This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1955
Page
16
Comedy hit for all the family features Mickey Rooney as an entertainer in a Republic Pictures film. Coming to the drive-in theatre Sunday and Monday for a first city showing.
The film based on Catherine Marshall’s book about Peter Marshall, pastor and senator’s chaplain, will play at the Grand Theatre for three days starting Sunday. The production, praised by director Henry Koster, stayed on best seller lists for 128 weeks.
Mrs J O Hughes departed Wednesday for Oildale California to visit her sister Mrs R D Hughes and her husband. She will also visit relatives in Arvin Shafter and Atwater.
Disney's Vanishing Prairie screens three days starting Sunday at the State Theatre. The true life adventure, filmed with Technicolor, follows American wildlife from the Mississippi to the Rockies, showcasing wildlife flight, pursuit, and rebirth with vivid camerawork. A Walt Disney cartoon Willie the Operatic Whale and Pete Smith Specialty accompany the feature.
Glen Lewis will receive his degree from Baylor University at summer’s end after returning from Waco to complete a final course at Hardin Simmons University. He and George Humphrey plan to drive to Abilene for classes before entering Baylor University School of Medicine in Houston in September.
Multiple wildcat drill sites staked across Jones and Stonewall counties with proposed depths from 2,700 to 6,700 feet. Locations include Lueders South King Sand Field near Aspermont and fields near Hamlin and Old Glory. Drilling firms include The Texas Co, Skelly No 55, Bend Conglomerate prospects, and Apache Drilling Co. Inc. with rosa rotary operations planned.
Relatives of the Langford family visit Mrs. H. K. Langford and Clyde Langford along with Nancy Langford and children from Lubbock. Also joining are Mrs. Gus Langford and her children from Weatherford. Visitors include Mrs. C. E. Carlson and Eva Osterman from Fort Worth and Mr Carlson’s daughter M. Jd. B. Arthur of Comanche. The Langfords plan trips to Pennsylvania for Rob Langford’s wedding to Norma Jane Kine of Honolulu. Mrs. Modessa Bell and Mrs. J. T. Stell travel from Winters via San Antonio to visit Rev. and Mrs. Sam moths.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.