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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1925
Page
9
Best of the West notes the New Stamford Inn will add a third story next year to boost rooms from 50 to 90. A. C. Cooper says construction could start soon, as the lower sections are complete and earlier concrete work and elevator provisions already exist. The inn has already seen full occupancy with guests turned away.
Frank Pustejovsky of Tuxedo visited the American office in Stamford on Saturday and paid for another year's subscription. He reports a good crop but harvest hindered recently by wet weather.
W. L. Muenzler of Avoca was in town Saturday to settle his subscription to the American. A longtime county resident, he plans to remain here and follows local affairs through the paper.
The new Inn emphasizes kitchen and dining as key departments with stylish dining room decor and edge grain pine floors. A banquet hall hosts Rotary lunches and other banquets. A modern kitchen features a brick French range salvaged from the old Inn fire, plus an adjoining grocery store and a two‑chamber cold storage plant driven by ton machinery installed by Baker Ice Machine Co of Texas.
Judge John Lee Smith of Throckmorton county, lay leader for the Stamford District, spoke at St John’s Methodist Church last Sunday in Rev. D B Doak’s absence. He was introduced by local lay leader R Thomas. Doak was in Abilene delivering the McMurray College convocation sermon.
Mrs Ben Hayes of Weatherford visits her sister Mrs N R Winkler who is a patient in the Stamford Sanitarium.
R. E. Lomax of Denton, uncle of Mrs. L. D. Cooper, has been visiting in Stamford this week.
The duplex owned by Mrs. A. H. Goldsticker is swiftly going up on East Oliver street, signaling area residential expansion.
Misses Cleta Ella Lela Mae Paulin and Mattie Hay visited the American office Saturday from New Light.
Mr and Mrs E J Boedeker and family of Bunker Hill were driving their Buick on Stamford thoroughfares Saturday.
The Stam ford Inn's construction involved J. R. Horn and Sons of Abilene as general contractor with Claude S. Mauldin supervising. Architects were David S. Castle Company of Abilene. Stamford firms supplied lumber plaster and cement Braselton Lumber Company while Penick-Mughes provided hardware. Sanger Brothers Dallas furnished carpet. W L Tilley Building specials Fort Worth supplied metal weather strip and lobby floor. J Williams Stamford handled draying. Baker Ice Machine Fort Worth installed cod storage. Martin Planing Mill Stamford did mill work. Power from West Texas Utilities and communications from Southwestern Bell. Bill Adama Stamford did electrical work and J Spicer painted and decorated.
Mrs. Charlie Guillett of the compress area and Miss Winnie Wen etachlager of the oil mill community spent Saturday visiting a local American office, sharing a cordial tour and greetings with staff.
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