Narrow Escape For Carrier Crewman In Battle Of The Philippine Sea
Elbert Julian Elliott, aviation machinist mate second class US Navy, on survivors leave, visits parents as he plans to report to California January 20. He earned the Purple Heart for wounds in action aboard the carrier St Lo sunk in the second battle of the Philippine Sea. He survived days in the water after the ship’s loss, aided by his knife that helped free a life raft.
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Elbert Julian Elliott
United States Navy
M. E. Elliott
California
Elliott
Philippine Sea
St. Lo
Associated Press
Pacific Fleet
Pearl Harbor
U.S.S. St. Lo
Tribune Sun
San Diego
United Press
Pacific Fleet Headwarters
Richard F. Whitehead
Whitehead
Seattle
Elliot
Tommy
Cpl
Dewane Elliott
Marvin Dewane
Abilene
Bomb cuts train and underpass in German front action
First Lieutenant Chester A. Slingerland of Chicago, wife Halcyon Stagner, signed a dispatch from London noting his unit’s action near Euskirchen on November 28 as part of the 9th Air Force support in the western front. He is cited for prior bold actions including strafing ground targets near Dijon and saving planes despite heavy flak.
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Chester A. Slingerland
Halcyon Stagner
Euskirchen
9Th Air Force
Western Front
United Press
London
Lieut. Slingerland
Arthur S. Slingerland
Chicago
Ill
France
St. Lo
Fallaise
Vire
Seine
Loire
Slingerland
Dijon
Lieut
Slinverland
Gars
Lubbock
Coleman
San Angelo
Paris
Raley Brothers Visit During Holidays
Lieut. Edward M. Raley son of Mr and Mrs A V Raley of Hamlin and his brother Rupert Raley visited with family during a holiday period. The Air Forces pilot earned his commission and wings at Pecos on December 23 and will return there as an instructor. He previously worked for Lone Star Gas in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raley
Edward M. Raley
A. V. Raley
Hamlin
Rupert Raley
Lieut
Air Forces
Pecos
Lone Star Gas Company
Wounded Yet Here Pfe Cody Thompson Receives Bronze Star
Pfc. Cody E. Thompson of Stamford Rt. 1 has a 0 day furlough after 12 months overseas in Africa and Italy. He earned the Purple Heart for a July 13 wound, was wounded again October 5, and will return to McCloskey Hospital Temple January 7. He also expects an Oak Leaf Cluster and has Bronze Star recognition.
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Pfe
Cody E. Thompson
P. E. Thompson
Stamford
Rt. 1
Africa
Italy
McCloskey Hospital
Temple
Pfc
Thompson
Blackwell Promoted at England Air Force Depot
Pfc. Carl H. Blackwell, son of Mrs. Pearl Blackwell of Stamford Texas, promoted from private for efficiency at the AN VIII Air Force Service Command Station England bomber repair base where he serves in the post exchange section. He has been in the European theater since October 27 1943. Mrs. Lee Cornelius had surgery at Stamford Sanitarium last Friday and is progressing well.
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Blackwell
Viii Air Force Service Command
England
Carl H. Blackwell
Pearl Blackwell
Stamford
Texas
Strategic Air Depot
Stamford PCA to Hold Annual Meeting Jan 26
Stamford Production Credit Association will hold its eleventh annual meeting for stockholders on January 26 at 10 50 a m in the Bunk house at the Texas Cowboy Reunion Grounds Stamford Directors will be elected and members will review the association’s 1944 achievements and postwar financing plans for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Production Credit Association
J. L. Hill, Jr
Bunkhouse
Stamford
Stamford Association
Hill
J. B. Pumphrey
Miss Janice Baird Sings in Denton Recital at Church
Miss Janice Baird daughter of Mr and Mrs R R Baird and a senior at North Texas State school of music Denton gave a song recital at Central Presbyterian Church with her mother as accompanist The Stamford High school sextet alumni who helped included Mrs Virginia Tayman Myers Mrs Nancy Langford Tainter Mrs Halcyon Stagner Slingerl and Mrs Wanda White Watson Five young women presented selections while Miss Baird performed pieces such as My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice Samson et Dalila Connais toute pays Mignon Se tu m ami se sos When I Bring to you Colourd Toys On a Screen The Sleep that Flits in Babys Eyes A Spirit Flower There is no Death and Lazy Song
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Baird
R. R. Baird
North Texas State School of Music
Denton
Central Presbyterian Church
Sigma Alpha Tata
Stamford Highchool
Whch
Miss Baird
Wanda White Watson
Eilah Blan Elliott Maki
Dallas
Virginia Tayman Myers
Nancy Langford Tainter
Halcyon Stagner Slingerland
Saint-Saens
Thomas
Pergolesi
John Alden Carpenter
Campbell-Tipton
Geoffrey O'Hara
Dunbar-Lawson
Alarm at militarism trend voiced by Rotary speaker
Dr. Hugo B. Haterius warned Tuesday against compulsory peace time universal military training and secret diplomacy. He urged opposition to militarism, criticizing short range solutions to world problems, at a Rotary Club luncheon where Rev. J. O. Quattlebaum joined as new member.
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United States
Hugo B. Haterius
Rotary Club
Haterius
Red Cross to Elect Officers at Stamford Meeting
The Jones County chapter of the Red Cross will hold its regular meeting on January 15 at p.m. in the Library Building Stamford. The session will present the nominating committee report, and officials for 1945 will be elected and installed. Regular members contributing one dollar or more are urged to attend.
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Red Cross
Stamford
Jones County
the Red Cross
P.m
The
Stamford High Pep Squad Leads Bulldogs Season
The Stamford High pep squad for the Bulldogs football season features seniors Mary Jo Holloman Billie Kathryn Binnicker and Patsy Bagby. They are officers in the Sub-Del Club with Billie Kathryn as secretary-treasurer Mary Jo as sergeant-at-arms and Patsy as reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford High School
Mary Jo Holloman
Billie Kathryn Binnicker
Patsy Bagby
Billie Kathryn
Mary Jo
Patsy
J. W. Binnickert
Floyd Holloman
W. F. Bagby
Deposits in Stamford Banks Rise Over Last Year
Two Stamford banks ended 1944 with deposits totaling 4 871 965.83 dollars and total assets of 5 118 776.89 dollars. First National Bank showed 2 910 037.76 in deposits and 3 051 921.65 in assets, while Stamford State Bank reported 1 961 952.07 in deposits and 2 066 855.24 in assets with loans and discounts of 232 418.79 and 588 954.05 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
First National Bank
Benk
Rule Funeral Home Holds Grand Opening
Mr and Mrs Floyd Gauntt stage a formal opening for Rule Funeral Home located on the Haskell Highway. The event runs Sunday January 6 and continues daily from 2 to 9 pm inviting the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Gauntt
Rule
Haskell Highway
Hilliard Family Hosts Christmas Day Dinner
Dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hilliard include families from Haskell Abilene Gorman Anson and Warren Hilliard household members with several children and relatives. Attendees named include Middlebrook Kuenstler Lindsey Reg ister Hilliard and Johnson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Hilliard
Mary Jane
Betty Jane
Gorman
Clarence Johnson
Anson
Warren Hilliard
George Warren Hilliard
Mrs Russel Dies At Family Home Near Stamford
Eunice Russel 71 widow of John Calvin Russel died at the family home near Stamford after years of ill health. Funeral Thursday at 3 p.m. Barrow Funeral Chapel with O H Tabor and D Lee Hukel officiating. Burial in Highland Cemetery. Survived by three sons George Russel and Barney J Russel and C A Russel. five daughters and many grandchildren.
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Eunice Russel
John Calvin Russel
Stamford
Barrow Funeral
O. H. Tabor
Church of Christ
Lamesa
D. Lee Hukel
Highland Cemetery
Barrow Funeral Home
Russel
Eunice Lendren
Texas
Mr. Russel
Jones County
Aquilla
Hill County
Mr Russel
C A. Russel
George Russel
el Centro
Calif
Stamford Post Office Achieves First Class Status
Postal receipts for Stamford in 1944 reached $45,165 boosting the Stamford post office to first class status though the change takes effect July 1. The year’s receipts rose from 1943’s $41,846 by $3,319, with 1944 rainfall at 31.14 inches, well above the 13 year average of 25.60 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Post Office
Stamford
R. C. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Legion Auxiliary Report on Christmas Activities
Mrs. Guy King, rehabilitation chairman, will present a report on Christmas activities of the Legion Auxiliary at the Legion hall meeting Monday at 8 p.m. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy King
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Catherine Lavelle To Instruct Home Nursing Class
A Red Cross standard Home Nursing course will be taught by Miss Catherine Lavelle superintendent of Stamford Sanitarium under the sponsorship of the Oliver Street Parent-Teachers Association starting Tuesday January 9. Classes meet Tuesdays and Thursdays 2 to 4 p.m. for five weeks and are open to members and nonmembers alike.
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Red Cross
Catherine Lavelle
Stamford Sanitarum
Oliver Street Parent-Teachers Association
Culwell Golden Wedding Recalls Early Jones County Days
Mr and Mrs H E Culwell marked fifty years of marriage in Avoca Jones County after 42 years in the town and 61 years in the county. Their family includes six of seven children and ten grandchildren. Brothers L E Culwell J N Culwell and T L M Culwell attended along with most of the clan.
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H. E. Culwell
Avoca
Jones County
Culwells
Presbyterian Pastor Hints at New Year Church Plans
Rev. A G Fitzgerald of Central Presbyterian Church urged forgetfulness of 1044 and looked forward to a hopeful year. He quoted Paul and announced New Year Communion Sunday service at 11, evening worship at 7 50, youth fellowship supper at 6 15, choir practice Wednesdays at 7 15, inviting all to attend next Sunday services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Fitzgerald
Central Presbyterian Church
Paul
Christ Jesus
Fitzgerald
Death of B F Harwood at 92 in Stamford Sanitarium
B F Harwood, 92, died after a stroke at Stamford Sanitarium. Funeral held Wednesday at Kinney Chapel with Rev J O Quattlebaum and Rev Miles B Hays officiating. Burial near daughter Eager in Albany. Survived by wife and daughter Chas Turbeville. granddaughter Ramah Eager.
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B. F. Harwood
Stamford Sanitarium
Kinney
J. O. Quattlebaum
St. John's Methodist Church
Miles B. Hays
First Baptist Church
Aervier
Albany
E. F. Eager
Harwood
Chas. Turbeville
Cta
Clyde
J T. Halsell
Mr. Harwood
Mississippi
Dallas
Abilene
Betty Dishman
Roby
Methodist Church
Chas, Turbeville
Ramah Eager
Hickman Field
Hawaii
Earl Reese
L. M. Hardy
C. B. Smith
Ryland Gleaton
Roscoe Hood
Roy Duke
Guy King
Mrs Rea and Miss Dobbins Visit Navy Son in San Francisco
Mrs. B M Rea and Miss Lois Ruth Dobbins left Thursday for San Francisco to visit with Mrs. Rea's son H C Duval seaman second class United States Navy stationed there. The trip will require several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. M. Rea
Lois Ruth Dobbins
San Francisco
OPA Urges Destruction Of Invalid Stamps In 1944 Ration Update
The Office of Price Administration instructs housewives to destroy all food ration stamps declared invalid as of December 26 1944 and notes red tokens remain usable for meats and fats while blue tokens are no longer valid for processed foods. Grocers will continue to give red stamps as change. blue stamps have no value for these items.
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Office of Price Administration
OPA Saint
OPA
Youth Center Expands Recreation Space at Dow House
The first floor of the Dow House opened for recreation last weekend enabling many boys and girls to be entertained. College students home for holidays joined Doghouse members as guests over the past two weekends with assistance from the American Legion and Auxiliary. Friday night helpers were Mrs. R E McNabb and son Robert McNabb and Mr. and Mrs. L E Million Jr. Saturday night helpers were Mrs. A H Ladd and Mr. and Mrs. Ryland Gleaton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow House
The
American Legion and Auxiliary
R. FE. Hall
R .E. McNabb
Robert McNabb
L. E. Million
A. H. Ladd
Ryland Gleaton
Miss Annie Hukel Dies in Abilene
Miss Annie Hukel, 74, sister of D. Lee Hukel of this city, died in Abilene Monday night. She lived in Abilene two years after coming from San Angelo. Kinney Funeral Home prepared the body and took it to Hico for burial in Millerville cemetery at 10 a.m. Wednesday. She was born September 10, 1870 in Missouri and is survived by three brothers R. D. Hukel of Stephenville S. C. Hukel of San Angelo and D. L. Hukel of Stamford and a sister Miss Betty Hukel of Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Hukel
D. Lee Hukel
Abilene
San Angelo
Kinney Funeral Home
Hico
Millerville
Miss Hukel
Missouri
R. D. Hukel
Stephenville
S. C. Hukel
D. L. Hukel
Stamford
Betty Hukel
Austin
Christmas Guests Gather at W C Pratt Home
Mr and Mrs W C Pratt hosted Christmas guests including A C Pratt and Kathryn Pratt of Newport and Abilene along with Jesse Pratt and Willard Pratt of Loraine plus Sgt and Mrs A C Pratt of San Marcos and J S Moody family. Eva Thomas returned from Las Cruces New Mexico after visiting daughter Wilford Cothern and family and noting granddaughter Carolyn Kay’s gradual improvement from infantile paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Pratt
A. C. Pratt
Abilene
Kathryn Pratt
Newport
Jesse Pratt
Willard Pratt
Loraine
Sgt
San Marcos
J. S. Moody
Max
Joanna
T. L. Holland, Jr
Charles
Ricky
Eva Thomas
Las Cruces
N. Mex
Wilford Cothern
Carolyn Kay
County Officers Inaugurated at Anson January 1
County and precinct officials were sworn in at the courthouse in Anson. Judge Gilbert Smith took the oath from county clerk Oma Sparberry, with J. F. Lindsay, C. J. Armstrong, J. M. Arnett, William B. Teague, and four precinct commissioners also sworn in. Precinct officers Jack Bates and J. H. Jackson were sworn in, while Bill Dunwody and Burt Dean will be sworn in next Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anson
Gilbert Smith
Oma Sparberry
Judge Smith
New Year Watch Service at St John’s Church
A New Year watch night at St John’s Methodist Church Sunday night followed a supper and youth recreation. The 11:20 p.m. worship included a litany by the youths and a communion led by Pastor Rev. J. O. Quatilebaum. Adults and young people attended the service by light from an illuminated cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Methodist Church
J. O. Quatilebaum
Light of
In Illuminated Cross Amer
Paper Pickup Planned in North Town Saturday
Waste paper will be gathered in the north part of the city from Hamilton Street north. Rickard, supervising the drive, said residents should tie bundles and stack at the curb by 9 am for pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Street
Doe Rickard
Oscar B Burnett of Tuxedo Dies After Heart Attack
Oscar B Burnett of Tuxedo dies at Stamford Sanitarium from a heart attack. Funeral held at Kinney Chapel with Rev. Maryper of Foursquare Gospel Church. burial in Fairview Cemetery. Survived by wife Ethel Campton, three sons Odis Melvin Wayne Billy Muward, two daughters Faye Baize and Peggy Joyce Burnett, three brothers S L Burnett Corsicana A C Athens Arthur Arp, two sisters Jewel Ca Stamford and Ola Sample Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar B. Burnett
Tuxedo
Kinney
Mary
Foursquare Gospel Church
Fairview
Kinney Funeral Home
Burnett
Stamford Sanitarium
Mr. Burnett
Darton
Dawson
Moore Farm
Ethel Campton
Oklahoma
Odis
Melvin Wayne
Billy Muward
Faye Baize
Peggy Joyce
Farm Meeting Draws Crowd in Avoca
About 400 people attended a farm meeting in Avoca on Wednesday. The event, sponsored by H. D. Price of Sinclair Refining Co, featured coffee and cake, motion pictures, and other entertainment provided by the Avoca Parent-Teacher Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avoca
Avoca Pare
H. D. Price
Sinclair Refining Company
Rev Fitzgerald's Sister Dies in Oklahoma Funeral
Reverend A G Fitzgerald of Central Presbyterian traveled to Brink Oklahoma for the funeral of his sister Mrs Janie Johnson who died in San Antonio Texas. Funeral service was held in the afternoon.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cody E
Lee Cornelius
Stamford Pca
Bulldogs
Rule Funeral Home
Presbyterian
J. E. Massey
St. John’s Church
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