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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1936
Page
2
Rundown of notable tidbits from Stamford including a curious insurance case at Kinney Funeral Home and a program preview featuring criminal career retrospectives. Local jests about Miss Graceful and other witty quips mix with notices of fires, thefts, car trouble, a burned house, and a missing gas cap, plus community moves and holiday countdown.
Odis Elmore and Billy West attended a party at the home of Mr and Mrs Otho Nanny in Midway Friday night. Little Truett Lee Kuenstler, injured at school last week, is recovering well. Mrs Floy West spent Saturday night with Mr and Mrs C T West of Brushy. Doc Pardue of Hamlin visited his son Archie Pardue Monday. Mrs J W Nanny and daughters Myrinth Jean and Sibyl visited Mr and Mrs Edward Terrell of McConnell Sunday afternoon.
The Stamford football team bowed to Burkburnett in the bi district round but earned praise for a great season. Stamford claimed the district title and drew record local crowds, boosting gate receipts as the community celebrated a financially successful year.
We express gratitude to friends for sympathy shown during the recent loss of our husband father and brother and for the beautiful floral memorials. R G McNutt Leonard McNutt Mrs C W Watkins.
The second six weeks honor roll at Howard Payne College includes C. D. Shamburger Lumber Co. student Howard Payne Colley of Brownwood. The list features Jennie Ann Cross and R. W. Bounds of Stamford who earned B plus averages across five subjects.
A feature titled The Vanishing Gangsters shows actual scenes of the G Men’s war on kidnappers and robbers at the Palace Theatre with the regular feature Friday and Saturday screenings.
Bruce Bray of Albany spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs John Bray. Mr and Mrs P E Thompson and children visited Mr and Mrs Tommie Hise of Center Point Sunday. Mrs E Hind of Oak Grove Mo is a few cop with her testing F Gui Myrinth Jean and Sybil Nanny.
A brief line notes Shamburger Lumber Co with the designation 26-tfe, continuing from page 8. The fragment implies sectional or catalog reference within the lumber firm's listing.
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