First Baptist Stamford Reports A Strong Sunday Revival
Rev. Sam Morris notes a improving church day despite sickness cold and holiday indulgence with better attendance offerings singing and fellowship. Three additions, one conversion, and two baptisms followed evening service as the church launches the New Year with momentum. Next Sunday studies Acts 13 14 and a sermon series on jailers in the early church and prophecy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Morris
Stamford
First Baptist Church
First Baptist Bible School
First Baptist Church of
Elijah
Siah
Jeremiah
Amos
John the Baptist
Christ
Peter
Paul
John
Upshaw Elected New President of Stamford Exchange Club
In a crowded Stamford Inn meeting on Friday December 30 C F Upshaw city councilman was elected president of the Stamford Exchange Club succeeding T R Tinsley the former high school principal who held the post for six months Other officers include W C Leavitt Roy Arledge M B Harris M Lester Galen McKinney L F Metz H G Andrews and Burl McClellan The new president will announce committees at the January meeting High praised club activities and Jones County Child Welfare Board inviting cooperative support Two visitors S W Hess and Ray Hill were welcomed to the gathering
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Exchange Club
Stamford Inn
C. F. Upshaw
Upshaw
T. R. Tinsley
W. C. Leavitt
Roy Arledge
M. B. Harris
Commissioners’ Court
S. W. Hess
Albert Hess
Ray Hill
Cameron Beam
West Texas Utilities Company
Pioneer Resident of Avoca Buried New Year's Day
C. W. Williams known as Uncle Charley died at Avoca Friday just after noon of heart disease at age 80. He had lived in Avoca more than 25 years. Funeral Sunday at Avoca Methodist Church with Rev. A. O. Hood Rev. Joel V. Grimes and Rev. Fred Johnson. burial in Spring Creek Cemetery. Survived by wife and five children: Matt Williams Plains. Mrs. Robert Honen Wichita Falls. Mrs. Owens New Mexico. Mrs. R. L. Hines and Mrs. T. L. M. Culwell Avoca.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Williams
Uncle Charley
Avoca
Avoca Methodist Church
A. 0. Hood
Joel V. Grimes
Fred Johnson
Goree
Spring Creek
Mr. Williams
Matt Williams
Plains
Robert Honen
Wichita Falls
Owens
New Mexico
R. L. Hines
T.L.M. Culwell
Baker-Hanna Will Close Store Here
The Stamford Baker & Hanna Brothers store will discontinue operations after about three years in Stamford. The store launches a large quiz business sale today with G. C. Terry of Altus Oklahoma in charge. Terry says the stock is the cleanest and newest he has found. A two page ad and 5500 circulars accompany the sale.
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Stamford
Baker & Hanna Brothers
A. D. Barnes
G. C. Terry
Altus
Oklahoma
Terry
Texas
Baker-Hanna
Minister Speaks at Stamford Rotary Club Meeting
H. W. Wrve pastor of the Church of Christ addressed the Stamford Rotary Club at noon Tuesday delivering a New Year message. Introduced by Dr. Dallas Southard as a fellow-Tennesseean, Wrve spoke on faith and community, with Buster Upshaw scoutmaster reporting on Rotary-sponsored Boy Scout troop activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Wrve
Church of Christ
Stamford Rotary Club
Dallas Southard
Buster Upshaw
Rotary Club
Illness at Home Ties Ashburn Family Close
Mrs G K Ashburn lies seriously ill at her North Swenson avenue home with Thursday morning reports unchanged. Her children L J Lawrence of Waxahachie D I Herndon of Sweetwater R M Ashburn of Winters G L Ashburn of Dallas and daughters Mrs G G Flournoy and Mrs Cliff Wallace gather at her bedside.
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G. K. Ashburn
Swenson Avenue
L. J. Lawrence
Waxahachie
D. I. Herndon
Sweetwater
R. M. Ashburn
Winters
G. L. Ashburn
Dallas
Ashburn
G. G.flournoy
Cliff Wallace
Ashurn
Smith Named General Manager of Penick-Hughes
M D Smith takes charge as general manager of the Penick-Hughes Company effective Monday January 2 James W S of Abilene vice president announced the move Smith has 14 years with the firm and is active in civic affairs The company consolidated its properties in Stamford with the Wichita Falls wholesale stock moved recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Smith
Penick-Hughes Company
W. S., James
Abilene
Smith
Stamford
Wichita Falls
Gambill Buys Stamford Store in Gambill’s & Co Deal
W. T. Gambill announces he has purchased the Stamford store of Gambill's & Co. from his brother B. K. Gambill of Lubbock. He had planned to move but will remain in Stamford after the purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Gambill
Stamford
Gambills & Co
Gambill’s & Co
B. K. Gambill
Lubbock
Mr. Gambill
Council To Elect New City Manager
City council will elect a successor to Chas. W. Zug who resigned. More than twenty applications have been filed for the city manager post ahead of Friday night’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. W. Zug
Stamford Men Represent County At Prohibition Rally
Jones county sent Rev. Geo. S. Slover and R. B. Bryant as delegates with Rev. C. R. Hooton as alternate to the state prohibition rally in Dallas on Tuesday. Delegates were chosen at Anson county meeting on Monday and a follow up rally at the Anson Presbyterian Church is planned next Tuesday at 2 p.m. Delegates will be chosen to attend the state meeting in Austin on January 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Geo. S. Slover
R. B. Bryant
C. R. Hooton
Prohibition Forces
Dallas
Anson
Presbyterian Church
Austin
Goble Transfer Takes Dairyland Manager To Wichita Falls
Harley F Goble district manager of Dairyland creameries based in Stamford is transferred to Wichita Falls to assume duties next week. Mrs Goble will join him soon. Both are noted for civic involvement in Stamford during their residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley F. Goble
Dairyland Creameries
Stamford
Wichita Falls
Oble
Davenport Named County Tax Office Chief Clerk at Anson
B P Davenport Jr longtime First National Bank employee appointed chief clerk in Anson county tax office. He moved to Anson and began duties Monday with new tax collector Marvin Sosebee installed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. P. Davenport, Jr
First National Bank
Anson
Davenport
Marvin Sosebee
Bandeen Heads to Washington on Relief Fund Talks
D. A. Bandeen, manager of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, departs for Washington to discuss West Texas aid applications with Reconstruction Finance Corporation officials. He will be joined by Wilbur C. Hawk, president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce, en route to the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Bandeen
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
West Texas
Federal Employment Relief Fund
Mr. Bandeen
Wilbur C. Hawk
Very Successful Year Reported By Miss Sue Bonner
In 1932 Home Demonstration work with the County Agent and Council produced 238 demonstrations for 6596 attendees. Food preservation efforts yielded 104 038 containers valued at 29 051.63 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Bonner
County Home Demonstration Council
Oldtime Religion To Be Subject At Methodist Church
Rev. C. R. Hooton will preach on Old Time Religion at the Methodist Church Sunday night with special music from the Stamford Music Club chorus. The morning sermon asks what role the church should play in 1933 and invites public attendance. A Prohibition rally is set for Anson next Tuesday at 2 pm at the Presbyterian Church open to all clergy and laypeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R. Hooton
Stamford
Chhorus
S. P. Smith
New County
Anson
Presbyterian Church
Miss Crockett Heads Methodist Education Board
Miss Margaret Crockett was elected president of the newly formed board of Christian Education of St. John's Methodist Church at an organization meeting Wednesday night. Cleburne Huston was elected vice president and Mrs Geo Pryor secretary. Other members include R. B. Bryant Mrs Burl McClellan Rev C R Hooton F W Pauling R C Thomas and J F McCulloch. The board will have general supervision of the church program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Crockett
Board of Christian Education
St. John's Methodist Church
Cleburne Huston
Geo. Pryor
R. B. Bryant
Burl McClellan
C. R. Hooton
F. W. Pauling
R. C. Thomas
J. F. McCulloch
Beam Transferred to Rotan WTA Office
Cameron Beam appliance agent for the Stamford district of West Texas Utilities Company is transferred to Rotan as local manager. Beam has six years with the company, mostly in Stamford. Ray Hill, from San Angelo, takes Beam’s former Stamford position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron Beam
Stamford
West Texas Utilities Company
Rotan
Beam
West Texas Utilities
Ray Hill
San Angelo
Jones County Officials Installed At Anson On Monday
Jones county’s new official group was installed for two years with seven of ten natives and several veterans. Sheriff Jim Lee Gordon, 36, was elected by a record county margin. Robert Cross, 23, remains the youngest district clerk in Texas. Otis Miller, 39, begins a second term as county judge.
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Anson
Jones County
Robert Cross
Texas
Jim Lee Gordon
F. M. Knox
Otis Miller
County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
Tom Hudson
Will A. Dunnody
Ace Ladd
Stamford
Roy E. Prichard
Oma Spraberry
Doris Sosebee
Marvin Sosebee
Jones Countian
A. S. Reeves
Sosebee
B. P. Davenport, Jr
W. B. Hagens
Jane Hendrick
L. B. Westmoreland
New County
J. D. Pickens
Omar T. Burleson
R. L. Dunwody
J. M. Putnam
D. T. Beavers
Roy B. Andrus
Anniversary pay in silver dollars at Ansin Shoe Co
The Ansin Shoe Company of Athol Massachusetts gives its employees a yearly bonus in silver dollars on the anniversary of the firm’s founding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ansin Shoe Company
Athol
Mass
Civil War Vet Robert Lyon Drives Daily From Farm
At age 90, Civil War veteran Robert Lyon maintains a daily drive from his Leslie, Michigan farm to town. He continues to operate his car each day, showing remarkable independence for an elderly veteran.
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Robert Lyon
Leslie, Mich
Jones County Leads Cotton Ginning With 93,450 Bales
The U S census reports Jones County ginned 93,450 bales of cotton by December 13, leading the state. Ellis County ranks second with 87,175 bales and Lubbock County third with 86,183. Haskell County follows with 75,505 bales ginned to the same date.
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Jones County
United States Bureau of Census
Ellis County
Lubbock County
Haskell County
Pioneer Citizen Mrs Anderson Buried in Swan Chapel
Mrs Mary Anderson 84 longtime Jones county resident died of pneumonia at her South Wetherbee home just after midnight New Year. Born September 9 1848 in Kentucky she married Rufus Anderson who died eight years ago. Survived by nine children thirty two grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. Funeral at Swan Chapel 2 p m Monday conducted by H W Wrye with burial in Swan Chapel cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Mary Anderson
Jones County
South Wetherbee Street
Anderson
Kentucky
Rufus Anderson
Stamford
Alvin Anderson
Cate Anderson
Haskell
Grayson Anderson
Swan Chapel Community
Edgar
Fred
Paul Anderson
Florence Cannon
Lucian Hunter
Sweetwater
C. E. Phelps
Aut Dial
Julian Maulden
Dan Ivy
Nig Clary
Cars Must Have 1933 License By End Of January
Justice of the peace C L Meeker issued a warning that all automobiles must be registered by midnight January 31 1933. He stated complaints would be filed against motorists driving with no 1933 license plates after the deadline.
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C. L. Meeker
Meeker
Hopkins Named Magnolia Agent for Stamford Territory
C. D. Hopkins has moved from Amarillo to take over the Magnolia agency for Stamford and surrounding territory. He plans to extend the Stamford branch to cover towns previously served by other Magnolia branches. Mr. Hopkins is Maury Hopkins’s brother of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce and succeeds D. R. Knox who has held the post for nine months.
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C. D. Hopkins
Amarillo
Magnolia
Stamford
Mr. Hopkins
Maury Hopkins
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
D. R. Knox
Otto Berlin to Take Charge Hamlin Store
Otto Berlin, four years with Strauss Dry Goods, will move to Hamlin next week to head the Strauss Dry Goods Company store there. He came from Germany four years ago, quickly learned English and American business methods, and has made many friends in Stamford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Berlin
Strauss Dry Goods
Hamlin
Strauss Dry Goods Company
Mr. Berlin
Germany
Pel
Stamord
New Stamford Chamber President Leads Charity Focus 1933
Dr. E. P. Bunkley elected president of the Stamford Chamber of Commerce for 1933 as the group shifts from rail and factory boosterism to social service and aid for the unemployed. The meeting at the Stamford Inn heard reports from Miss Sue Bonner on rural outreach and Miss J. Griffin High on beautification, with Ray Rector delivering a humorous highlight.
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Stamford Chamber of Commercce
Stamford Inn
E. P. Bunkley
Chamber
C. E. Coombes
C. M. Francis
A.C. Cooper
Lois K. Green
F. E. Morrow
Ray Rector
B. P. Davenport
R. V. Colbert
A. C. Cooper
M. Francis
R. E. McDonald
FE. P. Bunkley
W. G. Owsley
T. A. Upshaw
R. L. Penick
W. B. Tayman
A. J. Swenson
R. B. Bryant
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Stamford
Coombes
West Texas Chamber
East Texas
South Texas Chambers of Commerce
Ed Shumway
Chisholm Trail
Shumway
Bonner
Sue Bonner
Chamber of Commerce
A.&m
Jones J County
J. Griffin High
Stamford American
Reconstruction Corporation
Rector
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First Baptist
WITS
C.F. Upshaw
Exchange Club
Hanna
Penick-Hughes
Harley Goble
Wichita
Bandeen
Methodist
Miss Crockett
Methodist Education Board
WTA
Census Bureau
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