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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1937
Page
2
The American Bible Society editorial urges observing Universal Bible Sunday on December 12 and stresses the Bible as the unifying, enduring influence in American life. It notes the Bible’s global reach, translations, and enduring relevance despite its age and length.
The piece urges Stamford residents to buy Christmas seals and decorate cards or gifts with seal pictures. It frames the effort as warmth and neighborliness, noting seals support health measures and education to stamp out tuberculosis and ease community sorrow.
The piece explores how toys spark a child’s imagination and sense of work. It argues miniature tools teach industriousness, dolls inspire domestic insight, and toy trains or cars reveal mechanics, shaping future skills and life roles.
A. C. Johnson quotes a Stamford widow claiming two hundred twenty five other widows exist as potential rivals to remarry. The piece humorously weighs odds and hints at optimism while editing in playful local color about Christmas cards and a vanished sign.
The piece urges mothers to treat even mild cases of measles, chickenpox, mumps, scarlet fever, and other childhood illnesses seriously. It notes that light cases can spread infections in school and lead to major outbreaks, stressing early medical advice and rest for the child.
The Alamo name origins trace to poplar grove near the fort as Spaniards named it after the cottonwood trees. Mrs. Anna Dial’s kindergarten class will present a Christmas pageant at First Baptist Church next Sunday at 7 pm with costumes and the birth of Jesus and Santa Claus.
A roundup of visits, moves, and social events in Anson and nearby towns. Residents and travelers listed include Coffman, Murry, Tompkins, Backus, Reynolds, Watts, McIntosh, Miles, Counts, Sides, Carter, Crownover, Dillard, Dunlap, Oman, Olson, Helmer, Cooper, Guild, Lambert, and many others with weekend trips, church activities, club meetings, and a three day basketball tournament featuring Hamlin, Lueders, and sixteen participating schools.
Local residents and visitors frequent Avoca during the weekend. Joe Curry family and Shirley Ed from Rule visited Mrs. Curry's parents, the Good family. Rennels, McAllister, and Mathews households hosted guests from Stamford and Hamlin. Jim Lester is born to L L Knowles. Skein of callers from Weatherford, Stamford, Waco, and Leeders capped by Freshman party hosted by Betty Johnson.
Avoca boys beat Plainview 30 13 in Avoca gym while the Avoca girls down Plainview 23 19. Senior boys played in a weekend invitation tournament at Lueders gym with Thursday 42 13 win over Nugent and Friday 24 21 loss to Abilene Christian College Academy. The Lueders Independent outshot Avoca Independent in a Saturday exhibition.
Mrs Henry Rial came back last Tuesday from South Bend where she had been for several weeks receiving treatments.
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