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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jen Willoughby
Stamford
Atorney
The
American Legion
Gion
Texas
American Legion Post
S. Austin Wier
Dallas
EC. Jeanes
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Joe Merideth
Dowell McKennan
Ray Overton
Reese Clark
Cotton Portwood
Bob Miller
Rex Merideth
Bat Boy
Boots Beaty
K. W. Mickler
Charlie Clark
Vernon Layhorn
Red Elliott
Curly Hays
Longhorn Studio
John S. Smith
CG. Cone Smith
Laushook
A. PL Smith
Andrews
P C. Madison
Sherman
Mary Jackson
Wisconsin
J. S. Drennan
I Co Carlock
Cecil Jones
Mrs. Milburn
Mike’ Corley
W.H. Overton
Church of Christ
Jones Co
Dallas Southard
Rotarians
Ers
Legion Ausiliars
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