Booster Tour to Fifty Towns Promotes Texas Cowboy Reunion
Reunion Boosters plan three days of visits to nearly 50 neighboring towns to publicize the Texas Cowboy Reunion. West Texas Sodbusters, a stringed group, and a High School trio will perform each day. Hostesses Mrs. Lee Walker and sponsor Miss Betty Jane Blackwell join the trips along with town officers and club chairs guiding Wed, Thu, and Fri itineraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Cowboy
West Texas Sodbusters
Lee Walker
Betty Jane Blackwell
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Steve Bennett
Olive McDougle
Rotary Club
O. A. Kinney
Exchange Club
Roy Arledge
Charlie Green
A. C. Humphrey
Gifts Reduce Debt For Roundup Hall In Stamford
Donations totaling 166 this month push Roundup Hall closer to paying off its debt of just over 5900. Judge C B Coombes noted two 25 gifts this week from Frank Greenwood and Rudolph Swenson, plus other 25s from T G Hendrick andaul Whiteman. Net receipts from square dances will further reduce the debt as construction waits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BE. Coombes
Coombes
Frank Greenwood
del Rio
Rudolph Swenson
Pitchfork Ranch
T. G. Hendrick
Abilene
Aul Whiteman
Chicago
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Roy Parks
Midland
Clifford B. Jones
Texas Tech
George F. Ratliff
Kid Jeffers
Brady
Tennis Tournament For Junior High Is Past Halfway Mark
The junior high tennis event reached its halfway point with standings led by am 1 Louie Mack Hardy and Iward Rosenwasser on 6, followed by Team 2 Bobby Huston and Mac Lester on 5, Team 3 Johnny Whisenant and Richard Yates on 5, and Team 4 Bobby Ricks and Dorothy Howse on 2. Substitutions were made as Leemore Fuqua filled for Yates and Billy Carlton for Ricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louie Mack Hardy
Iward Rosenwasser
Bobby Huston
Mac Lester
Johnny Whisenant
Richard Yates
Bobby Ricks
Dorothy Howse
Leemore Fuqua
Billy Carlton
Bob Ricks
Hardy
Huston
Rosenwasser Delated Lester
Whisenant
Ricks
Yates
Lester
Rosenwasser
Rick
Howse
Carlton
Fuqua
G-love
Oldtime Cowboy II Unable to Attend Reunion
E P Tayloe of Paris Tennessee grocer with the Texas Cowboy Reunion Association wrote Judge C F E Coombes that he cannot attend the reunion this year for the first time in years. He fell ill recently while visiting California and required hospital care. He passed through Abilene on June 10 returning to Tennessee and lamented missing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Tayloe
Paris
Tenn
Texas Cowboy Reuions Association
C. F E. Coombes
Tayloe
California
Abilene
Tennessee
Funeral service for Mrs P F Roeber held at Sagerton
Mrs P F Roeber age h4 resident of this section for 40 years died last Friday morning at Stamford Sanitarium Funeral service was held Saturday at 2 pm at the family residence south of Stamford Rev A H Muhibrad of St Pauls Lutheran Lagerton conducted the service and burial was in Highland Cemetery Dennis Barrows Funeral Homes directed the funeral Survived by husband four daughters two sisters one brother and a nephew who was raised as their own The Ladies Aid sang at the service Pallbearers were J A Hilcher N W Miller Alfred Rinn Henry Moritz Otto Hinzer and Frank Kutach Miss Iola McClellan employed at the telephone company spent her vacation in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. F. Roeber
Stamford
A. H. Muhibrad
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Lagerton
Highland Cemetery
Dennis Barrow
Dessau
Travis County
Mr. Roeber
New Mexico
Roeber
C. L. Moritz
Al‘vin Hinze
Jimmie Muehrstein
Dora Mae Roeber
Paul Schoenerstedt
George Watson
Aspermont
Charles Nehring
Taylor
Fred Schoenerstedt
Ladies’ Aid
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
J. A. Hilcher
N. W. Miller
Alfred Rinn
Henry Moritz
Otto Hinzer
Frank Kutach
State Exchange Club Dates Moved To August 29 30
The State Exchange Club meeting dates were shifted to August 29 and 30 to avoid conflicting with the national convention. Stamford club hosts the event and will sponsor a booster trip for the Texas Cowboy Reunion with Roy Arledge as trip chairman, aided by Charlie Green and A. C. Humphrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Exchange Club
National Exchange Club
Stamford Club
Roy Arledge
Buddy Jones
Dick Davis
E. H. Coonrod
Virginia Tayman
Halcyon Stagner
Janice Baird
Closing Program for Bible School Friday Night
The Daily Vocation Bible School of the First Baptist Church will close Friday night in the auditorium with a general exhibit of handwork. A Friday picnic at noon will be held with each child bringing a lunch. Registration reached 112 children, announced Mrs. Dick O Brien. Contributions to Hendrick Memorial Hospital Abilene will be made by the children. Intermediate girls made hot water bottle covers, Juniors towels, youngest children washcloths. Classes ran for two weeks with Bible study notebooks songs recreation and handwork. Small children were served refreshments daily.
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Vocation Bible School of
The
First Baptist Church
Dick O'Brien
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
Abilene
Ex Bell County Residents Plan West Texas Picnic
Second annual gathering of former Bell county residents now living in West Texas will be at Presbyterian campground Buffalo Gap on Sunday July 6. The association formed in 1940 aims to bring together all ex residents each year. Attendance at the first meeting exceeded 700. organizers expect three to four thousand this time. The event opens at 10 a.m. with a noon basket lunch and an informal program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faye
Raye Stone
Coleman Rodeo Association
Coleman
Coleman County
Montie Stone
Talpa
Bell County
West Texas
Presbyterian
Buffalo Gap
Stamford Native Serves With Canadian Army In England
Llewellyn Bridges, raised in Stamford and resident until four years ago, serves in the Canadian provost corps at Aldershot England. He has spent about a year there with training in air raid assistance and first aid. His sister Mrs Pete Stifflemire of Sundown reports letters he sent during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llewellyn Bridges
Stamford
England
Canadian Provost Corps
Aldershot
Hants
Pete Stifflemire
Sundown
Bridges
Here
San Diego
California
Manitoba
Canada
Jones County 21 Year Olds Register in Anson on July 1
Jones County selective service announces registration for men who turned 21 since the last date. Anson local board will handle registrations July 1 from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Additional help is arranged. Seven draftees were ordered to report June 18 for call No. 17 to Fort Bliss for induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Warren
Jones County
Fort Bliss
Fl Paso
Albert Munos Gusman
Holtville
California
George Douglas Swift
Stamford
Woodson Huffaker
Avoca
Walter Marshall Daugherity, Jr
James Danniel Sellers
Abilene
Joseph Wilfred Kell
Lowers
Joe Love Womack
Anson
Boy Scouts Open Archery Range at Scout Building
The Boy Scouts of troop No. 41 installed an archery range on the lawn at the Scout building on East Moran street. It began operation Wednesday night with a formal opening planned next week. Scoutmaster R. W. Bounds Jr. oversees the project and profits support the troop fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
East Moran Street
R. W. Bounds
I Jr
Drowns in Tank After Cramp While Swimming
Dewey David Pennington a 15 year old student of Mattson Rural High School drowned in a tank seven miles east of We Thursday evening last week. He and his brother went for a swim when cramps struck. the brother ran a mile and a half for aid but rescuers could not revive him after 20 minutes underwater. Funeral service was held Friday at Weinert with burial in Willow Cemetery Haskell beside his mother. He left a father step mother a brother and sister Dorothy Helen. Grandparents named E W Welch and J T Pennington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey David Pennington
Aage
Thomas Edward
Dewey
Mattson
Weinert
Mr. Ross
I. H. Duff
Willow
Haskell
Kinney
Dorothy Helen
E. W. Welch
J. T. Pennington
Shamrock
Workers Conference To Meet July 27 With West Side Mission
The Jones County Baptist Workers Conference plans a July gathering at the West Side Baptist Mission in Stamford. Delegates at Boyd's chapel Tuesday chose July 22 for the event and included Rev. Dick O'Brien, Mrs. aneea Smith, and Mrs. J. H. Weldon among Stamford attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workers’ Conference
West Side Mission
Jones County Baptist Workers
West Side Baptist Mission
Stamford
Boyd's Chapel
Dick O'Brien
Aneea Smith
J. H. Weldon
Texas Almanac 1941-42 Largest in History
The Dallas Morning News announces the Texas Almanac for 1941-42 as the largest edition in its history at 576 pages. It adds new features including updated census figures, extensive maps, county-level articles, and sections on highways parks defense industries and aviation with more than 50 000 facts. The book is available from the Stamford American office for 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Morning News
Texas
MacKenzie State Park
Lubbock
Brady
Army and Navy
Stamford American
Betty Blackwell to Represent Stamford At Spur Roundup
Stamford sponsor Betty Jane Blackwell will represent Stamford at the fourth annual Roundup and Rodeo in Spur, with escort Billy J. Bryant. She rides her horse Prince and plans two outfits, including blue shirt and gold shirt ensembles, plus a white embroidered dance dress. Mr. and Mrs. V. P. Duble have returned from vacation to Princeton, Missouri and Lineville, Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jane Blackwell
Stamford
Spur
Billy J. Bryant
Betty Jane
Prince
American Guards Newsprint Supply With Carload Stock
The American secured a two year stock of newsprint weighing about 50 000 pounds and containing 800 reams. It will print roughly 400 000 eight page copies. The shipment arrived before a planned July price increase and came from Newfoundland via Houston storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. B. Monzingo
Newfoundland
Houston
Commercial Printing Department
The
American
Subscriptions Paid in Recent Weeks Listed by Name
A list of individuals across Texas and nearby states who have paid subscriptions in recent weeks includes Frances Smith Stan for Johnny Raines Kermu nd M Alexander Stafford Annie Marie Jones Quemar Branden Curry Abilene Mrs. N Jensen and many others from Stamford Lubbock Dallas Denver Victoria and more. The notice records names and locations of subscribers with multiple Stamford entries and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Smith
Stan
Johnny Raines
Kermund
M. Alexander
Stafford
Annie Marie Jones
Quemar Branden Curry
Abilene
N. Jensen
Donna Joy
A. H. Muehlbrad
Sagerton
J. F. Partain
Stamford
Lee Dillard
Lueders
Alice Miller
Homer Scott
Dave Leventhal
R. G. Swanson
Dallas
Cecil B. Gray, Jr
Lubbock
Beulah Mae Carnes
la Porte
Mack Webb
Midland
J. M. Flemings
Fritz Segerstrom
Hamlin
Herbert Lammert
Meridian
W. E. Bizzell
Gordon Haynes
George W. Connell
Odessa
Claud Huddleston
Rt. the
Cotton Up To Good Stand In This Area
Farmers in this area returned to fields after a 10 day wet spell. About 90 percent of cotton stands are good with some six to eight inch growth. Wheat harvest slow and grain yields disappointing due to excessive rains. Government loan details and local prices noted. total rainfall reaches 21.96 inches this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hope
Stamford
Stamford Mill and Elevator Company
C. E. Brownfield
Galveston
Commodity Credit Corporation
Reporters Assigned to Measure Farms in Anson County
About 25 people attend a training school in Anson this week to prepare compliant reporters for farm inspections under the 1941 agricultural conservation program. Measuring starts in 24 communities with farmers or their representatives accompanying reporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anson
Davie
D. F. Swindale
Tuxedo
Jack French
Lakota
Grady Daniel
Wise Chapel
John H. Agnew
Nevida
Wood
Boyd Chapel
J. Austin Morgan
Noodle
A. C. Sesebee
Golan
Alfred Hill
Midwey
C. J. Smith
Warren
R. L. Hutson
Unson
J. E. Garrett
Pleasant Hill
Noel Bowen
Raymond Day
Stamford
Nu Way Grocery Reopens After Remodeling
The Nu Way store operated by B. H. Baird and sons R. R. and Knox Baird reopened Saturday after several days of remodeling. The retooling includes a new meat display case, new grocery shelving, and a cash basis operation. R. R. Baird notes customers and owners approve the changes and new customers have already arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nu-Way
B. H
Stamford Riders to Attend Spur Rodeo Parade
Stamford riders will visit Spur for the Round-Up and Rodeo on Friday and Saturday. A delegation on horseback will join the parade and wear Stamford cowboy regalia and hatbands. The trip is organized by the Stamford Chamber committees and the Texas Cowboy Reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Goodwill Committee
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Texas Cowboy Reunion
Rotary Club Plans Visit to Air Corps Training Center
The Rotary Club will hold its weekly luncheon next Tuesday in the mess hall at Stamford Arledge Field after accepting an invitation from Capt. Bob Arnold. The program covered international issues with speakers including A J Swenson and Cleburne Huston and featured visitor J B Smith Jr of LaFeria. President-elect Frank B. Ramey presided in the absence of C D Hopkins who attended the Denver Rotary convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Stamford Arledge Field
Bob Arnold
Air Corps Training Detachment
Weaver Medlin
A J, Swenson
Japan
Cleburne Huston
Russia
Dallas Southard
Gere Roany
C. T. Dodson
J. B. Smith, Jr
LaFeria
Rotary
R. ¢. Giles
Dick Rowland
Frank B. Ramey
C. D. Hopkins
Denver
Funeral for Infant Held Here Sunday
William Carlie infant son of Mr and Mrs Riley Stevens died at Coleman shortly after birth The body came to Stamford and a funeral service was held Sunday afternoon at Kinney Funeral Home with Rev W Carl Clement conducting Burial was in Highland Cemetery Kinney Funeral Home in charge The child's mother is Grace McKinley and Mrs J P McKinley is the grandmother of this city
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Carlie
Riley Stevens
Coleman
Stamford
Kinney Funeral Home
W. Carl Clement
Highland Cemetery
Grace McKinley
J. P. McKinley
City
Spur Rodeo Boosters Visit Stamford for Roundup
Spur's third annual Roundup and Rodeo is set for June 20 and 21 as boosters advertise the event. W. G. Swenson, president of the Texas Cowboy Reunion, and W. B. Tayman, Stamford Chamber of Commerce president, welcomed the delegation. Mrs. Lee Walker and Miss Betty Jane Blackwell were introduced as sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spur
W. G. Swenson
Texas Cowboy Reunion
W. B. Tayman
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Lee Walker
Betty Jane Blackwell
Stamford
Family Visit Brings Massey Kin Reunion in Houston
Mrs. J. T. Owen of Houston arrived Monday for a month long visit. The Massey brothers and sisters, J Massey, H T Massey, Mrs. J W McClellan, and Miss May Massey, will enjoy a complete family reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Owen
Houston
Mre. Owen
Massey Brothers
J. Massey
H. T. Massey
J. W. McClellan
Mies May Massey
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Snyder
Colorado
Loraine
Rascoe
Sweetwater
Trent
Merkel
Hawley Pam Anson
Coree
Romarton
Seymour
A.m
Olney
Newcastle
Graham
Breckeridge
Albany
Tueders Avoca
Rochester
Knox City
Benjamin Truscott
Crowell
Padueah Metador
Inging Springs
Icluding Road
Afton
Flayton
Swenton
Guthrie
Iola McClellan
Telephone Company
San Antonio
Canadian Army
Selective Service Board
Betty Blackwell
Gerald Mann
United States
Post Office
J. C. Owen
Wilbarger County
Mann
Hubert Watson
Mann Club
Bill Darden
Wichita Falls
Owen
B. F. Hargrove
Faison
H. B. Talbott
Alma Gustafson
C. D. Brown
J. T. Hulsey
W. Rush
W. Bryan Corley
Cole
C. R. Moritz
Victoria
Lucille Smith
W. H. Griswold
Elmer Nauert
A. D. Walton
Ballinger
Joe H. Rutherford
Tuscon
Ariz
Cos Stevenson
Mamie Hudson
Canton
P. E. Thompson
Glenn Dotson
Rantoul
AAA
Nu-Way Grocery
Air Corps Training Center
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