The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 48, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 5, 1927 Page: 1 of 8
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STAMFORD. JONBS COrfW. TEXAS, FRIDAY,
Approaching I City-Wide Revival; Interest Grows
Fatal Car Accident Friday; A Young Lady Was Killed
Fatal Car Accident Nggr Hamlin, Texas
C. A/ Holden Instantly Killed Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Whitfield Colbert Injured
A fataTcar accident happened about
one half mile south of Hamlin, Texas,
twenty-two miles w«»t of Stamford,
Saturday afternoon about 6 o’clock.
The ear turned ^two , or three some-
saults when it struck a rough and high
culvart in the road, throwing out the
occupants, C. A. t Holden and Mr. and
Mra. Whitfield Colbert, all of Lamesa,
Texas, who were on their way to
Stamford. Mr. Holden was instant-
ly killed by the impact and Mr. and
Mrs. Colbert were badly injured, the
latter being brought to Stamford and
placed in the Stamford Sanitarium,
where they are slowly recovering from
their injuries, Mrs. Colbert being hurt
much worse than Mr. Colbert.
The remains of Mr. Holden, who waa
the father of Mr*. Colbfrt, Were tak-
en to Hamlin where they were pre-
pared for burial and then sent back
to Lamesa, where interment took
place today. His injuries were so
frightfully horrible and shocking that
they struck terror to all When they
learned of them. Mr. Holden is sur-
vived by his wife and several children,
the youngest of whom is four yeuru
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The body of Mr. Holden w«*
pared for burial by The Ba
niture Co., undertaking depa
Huhlia.
The details of the accident arp
ger, simply for the, reason that the
injured people ore too badly hurt to
tnft(-kui'Tf Seems that the car struck
J a had culvert in* the road, (which‘is
known far and near as a very bad,
high One.) and was reared up in front,
coming down with the front wheels
cut to one side with the result that
the turnover came. It appears that
some passers, whose names could not
be learned, said the accident was about
that way. The car, a fine one, was
almost demolished.
The many friends of Whitfield Col-
bert and wife here deeply regret the
terrible accident, especially the death
of Mr. Holden, who was fitty-two
years of age.
Whitfield Colbert is the second son
of R. V. Colbert and wife, of Stam-
■ford, two of the most prominent peo-
ple of West Texas. Mr. Colbert being
president of The First National Bank
and connected with many other finan-
cial institutions, including a member-
ship of the directorate of a prominent
Fort Worth Bank." He is also at the
head of the R. V. Colbert and Son
rahch business, the son being T. ft.
Colbert. Whitfield is prominenty con-
nected with the First National Bank
at Lamesa.
Pre-
Oil Well News Scares
It seems that the lowering-, price of
crude oil haB about put the kibosh
on the news of the wells, at least to
a large extent.
The well out southwest of Stamford
is going right on down with gooty ptos-
pects ahead. This well is about 1800
feet or mere deep. It is located just
a little over three miles from town.
The well on the Proctor Ranch,
just eight and one half miles east of
Feeders, on section, 1 GO, is now down
ttf the pay sand. The hole is carrying
IH»0 feet of oil,-and it is declared
that the bailer is unable to lower the
oil. This well is not over twenty
three mile* southeast of Stamford. It
is not more than eleven miles west
of the Cook Gushers on the Cook
ranch nortwest of Albany a little over
aix miles. The Lueders people are
jubilant over the prospects ef this
field, and It looks good from here.
The Approaching Meeting Preparations
All Four Preachers Connected At Work
Congregations Doing All They Can Do
- like date of the City-Wide Meeting, | ery thing in the preiminary work is
in which Rev. W. C. Moffett, pastor started. The Tabernacle will be
of the First Baptist Church, Rav. lar»* and win accommodate the en-
Fred Rogers, pastor of the Central
Greceryman Ha* Fine Sale
"You may say,” said a Stamford
groceryman to us yesterday, “that I
had a fine busines:- t\ Saturday, and I
attribute it largely to the advertise-
r»f Ftuttaient 1 carried in the Stamford I*ad-
irtmeat 91 cr. I sold more than J700 cash and
then sold quite a lot in town on thirty
jiW' time,” Comment n hardly
tire memberships of the churches and
all other attendant?.
Presbyterian Church, Rev. M. B. Har- There will be choir practice Thurs-
rla, pastor of the Central Christian day night, April 14, at the Methodist
Church and Rev. R. A. Stewart, pas- Church, when all those who are to
tQL-of St. John’s M. E. Church are take part in tha singing will get to-
to work in, and Evangelist Rayburn gether for the Conductor of that
nation-wide preacher, is to do the marumoth choir to line up the pro-
preaching, is April 17 for the start- : grams of the singing during the great
ing day. Though the date is a doxen revival. t
days off from.this issue of The Lead- J This will be one of the greatest re-
er, Tuesday, the 6th, yet, active work t ligiou* meetings ever held in West
has been started. The lot is being; Texas. People for a hundred miles
cleared on North Wetherbee Street,' around will attend this meeting, for
the carpenters are being lined up for it is to be conducted on broad lines
the building of the framework and ev-' in every way.
Fatal Car Accident South of Avoca •
Miss Ora Carter Loses Her Life Friday
,• Mary Guinn and Marie McMillen Hurt
SCHOOL NOTES
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An Appeal to the Public
The Seniors of Stamford High
School are working hard to prepare
their,annual play which will be pre-
sented Friday night, April 15, at, the
City Auditorium. The proceeds of the
play are pay for a iountain which
will be erected on the-campus as a
gift from the seniors. The class makes
the request that the people of fet
stam-1
ford and the various clubs of the
Friday the terrible Sews cam* to
Stamford that Miss Ora Carter daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Carter,, had
been killed in an auto accident seven
mile? south of Avoca, Texas, the ear
she was riding in having turned two '
complete somersaults and crushed the
girl, at the same time badly hurting
Misses Marie McMillen, daughter of
Dimp McMillen and wife, and Mary
Guinn, daughter of Dave X. Gufcm
and wife. Ail parties lived in or
near Sagerton.
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Oil Well News In Jones County
Standard Rig For Stough Willis
Uus night open and giving, them a the best attention and are doing nS-
crowded house us the play will be ly, we are told *
P"”""d °"ly ,*!?'• . ! Th, unfortun.t. loM
Dual Meet I her life
The track team had a dual
first place in discus throw, broad
jump, shot put and mile. Abilene won
10 fir*t places. Stamford won second
No. I; Gillett Hicjtey Producer
77 points to Stamford’s 35 points.
From Anson Western-Enterprise. Our oil report this week will be
Perhaps the thing of most interest light, something like usual. Owing to
Anson folk to report this week is jessed Prices for crude, wildcat-
» r* nr o. u a ou tin* wil1 1,6 l*»Ited for the present,
the faet thnt G. W. Stough and Char- However Jones County |g fortunate
Salkahi of Abilene was high point
man,making 12 1-4 points.—Reporter
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SPRING FEVER
I tied the reins the other day
cessaiy, but we will say .; we have
more advertising space for sale, and
it will do the work, too.
Mra. Eanes Brophy’s Mother Dull
A letter from K.anes Brophy t^Mr.
ar.d Mrs. J, M. Alexander, this city,
states that Mrs. Brophy’s mother
died on March 31st at 5:30 p. m. of
apoplexy. Death came with two hours
of the attack. This will be sad hews
to all Mr. and Mrs. Brophy’s friends
here, they having live'd here for some
time.
FORMER STAMFORD CITIZEN
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
Mr. Wm. McGiin died in San Fran-
cisco March 2«th, after an illness of
only thiee day*. Mr. and Mrs. McGain
lived in Stamford for years, leav-
ing here in 1912 and have resided in
{-an Francisco since that time. They
were well and favorably known here
and were members of the Methodist
Church.
The many friends of Mrs. McGain,
Roy and wife deeply sympathize with
them in their sad bereavement.
great number of widcats1 Down where the live oaks (ram the About twenty-six miles, south-
itarted while nrices—were* way, east of Stamford. The trip was pure
And .let the team loll -in the shade j* m*de for historical research. It
While I from work a truant played. *s P°8*l'vely stated that when the car
I stretched out flat upon the grass
To watch the humming insects pass;
To gaze through chinks between the
/ leaves.
Read Stamford’s ‘Twice-a-Week.’
WE ARE
HEADQUARTERS
FOR GOLD BO^D STAMPS
WE ARE BUY!
iv Thisutheses
when we ire leavin&Jieavy meats
and getting ready for
diets, su
always
fresh vege
ley McBride are building a standard jn t^at a
rig fog 2600 foot t£*t, oq the P. F. hud been started while prices—were
Willis fee, J. C. Patton, Sur., No.^1, good. It is. said that the companies
ten miles east of 'Anson. This test are not now buying spreads,
is to finish a contract Mr. Stough has The Midwest Exploration- Com-
to drill a well on the above premis- pkny Charley Herndon Test south of
es, and which he has previously drill- Anson is still shut down,
ed to 80 feet. The new test is fo be J. Ray Stebbins G. H. Higgs fee.
spudded in Sunday or Sunday night. W. T. Scott Survey No. 1, twelve miles
According to the latest reports the east of Anson, drilling at 1420.
Gil let & Hickey Cowboy Evans test. Hart and Cole W. R. Cranston ten
S. W. King No. 1 Manuel Bueno Sur. miles southwest of Ahson,, reached
197, a wildcat* that has attracted much contract depth of 3,000 feet,
attention locally for the past two Grisham-Hunter Corporation and
months,-when drilled about three feet Wildman Petroleum Co., Williams No.) r , . , ...
deeper Wednesday afternoon, failed 1.' League No. .",74, Harrison County!^ * "" Hw very °W"’
to make big production, bailihg at the School land, eight miles west of Ah-
rate of 12 barrels. The well’ made a son, showing for five barrels struck
good showing some time back, l|ht on at 2610.
account of. lugs being in th<e hole it The fourteenth producer brought
was not cleaned out until yesterday, in in the Noodle field this week when
It is said that another well soon Midwi«t Thornton No. 4 hit the pay
will be drilled on the same fee north- at 2506.
west of the present test. The World Oil Co., L. E. C. Boyd
A number of the major companies No. 1, Samuel Johnson Survey No.
have bought protection at good prices 266, underreaming at 2000 feet in an
around this test. effort to cut off sa|t water.
was brought in to the Pen-
meet acjc-Hughes Co., Undertaking parlors,
where the remains were prepared for
buria)|| the funeral taking place *>a
Sunday morning at Sagerton »i»«t in-
terment at Haskell Cemetery Sunday
about 1 p. m. , j •
It appears that pome of the young
people of the Sagerton school, with
the teachers of the rooni, decided en
a trip down to Fort Phantom Hill, the
historic spot made famous by General
Robert E. Lee, the old Fort site being
c -
At spots of blue above the trees.
My spirit sort o’ lazy bent
Relaxed into a Sfweet content, >
Lntil :n.v .soul drank in those powers.
That nature breathes through trees
and flowers . 1
turned over it was not running very
fast, but that he rear wheels locked
and caused the car to turn two com-
plete somersaults, it is stated.
I Many of the relatives of the deceas-
ed which included the parents, were
here so soon as they could get here,
as were (he relatives of the girls in-
jured. t .
No sadder occurrence has come this
way in some time.
Jack Dial, After Long Illness, Is No Moie
One of Stamford's Oldest Citizens Gone
The End Came Saturday Evening Early
One of Stamford’s oldest citiaens,
oldest in point of living in this town,
Jack Dial is now numbered among the
dead. After an opetation that he seeip-
,?d never to rally trom, the end canto
Saturday, evening at G:45. It was
thown“Yhaf his condition was very
serious—indeed quite critical. The
Leader has beea printing this for sev-
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ame as every leaf and stone;
His spirit Warmed my very veins.
Forgot were all my aches and pains.
The beauty round me e\ ery where,
The very fragrance of the air.
Married
Miss Ruth Brown and Mr. J. S.
Oswald were quietly married Satur-
day afternoon about four o’cock. Rev.
R. A. Stewart, pastor of St. John’s
Made all my schemes for gettin’ rich Methodist Church officiating
I rWlL* lllro f Lilt’ ll'AHn f inLn J P-.. ,,..4 m i *. . . ^ '
Look like they were fished from out
I; sonie ditch.
I never felt so cheap before.
My life seemed hollow through the
c ore.
And yet as strange as it may sound,
Right then great riches I had found.
My value scale turned upside down.
And as the horses plodded homo.
I rode the plow like king of Rome.
—W. H. Darrow
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Brown of Abilene, but for
several years resided in Stamford
where they have a large circle of
friends.
Immediately after the ceremony,
Mr .and Mrs. Oswald left for Quanah,
Texas to visit relatives of the groom.
They are to reside in Wichita Falls
where Mr. Oswald is connected
the Auto Equipment Co.
with
The Best Flour
is the Cheapest
rhat's the plain, sim-
truth, for it goes
GCREAM
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farther an
pleases
Hatching thousands every Tuesday anc|.Thursday and can supply
yon with any number fron^One tn Thousands _____
We have S. C. Reds, White Wygir^otte*, Buff OrpingtanfTBnrred
” e sell this Brand
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actaery er write
L. E.
GHE GRO. CO.
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Inglish, G. L. The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 48, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 5, 1927, newspaper, April 5, 1927; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth890469/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.