Retirement of Mrs. W. V. Lyon Ends 26 Years in Stamford Schools
Mrs. W. V. Lyon retires after 26 years in Stamford public schools, serving as Reynolds Street principal since 1929. She never missed a day due to personal illness, moved to Stamford in 1921, earned a B.S. in 1941, and now lives with daughter in Abilene while planning travel, reading, piano, and gardening. She has eight grandchildren and connections to Fort Worth and Abilene communities.
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Stamford
W. V. Lyon
Reynolds
Stamfod
Reynolds Street
Lyon
Central Ward
Reynolds St
Fort Worth
Texas
Mrs. Lyon
Arleigh
Jimmy Lyon
TCU
Gene Lyon
Philip Ward
Carolyn Ward
Lois
Lou Jean
McMurray College
Virginia
Merle
Gloria
David
Bennett
Abilene
Former Resident of Tuxedo Community Buried Friday
Mrs. Blanche Hodges age 66 longtime Tuxedo area resident died June 2 at a daughter’s home near Lockney. Funeral held Friday at 2:30 pm at Tuxedo Baptist Church with burial in Fairview cemetery. Survivors include two daughters, six grandchildren, one great grandchild, two brothers and several relatives. Kinney Funeral Home directed services.
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Blanche Hodges
Tuxedo Baptist Church
Mr. Cobb
Lockney
Fairview Cemetery
Tuxedo
Kinney
Hodges
Tom Ashburn
Blanche Turkenkoph
Wichita Falls
Jones County
KR. J. Hodges
The
Baptist Church
Jim Ashburn
Shallowater
S. C
J. D. Turkenkoph
Ruidoso
N. M
Haskell Riley
Newall Bird
Herman Lieb
Ben Ashburn
Duke Apperson
Price Amerson
Patty McDonald Home For Summer Visit
Patty McDonald daughter of Mr and Mrs J M McDonald is home for the summer after attending the University of Texas Austin full sentence.
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Patty McDonald
J. M. McDonald
University of Texas, Austin
Agricultural class visits large irrigation farm north of Abilene
The Stamford class of Jones County Vocational Agriculture, taught by Edwin Schwarz, toured the C. M. Caldwell irrigated stock farm north of Abilene, viewing 114 acre irrigated pasture and 1100 head of fat cattle. Jack Vines led the tour and discussed farm practices.
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Abilene
Stamford
Jones County Vocational Agriculture School
Edwin Schwarz
C. M. Caldwell
Jack Vines
California Creek Conservation Service
M. T. Turner
Fay Gooch
Soil Conservation Service
Rey Moritz
Buie Park
Oliver Brinell
John Carlton
N. J. Goodman
Otto Hinze
John
Bradford Rowland Plans Summer With Parents
Bradford Rowland a John Tarleton College student in Stephen ville plans to spend the summer with his parents Mr and Mrs Virgil Rowland.
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Cecil Johnson
North Texas State College
Denton
Adolph Johnson
Highway Department
Charles
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Bradford Rowland
John Tarleton College
Stephenville
Virgil Rowland
Death of Henry Fowler After Two-Year Illness
Henry Jefferson Fowler 69, confined to bed about two years, died Friday at 6 15 a.m. at his Stamford home on Fast Davenport Street. Funeral was Saturday at 3 p.m. at Northside Baptist Church with Rev. L D Hull and Rev. L R Jones officiating. Burial in Highland Cemetery. Kinney Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include Frankie Burks Fowler, four sons Allan Marshall H J Jr of Lamesa and others, three daughters, 22 grandchildren and two brothers, one sister. He was born March 25 1879 in Huntsville Alabama. He moved to Stamford 11 years ago from Anderson County and was a retired grocer. He was a Baptist.
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Henry Jefferson Fowler
Davenport Street
Northside
B. Boone
J. P D. Boone
J. B. Blancet
H. E F. Younquist
James Allen
Fowler
Stamford
Anderson County
The
Baptist Church
Huntsville
Ala
Frankie Burks
Fransston
Texas
Singing Sunday at Baptist Church in New Hope
A singing event is planned for Sunday at 2 30 PM at the Baptist Church in New Hope community. Fred Bennett of Anson will assist with the singing and all singers and lovers of song are invited to participate with the New Hope community.
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Baptist Church
New Hope
Fred Bennett
Anson
Jovers
Grasshoppers threaten Jones County crops prompt bait drive
Grasshoppers hatch by the millions across Jones County prompting H. C. Stanley the county agent to urge farmers to bait early. Hoppers damage crops in Leeders Nugent and surrounding areas as hatchings spread toward pasture and hedgerows. A Grasshopper Bait Mixing Station operates at the Farmers Coop Gin in Anson with guidance from Stanley.
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Jones County
H. C. Stanley
Leeders
Nugent
Brazos
Stanley
Anson
Sa.m
Two Local Girls Start Extended Vacation Trip
Miss Upshaw Baylor University student and her roommate Martha Granstaff join about 100 Young People at Ridgecrest North Carolina for a Baptist Student Union assembly. They then travel to Washington D C Baltimore Annapolis Cleveland for Mu Phi Epsilon convention before Chicago trip and home by July 4.
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Era
Upshaw
Flo Scott
Miss Upshaw
Baylor University
Martha Louise Granstaff
Baylor
Texas Christian University
Lucille Duffner
San Antonio
Washington
D. C
Baltimore
Annapolis
Cleveland
Mu Phi Epsilon
Miss Duffner
Chicago
Harold Johnson Home Visit From Texas A and M College
Harold Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Pete Johnson returns home from Texas A and M College for a visit. The brief item notes a family gathering and signals a student’s holiday homecoming.
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Harold Johnson
Pete Johnson
Texas A. & M. College
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Wilma Antwine
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Sam Rayburn
Tex
Bill Lipsey
College Station
Henry Fowler
J. B. Magill
Lamesa
Heor
Buie
Kowtel
Stemford
Play Toys
Kate Greenaway
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