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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1936
Page
2
Avoca notes cover visits and travel of local families with many relatives from Stamford Abilene Lamesa and Tyler. Notable items include Will Muenzler Dallas hospital treatment plans, road work south of Avoca toward Anson Albany, and a 4 H Club meeting hosted by Mrs. T. J. Hammer.
Sunday was church day as Rev J H Skiles preached three sermons and plans for June 20 were announced. The piece lists visitors and neighbors from Stamford Anson Hamlin Seymour Abilene and other nearby towns, plus social events and a WPA project joke about a cow eating blueprints in Florida.
Stamford will remain a city of homes not a tourist town. It boasts good schools churches and moral standards with highly developed utilities and streets. Water problems are solved and entertainment has improved with a new municipal pool theaters and a lighted sports field.
Reading by Frankie Beth Williams and a song by Mrs G H Rennels were featured at a salon hosted by Mrs J E Rennels with piano by Mrs Walter Winberry. Guests included many Anson residents and area visitors. Ruth Phillips left for Denton to attend school.
Mr and Mrs Annie Fox of Albany visited relatives including Mr and Mrs R J Fox and their family. Others attending were Glen Cobb Cecil Gillespie and families plus Miss LaVeda Ivy. A party at Marie Tabor s of Leeders was noted with refreshments. Rev Willoughby preached at the Baptist church. Miss Dealous Rushing, a Stamford graduate, is mentioned.
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