Fiddling Contest at Texas Cowboy Reunion Announces Prizes
Fiddlers vie for prizes from 15 to 2.50 dollars at the municipal auditorium starting 9 a m. Entry numbers rise toward 25 with 1,500-seat crowd anticipated. professionals barred and accompanist allowed. Square dance nightly at Pioneer Cowboys building, admission free for dancing afterward. Judge Charles E. Coombes oversees the event.
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West Texas
H. F. Jackson
Municipal Auditorium
Jackson
Texas Cowboy
Pioneer Cowboys
Charles E. Coombes
Sponsors Picked In Eleven Towns Up To Wednesday
Rivalry for the honor in the var seme Sewne te. np have shat fe coms aed oe Ivey, Aves m Hies ae Pekin Mrs. Balle Atkine, Stonewall county, Miss Ruth Jane Gholson, J. Miss Lucille jela, Vera, Miss Johnnie Moore, Munday, Miss Florene and Miss Bun E Stamford, Dorothy Burnley, than in years. Dances in the new Cowboy at Re eonee arranged night of the show. The aan for the night, July 2. hee been named The First End-up. No invitation is required for this The be held the second night, ii vitation from a epeeees hea Seodhor for admission. A invitation is necessary for the Dallas Sales manship Club Ball on the night of July 4, closing day of the Reunion.
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Varseme Sewne Te. Np
Ivey
Balle "Atkine
Stonewall County
Ruth Jane Gholson
Lucille Jela
Vera
Johnnie Moore
Munday
Florene
Bun E Stamford
Dorothy Burnley
Reeonee
Miss Stamford Martha Jane Bryant in Sweetwater Revue
Martha Jane Bryant known as Miss Stamford will perform in a Sweetwater revue as part of the Stamford celebration held June 14 and 15. A delegation from the Texas Cowboy Reunion and Rotary Club will attend along with other Stamford residents.
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Martha Jane Bryant
Sweetwater
Martha Ime
Fragmented OCR Note on Size and Weight
The readable text mentions a prnor by the world’s smallest as weighing a sum and lists seventeen opages. Details are partial and unclear but indicate a tiny object or subject with a weight reference and a page count.
Jones County seeks larger cotton allotment under Bankhead bill
Favorable consideration is claimed for Jones County Texas in a brief to Washington arguing to exclude 1929 and 1930 from the three year average due to drought and flood losses. The county cites 1932 as a good year while noting 1928 1931 cover normal production, and describes wheat weevils and Brazos floods that affected cotton lands. The letter from H H Seater at the National Cotton Consultant in Cobb’s office is sent to Judge Otis Miller Anson. Continued on page 10.
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Jones County
Otis Miller
Anson
H. H. Seater Tatlas Te Eres
C. A. Cobb
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington
Williamson
Secretary of Agriculture
Jones Sommty
Texas
Spee
Brazos
Drouth
U. S&s
Red Cross Relief
Be & Roe
Deparent of Commerce
Bureau of Censous
Jones Texas
Third Attempt to Take His Own Life Proves a Failure
A Haskell County farmer has tried to kill himself three times. One month earlier he was treated for a self inflicted gunshot wound and sent home. This week he arrived at a hospital with head injuries from an axe and scratches on the abdomen from a dull instrument. He is not in serious condition and no motive is given.
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Haskell County
Panthers Tie for Second in Valley League Standings
Stamford and Aspermont met in a Valley League clash with Stamford winning 9 to 2. Withrow led Stamford with three hits and Portwood added two including a homer, while Polacek held Aspermont scoreless after entering with bases loaded. Haskell’s win over Knox earlier boosted Stamford’s lead and kept Rule tied for first as the race tightens.
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Panthers
Aspermont Club
Sylvester
Aspermont
Polacek
Polacekek
Withrow
Les
Portwood
Anthers
Haskell
Stamford Diamond
Knox Eo
ear_ Rule club
Stamford
Aly
Rhe Bradford
Beatty
Alfred, Ss
Diccheppetiticmedsches
Bartlett
Nowell
Hill
Helms
Camerons
T. Rash
Impressive Memorial Service At Odd Fellow Hall
A joint assembly of Odd Fellow lodges held an annual memorial at 1.0.C.F. Hall on Tuesday night to honor deceased members. The program featured processional, candles, songs including Onward Christian Soldiers and Rock of Ages, remarks by Lou Williams, a Salome pose by Miss Clara Lively and others, tributes, and benediction by Rev. M. B. Harris.
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C.F. Hall
Mareh
Lou Williams
Clara Lively
Small
Hamiltons
Sarah Smith
Faw Land File
C. G. Lewis
Isle of Somewhere
The
Assembly
M. B
Tans
M. B. Hariris
28 Boy Scouts Receive Badges At Honor Court
The Stamford Boy Scouts from troops 40 41 and 42 earned 44 badges at an Honor Court held in the first summer month. Scout master Fred Pauling led the proceedings with George Pryor presiding. Members received ranks and merit recognitions including life saving scholarship carpentry first aid public health and pathfinding.
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Stamford
Methodist Oh
George Pryor
Iman
Fred Pauling
Pauling
Stamford Scout Council
IyereCann
Charles Davis
J. Smith
Billie Frankoo
Jack Bryant
Miles Locke
Truett Smith
H. Lee Haynes
Winford Rucker
Paul Corley
Life Andere
Leone McNut
Marvin Guffin
Joe On
Py Bly Millera Allace Miles
Frank Musil
George
Haskell Races Set Four Day Meet This June
Four day horse racing program at Haskell begins June 27 with a full card of events. Officials report 150 horses expected and over 75 stable reservations as top horses from Panhandle and Amarillo join winners from Brady week prior in a feature Derby of 1 mile 70 yards and several stakes races across days one through four.
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Associat
Haskell
Panhandle
Amarillo
Brady
Haskell County
MGS Hsandl
A A Allison Visits Stamford Amid Local Ties
A. A. Allison of Corsicana visits Stamford to see his sister Mrs. R. C. Thomas. The financier and chairman recently appointed with Lone Star Gee Company attends the local gathering and denotes ongoing business ties in the area.
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A. A. Allison
Corsicana
Stamford
R. C. Thomas
Alison Bee
Der
Tribute Paid to Mrs. A J Swenson at Stamford Funeral
Simple rites followed by interment at the Swedish Lutheran cemetery as hundreds join in paying tribute to Selma Augusta Anderson Swenson 68 wife of A J Swenson pioneer ranchman and Swenson Land and Cattle Company manager. Services conducted by Rev B Haterius with church and community attendees. Burial after service at Lutheran church cemetery. Born 1889 in Sweden she arrived in the United States to marry A J Swenson October 6 in New Sweden Travis county.
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Stamford
A. J. Swenson
Rev. B. Haterius
Kinsey
iSwenson Land & Cattle Company
Perenadont
Selma Augusta Anderson
N . Perino
New Swedlen
Travis County
Mar- Swensons
Jonesy
Louie Hardy
Hamlin Campaign Stops in Stamford and Sweetwater
Carl Hamlin of Breckenridge for congress in the 7th district toured Stamford and Sweetwater over a short afternoon Monday campaign swing. He opened his campaign at Lueders and spoke at the Legion Hall Monday night on issues facing disabled veterans.
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Geice Carl Hamlin
Breckensdale
Congress
Stamford
St Eesrepes
Lueders
Hamlin
Coupelgn
Sweetwater
Blanton
Udge Hamlin
Satar Tech
Merican
Legion Hall
Phantom thief strikes five local Stamford businesses
Police link five daylight thefts in Stamford to one elusive robber seen last week. The Sinclai r filling station office and Stamford Motor Co and Waples Platter Wholesale were hit, plus Union Station and the telephone office earlier. Cash and silver vanished. no clues or witnesses yet.
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Stamford
Sinclair
The
Telephone Company
Perto
Stamford Motor Company
Waples-Platter
Union Station
Joe Billingsly
Johnny Smith
Sinclair Station
Herbert Wa
Service Station Operator Held Up At Pistol Point
A bearded hijacker used a pistol to hold up Fred Sides at a service station and escape with $12 after taking keys to a car. Shots were fired but missed. Sides fled and police searched for the infoot offender through Monday.
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Fred Sides
Come Gamers
Sides
Boon
Lnfoot
Stamford Service Station Hijack Strikes for $7
A masked man robbed John Massey at his ice station on Highway Wednesda night about 9 o'clock. He escaped with $7 in change plus checks and receipts left in the headlights. Mrs. Massey was nearby as the bandit wore a black rubber mask and fled into the shadows.
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John Massey
Mrs. Massey
Allred Attacks Lobbyists in Stamford Speech
General Allred denounces lobbying tactics in a Stamford talk urging a public lobbying law. He calls for lobbyist registration, disclosure of organizational ties, expenditure reports, and candidate transparency to reveal who funds campaigns and who legislators serve.
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Allred
Stamford
New Bakery to Open Friday in Stamford
A new bakery plans to open Friday at 157 B in Stamford. The shop will offer breads pastries and cakes with a focus on fresh daily items.
Rural Rehabilitation Office Aid Moves to Soo
The Rural Rehabilitation Thru Relief Office in Soo moves to aid destitute families with a small farm grant program. Funds provide seed poultry and starter supplies, with restrictions against cotton cultivation to promote self-sufficiency for displaced urban workers returning to farming.
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Rural Rehabilitation Thru Relief Office
Keeeey
Gray Brothers Progress at Local Market Upgrade
Gray Brothers are completing improvements at the G and Market store. A brick addition expands display space and new equipment makes the shop one of the Southwest’s top meat markets.
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Gray Brothers
Gray Brothers G and
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Ile
Smith-Calfee
Pauls
Eral
James V. Allred
J1i
E. Coombes
Coombes
Leludi
James Y Bot
Pulic Utilities
C Corporations
Masters
Iin
Tina Ata
Paneker
Pee Se Sents
Seat
Coomes
Cleburne
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