Piggly Wiggly Opens New Super Market Here Friday
George Oates opens a Piggly Wiggly grocery in Stamford on Friday morning. The store on the square features modern shelving and a front center checkout with a rear meat market. Opening sale includes hard to find items. Jack Fuqua heads the meat market with John Estes assisting. other staff includes Mrs. Oates Oliver Reid Bill England and Elmer Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Oates
Stamford
Oates
Tohoka
Seminole
O’donnel
Jack Fuqua
John Estes
Mr. Oates
Oliver Reid
Bill England
Elmer Scott
Nylons on Sale at Opening of Store
Nylon hosiery once scarce since early in the war will be offered for sale next Tuesday at the Stamford Bargain Center on the east side of the square in the old Schwarz building. Manager Martin Kirschner, arriving from elsewhere, will oversee the store. G I Alexander and Sid Rudin have assisted in arranging the opening delayed by late merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Stamford Bargain Center
Martin Kirschner
Schwarz
G. I. Alexander
Mr. Kirschner
Sid Rudin
McAllister Brothers Receive War Discharges
Cpl Grady McAllister and Pfe Tom McAllister sons of Mr and Mrs W T McAllister of Leeders recently received discharges. Grady served 35 months in the Pacific with the Sixth Army earning Asiatic-Pacific and Philippine Liberation ribbons, Good Conduct, Victory medals and one bronze star. He was discharged at Fort Bliss El Paso. His brother discharged at Tyler served 82 months in Africa and Italy with the 34th Infantry Division earning three bronze stars Good Conduct Veteran of World War II ribbon TO ribbon and Unit citation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Grady McAllister
Pfe
Tom McAllister
W. T. McAllister
Leeders
Sixth Army
Ft. Bliss
el Paso
Tyler
Africa
Italy
34Th
Stamford Social Roundup: Visits and Local News
Four Stamford women attended an Associational Sunday School officers conference in Dallas. Local residents report on surgeries, military service updates, and family visits including former residents now in Wichita Falls and Abilene. Community groups at the First Baptist Church held meetings and a covered-dish supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
W. T. Gambill
W. C. Pratt
Ella Armstrong
Edna Cullum
Dallas
First Baptist Church
American To Print Christmas Edition
Next week The American will publish a Christmas number with greetings from business houses and other holiday features. Sub scribers will receive it in time for last minute advertising of Christmas items for belated shoppers. Merchants and others may call The American office to insure greetings ads are included.
Vet Service Officer Here on Thursdays
William B. Teague, Jones county service officer, will visit Stamford each Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Employment Service office 125 North Swenson Avenue to assist veterans and dependents with veteran affairs. He will be in the Anson district clerk's office the rest of the week except Tuesdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Teague
Jones County
Stamford
North Swenson Avenue
Anson
Lois Nail Honored As Bride Elect At Union Meeting
Miss Lois Nail was toasted as bride elect at Southwestern Bell Telephone Workers Union Local 3043 gathering on December 3 hosted by Mrs. Ella Armstrong. Officers were elected with Miss Salome Keen as chairwoman, Villa Rountree vice chairwoman, and Bertha Nell Walker secretary treasurer. Visitors from Hamlin attended and gifts for the honoree were distributed amid games and festivities with chrysanthemums, red rosebuds, and a lace-covered refreshment table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Nail
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Southwestern Telephone Workers Union Local 3043
Ella Armstrong
Salome (Babe) Keen
Villa Rountree
Hamlin
Bertha Nell Walker
Spur
Inez la Baume
Maxine Branscom
Lois
Johnny
Marines Extend Recruits to Two Years in Abilene
Abilene reports the Marine Corps now accepts recruits for two year terms with options for three or four year enlistments. The GI Bill remains applicable. Recruiting Office is in the Post Office Building Abilene with Sgt Gordon Garner as local officer. his next visit is January 4 after Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
United States Marine Corps
Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps
Post Office
Gordon Garner
Stamford
Eloise Griggs Returns Home From India Service
Pte. Mary Eloise Griggs released from five months at Karachi India and currently on furlough visits grandmother Mrs. B. M. Griggs. She plans trips to Camp Hood to see sister Myrtle Griggs and Love Field Dallas before reassignment. She traveled to India by plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Eloise Griggs
Air Transport Command
Karachi
India
United States
B. M. Griggs
Camp Hood
Myrtle Griggs
Love Field
Dallas
Southwestern University Induction List Names 29 Members
James Wells, a 1945 Stamford High School graduate and Bulldog football star, is among 29 men at Southwestern University Georgetown recommended for induction into the 8 Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wells
Stamford High School
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Southwestern
All-District Football Honors Named for 11A
Billy Lowe and Gilbert Cobb made the mythical All-District 11A team this week while Lewis Hatfield earned a spot on the second string. Stamford Bulldogs players eligible for letters are measured for jackets but the official list remains unpublished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Lowe
Gilbert Cobb
Lewis Hatfield
Stamford Bulldog
Service Club Must Render Service to Community
Cleo Scott, superintendent of Haskell schools, told Rotarian members that service clubs exist to benefit the community. He outlined six purposes including promoting good government and citizenship, fostering mutual understanding, and providing a forum for local issues. The talk urged thoughtful praise over criticism to build rather than destroy. Guests included Randy Randerson, Cpl. Douglas Duke, and T. W. Hopkins. John Bennett was named Junior Rotarian of the month. Emory Lambkin formally joined the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleo Scott
Haskell
Rotary Club
Scott
Leroy Johnson
Randy Randerson
Abilene
Cpl
Douglas Duke
M/Tech
T. W. Hopkins
John Bennett
Emory Lambkin
Jim McCullough
Mrs. George Gray Buried in Laeders Cemetery
Mrs. George Gray age 65 of near Lueders died Friday at Stamford Sanitarium after years of ill health. Funeral Sunday at Church of Christ Laeders conducted by J C Eubanks. Burial Laeders cemetery with Kinney Funeral Home. Survived by husband two sons Mack and Landon, five daughters all in Albany and other areas, three brothers, five sisters. Born January 28 1882 in Arkansas. Married 1902 in Falls county. moved to Shackelford county in 1900. Member of Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gray
Laeders
Stamford
Church of Christ
J. C. Eubanks
Kinney Funeral Home
Gray
Mary Elizabeth McNair
Arkansas
Falls County
Shackelford County
Lueders
Bell County
Methodist Church
Mack
Landon
West
Ella Newcomb
Annie Ledbetter
Artie Burge
Albany
Leslie Sanders
la Porte
John McNair
Robstown
Frank
Kma
Alfred
Susan Johnson
Troy
Leslie Rawlins
Hamlin
Ethel Bland
Merkel
Tom Graham
Avoca
Eula McNair
Terrells to Celebrate Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs F W Terrell of Lueders will observe their fifty year marriage on Christmas Day December 25 with an open house from 230 to 500 p.m. at the Terrell home in Lueders inviting all friends of the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Terrell
Lueders
Terrell
Jeanes Return Here to Make Home in Stamford
Mr and Mrs E C Jeanes have returned to Stamford to make their home. Mr Jeanes who has worked at Gallup New Mexico for the past two months has resumed his job at The Stamford American. Mrs Jeanes had been visiting in Houston and Dallas and returned to join her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Jeanes
Stamford
Jeanes
Gallup
New Mex
Stamford American
Houston
Dallas
Mr. Jeanes
Sister Dies in Lott Funeral for Mrs Ed Schiller
Mr and Mrs E J Boedeker returned from Lott where they attended the funeral of Mr Boedekers sister Mrs Ed Schiller 75 who died November 25 and was buried the following Tuesday They spent Thanksgiving with Mr and Mrs Herm Boedeker in Cameron who held a family reunion with all their children at home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. Boedeker
Lott
Hugh Tarleton Discharged After 49 Months Service
Hugh Tarleton of Stanford Rt. 3 has received his discharge at Fort Sill after 49 months in the service. A farmer before enlisting at Fort Bliss in October 1941, he earned the American Defense and American Theater Service ribbons and the Good Conduct medal.
Enlisted in Marines Robert E. Taylor Joins 3-Year Reserve
Robert E. Taylor, son of Mr and Mrs R T Taylor of Avoca, enlisted in the Marines via the Abilene recruiting office on November 29 and has been sent to San Diego for training. He signed up for a three year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Taylor
R. T. Taylor
Avoca
Abilene
San Diego
Christmas Holiday Schedule Varies With Merchants
Stamford merchants plan Christmas observance December 25 and 26 as advised by the Retail Trade committee. Some firms may add December 24, closing Saturday night and reopening December 27. Stamford Public Schools close December 21 and reopen January 2 under Superintendent L W Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
A. C. Bishop
C. of
Stamford Public
L. W. Johnson
Camp Fire Group Mothers Honored With Tea
Mothers of the Tanda Camp Fire group were honored at a tea at the Youth Center on December 4. Mrs. Fred Stockdale spoke. five girls received the woodgatherer’s rank, second rank, and all present earned honor beads. Sue Vivian Jones kept the guest book while Babe Sarah Nix and Clydelle Wilkins served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanda
Fred Stockdale
Bobbie Parker
Jane Hardwick
Darrell Mae McWilliams
Kathryn Cotten
Peggy Ivy
Sue Vivian Jones
Babe Sarah Nix
Clydelle Wilkins
Jack McWilliams
Earl Cotten
Mmes
George Smith
O. S. Hambright
Joy Nix
Richard Bradfield
Albert Ivy
Reginald Baird
Lindley
Charlsie Hambright
Deleie Lindley
Shirley Ann Grantham
Clara Beth Ivy
Joyee Ann Hunt
Anitra Hobgood
Anna Reth Smith
Jean Cobb
Lillie Mae Raphelt
Robbie Parker
Jane Hardwicke
McKinley Released From Navy Service
Milton McKinley son of Mrs. J. P. McKinley of Ft. Worth has received his discharge from the Navy at Camp Parks California and is returning home. He enlisted January 29 1948 at Abilene and served in ships company until going overseas in November 1944. He was based on Guam and spent time in hospital on Guam and Leandro California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton McKinley
J. P. McKinley
Ft. Worth
Navy
Camp Parks
Calif
McKinley
Naval
San Hospital
Guam
Leandro
Mickey
Abilene
Norfolk
Camp Peary
Oliver PTA Plans Christmas Party
The Oliver Street Parent-Teachers Association will hold a Christmas program at Oliver Street School on Wednesday December 19. Mrs. Billy Bryant will give the devotional and Mrs. W D Duble will read the Christmas story. Christmas songs will be sung and a refreshment hour will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Street
Parent- Teachers Association
Billy Bryant
W. D. Duble
Discharge for Sgt. Bob Pratt Ends 37 Months Service
Sgt. Bob Pratt, son of Mr. and Mrs W C Pratt, received his discharge after 37 months and 16 days in the army. He served in the personnel dept and trained at Lubbock, mainly at San Marcos Navigation School, then at Camp Grant Rockford Illinois. He and his wife visit relatives here and plan to locate in Roswell New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Pratt
W. C. Pratt
Lubbock
San Marcos
Camp Grant
Rockford
Pratt
Roswell
Mex
Camp Fire Girls Sing Carols at Christmas Ceremony
The Camp Fire girls and Blue Birds will sing Christmas carols and hold a candle lighting ceremony around the Christmas tree on the post office plaza Saturday night. The public is invited to witness this special feature of the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Fire
Blue Birds
Post Office
Methodist Youth Fellowship Holds Sub-District Meeting
Approximately 25 young people attended the December 4 meeting at St. John's Methodist Church. The program featured carols, an organ prelude, candlelight worship, readings, poems, and a benediction, with leadership by Mrs. Pete Jensen and Mrs. Wayland Fuqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Youth Fellowship
St. John’s
Wayland Fuqua
Pete Jensen
Jackie Kennedy
Billye Bagby
Auston White
Robert Richard
Thavis Higgs
Massey Home With Discharge From Service
Cecil Massey son of Mr and Mrs H T Massey has been discharged and returns home to resume work at Baylor University Waco possibly at the next semester start He is the third Massey son discharged recently He entered service May 9 1942 went overseas April 29 1943 serving in French Morocco Algiers and Tunisia Naples Italy in August 1943 He took a recreation and dramatics course to aid entertaining GIs and has been in Italy until now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Massey
H. T. Massey
Baylor University
Waco
Massey
French Morocco
Algiers
Tunisia
Naples
Italy
G.ls
Navy Pilot Cecil Gray Receives Discharge in Philadelphia
Ensign Cecil Gray, Navy pilot, has received his discharge at Philadelphia and returned home. He is the son of Mr and Mrs C B Gray of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Gray
Philadelphia
C. B. Gray
City
Whitehead Discharged From Army After 43 Months Service
Pfe Verlin L Whitehead brother of Opal Stephens of Stamford Rt 2 has received his discharge from army service at Fort Sam Houston after 43 months in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe. Verlin L. Whitehead
Opal Stephens
Stamford
Rt 2
Ft. Sam Houston
Music Club Christmas Program Set for December 16
The Stamford Music Club will present its annual Christmas program at St John’s Methodist Church on Sunday morning December 16. The event opens at 7 p.m. with no admittance after doors close. The theme portrays Christ’s Birth through music song and oral interpretation. Directed by Mrs. Bob Watson with assistants Mrs. W. J. Bryant Jr. and Mrs. Ed Springer and organist Mrs. N. M. Phy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Music Club
St. John’s Methodist Church
Christ
Bob Watson
W. J. Bryant, Jr
Ed Springer
N. M. Phy
Mrs. Trimmier Visits Galveston and Relatives
Mrs. John Trimmier returned from Galveston where she visited her nephew Guy C. Davis who served with the Navy on an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. Davis brought pictures of the grave of Pfc. Billy Joe Trimmier killed in action on Saipan. The cemetery in the photo was attractively arranged. Mrs. Trimmier also saw relatives at other points during her trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Trimmier
Galveston
Guy C. Davis
Navy
Pacific
Davis
Pfc
Billy Joe Trimmier
Saipan
Sale Cancelled of Stamford Produce Announced Last Week
The sale of Stamford Produce, announced in last week's American, has been cancelled. R C Shelton, the manager, says the business will continue operation as the current.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
R. C. Shelton
Theore
Returm to Duty for Roy Newell in Navy Reserve
Seaman second class Roy Newell has completed boat training in San Diego and spent leave at home with wife Maxine Yarbrough and parents Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Newell of Avoca. He left on Wednesday to return to San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Newell
United States Naval Reserve
San Diego
Maxine Yarbrough
R. T. Newell
Avoca
Birth of Johnny Ray Stinson at Stamford Sanitarium
Mr and Mrs A R Stinson welcomed a son, Johnny Ray, at Stamford Sanitarium on December 10. The mother Ola Henson is the former Mrs Ola Henson, daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Henson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Ray
A. R. Stinson
Stamford Sanitarium
Ola Henson
A. J. Henson
Exchange Club Sponsors Model Airplane Building Project
The State Exchange club plans model aviation sponsorship at a recent Waco meeting. C. M. Lester was named to represent Stamford by Richard Lane of the Stamford club. J. O. Harrison discussed senior Scout work for boys 15 and older and later met the Board of Control which approved the matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Exchange Club
Waco
C. M. Lester
Richard Lane
Stamford Club
Stamford
Exchange Club
Morris E. Lawhon Dies in Wichita Falls
Funeral for Morris E. Lawhon, 36, was held Sunday at 2 30 p m at the home of Roy Lawhon 301 South Haskell. Rev J H Skiles officiated and burial followed at New Hope Cemetery. He died Friday night in a Wichita Falls hospital after living with his brother Roy 15 years. He was born May 13, 1909 in Sulphur Springs and survived by four brothers and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris E. Lawhon
Sunda
South Haskell Street
Roy Lawhon
J. H. Skiles
The
Baptist Church
New Hope
New Hope Cemetery
Kinney
Lawhon
Wichita Falls
Mr. Lawhon
Sulphur Springs
Leslie
Gifford Lawhon
Honey Grove
Lee
Salina
Calif
Roy
Stamford
Jesse Hampton
A. H. Lawhon
Cowboys Christmas Ball set for December in Anson Hall
The eleventh annual Cowboys' Christmas Ball will be staged at Pioneer Hall in Anson on December 20 21 22 and 24, from 8:00 pm to midnight each night. The event follows historic records and a ballad by Larry Chittenden, drawing crowds nationwide as postwar travel improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anson Hall
Anson
Texas
Star Hotel
Pioneer Hall
Larry Chittenden
United States
Sanford Hodge Honored With Dinner and Dance
Sanford Hodge celebrated his 17th birthday as S. J. Hodge hosted a Bulldog football dinner for the first string players. Afterward the full squad and their dates attended a Country Club dance with an autumn themed decor and a baked turkey menu. Birthday cake accompanied dessert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanford Hodge
S. J. Hodge
Bulldog
Reynolds PTA to Meet Wednesday at High School
Reynolds Street PTA will meet at the high school auditorium on Wednesday December 19. Pupils of Reynolds Street Elementary will present a Christmas program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds Street
Parent- Teachers Association
Legion and Auxiliary Plan Yule Party
The American Legion and Auxiliary will host a Christmas party at the Legion hall on Monday night December 17. Attendees should bring a gift, to be numbered and drawn for exchange at the end of the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion and Auxilary
Legion Hall
Brothers-in-law CBI officers to return home soon
Lieut. Russell Crownover and Flight Officer Elmer Maki, both veterans of the CBI Theater of Operations, are expected home within a short time. Crownover is married to Peggy Elliott and Maki to Filah Blan Elliott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CBI
Russell Crownover
Elmer Maki
Lieut
Crownover
Peggy Elliott
F/O Maki
Filah Blan Elliott
Graduates at Keesler Field RAF training course
Pvt Budge Rosenquist has completed the RAF Training Command basic airplane and engine mechanics course at Keesler Field Biloxi Mississippi. His wife Mia Margaret Rosenquist resides in Stamford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keesler Pvt
Budge
Rosenquist
RAF Training Command
Keesler Field
Bilox
Miss
Mia
Margaret Rosenquist
Stamford
Postmaster Suffered Heart Attack But Improves
R K Thomas, the local postmaster, suffered a heart attack early this chain but his condition improved and he is reported to be recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rk. C. Thomas
Yanks Program Extended For Gifts This Week
Mrs. Ryland Gleaton announces extended period for the Yanks Who Gave program. Money from jars and gifts will be collected Monday, aiding American Legion and Auxiliary efforts to support service members in hospitals during Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryland Gleaton
Gleaton
American Legion and Auxiliary
Stamford
Father of Local Women Dies Dec 6 in Breckenridge
F M Tomlin aged 51, longtime Stephens county resident, died December 6 at Breckenridge after weeks of grave illness. He left a widow and nine children, with many relatives from Stamford attending the funeral at First Methodist Church Breckenridge. He was born in Magnolia Arkansas and married in 1887. one son serves in Germany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Tomlin
Stephens County
Breckenridge
Mr. Tomlin
J. M. Ashcroft
L. E. Loveless
Germany
Stamford Woman's Father Is Killed In Auto Crash
M. L. Thweatt of Arlington was killed and his wife injured in an automobile accident between Arlington and Webb late Wednesday. They are parents of Mrs. Harold Kirkpatrick of Stamford. The Kirkpatricks went to Fort Worth to visit Mrs. Thweatt and attended the funeral in Paris last Friday. Mrs. Thweatt remains in Pennsylvania Avenue Hospital in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Thweatt
Arlington
Webb
Harold Kirkpatrick
Noel Douglas Vaughan Jr Born in Ft Worth December 7
A son, Noel Douglas Vaughan Jr., was born to Mr. and Mrs. Noel Vaughn at St. Joseph's hospital in Ft Worth on December 7. The baby weighed 10 pounds 1 ounce. Vaughn, formerly with West Texas Utilities, recently discharged from the Navy, now works for M K T Railway in Ft Worth where the family resides. Mrs. Vaughn is Dorothy Muse of this city, with Joyce and Mrs. Muse visiting Ft Worth before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noel Douglas Vaughan, Jr
Noel Vaughn
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ft. Worth
Vaughn
West Texas Utilities Company
Navy
M-K-T Railway
Dorothy Muse
K. W. Muse
Muse
Joyce
Expected Home TV lL Holland Returns for Christmas
Navy man lL Holland is expected home for Christmas and likely to receive his discharge soon. His wife Dorothy Mae Pratt and their two young sons live here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ll. Holland
United States Navy
Dorothy Mae Pratt
Tommie Rector Visits Stamford After Army Discharge
Pfc. Tommie Rector, three years in the army, returns home to Stamford for a brief visit with Charles Sledee and friends after a year mainly in Italy with time in Rome and Naples. He recently saw his mother in Austin and previously worked as a photographer in Stamford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommie Rector
Charles Sledee
Stamford
Austin
Rector
Italy
Rome
Naples
Navy veteran Rinn among Magic Carpet returnees homeward bound
On the way home from Pearl Harbor Lt (jg) Roland A. Rinn USCGR husband of Mrs. Alvina K. Rinn of Stamford Texas travels aboard the USS Belleau Woods as part of 1,107 high point Navy veterans being brought back to the United States aboard the Magic Carpet task force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Roland A. Rinn
USCGR
Alvina K. Rinn
Oliver
Stamford
Texas
Rinn
Rorie Promoted to CAP at Bross General Hospital
Darwin T. Rerie promoted to cave nt at Bross General Peopitel from Houston. His wife resides at 901 North Worth etry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin T. Rerie
Bross General Peopitel
Houston
North Worth Etry
Stamford and Jones County Exceed All Victory Loan Quotas
A. C. Humphrey and Roy Arledge announced that Jones County and Stamford area surpassed Series E and overall Victory Loan quotas. Jones County totals were 396,571.25 for Series E and 883,946.75 overall, while Stamford area reached 186,493.75 and 401,757.00 respectively. Both leaders praised business and farm participants for their cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Jones County
A. C. Humphrey
Roy Arledge
Mr. Humphrey
Stamford Area
Arledge
Humphrey
Former Stamford Resident P. C. Busby Dies in Kansas City
P. C. Busby died in Kansas City on Wednesday at 9 45 am. The 63 year old former Stamford resident will be transported by rail to Stamford for burial at Highland cemetery. Survived by son Neal Busby mother Mrs Rebecca Busby of Stamford four sisters and four brothers including Tom Busby in Munlay John in Oklahoma City Ben in Waco and Jim Busby of Tyler. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 4 pm at Kinney Funeral chapel conducted by Rev Miles B Hayes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. C. Busby
Stamford
Kansas City
Kinnel Funeral Home
Tom Busby
Oklahoma City
Kinney Funeral Chapel
Miles B. Hayes
First Baptist Church
Highland Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Neal Busby
Rebecca Busby
J. F. Griggs
Jesse McClellan
H. P. Moody
Jowie Bates
Waco
Munlay
John
Ben
Jim Busby
Tyler
Returned Soldier and Bride Wed in Breckenridge Ceremony
The couple James Barros and Miss Anna Kate Blackburn married on November 22 at the bride’s aunt’s home in Breckenridge. The bride, daughter of R. F. Blackburn of Cisco, wore seafoam crepe with white orchids. groom’s family from Avoca and Stamford attended. A reception followed with out-of-town relatives present. The bride is a teacher at Avoca school. groom’s family includes Mr. and Mrs. Caudle of Avoca and Stamford residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brodie Caudle
James Barros
Rankin Blackburn
Dora Blackburn
J. S. Rhodes
J. W. Robertson
Jess Thompson
Katie Barros
Kenneth Pope
Joel V. Grimes
J. R. Caudle
EB. Gillespie
P. G. Steiger
Pancho
Homer D. Caud
Hankins Re-Enlisted At Camp Bowie Army Center
Master Sergeant George Vernon Hankins reenlisted at the U S Army Recruiting Center Camp Bowie. Wife Irene Hankins resides at 7048 Anderson Street Stamford. Hankins, a Fort Ord graduate, earned the European Theater ribbon with 9 battle stars and bronze star before being assigned to the 906th Replacement Battalion at Camp Bowie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hankins
U.S. Army
Camp Bowie
George Vernon Hankins
Irene Hankins
Anson St
Stamford
Fort Ord
Calif
906Th
Dale Muse Transferred to Separation Center in New York
Seaman First Class Dale Muse who completed radar school in San Diego has been transferred to the Separation Center in New York City and is assisting with discharge papers for Navy men. He served in February 1945. He is the son of Mr and Mrs W K Muse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Muse
San Diego
New York City
W. K. Mure
Also Mentioned on This Page
Piggly Wiggly
McAllister Brothers
F. J. Schaefer
A. H. Ladd
J. B. Lee
Bob Lee
Bob
Bob Ricks
R. C. Ricks
Pat Henegan
C., Coombes
Johnnie Blocker
Lubbock Army Air Field
Army Reserve
Mrs. Elmer Cox
Hartley
Mrs. Cox
Mrs. W. ST. McAllister
T.E.L
M. D. Thompson
Miss Keen
Telephone Workers Organization
Eloise Griggs
Service Club
Rotarians
Terrells
Hugh Tarleton
Marines
Oliver Pta
Sgt
Methodist
Whitehead
Music Club
Douglas Vaughan
Rorife
Kansas
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