Stamford Gossip and Community Snippets from Seein’ Things
Local notes report Woodrow Cook driving to California with a car and trailer. plans to sell then ride bus back. Swenson could win an eye lash contest for men. Post Office Plaza parking plan stalls over government rules. park benches called rocks draw attention. Courting at the Post Office lobby noted with handclasps and mugging. Baby Polly christened at hospital. mother Indian, father unnamed. Metz twins Matilda Jane and Judith Ann named. doctor moved for potential dismissal. Various locals’ birthdays, fashion, dating, and small town lore color daily life.
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Woodrow Cook
California
Raymond
Swenson
Cleburne Huston
Clan Earl Jarret
Post Office
Harmon Park
Stamford
Community Notices From Ericksdahl Area Celebrations
Local social pages note birthdays and gatherings at Ericksdahl and surrounding homes. Guests include families linked to Lundgren Soderberg Olson and Armstrong clans with visits from Philadelphia Chicago and Austin. A Young Women’s Missionary Society picnic is planned for June 24 at the church grounds.
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Axel Soderberg
Messrs
Mines
Sam Basland
C. L. Ekdahl
J. A. Lundgren
A. H. Lundgren
Adolph Olson
Eben Olson
Philip Olson
Mmes
Eric Lundstrom
Austin
E. O. Soderberg
Gladys Nelson
Marie Soderberg
Ray
Leroy Lundgren
Vernon Lundgren
Harry Soderberg
Greta Diane
Sheridan Olson
Inez Ann Lundgren
Philip Olson, Jr
Kermit
Martha Jane
Billy Soderberg
Fingal Strand
Morris Lee
Edgar ‘Shuquist
Brendell
Clara Olson
Philadelphia
Johnny Olson
Chicago
Hugo B. Haterius
Omaha
Nebraska
Augustana Synod
Haterius
Alfred Jensen
Alamo
Pete Jensen
B. Coman
Jensen
Harry
Kermit Soderberg
Alma Armstrong
E. P. Armstrong
Oscar Beck
Jack Martin
Betty Florence
Helen Louise
Mr. Cunningham
Fort Worth
Georgia
Viola Snygg
Arnold
Bertha
Round Rock
Arnold Snygg
M. O. Johnson
Martin Olson
Mr. Olson
Eric Rosenquist
Leela Ake
Brady
The
Young Women’s Missionary Society
Okey Richards
Eben Oson
Lambert Stenholm
Health Talks Warn Parents on Summer Diarrhea Dangers
The Texas State Department of Health warns that diarrhea and dysentery peak in summer. It cites impure milk and water, contaminated foods, overheating, and overfeeding as main causes, and urges mothers to use clean supplies, boil water five minutes, feed regularly, and seek physician care if diarrhea persists.
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Texas State Department of Health
Post Office Probe Amid Steel Plant Strikes Across Ohio and Michigan
A Senate committee weighs investigating post office actions during strike turmoil as Republic Steel and Inland Steel keep plants running. In Ohio, parcel post delivery to strikers is blocked while protests threaten safety at Youngstown and Warren. Across Michigan, power outages halt 200 communities during a 15 hour labor stoppage affecting 100000 workers and GM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Post Office Department
John L. Lewis
Republic Steel
Inland Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Tom Girdler
American Steel and Iron Institute
Republic Steel Corporation
Ohio
United States
Post Office
Labor Department
Labor Relations Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Democratic Party
Samuel B. Pettingill
Frank B. Murphy
Michigan
Italy
Chicago
Kelly
Republic
Pullman
U. S O. Power Company
Saginaw Valley
General Motors
Daniel A. Knaggs
Monroe
Mich
Newton Steel Company
C. I O
Detroit
Ford Brotherhood of America, Inc
Stamford News Highlights: Softball Sellout Crowd and Growth
Stamford and nearby towns rally to nightly softball games boosting entertainment and goodwill. Exchange Club weighs goodwill road trips before the Texas Cowboy Reunion. Harvests look strong with bumper grain crops and bright cotton prospects as outsiders open new businesses.
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Stamford
Exchange Club
Cowboy Reunion Promises Wild Horse Challenge
A postcard publicist notes Hon Jimmie Jefferies will attend Stamford Cowboy Reunion if given the wildest horse called State Press and allowed to dub it so Jefferies is a radio singer and studio cowboy who could be thrown instantly from WFAA to the celestial choir if provoked by a bronco named State Press A Dallas News State Press cartoon critiques reckless driving as a national issue
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Jimmie Jefferies
Stamford
Corral
State Press
Jefferies
WFAA
Dallas News
S. J. Samson
Western Air Express
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
Milford
Utah
Wasatch Mountains
Ronald Dyche
National’ Forest Service
Forgetful People Struggle to Hold Key Facts
A reflective aphorism notes that some individuals cling to memories they should abandon while neglecting important details they should retain. It contrasts selective memory with prudent recollection.
Taylor County Old Settlers Reunion slated for July 16
Abilene June 10 The Old Settlers Reunion of Taylor County will hold its 21st annual gathering at Buffalo Gap on July 16. President Tom Bledsoe Abilene Vice President Jim Hurt Ovale Secretary Fred Jones Tuscola. expected speakers include Governor R C Stanford Arizona Attorney General Wm McCraw and Senator Morris Sheppard. All former Taylor County residents are invited to attend. Officers meet again June 19 at Reunion Grounds Buffalo Gap to finalize grounds and concessions.
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Abilene
Old Settlers Reunion
Taylor County
Buffalo Gap
Tom Bledsoe
Jim Hurt
Ovale
Fred Jones
Tuscola
R. C. Standford
Arizona
Funeral Guests for Rhodes Bates Observed in California
Here for funeral were E A Randolph and son Bob of Redlands California Jack Bates from CCC camp Palomar Mountains California and Myr and Mrs Otis Griggars of Longview. Randolph is Rhodes Bates grandfather Jack Bates Rhodes brother and Griggars his aunt. Mrs Gettle Cheek Rhodes mother and her young daughter Katherine return to California with her father to stay several weeks.
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E. A. Randolph
Bob
Redlands
California
Jack Bates
CCC
Palomar
Mountains
Myr
Otis Griggars
Longview
Rhodes Bates
Mr. Randolph
Jack
Griggars
Labor purge splits AFL and CIO amid global turmoil
The AFL moves to oust 27 locals amid alleged CIO ties while John L. Lewis signals possible civil service opposition. Britain blames Franco for a destroyer mine incident off Almeria and Iran’s region tensions with Mussolini’s Italy rise as naval drills near Naples showcase fascist strength.
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American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Chicago Federation of Labor
William Green
Lewis
Washington
A. F. of L
Francisco Franco
Great Britain
Hunter
Almeria
Spain
Bilbao
Pozablanco
Toledo
Seville
Almaden
Longest total eclipse photographed in 1200 years across South Seas
Scientists and crews from US Navy National Geographic Society and American Museum of Natural History observed the eclipse from Canton Island Lima Peru and Pacific ships. The total phase lasted three and a half to seven minutes, with eleven tons of gear sent to record the event and transmit the scene to audiences in the United States.
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South Seas
Canton Island
United States Navy
National Geographic Society
States
American Museum of Natural History
Lima
Peru
Pacific
Jean Harlow Dies in Hollywood at Age Twenty Six
Actress Jean Harlow dies of uremic poisoning in Hollywood at twenty six after a career that began in 1927. Born Harlean Carpentier in Kansas City she rose to fame as a platinum blonde star and had endured multiple marriages and divorces.
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Jean Harlow
Hollywood
Harlean Carpentier
Kansas City
Rockefeller heir and institute named in will
John D. Rockefeller died May 23 leaving a residuary estate estimated at 25 000 900 in trust for his granddaughter Mrs. Margaret Strong De Cuevas and her two children Elizabeth and John and the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research. The will was filed in the Westchester county surrogate's court at White Plains New York.
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Ohn D. Rockefeller
Margaret Strong de Cuevas
Elizabeth
John
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Westchester County
White Plains
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Polly
L. F. Metz
Matilda Jane
Judith Ann
Jimmie Marshall
Safeway
Ds Jones
Sanitarium
Lucille
Gertrude
Anson Boys
Longley
Nat Wash
Jesse James
Edgar Allan Poe
Massey
Almus Backwell
Jack Duncan
Kitty
Charlie Belle Cook
Ericksdahl
Bethel Lutheran Church
Carl Hedberg
Carl Ekenstam
Vilet Ekdahl
Hildegard Ekenstam
Milton Tulien Haterius
John Edward Youngquist
Luther League
C. A. Lundgren
Charies Spaulding and Son
Charles Arthur
Geo. W. Cox
Charles Michelson
Democratic National Committee
Supreme Court
Congress
Sen
H. Styles Bridges
Rep
N. H
Senate Committee On Post Offices
Josiah W. Bailey
North Carolina
Britain
France
Edward W. Pickard
Western Newspaper Union
Farley
Studio Cowboy
Old Settlers
Detective Riley
BY Richard Lee
Dixon
Chamber OF the Metal
BY Dean Corr
Mae
Il Duce
Mediterranean
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Werner von Berg
Naples
Galeazzo Ciano
Eric Drummond
HE Reich
Ministry of Interior
Germany
Vatican
Munich
Propaganda Goebbels
Cardinal Mundelein
Hitler
Rotensburg
Pius XI
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