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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1949
Page
7
City Health Officer Dr Tony Selmon stresses a summer cleanup campaign to reduce polio risk. He urges draining stagnant water, removing weeds, spraying with DDT, sealing trash cans, cleaning cow and horse lots, and repairing screens to cut flies and prevent virus transmission.
The Tuxedo community reports a productive week with wheat harvests and cotton planting amid sunny weather. Local residents welcome guests from Sundown Stamford Abilene Fort Worth and Hobbs while Rev. Bourbon Smith inspires parishioners at church and a Vacation Bible School event runs at the Baptist Church.
A Saturday evening piano recital was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Ross Gentry. Mary Beth Gentry and Bettye Ross Marshall performed four pieces each with a final duet. Flowers decorated the rooms and pink napkins named the performers. The girls wore yellow dresses and red carnations and study under Mrs L B Tilletson.
The Carnegie Library will be closed for a week. June 16. Mrs R L Haynie, librarian, announced. Those using the library should keep the dates in mind. Yeatts of Abilene has visited with her sister Mrs H S Abbott. Mr and Mrs B B Davidson and daughter Betty of Lubbock spent last weekend with Mrs Davidson's sister Mrs Mildred Williams and son Jerry.
Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Grantland died Saturday at 3 25 am at her daughter Mrs S H Youngs home. Funeral Sunday at 3 30 pm at First Methodist Church Colorado City with Rev J E Shewbert and district superintendents in attendance. Burial in Colorado City cemetery. She was born April 12 1857 in Thilicier Alabama and married R F Grantland September 27 1880. Surviving are two children Mrs Young and H B Grantland and many grandchildren great grandchildren.
Exchange Club members celebrated Ladies Night with a banquet in the high school cafeteria. Guests wore corsages while Rev. M. C. Turpin gave the invocation and T. H. Rutherford of Dallas attended as a guest president. Music featured a clarinet solo by Lucy Kennedy and remarks by Rev. Sterling Price.
Bill Cannon of Lubbock Texas has returned home. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John Cannon.
Mrs. Mickey McKinley was dismissed from the Stamford Sanitarium on Monday, marking the end of her admission period.
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