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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1940
Page
16
The Bridgettes will not meet next week due to the Texas Cowboy Reunion. L. E. Low of Winters and Aubrey Gideon of Houston plan to attend, staying at C. F. Upshaw home as headquarters and visiting relatives. Mr. Clyde Westfall hosts welcomed guests from Abilene to Sweetwater.
Mr and Mrs D L Betts and daughter Jacqueline left Wednesday for Tishomingo Oklahoma where Jacqueline will stay two weeks Then she will travel to Dallas for a week long visit The family outings focus on family travel plans and extended visiting schedule.
Mr and Mrs Betts plan to return home within days. Mr and Mrs Stanley Stuefloten and son Allan visit from here to Lubbock where he works. Miss Ann and Lillian McReynolds from Fort Worth will stay about two weeks and attend the Texas Cowboy Reunion. Several locals and visitors travel to Dallas San Antonio California Tennessee and Corpus Christi for visits vacations and business.
Homer Milton Sumrall recalls the Stamford Texas Cowboy Reunion with vivid scenes of crowds in town, the Hardin-Simmons Cowboy Band, the governor’s visit, calf roping, bronc riding, wranglers, a clown with a dummy brother, fiddlers contest, and a lively cowboy ball. The poem travels through dances, contests, and the festive mood of Abilene area ranch life.
Brady is hosting guests for about a week. Mrs. Tom Evans and daughter Sandra return from Kemp to visit Mrs. Evans' mother. Evans guests include Mrs. Evans' brother Hollis Miller, his wife and two children from Graham, arriving Sunday. Beverly Herndon of Geetwater arrives for a visit with EF and Mrs. Jones. Mr. Herndon will join soon. Mrs. Tomlin of Weatherford and Mrs. Drechsel and son Tom of Fort Worth visit L. E. Loveless. then go to Knox City. A. E. Rowe trips to Brownfield. Mrs. Jack Key of Colorado City to visit Clyde Westfall and family.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Dennis hosted guests Sunday and Sunday night including Dan Orr and granddaughter Loyce of Graham. Mrs. Ray Morgan and daughter Jean returned from visits in Honey Grove and Wichita Falls. Mrs. R. A. Bible departs for Chicago for six weeks to study at the Chicago Art Institute. Mrs. Tom Turner and daughters head to Lubbock to visit relatives. Mrs. Cnet will visit W. W. M. Rainwater family in Morton. Mrs. Sarah Jeter returns from Fort Worth after a month with son W. W. Jeter and wife.
Mrs. H. L. Hairston and her niece Bobbie Fritz Keifer are guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Coonrod. The visit is reported from the community notes column.
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