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Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1928

Page

4

Holiday visits and Christmas plans in local families

Mrs J A Broadwell recuperates at Reynolds street home. Terry family from Thrift and McMurray College arrives Friday to visit parents I H Terry. Ferguson couple to spend Christmas in Little Rock visiting Cushenberry relatives in Oklahoma City and Sulphur. Junior Class Play At the End of the Rainbow heads to City Auditorium Friday at 8 p.m.

Wm. H. Terry Mary Terry Thrift Bessie Jillian Terry McMurray College Abilene I. H. Terry Little Rock Ark Mrs. Ferguson N. C. Cushenberry Oklahoma City Hugh Cushenberry Sulphur Okla City Auditorium

Miss Greathouse to Open Own Conservatory in Wichita Falls

Miss Dorothy Greathouse announces plans to open the Wichita Falls Conservatory of Music on January 1 with Miss Orr directing the piano department. The institution aims to be among Texas’s largest, guided by Greathouse’s acclaimed voice training and concert experience across Texas and major cities.

Avoca News Briefs Highlight Obituaries and Local Events

AVOCA A E Whitworth buried in Spring Creek cemetery Saturday afternoon. Obituaries note survivors and bereavement. Mrs N A Sylvester visiting Bur net county. Baptists host Christmas tree and revival. Avoca basketball teams split with Berryhill. girls win. Christmas holidays pageant and piano fund update. Local socials, births, and visits across families in the area.

A. E. Whitworth Spring Creek Mabin Armstead del Rio H. E. Grimes Joe Clark Lagerton Graham Avoca W. F. Clark W. A. Clark Ernest Clark Claud Clark John Clark Maud Clark Baptist Church Berryhill G. K. Wallace Stamford Berry Hill Lueders

Conservatory Talent Arrives as Dorothy Greathouse Chooses Wichita Falls

Miss Orr and her accompanist have studied with leading piano instructors in America and join the Conservatorys faculty. Dorothy Greathouse, acclaimed as a top Texas artist, selects Wichita Falls for her new post, drawing strong local interest and excitement about the music scene. J H Carlson has been terracing his land the past week. Mr Pur spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs G C McCown. FE P Armstrong and his years of teaching voice bring noted experience from Chicago and other cities. Several Texas cities bid for Miss Greathouses services, but she chooses Wichita Falls.

Dorothy Greathouse Texas Miss Greathouse Chicago New York America Mr. Pur G. C. McCown J. H. Carlson FE. P. Armstrong Miss Orr Misa Greathouse Wichita Falls

Santa Claus Health Brownies Campaign at Intermediate School

Intermediate School pupils in kindergarten through fourth grade launch a Christmas campaign to eat less candy calling themselves Santa Claus Health Brownies. The effort aims to promote healthier snacking habits among students.

Pupils Promote Healthy Eating at Bomar Heights

Second graders create posters of vegetables eaten in a week while Bomar Heights students test whole wheat bread over white bread. Miss Margery Vaughn, Red Cross nutritionist, notes a race for long lists of cereals vegetables and fruits and the week ends with a healthful choice. A city auditorium program features a Woman impersonator and a performance titled that bad little Freshman.

Margery Vaughn Red Cross Bomar Heights

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