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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1944
Page
7
Memorial Day tribute recalls local and neighboring area men who died serving the country. Read about Aviation Cadet Weldon Crawford, Berties Glynn Smith, Reginald Reynolds, 2nd Lt. Bryan Corley, Louis Herttenberger, Paul Carlton, James Meeker, Dayton Masters, and Lieut. G. W. King among others.
Pvt Fingal Ekenstam son of Hjalmar Carlson of the cisdah community was killed in action in North Africa on March 24 1943 and was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart.
Mrs J B Tainter Jr and the late Flight Officer Tainter of Oklahoma City welcomed a daughter on Sunday night May 21 The mother is the former Lon Langford daughter of Mrs H K Langford Center notes a prior marriage on August 5 1943 The father died in a routine flight at Bowman Field Kentucky January 26 1944
A note from the first summer session at Texas State Teachers College in Canyon highlights coursework and student activities. The report emphasizes ongoing instruction, campus events, and faculty involvement during the program.
Mrs. J. P. Orr left Monday for Beaumont to attend the marriage of her daughter Miss Pearla Orr to J. N. Capps a first class radio man. The ceremony was set for Wednesday morning at the Methodist church in Beaumont.
Mrs Mae Weldon from Cisco visits for her daughter Peggy’s Stamford High School graduation on Tuesday night. She is taking a 10 day vacation from Graham Hospital in Cisco.
Staff Sergeant Frank Warren Rye was killed in the Admiralties in the Pacific on March 7, 1944. The War Department announced this week that he received the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously, and the Purple Heart had been awarded earlier.
Flight Officer Eugene Haynes of Little Rock, husband of Henrietta Tsuji of this city, died in a Dodge City plane crash on July 16, 1943. Tech. Sgt. Frank C. Ferrell, husband of Maitrese Putnam of Lueders, was killed in operations against the Ploesti raid on August 1, 1943 and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross posthumously.
Lieut Earl Caulkins, husband of former Freda Skaggs, died in a plane crash on October 30, 1943, while stationed at Logansport Indiana. He served in the Naval Air Corps and previously taught as a flight instructor at the Stamford Flying School.
Flight Officer J. B. Tainter Jr. husband of the former Nancy Langford died in January 1944 at Bowman Field Kentucky during a routine training flight.
Mrs A J White and her daughter Nell visited in San Antonio last week with another daughter Mrs Frank Beitel who is ill. The gatherings reflect family ties amid current health concerns.
Local notes list Abilene visitors Fr Pilley and Mrs Doyle St John visiting Stamford families. Corrigan relatives in Pampa join Mr Corrigan in Kansas City. California trip plans for Mrs Hester and family. Caruthers and Lane families plan trips to Mineral Wells and Big Lake area. Eastland guest for Stamford High graduation includes H T Weaver and children. Sweetwater visitors to Hot Springs for Alton McClellan Jr. hospital enjoy a future Stamford return.
Mrs. Dan Herndon and grandson Doyle Herndon plan to return to Sweetwater after living here a year. Doyle graduates from Junior High this week. Joan Gill, daughter of R A Gill of Lubbock, visited for Stamford High School graduation exercises. She recently graduated from Lubbock and was once part of Stamford class. Jack Warren McClendon, son of Mr and Mrs Jack McClendon, returned from Texas A M College at Bryan. Mrs C D Hopkins came from Artesia New Mexico to be here.
For the graduation of her son Joe Carroll Hopkins from Stamford High School the Hopkins family announces their move to Artesia. Joe will spend the summer with his parents before starting at Texas Tech in Lubbock in the fall.
Guardian Manuel Koch seeks authorization to lease oil and gas rights of Dorsie Bell Jamer, a minor, to W J Weaver. The land is 1 10th of the NW quarter of Survey 28 H T B R Co, also called J W Welsh Survey, totaling 160.66 acres in Jones and Shackelford counties, Texas. Hearing set June 12, 1944, in Jones County Courthouse.
Lorenzo Alice Barrett daughter of Mr and Mrs W G Barrett will graduate from Lorenzo High School on June 2 Invitations have been received by Stamford friends The Barrett family lived here for several years before moving to Lorenzo
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