Burson Re-elected Stamford Production Credit President
C G Burson of Haskell was re elected president of the Stamford Production Credit Association at a directors meeting. J F P Mc Culloch of Stamford was re elected vice president and to the board. Lasater Hensley of Guthrie joined the board alongside Clark Forbis of Afton. The annual meeting featured attendance records, a chuck wagon meal, and entertainment by Rev Jason W McClain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Burson
Haskell
Stamford Production Credit Association
J. F P. McCulloch
Stamford
McCulloch
Lasater Hensley
Guthrie
Clark Forbis
Afton
J.B. Pumphrey
Old Glory
J. Spurgeon Reeves
Hawley
Burson
Production Credit Association
United States
Jason W. McClain
Dr. I. Q
Radio Fame
Atttendance
McClain
Clifford B. Thomas
Paul Summers
Darrell Henry
Lubbock Association
SPCA
Pumprey
Me. Culloch
L. W. Jones
Rule
W. W. Cobb
Rockdale
Hill
Ferbis
G. C Cooley
Sam N. Hardy
Production Credit Corporation
Hill Stokes
Bank For Co.operatives
Houston
J.C. Marshall
Coleman Association
Glenn Atkins
Corsicana Association
O. H Berry
Walter Booth
Sweetwater Asociation
Garland Eubanks
M. H. Smith
Hamphill County
Lloyd G. Bussard
Lipscomb County
Canadian Valley Association
Lock Association
Tinee Williams
Mobeetie
Pred Albright
Benjamin
Alvis Townsley
Paducah
Albright
Monahans to Oppose Stamford in Final Home Double Header
Stamford softball hosts Monahans in a league double header at the municipal field Saturday night for the last home game of the season. Stamford recently beat Odessa 4 to 0 then fell 6 to 1 in the second game, leaving them tied for fourth. Lubbock Blue Bonnet leads. Monahans stands second with Baldridge of Lubbock third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Monahans
Municipal Field
Odessa
Lubbock Bluebonnets
Baldridge
Lubbock
Fats
Chester Burson
E. R. Tankersley
Burson
Stamford All-Stars
Cisco
Stamford Blue Sox
Wichita Falls
Bill Morrow Receives Red Cross 1948 Work Citation
Bill Morrow, Jones County fund drive chair, is cited by John C. Wilson of the Midwestern Area American Red Cross. The letter, signed by Basil Conner, lauds Morrow for loyal public spirit and notes the campaign results show community support for continued Red Cross services through the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Morrow
Jones County
Hubert Watson
John C. Wilson
American Red Cross
St. Louis
Basill Conner
American National Red Cross
Frank
Bill) Morrow
Wilson
Red Cross
Reel Cross
Camp Fire Leaders Plan Day Camp at Youth Center
Camp Fire leaders met Kathleen Crawford at the Camp Fire office Tuesday afternoon. They set August 16 to 20 for the day camp at the Youth Center with Mrs. John M. Bennett supervising swimming and others handling handicraft food transportation. Activities include a cook-out sleep out outdoor craft songs and games at the municipal swimming pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathleen Crawford
John M. Bennett
W. Bh. Olinger
Homer Scott
Melwin Terry
sWiraminge
Mrs Roy M Craig Undergoes Minor Operation
Mrs Roy M. Craig underwent a minor operation at the Stamford Sanitarium on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy M. Craig
Stamford Sanitarium
Election Returns to be Posted at The American
Election results for contested races will be posted on The American office front windows Saturday night. Election judges in Precinct 2 are asked to call The American, report voting in their boxes as soon as polls close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tankursley
VA suspends Stamford trips. service paused
Veterans Administration halts trips to Stamford with Abilene office spokesman Zork O. Robertson noting the suspension and expressing hope to resume the service in the future. Robertson stated the agency will reevaluate at a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Administration
Stamford
Zork O. Robertson
Abilene
Cate
Robertson
Local Residents Involve Medical, Real Estate and Travel Notes
Mrs. Billy Dodd undergoes minor surgery at Stamford Sanitarium this week. Mr. and Mrs. Dewane Elliott purchase the Beights home at 505 Trinity Street. Mrs. Jennie McDaniel vacationing in Tulsa Oklahoma visiting daughter Mrs. Henry Bell and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Dodd
Stamford Sanitarium
Mrs. Dewane Elliott
W. H
Shorty) Beights
Trinity Street
Jennie McDaniel
Tulsa
Okla
Henry Bell
Committees Named to Work On Bob Baskin Dam Project
The Bob Baskin Dam on the Brazos River is the new name for the Seymour Dam organization. John A. Couch was elected chairman with an executive committee listed by town, and Ralph Duncan elected secretary treasurer. A Knox City meeting July 29 will outline committee reports on irrigation data, human consumption, recreation, flood control, history, publicity, finance, and contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Baskin
Brazos River
Seymour Dam
Haskell
John A. Couch
R. L. Springer
Rotan
Homer J. Chambers
Mule
Jack Idol
Benjamin
Pob Spee
Rochester
W. J. Braley
Munday
Joe A. Wheat
Seymour
Courtney Hunt
Haskel
Cecil Fager
Roy Arledge
A. C. Humphrey
Jack Norman
Clyde Weetfail
Stamford
Homer Bl. Chambers
Porter Campbell
Rule
A. C. Pierson
Olin Dotson
L. HH
Thomas Luchers
C. A. Williams
Aveen
Tate May
Hamlin
Springer
Ralph Riddel
Aspermont
B.A. Stegemoeiler
Lagerton
Bob Speck
Rowheters W
E. Braley
C. Harrison
Fred Stephenson
Roby
Barn Davis
Throckmorton
H. DD. Ar
Knox City
American Legion Hall
Claude E. Reed
A. C. Humphres
Rog Arledge
Sara A. Roberts
Bob Baskindum
Rev Sam Young Ill at Sweetwater
Rev Sam H Young pastor of Highland Weights Methodist Church Sweetwater and former Stamford district superintendent is in a Sweetwater hospital with heart ailment and pneumonia. He was reported improving Thursday morning and will remain hospitalized for a time. His daughter Mrs Jack Crockett is with his wife assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam H. Young
Highland Weights Methodist Church
Sweetwater
Stamford
Younng
Jack Crockett
Charlie Mulligan Dies in Munday. Funeral Friday
Charlie Mulligan of Munday died Thursday at 6 a.m. A funeral service will be held at his home in Munday Friday at 2 p.m. He was uncle to Bascom Connally and J. B. Lawson of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Mulligan
Munday
Bascom Connally
J. BE. Lawson
Pastor Joe R. Carner Leads Stamford SDA Visit
Pastor Joe R. Carner, new superintendent of District No. 7 Texico Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, spoke in Stamford on "The Importance of a Victorious Life." He and his wife and two sons reside in Abilene and will visit Stamford on the first Sabbath of each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe R. Carner
Texico Conference of
Seventh Day Adventists
Stamford
Abilene
Local Guard Unit Heads to Camp Hood for Training
Stamford's National Guard Company M, 42nd Infantry, 6th Division, along with the 8th Division, will report to Camp Hood for a two week summer training starting August 15 Capt. Tawman said. Employers are urged to cooperate as training is compulsory and guardsmen may jeopardize jobs. Equipment valued around 75000 will be issued by August 13 including 30 caliber machine guns pistols rifles 70 mm recoilless rifles mortars and signaling gear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
National Guard
42Nd Infantry
N6th
Camp Hood
Charles Tayman
Tawman
Massive chuck wagon feast at Stamford event draws crowd
At the 11th annual Stamford Production Credit Association meeting held on the Texas Cowboy Reunion grounds last Friday, 2,500 people ate hearty with 1500 pounds of beef, 500 pounds of potatoes, 100 pounds of dried beans, 15 gallons of pickles, 50 pounds of onions, coffee, sugar and cream, plus 200 pounds of cabbage, two boxes of apples, 66 pounds of raisins and four gallons of mayonnaise consumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Production Credit Association
Texas Cowboy Reunion
Mrs. Coombes Breaks Hip During Fort Worth Visit
Mrs. C. FE. Coombes sustained a broken hip in Fort Worth on Saturday during a family gathering at Judge Coombes' brother’s home. She, Judge Coombes, and son Zach Coombes were visiting. word from the family says she is resting fairly well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BE. Coombes
Fort Worth
Judge Coombes
Zach Coombes
Abilene teen wins Jones County golf tourney at Stamford
Lee Pinkston, 16, Abi lene high student, captured the Jones county annual golf championship at the Stamford Country Club defeating Charley Myatt of Anson 5 and 4 in the 56 hole final. Pinkston also earned medalist honors with a 75 as 60 golfers in four flights competed after a Thursday chicken barbecue and Calcutta pool opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Pinkston
Abilene High School
Jones County
Charley Myatt
Anson
J. ©. Shamburger
Carl Swenson
Grady Bowdry
Oran Dean
Hoyt Goodwin
Harry Bounus
Heinie Smith
J. B. Tabe
Ben Loop
Walter Kittson
Elmer Feagan
Hamlin
Bill Swenson
A. J. Smith, Jr
Cox Winan
Calcutta
Stamford Country Club
Abilene
Pinkston
Local Employment Office To Close In Stamford Texas
The Texas Employment Commission will close the Stamford office Friday afternoon with services to be provided itinerantly from Abilene. A weekly representative will visit Stamford Thursdays to handle unemployment claims and veterans re adjustment allowances, with a seasonal farm labor caretaker during harvest. Manager Clay Beaver will transfer to Abilene, and 110 Texas employees are being laid off as part of budget curtailment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Texas V Employment Commission
Bilene
Clay Beaver
Coleman
Abilene
Texas
Lahoma Dickson
Beaver
Brownwood
Auto Supply Firm Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Auto Spring and Supply Co marks its 25th anniversary with an open house in Wichita Falls officials from the company headquarters will attend along with factory representatives. John Reese and local staff will greet attendees as demonstrations and refreshments are provided with plans to visit other store locations in Nocona Vernon later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto Spring and Supply Co
Wichita Falls
John Reese
Aocnt
Nocona
Vernon
Reese
Pete Calhoun
Fred Reiss
Hack Abbott
Ebub
Gray
Venita Ferrell
Moore Family Plans Reunion After Twenty Years apart
The Moore family of HL F. Moore gathers at the home of Mr and Mrs Moore for a reunion expected to bring all siblings together for the first time in two decades. Attending are Mrs W J Westfall Theda Moore her husband and two children Frank Moore Jr and Lola Moore. Also joining are Mrs Gilbert Torbert of San Antonio and her return from Honolulu, plus J D Moore and his family of Refugio and the Moores in Columbia MO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HL. F. Moore
Moore
W. J. Westfall
Theda Moore
Frank Moore, Jr
Lola Moore
Gilbert Torbert
San Antonio
Honolulu
John Gavin
Columbia, Mo
J. D. Moore
Refugio
Democratic County Chairman Clarence Johnson Retires
Clarence Johnson, longtime Democratic county chairman in Jones County, retires this week due to health. His name will be absent from this year’s Democratic primary ballot for the first time in 20 years, replaced by his son Louis Johnson except for one past exception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Johnson
Jones County
Louis Johnson
Johnson
Jones County Primary Focus on Sheriff and Attorney Races
Jones County voters show strong interest in a July 24 primary featuring hotly contested sheriff and county attorney races. Contests include precinct 2 for commissioner and justice of the peace, with incumbents Ben Bailey and G P Hudson facing challengers. Unopposed statewide figures include U S Representative Omar Burleson and other county officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Stamford
J. E. Massey
Burt Stapp
Henry J. Cook
G. J. Bates
Ambrose Brown
Jesse White
J. H. Jackson
Ben F. Bailey
Bill Kunnody
C. EF. Brownfield
G. P. Hudson
Hotley
Coke Stevenson
Lyndon Johnson
George Peddy
Beauford Jester
Jester
Roger Q. Garrett
Gene Spurgin
District Softball Tournament July 27 30
The District 19 ASA softball tournament will be held in Stamford July 27 28 29 and possibly 30. First prize is 200 dollars and second prize 100 dollars. Winners represent District 10 at the state ASA meet in Wichita Parks August 12 14 15. Teams expected include Cisco Colorado City Sweetwater Albany Breckenridge and three from Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Wichita Parks
Cisco
Colorado City
Sweetwater
Albany
Breckeridge
Abilene
HSU Students Furnish Rotary Club Program
Hiram Arrant former district governor and Hardin-Simmons University professor led a Rotary Club program featuring Tene Kong a Hawaii born Chinese student Glorietta Travis and two vocal numbers. Lelia Presta a Colombian spoke in Spanish about her country with translation by missionary Mrs Jewell Lunsford who noted Brazil is a country not a state and described its 20 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Arrant
Hardin-Simmons University
Hawaii
Colombia
Brazil
Texas
Tene Kong
Glorietta Travis
Lelia Presta
Jewell Lunsford
Lunsford
Miss Presta
America
United States
Kinney Funeral Home Buys New Chevrolet Emergency Ambulance
Kinney Funeral Home acquires a Chevrolet emergency ambulance with full first aid equipment for emergency calls and overland drives. Accompanying the vehicle will be a four man crew with complete first aid training. Texas Chiropractic College officials visited Dr. Gould who is ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinney Funeral Home
Dy JR. Denin
Texas Chiropractic College
San Antonio
Ben N. Parker
Lean
Q. D. Gould
Gould
Mo Rave al
1-H Girls to Hold Encampment at Swede Park
The ED Girls of Jones County plan a two day encampment July 27 and 28 at Swede park north of Avoca. Loreta Allen announces the event with Ella Dora Foff Patsy Cooley and Jimmanna Beale attending a district camp to learn planning. The girls will help with camp cookery recreation and crafts. Each club will present a stunt during the night program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Swede Park
Avoca
Loreta
Miss Allen
Huston Store Reports Broad Toy Selection This Christmas
Mr and Mrs Cleburne Huston returned from Dallas with Christmas toys for Huston Goodyear store. Toys are exceptionally nice this year with a larger variety of mechanical toys. Wheel goods are better and more plentiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleburne Huston
Dallas
Huston Goodyear
Kiueton
Huston
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. B. Pumphrey
C. R. Arnold
Washington, D. C
Sam Young
Allene
John
Austin
Robert McNabb
John McNabb
Texas Tech
JOR BR
Carner
C. FE. Coombes
Nals, Myatt
Linkston
Meg
EB. Shipman
Mrs. Shipman
H. A. Crider
Camarron, N. M
Crider
J. O. Harrison
Philmont Scout Ranch
Rex Guinn
Lockhart
Buchanan Dam
Northside Baptist W. Mla
Mo BF. Wadgreck
John Dewees
Cons
Richie
Barney
Pauls Valley, Okla
Llewees
W. C. Norman
Tom Bar
Reynolds
Sunny
Garland Zimmerman
LaWhon Chevrolet Co
Charles Strauss
Mr. Norvell. Smith
Michael Sue
Lula Smith
Mrs. Smith
Walgren’s
Oberve
HSU
Thre Pliar
Elbert Louvorn
J. B. Clark
Clark
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