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Newspaper

Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 04, 1948

Page

8

New Hope Rainfall Totals Two Inches Boosts Planting

Two inches of rain at New Hope benefits early maize harvest and enables farmers to plant cotton. The report notes community events including church services at the Baptist Church with Rev W Hedrick, plus visits and dinners among local residents such as the Crow and Davis families in Stamford and surrounding areas.

New Hope The Baptist Church Rev. W. Hedrick Rev Mra Hedrick Judy Ann Barron Lindsey

Community Notes From Stamford And Nearby

Residents share visits with friends and family across Stamford Hale Center and Abilene. The Young Adult class held a social at the Fellowship hall with games and homemade ice cream. Rain boosted soil moisture aiding early maize and cotton planting. yields reported around six to seven bushels per acre with a farmer averaging 14. Visitors included the Red and Reid families, Leo Ivy, and W. Jared relations. illness keeps Mr. Jared bedbound.

Fellowship Hall Leo Ivy Abilene Beneft Tredell Rogers J. W. Jared Morgan Rhodes Stamford W. T. Goree Leonard Reid Hale Center L. B. Goodwin Billi Evans Jared Ira Opal Hughes Sue Hardin Cecil Rean Barbara Ann

Getting More for Food Dollar Discussion in Stamford

A series of informal June meetings at the home economics cottage invites Stamford women to learn to stretch their food dollar. Sessions run Wednesday and Friday mornings 9 to 11 with no charge, led by Mrs. H. K. Langford. Miss Ethel Rowell offers sewing help and homemaking facility access through Stamford Public Schools.

Stamford H. K. Langford Ethel Rowell Stamford Public Schools Miss Rowell

Two Inches Rainfall Welcomed by Farmers in Tuxedo Area

The article notes two inches of rainfall in the Tuxedo area easing drought stress on crops. It lists local residents and families attending church events, visiting relatives, and community notices including a Home Demonstration club meeting and a Methodist Conference appointment in Lubbock. Several people are named with ties to Stamford and surrounding communities.

J. W. Usment W. C. Carlton Joe Carlton Wallace Edge Stamford Vernon Rowton Jeanette Jimmy Goree Doyle McKennon Home Demonstration Club Coyt Smith Elvin and Coyt Arson

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