Less Fortunate Remembered at Christmas Time
Stamford’s churches United Charities Rotary Club and American Legion organized Christmas aid. Six churches distributed 110 baskets of food ahead of Christmas. 85 at the American Legion Christmas tree event. West Side Baptist and United Charities provided toys fruit and candy to various groups. Colored and Mexican children also benefited from United Charities support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
United Charities Organization
Rotary Club
American Legion
City Audirium
Legion
West Side
Artman Daniels Former Resident Dies in Fort Worth
Funeral services for Artman Daniels of Fort Worth a former Stannord citizen were held Saturday. He was 41 and had been ill ten months. Survivors include his wife three daughters Earlene Sarah Jo Franconia and Billie and his mother and sister Mrs Will Andrews and Dick Rowland. The family lived at 2506 McKay Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artman Daniels
Fort Worth
Fort Orth
Aniels
Daniel
Will Andrews
Spur
Dick Rowland
Daniels
Fire Department
Buick Agency
Buick
Wichita
Mr. Daniels
Earlene
Sarah Jo
Franconia
Billie
McKay, Fort Worth
Midnight Christmas Service at Bethel Lutheran
The Bethel Lutheran Church held a midnight Christmas Eve service led by Rev. Hugo B. Haterius with Swedish and English hymns. Special music featured Hugo Birger Haterius and Mrs Haterius, and offertory proceeds supported Home Missions. The following Sunday morning service was led by Rev. Haterius with ushers Leroy Lundgren and Milton Haterius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Lutheran Church
Hugo B. Heterius
Haterius
Hugo Birger Haterius
Hoir
Tehem
Stamford District WMS to Hold Meeting
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Stamford District announces an officers training day on Friday January 5 at the Stamford meeting venue. Mrs Rutherford of Stamford will serve as secretary and lead the session with officers from auxiliaries and the Stamford district participating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
E Woman’s Missionary Societ
Stamford District
Rutherford
Teral Conference
Stamford St
Subscriptions to The American Go To December List
The following new and renewal subscriptions to The American have been received since December 1. The list includes names and routes in Hamlin Stamford Sagerton Avoca Abilene Anson Dallas and other Texas locales, with many Avoca and Stamford residents and multiple Rt. numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. R. Packwood
Hamlin
A. Veal
Lueders
Dave Walker
Stamford
H. C. Rogers
W. B. Amerson
J. O. Baize
Abilene
Co. W. May
K. G. Martin
T. R. Tinsley
J. W. Burrow
Sagerton
W. E. Murdock
Emil Rainer
F. J. Boedeker
Eugene Lyckman
Avoca
S. J. Doyle
Pete Jensen
H. C. Peterson
C. H. Seth
Branham Payne
Frank J. Vrzalik
Dallas
Bruno Kupatt
Lagerton
E. R. Rathgeber
Winchester
Anna Laura Davis
V. F. Bunkley
Luede
Old Glory
Carl Olander
W. L. Muenzler
J. i
J. T. Vernon
Anson Cecil Shanafelt
Cc. P. Amerson
J. M. Amerson
Barrow Furniture Co
E. C. Davis
E. B. Harrison
Anson
Ross Smith
Aspermont S. Suter
Rule
O. C. Matthews
Colton
Cal
C. H. Young
T. L. White
W. E. Mizell
W. B. Tayman
J. H. Sauls
Ferguson
M. Robertson
Aspermont
Oscar Ekdahl
Henry Schroeder
Mrs
Amalia Nierdieck
R. E. Penick
Columbia
Carolina
W. R. Chapman
Emanuel Riewe
W. L. Hauk
C. J. Oman
S. A. Olson
D.C. Appling
Ekdahl
Carl Uhlernell
W. D. Olinger
H. C. Neinast
Gust Shuquist
R. Randel
S. McGregor
Heavy Snow Transforms Stamford Into Christmas Wonder
Stamford enjoyed a brilliant Christmas setting as 3 to 4 inches of snow fell Christmas morning and lingered through the day. Snowmen appeared quickly in yards and children held snowball fights while holiday lights glittered on homes. The downtown area and post office plaza sparkled under snow and lamplight, creating a fairy-tale scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Hilliard Builds 1.7 Miles of Terraces Near Stamford
W T Hilliard, a Water Facilities cooperative, has completed 1.7 miles of terraces on his farm eight miles southeast of Stamford using a small terracer and tractor. He worked alone and plans a syrup pan system to support terrace crops. Excess water from about 100 acres is spread over 75 acres with windmill powered irrigation and a stock pond for farmstead needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Hilliard
Tom Porter
Project Agronomist
Hilliard
Stamford
Porter
E. B. Dick
Mr. Pelfrey
Haskell
E. C. Tidwell
R. W. Arledge Farm
Sewing Department Opens at Howe Furniture Store
Mrs. C. R. Howe opens a sewing department at Howe Furniture store. She will run a sewing room for dressmaking alterations and hemstitching with hours 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily and an experienced background in all sewing types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe Furniture
C. R. Howe
Howe Furniture Store
Mrs. Fred Rogers In Hospital At Stamford Sani tarium
Mrs. Fred Rogers wife of a former city Presbyterian minister is in Stamford Sanitatrium for treatment this week Rev Mr Rogers and their daughter Ruth Rogers were guests at Dr and Mrs E P Bunkley home and left for Plainview They have lived at Plainview but plan to move soon to Alpine
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rogers
Stamford Sanitarium
Visit of Miss Ernie Jo Sykora to Cisco Family
Miss Ernie Jo Sykora of Cisco visited during the holidays with Mr and Mrs John Sykora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernie Jo Sykora of
Cisco
John Sykora
Mr and Mrs Johnnie Muelstein Visit Parental Home
Mr and Mrs Johnnie Muelstein of West are visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Jacob Muelstein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Muelstein
West
Mrs
Jacob Muelstein
District Court Docket Registers 17 Divorce Claims
Seventeen divorce cases filed for January term with eleven appearing and trial focus on non-jury and divorce matters. Grand and petit jurors are listed for weeks one through six, with names across Anson Avoca Hamlin Stamford Merkel Lueders and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Anson
H. J. Hansen
Avoca
Sid G. Castles
Jet Milsap
P. R. Wright
Nugent
W. A. Albritton
Hamlin
L. M. Hardy
Stamford
F. W. Poe
K. E. Fielder
G. EF. Ashburn
Neal Atkins
W .C. Church
Merkel
J. M. Spurgin
Louie Herring
KR. R. DeBusk
Wm. Ludeke
Bud Winter
R. T. Cypert
J. W. Roach
R. A. Burton
Richard Lane
Thompey Young
R. G. Gill
Roy Hines
B. H. Gardner
Hamliin
Astin
Ben Adkins
Jones
W. Y. Parham
A. A. Mitcham
Lueder
W. CC. Pratt
J. M. Dub
F. McCulloch
Otto Roberts
Be Bride
Ernest Segerstrom
Lueders
W. A. Canale
R. N. Campbell
Trent
N. Hatfield
A. Bauhum
Martin Westbrook
Cenise
Hawley
W. KR. Wilkerson
T. B. Hale
Perl McClellan
Aater
Tarmford
KE. BK Vaughn
H. Wo Me
Flreath
C. A. Johnson
J. Marcus Foster
Abilens Nugent Rt
KR. C
H Richards
Linders
J J Seth
Sam Herndon
W. L Hunter
Charles Workman
Roy Gilbreath
Harmlin
W. H. Eason
J. L. Jenner
O. S. Justice
B. Knox Baird
B. Lawrence
W. D. Apling
Rk. B. Boyd
Taylor Owens
M. H. Bond
F. J. McDonld
Jr. Merkel
Lester Baize
Tuxedo
E. E. Link
FE. G Keese
L. Caton
Sam Mashburn
Mer
Weldon Walker to Return Home Friday from Burma Service
Weldon Walker, chief computer for Petty Geophysical Engineering Company, will arrive in Abilene Friday to reunite with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Walker and sister Mrs. Roy Cochran. Returning from foreign service, he traveled from Rangoon Burma, via stops in Sumatra and Java, to San Pedro California, then spent 18 months abroad before extending six more months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Walker
Petty Geophysical Engineering Company
J. F. Walker
Roy Cochran
Abilene
Petty Geophical Engineering Company
United States
Walke
Red Sea
Egypt
Sinai
Dighai
India
Calcutta
Rangoon
Burma
Walker
Rainfall Totals for Stamford Through 1939
Stamford records show total rainfall of 17.09 inches for 1939 up to December 28. December brought 0.75 inch, with 0.20 inch from Friday showers and 0.55 inch after Monday’s snow. Farmers noted the snow’s moisture benefited the ground more than heavy rain. Snow returned Thursday morning. Stamford’s 1938 rainfall was 25.16 inches, 1937 was 18.98, 1936 was 26.40, and the long term average is 23.06 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Family Gathering Held Christmas at J. E. Skiles Home
Descendants of Mrs. Susan Eme line Justus and relatives joined a Christmas Day celebration at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Skiles. Four generations attended with nine Justus grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren noted. An old fashioned Christmas dinner was served with W. B. West Jr. visiting. Several Skiles relatives from New Hope area attended. one daughter Mrs Luther York and her children Leta Jo and Patsy were absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Emeline Justus
J. E. Skiles
Skiles
Justus
Hampton Skiles
Walter Skiles
Stamford
Essie Pierce
Virgil Skiles
Henry Skiles
Jack Skiles
Lyle Adame
Bunk Lusk
New Hope
George Edward
Milton
Eugene
Geneva
Charles Pierce
Francis Skiles
Lemoin
Wilford Skiles
Clydene Skyles
James Harvey Skiles
Emita Adams
Syvia Adams
Lyla Beth Adams
Ja- Verne Adams
Kenneth Adams
Aford Adams
Marlene Skiles
Patricia Skiles
Douglas Luck
Martha Sue Skiles
Jimmie Lee Skiles
Billy Gene Skiles
Doris Siles
Mary Skiles
Ralphard Skiles
Ughter
Dancinger Moves Rig for Wildcat Test Near Stamford
Dancinger Oi & Refining Co shifts spudder to a wildcat test four miles southeast of Stamford. No. 1 P. V. Nelson in section 186 BRRE&C survey begins drilling after tubing and testing in the Ivy pool vicinity. Multiple wells in the area report Palo Pinto lime and various depths as crews plan future locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dancinger
Stamford
Dancinger Oi & Refining Co
P. V. Nelson
Brre&c
Clyde O. Eastus
de Etta Martin
Ivy Pool
Owen Snebold Oil Corporation
Swennen
Tron Mountain O1 Co
Humble OW & Refining Co
Carl Olander
Palo Pinto
Jones-Stasney
West Side
Lewis Production Co
San Antonio Land Bank
Griffin
Pee Payne
Sylvester
Avoca
Dee Humphrey
Pardue
Haskell County
Grover
Rose
Winnie Wentz
Wildcat
Iron Mountain Oj Co
Coker-Mansker
Thomas Jr and Wife Visit Family In Kentucky
R C Thomas Jr and his wife are visiting family in Louisville Kentucky. They are from Louilaville and Mr Thomas recently became field representative after serving as junior auditor and cashier for General Motors Acceptance Corporation Nashville. Mrs Thomas is cashier for Investors Syndicate Corporation in Louisville after graduating from Andrew Jackson University in Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. & Co Thomas
Loulaville
Kentucky
Local Names List Snapshot From Anson Area
A fragmentary OCR list names individuals and towns including Anson Stamford Merkel Hamlin Lueders Hamlin and related initials. It appears as a roster or directory segment with multiple entries and abbreviations. The context suggests a local reference, not a full narrative or report.
American Will Receive Donations For Finnish Relief
Captain J F Lucey named by Herbert Hoover as Texas director of the National Finnish Relief Fund urges Texans to subscribe money to aid Finnish civilians driven from homes by Russian attacks. Thousands are freezing and starving and immediate help is needed. The newspaper will accept funds and credit them in the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Texas
National Finnish Relief Fund
J. F. Lucey
Mr. Hoover
Dies of Heart Ailment Lueders Baby Shirlee Ann Tonrey
Shirlee Ann Tonrey, only child of Mr and Mrs Ricchi Tonrey of Lueders, died at Stamford Sanitarium December 24 from a heart ailment. She was born August 11 1940 at the hospital and buried from Lueders Baptist Church Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirlee Ann Tonrey
Ricchi Tonrey
Lueders
Stamford Sanitarium
Fred Moreland
Lueders Baptist Church
J. ©. Bubanke
Church of Christ
Kinney
Panhandle Refines Radio Program Launch in Wichita Falls
Panhandle Refining Company opened a new series of radio programs over KWFT in Wichita Falls on Christmas Day. Local agent J. T. Stell announced the schedule, with daily broadcasts between 12:00 and 12:45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle Refining Company
KWFT
Wichita Falls
J. T. Stell
Jones County 1939 4-H and home demonstration year end report
Gladys Martin summarizes Jones County 1939 work by 13 home demonstration clubs with 233 members and 10 girls 4-H clubs with 135 enrolled. Kitchen improvement and parent education dominated demonstrations. 146 women did two or more toys and 246 children attended children’s parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Gladys Martin County
H. D
Heme
Stamford Guard Company Heads to Winter Training Camp
The Stamford Guard Company K of the 142nd Infantry led by Captain Frank M. Locke departs with 68 of 83 rostered men on a special train for Camp Wolters Mineral Wells for a seven day intensive field training period from December through January 2 General C W Newton Fort Worth to command the camp Major KE Hardwick commands the Thimnd Battalion and Lt Bluford We Ferrie will be battalion supply officer The group joins units from Amarillo Snyder Sweetwater and Ballinger for the trip and includes listed officers and men with A to Woodson among the rostered names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
142Nd Infantry
Frank M. Locke
Bluford We Ferrie
Company K
Locke
James Bo Adama
John T. Allen
Georg M. Ashburn
Cecill W. Bean
Morrie Bean
William Cy Briden
Newel
Wallace K. McBrayer
Horace E. McCann
A. J. McDonald
Sylvester L. McKay
Lester L. Mize
Howard R. Patterson
Lawrence Payne
J.B. Parkman
Linon C. Rome
J. B. Smith
James T. Smith
Virgil OS. Stanley
Ronyil Stephens
Willian Liley
George S Terry
Billy Townsend
James L. Woodson
Bruce Walton
Walter Ho Way
Garrett Requests Full Addresses for Mail to Congress
Clyde Garrett of Eastland, congressman for the 17th district, visited Stamford last Friday and will return to Washington next week. He notes many inquiries are returned due to incomplete or incorrect addresses and asks writers to provide full addresses. he lists dozens of Stamford mail recipients with missing details to help restore correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Garrett
Eastland
Waa
Stamford
Washington
Congress
Garrett Save
Poet Office
Mins Loutetter
Logan Hatter
C. B. Bean
C. & Reeves
R. Haswell
W. Wiody
H. Bouer
M. D. Willett
G. G. Fourqurean
T. BK. Bressie
B. Brin
F. J. Bennett
T. 2
Hind
M. EB. Doyle
Aubrey Law
Frank Kirkmire
Mra Berry Herntett
Peckhams Leave Stamford After 17 Years for Corpus Christi
After 17 years in Stamford Mr W. Peckham and family move to Corpus Christi. They will join Mr Peckham who manages the West End Lumber Company there. The family previously came from Wichita Falls and Mr Peckham has been active in local civic affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Peckham
Corpus Christi
Peckham
West-End
KR. W. Peeke
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Ft. Worth
Lutheran Church
Philip Olson
Amerian
Stamford Mill and Elevator Co
Henry Webb
C. D. Holloway
T. W. Glasgow
G. Houston
S. F. Crawford
B. H. Bunkley
Anderson
M. D. Thompson
J. O. Carnes
O. E. Vogelsang
R. L. Livengood
L. Z. Watts
A. H. Lundgren
Adolph Ender
John Valdenkamp
J. L. Watts
R. Markham
J. M. Martin
W. T. Phillips
Jessie Bean
San Antonio
S. E. Lawrence
Ralph Herrick
FFA
Ruby Bunkleley
W. E. Bunkley
Paint Creek
Future Farmers of America
Hiet
Ruby
R. C. Thomas, Jr
Kel
B. L. Jones
Hoy Crow
J. C. Jeffrey
Ben Hinkle
F. Upshaw
Seth Adame Hamlin
Burkman
C. M. Horn
Andy Done Anson
Earl Whaley
W. Carlton
J. P. Lucey
Panhandle
Garrett
Peckhams
Corpus
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