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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1954
Page
4
Avoca forfeited a week long Vacation Church School ending Friday with a program led by Pastor R. H. Meixner. Teachers Prarie, Dallas Cat, Norman Baker and others guided 72 attendees, including 12 children and families from California unable to attend, with songs, crafts and refreshments.
Mrs C W Taylor of Lueders, 59, died at home after extended illness. funeral held at Lueders Church of Christ with Kinney Funeral Home in charge. Born August 16, 1894 in Austin, she married Taylor in 1909 and moved to Lueders in 1928. Survived by husband, eight children, twenty grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and five sisters.
Mrs Mary Wilson and her daughter Nancy traveled to Corsicana on Monday to visit Mrs Cora Wilder.
Charles Bennett Baggett 69 dies at Stamford Sanitarium 2:20 am Monday after entering hospital Friday. Funeral Tuesday at Stamford Church of Christ with burial at Willow Cemetery in Haskell. He worked 30 years with Rule Jayton Cotton Oil Co and later led a feed mill. He married Selma Haygood in 1925. survived by wife, two sons Charles and Billy, a brother John and sister Mrs. Sally Elliott.
Funeral services for William Edward Middlebrook were held Wednesday June 16 at 4 p.m. at the H. H. Corley residence with Rev. W. A. Appling of St. John's Methodist Church officiating. Burial followed in Highland Cemetery with Bill Kinney in charge. Middlebrook, a former resident, died in Petersburg on June 15. Born September 13, 1884 in Hill County, he moved to Jones County in 1905. Survivors include his wife, two brothers H. J. Middlebrook of Fort Worth and R. H. West, and three sisters Mrs. Rose O Keefe, Mrs. Joe Gray of Waco, and Mrs. Kate Reese of Rule.
Tommy Bridges, 62, former Haskell county farmer and well known in Stamford, died about 1 p.m. Friday in Stamford Sanitarium. He had been living at Aransas Pass and was brought to Sim ford Sanitarium two weeks earlier. Funeral was held Sunday at Rule First Methodist Church and burial was in Tanner Paint cemetery near Lagerton. He had lived in the area from 1942 to 19.. His wife died about three years ago.
Ted Ishibashi of Hawaii, a University of Oklahoma senior designate, visits Fareed Hassen and your family. He leaves for ROTC camp at Ft. Leonard Wood on June 19, staying until August 1, then plans a California visit before returning. A May Day orchid surprise is arranged for Mrs. Hassen via Hawaii air shipment.
The record notes Benjamin Franklin as the fifteenth child in a large family of seventeen. He is identified by his place in the birth order within the household.
Stamford High School's class of 1948 schedules a July 4 gathering at 4 p.m. with a picnic at Swede Picnic grounds after assembling at Bethel Lutheran Church. Sack lunches will be carried and shared. children of members are invited. A planning meeting occurred at Mrs. Herschel Kelley’s home with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Shelby Fancher Dick Kinney Otis Jones Mrs. Gene Olson and Victor Buie.
Stamford Red Sox face Abi lene Sluggers in a Juneteenth event at Wendeborn Field. Games start at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. with a free barbecue dinner after the afternoon contest. Organizers from Stamford Negroes promote community celebration.
Mr and Mrs J E Massey hosted last week with guests including Mr Masseys sister Mrs J Q Owens of Houston and their grandmother Margaret Massey of Abilene.
Mr and Mrs Guy Greenway and their baby daughter Mary Lorna of Newcastle Wyoming visited Mr and Mrs Roscoe Greenway near Hamlin and enjoyed a brief call with Stamford friends. Mrs Greenway before marriage was Norma York.
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