Jury Lists Announced for January Term Court
The Grand Jury for the 204th District Court will be chosen from listed summoned men on January 6 including R. J. Bartlett Amy Stamford H C Sue Hamlin W E Church and others. Pettit jurors for weeks January 8 13 20 are named with numerous Hamlin Stamford Anson Merkel Hawley and surrounding areas represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
204Th District Court
R. J. Bartlett
Amy Stamford
H. C. Sue Hamlin
W. E. Church
Merkel
C. T. Dodson
Stamford
L. E. Fielder
Hamlin
Lee Cauthen
Luedhin
Liree Anson
Jno
C. Turer
J. Isbell
Anson
G. R. Ridle
Doss Harris
C. H. Malone
Barney Beavers
Morgen Bay
A. Moore
W. J. Major
J. W. Barnes
Tom Jones
S.J. Hester
W.C. Clyburn
Hawley
W. C. Bennett
Avoca
J. Hb. Roberts
R. A
J. J. Wardlow
W. B. Rowland
J. B. Johnson
Lueders
R. L. Smyth
FE. L. Russell
R. B
Taylor Owens
P.M. Beaty
Geo. W. Rivers
J. P. Ward
D. J. Meads
Tuxedo
Burl McClellan
L. W. Busebee
H. R
R. B. Blackley
J. S. Touchstone
M. L. Moody
W. G. Westmoreland
L. A. Foster
G. S. Jarnigan
J. M. Martin
McDuff
T. H. Howe
Thompsy Young
W. D. Baker
J. G. Vezzey
H. R. Fuller
Bert Flemins
Henry Price
A. B. Thompson
M. L. Manley
B. A. Spencer
R. 1
J. A. Lloyd Sabastin
Lollar
C. T. Harper
Anset
J. T. Beacham
R. Z
Whiteley
A. J. French
Tuexedo
W. C. Hall
Abilene
R. G
W. G. Gill
A. J. McKeever
Ty. M. Wells
Lewis Dunwoody
Robert Posey
D. B. Hager
R. A. Earl Scott
J. R. Flemming
A. L. Cook
P. Smith
G. J. Smith
T. A. Tucker
A. J. Leath
Nugent
W. H. Garrett
J. L. Newberry
H. R. Raney
Stamfor
Compulsory School Attendance Starts January 2 1930
At a December meeting the Board of Education set the 1929 30 compulsory attendance period to begin January 2 1930 and run for 100 consecutive school days. Children eight to fourteen must attend unless exempt. The main exemption applies to those over twelve who completed seventh grade and help the family. proof needed. Penalties include fines up to 25 for repeated offenses and separate offenses per day after warning. Employers beware it is unlawful to hire children during school hours with penalties up to 10 fines and daily offenses after warning.
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Board of Education
Annual Community Christmas Tree To Be Held Next Week
Arrangements for the community Christmas tree at the city auditorium on Wednesday evening December 18 are under way. The program includes a Christ birth pageant by Campfire Girls and a massed choir carol sing. Gifts for the city’s indigent will be collected at the auditorium and distributed by the Pastors' Association before Christmas. Toys have been collected and repaired by Boy Scouts. The drive seeks staples, clothing and money to aid Stamford’s poor during the holidays. A committee will receive gifts from 10 a.m. Wednesday until the end of the program at 7:30 p.m.
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Christ
Pastors’ Association
Boy Scouts
Stamford
Stamford duo to return home for Christmas break
Miss La Rue Humphrey daughter of Mr and Mrs C N Humphrey and Clifton Bruce son of Mr and Mrs W G Bruce both Stamford natives and TCU sophomores will leave campus December 20 when finals end. Holidays run from 4 pm December 20 to 8 am January 2. Humphrey majors home economics with biology English Spanish social science and participates in Home Economics Club Spanish Club and the Upperettes. Bruce studies sociology English economics and government and participates in the football team basketball and track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Miss Humpreys
Bruce
Area Officials Listed for Anson and Stamford Regions
A list of names tied to Anson and Stamford areas appears, naming several officials and locations including Stamford and Hawley. The roster includes R. 3 J. M. Riggins and J. C. Fielder among others, with rankings such as R. 1 and R. 4 for various entries.
Cotton Ginned To Date In Stamford 1929 Season
More than 4000 bales of cotton from the 1929 crop have been ginned in Stamford this season. By Thursday noon the year’s total reached 4170 bales, compared with 6075 bales on the same date last year and 12 476 bales on that date in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Stamford Opposes Valley Plea To Take Off Trains
Stamford Chamber of Commerce opposes Wichita Valley railroad’s request to discontinue one daily passenger train between Wichita Falls and Abilene. J. C. Watson travels to Fort Worth for 10 a m hearing with other towns. Sentiment varies locally. most favor keeping double daily service, with a preference for night trains if one set must go. Fort Worth hearing also will consider M E T request to cut Stamford to Wo day trains. local chamber does not oppose that.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad Commission of Texas
Ft. Worth
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Wichita Valley Railroad
Wichita Falls
Abilene
J. C. Watson
Board of
Fort Worth
Wichita Valley
Texas Hotel
Stamford Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Anson
Haskell
Munday
Seymour
M.E.T
Stamford
Heath Dies After Stroke at 62 in Stamford Texas
C 1 Heath 62 died at his home 512 East Reynolds Stamford after a stroke Wednesday. Born March 16 1867 in Whitney Texas he moved to Stamford 1915 lived east of town then on Reynolds street. Survived by wife a daughter Fay Heath Stamford son Elmer Heath Old Glory one brother B F Heath Osceola Texas two sisters Mrs T A Jean and Mrs J S Terrill Hamlin. Kinney Funeral Home in charge with arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Heath
East Reynolds Street
Mr. Heath
Whitney
Texas
Stamford
Cargill
Fay Heath
Elmer Heath
Old Glory
B. F. Heath
Osceola
T. A. Jean
J. S. Terrill
Hamlin
Kinney
Auto Mechanic Suffers Skull Fracture At Work
J. L. Blaylock 38 Hedberg Garage mechanic is hospitalized in Stamford Sanitarium after a fractured skull occurred late Tuesday afternoon while removing a frozen axle. Ben Knutson struck the axle with a sledge hammer, causing it to slam Blaylock’s skull just above the left eye. An operation removed a skull fragment. He rests and may leave the sanitarium in a week or ten days. Also noted is a University of Illinois aluminum coating process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Blaylock
Hedberg
Stamford
Blaylock
Official Opening Of Xmas Shopping Season In Stamford
A large crowd welcomed Santa Claus to Stamford for the Christmas shopping season kickoff. Mayor Warren B Tayman and Chamber of Commerce officials led a parade with police through business streets, Santa on a fire truck distributed candy, then visited stores as shoppers filled windows lit with festive displays. Streets and post office plaza were illuminated, and merchants reported a record Saturday turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa
Warren B. Tayman
J. €. Watson
Chamber of Commerce
Platfe
W. P. McDonald
Inez Inglish
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Utilities Company
Post Office
Stamford
Rotary Governor To Stamford Club Visit
R. B. Bryant of Stamford, governor of Rotary International District 41, will visit his home club at the regular luncheon Tuesday. Bryant will deliver the program’s main address. Ray Rector, committee head, spoke on community service activities including Cross and United Charities drives and Boy Scout funding efforts. Rev. Gaston Foole of Haskell Methodist Church gave the main address on Community Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Bryant
Stamford
Rotary International
M. Bryant
Ray Rector
Rotary Club
Gaston Foole
iMethodist Church of
Haskell
Woodman Circle Elects Officers For 1930
Mesquite Grove 291 Woodman Circle met December 10 with good attendance. Two visitors Miss Laura Pate Albany and Mrs Ella Pustejovsky New Hope Grove were welcomed. Officers elected for 1930 include Vira Owens past guardian and Thelma Gray guardian. Plans for joint Christmas party with W O W set for December 17 with tree program refreshments and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesquite Grove
Woodman Circle
Grove
Laura Pate
Albany
Ella Pustejovsky
New Hope Grove
Vira Owens
Thelma Gray
Hattie Small
Lara Forrester
Eloise Bruce
Mattie Moody
Loujean Rucker
Fannie Meeker
Carrie Pace
Fannie Kelly
Bessie Smith
Essie Black
Inner Sentinel
Cynthia Sloan
Outer Sentinel
Wyndel Middlebrook
Tressie Goldsticker
Olga Sanders
Mattie Bruce
Order
W. C
Stamford Chamber Banquet Sells Out at Basemen t Church
Tickets for the Stamford Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on Friday December 20 are on sale at 75 cents. The event at St. John's Methodist basement runs 7 30 to 9 30 with a banquet served by the Women’s Missionary Society. Local leaders including T A Upshaw A J Swenson and Judge Chas E Coombes speak. Rotary orchestra and a sing song close the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
St. John’s
McDonald
Chamber of Commerce
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Out of Stamford
T. A. Upshaw
Chamber
Rotary Club
W. P. McDonald
A. J. Swenson
Chas. E. Coombes
Stamford
Upshaw
J. C. Watson
C. C. Jobson
D. A. Bandeen
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
George Pryor
W. G. Owsley
R. H. Dobyns
Geo. L. Inglish
R. E. McDonald
B. P. Davenport
Cleburne Huston
J. K. Brady
W. G. Swenson
Fenton Brown
T. J. Elliott
A. H. Goldsticker
County Court To Convene At Anson Monday Morning
Jones county court opens December 16 at 10 a m with Judge Owen Thomas in charge. First week covers probate and non jury matters. second week handles jury cases and begins December 30 due to Christmas proximity. A list of jurors from Anson Stamford Hamlin and other towns is summoned for the second week. Civil docket includes cases like First National Bank of Hamlin v Hill and multiple debt and damages suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
E. W. Adkins
Hamlin
G. A. Rainwater
Anson
T. W. Alderson
H. A. McWright
J. R. Bledsoe
C. E. Childress
R. L. Alexander
Albert Hansen
Lueders
C. L. Adams
K. H. Anderson
W. H. Isbell
J. M. Amerson
Co. B. Phenix
Seth Adams
G. H. Callaway
J. H. Agnew, Jr
C. A. Douthit
B. M. Cowan
O. L. Jenkins
R. L. Milstead
Co. C. Biggs
H. E. Brown
W. H. Griffith
Roy Edmonds
Swenson Davis
J. W. Benson
W. H. Littlefield
Neal Atkins
W. L. Campbell
Avoca
First National Bank of Hamlin
J. A. Hill
J. J. Hines
John T. Day
John Ed. Day
Chiropractors Meet for Oil Belt Society Session
Thirty members of the Oil Belt Chiropractic Society gathered in the City Auditorium at 3 p.m. for a monthly meeting led by Dr. H. A. Hoy with J. C. Watson welcoming visitors. Dr. P. L Myers spoke on association plans and legislative hopes. Beulah Gould chaired the banquet at Central Christian church. Cisco won the bid to host the next meeting in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Belt Chiropractic Society
City
H. A. Hoy
Cisco
J. C. Watson
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
P. L Myers
Wichita Falls
State Association
Beulah Gould
Central Christian Church
Miss Holley Named Noble Grand of Rebekah Lodge
Miss Lynder Holley was elected Noble Grand of Stamford Rebekah Lodge at a meeting last week. Officers chosen include Mrs. H. L. Park as vice grand Miss Salome Keen as secretary Mrs. H. A. Day as treasurer Miss Nell Malone as lodge deputy and Mrs. H. P. Austin as representative to the Grand Lodge. Installation set for the first regular meeting in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynder Holley
Stamford
Rebekah Lodge
H. L. Park
Salome Keen
H. A. Day
Nell Malone
Stamford air crash kills two in Sunday flight
Lloyd Henson 31 of Haskell and Winnie Williams 19 of Stamford died when Henson’s lightly powered biplane dived from 300 to 400 feet at Stamford Airport. The plane struck the field, exploded as its fuel tank ignited, and both occupants were burned. The accident occurred as Williams joined Henson for a flight home, with witnesses noting trouble gaining altitude and a wing stall before the dive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Henson
Haskell
Winnie Williams
Stamford
Henson
Ted Alexander
Williams
Alexander
William S
L. D. Jamar
John R. Henson
Seymour
Fort Worth
American Legion
Aldie Thomas
Orland Siddons
E. A. Womble
Prince Williams
Weatherford
Kinney
Miss Williams
Henson Cemetery
M. B. Harris
J. L. Croft
Presbyterian Pastor Will Stay In Stamford Church
Rev. Fred S. Rogers will remain as pastor of Central Presbyterian church in Stamford after the Stamford church refused his resignation and the Presbytery at Abilene declined to dissolve the pastoral relationship. Rogers said he is pleased to stay and noted the parish had overcome financial difficulties with support from local leaders including J. C. Pinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Rogers
Stamford
Central Presbyterian Church
Rogers
Butler
Presbytery
Abilene
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C. of C
ST Dente
Valley
Heath
University of Illinois
Rotary
Toho
Methodist Church
Judge Coombes
Oil Belt Society
Miss Holley
Noble Grand of
Stamford Airport
Pilot Henson
Miss Winnie Williams
R. W. DeLang
Aeronautical Branch
United States Department of Commerce
Department of Commerce
Presbyterian
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