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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1930
Page
2
West Texas crops rise with rains while eastern Texas suffers from too much rain. Fort Worth Star Telegram editor James R. Record visits Stamford studying West Texas conditions and reports newspaper business lively. Texas seeks gubernatorial candidates with 19 total contenders and a split party field.
The editorial digest argues Texas leads in divorces and juvenile delinquency, noting shocking patterns of repeated marriages and family cycles. It urges the next governor to appoint a commission to study these social problems and propose corrective measures for public consideration.
A crow carried a poorly played golf ball on a Cannes course and dropped it near the driven green. At a Mitchem fair a public challenge was issued by James Wa ters, a pro boxer, who was defeated by an amateur from Paint and Varnishes Brazelton Lumber Co.
A bird entering Leon Gonzalez’s Madrid home dived into a lamp chimney, tipping it and starting a fire that burned the house. In Hamburg, Karl Gertzen covered his wife’s grave with glass to see her face at any time.
The Luther League Society held its regular monthly meeting at the Lutheran church with Walter Ekdahl presiding. The program featured readings, solos by Mrs. Fritz Gustafson, and a recap of previous minutes followed by refreshments and later local social updates and weather/recent travels.
Beginning Saturday June 14 Avoca mail carrier Mr Rennela will use a new route avoiding the road past Alma Ekenstam and N P Ekdahi farms, passing homes on the Alfred Olson property area. County improvements include widening and grading of the road near the Olson home and one or two small bridges. Church events: Lutheran services Sunday with Hiram Oleon in charge, Adeline Stenholm as Manis, A J Swenson leading Swedish morning service, Professor Fritz Gustafson leading English evening service, and next Sunday’s schedule unchanged. Visitors and local movements are noted among residents and nearby towns. Haskell county has a grader working on roads.
A hard rain fell in the south part of Rockdale Thursday night with the north part needing rain. Mrs. W. C. Gruben visited Dallas relatives and friends, then stayed Saturday night with John Ivy before continuing on.
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