04 Sep 1952
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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1952
Page
1
Mary Loughmiller will be Principal of the Bomar Heights school for the coming year, taking the place of Kenneth Echols who resigned. Mrs Betty Hardwick has been added to the faculty of the Jun
Washington Colored school opens August 25 after registration August 23 with enrollment reaching 89. The plan includes a brief harvesting recess after six weeks. New and existing teachers are listed with assignments across grades and departments, and a revised schedule shortens noon hour with school dismissing at 3 45 p.m.
An election is set for September 27 in Aspermont by Stonewall County Water Control and Improvement District No 1. Engineers' report estimates a permanent water supply costing not over $390,000, requiring an eight inch line about 22 miles from Tule to Aspermont with $15,000 for wells and $281,800 for 102,700 feet of pipe.
Drought conditions in Texas prompt farmers to seek emergency credit to buy livestock feed and seed. The Farmers Home Administration reports widespread need, with disaster loans available at 3 percent interest under PL 38 to keep farming operations afloat. Local offices in Texas counties can assist eligible applicants.
Registration for elementary and unregistered junior high and senior high pupils is set for September 4 and 5. School opens Monday September 8. Details list grade by grade enrollment times and required birth certificates and vaccinations for Stamford Public schools.
Humble Oil and Refining Co. stakes two offsets to its No. 1 Mrs Pauline Murrie discovery near Lueders in Shackelford County. No. 2 Murine offset spots 330 feet east of the encampment ground on a 100 acre lease. No. 1 offset Henry Lieb on a 370 acre lease. Multiple other wells and wildcats are named in Jones and surrounding counties with depths from 2,200 to 6,500 feet and various leases and surveys.
Rev W R Underwood, a retired Baptist minister and member of the First Baptist Church, has been secured to fill the pulpit during Pastor Byron Bryant's illness. The morning service on Sunday September 7 will be broadcast over Radio Station KDWT.
The Assembly of God Church of Stamford ended a three week open air revival with strong attendance from locals and out of town visitors. Pastor Res Zearl Am burn led the revival and will begin another open air series at Lueders on September 8 assisted by W Theron Jones. Rev Mr Underwood preached at both hours. The Training Union dramatized The Heroine of Ava with Mrs Truett Black directing and Mr Black on organ. Marda Carlie and Johnny Taylor led.
Aspermont records its first 1952 cotton bale grown by J B Lee eight miles southwest of town. S tn Senn followed closely with ginners predicting 1200 to 2000 bales to cover the crop based on Charlie Lambert's outlook.
Water from Fort Phantom Phill Lake will be released at 4 p.m. Thursday and reach Stamford by 4 a.m. Friday to replenish Stamford’s water reserves. The plan relies on Clear Fork flows for flushing and may provide relief as Stamford and Abilene coordinate supply needs amid ongoing hot weather and rationing. Temperature drop from 110s to 65 degrees accompanied by a dust-laden wind but no rain.
Bids for a Stamford to Hamlin water pipeline estimated at 21 miles of 10 to 12 inch pipe will be opened September 16 at 2 p.m. Mayor Mae Brundage said if the contract is awarded promptly, work could begin once materials are secured. Hamlin currently receives water from Rule and Rochester due to drought depleting its city lake reserves.
A funeral for Mrs Claude Alexander was held Friday in Asher Oklahoma. Her great nephew Jimmy Haas and his mother Mrs Alyeon Haas attended the rites following her death in Norman Oklahoma on Wednesday.
The state Health department will provide free chest X-rays in Stamford and nearby areas with equipment arriving September. The Chamber of Commerce sponsors the effort and Dr. Tom Linkley reports the program will visit Anson and Hamlin on the same trip. Many local residents used the service before and are invited to participate. Further plans will be announced by Dr. Bunkley.
Improvements to Reynolds School cafeteria this fall include a new ehootite dishwasher and repair work. Supervisor Mrs J E Massey said with patron cooperation the cafeteria will be better than ever. Teachers and senior high students will pay 40 cents for plates while lower grades stay at 25 cents. Massey recently attended a workshop at Texas Tech in Lubbock on nutrition and balanced meals. She noted no discouragement despite higher prices and subsidy cuts.
Principal Jon Dyer reminded this week that football tickets are on sale here. Reserved seats for the game at Haskell on September 12 will also be available. Stamford Bulldogs prepare with about four boys in camp at the typh schol campus this week as fall coaching staff conduct morning and afternoon workouts.
Charles FE Fike pastor of St John’s Methodist Church will deliver the Sunday morning sermon on the topic at the Still its. The adult choir will give a special mie. Evening service at 7 30 will continue with Gospel of John Chapter 12. The Youth Choir will sing The Awakening Chorus.
Mrs. George R. Craig aged 72 died Tuesday at 2 20 a m in Corpus Christi where she had lived since 1939 She was native of Indiana and came to Texas 22 years ago Survived by three sons Peter Roy M and Paul and a daughter Mrs James Gaston eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral at Jackson Funeral Chapel Corpus Christi with E B Thomas minister and burial planned in Indianapolis Indiana
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