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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1941
Page
5
Miss Arlette Macon spent several days here with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Ed Macon between terms at North Texas State Teachers College in Denton before returning to Denison.
Mrs. E W Turner left Wednesday for Ft Worth after a week with her parents Mr and Mrs W H Wright Wayne Hargrove who attended North Texas State Teachers College at Denton spent a few days with family then returned to Denton to work
Walter Lyckman of Spur visits his niece Mrs. Jack McClendon and family this week. Miss Doris Wayne O'Brien returns home after earning a degree from Hardin Simmons University Abilene. Her parents Rev and Mrs Dick O'Brien plus Miss Marie O'Brien and Richard and Robert O'Brien traveled to Abilene for the graduation exercises. Ralph Shanafelt left last Thursday for Corpus Christi to take a bookkeeping position with his uncle H B Hackney.
Ralph attended Stamford High graduation on May 28. Stamford residents traveled to Abilene and Austin for ceremonies and visits. Several locals moved between Abilene and Mt. Calm, Fort Worth and Dallas areas. Rev Dick O'Brien preached in Jacksboro and Frederick Oklahoma. Robby Ladd left for Goodland to spend summer with his mother.
Denton Texas State Colleges for Women conferred its thirty eighth annual commencement on June 2 with about 400 graduates. Helen Louise Knowles earned a Bachelor of Science in vocational home economics minoring in science and was active in Home Demonstration Club and Mary Swartz Rose Club. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Knowles.
The first Jones County 4-H Boys and Girls encampment took place May 30 31 at Leeders grounds with 150 attendees from eight clubs. Winners spanned softball boxing track swimming and more while clubs scored top honors in high participant achievement with Pleasant Hill Truby and Central leading boys teams and Noodle Pleasant Hill Union leading girls.
The report notes attendance at a Brownwood district encampment and mentions the formation of a softball team as part of the activities.
Mrs L C Miller and Mrs Burris of Rotan visited Mrs A M Conant last Friday. Miss Mattie Celeste Widney will take a six week course in Library work at the regional school this summer.
Readable fragments show a science program at the Texas State College for Women in Denton set for the summer season. The item notes institutional context and timing but lacks further specifics or participant names.
The Nazarene Church at 606 N Swenson lists Sunday School at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and youth program with evening services for Young People at 7 30 p.m. preaching at 8 00 p.m. Readers are urged to view The Americans Want Ads.
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