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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1961
Page
7
Community gatherings at the Ericksdahl playgrounds begin this week with a barbecue meal and a lit, well equipped area including wings slides and courts. Also notes a memorial service at Nether Lutheran churchyard and other local church activities with several families attending graduations and family events in Fort Worth Abilene Victoria Seguin and Lubbock areas.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 3 p m in Avoca Methodist Church for Mrs. William Mat Culwell 58 after she died early Monday in Hendrick Hospital Abilene She had lived in Abilene for about a year and previously in Lasame Survivors include son Billy Abilene daughter Mrs Loyd Livingston Seminole two grandchildren mother Mrs Annie Dunlap Abilene and siblings several relatives Burial was at Spring Creek Cemetery near Avoca Kinney Funeral Home Stamford assisted others in the town news and social notes of Avoca and surrounding areas
Gene Franke, son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Franke, was elected president of the Abilene High School A Cappella Choir board of governors for 1961 and 1962. He belongs to National Honor Society, is in the Mathematics Club, and was named outstanding Student in Boys P E. He will be a senior and works part time at Farrs Super Market. Mr and Mrs Edwin Franks are former Sayerton residents.
Ernest L. Cowser of the California Creek Soil Conservation District notes that shaping waterways with close growing fibrous vegetation allows excess farm water to drain with less sediment loss. Farmers like Pec Johnson, Brinne, Osment, Harrell McCall, and Martin Stanford are sowing grasses and sorghum on waterways to stabilize soils and protect crops.
The article urges shaping waterways with fibrous rooted grasses annuals or perennials to hold soil, form a protective carpet, and shield land from erosion. It notes a dollar buys a two edition classified ad and emphasizes proactive swine herd health over reliance on drugs, quoting Dr. C M Patterson.
Glenda Lindsey daughter of Mr and Mrs Barron Lindsey will give a piano recital at 3 p m Sunday at the First Baptist Church. She is aided by Nancy Kennedy vocalist a sophomore at Southwestern University Georgetown and student of Prof Wendell L Osborn.
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