Revival drive aims to boost Boy Scout work in Stamford area
The Chisholm Trail area will see expanded Boy Scout activity with a new executive, Chas. F. Rutledge, based in Abilene, and field executive Robert N. Eastus Jr. to cover the north half. District leadership includes Cleburne Huston and Jas. M. Binion, with Stamford appointees in finance, advancement, camping, health, and extension. Local officers elected at Abilene meeting include George Barron as president and Floyd Price as first vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Jones County
Chisholm Trail
Chas. F. Rutledge
Abilene
Robert N. Eastus, Jr
Cleburne Huston
Jas. M. Binion
Anson
A. C. Humphrey
C. M. Lester
H. S. Fitzgerald
Dallas Southard
R. C. Giles
J. L. Hill, Jr
Humphrey
Giles
Huston
Area Council
George Barron
Floyd Price
Coleman
Louis T. Ward
W. E. Behrens
Charles Paxton
Sweetwater
Sweetwater Area
Rotary
Extra Quota of Garments Given Local Red Cross
The Red Cross production room received a second extra assignment of garments arriving Tuesday. Workers are urged for more help, led by Mrs. L M York. The new batch is children’s rompers, while the first quota of about 700 pajamas and night shirts remains incomplete. Communities cooperate, with 17 groups active, including Mage nt and Hawley groups working by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Nugent
Hawley
Representatives of 20 Farm Loan Groups Meet in Stamford
The Federal Land Bank of Houston calls a meeting of representative directors from 20 national farm loan associations in the area at the Stamford Inn on February 26. B L Jones secretary treasurer says matters vital to the state associations and plans for 1943 will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Land Bank of Houston
Stamford Inn
B. L. Jones
Stamford Association
Mrs J M McDonald Re Named President Presbyterian Women
Mrs J M McDonald was reelected president of the Auxiliary of the Central Presbyterian Church at a Monday meeting led by Mrs Bart Holland. Officers elected include Mrs HL Pennington as vice president Mrs E A Russell as secretary and Mrs Claude Junkley as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. McDonald
Central Presbyterian Church
Bart Holland
H. P. Moody
HL. H. Pennington
E. A. Rusell
Claude Junkley
McDonald
China
Pr. D. Tucker
Perry Smith
W. B. Harrison
E. A. Russell
Earl Keese
Mmes
P. D. Tucker
W. FE. Whittington
Dick Rowland
R. C. Ricks
FE. A. Russell
Earl Reese
J. Dyer
A. C. Johnson
Annie Blankenbeckler
Furrh
Oliver Crump
Claude Bunkley
Mrs. Weldon Walker
Aynesville, Missouri
War Ration Book No 2 to Be Nation's Best Known Soon
A review outlines the forthcoming War Ration Book No 2 with four blue stamp pages and four red stamp pages. Each stamp bears a letter and a number indicating points, guiding usage from processed foods to meats. Point values reflect supply and demand, stressing careful family budgeting and store price variations nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ration
Louise Bryant
U. and M. College Extension Service
Ranlo
Miss Bryant
Navy Ensign Robert S. Bryan Commissioned at Notre Dame
Ensign Robert S. Bryan received his commission in the United States Navy on January 28 at Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana. He is an honor graduate of the University of Texas with Phi Beta Kappa. His parents Mr and Mrs Henry Bryan and grandparents Mr and Mrs S L Bryan and Mr and Mrs R L Hinds are mentioned in the notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert S. Bryan
Henry Bryan
United States Navy
Notre Dame
South Bend
Indiana
Ensign Bryan
University of Texas
S. L. Bryan
Stamlford
R. L. Hinds
Avica
Food rationing guide urges shared meals and thrift
A government wartime guidance outlines ten Golden Rules for point rationing. It urges Americans to plan menus, use stamps wisely, avoid hoarding, favor nonrationed foods, and grow or can surplus, stressing equal access and strength for fighters abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Brownie Scout Troop Forms For Local Girls
A preliminary meeting for organizing a Brownie Scout Troop for girls aged seven to ten was held Tuesday at Mrs. L. E. Nelson home. Ten girls attended and plans were made for practices and a Valentine party. Attendees included Anna Ruth Smith Sandra Swenson Matilda Motz Jane Hardwick Jean Herdwick Babe Sarah Ann Nix Huda Hassen Peggy Jones Wanda Jean Johnson and Willette Daughtry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Nelson
Anna Ruth Smith
Sandra Swenson
Matilda Motz
Jane Hardwick
Jean Herdwick
Babe Sarah Ann Nix
Huda Hassen
Peegy Jones
Wanda Jean Johnson
Willette Daughtry
Food Rationing and Farm Labor Policy Outlined
The article describes extended farm worker deferments to boost 1943 production and outlines wartime food distribution. It details canning limits, point rationing starting in March, and strategies to keep farmers on the land while ensuring civilian access to varied foods through home canning and careful meal planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Seventeen Bulldog Football Players Win Letters
Seventeen members of the championship Bulldog football team were awarded letters in a high school assembly last Friday. Coach H S Fitzgerald presented the awards and saluted each player individually. T R Tinsley principal opened the program and introduced Fitzgerald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulldog
H. S. Fitzgerald
T. R. Tinsley
Herbie Carter
John Culp
H. C. Duval
Wayland Fuqua
Charles Green
Louie Mack Hardy
Harold Johnson
Billy Lawson
Bob Lee
Rex Precit
Bob Ricks
Boots Rogers
Paul Schoenerstedt
Eldon Tidwell
Kenneth Williams
Jackie Young
Joseph Scott
Mrs. J. C. Ray 74 Dies in Stamford Hospital
Mrs. J. C. Ray aged 74 died Sunday at 2 30 am in Stamford Sanitarium after brief illness. Funeral held Monday at Kinney Chapel with Rev. L R Jones officiating. Burial Highland Cemetery. Survived by son J E Ray of California two daughters Mrs Bat Morris Stamford and Mrs M R Baldree Aspermont seventeen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed from Aspermont Hamilton and Stamford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Ray
Stamford Sanitarium
Kinney Funeral
L. R. Jones
Highland Cemetery
Kinney
Aspermont
Carl Hanson
Hamilton
C. C. van Cleave
Stamford
Stamford Folk Urged to Plant Spring Gardens
Mrs. Cleburne Huston, chairman of the Stamford OCD Nutrition committee, urges residents to grow home gardens to provide fresh food, reduce dependence on canned goods, and aid defense efforts. Surplus produce can be stored or shared, with advice to tailor crops to family needs and avoid neglect or overplanting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleburne Huston
Stamford Ocd Nutrition Committee
Stamford
Dr. Geo S Slover Dies at 73 in Aledo
Retired minister Dr. Geo S Slover died December 29 at age 73 on his Aledo area farm. A longtime Northwest Texas Conference figure, he once led the Stamford district as superintendent and later presided at Clarendon College before retiring in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George 8. Slover
Northwest Texas
Aledo
Slover
Stamford
Clarendon College
Roll Call of Stamford Area Men in Armed Forces
Stamford area men in the armed services are listed with brief notes on their assignments and service beginnings. Frank J. Matecha No. 1 gunner is at Indiantown Gap after a sequence of camps and desert maneuvers. Willis M. Reynolds is with the Signal Corps and overseas since 1940. Milton C. McKinley enlisted in the Navy at Dallas Recruiting Center after leaving Abilene. Henry W. Burkman is a mechanic at Lubbock Arms Flying School. F W Burkman serves in the Coast Guard at Port Neches with wife and baby there. Continued details follow on page two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matecha
Frank J
Frank Matecha
Tuxedo
Indiantown Gap
Pennsylvania
Camp Pickett
Virginia
Fort Knox
Camp Polk
Louisiana
California
McKinley
Milton C
Micky
Stamford
Abilene
Dallas
Navy
Pauline Locke
Hamlin
Tye Air Base
J. P. McKinley
Etta McKinley
Miberry Street
Burkman
Henry W
Lubbock Arms
W. A. Burkman
Luchers
F. W
United States Coast Guard
Port Neches
Leeders
Stamford Woman Runs Paint and Dope Shop at Tarrant Field
Mrs. B. F. Knutson serves as assistant foreman of the Paint and Dope department at Tarrant Field Fort Worth. The feature notes the dope shop prepares fabric and seals surfaces for painting while planes are repaired. Knutsons' family ties to auto and aircraft work, with Mr. Knutson at Consolidated Aircraft and daughter Peggy in drafting at Consolidated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Knutson
Tarrant Field
Worth
Star-Telegram
Knutson
Consolidate Aircraft Corporation
Peggy
Consolidated
Ministers Tackle Juvenile Problem at Rotary Lunch
Three ministers spoke at Turayv's Rotary Club luncheon on wartime juvenile delinquency and tactics to curb it. Rev. Miles B. Hayes called for community actions such as supervised play, Boy Scout work, a big brother plan, and a boys' club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turayv
Rotary Club
Miles B. Hayes
First Baptist Church
Bruce Tucker
C. H. Morris
Central Christian Church
Mr. Hayes
Stamford
Sweetheart Banquet At First Baptist Church Friday
The annual sweetheart banquet for youths and guests takes place at the First Baptist Church on Friday night February 12. It is sponsored by the W. M. U. and promises a social program and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
W. M. UL
Copeland and Knapp to Speak at Annual Chamber Banquet
Rev Kenneth Copeland of First Methodist Haskell and Maj James B Knapp commander of the Army Air Forces Detachment Stamford Flying School will address the Chamber of Commerce banquet Friday at 9 am in the Stamford Flying School mess hall. Aviation cadets will provide entertainment and officers will conduct the business meeting and elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Copeland
First Methodist Church of
Haskell
James B. Knapp
Army Air Forces Training Detachment
Stamford Flying School
Chamber of Commerce
A. m
R. C. Giles
C. of C
A. C. Humphrey
God Bless America
C. H. Morris
Central Christian Church
Stamford Defense Guard
Gun accident injures W. H. Lassetter in Corinth area
W. H. Lassetter suffered the loss of two toes when his gun on the ground fired accidentally Wednesday night of last week. He is treated at Stamford Sanitarium after a 13 hour delay and cold and blood loss. He is the second son of Mrs. Danise B. Lassetter of Corinth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Lassetter
Stamford
CAP Duty Keeps Tayman Flying From Portales NM
Warren B. Tayman is on 20 day Civil Air Patrol duty based at Portales New Mexico. He flies his own plane on a route from Orrates to Clovis Holboben Portales and Pya r Texas returning home. He left Saturday. Miss Cornelia Johnson and Mrs Tayman handle the insurance office in his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren B. Tayman
Civil Air Patrol
Air With
Portales
New Mexico
Orrates
Clovis
Holboben
Pya R
Tex
Cornelia Johnson
Mrs. Tayman
W. B
February March Windup of Food Stamp Plan
Flue stamp foods for February or March match January lists. Foods include corn meal grits beans potatoes and fresh produce. Riordan notes the program ends by February 28 with no stamps after. March 31 use window. retailers have until April 30 to redeem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Z. Riorden
Food Distribution Administration
Graham
Riordan
Wickard
Jones County
Mr and Mrs Bounds Host Mr and Mrs Club
Mr and Mrs Bounds will entertain the Mr and Mrs Club on Thursday night February 4 in a social gathering at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Bounds
Mr. and Mrs.” Club
Stockmen and Farmers Attend SPCA Meeting in Stamford
Dr. Virgil P. Lee of Houston urged stockmen and farmers to improve present conditions and prepare for the future at the Stamford Production Credit Association annual stockholders meeting. About 550 attended at the Bunkhouse on the Texas Cowboy Reunion grounds. The group reviewed loans totaling 2.2 million and new loans of 2.9 million, noting members’ net worth rose from 1.0 to 1.5 million over five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil P. Lee
Houston
Production Credit Corporation
Stamford Production Credit Association
Bunkhouse
Texas
Lee
J. L. Hill, Jr
C. G. Burson
Haskell
Lusater Hensley
Guthrie
J. B. Pumphrey, Jr. Old Gorry
J. F. McCulloch
Stamford
Clark Forbis
Afeton
Mrs York speaks on Red Cross work at Exchange meeting
Mrs L M York long time Red Cross chair for Jones County spoke to the Exchange club at St John s Methodist Church last Friday. She outlined Red Cross setup focusing on volunteer services and the Motor Corps as an emergency unit. She noted the upcoming Roll Call drive and Jones County s 27000 quota. Rev Cal Wright introduced her. Harold Johnson was awarded a trophy for scholastic achievement in the ruling feetball team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. York
Jones County
Red Cross
Exchange Club
St. John’s Methodist Church
Infant Daughter of Roy Adams Dies in Stamford
Mrs Roy Adams infant daughter Marry Elizabeth Adams died at 1 Stamford Sanatorium Sunday morning. A simple funeral was held at Kinney Pine chapel Rev Miles B Hays conducted services Burial was in Lizland cemetery Kinney Funeral Home in charge Born January 26 The father is in Edmonton Alberta Canada in defense work Having left recently Survived by parents one brother Paul four sisters Virginia Dorothy Judy and Jane Grandparents O J Caton and Mr Mrs L E Dame Lon R Adams of Rotan James R Adams of Stamford acted as pallbearers Flower bearers named Litton Dittie Humphrey Orie Bland Ruby Hanson Cullum
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Adams
Roy A‘amea
Stamford
Kinney Pine Chapel
Miles B. Hays
Firet Bannet
Lizhland
Kinney Funeral
Chares
Helow Wee
Edmonton
Albereta
Canada
Paul
Viterinia
Dorothy
Judy
Jane
Mra
O. J. Caton
Dittie Humphrey
Orie Bland
Ruby Hanson
Cullum
Also Mentioned on This Page
Presbyterian Women
Brownie
Geo. S. Slover
Engraving Company
Fort Worth
American
U. S
Donald K. Holt
Randolph Field
C. K. Holt
Lagerton
Pfe
John R. Holt
Cavan
Marines
Stanuifornia
Plehim
Frank J. Matecha, JR
Pennayvania
Flying School Mess Hall
SPCA
C. H. Berry
Sweetwater Production Credit Association
Clyde Oldham
Coleman Production Credit Association
A. C. Norman
AAA
Ray Overton
Haskell County
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Henry Osment
Roy Arledge
Pumphrey
McCulloch
Hill
Paul L. Summer
Horace Areledge
Cooper Hotel
Dr. Lee
Mrs. York
Roy Adams
Davghter
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