This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 30 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1937
Page
4
Sanford Manager announces indefinite suspension of Bank Night at the Grand and Ritz theaters awaiting clarifications from a Supreme Court decision. He says Bank Night is an advertising medium and profit sharing with $1,400 in awards over eight months, mostly to needy patrons, and that rewards will be posted again once the final court ruling is issued.
Ellen Smith missionary circle of St. John's Methodist Church held a continuation of the study Out of Africa on Monday afternoon. Mrs Billy Bryant conducted the session which focused on the education of the Negro.
Personal notices recount weekend visits by Bob Pratt of Lubbock Sashard Door Company as well as Mrs. Clarence Rambo joining her husband in Houston. Several gatherings include bridge luncheon hosted by Mrs. Yates and Mrs. Raines. Others travel to Abilene Fort Worth Palo Pinto Colorado St Louis Chicago Detroit and Canada. A daughter named Shirley Ann was born to Mr. and Mrs. R L Thane of Avoca at Stamford Sanitarium.
Miss Mary Tom Boston visited Mary Jane Pierce in Fort Worth last weekend. She was accompanied home by Pierce who formerly lived in Stamford.
M. E. Elliott returned from a cleaners convention held this week, appearing Wednesday to report on the event and its lectures.
Day from Lubbock reports attendance at a regional Cleaners and Dyers convention begun Sunday with a special short course on Tuesday. Details note local ties to Angleton and Katy railroad discussions in Galveston. Families linked include E L Boston and Mrs Peggy Jane, plus Goodson Sellers visiting Abilene before a Dallas trip.
Mr and Mrs J L Stubbs and son John of Fort Worth visit J T Stubbs and sister Mrs P P Fitzpatrick. They travel to Benjamin to see another sister Mrs J D Redwine and family. J S Sloan and son Curtis and daughter Mrs G D Geer and her daughter Adelle of Sweetwater visit with F C Sloan in Loraine after a weeklong trip including Houston Galveston San Antonio and Austin.
A flurry of hometown visitors and departures fills the week as Sulphur Springs, Hobbs, Lubbock, Kermit, Mineral Wells, Abilene and Dallas figures converge. Families like Elliott, Belew, Raines, Wallace, Fleming, Lowrie, Rutherford and Hawkins are seen with relatives, teas, and extended trips to Breckenridge, Dublin, Hillsboro, Boulder, and Brownwood.
Mr Johnson visits Ruidoso NM and other points for a 15 day tour. Mr and Mrs Chas Strauss and O A Kinney conduct a business trip to Fort Worth and return to Stamford on Wednesday. J Roy Johnson Charlie Steven son and Mildred Tollison visited Mildred’s brother L T Tollison at the Sanitorium last Sunday.
A two week Daily Vacation Bible School at St. John's Methodist Church ends with closing exercises Sunday night June 20. An evening program with music by an orchestra directed by Mrs. B C Burrow will be followed by displays of handwork and projects.
A 150 word Stamford sketch praising local advantages and the Texas Cowboy Reunion will air on the Red Hawk program at 6 30 a m Friday June 18 over WBAP WFAA. The Know Your State Better campaign sponsors the broadcast with Stamford Chamber of Commerce coordinating listener cards.
The church observes Sunday as Children Day with a 9 o'clock school program titled Friends of Jesus led by Jack Bunkley, featuring songs stories and recitations to raise funds for the Board of National Missions in the Southern Mountains. The 10 o'clock service preaches Whole Hearted Religion. Evening marks Vacation Church School start at 7 30.
The earliest farming implements were crude plows crafted from bent tree branches and operated manually, relying on human strength rather than animal or mechanical power.
The Bryant-Link Reds Hanlon Oilers game in Breckenridge was postponed again and moved to Monday night June 21. Lamb Hardware vs Bryant-Link Reds shifts to Wednesday night June 23. Stamford All-Star beat Abilene All-Star 30 to 4. Lamb Hardware beat Bryant-Link 4 2 last Thursday. Needles beat Rotary 10 4. Bryant-Link beat Rotary 14 4. Lamb Hardware beat B E Needles 6 0 Tuesday. Rotary plays Lamb Hardware Thursday. B E Needles play Bryant-Link Friday.
Mrs G H Addis and Miss Katharine Addis will spend the summer in Los Angeles California joining Mr Addis at the home of his daughter Mrs Paul Patterson the former Miss Georgia Addis. They will stay until after mid August. Jimmie Conley will return to his parents in Big Spring after living with the Addis family for 20 years.
Aunt Mattie Mackey, aged about 65 to 67, longtime depot maid at Union Station in Stamford, died after 30 plus years in the city. She helped raise four generations of grandchildren and was remembered for sharp rebukes to children in the waiting room. Her brother Dallas Dalley lived in Dallas. Funeral attendance was limited by illness.
St Johns Methodist Church invites members to Sunday School at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 10 50 a m with a sermon on should we discuss our religious problems Evening service at 8 00 p m will include Vacation Bible School programs and a children and youth program Visitors are welcome to all services and asked to attend the evening service especially.
Grandchildren Jessie Lee Jordan and Dorothy Ruth Jordan thank all who helped during our grandmother Mattie Mackey’s illness and death. We also appreciate the kindness from friends and doctors.
Ruby Lee Newton won first prize a trip to A and M College in Sagerton Junior 4-H Sewing Club with Mrs L K Kinsey as sponsor. Demonstrator Ruby Lee. cooperators Ruth Langhan Meridith McCowan Virginia Mae Dipple received honorable mention. Edna Schroeder won first prize in High School 4-H Club with Nina Gary demonstrator and Ruthell Clark honorable mention. Sponsors include Mrs Cecil Schroeder and Mrs Jsonn Clark.
Farm Credit Administration invites applications for wheat loans at the Stamford Chamber of Commerce office. Mrs. Steve Bennett serves as secretary and Murah Nolte is the district man in charge, visiting last week.
Our church ending last Sunday night saw twelve additions to the Church of Christ with nine baptized into Christ and three joining fellowship. Four others returned to their first love. Bro. Rice will preach two more Sundays before entering protracted work until mid September.
Haskell County Westside singing convention set for Sunday at 2 30 with Curry Chapel seven miles north of Haskell on the Weinert road one mile west of pavement A D Lewis of Rule is chairman All Jones county singers invited special singers urged to attend.
Virginia Sellers nine year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Sellers sustained a broken right arm at the elbow Tuesday night when she fell while vaulting a rope in the yard at the family home between Rule and Haskell. She was brought to the Stamford Sanitarium where the arm was set and she returned home.
A note lists wall paper and canvas products available at C. D. Shamburger Lumber Co with a 26 tie specification referenced in the display.
The Presbyterian Laymen of Abi lene Presbytery met in Abilene church with delegates from Albany Breckenridge Merkel Lamesa Snyder Abilene and Stamford. W F Rogers of Lamesa presided as Elder R E Lee of Breckenridge spoke on a Layman's View of the General Assembly. A sympathy resolution was sent to Mrs Read at the Reynolds Home in Dallas. The next meeting is set for Buffalo Gap August 18 during the camp meeting.
R. M. Morrow of Woodson, father of R. H. Morrow of this city, died Monday night. Funeral service was held Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Morrow attended the death and their son s. R. Morrow and his wife traveled to Woodson Tuesday for the funeral. They all returned Tuesday night.
The Roman Curia includes tribunals and offices. The Sacred Penitentiary handles cases of conscience. The Sacred Roman Rota deals with civil and criminal contentions requiring trial and proof. The Supreme Tribunal of Apostolic Signatura serves as the court of appeal.
A major shower drenched the area with 1.92 inches in Stamford and 2 inch totals near Lueders and Avoca. Other towns reported lighter rainfall from a quarter to an inch, boosting stock water and improving the season's crops.
A delegation of about 65 to 70 Sweetwater wholesalers and manufacturers visited Stamford on a goodwill tour on Wednesday morning. Mayor R. C. Thomas welcomed them on the plaza and promised Stamford would visit Sweetwater before the Cowboy Reunion. J. C. Rowland of Sweetwater spoke, with George Barber presiding as the Sweetwater Board of City Development organized the exchange. The high school band played a short concert before the party headed to Hamlin.
Bobby Lou Smith and Janice Baird join a two week summer camp session of Camp El Tesoro in Granbury as part of the Fort Worth Camp Fire Girls program. They are accompanied by their mothers Mrs. George Smith and Mrs. Sallie T. Pate.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.