Willkie’s World Trip Boosts Hopes of 1944 Campaign
The article notes Wendell Willkie’s globe spanning journey and book One World elevating his stature in the U.S. while predicting a tight 1944 race if he secures the Republican nomination. It contrasts Willkie’s rising confidence with party leaders’ fear and the potential Democratic opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Egypt
United States
Stamford
U. S
Roosevelt
Cookie donors at Stamford Cadet Club event
Women who filled the Cooky Jar at the Stamford Cadet Club last weekend included Mrs J Wnne Brownfield and Mrs C E Brownfield, plus Mrs Paul, Mrs Eugene Yates, and Mrs W. The incomplete list indicates several attendees from local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Cadet Club
Mmes. J. W. Nne
C. E. Brownfield
Paul
Eugene Yates
Women of St Kevins Church Bake Cookies for Weekend
E Swanson reports that the Women of St Kevins Catholic church sent cookies the previous weekend as part of a church bake effort.
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E. Swanson
Women of
Wali Paper and Canvas Tie With C D Shamburger Lumber Co
Local trade item notes a 46 tie arrangement linking Wali Paper and Canvas with C D Shamburger Lumber Co in a brief business context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wali Paper and Canvas
C. D.shamburger Lumber Co
Stamford Bulletin Adapts To Rainy June 1926
The Stamford page reports political visits by Dan Moody and Lynch Davidson slated for July and next week, plus a three day free chautauqua organized by local business and professional leaders with seventy nine firms paying for the entertainment. It notes four Stamford Fire Department representatives at the State Firemen convention in Harlingen and a major push to rebuild the Washington School with Rosenwald Fund aid and a two acre site donated by Swenson Bros. It covers local social events including engagements, weddings, showers, birthday parties, and club activities, and mentions weather, crops, and community meetings.
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Stamford
Dan Moody
Lynch Davidson
Harlingen
Artman Daniels
Dick Rowland
Charlie Sledge
Bascom Connally
Cecil Biggs
Washington
Rosenwald Fund
G. T. Bludworth
State Department of Education
Austin
Will G. Swenson
Swenson Bros
Symonds Place
Connell and
Tayman
East
Reynolds
Porter A. Whaley
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
Whaley
Chamber of Commerce
J. P. Astin
Miss Frances Jones
R. F. McCulloch
Miss Jones
Carrie Lou Crockett
Swenson Davis
Robert Frances Culbreath
Patsy Belle Kinard
Martha Jane Bryant
Mary Alice Abbott
R. M. Kinard
Margaret Crockett
Crockett
Lueders Park
L. G. Prince
H. A. Carter
W. B. Tayman
Byron Lewis
Margaret Smith
Maye Belle Baird
Mary Bryant
Dorothy Harlan
Leta Mae Middleton
Parish Meeting Urged for Wednesday at Methodist Church
Friday, June 11, 1948 report notes an invitation to attend a Wednesday evening gathering at the Methodist Church. The item also lists visitors and local family ties including Mr. Hicks of San Angelo and Mrs. Doc White with daughter Mary Frances visiting Stamford residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Mr. Hicks
San Angelo
M. R. Huffaker
Eva Huffaker
Doc White
Mary Frances
Betty Sue White
Stamford Hospital
Wayne Grogan
Richard Cockrell
Robert Green
Billy Charles
Anson
W. H. Green
Seaman
Roland Long
Virginia
Stamford American
Stamford
Texas
Jimmy Fox
Martha Ann
Cliff Green
Mildred Penick
Moorhead
Abilene Hospital
Theron McNair
Lubbock
McNair
Smith
Bruno Miers
Hamlin
M. R
S. H. Rogers
Dale
Bobby
Haskell County
Olson
San Antonio
Hugh Culwell
Hugh Winberry
George Culwell
Slaton
Wilburn Jensen
Lubb
J. E. White
The
Baptist
Joel V. Grimes
Mareet
Baptist Church
Card of Thanks for Flowers in Miss Bars Death
We express appreciation for the beautiful flowers sent from Stamford in the death of our mother Mrs Mary E Bars at Elkhart last week Your remembrance eased our grief Mr and Mrs R Markham Mr and Mrs Floyd Long Clint Bars and Mr and Mrs J H Bars
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Stamford
Mary E. Bars
Elkhart
R. Markham
Floyd Long
Clint Bars
J. H. Bars
Local Students Return Home For Summer Vacations
Irvin Moody returns from A and M College to spend the summer with his parents. Mattie Merle Middleton, who attended school at C. I. A. Denton, comes home for the break. The article also mentions Holland and Mrs. R. L. Haynie as part of the local scene.
Tuxedo Service Flag Dedication Service Sunday Night
The community invites all to attend the service on Sunday night June 13 honoring service members. Local families and residents are noted visiting relatives and attending events in Stamford Abilene Merkel and Plainview.
Local Church Activities And Social Visits Reported
Rockdale residents and area families attended church services and social gatherings over the weekend. The Rev Hardy Childress and his mother joined guests of the Bunkleys, while relatives from Albany Abilene and Stamford visited kin and attended church events. The Sew and Chat Club met for sewing with Secret Sisters gifts and angel food cake. Graduation exercises at Hamlin featured Vada Lee Meads Edwin Pritchard and Dwaine Stephens as graduates and Joyce Grimm in a Friday recital.
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Hardy Childress
Baptist Church
Elmer Childress
Vestus Bunkley
Harry Lavender
Mr. Williams
Stamford
Oeee Chapel Church of Christ
von Cobb
M. M. Cobb
R. J. Fox
Beulah Wright
Albany
Miss Wright
Stanley McKeever
Pauline Reeves
Nude Gillespie
Tull Newcomb
Leo McKeever
R. W. Watts
Abilene
W. F. Bunkley
Edd Ivy
R. A. Gillespie
T. N. Gillespie
Hell Thursda
Jane
Betty
Tand
Flora Newcomb
Marvin Cobb
Kermit
84 Club
Howell Cobb
Lucy Bohannon
Fort Worth
Lee Bohannon
Rockdale
Maurice
Dorothy Ann Gillespie
Post Oak
Burl Bunkley
Martha Ann
Weinert
Bunkley
V. F. Bunkley
Joe McKeever
Watts
Chang Middleton
Gentry
Tohoka
Mr. Middleton
Millideen Williams
J. Z. Williams
Woodrow Smith
Allen Isbell
Mmes. L. J. Miller
Kenneth Ivy
Wilbur McKeever
O. E. Schooler
Raymond King
Lester Ivy
Felton Schooler
Raymond Bounds
Arlen Howe
Tom Newland
Dallas
C. P. Pritchard
J. C. Harwell
Hamlin
Vada Lee’ Meads
Edwin Pritchard
Dwaine Stephens
Joyce Grimm
Walter Grimm
Mac Harwell
Vada Lee Meads
Priscilla
Stamford Area Family Visits and Local Church News
Avoca residents visit Stamford relatives while various local families share visits and illnesses. Deacons elected at the Baptist Church join a 12 member board. Bible school extended at the Methodist and Baptist churches with Rev. Joel V. Grimes leading. Local social at the Baptist Church includes a choir formation and student attendance.
Meeting at the home of Mrs Raymond Lucky
Visitors are invited to a gathering to be held next week at the residence of Mrs Raymond Lucky. The notice encourages attendance.
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Raymond Lucky
New Hope Baptists Hold Morning Service and Community Notices
Sunday morning services were held at New Hope Baptist Church led by Rev J H Skiles. Sunday night service was canceled. The area reported about three inches of rain Sunday night. Local residents including Sgt Leonard Anderson and Pvt Howard Hopkins visited family and friends over the weekend. A Cradle Roll program was announced for Sunday morning at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Skiles
Baptist Church
Leonard Anderson
Eagle Pass Air School
Chas. Anderson
Harrell McDuff
Columbia
South Carolina
W. C. Willis
Yvonne
Carey Sue
Dallas
Jack Goree
Stamford Sanitarium
Jimmy Ruth Skiles
Hardin-Simmons
Abilene
Howard Hopkins
Lubbock Army
Avoca
Norma Dean Blankenship
Barbara Ann Bean
Bethie Sue Lindsey
Jamell Bolding
Mary Zoan Lindsey
Mr and Mrs C M Francis Attend Texas Cottonseed Conference
Mr and Mrs C M Francis traveled to Houston this week for the wartime business conference of the Texas Cottonseed Crushers Association. They left their town Sunday for Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Francis
Houston
Texas Cottonseed Crushers’ Association
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Claire
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Reno Hertzenberger
William Dugger
Home Demonstration Council
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D. Lee Hukel
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Hylton Hudspeth
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Joe Hudspeth
Tuxedo
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D. W. French
Dallas Neil
Johnnie Pritchard
Dave Glenn
Walter Osment
Edgar Brigham
W. C. Carlton
Tom Turner
Craig Stephens
Bill Houston
W. B. Amerson
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Homer Har
Robert Hoote
Joe Carlton
Odessa
Virgil Rush
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Lyndon
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I. C. Rutherford
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R. R. Debusk
Plainview
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Diane
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Louisiana
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Bruce Baize
Gatesville
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M. G. Stanford
Coyt Smith
Merkel
Fred Smith
Vernon Routon
Jimmy
Janette
Joe Ashburn
Jorene
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Johnnie
Anton
M. H. Cook
Cunningham
Oran Brigham
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Don Baize
I. K. Boen
Cliff Henry
Rotan
Stovall
J. E. England
Edwin Tucker
Lela Mae Brigham
Fannie Williams
Clyde Pritchard
Bill Newland
Eva Jean
Wise Chapel
Africa
Lester Baize
Baize
Reed Baize
Sam Smith
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W. Moran
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