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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1934
Page
8
Een Bosna visits Itasca this week as Dr and Mrs E P open travel plans with a Saturday departure to Austin for the University of Texas commencement exercises. Their daughter remains part of the family preparations.
Miss Dorothy and Misa Vera See plan to attend the CIA in Denton and receive degrees in June. Mr. and Mrs. Steely traveled for the commencement exercises. Also noting a bicycle shop ad offering new and used bicycles near the Ford Motor Co. storefront.
More than 500 Methodist Young People from Texas will attend the Mc Murry assembly June 4 to June 6. Western and Southern Methodist leaders form the faculty. Woodrow Adcock says youth must answer the challenge of the hour and enlist in the Assembly Corps to train for the Salvation of Civilized Democracy.
William McCraw of Dallas, a candidate for attorney general of Texas, paid a brief visit to Stamford last week. The red headed prosecutor rose from a Dallas printing shop to lead the district attorney’s office, setting records for long sentences and arguing for reforms in criminal procedure. He emphasized firm penalties and court improvements while noting his military service in France and early bar admission at 19.
A Legion chaplain delivers a message on war costs citing unemployment among teachers and college budget cuts totaling about 56 million dollars. He condemns munitions producers as sinister forces and warns that the Vinson bill could be used to subdue dissent. The American Legion supports universal military draft, threatening to draft munitions capital and labor along with soldiers in future conflicts.
A church notice shifts to a sermon topic on death penalty with a call for offerings and congregational participation. It references next Sunday’s service and the regular custom of collecting tithes in the front tub as departments prepare reports.
A local note questions cheap sensationalism in preaching and invites readers to First Baptist Church next Sunday morning to hear readings about biblical prophets who performed dramatic acts. The message contrasts condemnation and support of sensational techniques to draw crowds.
A fragmented notice describes two church circles at the church with meetings planned for next Monday evening. An eight year old Bernard Dublin of New York City was arrested for stealing 25 dollars from a shoe store cash register.
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