Homecoming for Otto Hinze After Italy War Service
Otto Hinze returns from the Italian front for a visit with wife Modean Moore and eight month old Ramona Gail. He meets parents, siblings, and relatives in a family reunion before reporting to Fort Sam Houston after 21 days. Hinze served 36th Division in Africa and Italy for over a year, trained at Camps Bowie and Blanding and Edwards before overseas duty 14 months ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Otto Hinze
Modean Moore
Ramona Gail
Alvis
Herbert Rinn
Arthur Rosenquis
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Hinze
Ft. Sam
Florida
Camp Edwards
Mass
Hood Brothers Enter Navy and Marines in WWII Era
John A. Hood reported for duty in the United States Navy on June 2 at Lubbock and is taking boat training in San Diego. He has two brothers overseas. Jack Hood, a motor machinist mate first class, is in England and took part in the invasion of Italy and Sicily. Cpl Paul Hood is in the Marines somewhere in the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Hood
United States Navy
Lubbock
San Diego
Jack Hood
England
Italy
Sicily
Cpl
Paul Hood
South Pacific
Pvt Searcy Orr Visits Family During Furlough
Pvt Searcy Orr stationed at Camp Abbot Oregon visited Lamesa with his wife and baby Sandra Kay. The family traveled to Stamford to see his mother Mrs J P Orr and other relatives while on furlough. Mrs Orr and the baby reside in Lamesa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt. Searcy Orr
Camp Abbot
Oregon
Lamesa
Stamford
J. P. Orr
Ivy Brothers Receive Updates From Italian Front Family
Corporal Lem S. Ivy in Italy writes his parents and Mrs Dan Ivy that front-line duties near Rome are progressing, noting friendly locals reminding him of home. His brother Pfe Virgil Ivy with a military police detachment at Camp McCoy will get a furlough late next week and hopes to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy Brothers
Cpl
Lem S. Ivy
Italy
Dan Ivy
Rome
Pfe
Virgil Ivy
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
Promotion in England for Leslie G Vassar Jr
Leslie G. Vassar Jr. promoted from corporal to sergeant in England by the RAF Fighter Command. His wife is Ruthie Lee Vassar of Stamford Route 1, and his parents are Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Vassar of Stamford Route 1. He farmed before the war, attended Stamford High School, and joined the Army on June 14, 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Leslie G. Vassar, Jr
Sergent
RAF
Fighth Fighter Command
Ruthie Lee Vassar
Stamford
L. G. Vassar
Stamford High School
Army
Local Sailor Arrives After Pacific Service
Lieut. (jg) Earl Crawford returns from the Pacific to spend weekends with relatives. He goes to Corpus Christi for a brief visit and will return home. His leave is extended to 30 days before reporting to Quonset Point Rhode Island to serve as an instructor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Earl Crawford
Corpus Christi
Quonset Point
Rhode Island
Rasco in Hospital as War Casts Shadow on Family
Rasco Pvt Forrest W Rasco son of Mr and Mrs T J Rasco Stam fog has been in a hospital in Ene for about three months. His red leg was broken in an accident and he hopes to rejoin his anti aircraft company soon. His brother Pfe J D Rasco is in the Hawaiian Islands in school since January. Scientists estimate atmospheric height from 109 to 506 miles while dew forms in parts of Arizona California Syria and Arabia affecting irrigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
California
Syria
Arabia
Joel Dyer Dies and Funeral Set in Stamford
Joel Dyer 79 lifelong Stamford resident died Wednesday at Stamford Sanitarium after years of ill health. Funeral Thursday June 29 at 5 p.m. Central Presbyterian Church with burial in Highland Cemetery. Survived by wife Hester, two sons Harrison and Gibbs, two daughters G C Carroll and J A Miller, seven grandchildren, three sisters, three brothers. He was active in Masons, a church elder for 50 years, and a former Rotary member.
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Joel Dyer
Stamford
Albany
Highland Cemetery
Kinney Funeral Home
Mr. Dyer
Tennessee
Texas
Hester G. Hunstable
Dallas
Dyer
Masonic Lodges
Presbyterian Church
Rotary Club
Harrison M. Dyer
Austin
Gibbs A. Dyer
G. C. Carroll
San Antonio
J. A. Miller
Denver
Colo
T. C. Allen
Oklahoma City
Patty Banks
Bellville, Ark
Grace Davis
Roby
Jack Dyer
Wilton
Farwell
Mervin
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Sponsors Named for Texas Cowboy Reunion Events
Thirty one sponsors for towns and ranches have been named by Wednesday for the Texas Cowboy Reunion. Sponsor chairman R. E. Hall said attractive favors will be given to registering young women. Sponsors participate in arena performances and parade, with a sponsors ball July 3 and a July 4 dance. They and escorts attend a chuck wagon dinner at noon July 4. Mrs. Harry Yates, Stamford matron, is official hostess assisted by Miss Leemore Fuqua Stamford's sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poon
R. E. Hall
Harry Yates
Stamford
Leemore Fuqua
Leeders Baptist Encampment To Close Sunday
The annual Leeders Baptist Encampment started Monday and will conclude with the night service Sunday. Rev. Dick O'Brien of Big Spring preaches twice daily with other denominational leaders in the program. Attendance exceeds expectations as Stamford residents join. First Baptist Church services Sunday evening canceled. members urged to attend encampment training union and worship. Regular morning church services will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leeders
Selmon Receives Medical Degree and Navy Commission
Tony Selmon earned his Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Texas Medical School Galveston and was commissioned as a Lieutenant, junior grade in the Navy. He completed state board exams this week and will report to the Naval Hospital San Diego after a brief stay with family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Selmon
Naval Commission
University of Texas Medical School
Galveston
John Selmon
Dick Rowland
Bond drive sparks Stamford Rotary Exchange clash
Bond sales in the Fifth War Loan reached 270546.75 dollars by Thursday morning, about 50 percent of Stamford's quota. At a joint Exchange and Rotary Club meeting, clubs launched a friendly bond selling and buying contest with captains named by presidents Braymer and Hinds. Reverend Dick O'Brien urged residents to meet the goal, declaring Stamford is no forty percent town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
F. E. Morrow
Exchange Club
Rotary Club
Dick O’brien
Big Spring
First Baptist Church
L. W. Johnson
Clyde Westfall
Th Exchange Club
Eldon Anderson Reported Missing in Action Prisoner of War
Eldon Anderson, previously reported missing in action, is now identified as a prisoner of war in Germany. His mother Mrs Essie Anderson was notified Wednesday. He served as an aerial runner on a B 24 and had been overseas about two months. He is a nephew of Mrs LD EF of this city and a grandson of Mr and Mrs G M Sims of Sagerton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldon Anderson
Essie Anderson
Anderson
Germany
LD. EF
G. M Sims
Sagerton
Fiddling Contest Time is Changed
The Old Fiddlers contest at the Texas Cowboy Reunion moves from Tuesday to Monday morning July 3 at 8 20 in Round Up Hall. Chairman Jim Stell notes judges S E Meadows Lueders and J M Burleson Rochester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Stell
S. E Meadows
Lueders
J. M. Burleson
Rochester
Rotary Club Ends Fiscal Year With 60 Members
The Stamford Rotary Club closed its fiscal year with 60 members, the largest in club history. Arnold Grote of the Stamford Laundry joined, M. D. Smith was reinstated, and retiring president Bill Braymer will surrender the gavel to new president R. C. Thomas at the next meeting on July 11, after a one week break due to July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Rotary Club
Arnold Grote
Stamford Laundry
M. D. Smith
Rotary Club
Bill Braymer
R. C. Thomas
General Brereton Pins DFC on Capt James W McAllister
Lt Gen Brereton of the Ninth Air Force pins the Distinguished Flying Cross on Capt James W McAllister of Stamford Texas at Ninth Air Force HQ in England. McAllister is cited for instrumental role in a major low altitude photography mission over enemy territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Air Force
England
Lewis H. Brereton
James W. McAllister
Stamford
Texas
Ninth
Britain
McAllister
J M Ashcroft Elected New President of Stamford Exchange Club
J M Ashcroft was elected president of the Stamford Exchange Club last Friday, succeeding Marvin Hinds who had served six months. Herman Daffern and Richard Lane were chosen as vice president and secretary treasurer respectively. New board members include C R Anderson Warren Cantrell J Q Norris and the retiring president Marvin Hinds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Ashcroft
Stamford Exchange Club
Marvin Hinds
Herman Daffern
Richard Lane
Board of Control
C. RB
Anderson
Warren Cantrell
J. Q O. Norris
Gordor Davis
J. C. Shamburgrer
J. B. Thaxton
Oklahoma City
Chas. Green
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Roy Arledge
Southwest
Cooperation urged for traffic control during the reunion
Police Chief Lee G. Flourney appeals for broad cooperation in managing traffic for the Reunion Rodeo. He bans double parking after 9 a.m., urges owners to remove keys and lock spare tires, and asks residents to lock homes as crowds are expected to be large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizersip
Po- Lee
G. G. Flourney
Plourney
Mr. Flournoy
Automobile Use Stamps Due by Saturday
Postmaster R C Thomas warns drivers to display new automobile use stamps by Saturday. He notes a good supply remains at the post office where buyers pay the $5 automobile use tax, and says most people have been slow to purchase them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Thomas
Thomas
Pearl Harbor jobs to be recruited in Stamford on July 4
A Civil Service Commission representative will be at Stamford post office on July 4 to recruit qualified applicants for work at Pearl Harbor, according to information received at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
The
Civil Service Commission
Stamford
Bonita Tarlton and Cpl Lloyd D Wilson Marry Here
Miss Bonita Tarlton daughter of Mr and Mrs T J Tarlton and Cpl Lloyd D Wilson of Biggs Oklahoma recently returned from almost three years service in Panama were married June 22 at 8 pm at the home of Mr and Mrs T E Slater. The ceremony was by Rev Otto Marshall with a beige two piece dress for the bride and a gardenia corsage. After a furlough Wilson will report to San Antonio for reassignment.
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Bonita Tarlton
T. J. Tarlton
Cpl
Lloyd D. Wilson
Biggs
Oklahoma
Panama
T. E. Slater
Otto Marshall
Central Christian Church
Mmes
J. T. Brown
W. W. Reed
Fay Able
Sherman Childres
Ruby Lowe
Elouise Griggs
Jack James
Elater
Temford High School
Ethel Wilson
Okla
Camp Barkeley
Wilson
San Antonio
Armored Parade to Lead Stamford War Bond Event
The two day Texas Cowboy Reunion opens July 3 4 with a parade led by 12th Armored Division vehicles from Camp Barkeley Major General Carlos Brewer commanding The display features five Sherman tanks M 5 light tanks armored cars and support trucks plus a 60 piece Army band Thousands will see how War Bonds help the war effort and prizes are offered for various parade entries including commercial juvenile and individual divisions with blanks at the Stamford Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Stamford
12Th Armored Division
Camp Barkeley
Carlos Brewer
12Th Armored
12Th
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Appearance of Movie Stars Cancelled for July Fourth Event
The Stars Over Texas appearance scheduled here for July 4 in support of the Fifth War Loan drive has been cancelled. Wild Bill Ellout the local cowboy will still appear on July 8 and 4 and lead the grand parade Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Wild Bill Ellout
Paramount Cowboy
Oldtime Cowboys To Hold Meeting Tuesday Morning
Pioneer cattlemen of the Texas Cowboy Reunion Association will attend the Texas Cowboy reunion Monday and Tuesday. The association plans its annual meeting Tuesday morning at the Will Rogers Bunkhouse with new officers elected and other business. Membership requires prior range service and dues include a badge granting rodeo access and free meals at the Pioneer chuck wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Cowboy Reunion Association
Will Rogers Bunkhouse
Kid Jeffers
Brady
John Davis
Throckmorton
KE. E. Pickering
Victoria
Dave Harris
Hanun
Luther Edwards Dickens
Chas. E. Coombes
Stamford
M. &. Doss
Range Bos
Lanier
Crowell
Southwest
Coombes
Fourth of July Closings Vary Among Stamford Firms
A Stamford survey by the Chamber of Commerce retail trade committee shows no uniform Fourth of July closing pattern. Some firms will close all day, some open morning then close, others stay open all day. Decisions rest with each firm as a courtesy to out of town visitors during the Texas Cowboy Reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Chamber of Commerce
Omg
Geologists See Mountain Range Uplift From Earthquakes
Earthquakes in mountainous regions are interpreted by geologists as signs that mountain ranges are growing. The observation ties seismic activity to tectonic uplift and ongoing orogeny in highland areas.
Reunion Program Highlights Texas Cowboy Gathering
Morning matinees and contests open with cow-milking calf-roping and an American Quarter Horse Show. Grand entries in the arena feature cowboy rodeo events with trick horses and sponsor outfits. Evening square dance and sponsors ball plus chuck-wagon dinners illuminate the long July celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arena
Camp Grounds
Reunion Grounds
Texas Cowboy Reunion Association
Bunkhouse
Kid Jeffers
Pavilion Reunion Grounds
New Cadet Class Armes Holiday Observed at Stamford Flight School
A new cadet class at Stamford Flying School will observe July 3 and 4 as a holiday. Aviation cadets from San Antonio travel for primary flight training and will join staff to attend the Texas Cowboy Reunion events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford Flying School
San Antono
Lueders Man and Former Jones Co Teacher Married in Dodge City
Effie Mae Stamps daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Stamps of Atlanta Texas married Edward B. Vaughan son of Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Vaughan of Lueders June 17 in Dodge City Kansas chapel. Bride formerly taught in Jones County. Groom stationed at Dodge City Air Base. They will reside in Dodge City for the summer. Attendants included Miss Anabel Stamps sister of the bride and James K. Jones best man. The ceremony was by Rev. O Ray Cook with candles and flowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Mae Stamps
R. T. Stamps
Atlanta
Texas
Pfe
Eward B. Vaughan
W. N. Vaughan
Lueders
Dodge City
Kansas
Jones County
Dodge City Air Base
O. Ray Cook
Anabel Stamps
James KK. Jones
East Texas State Teachers College
Commoerce
Rodeo and Horse Show Entries Set Records at Stamford Reunion
Crowds are expected to rival prewar days as Stamford hosts the Cowboy Reunion with a record advance entry count. More than 75 rodeo contestants registered by Wednesday, led by A M G Swenson, chairman, with prize money near $2300 across bronc riding calf roping steer riding and wild cow milking. A separate record horse show draws 30 to 40 percent more entries than before, awarding about $600 in prizes plus trophies for grand champion colt and mare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
M. G. Swenson
Bill Thompson
Tohoka
Foy Proctor
Midland
George Humphreys
Guthrie
W. B. Willingham
Rotan
Tom Hickman
Gainesville
Hickman
Roy Arledge
George Clege
Alice
American Quarter Horse Association
R. L. Underwood
Wichita Fi
Dan Casement
Manhattan
Kansas
Helen Michaels
Eagle Pass
Underwood
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Orr
Cowboy
General Pins Dfc
Capt
New President Exchange Club
Mrs. Green
Cpl. L. D. Wilson
Rider
Reunion
Jones Co
Grady Bowdry
iPrman
Treckmorton
Spurevr
Hrackimorton
Cuhme
Masterson
Trescott
O. A. Bateman
Ihe
Matador
Pitchfork
United States
Mel
Wedge
Texas Cowboy
Texas Cowboy Reunion, Inc
W. G. Swenson
A. C. Cooper
FE. G. Keese
C. B. Coombes
Cleburne Huston
W. RB. Tayman
L. Jurdy
Sam Baize
Ore Coeons
Ingtish
Iwemr P
W. Johnson
Dr. L. FF
Metz
First Aid
Henry Osment
Jim Sicll
A. M. G. Swenson
Radeo
W. B. Tayman
Pne Rade
C. F. Upshaw
Pioneer Cotte Boys
Monk Watuen
Oventa
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