Stamford at twenty five years of rapid growth in Texas
Stamford celebrates a quarter century of rapid growth since 1900. The city developed from prairie to urban center with banks, merchants, and the Stamford Townsite Company driving early progress. Population surpasses five thousand, schools educate about 1400, and civic institutions including a Carnegie Library and a modern City Hall anchor the community.
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Stamford
Albany
Messrs. Penick, Colbert and Hughes
First National Bank
Morrow and Lowden
Stamford State Bank
Penick, Colbert, Hughes Company
Baker-Bryant Co
ID. O. McKimmon and Company
L. C. Smith
Johnson Bros
George Andrus
P. P. Berthelot
R. L. Penick
Chas
Brewington
G. W. Hamblett
J. A
Stamford Inn
West Texas
Swenson Land and Cattle Company
Lake Penick
Stathford
142Nd Infantry
National Guard of Texas
Carnegie
Harmon Foundation
Stamford County Line
Jones and
Haskell
Stamford High School
State Department of Education
New Hope Church Turns To Farming For Income
The New Hope Baptist church uses crops as its main income to pay the pastor and retire debt. Over three years it rented 47 to 60 acres at different times, managed by J M Mickler and H L Hager, producing 23 to 24 bales of cotton yearly and funds for church building, a light plant, and new seating.
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NEW Hope Church
New Hope
W. F. Bean
H. L. Hager
W. F P. Bean
J. M. Mickler
Elliott Family Reunion Celebrates 75th Birthday
Fifty-five members gathered at Mr and Mrs J A Elliott home Sunday June 26 for a family reunion and picnic lunch honoring Mr Elliott who turned seventy five on June 22 It was the first full family gathering since 1915 with eleven living children twenty nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren listed among attendees.
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Elliott
J. A. Elliott
Mr. Filiott
Hamlin
John A. Elliott
Mere. Eliott
Nannie E. Young
Clayton
Panola County
iTom Green County
San Angelo
Taylor County
Man Creek
Merkel
Allene Elliott
Abilene
George W Ellett
Marvin EK Elliott
Stamford
Tom Jd Elliott
Harry) Elliott
Mee
DD. T Simms
Mineral Welle
Mies Mayer Elliott
New York City
Mra. A
Mere W
Injured Hoy Brought Here From Old Glory
Frank Hinge of Old Glory brought his son Reuben to Stamford Sanitarium Sunday night after a horse fell with him from an embankment near Old Glory injuring the boy’s arm. M. C. Magnesen of Dallas has been visiting. Mrs. Elaine Rector, Mrs. L. W. Cundiff, and Miss Dorothy Cundiff went to Abilene Friday.
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Frank Hinge
Old Glory
Reuben
Stamford Sanitarium
M. C. Magnesen
Dallas
Mies Elaine Rector
L. W. Cundiff
Dorothy Cundiff
Abilene
Swensons Played Important Part In Local History
Swenson born in Sweden and later to the U S where he built a ranching empire. He founded Swenson Bros and Swenson Land & Cattle Co owning about 100000 acres across West Texas. The family ranches included Tongue River Plat Top and Eriendahl with histories dating to the open range era.
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Swensons
SM. Swenson
Ole
Sweden
U.S. A
S&s
Lorand S. A. Swenson
S&s M
S M. Swenson
M.S
Swenson Heros
Harten
Also Mentioned on This Page
East Moran Street
The
Carnegie Libr
King Cotton
College Lake
Mrs. Gibbs Dyer
Baby, Harrison
Mrs. J. Dyer
American Legion
Fourth Fake
By Exsie Mae Sorrell
Ing
Austin
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Bute
Swenson Bros
S. M.S
Sm.s
He & M
Frank Hastings
Hasting
S.M
S. M
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