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Newspaper

Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1948

Page

8

Radical Departure Marks 1949 Ford Design Shift

The 1949 Ford introduces a radical styling and engineering overhaul. It features a long low silhouette with rear fenders removed and a new hydra coil suspension, plus a redesigned six cylinder engine and improved economy, reflecting a modern streamlined approach. Frank Sims from College Station will spend the winter with his parents after attending Texas A&M.

Ford Por J. R Ford M Company E. Reals Leteriors Ruth Laeis Funk Frank Sims College Station Hig Arm Frank FH. Sims Texas A. & BM Frank 4 Ainter Hig

Ruth Carpenter Visits from Protection for Summer

Ruth Carpenter a high school senior elects to spend the summer with her parents Mr and Mrs C E Nicholson and other family members in my town while from Protection Kansas and plans to return next year for school.

Ruth Carpenter Kans C. E. Nicholson

Funeral Services Held for Mrs Blanche Hodges at Local Baptist Church

Relatives and friends from Lockney Plainview Shallowater Roundup and nearby towns attended the Friday afternoon service for Mrs Blanche Hodges at the Baptist church. Hodges who taught in local schools and lived with her daughters on the Plains for four years had deep community ties and her husband died in 1918. Doyle Barnes en route to Fort Worth Air Base visited friends earlier in the week. Various local families and residents joined the throng for the ceremony and church activities.

Blanche Hodges Baptist Church Tom Asburn Wayne Locknes Jim Ashburn Nancy Ruth Mary Jim Shallowater C. Bail Plainview Mire Edd Ashburn Meadows A. J. Ashbarn Cotton Center Mra. Whitaker Lockney Joe Ashburn Jorene Roundup Cobb Jockney Hodges Plains Fairview Doyle Barnes Barnes Air Force Fort Worth

Rice Family Vacation Trip Details From Anson

Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Rice Jr. with children Bobby and Ronnie and Mrs. Rice’s sister Mrs. Geo White of Anson travel Sunday to Longview to visit another sister Zelda Mae Rice, wife of Mr. Rice and Mrs. White’s brother-in-law.

J. R. Rice, Jr Bobby Ronnie

Camp Fire Girls Advance Ranks At Tahama Group

Eleven Tahama Camp Fire Girls, under Mrs. W. G. Morris and Mrs. W. S. Olinger, earned Fire Maker rank and Wood Gatherer rank at a June 3 Awards Committee meeting. Kay Culp, Rebecca Helmer, Mabeth Moreland and others won Fire Maker bracelets. Diane Neal earned the Wood Gatherer ring. Awards were presented during a Council Fire overnight campout.

Tahama W. G. Morris W. S. Olinger J. E. Bounds J. M. Bennett R. J. Haynie Homer Scott Kathleen Crawford Firemaker’s Bank Kay Culp Rebecca Helmer Mabeth Moreland Gradalyn Morris Jo Ann Olinger Angela Tillotson Ruth Ann White Nawona Williams Faith Ann Wise Sabra Drury Gail Swenson Fire Makers Camp Fire Diane Neal Morris Olinge

North Texas State College student Auston White returns home

Auston White, a student at North Texas State College in Denton, is home for a period of leave or holiday from campus life as the article notes his current status and location.

Auston White North Texas State College Denton

Gilleans Attend Commerce Graduation Exercises

Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Gillean and their daughter Judy traveled to Commerce last week for graduation exercises. Mrs. Gillean’s brother Bar Hendrix was among the graduates.

Roscoe Gillean Judy Commerce Gillean Bar! Hendrix

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