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Newspaper
Stamford American
Location
Stamford, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1925
Page
4
Stamford merchants back the High School football team with financial and moral support. Past failures stemmed from equipment shortages and tepid attendance. Players should not bear costs alone. fan backing should fuel a winning season and strong town spirit.
The Stamford Chamber of Commerce with Anson and Hamlin, aided by the agricultural agent, aims to display a Jones County agricultural exhibit at the West Texas fair in Abilene next week and the State Fair in Dallas. Jones County won second at Abilene last year, and organizers urge local cooperation to assemble prize-winning products.
The Santa Fe Railway is expected to build a line from Fort Worth through Stamford to the Pacific Coast. The route would bring repair shops, a payroll, and improved freight and passenger connections, boosting Stamford as a jobbing center and attracting industry. The project could spur extensions of nearby lines, making Stamford a major West Texas rail hub.
The Overland Automobile Company on North Swenson Street reports receipt of two car loads of 1926 Overland automobiles. Notable updates include revised radiator and hood lines, a nickeled radiator cap, optional tire substitutions, and several minor ignition system changes.
We sincerely thank the good people of Stamford for kindness to us and our daughter Bernice during her stay at the Sanitarium and for the beautiful flowers. We also thank the doctors and nurses for their kindness.
Rev and Mrs J J Gentry and family express gratitude for the sweet kindness shown to them. They say they will never forget the support and offer prayers for those who helped.
In Runnels County cotton gins are busy as receipts climb with more than thirty bales sold to date. The district braces for a likely sixty day peak during harvest, while nearby towns report school transports, conventions, exhibits, and civic improvements shaping regional growth.
A baby named Dallas Henry Bishop was born to Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Bishop of Avoca on September 6 but died shortly after birth. Funeral services were held at the family home Monday morning led by Reverend Joel Grimes, with burial in Avoca cemetery. The notice also lists local business ads including A and B Radio Batteries and Watkins products.
After the airing, a water melon feast took place on the Courthouse lawn with several hundred melons supplied by the local Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club and served to attendees.
Rev. D. B. Doak preaches at 11 a m on The Eternal Swan Song and in the evening on Propaganda or ruth Which Everyone invited at St John’s Methodist Church for Sunday services both morning and night.
Services at St. Thomas Catholic Church on South Swenson Avenue are scheduled for Saturday the 19th at 9:00 a.m. After the service, instruction will be given to children who will receive their first Holy Communion. Rev. P. Mosler, Pastor, Bomarton, Texas.
The W M U of First Baptist Church met September 7 1925 with about twenty members present. Officers elected include President Mrs J J McKiones 1st vice Mrs J W Doheney 2nd vice Mrs F B Ramey Recording Secretary Mrs P P Sheppard Treasurer Mrs W Cannon Parliamentarian Mrs Wn Andrews Reporter Mrs R L Penick Chorister Mrs J K Brady Pianist Mrs J T Halsell Personal Service Chairman Mrs T Hart Missionary Chairman Miss Lilias Penick Sunbeam Leader Mrs H H Hicks G A Leaders Miss Thelma Thorp Mrs T R Rodgers and Mr Ralph Bobo YW.
Leader Mrs. J. M. Martin presided as short talks were delivered by incoming officers and also by Rev. and other speakers as part of the meeting remarks.
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