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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1931
Page
2
The notice states a yearly price of one dollar in advance and confirms second class matter status at the Stamford Texas post office dated August 11 1924 under the March 5 1879 act.
A collection of rural notices covers dairy testing in Bell County funded by a county agent, Jersey cattle club, creamery and school. new cotton gin days boost West Texas yields. poultry figures from Wharton and Tom Green counties show income from eggs and feed costs. homemaker notes from Cooke and Foard counties praise pantries and canning, with beeves canned and hens kept productive.
Washington officials foresee Secretary Stimson's European tour shaping international policy next year, while the White House bids farewell to longtime employee William Strauss after 43 years. Tariff debate intensifies as public opinion shifts from reverence to criticism amid political maneuvering. Missouri Senator Hawes's daughter plans a Paris exhibit to showcase American design. Canadian tariff changes aim to curb unemployment and aid farmers, with protectionist shifts affecting trade.
Four months after Congress considered the bonus loan, the Treasury issued 800 million in 18 percent bonds. The sale was oversubscribed sevenfold and passed with no major bond-market disruption. The piece argues the cost to the government is minimal and soldiers gain from the arrangement.
A German scientist grafted heads onto different insect bodies to study behavior. Beetle heads on June bug bodies prompted refuse burrowing and no flight while June bug heads on beetle bodies led to climbing behavior. Female heads on male bodies yielded female actions and vice versa. Insects may live after decapitation due to distributed breathing organs.
Robert Walker of Gooldsbers North Carolina is jailed after being charged with stealing two hams from an uncle and selling them to another uncle. A pigeon named Bubbue has attended Sunday services at the Fredonia Methodist church in Ja for six years without missing a sermon.
John Valikhovich of Canton Illinois pleads guilty to stealing two calves used for dinner at Nim wedding. He is placed on probation for one year.
J. B. Vansickle of Canton encountered officials who confiscated a bottle hidden in a package on his way to work but apologized and left after discovering it contained malted milk. In Los Angeles, Mrs. Josephine Swingler testified in a divorce case that her husband damaged a cherry tree during a moment of anger.
Three men dragged a barrel of her ring 250 miles from Gydnia to the doorstep of Marshal Pilsudski of Poland where he promised to offer them employment.
A column notes political jabs from Nebraska’s Lieutenant-Governor Williams calling Senators Norris Borah Brookhart and La Follette “hellraisers.” It also cites a Brazilian snake serum as a potential antitoxin, a possible antidote for bootleg whisky, and a Washington goose attack on Amelia Facteau. Other items include John Moraine’s revival of walking after a lightning strike, William Gannett’s hip fracture after a long journey, and Gus Heater's midnight shack collapse from a crashed car.
Daniel B. Scully of Hollywood and his wife took a honeymoon flight with her piloting the airplane though she is not a licensed pilot. Local reporters note the unusual couple flight sequence described with emphasis on the non pilot wife at the controls.
While plowing near Rock Hall Maryland, Herman Dierker found a fine gold ring believed lost for more than 38 years marking a long awaited recovery in a rural area.
Rockdale communities held strong Sunday church events with well attended services and a singing night. Miss Pearl Matthews from Dallas visited her sister Mrs. John Ivy with other guests in Rotan Aspermont and Dallas visiting the Ivy home. Farmers report variable grain yields while fighting grasshoppers as harvest continues. Mrs. Wilbur McKeever hosted a slumber party for local girls. A river fishing trip involved Lester Ivy, Wilbur McKeever, Leo McKeever and T. C. Newcomb. Audie and Julia Coker visited kin near Weinert while Edith Fox spent most of the time elsewhere.
Sunday school attendance was strong while no B Y P U met. Local families hosted guests from Haskell and Stamford. A revival at West Side Baptist in Stamford drew attendees, and several residents traveled to Albany and Coleman. A surprise party honored Aunt Dorothy Lee Brimberry as friends joined in games and treats.
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