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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1949
Page
4
A damaged OCR snippet mentions a Britton postman and a six week window, with scattered phrases about a postal incident. Names and specifics are unreadable, leaving only hints of a delivery issue and possible timing but no clear actions, dates, or outcomes.
Gilbert Smith resigns as Executive Director of the Texas Rural Roads Association effective January 1. Robert G. Dillard is named successor. Smith has held leadership roles in local government groups. Dillard, a Texan and former school administrator, joins after ten years in association work. The group formed in 1948 aims to promote a rural road program funded by natural resource revenues. The second annual meeting will be in Austin January 14, 1950.
Geraldine Rainer is a patient in Stamford Sanitarium diagnosed with a croupy condition, treated under care at the facility.
A collection of Christmas letters from Stamford area children and residents dated December 1949. Ronnie Coleman asks for boots, belt with his name, a win and holster, a dump truck, fruits, nuts and candy. Jimmy Lynn Martin requests a big dump truck and tractor trailer. Judith Anne Stifflemire seeks a negro baby doll and baby blanket. Sara Jane Stifflemire asks for a negro doll with clothes and blanket. E R Hensley seeks a furnished three room apartment for Christmas. Annette Sanders requests a big doll a Bible a toy typewriter and a toy cash register and asks to remember others.
A Stamford Sanitarium birth announces a daughter born to Roy and wife weighing eight pounds two and three quarter ounces on December 7. Another daughter arrived for Manuel Reyes and wife from San Antonio shortly after midnight Thursday. Patsy Baugh has been discharged after a hospital stay. Wesleyan Service Guild plans a December 12 meeting at St John’s Methodist Dorcas Classroom. Dorcas Class hosting a Christmas party December (Thursday night) at the church. Homemakers Class of First Baptist to hold its annual Christmas party December 4 at 3 PM hosted by Mrs Bix Rue Denson. Mrs W L Dent of Peaegck visited with sister Mrs Clay Herring and Mr Herring.
Mrs L W Johnson had major surgery Wednesday afternoon at Stamford Sanitarium. She is quite ill but improving. A son, Danny Gene Monzingso, was born to Mr and Mrs Bob Monvzingo at Stamford Sans on December 7. The baby weighed seven pounds seven ounces. Linda Carolyn Griggs is?
A new Adult Fellowship Group began last Sunday at St. John's Methodist Church with the theme Our Faith and subtopics Our Faith in God Christ the Holy Spirit the Church and members serving as leaders. J F McCulloch led the first meeting at 6 15 PM in the boreal classroom and a nursery operates 6 00 to 8 00 PM to allow parents to attend. Team captains oversaw attendance and Sunday evening activities included a church program and an all church supper is planned for December 14 at 6 30 PM with Christmas program led by Sunday school pupils. The note also mentions a statement about Rhodes Scholarships.
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