Institute of Understanding Lectures Set by Stamford Rotary
The Stamford Rotary Club will host an Institute of Understanding every Wednesday in March at the High School Auditorium. Four international speakers, including Dr. Ethan Coulton and Manoah Leide-Tedesco, will address topics from world poverty to business futures, with a season ticket costing $1. Dr. Allen D. Albert will reprise a prior year talk, and lectures will also be given to students at no charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Rotary Club
Institute of Understanding
Allen D. Albert
Ethan Coulton
Charles D. Hurvey
Manoah Leide-Tedesco
Institut
C. D. Hopkins
Same Officers Elected by SPCA Directors
Stamford Production Credit Association re elected its officers at the directors meeting in Stamford. J B Pumphrey Jr remains president and J F Mculloch as vice president with J L Hill Jr secretary treasurer and Paul L Summers assistant secretary treasurer. Several directors from neighboring associations attended as training plans were announced for eight counties served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Production Credit Association
Stamford
J. B. Pumphrey, Jr
Old Glory
J. F. Mcculloch
J. L. Hill, Jr
Paul L. Summers
Pumphrey
Hill
Amarillo
Quality Tailor Shop Moves to New Square Location
The Quality Cleaners tailor shop owned by Marvin Hinds has relocated to the north side of the square in the former bowling alley building. The shop was previously on South Ferguson Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Quality Cleaners
Marvin Hinds
Ferguson Street
Cook and Gressett Visit Dalton Lee in Childress
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cook and Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gressett traveled to Childress on Sunday. They spent the day with Mrs. Wallace Tosh and family, while Mr. and Mrs. Gressett visited their son Dalton Lee and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cook
A. D. Gressett
Childress
Mrs. Cook
Wallace Tosh
Mrs. Gressett
Dalton Lee
Russell Doran Joins Barrow Furniture Co Succeeds Roy Cochran
Russell Doran now employed at Barrow Furniture Company succeeding Roy Cochran who resigned to become school tax collector. Mr and Mrs Doran moved from Haskell. he formerly lived here. Tests show 16 apple varieties with vitamin C about five times that of prior estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Doran
Barrow Furniture Company
Roy Cochran
Doran
Haskell
Mr. Doran
Plans complete for Hamlin 4-H FFA Livestock Show Saturday
The third annual 4 H Club and F F A livestock show will be held in Hamlin Saturday with a 9 30 a m parade and 10 a m judging. Judges are E R Eudaly of A M College and J M Bird of the soil conservation service. Prizes total 500 and beef and dairy calves lead the parade. Entries must be owned by Jones County 4 H or F F A boys, animals weighed at Pioneer Gin by 9 a m, and entries limited per class. Show includes beef cattle, Jerseys, hogs, sheep and poultry with judging at 10 a m in order. Parade led by Anson Stamford and Hamlin bands. Show preparations begin at Pioneer Gin by 8 30 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.F.A
Hamlin
E. R. Eudaly
A. and
M. College
J. M. Bird
the Soil Conservation Service
Stamford
Union
Wilson
Wise Chapel
Jones County
Pioneer Gin
Santa Fe
Old Home Lumber Yard
Anson
J. E. Moody
Louie Hardy
J. H. Warren
Roy Edmonds
Erve Pittard
Charlie Green
Douglas Triplett
L. P. Henslee
Bowen Pope
Homer Hutto
Leeders
G. L. Inglish
Cleburne Huston
Otis
Mrs Cora Wilson to Lead Stamford Cooking School March 17 19
Mrs Cora Wilson, noted Southern home economist, will lecture at Stamford Cooking School March 17 18 and 19. The event, organized by Southern Newspaper Features, features demonstrations on budgeting economy meals kitchen equipment and new recipes with gas ranges and gas refrigerators used in demonstrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford American
Southern Newspaper Features of
Dallas
Cora Wilson
Southern Home
Food Authority
Wilson
Texas
Stamford
James A Clossin to Teach Folk and Square Dance in Stamford
Stamford WPA Recreation Department brings James A. Clossin to Stamford on February 13 and 14 for free folk and square dance instruction. He will teach advanced and beginner groups, with Clossin noted as a WPA Area Supervisor in the El Paso District and a six year veteran of organizing dances nationwide. He assists Texas Tech audiences yearly and helped form several square dance groups in Lubbock. he is linked with the championship winning Texas Bluebonnet Belles who later triumphed in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
W.P.A. Recreation Department
James A. Clossin
Wendell Siebert
Clossin
W.P.A
el Paso
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Texas Bluebonnet Belles
New York
Siebert
Stamford Men Attend Abilene Chamber Banquet
Mayor C M Francis and Frank Morrow attended the annual Abilene Chamber of Commerce banquet on Monday night. Warren B Tayman and Roy Arledge wired congratulatory messages from Fort Worth to Abilene C of C manager Merle Grover. Buddy Jones and his family rented Mrs J C Bryant's home on East Reynolds Street while in town on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Francis
Frank Morrow
Chamber of Commerce
Abilene
Warren B. Tayman
Roy Arledge
Charlie Green
Fort Worth
Merle Grover
Abilene C. of
Stamford
Buddy Jones
Flying School
Final Tribute to Mrs. M. O. Johnson
Funeral services for Mrs. M O Johnson were held Sunday at the family home and Bethel Lutheran Church. Born Linnea Seastrom Snygg in Sweden, she lived in Jones County since 1914 and married M O Johnson in 1919. Survivors include her husband and two young daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philp Olson
M. O. Johnson
Bethel Lutheran Church
Jesus
Hugo Birger Haterius
Eben Olson
R. C. Richards
Helena Almquist
Margaret
Maurice Reed
Jacqueline Hansen
Hazel Ford
Lavene Evetts
Mary Jean Kell
Eunice Haterius
Charles Anderson
Sam Basland
J. P. Johnson
A. H. Lundgren
M. V. Reed
Kinney Funeral Home
Stamford
Church
Johnson
Linnea Seastrom Snygg
Sweden
John Snygg
Hutto
Jones County
Round Rock
Lutheran Church
Johnsons
Snugg
Kinney Buys North Side Two-Story, Plans Modernization
O A Kinney purchased the two story building on the north side of the square from Judge W R Chapman Abilene. The property now houses U Neat Beauty Shop Texas Cafe and Swafford Barber Shop. L Schwarz and Company will occupy the first floor under a lease with Louis Rosenwasser.
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O. A. Kinney
W. R. Chapman
Abilene
Kinney Furniture Store
West Texas Utilities Company
U-Neat
Texas Cafe
Swafford
L. Schwarz and Company
Mr. Kinney
Louis Rosenwasser
Schwarz
Kinney Furniture
Stamford Hosts First County Boy Scout Merit Badge Show
Jones county held its first merit badge show in the Stam ford city auditorium drawing over 1,000 visitors and about 200 scouts cubs and leaders. Scouts from Hamlin Anson Lueders Tuxedo Hawley Stamford Haskell and O'Brien took part with displays demonstrations and an archery range. Scout Sunday was observed at Central Presbyterian Church with sermon on What is a Boy Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Stamford
City
Jack Vogel
Anson
Hamlin
Lueders
Tuxedo
Hawley
Haskell
O’brien
J. R. Hitchcock
Carl Powers
C. E. Smith
Anson High School
Fleming
Cothman
Hopper
Proctor
Scott
Connell
Buie
Young
Frizell
Smith
Central Presbyterian Church
Wm. F. Rogan
Boy Scouts
Nts
Vogel
Earl Keesfe
Fire destroys two Douthit warehouses in Stamford blaze
A Wednesday fire swept through two corrugated iron warehouses owned by C. A. Douthit Bonded Cotton Warehouse, destroying 3,927 bales of cotton valued around 200000. The government owned most of the cotton except 300 bales bought by Douthit. Each building carried 1200 in insurance. cotton policies held with a Dallas agency.
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Stamford
C. A. Douthit
Dallas
Football Schedule Adopted At District Meeting Here
District 10-A football officials set the 1941 conference slate and some non conference dates at Stamford. Munday and Baird left the district A new member Throckmorton joins the district consisting of Stamford Albany Hamlin Rule Haskell Anson. Stamford hosts Ruby Sept 19 and travels to Seymour Sept 26.
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Baird
Stamford
Munday
Throckmorton
Albany
Hamlin Rule
Haskell
Anson
Ruby
Seymour
Hamlin
Rule
Poultry School Announced by Gladys Martin
Gladys Martin announces a Poultry School with George P. McCarty of A and M College and home demonstration agent. Meetings are February 17 at 2 p.m. on the Poe farm east of Nevida and 7:30 p.m. in Marrs community church. The program features the Poe flock of black minoreeps and a quarterly short course to address flock care and management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. McCarty
A. and
M. College
Gladys Martin
F. W. Poe
Nevida
Carlton
Marrs
Poe
Martin
B and P W Club Elects Five New Members
Five new members joined the Business and Professional Women's Club at Stamford Inn during the Thursday night meeting last week after a three course dinner. New members include Mrs. Fannie Meeker Hawley Mrs. Carl Day Mrs. Herbert Day Mrs. Sarah Inglish McDonald and Miss Ola D Mauldin. President Mrs Swenson Davis led the session. Afterward members were hosted by Mrs L C Dennis to view Land of Liberty at the theatre with about 25 members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Women's Club
Stamford Inn
Fannie Meeker
Hawley
Carl Day
Herbert Day
Sarah Inglish McDonald
Ola D. Mauldin
Swenson Davis
L. C. Dennis
Te Theatre
Improvement of Flying Field Targeted by Stamford Chamber Leaders
Warren B. Tayman of Stamford Chamber of Commerce Roy Arledge Charlie Green and Captain Bob Arnold met L C Elliott director of the Civil Aeronautics Authority in Fort Worth to discuss field improvements CAA engineers will draft master plans and gradual progress toward a set pattern. further federal funding efforts will accompany a flying school under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren B. Tayman
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Roy Arledge
Charlie Green
Bob Arnold
Fort Worth
L. C. Elliott
Civil Aeronautics Authority
CAA
Elliott
Green
Sixty Methodist Pastors Laymen Attend Meeting
About 60 Methodist pastors and laymen from the Stamford district gathered at St. John's Methodist Church for an all day event led by district superintendent Rev. Tom Johnston. The theme Evangelism featured morning sermons by Rev. Kenneth Copeland and Rev. Luther Kirk with afternoon talks by Rev. W. Carl Clement and T. W. Ellzey. Lunch was provided by the Woman's Society of Christian Service led by president Mr. Jack Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
St. John's Methodist Church
Tom Johnston
Kenneth Copeland
Haskell
Luther Kirk
W. Carl Clement
St. John's Church
Cowboy Saddles Up for Best Saddle Legs Prize
Fort Worth Fat Stock Show offers a 25 prize for the best cowboys legs judged March 8 at 4 30 pm in the stock show coliseum. J Frank Dobie will judge. March 5 is entry deadline. Also notes visit of Mrs H T Weaver and children of De Leon to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
America
J. Frank Dobie
Texas Cowboy Authority
Also Mentioned on This Page
SPCA
Quality Tailor Shop
Rotary Institute
Charles D. Hurrey
Ethan Colton
Dr. Allen D. Albert
Maneoah Leide-Tedesco
Barrow Furniture Co
Mrs
Kinney
B&pw
C. of C
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