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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1936
Page
6
The W M U of First Baptist Church held a Monday afternoon business and social gathering at the church. Mrs T R Tinsley led the opening prayer and Mrs Alice Hoover gave the devotional. Attendees included Mesdames W F Robbins T R Tinsley Kirk Gregory L H Culwell Roberts J M Martin Alice Hoover Ed Dodson Jones and Rupert Dougharty.
Mrs. Grady Bowdry entertained the Emanon Club with a three course dinner at the Cooper Hotel and an evening of bridge on Wells Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. James R. Neeley won the couples high score and received a lamp whereas second high went to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Markham for a set of four novelty ash trays.
Mrs H A Carter entertained the Saturday Bridge Club with rose decorations and refreshments including open faced sandwiches lime ice ice tea and brownies. A high score prize of sheer hose was awarded to Mrs John Hudson at the end of the games.
Mrs. Bill Braymer entertained with a Thursday bridge gathering featuring summer arrangements of sweetpeas roses and pansies. High score prize went to Mrs. James R. Neely who received a tray of custard cups while blue water glasses went to Mrs. Horace Arledge and a blue vase with rosebuds to Mrs. Bill Wolverton.
Mrs L F Metz hosted a bridge luncheon for the Kolonial Kard Klub last Friday. Cape jasmine and spring flowers decorated the tables. Mrs Rayford Hills won high score in the bridge games. Guests included Miss Betty Raines Mesdames Hills George Zachary H G Andrews Margery Bailey H A Carter Hugh Astin Arnold Douthit C M Francis Charles G nglish Robert Harrison and A S Vernon.
Mrs J S Sloan and daughter Miss Vera Sloan hosted a gift party Friday night in honor of Mrs Ed Trotter Keller the former Miss Ruby Phenix White and green color scheme decorated the rooms Roses and honeysuckle arranged in bowls Guests signed the bride's book and played Zowie with high scores yielding a shower of gifts Lime sherbet and angel food squares were served Out of town guests included Miss Kathryn Pratt of Abilene and Miss Estelle Cadle of Ballinger
Stamford Music Club members hosted a morning coffee at Mrs. N M Phy home to honor Mrs F L Adamson who will move to Abilene. The event featured floral decor and past presidents serving cake and cookies. a costume locket was presented to Mrs Adamson.
Personal notes from Stamford record trips and visits across Texas. Joseph L Chapman makes a business trip to Cleburne this week. Families in Abilene Fort Worth Ballinger Beeville Dallas Dallas visit Stamford. Jimmie Nelson cast removed. still non ambulatory. Earl Russell returns from McMurry College for summer with parents.
Mrs. David P. Walker hosted guests Miss Gabrilla Edington of Abilene and Miss Mary Emily Allen of Leander. The trio previously shared a classroom as teachers in the Hamlin schools.
Mrs L P Hepler and Miss Thelma McCuistion returned Sunday night from a monthlong vacation visiting relatives and friends. They traveled through San Antonio Corpus Christi Gregory Houston Galveston Weslaco Matamor Monterrey Mexico Austin and Brownwood.
Dr and Mrs Almus Blackwell hosted Mrs F M Webb of Fort Worth and Mrs Lewis Halstead with her husband and two daughters Barbara and Nancy of Los Angeles. Webb returned to Fort Worth while Blackwell and daughter Betty Jane joined the Halstead family for a Los Angeles visit.
Last year Mrs. Sarah Gault of Coshocton Ohio observed the 60th anniversary of her marriage. This year she is divorcing Alex Gault charging gross neglect and extreme cruelty.
An advertisement fragment notes wall paper and canvas options from C. D. Shamburger Lumber Co with 26-tfe. The brief item signals a building supply business catering to interior finishes.
Large crowd from Post attended the Monday funeral for Henry Hartsfield of Post who died in a Saturday night automobile crash. He was the son in law of Dolly Livengood. The note filled with names of local families and a weekend of visiting relatives follows the service. The community also reports numerous social visits and gatherings around Stamford, Haskell, and Rockdale with friends and relatives.
Lester Baize of Woods Conservatory of Music led a Friday night piano recital at the Merkel Methodist church. Ice cream and cake sales followed to raise funds for painting the church. Numerous local residents and families were mentioned as guests and visitors throughout the weekend.
Naomi Sutphen child of Mr and Mrs Edsel Sutphen of Ackerly visited with Mr and Mrs Joe Rhodes and their children Bessie Lee and Don and W D Appling and daughter Maxine on Sunday. J H Rivers and W D Appling traveled to Hamlin for a business trip Saturday morning. Rayburn Bush, previously in Los Angeles, returned home to visit his parents Mr and Mrs R C Bush and family.
Tyler June 4. F W Fischer of Tyler running for Texas governor on a platform of old age pensions in full spreads his plan to tax natural resources from one end of the state to the other. He advocates shifting tax from land to oil gas and sulphur to fund schools highways agriculture and gasoline relief. Fischer, an oil attorney noted for his East Texas oil field battles and brief NRA dispute, is a Mason Methodist and American Legion member.
The article clarifies that small game fish are called fry rather than minnows. It explains fry derives from Latin fricare meaning recently hatched, fingerlings from one inch, and yearlings as the largest juvenile stage, noting minnows are a distinct scaleless-headed fish type.
A concise exhortation to express faith, bear sorrows, and share joy while criticizing those who doubt privately. It urges preaching belief, burying doubts, and openly sharing happiness and hardship. The tone is moral guidance for everyday conduct.
The text traces the driest periods in the Southwest, noting a 23 year drought from 1276 to 1200, followed by later droughts in 1573 to 1593 and a severe stretch from 1806 to 1904. It mentions associated disturbances and long periods of relative climate stability between events.
Harold Ziegler of Cincinnati explains in Collier's Weekly that for years prior to the Civil War nearly two thirds of circulating paper money was worthless. About one third was counterfeit and another third issued by weak banks under lax laws.
An excerpt notes Texas history to be presented daily at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas opening June 6. The description mentions silk stockings as an incongruous but not unattractive touch in the display.
Three day old infant Jo Nell Fourqurean daughter of Mr and Mrs R N Fourqurean of Lagerton died at the family home at nine oclock Monday morning. A simple funeral service was held at Capron Cemetery at six oclock Monday afternoon with Rev P C Williams pastor of Memorial Baptist Church of Stamford conducting the service. Kinney Funeral Home directed the funeral.
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