Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, June 11, 1937 Page: 1 of 10
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OUR PLEDGE to Our Readers:
^Mor* Local New*, More Accurately Told • • •
Editorial Sincerity—You Know How We Stand
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*s'uP ftEME IN ITS FIgb^“
STAMi-OKII. JONM rowtv. TKXAg; miDAV.^TOE II, 1937
GUARANTEE to Advertisers
LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION. Oir
Open For <«m pari-son With Any
NUMHI
kMore (Mdtime rt;
Cowboys Asking
For’Membersbip
VETERANS OF RANtiK GAZE
TOWARD STAMFORD AS
RBtNtON NEARS
false* from Takas plain* and aa-
taftfinhed a groat cattle empire am
turning, cam* ON Jaward Stain-
fotd aa the time approaches for
tlm. Eighth Annual Texas Cowboy
JUmnton on July V8 aad »■------
The round-up of pioneer cowboys
and cattlemen to renew acquain-
tances, Ttvive memories of the old
' md ht'P alive-customs and
»|B of-the early day cattle
r Is the original purpose for
the Reunion was. organised
0. * ■ '*
oldtime cowboys nave tbeir
K3L fKS'Cn.olTl.mtir
It'Xia- ( owdoj^ fLeimiop A**onfttion.
•rHfcii holds* IU nu-elim** uairb yw
ow numbering 1
o
T
whtcti holds
•S guests of the
union. Inc.
aeathnatiorf, now
Is Hhrited to men who wens actively
employed on ranches 35 years or
more ago.
Walt Cousins of Dallas, former
OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR
VVTTH OIL INTERESTS
Marland fic Drake
Let Contract on
Well Near Town
Nichols to Speak County Baptist DR. |. K. YEARBY WILL
*-w.
Marland. govertfobr fof
lahoma, was in Stamford last
urday -iA 'connection wttl».flil
velopraent which he and his
ner, Howard B. Drake of Ohla!
this
Clover Farm
' Store Ready to
OjJfen Saturday
’Ms®*
land in Haskell county,
being about air miles
the
being about Uir miles north
slightly west of Stamford,
near the McConnell school house,
ditm made to the Railroad
immission
The other well contracted' bj
Marland and Drake is on 41 1,000-
lease, part of G. C, MB I
--------- TRfrmot
the
of or^nisation and will preside
at the July meeting at which new
officer* will be elected. Cbas. E.
Coombes. Stamford, secretary, re-
membership already have been re-
mm® .
Payment of dues to date l* on a par
'**’ Py-. . ..i jtepons were n
, °'th< • y~r; week that Marland and Drake are
luMssyw^ss st'S*- - «•«« S?.«f
badge entitles the wearer to free
admission to the cowboy rodeo with
grandstand seat at ail ^lerform-
ances, a chuckwagon dinner at
neon each day of the Rennie*, and
admission to the cowboy squire
dance each night, n
n nMiK/Lira $- — lL.{_
ine oiaunif ivwuujI nave innr
own bunkhouoe, a unique stone
structure, engraved with scores of
cattle brands. This building.on the
Raonton Ground* nerves aa their
haadquarters and meeting1 place.
Funds are being raised for enlarg-
ing this boildittg. - The fund nog
i to $1,000 and two register-
will be sold at auction
____the Reunion and the pro-
ceeds added to the bunkbouse fund.
One of these bulls was donated by
Jehn M. Gist of '
preaidant of the oldtime
and the other by A. J. Swenson o
Stamford, former treasurer. Other
<lonW» to the fund were T. J. Hen-
drick of Abilene. $500, and the
Texas Cowboy Reunion, Inc., an
__
amounts
,fd bull*
during t
_____tent." TKfc text
is to be drilled with cable tools.
Reports were current here this
leases in Stonewall, Kent.and King
counties. More than 30,000 acres of
this amount1 was reported to have
been secured in the vicinity of Pea-
cocl- in-western Stonewall county.
In the ttnmediate vicipity of
Stamford, two pella ar? drilling
at around 1700 feet. Those are
the Forest Development Corpora-
tion No. 1 and the Danciger No. 1,
both on tha Pardue ranch north of
Stamford in Haskell county
The Peckhgm-Yates
the Ivy pool,
of Stamford,
struck- a hole fu
the Lueders area. W. H. Pack-
ham of Wichita Fail* is drilling
a new well four miles couth pf Lue-
dera, in Jonea county.' Present
pproximately 700 feat.
Thursday aaid\hat
of excitement .over
well bear
collapsed when water -was
in the Bluff Creek sand,
d dftllbig
’1?
SE3 ‘tec??
vwsas
Saturday. Installation of attract-
ive new fixtures was being com
jdttgd Thursday. Thd modem-asqat
counter and equipment* arrived
Wednesday. .
Tha entire interior and front of
the building has been remodeled
and finished In the Clover Farm
colors of green and white. Indi-
rect lighting has been installed.
Mr. Atheixoa and his gifa have
moved U» Stamford to make their
home. Mr, Atkeiimn also HasrClover
Tam storm in, Hask*Pard spur-
C. N. Series, who he* charge of
Clover Farm operations In this di-
vision, described the store her* as
Farm Unit this
1000
•Ray NU-holatof Vernon, lay lead-
er ef the Northwest Texas Confer-
ence, will deliver aa addrae* at St
John's Methodist Church Sunday
evening at $ oarlock in observance
of Laymen’s.Qjjfr. Mr^Nichpislrae
metre in 1
of the * £»t ’ distric^Rotary
and past president of the Text*
Press Association. He ia publisher
of tha Vernon Daily Record. .
Dr. I. K. Yearly, part or of
, 1» reached.! ghat Baptist Church of F.l Peea,
ft will be necessary tor everyone *«< w!T7 W camp pastor tor the Lueders
£hi* or her utm«rt uTltUnd and Encampment, which will he
held from Sunday, June 2°, through
The Atkeison store Is In the
Longhorn Division of Clover Farm
Stores, which division is serviced
bv the Stamford hobae of the
Waph* Hshtsr Alyweery-O
—
“Miss Stamford’
gg,'Sf Offered Role in
to influence others to attend,” mem-
bers of the committe In charge of
anrdngemcnt* said. “This Is Jnnc»
County HdidXets’ effwt to do,their
part in tha campaign of Texas 'Bap-
tists to win IQDjDOO souls to Chnat
this- year , j#
“Jn order that the membership
«f the Pin* Baptist Church may
he blessings of thin great
meeting, tha committee feeia that
the churches of tha association
should share in the burden of en-
IWSrtfflB
agrees. The Stamford church will
furnish barbecued beef, bread,
drinks
tha next few weeks.
Baptists Hold
Reception for
O’Brien Family
Rev. Dick O'Brien, pastor
• MaWM
Achievement Day for
HJ>. Club on June 17
xm aruauai achies
the Sod# Stamford Home Demon-
stration Club will be held at the
horn* Of Mr. J. W. Chandler Thurs-
day, June 17. beginning at 2:30 p.
m. This year's achievement is on
bedcaoms and members of the home1 weather
demonatration clubs have been im-1 considerably.
was reported
deeper sands.
Presbyterian YJP. .
Hold Conference at
Buffalo Gap Grounds
of the
First Baptist Church, hi? wife, end
their two daughters. Doris Wayne
and Marie, and two son*. Robert
complimented
at the First
Rev.
_____... —IS
time, but his family remained in
Colorado until the close of school.
The reception was arranged to
present the O’Brien family to Sum-,
ford pe<#l*.
Guests were greeted by Mr. and
Mr*. W.*C. Pratt, Mr and Mrs/T.
sr Avoca A.-VpstmV, and Mr. and Mrs. J.
s* found M„ Martin, who presented members
The^eWof thp O’Brien fxnitty. Music *M
ahead to played by Mrs. B. C. Bgpovu* or-
chestra while guest* were rateHwd
and punch was *ervi«d. • \ -i
J. M. Martin, Mim-rinteniMot of
the Sunday Sschool, opened the
program. After a song, led by Jim
Stall, R. B. Bryant gave the Invo-
cation and Mr. Martin then Intro
duced Mrs. J. C. Doss as master of
Miss France* Prewit, 17-y«tr-«M
blonde 'daughter of Mr. and. Mrs.
D E. PreUrit, who represented
Btumford in the contests for Texas
Sweetheart No. 1, at Fort Worth
last Saturday, was asked by Billy
Rose to Uke a part in the show
during the Fort Worth FiesU this
summer.
“I realv felt complimented.” Ml**
Presrit said, “hut I knew I could
not be down there all summer aa 1
had to decline. Mis* Gray Downs
the winner, had a grand
ity and 1 know she will
ly Downs,
b-’ g'ul.
The 6th Sunday meeting of the
Young People of Abilene Presby-
tery was held at the Presbyterian
Conference grounds at Buffalo Gap
last Sunday afternoon. The rainy
I-*w— --i.jced the attendance
only 72 braving the
demonstration ciuoa nave oeen im-1considerably, only 72 Proving tne name the person. Tommie raye byleriart
provixg their bedrooms as much as ^bowers and wet roads. t Suit. Frances Prewit and Winfred wt|| c|n««
l^SfeilaRro”iwlSTi» .uitl*
been a demonstrator on various preBbyterian Church. Mrs. Gordon vocal trio, composed of Misses Mar evening, :
protects for four years and will ex-
hibit all the work which she has
accomplished through the Home
Demonstration Agents. The public
k invited.
St. John's W.MJ9.
The general monthly meeting bf
' ry Society
the Woman s
was belli a&!
Church Monday
$L Mmrfwrd
business SesS.on, H
Bis—j, .she remind—k —embers
that it ik the end of the second
quarter and reports must aoan be
, **flk^pSbgT-mT»pic for Monday
trif vfSSSfi; Missions and the
Social LsAvUh." and was presented
by Mrs. Burl McClellan. Japan was
(ha country taken as an example
Mid Instances of the social leaven
at w—rk were told,' ft 4 * * ;
ary7 (irvribihg Rial as the “stuff
hich — -aionaries are nu^e^”
Missionary
8t. John's Msthodist
afternoon,
presided over the
After reports of
ch. Mrs. Cordon vocal trio,
prasantation of gafwt Up
Confarened to be Margaret
tpJbly 7 to 14th by Miss 1
. Wm. F. Rogsn, a number
""S”
and musical
Kirk
conducted an
for a program of readr
d numbers.
Gragenr 1 . _
amusing “Who’s Wno in the Bap
tint Church,” by giving character-
istics of various persona while at
and asking the guests to
the person. Tommie Faye
Frances Prewit and Winfred
and Mias Fort Worth, who won seS-
ond place, was aa prerty as 0m
could be.”
Miss Prewit fore a royal blue
bathing suit trimmed in blue and
white when *h# Took part in the
contest Saturday night She is
five feet, four and s half Inches
tall and weighs 124 pounds. < She
will be a senior in the Stamford
High School next year.
The <W Texas bcantles who took
part in the contest wore feted at a
dinner and a dance at tha Texas
hotel Saturday night Miss Prewit
was accompanied to Fort Worth by
Mrs. 8. J. Hodge, wife of the man-
ager of the Grand Thdpter. The
kxal preliminary contest was spon
sored by the Grand Theater.
Daily Vacation Bible
School ITnder Way al
Presbyterian Church
The Daily Vacation Bible School
which opi ned at the Central Prr
Workers to Meet
Here Next Week
ATTEND ANCF. GOAL OF 100e IM
SET FOR CONFERENCE IN
STAMFORD TUESDAY
thousand persons are *i
to attend the workers con-
BE DAILY SPEAKER AT
BAPTIST ENCAMPMENT
Busy Program is
One
parted
ferencc of the* Jones County Bap
list Asspciat ien at the First Baptist i
Church ia .Stamford Tuesday, June
II. The theme for the meeting «'H
L . -I).mis i
I —awe*
paster of the First Bep-j
list Church, will bring the ser mon J
at Jl:$5 a.m.
**Jf tho goal of
Adopted for Big j
Annual Assembly|
Drive Launched
For Fund to Buy
Band Uniforms
SICSHfON TO LAST FROM KI N'
l»A V, JUNtt —. THRWt’aff'T1
JUNK 27
Reds to Play
' Hanlon Oilers
Next Wednesday
LAMB HARDWARE DEFEATED
BY JAYTDN 10 TD 7 WED-
NESDAY NIGHT
Hrysnt l.ink Red Shirt*
he Hanlon Oilers of Rtwrl
*n the Stamford mufti—Mi
The
play the
—-fridge <>n the Stamfoul softball Held
next Wednesday nfght. Tha 9$—'
are ItKikf—r forward to thhs
Shirt* ate IfNikliut forwaril to i
game and are expeqlh—
Uvtui ut Siiimfoi.I faaa.
The Wed SKWT
tary team I'hurmUy night, af Urt
by a score of 3 to £ Yh—
j r cl* »«•
tacted.. Under tire , plan adopted, 9
uniforufs are to b** bought and
thy following Sunday, 1—4 27.
Dr. Yearly will *i*e*k, twice daily
during the Encainpnien(, at 11 :.*|0 a.
rp. and $ 46 p.m. ktste'‘leaders of
the Baptist church will speak dur-
ing the denominational hours from
10:4$ to 11:16 a.m. each day Tuts
day’s apeaher wltt'ha MaFkuxl—s*
of Dallas; Wednesday's speaker will
be Mrs. J. K. Leigh of Dallas;
Thureday, Dt. R, C. ( amphall; Fr.-
of Way land
JslT Davis, who
wm Speak on • f*wru(r»nc^ W
Sunday the hour will be changed
to afternoon and will be in charge
day, Dean f. T. Huff
•1U uniforufs are to
will remain the property of the
rommuifity. If sufficient fund* for
that number o$ suits are nut raised,
the amount collected will be re-
funded.
The fund* will be handled by the
Hand Unlfofid Committee, compos- <
ed of Roy Dukr. Commander of the
Amwiei- ( esrton : R Cj Thomas. __
mayor; t'tobume Huston, treasurer a
dT cnramTttee; Dr. A. HTarkwett,
Dr. Dallas Southard add D. A.
It.unit < it.
I
HdnorRotffer
Timusn numfcuwj dtcf, nrrnd. Mitumoon urut wm ik* m mar** *« p a %
■* —-H-S. Announced
«i*y night, —i
Jayton team d*f,..t*d LgMM
Hardware 10 to t Wednestiay nighi.
The American legion Hand play-
- ad for Rie games Wedn*d«T MB
and last Friday -ght, -a
— Lamb Hardware ||t -<<-hedulaw .he
,0mm- Us tl——* j mh
day night. June M, and N
wiil play the Rotary team Fi
ml Muik. duiinir that. IIiu'aiudi
furnish chick«-n.
I ■ mat m —I——ax
-^-MrwOJ
th Rev J. H: ~S
song and giving th* devotional.
Rev. P. C. Wiliams will speak on
“Th# Use pf God’s Word in Evan-
gelism,” Rev. L. A- Doyle on “Pray-
er in Evangelism,” and Rev W. L.
Daniel will speak on -“Personal
Work in Evangelism *’
An important business meeting
will be held at 1:60 p.m. and prav-
•r and testimony meeting will be
held at 2;}6. This service will be-
tin -with a report of ths Evangel-
stlc conference at Fort Worth by
K. L. Redden. «
Worth. ReV. J. 8. Tierce of ClysM
will be recreational director, and
the recreation committee will he
com posed of Rev. Mr. TVerce, Rev.
Fred-McPherson of Jayton aruLRev.
Finis Williams of Klmdsle. Mas*
social activities will he hel l each
evening from $;16 until I0:3J p.m.
.Other recreational arlivUiea wilt be
held between 1:30 «nd 4 p.m. each
day and swimming from 4 to 6:60
Wtlorl,
Dally Schedule
The daily schedule will open with
sing song from 7:46 to 4:30
Couple Die in
Auto Accident
Word has been received here of
the recent deaths of Mr. and Mrs.
J M. King of Los Angeles, Cali-
fornia. Mrs. King was killed In-
stantly in an automobile accident
In which Mr. King waa critically in-
jured and h* died within a few
dags Without regaining obasrfoti*-
pem. Mr. and Mrs. King were rsla-
lives of Mrs. I. E. Macon and fam
lly and were former residents of1 mediate
l« p.m. Third rank; Bpl
by Me; Reynolds B.Tri* jKslbcrin- Borden,
I be riven from R:80 until
with R»v. P. r. Williams of
work will
0? 10 hh,
Stamford in charge of young people
aad adult conferences Mias Clara
May of Wilson, intermediate con-
ereAce; Dee Carpenter of Wink,
unior conference, and Mrs. W. M.
oslin of Albany, primary and be-
ginners.
W.M.U, work will be given from
0:16 until 9:60, with Mrs.\
Leigh of Dallas In rhargt
W M S. class; R N. Sh«pl
Abilene, pastor and.;lay man;
A. N. Crownover. Ixiedere. ..
A; A very Roger*', Dorman. Intel
OWriai
R.A.I Mrs Dick
this eity,
years ago.
leaving here aboet 10
Stamford, Intermediate U.
M. Jones, Sylvaster, Junior R.A.;
Mrs. J. 8. Tierrs, Clpde, Jnuior O.
A,; Mr*, W. R. Johnson, lb-tan.
Sanboam*
After a 10 minut* intermission,
Sunday fichuul drgarlmealal cun
Presbyterian
Weir presided,
the Young People
held at Buffalo Gop
waa made by Rev. Wm. F.
airerior of the conference.
H. Scott of Sum ford,
elected Secretary of Young
work tn this Preebyterv, was
tented to th* meeting, and
brief introductory talk with a most
'appropriate rending. “Flay Ball
with life.”
Th* vesper service was held in
the Tabernacle, with Ruling Elder
Finney, of Abilona Ceatrpl Proa-
bPterian Church, a*-the
ng include* tn# lollowing por-
Mr and Mrs. J. H. Scott. Miss
race Mo
Upshaw, Lillian Yates and
ret Ann Buster, accompanied
Iss Virginia Ramey, presented
a'nurqber. A. J, Bell, Jr., gave a
stgrt&ttiiT&rz
liritt and Mika Dqyothjr Mae Pratt
w“-
May Maaoy, Misses Grace Moody,
Maxine Rowland, Keith Forrti. Lola
ifisg Mary Elisabeth Dyer, and
Fred BrwwUm and Mae. Win. P.
*>«» .!
V. 1 1 ..........
of which missionaries nrr
and telling how the -Lord used P
as a missionary to tho Gentiles.
Interesting Hems were also given
from tho monthly missionary bul-
letin. . r- ■ 1 > -v )-*- »•• «
3 *;1
On* af Twigs Dias
iarl Carlton, one of twin
WorlnMilsi
tt^Weal w v
- ami Mrt. N. W. UarHon
fiufsoiy w
|!"- st
10 o'clc
Baptist
KophUe. Th
hffSsr
mber, Charles
and Bobby Huston
gav* a musical number, Charles
playing ■ clarinet
M. They we
Lillian Ye Us.
then resumed charge
and called on R. B.
C. Thomas, Rev. Wm. F.
Rogan and Rev.. Mr. O’Brien fbr
*«*■ lira. O’Brien waa also in
T. R. Tinaloy led the
ich ofs-ned *t ■■
byterish Church Monday, June 7,1fioma bar# for sbvoral
will close with s picnic Friday, June
mi a eommvneenMM ptogfwn
he held the following Sunday
at the church.
each day,
11 a m,- Th.
into afe-gn
from 7 UT«
Saturdays, from 8:80 until
r Tha children are divided
evening. Tune 20, at the
■ Classes are conducted
except _
Iren are
roups With begintter*
f teM year* old, primaries 7
and 9 ydars and Jigtiors from » to
12 year* old. Several Intermediate
caotSp* r*
Baum
Mr. Baum, manager
row Furniture company, will
mam here until July 1. Mr.
lock, funeral director and embal
er. has already moved hi* family to
ito-
tfca
hour during .which punch was sarv- th* play to ba
ed again.
Misses Doris Jackson, Evelyn Cle-
ment and Margaret Harris
. Approxima
ly 80 children had enrolled 1n l
school Wednesday morning.
Teacher* and worker* in I
MrownvfOOw AmaIOx tvowignAJ
SSjpr
and Mrs. J?H. Scdtt Is
St John * M
Rev. E. A. Reod. Pastfr
Sunday i. Layman's Day hj out
huirh. Every member should be
prticnt. Sunday Sthaal ft4»*
Morning worship 10:60. Sermon
subject: Is it saf# discuss Re-
ligion? Evening worship Hon- IUy
Nichols will be the speaker We
are Very anxious that you hear Mr,
Nichols. H# Is Conference Lmf
T sailer tor this Conference and »
very fin* speaker. _
___ Layman'* D*y, and every on*
Z&Js
with pink and
8waatpaas
Mrs- Woo
swsm
F airvi*
•w D-sd by, her par
»lst>, Dflatta Merle.
ito live, a broth-
■tnarf
which was
overlaid with lacs. BWectpha* sur-
rounded the bond. , Mrs. Woo<is<*
McNeil. Mrs. Alton McCloIIan and
Mrs. T, R. Tinsley wort in charge
m rsnnpMMttw.
Mbs Lilia* Penbk and Mr*. T
A. Upshaw decorated the church
auditorium ^fog tho affair and the
arranged by Mrs. W.
w-.,—Mrs. /. C. Doss aad
Mrs. Kirk Gregory. OS
• .. » TV - I
the
dirocting
presented at tha
*" M^»**** * ’King and Johnny
Harris are directing the play par
tods and also do tho secretarial
work of th* schools. Mia* Mary
Elisabeth Dyer of fcowawood is
helping with the handwerk and
class projects. A ref I
led With- fruit Juices,
crackers and cookie* for th#
ner* and-primary classes b
provided by -the women
church under th* chairmanship
■ .jrwirtttfngton
Baum ami Carlock
Tfr Opmi Sitfatii J____l
In Mineral WeUsj«SSL’3l
- ■ —• - jlh* work Tor Adult and-Young
D. B. Baum and. Neil 8. Carlock.(People's di-partmcrttr Ribyl Glass of
who have been with the Barrow nthlwnv, dramatic Has* for Inter
Furniture Company and Funeral mediate* and Juniors; A. U Hatha
for primaries;
<*n
year*, an* Way, irtory tailing
»y I.undgren, II.
rgafet llsrria, 6;
i 3; Helen Rosen-
eaeh name
honor point*: , '
naniwo ,
First rank: Doris Jack*on, 12;
One it* Rogers. 12.
Second rank- Ray Land
Third rank: Mar; '
Mihlrwi Flood, fl on
wasser, 6 on 3. (
Juniors
First rank: Wayne Hargrove, IS;
Te*sica Martin, lx.
Second rank; Hob Bryan, 14 on 6;
Janice Hide, 10.
Boh BtkuMfa*
0; gather
lore, 8; Ms
Tarrf, 0;
Ixiwe, 8.
Sophomores
Second rank: Pete Andrews, 10;
irgl* Jackson, 9; John
Bill Brus* Lm. H. F.
i
Charles Brownfield,’ 10.
Third rank: (1. C. Csrothers, 9;
Bland Harrison, 9; Loyd Roger*,
9; Miles Iswke, 11 on •; Bob Bry-
ant, H; BnbM« Jean Carson, H; Ar-
lette Macon, 9; Chrysteen McKay.
8. -
Kff«hmrn
Second rank: Ellah Hlan KIlloU.
11; Mary Jim Mason, 11; ttutda Kay
Gray. 10; Bill Swanson, l«.
Third rank;. tHlle Mae Burge. 12
on 6; Emory MusU. 9; l’*Uy Park.
V, Wanda White. 9; Mary Iami
Johnson, 11 on 6; Margaret Boston,
$f Blllio Dean Matthews, 8; LaoU
Willbms, H
Good scholarship card* and oar-
Gficate*- for
•led
■•core
H*aaMflHlH
mug bocaa** of rain, bat waa
counted-« fall ram* lai*t rrtmT
night the Isimh Hardware Company
defeated the It. E.
6 to B and Haturdnir nbattu
Needle* team defeated a t^aaa
from W finert N to 8. r » Sffcj,
. In th* gacne* this weak Lamb
Hardware team defeated tho BMBff
Momlay night, tha
team defeated B. M.
Tuesday t£
lymento
Here Wednesday
The conference of I'resbvteebm
I*vmrn, postponed from Mag ML
will bo held in tbe Central Praahy-
tman church June 18, beginning at
2:30 p in and closing with aa svsa
log servior.
V. Z. Roger* of La
dent of the assoebtbn,
itoiimod the prograai wRl ha
the time arul effort of
mosa. pr
bn, MM
every
to attend tho msetiiura. Tha prb
rtpal speakers. »<-coeJing to tha am-
oouncement, will be Dean fiirioR
I* ^
u
Technological Colbyo la
W. H. Cool.
of Tsxaa
Lubbock, and . j. ■ —
Brecken ridge, president of th*
Laymen's Asodation.
■ ■ .ess. "■ i mi asg^
Good Rain is
Received Here
wrT9 uHgrd
Hard rains fhur»doy night at
last week and Friday momlaff
smouuttvi to 1.25 inches In VfcHMr
ford with varying ratn over tha
.Stain ford t^ade territory. Tha
Thursday night, rain waa MMh
paniad - by < oiistderable " tectrisaf
attends m--1 dt* play arid hail ia soma
at tb« last assembly' Farmer* who have grain
of the school Tuesday afternoon.
June 2, Those receiving perfect
hUettibnce certificate*, having been
neither taedy-no* abeent during the
year, were, Enid Young, 10th
a ttjtGWiai m
er. has already mover
Mitbfal Walls.
Vanctl Wren, who
has been with
the White Pgneial Rsiw at Weath-
erford, has taken Mr. Carinek’e
^ „ Ubs I
pbee with the Barrow firm and he
and his wifg and tw» children have
moved to Stemf
JWad.
Mr Baum has been living In
tarufaed for four year* and Mr.
lB|btfha basil Mr*y for more
than two [y#ar« Roth men have
boon active in civic affairs. >
erkel. Junior workers;
.1 l.i.uh. risen, primary worker*:
Mrs. P. C, Witlbrua. beginners end
cradle roll woHtert. ’
Hocroatlow b After
The den
morning
low. The ,
over to recreattenal acttvttlao. Th*
evening service wiR open with veo-
conducted by Rev. Dick O’-
of Btamford from 7:26 to 9
lenonrlnat tonal
preaohing sen
Thfi-tyTiTlU RMf. or HM af
those on roll at the close of school,
m en th* Honor Roll. Those mak
ing an avaraga at “A” In all »«dx-
D"ri< Jack-
, 11th grade
More Subscriber*
For Paid-up List
The following persons have paid
-111.-' nptiong to The American sine*
the bat Bat was published:
hmsdblrk
•f reahmeat war
Mrs. W. JC.
Instructs BotarimiMAP
In Afterdinner Talks
. Dick O’Brien.
Ifiplsr ctmrrh.':
Mr*. Ctfy Up*haw and Mr*.
lkh«.....
-sridnareni*. ^ d*t
Mr' Ur
edo and Mr.
,of Hambn.
, Carlton of Tux- is extreme!
and Mr*. J. J. Co*by
entire! F’or
two years Mra. Berkley has
" Mrs. Upshaw
hat heme
last resort in criminal matters, held
WadhiMMrtfW tr» monlip of eon-
about sideratbn that theater bank nights
lotteries and therefore pro-
\
publi
W. J. Griggs. Stamford
Olga Mari* Lieb. Denton
fjftMi9*1. Stamford
J. T. Med lb, Taylor
____ D. M. Harris. Hamlin
T. R.J*in«Kr, Stamford
mgt' UUm K|hvl Rowell. An.on
0. C. Caoby, Lseder* -
*f Mrs. Dally Payne, Stamford
B M. Brisby. Wsco
Easi Osin ant. Stamford
M. L. Jones. Stemford, Rt. 1
A. H. Muchlbrari, 8«m«'
1. C. Btflherfard. 8Uml Rt. 3
A.
L. D. IfuNl
Mr*. Leroy mentor*. Palestine
►era
Irian
p.m. Song aervto* In charge of Mr.
Reynolds, Will follow fat *0 mlnuta*
and at 8:20 a surprise period will
be heM for ' 26 minutes. Thirty
minutes haa been allotted for the
•ning sermon by Dr. Yoarly and
play period Will <-»iuiiude the dag's
art muss.
George MeBeth of AMbno wiil
nervy aa Sunday School swtterin-
icrvbnt for th* Sunday services
and Roy Mhahan of Rul* wiJI bo tbe
B.T.uT director. J. Lowolf Fonder
of Rochester, publicity chairman,
will be in charge of registration
and Henry Littleton of HamJIn wllL
be camp manager,■
an
Ject* for the year are
Slid Wayne Hargave and feaska
Martin. 18th grade. The Hopbo-
mor*a nafa the highest percentage
on th* rail with 14%. .
The auilber of. point* required
ia a* f “
■p<M.n
Hour and son ami (Incite Reger*
service will fo(-
will b* given
on a* v«
tght to Iwm
U>« ii wm kvug dny aad ff _______
vest the crop and other farmery are
taking advantage of the mobttMtt
to plant return and. toad. .Moat af
the cotton ban been planted.
(’Harare of Floats in
HiiT Reunion Parade
The Stamford Buaipeee and Ptrw-
fe**J0nal Women’s Club will bsew
\ charge of the decorated Goat
for the Honor Roll
. follows:
avocagk of .3
Mr First Hank: an
points per sgbject
Second rank: an average of 2*4
points per subject.
Third rank: an avomg* of i
points par lubject.
Th* number af point* b deter
mined asToHnw*; A count* 8 points,
B counts 2 point*, and C counts I
*•*'
MNBgUb
NelMr
NetlbTo
Joyce l.iadeey Die*
oyce Ltndaev, 9-mrtitlHdd
•iaqghter of Mr. and Mrs. M. 0.
I nybey of Avoca, died at the fam-
ily home Thuraday morning. Jam*
I, at- 11 -4ft o’clock and th# funeral
was held Friday rooming at t9
o'clock at the Avoca Baptist
V CriW.
minister and Rerl' N. 8. Dagicl*.
prisfar of th* 4 A rocs Mcthrxliat
(mur^h, < 'inducted the (eWb*
O^h
r Ret. .
baptist
frrrncf
forL
the «am
lesson
Prealdeliit'____
K. Pryor had arranged for th# pro- delegate from
amd R. B. Bryant introduced Church. Th#
gram md K
the speaker.
Episcopal Hunch I
Tcxss Ollle Mae
delegate from 8t 1
rtl£Z: hfJacX a^nd John? three sieter*,'Adaib! » b** *? worshtr wrth
waa sent as a Betty aind Dixb. and the grand-
Luke’s Episcopal parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Idhd-
wiU con- sey and Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Smith,
tlnue for two weeks.
^auii
. f4"
VSj
Jn
ait of Avoca.
V,
Freahyteriaa Charrh
By Rev Wm F. Rogan. Pastor
The new schedule qf
services which went into effi
Sunday brought many favorable
comments. The early bout* did not
seriously affect th# *tt* n«hn«e, and
the fin* spirit of cooperation In th#
venture treated a aenas ef unity
thru the wb#de • hurch and School
On the new plan. C hurch scheal
iegis* $t • * o’clock, and wovmhfp
rvte# *t w o’clock. Next Sunday
M preoth at th* 91am-
thc twelfth chapter
“The Woman in the
gdernsas.” Th# topic far th#
evening' eervlcp at 8 o'clock it
“Fsitt. and Rk perils no#'” Let uS
in dourer tr> keep up the spew dig
i now ami
the dirsg-
Mr* PcrihirwV’M i>ce*«ht» a
i! anthnw as xht
40MTv-XLjCM7r.-T.Trwk
You will h*v« to ”e«4i «ut of bed"
artier to wwrrtitg with trn,
but it will make your whole day
more worthwhile to hove fellowship
with God's people surly in th*
morning.
th# Text* Pnwboy
parade, slub member* agreed at tha
meeting at tha Stamford Inn Than-
day night of last week. : . ■ ,
New effio rs were instalbd wttk
Mr*. E. A. Reed, formerly a mem-
ber of th* 8.AP.W. GTab at Sam-,
tool*. Okb , delivering the «hpg—
to the new officers. —----vDf •
Mbs Olive Ms-Dougb was la-
st al led as preaidgnt,
Mrs. R. L llsyub; Mis*
Eaton, Vico president: Mrs.
Ia>u Davis, corresponding secretergl
Mias Ruby Rk*. recording agem*
tary, and Miss Vera Staely, trees
UtAtHlcim’s B.KP. »*. NClab will ba
June 17 ia Uia lb*
rtert
ff W»» If
Rtdccwiiav
Ml»» Merit
Hri. CMi
4
rttth?fcl)2d #Gb>7r^
riet last meetings Tor the Windier.
Mb* Gladys Marti# J«
heme .bnwnetrstion agepU waa te-
trpduced at th# last mectiQg aa •
nnbav af th# club. - - -
- g^i\ uta Kf
Old Fiddlers are 4
Asked to Registei1
With Chairman Stell
Jib St.H chairmen ** the
o^r?ssLcfeu*Sg saf awwwra
-
g:3t» a.m, nd.rrcm rmtsr
year* of age or over and rnuat Iff
si
'fourth, 8*A«.
wi?.i
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