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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1938
Page
2
Health Talks and local families unite to promote Milk and Dairy Products Month urging producers and consumers to ensure clean milk, proper bottling, and low temperatures. Officials warn of bacteria and milkborne diseases including tuberculosis and typhoid, urging strict sanitary methods from cow to consumer.
Stamford and surrounding towns report numerous hospital admissions and discharges. Notable items include Mrs. Dallas Southard and Flora Ellen Mitchell undergoing procedures, Wanda June born to Mr. and Mrs. Rob Lins, and several patients recovering or dismissed, with injuries and medical conditions detailed for residents of Stamford Lueders Anson Hamlin Rule Albany and neighboring areas.
The article notes blown-out wheat fields can return to productive crops through soil conservation. A North Texas course, opening June 8 and running to July 16, features 24 lecturers including 18 federal experts, showing terracing and contour farming as part of a broad conservation effort led by the U.S. Soil Conservation Service.
Harvard Professor Kirtley F. Mather urges state and federal funding for adult education and greater college endowment support to educate the general public. He argues many err by thinking schooling ends at graduation and urges newspapers to present well written, accessible information to raise public intelligence.
One hundred twenty five thousand bushels of grain have been shipped from Jones county with more threshing ahead. Agriculture Commissioner J E McDonald will explain the cotton parity plan in Hamlin and Anson this week, with no political purpose stated. County Agent Floyd Lynch notes bean stocks for grasshopper relief are dwindling and funds may run out. Anson and Stamford editors visited Anson county Saturday. Anson’s third auction sale is set for June 25 after a prior sale netted over five thousand dollars in live stock, top cows at seventy six fifty. Grasshopper damage spreads through corn and wheat fields near Stamford.
Local residents including Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Lehrman and family and Mrs. T. L. Thane with sons spent time visiting relatives in Flat Top and Stam p. Emil Kainer and August Stremmel hosted and joined several gatherings near Hamlin and Lagerton with multiple families observed over Thursday to Sunday.
Hollywood stardom is widespread and the best ten list reflects patrons' choices. Jane Withers appears among the top ten as she stars in Rascals with Rochelle Hudson and Robert Wilcox, featuring Borrah Minevitch and music by Sidney Clare and Harry Akst.
St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid convened Sunday afternoon with 23 members present at the Sagerton church. Rev A H Muchbrad led scripture and prayer as a new six month program committee was formed. Members donated eggs and gifts while welcoming Mrs Edwin Franke as a new member.
The list shows candidates filing for Democratic primaries on July 23 and August 20, 1938. Names include W A Blankenship and Travis B Dean for State Representative, HM and DC Davison, Otis Miller and C Shipman for District Attorney, Omar Burleson for County Judge, Bill Dunwody Irvin Sanders and UM Hudson for Sheriff, Frank Powell for County Treasurer, George C Harrell and Orville K Reynolds for County Clerk, Ruben J Melberoy and E Earl Isbill for County Superintendent, T Beaver for Treasurer, Robert Cross and Fred Harper for District Clerk, and Kolanl L Dunwoody and Burt Dean for Tax Collector Assent.
Mrs G Brooks of Leeders and L H Dendy of Haskell had casts removed at the hospital and returned home. Jimmy Crabb of Stamford crushed fingers at Jayton last week with bones broken in four fingers. Gene Terrell of Lueders noted on June 15. Tommie Middlebrook of the New Hone community last week, with Mrs Middlebrook formerly Miss Elnora Miller of Stamford.
The Republic Picture adventure Call of the Yukon premieres Sunday at the Ritz for a three day run. Richard Arlen stars with Beverly Roberts and Lyle Talbot as they follow a stranded heroine in Northern Alaska. Dogs bears and a German police dog named Swift Lightning figure in the plot as production details note six weeks of filming in rugged Alaskan settings.
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