Erath County farm. He served in the Philippines with the List Division, contracted osteomyelitis in Japan, was discharged in 1946, and is married to Carrie Toliver with a two month old daughter.

Cecil Cox Stamford Texas Veterans Land Program Erath County State Land Board Cecil Stamford High School C. J. Cox Route 2 Philippines Japan Carrie Toliver Stephenville

Carnegie Library Thanks Donors for Book Gifts

The Carnegie Library expresses gratitude to Pierlan Club for donations and to named individuals who contributed books during the year. Librarian Mrs. R. L. Haynie notes some gifts were especially liberal and appreciated by all. Thelma Nickel will preach at 7 40 P M Monday at the Assembly of God church in Tulsa. Public invited.

Carnegie Library Pierlan Club IL. L. Gay George Pryor, Jr H. S. Abbott Lexington Gillean Larry Woody S. BD. Martin Rr. L. Haynie Thelma Nickel Tulsa Okla Assembly of God Church Pearl Amburn

Cotton Gin Totals Reach 18425 Bales This Week

About 18,425 bales of cotton had been ginned by four Stamford gins by 3 PM Thursday, nearly 1,000 more than the previous week. Cold damp weather slowed harvesting Thursday morning and may delay restocking until Monday if conditions do not worsen. Gins remained in operation taking in more cotton stored on the grounds from farms as gathering halted by the weather.

Stamford Monnday Pinners

Legion Auxiliary Plans Christmas Party Discussion

The American Legion and Auxiliary plan a Christmas party and charity efforts will be discussed at the Legion Hall meeting Monday night. President Mrs Bo Jeaves urges all members to attend.

American Legion and Auxiliary Legion Hall Bo ¢. Jeaves

Local Attorney Headlines Democracy Beats Communism Day

Jen Willoughby Stamford attorney spoke on a radio address Wednesday morning promoting democracy’s advantages. The event, sponsored by the American Legion and 757 Texas posts, offered prizes for essays on What the American Way Means to Me. Jeanes, post commander, announced ex speaker EC. CAS age group awards and cancellation due to weather for a December 8 high school event.

United States Jen Willoughby Stamford Atorney The American Legion Gion Texas American Legion Post S. Austin Wier Dallas EC. Jeanes

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