Remodeling of Library Into Club for Aviation Cadets
Improvements to the Carnegie Library interior are nearly finished with the library moved to the top floor. Lower floors become a clubhouse for Stamford Arledge field military personnel, funded by aviation cadet gifts and welfare contributions. The plan includes a message center, lounge, dance room, reading areas, snack bar, and game spaces, plus a flower garden at the rear.
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Carnegie Library
Stamford Arledgefield
Easy Production Board
Grady Bowdry
Aviation
Stamford Arledge Field
City of
Stamford
Stamford Wpa Recreation Service
Tess
Busy Hour Club Hosts Planned Friday Afternoon
Mrs. E. R. Pace will entertain the Busy Hour Club Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Bob McClendon and sons Bobbie Joe and Jack have returned home in Elgin after visiting relatives. Capt. and Mrs. Joe B. Odeneal and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Leavitt came back from San Antonio. Mary Lois Moore of O'Donnell will visit her grandparents in coming days. The Sloan family went to Colorado City and learned A Moser, husband of Sloan’s niece, was critically ill in a Sweetwater hospital and died. Stamford residents attended the funeral in Roscoe. Mrs. D. E. Prewit and son Jerry returned from Brady and San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob McClendon
Bobbie Joe
Jack
Elxin
Jack McClendon
B. Lawdon
Joe B. Odeneal
W. C. Leavitt
San Antonio
Mary Lois Moore of
O'Donnell
W. P. Moore
J. S. Sloan
Teresa Geer
Colorado City
Mr. Sloan
A. Moser
Sweetwater
Mr. Moser
Stamford
Roscoe
D. E. Prewit
Jerry
Brady
Ben Loop Resigns From Telephone Company Enlists in Marines
Ben Loop of Dallas son of Mr and Mrs L L Loop resigned from the local telephone company and enlisted in the US Marines. He and his wife Virginia Bounds Loop left for Paris Island South Carolina where he will be stationed and will hold the rank of sergeant. They visited their parents earlier this week. Mr and Mrs Earl Loop of Smithville visited Tuesday night. Mrs Loop formerly Winnie Lee McDougle had tonsils removed at Stamford Sanitarium Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Loop
Dallas
L. L. Loop
United States Marines
Earl Loop
Smithville
Officers Wives Meet With Mrs Caruthers At Stamford Field
Wives of Air Force Training Detachment officers at Stamford Arledge field held a luncheon and games last Friday with Mrs Roy Caruthers. Mrs Alec Francis, wife of the post’s civilian athletic instructor, attended. Francis replaced Wendell FE Siebert, who left for officers' candidate school in Miami. The group will meet next Friday with Mrs B P Davenport Jr, honoring Mrs James B Knapp.
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Caruthers
Air Force Training Detachment
Stamford Arledge Field
Roy Caruthers
Alec Francis
Francis
Wendell FE. Siebert
Siebert
Miami, Fla
B. P. Davenport, Jr
James B. Knapp
Sunday School Social Brings West Side Baptist Classes Together
The Kingdom Builders and Young Married People's classes gathered Monday night at John Brooks home for a church social. Mrs Roy tracks led a Psalms devotional while W H Wright led the school lesson and an old fashioned spelling bee entertained 35 guests who enjoyed ice cream and cookies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom Builders
West Side Baptist Church
John Brooks
Roy Tracks
W. H. Wright
Bide a Wee Club Hosts Bridge Tea and Red Cross Sewing
Mrs J I Moody entertained Bide a We Club members and guests with bridge Friday afternoon as Zinnias and daisies brightened the home. G E Hanson won high score. salad plate and iced drinks followed. Guests included Mrs T L Holland Jr from Paducah and many others. Kolonial Kard Klub met with Mrs L F Metz for luncheon and sewing for the Red Cross Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Moody
G. E. Hanson
T. L. Holland, Jr
Paducah, Mines
L. L. Johns
L. Phelps
Bill Hatcher
Tom Smith
Bill McClellan
J. C. Shamburger
R. E. Johnson
Tobe Kuenstler
Lee Rogers
J. W. Roae
A. J. Smith, Jr
Oliver Smith
Travis Bouchett
Cos Stevenson
RED Cross
Kolonial Kard Klub
L. F. Metz
The
Mary Jean Yates Honored At Stamford Inn Luncheon
Mary Jean Yates, spring graduate of Stamford High, was honored at a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Harry Yates and Mrs. Mayme Yates Orr at the Stamford Inn last Friday. Guests included her mother Mrs. E. E. Yates and a list of local friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Jean Yates
Mary Dean Yates
Stamford High School
Harry Yates
Mayme Yates Orr
Stamford Inn
Mary Jean
E. E. Yates
Frances Inglish
Dallas
Nancy Harrison
Ann Bunkley
Virginia Taxman
Doris Rosenwasser
Betty Summers
Ruth Francis
Martha McClellan
Jean Brownfield
Dorothy Yates
Annette Carothers
Vacation Bible School closes at two churches this week
Commencement at First Baptist Church Friday at 8 p.m. features a moving picture and recognition certificates for perfect attendance. A picnic for attending pupils is Saturday afternoon. Enrollment totals 118. St John’s Methodist School ends Thursday. outing at Harmon Foundation Park Friday at 9 a.m. hosts 71 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
St. John’s Methodist Church
Harmon Foundation Park
Elizabeth Gott Dies at Home of Daughter
Mrs. Elizabeth Gott mother of Mrs. Chas Royer and Mrs. N B Royer of this city died Thursday morning of last week at the home of Mrs. Chas Royer after a three week illness. Funeral held Friday at First Baptist Church with Rev Miles Hays. Burial in Highland Cemetery. Kinney Funeral Home in charge. Born July 30 1862 in Louisiana, husband died in 1920 there. She moved to Jones county in 1928 from Alpine and was a Baptist since 1910. Survived by two daughters here and another in Beaumont, ten grandchildren and even great grandchildren. Pallbearers listed and flowers by Mrs J G Hitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Gott
Chas. Royer
N. B. Royer
Chas Royer
Rr Tist
Miles Hays
Highland Cemetery
Kinney
EF. B. Monzimuro
J. G. Hitch
Million transferred to Matagorda Island detachment
Lloyd Everett Million son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Million of this city has been moved to a detachment at Matagorda Island on the Texas Coast. He previously served at Foster Field Victoria after graduating from the Chanute Field mechanics school in Illinois in February. He is a Stamford High School graduate of 1941 who enlisted in the Army Air Corps in July. He was first sent to Jefferson Barracks Missouri then to Chanute Field Illinois.
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Matagorda Island
Pfe
Lloyd Everet Million
L. E. Million
Texas
Foster Field
Victoria
Mechanics
Chanute Field
Ilinois
Million
Red
Stamford High School
Army Air Corps
Jefferson Barracks
Card of Thanks for J. R. Miller
The Miller family expresses sincere appreciation to friends for kindness during their father J. R. Miller’s illness and after his death. They say they will always remember the friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Miller
Miller
What You Buy With War Bonds
The 75 millimeter gun is a divisional anti tank weapon now partly replaced by the .105. It costs $12 000 and has been improved by Ordnance into a better booster. The program is funded by War Bonds with Americans urged to invest 5 or 10 percent of income.Buy War Bonds every pay day.
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Roosevelt
United States
Sinclair
U.S. Treasury Department
Axis
America
United Nations
Brothers and sister win at Polled Shorthorn Congress
In Lafayette Indiana a brother and sister both won champions at the National Polled Shorthorn Congress held at Purdue University. Collynne Goods Jr shown by Lynwood Farm Carmel Ind took grand championship and the sire produced the grand ball and junior female title. Bean Lady Queen shown by Carl Cross Elm Creek Nebr claimed junior female honors and sold for 255 dollars to Marlowe Mitchell Plain City Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Collynne Goods, Jr
Lynwood Farm
Carmel
Fred Johnson
Elm Creek
Bean Lady Queen
Carl Cross
Marlowe Mitchell
Plain City
Ohio
Grain shipments from Stamford rise as harvest opens
Nineteen carloads of grain have been sent from Stamford since harvest began with eleven carloads of wheat and eight of oats already shipped. Seven more cars are being loaded. Wheat in the loan nets farmers about 1.10 dollars, while market price hovers near 1.00. No. 2 grain sells at 44 cents. Storage for grain in the loan grows scarce as rains barely affect quality.
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Stamford
Stove Blast Destroys Home on East Campbell Street
An oil stove explosion Wednesday evening sparked a fire that destroyed the house at 709 East Campbell Street. Occupants Frank Bell and family lived there about 15 months. no insurance on the household furnishings or the house, owned by heirs. Firemen could not control the blaze. Mr. Bell works for Westfall Motor Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Campbell Street
Frank Bell
Bell
Westfall Motor Company
Northwestern student urges first Methodist Student Day
Evanston Illinois Jane Hay Northwestern University senior and a Methodist Student Loan Fund borrower highlights the first annual Methodist Student Day on June 14. Contributions aid students who might not complete higher education. Since 1873 the fund has helped over 66,000 students with more than 9 million dollars in aid.
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Evanston
Jane Hay
Northwestern University
Methodist
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C. D. Shamburger Lumber CO
E. R. Pace
Kinney Funeral Home
Syd Russell, Jr
Russell
Eld Ety
S. C. Goad
Sinclair Refining Company
Royer
Franklin - Reich - Devine
L. Schwarz G& Co. Annous
C. D
Shamburger Lumber Co
United States War
Wall Paien Ano
H. Edward Auer
City Drug Store
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