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Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1955

Page

9

Christmas Cantata at Avoca Baptist Church

Avoca Baptist Church members staged a Christmas cantata with 18 participants led by Vere Price and Mrs. Henry Hansen. The Junior grade basketball teams defeated Anson, new pews and floors were installed, and the Avoca school will close December 22 for holiday.

Vere Price Henry Hansen Harvey Rowland Anson John Driskill Hillard Fosterling Ruth Dorothy Abilene Otis Macon Rule Jack Fuqua Royce Worn Avoca Baptist Church

Fetters To Santa Fetters To Santa

A fragmentary Christmas note from a young child requests gifts including a small rubber ball cloth books for chewing and mentions family members and a blue bike. The tone is hopeful and informal with multiple signoffs.

Santa Mommie Santa Claus Dorothy Gregory

Herold Wood Out of Service

Travnald Wood is employed at Midland after receiving his discharge from service at Blegs Air Force Base El Paso on November 20. Wood, son of Mr and Mrs C Wood of Avoca, trained at Lackland AFB San Antonio then Presque Isle Me for nine to ten months before serving ten months in Korea and two years at El Paso.

T Travnald Wood Midland Blegs Air Force Base el Paso Wood C., Wood Avoca Lackland Air F Force Base San Antonio Presque Isle Korea

Local Families Plan Holiday Visits Across Texas and Oklahoma

Mr and Mrs Grady Bowdry will spend Christmas in Houston with Mrs Bowdrys brother A D Lively and family They will visit Corsicana and Beaumont before Houston Victor Buie a Parsons School of Design student in New York City is home for the holidays with his mother Mrs R B Buie and other family members Mr and Mrs Red Latta and children plan to travel to Oklahoma City Tuesday to spend a few days with Mrs Latta s parents

Training Union Department Avoca Baptist Church Mr. Grow Miss Grow Jake Sanders Grow Darla Shelton Joel Grimes Hubert Bell Haskell First Baptist Church Bell E. L. Hinson Waco Jac Fuqua Stamford Hinson Fuqua Paul Driskill San Angelo A. B. Shelton John Driskill Driskill G. E. Hastings Highlands Houston H. FE. Culwell Lewis Timberlakes Grady Bowdry Victor Buie Parson School of Design New York City R. B. Buie The Emmiy Red Latta Oklahoma City Mrs. Letta

Pendleton Family Visited by Son Amid Holidays

Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Pendleton and son Jerry are visiting Pendleton grandparents in Avoca during holidays. Pendleton attends North Texas State College and the family previously lived in Benton.

Mrs. Jerald Pendleton Jerry Mr. Pendleton Ed. Pendleton Avoca Mrs. Pendleton L. R. Wise Pendleton North Texas State College Benton

Long Beach visitor Louis Dial hosts Stamford friends

Louis Dial of Long Beach California, a former Stamford resident, spent a visit here last week with Mr and Mrs Dudley Duncan and several friends.

Louis Dial Long Beach Calif Stamford Dudley Duncan

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