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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
2
Hollywood reports praise for Of Mice and Men screen adaptation removing profanity. The essay argues against vulgarity in modern writing, notes boys imitate swearing, and discusses the role of advertising in newspaper independence and potential bias.
Ericksdahl services and Sunday School were held at Bethel Lutheran Church with deacons in charge. Okey Richards and John Edward Youngquist led Sunday School, with Miss Clara Ann Johnson and Miss Mildred Seth presenting the Luther League program. Mrs. Hugo B. Materius played for all services. A birthday donation was given by Doris Peterson. Next Sunday services proceed as usual with sermons by Mildred Stenholm. Additional items note travels and college affiliations of several families and students from Bethany College and Texas Lutheran College.
A Milford family led by a young man buying land in Milford plans a blacksmith shop with welding, assisted by his brother Lee Almquist from Lueders. Sam Almquist has long worked with construction firms and the family will reside in Milford. The notice lists community arrivals, school honors, farm work, and local travels of neighbors and students, including the Petersons Adair Rosenquist Seth, Youngquist, and Hansen families.
Lueders B B Boston travels to Mayo Bros Hospital in Rochester after leaving Stamford Sanitarium for treatment. Locals visit relatives in Los Fresnos Cisco Abilene Colorado City and Dallas. A Farmall and International Trucks show is held by Buice Implement. Panhandle Service Station opens on Panhandle Refining Co grounds. Piano pupils win State and National honors in Abilene with Doris Jean Seth earning four straight national awards and possible Hall of Fame entry.
Old Glory farmers harvest grain and clear crops while facing a grasshopper invasion. A rain shower would help crops and farmers as Rev Wainscott led a Baptist service and the Sunday School reorganized with R F Tomlinson elected superintendent.
Entries reveal social visits in Avoca Mingus and Stamford. Nurse Adie Macon graduates from Shannon Memorial Hospital San Angelo and attends a May 31 gathering with Jack Fuqua family. Also noted are Miss Bernice Dippel recovering in Stamford Hospital and visits by Louis and Barbara Ann Rinn and by Jo Ann Fouts and Bobby Fouts to grandparents. E. M. Lawrence of Aspermont campaigns for Stonewall County judge. Grandfather Flowers and W H Flowers visited relatives in Mingus.
Avoca residents hosted and visited relatives from Anson Wichita Falls Stamford Crosby Glendale and Big Spring with many weekend and weekday gatherings. Families including Watts Knowles Rennels Culwell Culwell Driskell Easterling and Holden spent time with kin in Avoca and nearby towns.
The Cheskcamay and Ikicaga Camp Fire groups held a council fire at the Boy Scout and Camp Fire Girls building on Moran Street. Guardians Vera Steely Ann McReynolds and Esther Rogers led the ceremony as Firemaker's rank was conferred on five Chesk camay members. The event featured robes and beaded head bands worn by the new Firemakers.
Betty Pace gy Tinsley and Doro tha Paul Summers lead the program as the Woodgatherers confer ranks on Baird Sims Gill Bounds. Joy Britt earns Trail Seeker's rank. attendance honors go to Ferrell McReynolds Barrett Humphrey Mahood and others. Wahankas hosts a day of leaves games and a picnic lunch with guardian Miss Rogers supervising supervised groups.
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