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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1925
Page
2
The law requires two numbers on all automobiles and trucks. Owners using one number face fines as if without numbers. Failing to carry two numbers will lead to penalties. numbers must be on the vehicle, not just at home or elsewhere. Constable J. D. Crow announces enforcement.
G W Lambert and his wife of Sager ton visited on Monday for dental work and other matters then left a 36 by 27 inch painting at the J A Hilscher Picture Framing Shop to be framed. The painting was described as splendid and Mr Hilscher reports receiving framing orders from a wide territory.
Mr. and Mrs. J W Patterson request the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Weaver to Mr Joe Lloyd Mathews at Pleasant Valley School Saturday evening March 21 1925 at 8 00 p m The public is cordially invited.
Circle No. 2 met with Mrs. E. L. Howard on Tuesday afternoon after a Monday meeting was postponed due to a death. Attendance was lower but a fine scripture lesson was enjoyed. Mrs. Tom Elliott will host next Monday March 7 at which time the group will study Matthew chapter eight. Visitors welcome. Reporter.
Porter A. Whaley visited San Angelo with the West Texas Chamber of Commerce president to plan the convention program for Mineral Wells in May.
Book plates or ex libris mark ownership of volumes. Earliest German wood-cuts show a shield and angel around 1480 for Buxheim monastery. France’s oldest is Jean Herland de la Tour-Blance 1520. England’s early example is Sir Nicholas Bacon. In America the first known label appears on a John Williams book in 1679.
Mr. N S Holland returned to school from Cincinnati where he attended the National Education Association. He shared notes on Mammoth Cave Kentucky including its 150 mile passageways Echo River 54 degrees Fahrenheit and geological formations as well as a school competition mentioning Adrian Box Edna Irwin and Miss Imogene Jones.
Plainview reports a Vaudeville Tea featuring Miss Geraldyne Wright as hostess on Friday from 3 to 6. She directs the Wayland College department of expression with her mother Mrs. W. H. Wright in the receiving line and the cast, plus special numbers. Wright returns to Plainview for a weekend visit at mid term.
Deputy I W Kirkpatrick of the Game Fish and Oyster Commission warns that it is illegal to catch white perch croppe or bass in the Clear Fork of the panes River during March and April with artificial baits or nets. Minnow nets up to twenty feet may be used for bait but caught fish must be returned to the river. It is unlawful to possess white perch or croppe under seven inches or bass under eleven inches. Violators will be prosecuted. rules apply to Lake Lue ders and all parts of the river.
Dan Corley of Lamesa visited his uncle W. A. Corley in town at the start of the week and plans further visits with a sister in Hermleigh and relatives at Sahehe. He is crippled badly with me and this trip should be pleasant after confinement at home. Mrs. Corley visits daughter Mrs. A. L. Capps south of town during the stay.
Mrs W J Rosamond died Sunday March 1 1925 after protracted illness in Dallas Baptist Memorial Sanitarium. Born Emory Texas 1857 she devoted life to Christian service and family. Funeral at First Baptist Church Stamford conducted by Rev F S Groner and Rev J H Morris with ten children present. Interment Highland Cemetery Penick Hughes in charge. The American extends condolences.
Born in 1868 near Dawson Navarro county she moved to Limestone and later Lueders. She joined churches from Presbyterian to Methodist and lived an unsel fish life. She died February 28 1925 at home in Lueders leaving a husband and three sons Ralph H Fort Worth area and Frank H of Throckmorton plus siblings. Funeral services were in Lueders Methodist church with two pastors and interment at Highland Cemetery Stamford.
Friends and family mourn Edgar Claude Davis ten son of Mr and Mrs G J Davis died at the Sanitarium Tuesday at 11 25 pm after three weeks of illness The funeral was held at First Baptist Church with Rev J M Youree and Rev W C Moffett officiating Interment followed at Highland Cemetery The fourth grade from his school attended the service and sent a wreath Pallbearers were Richard Massey Henry Adams Arnold Glenn Henry Arant Austin Gandy and Victor Peterson The community extends sympathy to the bereaved family
The remains of Mrs. Jim Black who died in Abilene Monday were brought to Avoca Tuesday for funeral services at Spring Creek cemetery at 2 p.m. Reverend Jim Black, her husband, is a student preacher at Simmons College. She was formerly Miss Nona Stackey and they lived in Avoca until a few years ago.
In Harper's Magazine style, a woman labeled Miss Jones boards a train with a young man who acts as escort. He bids her farewell loudly and tips his hat. Nervous, she whispers a message to the porter, who reveals the man is in the smoking compartment.
A rambling dialect tale follows Uncle Zeke waking after twenty years, lamenting a vanished life and Towser the dog. He resolves to shed greed and seek a worthy name, seeing a brighter dawn and urging renewed effort.
A reflective piece urges readers to wake up and pursue goals with grit and honesty. It honors self confidence and the belief that a willing mind leads to success while trusting God for help and guidance. It emphasizes neighborly love and mindful living.
The Sons of Herman Insurance Association held its regular monthly meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hirscher on North Swenson Avenue. A brief business session was followed by refreshments for numerous members and guests from Sagerton Rule Stamord and local families.
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