Former Stamford Mayor’s Son Visits Old Friends
J Grady Blanchette of Dallas, son of Stamford’s 1909 10 mayor, stayed in Stamford May 30 to June 1 with boyhood friends Dudley Duncan W B Harrison Robert Harrison Raymond and Hugh Astin. He may return for the Texas Cowboy Reunion or a bird hunting trip. The Blanchette family arrived in Stamford in 1400 from Galveston after the Galveston flood. later they ran Stamford Dry Goods. They left in 1913 for New Mexico before moving to Dallas. Blanchette owns a Polled Hereford farm in Cook County after selling his Dallas business.
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J. Grady Blanchette
Dallas
Stamford
Dudley Duncan W. B. Harrison
Robert Harrison
Raymond
Hugh Astin
Galveston
Mr. Blanchette
Cook County
Beans Preserve: Freezing Steps For Garden Beans
Gardens in Jones County thrive after ample spring rain with beans as a top crop. The guide explains selecting fresh beans, trimming, blanching times for small medium and large beans, cooling in ice water, packing with headspace, labeling, and freezing at 0 degrees F or below for long term storage.
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Jones County
New Oil Wells Reported Across West Texas Fields
New wells and wildcats mapped in Stonewall Haskell and surrounding counties. Continental Oil Co No 15 A A Annis section 90 block H&TC yielded 129 barrels day 41 gravity from 52 perforations at 4312 to 4429 feet. A wildcat 14 miles northeast of Aspermont slated for 6300 feet rotary. Lomac Drilling and others staked locations in northeast Haskell and near Weinert with planned tests. No. 1 Royal A Ferris Jr and No 1 J Harrison surveys noted domestic completions with daily potentials from 126 to 20346 barrels of 41 gravity oil, and Sunray Mid Continent reported permit depth 1900 feet for a new project near Hamlin field.
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Flowers
West
Canyon Land
Aspermont
Stonewall County
Continental Oil Co
A. A. Annis
Suanray Mid-Catinent OU Co. No
R. Bissett
Block F H&tc Survey
Lomac Drilling Corp
Shreveport
Hlaskell County
J. R. Fouts
Weinert
BE D Payne
Royal A Ferris Jr
J. Harrison
B.A. Duffy
Abilene
Burson
Roberson
Ohio OU Co
Jones County
Hamlin
Sunray
Ne & Harriett Hill
BBBAC
Roy Guffey Production Co
Abilene No
No BE. Harris
Goliad Csl. Survey
Amusing Incident Includes Stamford Men in House's Book
The new book by Boveoe House titled As I Was Saying Stamford features three Stamford men W G A M G and Fagen Swenson. It notes House’s talent for stories and his San Antonio publisher Naylor Co releasing a collection of anecdotes ranging from humorous to serious with some pathos. Mrs O R Johnson, a Stamford patient, was dismissed from Stamford Sanitarium on Thursday.
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Stamford
W.G
A.M. G
Fagen
Swenson
Boveoe House
House
Naylor Company
San Antonio
O. R. Johnson
Stamford Sanitarium
Drouth Breaks Bring Unfavorable Planting Outlook
Drought breaking rains worsen planting timetables for spring and summer crops. In Texas guar stands show rapid progress but overall season faces delays. seeds remain plentiful with prices around 5S to pounds per unit.
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Texas
Sisters Visit in May Home Ages Total 247
Three sisters with a combined age of 247 visit Stamfort at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. May. The group includes Mrs. May's mother Mrs. Lowe, Misses Hickerson aged 38 and 14, and Miss Mattie Pihekenwor aged 14, part of a 16 child family. The Hickersons have lived in Methegor about 20 years.
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Stamfort
J.C
May
Mra J RO Lowe
Brn
Mattie Tickers
Mutiegor
Pra Hickerson
Mattie Pihekenwort
Hickersoan
Methegor
Valley Milla Visit in Bosque County Highlights Local Ties
Mrs Lowe's daughter Marile Lows visiting from Amarillo came to Stamford for the weekend with relatives in McGregor. They were joined by Dr Jean May of Dallas and Dr John Dressen of Abilene, reflecting a weekend gathering of area families.
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Valley Milla
Bosque County
Jean May
Dallas
May
John Dressen
Abthere
Your Health Vacation at Crazy Water Hotel
The Crazy Water Hotel Mineral Wells Texas offers a 3 Day Special with Chetee rooms, daily bath and massage, breakfast and entry, priced at 3600 and 20.25 per person per day. Manager Fred Brown invites reservations amid large crowds enjoying health benefits and air conditioned comfort.
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Cragy Water
Fred Brown
Crazy Water Hotel
Mineral Weli
Texas
Ady
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Civil Defense
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Division
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Willow Run
Mich
E. N. Cole
Val Peterson
FCDA
Stanford
Lady Mickler
Phillps 66
Phillips 66
Pours PetRoleum Company
Drouth
Miay
Southwestern
Mrs. Travis Bouchett
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
Carter
Husky
Ame
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