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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1957
Page
5
Bad weather forced the postponement of St Pauls Lutheran Church Bible School in Sagerton from Monday to Monday June 10. The community hosted many visitors including families from Wichita Holliday Whiteface Fort Worth and Lagerton while locals attended graduations in Lubbock Seguin and Idalou.
Turbulent weather struck the area Thursday night with severe lightning high winds and storm warnings driving residents to cellars. Rains from 2 to 3 inches fell on waterlogged fields Friday night and Saturday night into Sunday with additional showers Monday damaging ripening grain and delaying cotton planting.
Truman Childress, student at North Texas State College Menton, returns home for the summer. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Doyle Childress.
The Sub Deb Club held its annual presentation dance at Round-Up Hall with members and out of town guests. New members named include Martha Holland and Elizabeth Bosse among others, with officers Christene Kay Kendrick and Vera Lou Aldridge elected.
Jane Lackey of Avoca daughter of Mr and Mrs R S Turner graduated from McMurry College Abilene with a Bachelor of Science in elementary education and minor in physical education and history She served as yearbook coeditor and held multiple school club memberships and activities including FHA Wah Wahtaysee and the Press Club She plans to teach in elementary schools and will work as an industrial clerk for American National Insurance this summer.
The Cox family reunion at Roundup Hall Texas Cowboy Reunion grounds Sunday May 26 drew twenty five families. There were 16 living among the nine children three daughters and six sons of Mr and Mrs Thomas Jesse Cox. Five of the nine attended while four could not due to high waters. Absent were James Cox and Mrs Nora Garrett Tow BM Cox Antelope and L L Cox Cobb community. Present were W R Cox Red Springs T B Cox Pecos E F Cox Leders Mrs George Bohannon and Mrs W J Martin Stamford.
Leon Musil will receive the Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in spring graduation exercises. He is the son of Mr and Mrs F J Musil of Stamford and is completing a five year course with research work in Corpus Christi on ocean water desalination last summer. He has been active in ROTC and the Longhorn Band and belonged to Tejas club Czech club A L and Mt C organizations. He leaves June 15 for Louisiana to work for Magnetic Petroleum Corporation.
M Lester, REA manager for Stamford Electric Cooperative, arrived in Stamford Thursday after visiting Washington with Rob Merkel and Coleman. They discussed a to be formed generating and transmission cooperative to serve four area cooperatives. The study is ongoing and progressing favorably with details about Stamford REA also reviewed.
The Leeders Woodmen of the World will hold an installation of local officers and an open house on June 10 at E Newtor and Peter Kirk in Omaha. Ned. will lead the installation services and the public is invited. Morris Hammer visits from North Texas State College and is employed by L Wilson Oil. Doug Shamburger returns from Denton after studies at North Texas College and works at Shamburger Lumber Co this summer.
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