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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1956
Page
10
A column riffs on Bermuda shorts and long socks, balancing fashion taste with ideas of femininity. It highlights a Stamford girl’s campus weekend plans, Miss Dixie contestant June Prichard’s beauty credentials, Roy Clark’s move to Hereford Brand, and a Rotary Boys State anecdote about Texas politics education.
Texas Cowboy Reunion officials promise a faster better rodeo with reduced arena barriers and painted facilities. Stamford band activities include open air concerts at Harmon Park and appearances in festival parades and events through July. Civic leaders push cleanliness for visitors, while Gov. O Daniel campaigns locally and a Jones county cheese plant feasibility is discussed by the Exchange Club.
Stamford American’s second class notice lists Bramford Texas as the post office, with publication details for The Bramford American. It names ROYM, CRAIG as publisher and MAHOOD as editor, plus associate editor and subscription terms for multiple Texas counties.
The Texas Democratic Executive Committee approves three voter referenda for the upcoming primary: exemption from compulsory school attendance, preventing intermarriage bans, and using interposition to curb federal encroachment on states rights. The last referendums were few and largely failed. only the 1932 repeal of federal prohibition passed. Also noted are party conventions set for Fort Worth on Sept 11 and Corpus Christi on Aug 28, redistricting debates, a probe into US Trust fiasco, and health officials urging birth certificates for new students.
A farmer urges Ben Benson to allow planting land into the soil bank for crops not yet far advanced, proposing 50 acres across six years using past crops from 1951 to 1955. He argues the surplus grew over years and calls for payments for past and future contributions, noting he specializes in crops that never progress far.
Marile Lowe, a teacher at Amarillo High School, came to Stamford after the term ended. She is the sister of Mrs. J. C. May and Mrs. J. B. Lowe, Stamford residents, who are their mother.
Advertisement claims Diatron suppresses hunger without drugs or exercise and guarantees weight loss in the first package or money back. It notes the product costs $3.00, is sold by Dobbins Pharmacy in Stamford, with mail orders available and a bottle return policy.
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