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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1952
Page
9
Community notices detail the Wade family housewarming in a three bedroom Lueders stone home near Tuxedo, weddings in Grat Ford, and scores of neighbors visiting Abilene and surrounding towns. Frequent mention of guests, travels, church events, and local society gatherings follow, including a Tuxedo Methodist revival and WSCS reflections.
Five children and four grandchildren of Mr. and Mrs. H. Y. McElreath gathered for a Father’s Day visit. Attendees included D. S. Weldon and daughter Sandra of Abilene, J. D. McCollum Jr. of Stephenville, George Van Horn and daughters Sarah and Tina of Houston, H. C. McElreath and Donnie of Snyder, and Ernest R. McElreath of Schulenburg.
Mr and Mrs J H Kinney of Kinney Funeral Home attended the Wyoming and Colorado embalmers and Funeral Directors Association convention in Denver at the Shirley Savoy Hotel on June 9 and 10. They traveled via Sar wich and toured Cheyenne and Rocky Mountain National Park where snow skiing was underway. John H Eckels of the Eckels School of Embalming spoke on Modern Trends in Mortuary Education and Care. Ib Monroe known as the Will Rogers of New Mexico spoke at the banquet and Willard Crain and Jerry Spears were among outstanding speakers.
The Stamps Ozark quartet from KWET Wichita Falls will perform at the high school auditorium on Tuesday June 24 at 8 PM. The Crusaders of the Foursquare Church sponsor the benefit concert. Advance tickets are on sale from Crusaders or at the church office 2:30 to 4:30 PM. Adults 50 cents, children 25 cents.
Pvt Pete Vasquez son of Mr and Mrs Pete Vasquez of 40% S McMillian St Stamford has completed Basic Training at the Replacement Training Center the Army's Transportation Center Fort Eustis Va He is now set to enter specialized training with Army Transportation Corps.
The Stamford Garden Club featured the new home of Dr. and Mrs. EOP Bunkley at 1101 Columbia Circle in a recent homestead tour. The house blends a quarter century look with modern conveniences such as year round air conditioning and a laundry unit.
Mrs Bunkley praises a blue and yellow kitchen with built in cabinets and a built in electric mixer. The event included guests from Midland. Mr and Mrs A A Bradford and daughter Jane co hosted with Mrs Edgar Ellis and met Mrs C M Francis during the visit.
Four Stamford girls Noretta Louvorn Nancy Martin Jear Neal and Nancy Ashcroft attend a two week high school speech clinic at Texas Christian University Fort Worth. They will return home Saturday. The program offered by the Fine Arts Department includes public speaking radio and drama with visits from former Stamford students Kay Culp and Diane Wilson in the drum major and twirlers course.
At Camp Jakie Westfall, son of Clyde and Mrs Westfall, is a camper at the U Trail ranch in Colorado. He left June 4 and will return in time for the Texas Cowboy Reunion.
Camels sport long eyelashes that shield their eyes from blowing sand. The feature helps reduce grit intrusion in harsh desert winds and improves visibility in arid habitats.
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