Through Highway From Amarillo To Galveston Planned
A meeting of representatives from towns along the proposed through highway from Amarillo to Galveston via Lubbock Spur Stamford Cisco Hico and Waco will be held in Hico Friday afternoon per Stamford Chamber of Commerce. The focus is closing gaps from Stamford to Waco including a 12 mile gap between Cisco and Moran in Eastland and gaps between De Leon and Waco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Galveston
Lubbock
Spur
Stamford
Cisco
Hico
Waco
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Eastland
Moran
de Leon
Baptist Pastor to Be Away Four Weeks on Visit
Rev. W. C. Moffet, pastor of the First Baptist church, will travel to Washington D C with Mrs. Moffett and the children for about four weeks. Visiting preachers will fill the morning pulpit and church organizations will lead Sunday evening services. Rev. C D Owens, Jones county missionary, preaches next Sunday morning. W M S leads the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Moffet
First Baptist Church
C. D. Owens
Jones County
Hamilton Case Is Transferred To Weatherford
Amarillo June 19. R H Hamilton will be tried in Weatherford probably not before November for shooting to death his son in law Tom Walton Jr 21 here May 4. Venue motion granted the county where trial will be held is to be agreed. Weatherford Fall term opens Sept 30 with docket Oct 7, likely delaying trial. Theresa 19 testified he would not oppose her marriage if they finished school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
R. H. Hamilton
Weatherford
Tom Walton, Jr
Hamilton
Supreme Court Appeals Commission
Walton
Theresa
22 Farmers Sign Up For Proposed New Cream Route
Stamford Chamber of Commerce and the county demonstration agent organize a new cream route serving east and northeast Stamford. Twenty two farmers with cows producing over 300 gallons daily have signed up. The plan combines an ice route with the cream route, delivering ice while picking up cream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Stamford
W. S. Cooper
Man Arrested In Robbery Attempt Breaks Out Jail
Willie Kerns and an accomplice attempted a burglary at Walker Smith Wholesale Grocer Co. in Stamford. They entered via basement window and pried a lock, loading a Ford with cigarettes gum and thread. Kerns, jailed earlier for liquor transport, escaped again using a bed sheet rope after a window was pulled free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. R. Dial
John Estes
Willie Kerns
Kerns
Walker-Smith Wholesale
Concho County
F. B. Ramey
Walker-Smith Company
Abilene
Stamford
Walker- Smith Place
George Flournoy
Flournoy
Walker-Smith
Clem Calhoun
Oil Men Meet at Inn in All Day Session
An all-day meeting of Texas Company officials and agents was held Wednesday at the Inn with Andy Turner in charge. Attendees included W. H. Noble R. P. Elliott Will Carroll and Mr Clemons of Dallas and ten agents from the district. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Lewis went shopping in Abilene Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Texas Company
Andy Turner
W. H. Noble
R. P. Elliott
Will Carroll
Mr. Clemmons
Dallas
Swenson Cattle and Colbert Buffalo Star in Movie Plan
Stamford Chamber announces a major publicity event with Pathe and Fox news crews filming at Swenson Land & Cattle Co Throckmorton ranch and Colbert ranch. Cowboys will stage a buffalo herd shot and a large Hereford roundup to create a Western plains story for release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swenson Land & Cattle Company
Throckmorton Ranch
Chamber of Comerce
Guy H. Allbright
Dallas
Camerman
Pathe, Inc
Stamford
Swensons
R. W. Colbert & Son
Colbert Ranch
Plains
Swenson Ranch
West Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Bockleman
Paramount News
Fox News
A. J. Swenson
Swenson
W. G. Swenson
Colberts
National Exchange Club Rep Arrives for Texas Affiliated Meet
Charles J. Keil of the National Exchange Club Toledo arrives in Stamford to attend the Fourth Annual Convention of Texas Affiliated Exchange Clubs. He will aid the Stamford club in boosting membership and publicize the city’s role in the exchange network. West Texas leaders and four Texas newspapers will attend the round-up, with editors from Abilene, Fort Worth, Dallas, and Wichita Falls among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Keil
National Exchange Club
Toledo
Ohio
Stamford
Texas
Detroit
Michigan
Keil
United States
W. S. Cooper
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
Andy Bourland
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Homer D. Wade
Wade
Cooper
Max Bentley
Abilene Reporter-News
Frank Reeves
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
J. E. King
Dallas News
Wichita Times
Reelord
Superior Oil rep reviews Reynold's field wells in Stamford
Frank Neely of Superior Oil Co. visited Stamford to inspect three producing wells from 1750 feet in the Reynold's field. Reynold's No. 4 topped the sand at 1794 feet with oil and gas, awaiting deeper drilling to determine value. Water appeared in Reynold's No. 5 Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Neely
Superior Oil Company
Stamford
Reynold
Superior
Superior Reynold
Anson S S Class Visitors At St John’s Methodist
About 65 members of the Anson S S Class visited St John’s Methodist Church on Sunday. E M Gonnell, Anson public schools superintendent, spoke at the joint Sunday School hour. Otis Miller, county attorney and Anson class president, gave the sermon. A noon dinner for the men from both classes followed, served by the Women’s Missionary Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Sunday School of
Anson
Brotherhood
St. John’s
Stamford Fire Department Attends Texas Convention
Marcus Lawson C L Meeker Gethan Rogers and Robert Dickenson represented the Stamford Fire Department at the state Firemen's Convention in Galveston last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus Lawson
C. L. Meeker
Gethan Rogers
Robert Dickenson
Stamford Fire Department
Galveston
Winters Visit By Pace Dodgen Couple This Week
Mr and Mrs E Pace and Mrs L E Dodgen visited in Winters for several days this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. ®. Pace
L. E. Dodgen
Winters
Fourth Convention of Texas Affiliated Exchange Clubs Opens
Stam ford hosts the 1929 Texas Affiliated Exchange Clubs convention with about 150 Exchangies anticipated. Dr Ira C Chase of Fort Worth calls the meeting to order at 10 am. The day features state officer addresses, a model luncheon, a ranch round-up at an S M S ranch, and a chuck wagon dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Leo Jolley
Stamford Exchange Club
Texas
I. C. Chase
Fort Worth
Dallas
Stamford Inn
Abilene
Franklin Haynes
Riley Peters
Jolley
Reese Pratt
A. J. Swenson
National Exchange Clubs
O. G. Lewis
Stamford Club
Board of Control
Texas Affiliated Exchange Clubs and Board of Control
Ira C. Chase
W. G. Swenson
Boundaries Set For Territory To Be Served By New Elementary School
The Stamford County Line Independent School District outlines the Reynolds Elementary area boundaries north by Hamilton Street line east, Wichita Valley Railroad to South Swenson, then Swenson or New Hope Road to district edge. Transported pupils will be served by all district schools. first to third graders in this section may start at Reynolds on opening day, Monday September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Stamford County Line Independent
Reynolds
Hamilton Street
Wichita Valley Railroad
Swenson
New Hope
Moran Street
Bourland to Succeed Wade as West Texas Chamber Manager
A. M. Bourland president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce will assume Wade's duties as manager after Abilene directors met in executive session. Bourland will serve until the annual convention in El Paso this fall. Wade resigned to join the Dallas Chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Bourland
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Abilene
Bourland
el Paso
Homer D. Wade
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Legion To Hold Chicken Barbecue On July Fourth
The American Legion will host wives and families of members at a chicken barbecue on July 4 at the Forty and Eight club house on No. 4 lake. The event starts at 6 p.m. A committee on arrangements includes Cecil McDaniel Roy Duke and Paul Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion
W. J. Buie
No. 4
Lake
Cecil McDaniel
Roy Duke
Paul Snyder
C B Thompson to Preach Sunday at Methodist Church
Rev C B Thompson, pastor of the Rule Methodist church, will preach at St John s Methodist church Sunday morning and evening. The announcement was made by R C Thomas, lay leader. Rev R A Stewart, pastor, left for San Angelo for a medical exam and possible rest, accompanied by Mrs Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Thompson
Methodist Church of Rule
St. John’s Methodist Church
R. C. Thomas
R. A. Stewart
San Angelo
Stewart
Ray Rector Visits Odd Fellows Homes in Texas
Ray Rector deputy grand master of the Odd Fellows Grand Lodge of Texas visited Dallas Ennis and Corsicana last Friday to Sunday. He spoke at the Dallas County Odd Fellows Association meeting and toured the Old Folks Home at Ennis and the Odd Fellows Orphans Home at Corsicana. Rector urged support for the Texas homes as essential to the order. Miss Brucille Bryant of Haskell visited with Miss Maebelle Baird.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Rector
Dallas
Ennis
Corsicana
Rector
Dallas County
Odd Fellow Association
Old Folks
Odd Fellows Orphans Home
Odd Fellows Grand Lodge of Texas
Order
Odd Fellows
Texas
Local Society Notes Include Names and Roles
The clipping lists society pages volunteers and officers including Mrs J Leo Jolly Mrs H G Andrews Mrs Ben Ray along with Transportation chair O G Lewis and L Rosenwasser and Publicity head Frank M Locke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Leo Jolly
H. G. Andrews
Ben Ray
O. G. Lewis
L. Rosenwasser
Frank M. Locke
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alice Hoover
L. B. Howard
World Christianity
Lilias Penick
Frank Heflin
R. A. Bible
Mrs. C. G. Lewis
Methodist Daily Vacation Church School
Karl Langford
Colbert Buffalo
Pathe and
Fox Film Companies
Swenson Throck Sontoik Ranch
Superior Oil Co
Anson S. S
Legion
Methodist Church
Odd Fellows Homes
Brucille Bryant of
Haskell
Maebelle Baird
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