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Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1954

Page

11

Vacation Bible School Ends With Neighborhood Program

The Vacation Bible School at New Hope closed Friday night with a program by the Beginner Primary and Intermediate departments. Many local families and visiting relatives attended as the Junior G A girls departed for Leeders Encampment and community members visited from Stamford Anson Abilene and other nearby towns.

Ow Hope Baptist Porch Thes A. Hinckley Daisy War Doug Davis Judy ‘Tarw Anne Lindsey A. L. Irdin Bessie Adams Hinckley Charley Anderson Nell Tarlton Virgil Skiles Daugh- Joan Livington N. M Skiles Jane Carmen Anson Nell Taunton Bobamen Rs. A. L. Hughes Fortth Opal Hughes Leo Ivy T. Goree Salle Goree Buck Hugh Abilene Charles Elmore Keith Wheatly Haskell Mark Grantham Arnold Wedeking Allan Peggy Gene Henderson Albany Henderson Lexie Chaney Wedeking Roy Buntin Roy Lee Buntin Danny Deanie Haskell Hospital J. T. Kirby Linda Hinckley Bud Hinckley Lueders Kenneth Lindsay Stamford Sanitarium New Hope Home Demonstration Club C. W. Sorrell Stamford Rollin Zawadski Lyle Adams Ovrell Hughes Donna Bill Ledbetter Rex Guinn Fort Hood Eking Cpl Arnold National Guard McGregor Charley Ketsler Waco Wed

Washington Debates Surplus Food Trade For Materials

Washington discusses using farm surplus commodities to build military strength in non Communist nations and trading surplus food for raw materials. It notes U S airfields abroad outnumber those at home and cites rising German military buildup and Latin American concerns including Guatemala.

Washington Congress United States Russia Korea Germany France U.S Europe Indochina Joint Chiefs of Staff Eisenhower Guatemala

Stamford Soldier Jack Lindsey Promoted to Corporal in Korea

Jack L. Lindsey 21 a Avoca native son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Q Lindsey was promoted to corporal while serving in Korea with IX Corps 955th Field Artillery Battalion He arrived in Korea last September and serves as a section chief in Battery B A Hardin Simmons University alumnus he joined the Army February 1953 after basic training at Camp Rucker Alabama.

Jack L. Lindsey Marvin Q. Lindsey Avoca Korea IX Corps 955Th Field Artillery Eighth Army Lindsey Hardin, Simmons University Army Camp Rucker Ala

Funeral held for W M Kight 62 in Stamford Texas

Funeral services for William Marion Kight 62 were conducted at Kinney Funeral Home chapel with Rev Sargent and Rev J T Marchbanks. Burial followed at New Hope Cemetery. Kight died of a heart attack after being stricken on a ladder at Ben Bagwell's store. He served in World War I and was a member of the Methodist Church. Survived by wife Juanita Moon Kight daughter Billie Ruth Kight his mother Mary Kight and several relatives.

William Bill) Marion Kight Kinney Funeral Home Mr. Sargent Weinert J. T. Marchbanks Ts. Powesuare Caatsa New Hope Cemetery Kight Ben Bagwell Stamford Sanitarium John P. Kight Alexandria Texas Iredell Avoca W. D. Kight Stamford Methodist Church Juanita Moon Temple Billie Ruth Kight Mary Kight Palacios Jim Harris Dallas Norma Price J. P. Kight Fort Worth

Lt. Col Bounds Sent to Africa for Three Years

Lt. Col. John Earl Bounds, Air Force, is assigned to the Robot Area near Casablanca in French Morocco for a three year period. He will depart August 3 and is the son of Mrs. J. E. Bounds of Stamford. His wife and children Gary and Lora plan to join him later, aiming for Christmas.

John Earl Bounds Casablanca French Morrocco Africa Bounds J. E. Bounds Stamford Washington D.C Gary Lora Col. Bounds Air Force Wichita Falls H. A. Witt

Woodson Family Reunion Visits in Lubbock

Mr. and Mrs. Omar Woodson of Lubbock visited relatives including Mrs. R. L. Bushell and L. W. Woodson as family members gathered for a reunion.

Omar Woodson Lubbock Mr. Woodson R. L. Bushell L. W. Woodson Woodson

Junior Girls Attend Camp at Lueders Baptist Encampment

Junior girls attending the Junior Girls Auxiliary camp at the Lueders Baptist Encampment grounds this week include Mary Wilka Janie Ratliff Kay Lovvorn Patsy Baugh Joanna Moody Judy Cowger Betty Jones Sherry Lee Janice Ann Bryant. They are accompanied by Mrs. F A Dickerson and Mrs. J I Moudy.

Lueders Baptist Encampment Mary Wilka Janie Ratliff Kay Lovvorn Patsy Baugh Joanna Moody Judy Cowger Betty Jones Sherry Lee Janice Ann Bryant F. A. Dickerson J. I. Moudy

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