Mayor Touts Stamford Finances and Civic Plans
Mayor A. C. Humphrey reported improved Stamford finances over 12 years with bonds rising from 50c to 85c in 1930 to 1.06 today. He urged citizen cooperation on projects, noted Cadet Club as worthwhile and proposed postwar youth recreation. He backed Company G Texas State Guard with city support of 10 dollars monthly. A Stamford Rotary delegation was formed to attend Rochester charter presentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Humphrey
Rotary Club
City of Stamford
Humphrey
Cadet Club
Stamford
Texas State Guard
Hume
R. C. Ricks
Stamford Club
Rochester
Warren B. Tayman
R. C. Giles
John Drummond
W. M. Braymer
Rotary International
St. Louis
Olney
State Guard to Play Softball
Two Texas State Guard platoons in Company G form separate softball teams. Practice started this week and the first game is Friday at 7 pm on the high school practice field. 1st Lt. Chas Green and 2nd Lt. Roy Duke will pitch for the two platoons. Corp. Ed Sorrells is captain of the second platoon with Set. Bo Reid likely leading the first platoon. The guardsmen hope other groups join to form a city league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas State Guard
T. Chas Green
Roy Duke
Corp
Ed Sorrells
Bo Reid
Guardsmen
Stamford Camp Fire Girls to Attend Oklahoma Camp Letol
Four members of the Tawanka Group of Camp Fire Girls will attend Camp Letol near Ardmore Oklahoma for a week beginning July 4. They are Marilyn Smith Barbara Cannon Frances Lee Turner and Allene McNabb accompanied by Leemore Fuqua. Proceeds from rummage sales fund the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tawanka Group
Camp Fire Girls
Letol
Wichita Falls
Ardmore
Okla
Leemore Fuqua
Cheskehamay Group
Tawanka
Frank Kirkpatrick
Guardian
Marilyn Smith
Barbara Cannon
Frances Lee Turner
Allene McNabb
Bryant Commissioned Ensign in Navy at Notre Dame
Ensign Billy J Bryant son of Lieut and Mrs Billy Bryant earns his commission in the U S Navy after four months training at Notre Dame South Bend Indiana. He travels from South Bend to Omaha Nebraska to visit relatives and is linked with Betty Jane Blackwell of that city. He will report to San Francisco California. Lieutenant Bryant aided in opening Army Air Corps supply depots in Omaha and Lincoln and later journeyed to Oklahoma for a three day conference with the Army Air Corps supply depot program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ony J. Bryant
Billy Bryant
United States Navy
Notre Dame
South Bend
Indiana
Omaha
Nebraska
Betty Jane Blackwell
San Francisco
California
Bryant
Army Air Cor
Oma
Lincoln
Rene
Oklahoma
Army Air Corps
Farmers To Report Performance At Community Meetings
Farm operators must report 1943 crop acreages for cotton wheat and war crops plus soil building and dirt work practices. Measurements may use feet yards or chains and will be spot checked. Meetings list dates across Jones County to complete compliance and avoid extra trips to the county office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County
Flat Top
Sunnyside
Hollis Hill
Sinclair
Davie
Staman Central
Carpenter's Ap
Hamlin
Stamford
Antelope
Union
Tuxedo
Nugent
Noodle
Golan
Man
Wise Chapel
Lueders
Hawley
Goodman
Carlton
Stitch
Nevida
New Hope
Ion
Hay
Boyd Chapel
New Light
Anson
Chapel
Harmony
Delk
Sant Hill
Musnday
Pleasant Hill
Ngs
AAA
Ida Faye Rhea Enlists and Reports to Marines in New York
Pvt Ida Faye Rhea, daughter of Mr and Mrs C B Rhea, has reported to training in Bronx New York after enlisting in the Marines She is the second Rhea to join the service her brother Pvt Henry Rhea is in the Pacific theater after enlisting last August and training in San Diego for six months
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
Ida Faye Rhea
Marines
Bronx
New York
C. B. Rhea
Henry Rhea
San Diego
Calif
Vehicle Use Tax Stamps On Sale At Post Office
Post office sells Motor Vehicle Use Tax stamps for the new fiscal year starting July 1. All cars and trucks must bear the stamp by that date to avoid penalties. old stamps remain valid until June 30. Each stamp costs $5, same as last year, and buyers should record the stamp number and purchase date in their ration books.
Oliver Street sixth graders promoted to Junior High
Forty six pupils from Oliver Street school sixth grade advance to Junior High. The list includes Billy Allen, Joann Bohannan, Gloria Bennett, Wayland Bingham, Carolyn Braun, Albert Crider, Addie Maele, Mary Ethel Corley, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Street
Billy Allen
Joann Bohannan
Gloria Bennett
Wayland Bingham
Carolyn Braun
Albert Crider
Addie Maele
Mary- Ethel Corley
Carl Daniels
Patricia Flemins
Stephen Gregg
Jack Gray
James Gray
Kirk Gregory
Betty Ruth Herpeche
Naomi Ruth Hood
Bonnie Fon
Jo J
Eau See Eere
Gen Gussie Lemley
Dorothy Lemons
Kenneth
Two Soldier Sons Of R B Bryants Home On Furlough
Lieut and Mrs Bob Bryant and Sgt Johnny Bryant, sons of Mr and Mrs R B Bryant, visited home for several days. Bob Bryant earned a second lieutenant commission on May 29 at Edgewood Arsenal Maryland and is returning there. Johnny Bryant is stationed at the Army Air Forces basic training school in Newport Arkansas and has been promoted to sergeant since his home visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Bryant
Bob Bryant
Johnny Bryant
Edgewood Arsenal
Maryland
Army Air Forces Basic Training School
Newport
Arkansas
E G Balzer, Former Sagerton Man, Dies at 80
E G Balzer aged 80 died in La Grange hospital on Saturday June 5. A former Sagerton resident from 1907 to 1920, he was a longtime ginner in Sagerton. Survived by five children, grandchildren, and one great grandchild, he was buried in La Grange cemetery on Monday June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Mae Summers
E. G. Balzer
la Grange
Sagerton
Haskell
Balzer
John Balzer
Schulenberg
Paul Goldammer
August Balzer
Lagerton
Gus Balzer
Schulenburg
Erwin Stavinoha
Engle
Ralph Balzer
San Antonio
Woodrow Siebel
Betty Louise Balzer
Georgia
Ann
June Elaine Stavinoha
Enle
Ula Mae Siebel
Betty Louise
Jimmy Nix Visits Fort Worth With Relatives
Jimmy Nix is spending the week in Fort Worth with his aunt Mrs. Ross Gentry and the Gentry family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Nix
Fort Worth
Mrs. Ross Gentry
Mrs J C Doss Returns From Texas Visit
Mrs J C Doss arrives back Sunday after a weeklong trip visiting Fort Worth and Weatherford.
Program Ready For Big Annual Baptist Meeting
The Lueders Baptist Encampment runs Monday June 21 through Sunday June 27 with Dr. W. R. White of Hardin-Simmons University as camp pastor. Denominational leaders will head departments, daily inspirational addresses, morning and evening sessions, and numerous conferences plus supervised recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lueders Baptist
W. R. White
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
C. A. Powell
Rule
Ponder Ephesians
W. O. Vaught, Jr
University Baptist Church
J. D. Riddle
R. L. Patillo, Jr
Jayton
J. T. Seismore
Buchanan Street Church
Amarillo
Carl McEachern
Austin
Pat Crawford
Olden
W.M.A
C. L. Culpepper
China
New World
J. P. Wi
A. A. Palmer
R.A
Mary Culpepper
G. A
E. C. Stockdale
Sunbeams
Crawford
W. M. US
Roger Hebard
Vaught
Miles B. Hays
Stamford
Jamie Short
J. M. Sibley
Naomi Kincaid
Nella Casement
Reation
Fred Porter
H. E. East
Hamlin
V. J. Henry Littleton
Anson
Lester Named Assistant Manager at Stamford Electric Co op
Stamford Electric Cooperative announces C M Lester will serve as assistant manager starting Monday. He succeeds Oliver Smith who resigns to pursue farming. Henry Osmont, the manager, makes the announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Lester
Electric Co-op
Stamford Electric Cooperative, Inc
Oliver Smith
Henry Osment
District WSCS to Meet in Aspermont
The Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service will hold a district meeting at Aspermont on June 15. Mrs. F. B. Frey of New York will be the agent speaker. Several women of S.C.8. of St. John's Methodist Church plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service
Aspermont
F. B. Frey
New York
S.C.8
St. John’s Methodist Y
REA Extends Electric Lines by About 25 Miles
Stam ford Electric Cooperative plans small rural extensions under the Food for Victory program. The project adds roughly 25 miles to REA lines, bringing total length to about 450 miles. Midwest Engineering and Construction, Tulsa, oversees design with Donovan Lefty as contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Electric Cooperative, Inc
Henry Osment
Midwest Engineering and Construction Company
Tulsa
Okla
tagged _ Donovan
Lefty
Mrs. T. T. Curry Dies at Lueders
Mrs. T. T. Curry, 49, died at the family home in Lueders shortly after midnight Sunday. Funeral service was held Monday at 5 p.m. at the Lueders Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Fred Moreland, with burial in Lueders cemetery. Born November 21, 1893 in Eastland County, she was Mary Arthana Hargrove before marrying Mr. Curry in Avoca in 1915. Survived by husband, two sons Berthan and Arvel, three daughters Jessie Lee Ida Belle Merle Ruth, five brothers and four sisters, all of Lueders or nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. T. Curry
Lueders
Lueders Baptist Church
Fred Moreland
Bur
Kinney
Rege
Curry
Eastland County
Mary Arthana Hargrove
Mr. Curry
Avoca
The
Baptist Church
Berthan
Arvel
Jessie Lee
Ida Belle
Merle Ruth
Ludders
J. C. Hargrove
Abilene
W. H. Hargrove
Stamford
Clovis Hargrove
Lee
Nugent
Joe Standfield
Monahans
E. F. Moore
Mack Gray
Tom Standfield
D. C. Higgs
Charles Pruegner of New Hope Community Buried Wednesday
Funeral service for Charles Pruegner aged 70 was held at the Baptist Church in New Hope with Rev. J. H. Skiles officiating. Burial followed at New Hope cemetery. Kinney Funeral Home in charge. He died at 12 10 Tuesday at Stamford Sanitarium after 14 days treatment. he was a retirement farmer, unmarried, born March 21 1873 in Washington County, living in Jones County since 1916 after coming from Carmine. He is survived by nieces and nephews in Stamford Ay and Anson. Pallbearers were Bruno Meil Fred Bennett J L Woodson J L Herman J B Burney W L Hopkins J F Brigham and F C Keen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Pruegner
Baptist Church
New Hope
J. H. Skiles
Kinney Funeral Home
Pruegner
Stamford Sanitarium
Jones County
Carmine
Washington County
Stamford
A Y
Anson
Bruno Meil
Fred Bennett
J. L. Woodson
J. L. Herman
J. B. Burney
W. L. Hopkins
J. F. Brigham
F. C. Keen
Yates Family To Move To Abilene For Work
Mr and Mrs Rollie Yates and their four sons will move to Abilene later this week as Mr Yates takes a job with Waples Platter Company. Fred Gray has purchased the Otes home at 724 East Camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Rollie Yates
Yates
Waples Platter Company
Fred Gray
Otes
East Camp
Wheat Harvest Delayed Yet Grain Unharmed By Rain
Heavy Sunday night rain interrupted about ten days of wheat harvest but is not expected to affect overall yield. Some fields will be dry enough for combines by late this week or early next week. Yields per acre reach 28 or more for growers like L. E. Adams and Oliver Smith, with prices around 1.25 to 1.27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. E. Adams
Oliver Smith
Stamford
Baptist Men to Celebrate with Chicken Dinner
In the Harvester's Class at First Baptist Church the attendance contest ends with a chicken feed Friday night May 11 at 8 o'clock. Otis Harbert, class president, announced. The Rangers led by A C Humphrey beat the Commandos led by T A Upshaw by 10 points as attendance more than doubles. over 100 men are expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Otis Harbert
Rangers
A. C. Humphrey
Commandos
T. A. Upshaw
Chamber of Commerce links farmers with town buyers
In response to many inquiries, the Chamber of Commerce will act as a contact point for residents and rural suppliers seeking to can and store surplus produce. Those needing vegetables fruits or chickens may call to share name address and desired items. Farmers with surplus can contact the chamber to reach ready buyers and set price quantity and delivery terms directly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Vacation Bible School enrollment rises at First Baptist Church
Enrollment in the Daily Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church has grown daily since opening Monday and will run through Friday June 18. Offering is taken daily for starving Chinese people. Staff includes Rev. Miles B Hays and many teachers across Beginners to Intermediate classes with sessions 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Miles B .Hays
Hays
Edna Cullum
Era Jo Upshaw
A. V. Hamilton
W. G. Morris
C. C. Underwood
A. V. Bounds
G. G. Flournoy
Dan Herndon
Sam Crawford
Conrad Knowles
Mary Jean Yates
Barbara Sims
Jewel Austin
W. T. Gambill
J. H. Weldon
George Smith
Bernice Caldwell
Marguerite Jo Doyle
Dale Muse
Hubert Morton
LaVada Ivy Joins Women's Marines
Miss LaVada Ivy daughter of Judge and Mrs John Ivy of Has Kell and a Paint Creek school teacher will leave Saturday to enter service with the Women’s Reserve Marines. She will move on to Hunter College in New York for training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVada Ivy
John Ivy
Haskell
Paint Creek School
Marinesomen's Reserve
Hunter College
New York
Ridgecrest Assembly Trip For Baptist Union Attendee
Jean Brownfield and her Baylor roommate Jean Gilmer travel to Ridgecrest North Carolina for the Ridgecrest Assembly of the Baptist Student Union. Brownfield is the daughter of Mr and Mrs C E Brownfield. They plan to return about June 20 after attending from Saturday to Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgecrest Camp
Jean Brownfield
C. E. Brownfield
Ridgecrest
North Carolina
Ridgecrest Assembly of the Baptist Student Union
Jean Gilmer
Austin
Rocksprings
Jean
Baylor University
Waco
Tean
Penalty lifted for Texas farmers missing warcrop aims
The War Food Administration announced the removal of the $15 per acre penalty for failing to meet 90 percent of warcrop goals in most Texas counties. 19 Panhandle counties keep the deduction due to established hay and pasture goals. The change aims to encourage production and adjustments to new conditions amid unfavorable weather. Fifty-five words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Panhandle
B. F .Vence
AAA
War Food Administration
Vance
Bryants Buy Goods for Bryant Link Stores in Fort Worth
Mr and Mrs R B Bryant traveled to Fort Worth and California last week to select merchandise for Bryant Link Company stores. They were joined by three buyers from other company outlets. The couple returned home after their two sons in the service arrived here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryant-Link
R. B. Bryant
Fort Worth
Bryant-Link Company
Cochran County Texas On The High Plains Bordering New Mexico
Cochran County sits on the high plains along the Texas New Mexico border. The region is noted for arid landscapes and ranching heritage with sparse population and wide open spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochran County
Texas
New Mexico
Local Authority Push for Ration Board Power Gains Support
Mark McGee OPA district administrator urged expanded local control over price and rationing boards at a High school auditorium gathering. He praised unpaid local boards, criticized John L. Lewis, and noted a new butter price ceiling roll back to 58. per pound with government subsidies. Attendees included leaders from Anson, Haskell, Lueders, and Stamford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mark McGee
OPA
McGee
John L. Lewis
Moses
Ruel Calker
Leon Moses
Price Sear
D. A. Bandeen
J. A. Rix
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
WTCC
City Pool Opens for Summer Season in State
The Municipal swimming pool opened Thursday for summer with H. S. Fitzgerald in charge. It is rated among the best in the state and will be open to the public from 3 to 10 p.m. daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Fitzgerald
Red Cross Names Field Worker for West Texas Counties
Mrs. Kenneth Wier J, a former Department of Public W field worker in Jones Shackelford and adjacent counties, will serve as general and home service field representative for the Red Cross in counties west of Abilene. She is among eighteen professionals completing Red Cross home service training in Washington. A former Breckinridge and Eastland teacher, she holds degrees from TSCW Denton, Texas A and M College, University of Munich, and Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Wier
Department of Public
Jones
Shackelford
Red Cross
Abilene
New Mexico
Jameson
American Red Cross
National Headquariais
Washington, D. C
Breckenridge
Eastland
TSCW
Denton
Texas A & M College
University of Munich
Germany
Vacation School Opens Next Monday at Methodist Church
Vacation school begins next Monday at the Methodist Church with a two week program. Classes run from 9 to 11 am daily under Dean Mrs. R. E. McNabb with assistants Miss Stella Doak Mrs J M Oren and others. no registration fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
St. —. Methodist Church
R. E. McNabb
Dean School
Stella Doak
J. M. Oren
Garth Ee Iam Blac Tstone
Marie
Rison
Gileen Vacation School
Ann Bunkley Receives Degree at Stephens College
In commencement exercises on June 2, Ann Bunkley is awarded an associate degree from Stephens College. Dr and Mrs E Bunkley attend. the family travels to Columbia for the ceremony. Ms Bunkley plans to enter the University of Texas in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Rosenwasser
Stamford High School
Doris
University of Texas, Austin
Louis Rosenwasser
Ann Bunkley
Ney
Stephens College
Also Mentioned on This Page
Billy J. Bryant
Oliver School
R. B. Bryants
J. C. Doss
Weatherford
Wy At
WSCS
REA
Co-op
Verneda Lehrmann
Otto Lehrmann
Sagerton High School
C. of
Women’s Marines
Bunkley
Stephens
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