Directors And Officers Of Cowboy Reunion Elected
The piece recounts Kut el Amara sieges, Maude's capture of Kut, and postwar monuments. It notes British, Turkish, and Turkish-occupied scenes, with reflections on losses, hospitals, and a monument near the Tigris. It ends with a transition to the fall of Kut and march toward Bagdad.
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Cowboy Reunion
Kut-el-Amara
Maude
Kut
Mesopotamia
Bagdad
London
Tigris River
Shatt-el-Hai
Euphrates River
Townshend
Blackwatch
Samayat
Black Watch
Scotland
Federation of the World
Cap
Weekly Payroll campaign seeks Stamford workers
The Stamford American advertises a live payroll drive from September 18 to 25 offering $75 to $100 weekly for flexible part time work. Prizes include a Panama Canal trip or a Ford Town Sedan along with cash awards, plus 20 percent commissions and weekly Saturday pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford American
Stamford
Panama Canal
California
Stamford Motor Company
Methodists Capture Indoor Baseball Title In Thriller
The Methodists beat the Red Shirts 6 to 5 in the fifth game to clinch the city championship. Byron Lewis pitched the opener and the team rallied in the ninth to seal the win as fans praised all players for their effort.
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Methodists
Emptios Clay Randel
Methodist
Red Shirts
Byron Lewis
Rande
Johnson Leads Rotary Program At Weekday Meeting
L. W. Johnson, president and chairman of the aims and objects committee, led the Rotary Club program at Tuesday noon’s regular meeting. Speakers included Dr. Dallas Southard I. H. Terry and J. K. Brady. R. A. Franklin of The American was a visiting advertising manager.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Johnson
Aims and Objects Committee
Rotary Club
Dallas Southard
I. H. Terry
J. K. Brady
R. A. Franklin
the American
Hardin Howard Marriage Reported in Sabinas Hidalgo
The American notes the marriage of Fred Hardin of Austin to Miss Katherine Howard. The ceremony took place in Sabinas Hidalgo Nuevo Leon Mexico on July 4. The couple reside in Austin. Hardin formerly worked for the Stamford American and moved to Austin in 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hardin
Austin
Katherine Howard
Sabinas Hidalgo
Bulldogs Open Season With Knox City Test
Lee Walker’s Bulldogs host Knox City Friday September 18 at 4 00 p m on the high school field in the season opener. The squad faces shifts in positions as Swift moves to backfield with York seen as a fast passer and Rosene staying at center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodists
Rotary Club
Lee Walker
Bulldogs
First Baptist To Open Revival Sunday Morning
Rev. Sam Morris will lead an enlargement campaign and revival services at First Baptist Church beginning Sunday. Rev. Louis Inteminger, invited from San Antonio, arrives Friday to start the census driven outreach with 50 cars and 150 volunteers. Last Sunday the church reported 422 in Sunday School and five additions as the plan aims to enroll unenlisted Stamford residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Morris
First Baptist Church
Louis Inteminger
Fundamentalist
Baptist Church of
San Antonio
Texas
Inteminger
Stamford
Southern Baptist
South
The
Baptist Church
Bly. Plu
First Entries In List Hint At Opportunity Pay
A recruitment notice notes well known people seek to turn spare time into income with at least twenty percent commission. Names such as Miss Oneita Culwell and Rev M B Harris appear, with a tease that next issue reveals credits and leaders.
County And Road District Tax Rates Rise Slightly
In Tuesdays session County Judge Otis Willer announced tax levies for the county two road districts and common and county line school districts plus poll and occupational taxes. Overall county rate up five cents despite a $1.274 million drop in valuations, with road district rates up five cents to counter value decreases. Road district No. 1 and No. 10 tune to 60 and 60 cents per dollar, while common and county line schools stay largely the same. County plans to drag roads with its own forces as retrenchment efforts continue.
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Otis Willer
Commissioners’ Court
Court House
Sinata Oolco
Read District No. Land
Read District No
Exchangetes Rally to 24 23 Extra Inning Win Over Rotarians
Exchange Club defeats Rotary Club 24 to 23 after extra innings. The game tied 24 24 at end of seven. Exchangeites score five in the extra frame while Rotarians count four in their half. Pitchers Henry Andrews LeRoy Johnson Arthur Buster see action as Southard relieves Buster.
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Exchange Club
Rotary Club
Rotarians
Exchangeites
Henry Andrews
Exchangites
Bill Kinney
LeRoy Johnson
Arthur Buster
Nallaxs Southard Theamaire
Maurice Salmon
Rey Tosene
Tine Shell
Stolen Model T Ford and missing cow alarm Township
A Model T Ford at the G. B. Lewis home was driven away in the early hours. Police recovered the car on a section road near the city pump station after daybreak, stripped of tires and lights. The Shamburger Lumber Company vehicle belonged to local manager Mr. Lewis. The family cow disappeared the same night but was found the next day, likely frightened by the theft.
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G. Lewis
Farmers Of Jones County Adopt New Methods In Cropping
Jones County reports outline peach tree borers control using paradichlorobensene around tree bases with guidance from drugstores. The Stamford Exchange Club distributed 44 high bred gilts to local farmers, purchased in Iowa and cholera-immunized. LeRoy Bond yields on maize show one ton per acre under mulch and blank-row cultivation. A field meeting at Tuxedo endorsed mulching to preserve moisture. Mr L Johnston named federal field representative for production loans, serving six counties with Jones County visits weekly. Heef calf distribution by Lions Club of Hamlin and Anson, with 4 Heifer calves allocated to Jones County members.
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Exchange Club of
Stamford
Iowa
T. Band
Jones County
Thors
LeRoy Boyd
Union
L. Johnston
Johnston
Fiest National Bank
Anson
Chamber of Commerce
Hamlin
Lions Club
Parton
Poncore
Earch
Lambert
Hogs Distributed to Stamford Farmers by Exchange Club
Thirty four gifts purchased by Stamford businessmen arrived Saturday night and were distributed Sunday among farmers in this area. The pure bred hogs, shipped from town, involve three breeds and aim to improve herd quality. The committee overseeing the movement was pleased with the stock received.
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Stamford
Exchange Club
Towa
Othe
Chorce
Swenson Re-Elected Leader as Texas Cowboy Reunion Board Named
W G Swenson was re elected head of the Texas Cowboy Reunion Inc at the annual stockholders meeting in the city council chamber. A new board including D T Perkins C E B Coombes WG Thwaley A C Cooper L M Mardy Ray Reetor and W G Swenson was chosen. The treasury shows 585 98 balance after 2974 56 spent on improvements with 7423 06 total reunion receipts. Lola K Green e elected secretary and J C Watson resigned as secretary. Plans discussed for a June 30 to July 2 reunion in 1992.
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Texas Cowboy Reuniain, Inc
City Council Chamber
T. Perkins
C, Eb, Coombes
WG. Thwaley
A. C. Cooper
L. M. Mardy
Ray Reetor
W G. Swenson
Treasury
G. Swenson
Aoc
Cooper
J. K. Brady
Cleburne Huston
Watson Joins West Texas Chamber in Fort Worth Office
J C Watson resigns as Stamford Chamber of Commerce secretary to become assistant manager of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce and head of its Fort Worth office. He will serve as director of the Fort Worth unit and advertising manager of West Texas Today. Watson left Stamford Sunday and started duties Monday. his family remains there. Lois K Green becomes secretary, succeeding Watson after two years in the role.
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Wateon
Fort Worth
Stamford
Lois K. Green
Bomar Heights School Closed and Pupils Transferred
The board closes Bomar Heights School effective September 14, 1901 due to finances. Students will transfer to Moran Street Central and Intermediate buildings under Stamford Public Schools with nine month term pressures noted by President Terry and Superintendent Johnson.
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Bomar Heights
Elem
Moran Street
Bhonet
Schnell
Sehnol
Board of Education
Tase
Terior
Boner Heights
Sehawn
Weed
Maryn Street
Mit
Ho Terry
L. W. Johnson
Stamford Public
Two Stores to Close for Jewish Holiday
In observance of Yom Kippur the Strauss Dry Goods Company store and L Schwarz & Company will close next Monday, September, for the Day of Atonement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strauss Dry Goode Company
L. Schwarz & Company
Gomns
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Kut Falls
Fletcher
W. G. Fletcher
St. John's Methodist Church
Johnson
Rotary
Knox City
Knox City Boys
Dynamite Swift
Swift
York
Rosy Rosene
Walker
Rosy
First Baptist
Sam Workis
Avoca Lueders Hamlin
Avoca RT. 1
Tuxedo Rule Post Community Lurders
Sagerton Anson Rochester
NEW Hope
Stamford Stamford Stamford
Oneita Culwell
J. Leslie Sparks
Evelyne Ballew
Philip Olson
Marjorie Sides
Lena L. Borderer
Gladys Bettis
Billy Louise Wilkinson
Edna Haynie
Polly Donalson
Jacinette Jones
Roy Duke
M. B. Harris
Jobson
TM Gilts
W. G. Swenson
Shereby
Watson
Miss Grreen
J. C. Watson
W.T.C.C
Ft. Worth
Wiss
Lois Green
Dutis
Stampford
Chambpr
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