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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1935
Page
7
Members of the Friendly Hour Bridge Club and their husbands enjoyed a party at the home of Mr and Mrs Ob Moore last Friday. Six club members served as hostesses as rose bud decorations and pastel accessories set the scene for games. Ice
Cream and cake were served. Those who attended included Messrs. and Mesdames Branham Payne, Leslie White, K. R. Pawkett, Felton Underwood, O. G. Lewis, R. C. Ricks, S. W. Gound, S. J. Hodge, Earl O'Steen, C. O. Nalley, Fred Starbuck and Earl Keese.
Miss Edna Irwin daughter of Mr and Mrs Gene Irwin of Stamford will marry A C Withers in Stamford on June 9 The couple plan to reside in San Antonio after September 15 Irwin graduated from Stamford High School in 1928 Baylor Hardin College in 1931 and taught speech arts at the college Withers studied at TCU OU and Wisconsin and works with the US Geographical Survey in Texas
Miss Jacinette Jones of Pampa daughter of the late Jack Jones and Mrs Jones of Stamford wed Johnny J Corigan in Pampa on Thursday of last week.
The ranges provide full flame for rapid boiling in jelly making and a very low simmer for preserves and jams. Oven canning benefits from precise heat control and improved insulation allows more cooking on the same gas while keeping the kitchen cooler.
Miss Jackie Jones and Johnny J Corigan were married at Holy Souls Catholic church in Pampa with relatives from Stamford and Ireland attending. The ceremony featured pink roses, Mendelssohn March, and a reception at the bride’s mother home. The couple plan a two month trip to Ireland England with a sail from New York on June 15 after stopping in Kansas and Washington.
Margery Hills hosted a Country Club party with friends including Mary Louise Doss and Jean McCain. Senior nurses from Stamford School of Nursing were honored at an Ulke home gathering. The Young Women's Missionary Society met at the Newquist residence with reports, elections, and sewing activities. Hildegarde Ebenstam received a birthday tribute, with guests list featuring Lundgren and Ekdahl families. Albin Hokanson hosted a Sunday dinner attended by Hokanson relatives and friends.
Edna McCraw hosted a social gathering featuring forty two and bridge games. Ice cream and cake were served to attendees, providing a light, communal conclusion to the event.
Miss Margaret Ann Buster entertained the Bridgettes Thursday night with red bridge accessories and a refreshment plate. After games, ice cream with strawberries and angel food cake were served to a group including Maxine Dorn, Joan Bailey, Patsy Kinard, Martha Jane Bryant, Dorothy Baker, Earline Waggoner, Dorothy Lowe, Mary Alice Abbott, Helen Miller, Kathryn McNabb, Robert France, Culbreath, and Beth Sadler.
Mrs Harold Hokanson entertained her sisters and local friends including Miss Miriam Nelson of Fort Worth and Mrs Joe Castillo of Kansas City. Gust Ekdahl returned from Seymour with his daughter Doris to visit. Several locals graduated Stamford High School and Pleasant Valley School tenth graders were named. Heavy rains flooded low lands causing impassable roads and canceled Sunday School and services.
The community reports two good rains last week and strong attendance at Methodist and Baptist Sunday Schools. local visits include Abilene rancher Hardy Grissom, John Watson in Howard, and R L Livengood family. Floy West leaves for Canyon WTS summer school. several families visit Brussia Gaunt Rockdale and Hereford events.
The article outlines the Ford Vers Motor Company buying farm outputs for car production. It details goats yielding hair for mohair upholstery, beeswax and honeybees for electrical compounds, cotton for car bodies, corn for alcohol and starch, flax for linseed oil, sugar cane for molasses solvents, castor oil from castor beans, and timber for materials, totaling vast agricultural inputs.
Cor Hartsfield and Henry Lee visit from Has and Muleshoe to see families in Quanah and Albany. Dorothy Hise stays with Mrs. Buddie Crider in Stamford. Bud Davis and Henry Hartsfield visit E A Gibson. J J and Bill West visit Rockdale. Stamford graduates attend exercises in Stamford. Several community members take trips to Abilene Fort Worth and San Angelo for business and social visits.
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