Torrid Zone Opens at Grand Weekend Engagement
James Cagney Ann Sheridan and OBrien lead the cast of Torrid Zone at the Grand Theatre. The comedy drama set in a South American country follows plantation bosses and a torch singer in a lively, original screenplay by McCaulay and Wald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cagney
Ann Sheridan
Fs O'Brien
Tris
Ss the Grand Theatre
Miss Sheridan
Card Sharp
T Fim
Andy Bevin
Helen Vinson
Jerome Cows
George Tobias
Richard McCaulay
Jerry Wald
Tom Boy at Palace A nostalgic farm youth comedy drama
The Monogram film Tom Boy opens at the Palace for Sunday Monday and Tuesday presenting Steve a poor farm boy seeking education and Pat Kelly who spurs him on. Pat battles Uncle Matt with help from a social basket and a cast including Marcia Mae Jones Jackie Moran Gran Withers and George Cleveland.
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Monogram
Palace Theatre
Steve
Pat Kelly
Middleton
Pat
Matt
Marcia Mae Jones
Jackie Moran
Gran
Withers
Kelly
Charlotte Wynters
George Cleveland
Clara Blandick
Marthe
Marvin Stephens
Gene Morgan
Campaign in West Texas for Jerzy Sadler Governor Bid
West Texas veteran showman manages Kinsman’s campaign for Jerzy Sadler running for governor on an anti sales tax platform. Texas headquarters are in Sweetwater as Sadler proposes funding old age pensions with higher taxes on oil gas and sulphur.
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West Texas
Showman
Jerzy Sadler
Texas
Sweetwater
Sadler
Rains Delay Wheat Harvest in Stamford Area
Continued rain in the Stamford area hampers harvesting with only 5 000 to 7 000 bushels sold this past week. A large portion of the crop remains unharvested and in some fields weeds have become so overgrown that the crop is abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Legion Auxiliary Joins Legion Post for Evening Meeting
Vernon D. Hart post of the American Legion and the auxiliary held a joint meeting after separate gatherings. A youth program featured Patsy Jim Putnam on accordion and Shirley and Peggy Gardner singing. Cookies and punch were served to about 30 attendees.
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Vernon D. Hart
American Legion
Auxiliary
Patsy Jim Putnam
Cisco
Shirley
Peggy Gardner
Anson
Allene McNabb
Joan Walton
The
Legion
Fred Hudson
Frank Locke
Legion Hall
Texas Oil Network Invests Billions in State Facilities
Texas service stations and oil distributing facilities total a $150 million investment in the state. Current oil well drilling gear is built to reach 17,500 feet, about 3 1/2 miles, demonstrating deepening extraction capabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Hollis M Hughes Commissioned as Second Lieutenant
Hollis M. Hughes is commissioned as second lieutenant in the Texas National Guard to fill a vacancy in Company K 142nd Infantry caused by Lieut. W B Feris promotion. Hughes, assistant manager of the H and H Theaters in Stamford, enlisted as a private in 1853 and rose to corporal and sergeant before receiving the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis M. Hughes
Texas National Guard
142Nd Infantry
W. B. Feris
Hughes
H&h
Stamford
National Guard
Ritz Theater to Reopen Within Thirty Days
Sanford Hodge announces the Ritz Theatre will reopen as a family venue within about 30 days or by August 1. Admission will be 5 to 15 cents, with three weekly program changes featuring first run and second run films and upgraded sound and cooling systems.
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Ritz
Sanford Hodge
Hodge Theatres
Stamford
Hodge
Subscriptions Paid to The American This Week
Several subscriptions have been paid to The American during the past week. Names listed include Robert Berkman Bishop George Olander Austin Mack Webb Houston C Middleton August Wahlenkamp Mrs A Arnold Fr Stockton Brandon Curry Hollis Hughes Mrs W S Thomas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Berkman
George Olander
Austin
Mack Webb
Houston
C. D. Middleton
Kansas City
August Wahlenkamp
Old Glory
A. Arnold
Stockton Brandon Curry
Abilene
Hollis Hughes
Stamford
W. S. Thomas
Graham
B P W Club Opens Albany Recreational Series
The Busi ness and Professional Women's Club held the first summer recreational meeting Thursday at the American Legion hall in Albany. Hostesses were Mrs Maida Hawkins and Mrs Ethel Haile. Games included forty two and other activities, with Mrs R L Haynie winning a contest prize. A buffet supper followed. Stamford attendees included Mrs Swenson Davis new president and several members.
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American Legion Hall
Albany
Swenson Davis
Mmes
Steve Bennett
George Gray
Dudley Duncan
J. H. Kinney
Ernestine Hurley
R. L. Haynie
Charles Turbeville
Cornelia Johnson
Olive McDougle
Lois Green
Jamie Lou Guffin
Ramah Eager
Madge Richards
Anson
Crownover Wins Cisco Invitational Golf Championship
Russell Crownover captured the Cisco Invitation Golf tournament title in Cisco on Sunday by defeating Abilene’s Doug Jones 5 and 1 in the final. He advanced to the final with a 4 and 2 win over Eastland’s Bobby Sikes, as Stamford fans followed Crownover during the final rounds.
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Russell Crownover
Cisco
Doug Jones
Abilene
Crownover
Bobby Sikes
Eastland
Stamford
Texas Oil Wells Output and New Wells Decline 1937 to 1939
Texas oil fields produced a daily average of 14 percent of barrels in 1939 versus over 15 barrels in 1937. New oil and gas wells completed fell from 14 275 in 1937 to 9 325 in 1939, reflecting a sharp cap on Texas oil activity across the period.
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Texas
Texas Petroleum Industry payroll figure reported
The Texas petroleum industry reports an annual payroll of 271 million dollars, reflecting the sector’s employment compensation level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Petroleum Industry
Peggy Van Harbert to Give Piano Recital at Church
Peggy Van Harbert daughter of Otis and Mrs Harbert will present a piano recital at First Baptist Church Thursday afternoon June 20 at 4 30 oclock Betty Jo Mahood will read and Peggy teaches by Mrs C M Lester
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy van Harbert
Otis Harbert
First Baptist Church
Betty Jo Mahood
Peggy van
Sparkling Alka Seltzer Offered at Drug Stores
When fatigue from hard work or exercise hits, enjoy a refreshing glass of sparkling tangy Alka Seltzer. Available at drug stores and soda fountains, appealing to shoppers seeking quick relief.
Camp Fire Girls Meet in Stamford With Aspermont Swenson Groups
Two Aspermont groups and a Swenson club joined Stamford’s Camp Fire Girls in a Monday gathering. Guardians Mrs Stockdale and Mrs Ward led the Aspermont and Swenson units, with Miss Vera Steely away. Activities included swimming at the municipal pool, singing, folk dancing, and a picnic lunch. Stamford attendees included Doris Rosenwasser Freda Culwell Peggy Tinsley Edwina Pendleton Mary Sue Humphrey Mary Elizabeth Bounds Martha Jo Baird Celeste Cullum Betty To Mahood.
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Aspermont Camp Fire Girls
Future Home Makers Club
Aspermont
Camp Fire Girls
Swenson
Stamford
Cheskcamay Camp Fire Girls
Fred Stockdale
Aspermont Girls
Houston Ward
Swenson Girls
Knight
Aspermont School
Future Home Maker
Gene Russell
Cheskhamays
Presbyterian Young People Conference Opens Monday
The Presbyterian Young People's Conference will open Monday June 24 at Buffalo Gap and close the following Sunday afternoon. About 100 carefully chosen young people and leaders from this Texas section are expected. Rev. Wm. F. Rogan is dean and Mrs. H Fitzgerald is the Conference Nurse.
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Presbyterian Young People’s Conference
Buffalo Gap
Texas
Wm. F. Rogan
Presbyterian Church
H. §. Fitzgerald
Social Roundup Notes Various Visiters and Trips
Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Burgess hosted guests from Amarillo including A Nance and three children and Billy D. Burgess. Mary Jim and George Mason came from Fort Stockton to visit Mrs. Georges Connell. Jean Engleman of Spur visits cousin Betty Jo Summers. The Bryans plan Yellowstone trip until July 2. Tomvee Jr. heads to St Louis for a two week vacation. London Bridge Club to meet Friday with C M Francis hosting. Umbria Johnson of Nashville visits Mrs L F Metz for luncheon. Fort Worth visitors Hunter Richards and family vacationing with W P Eyles through Monday. Claude Caudle of Breckenridge in town. Cecil Gregory returns from Old Mexico.
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Mary Jim
George Mason
Fort Stockton
Georges Connell
Family tour spans several Texas cities this spring
Mr and Mrs Hapearnttik and children along with Saar Marion and Mrs Johnnie Blocker toured south and east Texas last week. They visited Austin Galveston Houston Huntsville and Palestine meeting local residents including the Kilpatricks and Miss Stanley Coker staying with her aunt Mrs Billover.
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Hapearnttik
Saar Marion
Johnnie Blocker
Texas
Austin
Galveston
Houston
Huntsville
Palestine
J. Y. Kilpatrick
J. H. Kilpatrick
Stanley Coker
Billover
Fandangle at Albany Postponed a Week
Word from Stamford says the Fort Griffin Fandangle at Albany planned for June 21 is postponed to June 28 due to continued rain. Several Stamford residents intended to attend the event.
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Albany
Stamford
Fort Griffin
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West
Harley Sadler
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Post
Gene Autry
Smiley Burnette
Old
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Jack Holt
Alcatraz
Terry and the Pirates
George Sanders
Wendie Barrie
Andy Clyde
Steske In the Woods
Ritz Theater
B&pw Club
Billy Rose
Lovely
Virginia
Marian Hopkins
Rose
Treasure Island
San Francisco Bay
C. L Shamburger Lumber Co
Mothersills
Hopalong
William Holden Bonita Granville
Greyhound and the Rabbit
Jimmy
Ann
Pat O'Brien
Mother Goose
Doug, Fairbanks, Jr
Madeleine Carrol
Ozzie Nelson
Ray Milland
Loretta Young In “the Dr. Takes A Wife
Presbyterian
O. C. Burgess
Nance
Amarillo
Billy D. Burgess
BE. W. Burgess
Mrs
Jean Engleman of
Spur
Betty Jo Summers
B. L. Bryans
Yellowstone National Park
Mrs. Tomvee Jr
St. Louis, Mo
Mrs. C. M. Francis
London Bridge Club
George Zachary
Umbria Johnson
Nashville, Tenn
L. F. Metz
Claude Caudle of
Breckenridge
Cecil Gregory
Old Mexico
Kinney Furniture Store
N. Side Square
Northwest Cherries
Texas Fresh Corn
Green Peppers
Sunkist
Calif
Wilson
Kraft's
lka-Seltzer
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