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Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1933

Page

8

Plainesville Church Attendance and Regional Visits

Large crowd attends Sunday church in Plainview with Rev Raines of Vernon delivering the sermon and Rev Roy Adams of Stamford slated to preach next Sunday. Local residents visit kin and friends across Stamford, Vernon, Post, Knox City and Rule areas. a school program is planned at the schoolhouse.

Raines Vernon Roy Adams Stamford James Capps Richard Mark ‘Massey Tom’ Jenkins Frank Kahout Bland Near Sales H. Owens Pete West Elms Knox City Bill Pruitt Felix Pruitt Lagerton Pruitt Rule Sharp Jenkins Florine Irene Pauline Blackwell Vera Mae Owens Stamford Hospital Roy Overby Montgomery Post Turner George Near Post Bunker Hill L. O. Miller, Jr Turkey Bryan Corley Anson Janie

Local Social Notes From Stamford and Surrounds

Chandler of Stamford spent Thursday in the Capps home. Mrs. Billingsley and Mrs. H Owens are on the sick list. Tom Overby and family hosted dinner in the Overton community. Mrs. Tom Jenkins and daughter and Mrs. Bill McDaniel visited Mrs. Tom Overby to quilt. Howell Amerson of Hamlin visited relatives. Blackwell and children and Mr. Pruitt went to Goree to watch the Goree vs Stamford game.

Goree Stamford

Local Social Roundup from Rockdale and Surroundings

Mr and Mrs Will West and family visited the Gillespies over the weekend. Floy West joined them for a return trip to Post. Mrs B B Boston stayed with her parents the Bee family. A school program closed the term with a McConnell speaker and graduates La Veda Fox Ivy Edith Fox and Clifton Cobb. A joint Rockdale and Cobb picnic occurred by the creek and a play Gate to Happiness was shown Friday night. Visitors from Pleasant Valley and others attended, Grandmother Hawkins underwent surgery in Stamford with favorable progress. Lucy Carlson plans summer study in Denton after Berryhill teaching. Various locals hosted guests and children at gatherings through Monday.

Will West Billie and Harris R. A. Gillespie Floy West B. B. Boston L. L. Bee Winsted McConnell la Veda Ivy Edith Fox Clifton Cobb Rockdale Cobb Stevens Elgin Singleton Marie Hammer Colan Hammer Qodis Elmo Pleasant Valley Hawkins Stamford Lucy Carlson Denton Miss Carlson Berryhill Miss Willkenson Baldwin T. N. Gillespie Enao Gaby Nell Fox W. V. Cobb

Birthday Honor Held For FiveYearOld Peggy Houston

A day evening event honored Peggy Elizabeth Houston marking her fifth birthday. The gathering celebrated her growth and included family and friends in a small observance.

Peggy Elizabeth Houston

Will Rogers Stars In Too Busy To Work At Alcove

Will Rogers leads the cast in Too Busy To Work at the Alcove Theatre with Marian Nixon and Dick Powell. The film follows a wandering, compassionate vagabond searching for his daughter after his wife runs away with a nobleman, choosing to let her happiness remain even as he remains apart.

Will Rogers Alcove Theatre Rogers Marian Nixon Rebecca Sunnybrook Farm Daddy Dick Powell

Wall Paper Quality and Price From C D Shamburger Lumber

Advert for C D Shamburger Lumber Co offering wall paper with emphasis on quality and affordable prices. Includes contact or store details for shoppers seeking furnishings.

C. D. Shamburger Lumber Co

Hospital Briefs Chronicle Local Births and Surgeries

The column reports multiple births including a 6 pounds 15 ounce boy to Mr. and Mrs. JL W Johnson and an 8 pound girl to Mr. and Mrs. R C Lane, both Stamford. It notes appendectomies with recoveries, transfusions, and various patients, with several improving or convalescing at hospitals in Stamford, Aspermont, Rotan, and surrounding towns.

JL. W. Johnson R. C. Lane Stamford G. Bert Lane Pitt Walton Stamford Sanitarium

Closet Remodel Adds Practical Space For Wardrobe

A woman describes converting a small Harvard tradition into a 2 by 4 foot closet with shelves for clothes hats and shoes. She notes the rod placement prevents wrinkling and that light paper helps visibility. The project cost 95 cents and brings her joy shared with 20 coworkers and local men.

Ludford widower 88 seeks new wife after fifth wife dies

James Bridgewater of Ludford England, aged 88, widow maker widow? No, his fifth wife died a month ago and he has announced he is willing to marry again.

James Bridgewater Ludford Eng

I Gets Her Man In The Sport Parade At Palace

The Sport Parade at the Palace Friday and Saturday presents Marian Marsh demonstrating a new sport like dating game with a triangular romance. She balances loyalty to one man while a second man tests her choices amid football and racing action. Rex Bell stars in The Man from Arizona and Hurricane Express No 4 also shown.

Marian Marsh Miss Marsh Marian Arizona Rex Bell

Park Pool Advisory for Older Children

Harmon Park officials urge all children over ten to avoid the wading pool to let younger kids play. City Manager Grady Bowdry and Judge Talley of New York announced after a 53rd arrest that if Mrs Marion Shaw speeds again her husband may be jailed for permitting her to drive.

Harmon Park Grady Bowdry

Chicago husband testifies in divorce over household charges

William Bucholz of Chicago testified in his divorce suit that his wife billed him for breakfast at 25 cents, dinner 50 cents, laundry 1.50 weekly, bed 25 cents nightly, and a penny for a toothpick.

William Bucholz Chicago

Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Schedule

Lagerton Texas Sunday School at 9 30 a m every Sunday. German services first third and fifth Sundays at 10 30 a m. English services second and fourth Sundays at 10 30 a m. Choir practice Fridays at 8 p m. Walther League meets first Sunday night each month at 7 30 p m. Visitors welcome. Carl F Juergenson Pastor.

St Pauls Lutheran Church Services and Events

St Pauls Lutheran Church lists 9:30 Sunday school and Bible class, 10:30 morning service with Holy Communion in German, 3:00 afternoon service with Holy Communion at Irby in English, and 8:00 night service with Holy Communion at Lagerton. Friday night adult instruction class. A Wichita robbery incident involved Earl Johnson seeking prayers and a companion robbing autos. John Clark of Boston offered to take them home with him and provide money.

Lonzo Davis Rotan Davis St. Paul's Lutheran Church Lagerton Texas A. H. Muehlbrad Irby John Clark Boston

Demonstrator in Wardrobes Recalls Clothing Program

Mrs. R. P. Bennett recalls joining the Plainview home demonstration club as Wardrobe Demonstrator in 1932. She describes planning a year of work, inventory, budgeting, pattern training, and a one-day school with fifteen attendees that produced seven completed patterns. Her closet remodeling aimed to improve space and beauty by reworking existing materials.

Plainview Jones County R. P. Bennett Iit

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