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Stamford American

Location

Stamford, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1942

Page

6

Sagerton Residents Attend Various Community Events

Social notes report a miscellaneous shower honoring Mrs Barney Ross hosted by Mrs Grady Lee Laughlin and Mrs Melvin Lewis with guests registered from Stamford and area. Hospital update notes Mrs F A Stegemoeller discharged after a fall. Church dedication details for St Pauls Lutheran with Rev Brasher.

Grady Lee Laughlin Melvin Lewis William Zeror Summers Barney Ross Lewis Mines G. A. Viers Roy Wienke I. R. Williams 8. Hess Paul Neiast M. D. Ross Franklin Bill Stegemoeller K. A. Balzer Reece Clark Glynn Quade Maud Lyons St. Paul's Lutheran Church Brasher E. G. Ripke Ohio Howard Ross Stamford Bill Martin Norma Billy Raye Zenor Haskell Henry Laughlin Mr. Sager Lamesa

Dry Curing Onions To Prevent Rotting By Clara Brown Jones

Onions ready for storage when tops fall over and seed stalks are avoided as they leave thick necks. Harvested onions should be dried in shade on boards or tied in bunches and hung to air dry. After drying until they rattle, store in cool, dark spaces with good air flow. trim tops and spread in a shallow pile for cellar storage to prevent rot.

Clara Brown Jones County

Homecoming Held by M. Gamblin Family

A family gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs M Gamblin included Kinney Gamblin and son James of Beaumont Johnny Lanmon and wife of Littlefield Frank Gamblin and daughter Peggy Dell of Seymour Anna Paul Jackson arrived from Whittier California Maurine Jackson and Pauline Gamblin of Stamford. Peggy Dell stayed for a longer visit.

M. Gamblin Kinney Gamblin James Beaumont Johnny Lanmon Littlefield Frank Gamblin Peggy Dell Seymour Anna Paul Jackson Whittier Calif Maurine

Pine Belt Sawmills Produce Over One Billion Feet Annually

Texas sawmills in the Pine Belt region of the eastern part of the state produce more than one billion board feet of timber products each year, highlighting the area's significant lumber industry and regional economic impact.

Texas

Mrs L L Johns Installed as Head of Women's Council

Mrs L L Johns was installed as head of the Woman's Council at the Central Christian church gathering. New officers were introduced as part of the council's latest leadership drive.

Woman's Council The Central Christian

Church Board Names Officers After Monday Install

Mrs L L Johns is new president succeeding Mrs EF Pace. Mrs Echols Williams is vice president and chairs the program committee. Mrs Pace heads Bible study and Miss Blanche Baldwin handles treasurer duties. Dr Beulah Gould leads missionary programs and World Call chair. Various members serve on committees including education Orphans Home entertainment and telephone.

L. L. Johns EF. R. Pace Echols Williams Bill Grant Blanche Baldwin Williams Beulah Gould Pace O. A. Kinney R. P. Small Gould World Call Bailey Post

Lieutenant Leonard McNutt Assigned to Camp Blanding

Lieut Leonard McNutt who studied at Fort Benning Ga has been transferred to Camp Blanding Fla He visited friends here last week His wife and daughter Mary Lynn stay in Haskell with the Waggoners McNutt is promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant.

August Balzer Samford E. L. Tabor Dallas Claud Guinn Mr. Tabor Causey New Mexico John L. Tabor Brazos Valley Postal Organization Seymour X. R. Banks Dawson County Banks J. L. Doyle Stamford W. Z. Summers Sharon Holt Leo Holt Haskell C. K. Holt Buddy Beal Camp Blanding Leonard McNutt Fort Benning Fla Mary Lynn

Texas Highest Mountain Guadalupe Peak Reaches 8078 Feet

The record shows Guadalupe Peak as Texas highest mountain with an elevation of 8078 feet. The information confirms its status as the state’s tallest peak and notes its location in the Guadalupe Mountains.

Texas Guadalupe Peak

Candidate Distributes Literature by Plane in Jones County

Monroe Ethridge, candidate for sheriff, distributed campaign literature over Jones County towns by plane on Saturday noon. Pilot Jack Nelson, flight instructor at Stamford Flying School, dropped pamphlets over Avoca, Lueders, Nugent, Hawley, Anson, Mienda, Hamlin, Tuxedo and Stamford. The flight lasted one hour and fifteen minutes with special permission from Fort Worth CAA.

Monroe Ethridge Jones County Jack Nelson Stamford Flying School Avoca Lueders Nugent Hawley Anson Mienda Hamlin Tuxedo Stamford CAA Fort Worth Ethridge

Porter Receives UChicago Master’s Degree at Convocation

Gerald M Porter of 303 East Oliver Street Stamford was awarded a master's degree by President Robert M Hutchins at the University of Chicago 209th Convocation in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel on Friday June 19.

Gerald Porter Gerald M. Porter East Oliver Street Stamford Robert M. Hutchins University of Chicago Rockefeller Memorial Chapel

Boone Opens Campaign in Amarillo Against Thompson and Salisbury

Lester Boone, candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission, will launch his campaign Saturday night in Amarillo, hometown of his two opponents Ernest O. Thompson and Baker Salisbury. Boone hails from Fort Worth.

Dallas Lester Boone Texas Railroad Commission Amarillo Boone Ernest O. Thompson Baker Salisbury Railroad Commission Fort Worth

The Nations greatest race in dustry near Tyler Texas

The fragment hints at a regional race in the Tyler area, mentioning a notable event tied to industry figures or geographic focus around Tyler Texas. Limited readable details prevent full identification of participants, dates, or exact event scope.

Tyler Texas

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