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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1942
Page
3
Mes Tr BR Lawhen and Mrs Jack McClendon organized a surprise birthday dinner for Mrs EF Pace on Monday. The three families met at the Lawhen home for the meal. The Needle and Thimble club met June 18 with Mrs A M Conant at Mrs Roscoe Hood’s home and sewed a Red Cross quilt.
Busy Hour Club members met with Mrs. EB Pace last Friday to knit for the Red Cross. Hostess served salad sandwiches and tea. Present were Mmes H B Lawdon Jack McClendon George Gray Jack Fuqua and R P Small.
Mrs W R Keeton entertained the Forty-Two Club with a gathering featuring a display of garden flowers in the home setting. Attendees enjoyed light refreshments and friendly conversation in a social club atmosphere.
Last Friday afternoon the Forty Two Club hosted a gathering after games. The hostess served sandwiches punch and cookies for guests including Mrs Bill Jerry Mrs W C Pratt Mrs Anna Dial Mrs D O MacRimmon Mrs D F E Prewit Mrs J W Newsome Mrs R G Fuqua Mrs B H Baird and Mrs J E Bingamon.
Invitations were received for the wedding of Rowena Caldwell daughter of Mr and Mrs Spencer Hudson Caldwell to Price Bush Elkins. The ceremony will be Sunday July 5 at 2 30 p m in the First Baptist Church Stamford with a reception at the family home afterward. The bride has worked in Houston for several years.
The Dorcas Class of St. John’s Methodist Sunday school held a picnic supper Tuesday night in the Jack McClendon yard. Members brought picnic lunches including chicken sandwiches eggs potato chips olives and cookies. Tables were arranged with red cloths and centerpieces.
A narrator in a 1942 Breweing Industry Foundation piece reflects on drinking beer. He describes beer’s color, the calming effect, and the wholesome nature of the drink as a peaceful pastime during moments of thought. The essay extols beer as moderation and a natural product of grain and water.
Pineapple consignments for canning arrived in Jones County from Laredo, with 210 dozen checked by Clara Brown. The collective purchase aims to lower costs, with canning demos held for 25 communities and detailed instructions on selection, ripeness, and preparing pineapple for preserving.
The note explains a 25 ton bridge using about 2,000 pontons for troop crossings. It urges every American to invest at least 19 percent of income in War Bonds each payday to supply engineers with essential pontoons for a victorious war effort.
Instructions state removing air from pineapple cells before sealing to prevent flavor loss and spoilage. Process exhaust 10 minutes after hot syrup is added. Seal and process in water bath: No. 2 and No. 3 cans 15 minutes. pint jars 15 minutes. quart jars 20 minutes. Use plain tin cans and cool quickly. Clean and label containers before storage in a cool place.
Sunday attendance was strong at New Hope as services for Sunday School and Bible Training Union drew crowds. Next Sunday’s preaching at the Baptist Church is open to all, and Mrs. Cecil Bean and her daughter Barbara Ann visited Mrs. Bee Reid and her Stamford children.
Tuesday afternoon Jimmie and Fred Dotson of Stamford spent Tuesday night with grandparents Mr and Mrs Joe Key. A son named Keith was born to Mr and Mrs Q O B Teague at Stamford Sanitarium. Home Nursing Red Cross certificates awarded to Mrs J L Woodson instructor. Mrs Creed Portwood and others visited Stamford Sanitarium Sunday afternoon.
Beginning Sunday June 28 editors of weekly West Texas newspapers will appear on the Home Town Headlines program on KRBC at 1 PM each Sunday. Geraldyne Wright directs the show with Stamford ties and will host interviews while continued news coverage remains part of the format.
Fort Davis, the Jeff Davis County seat, holds the title of Texas highest town with an elevation of 5050 feet. The note appears in The American.
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