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STAMFORD. JONES COUNTT. TEXAS. FRIDAY, APRIL 24. 1942
SSL
NUMBER 0
Commercial and Industrial
Users of Sugar to Register
At High Schools April 27-28
Airs. Rufus Fuqua
Dies Following
•* Lengthy Illness
FUNERAL service CONDUCT-
ED AT FIRST BAPTIST
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral service for Mrg. Rufus
A. Fuqua wu held laat Friday af-
ternoon at 4 p.m. at the First Bap.
ThurLhjjT^ft^rnoon^of^Tast'^week ' ^tituUonal uaeea a»4 for-domestic
I
ite pL
tinning In Jones Cnunty have been
completed, according to J. I).
Shackelford, chairman of the
loUhty rationing hoard.
Registration for the rationing of
the sugar falls in two parts: for
..-indesalt', retail, industrial and in.
at 4 p.m'. after a lingering illness.
Rev. Miles B. Bays,
users, the chairman pointed out.
pastor,1 Wholesalers retailers, industrial
conducted the service. Mrs. A. L. «nd institutional users are to reg-
Foster sang “The Pearly White
City” with piano accompaniment
C. M. Let'* ' ‘ -
Lester as, a special
number. Burial was in Highland
by Mrs. C.
Jew Stock of
Suite*
iy -.Walnut
new features
TODAY!
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re Store
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cemetery under the direction of
Kinney Funeral Home.
3Trc. Fuqua was .'ormorly Leatha
Lois Dyson. She war. bom in Lime-
stone county Muy 1ft, 1806, .and
Rotary President
ister at the high schools of the
county on April 28 and 29. Forms'
must be obtained and filled in prior 1
to registration dates. Forms are
, available from local high school
superintendents throughout the
vounty. Complete instructions as
to how forms are to be filled out ]
_____ _______ _____________are contained on'the forms. Retail- J
came to Jones county in 1920 from i and wholesalers of sugar use
Mexia. She and Mr. Fuqua were1 Form R'306- »n3 lMtitutions and ,
marri.-d in 1924. She was a mem-1 industrial users use form R .510.
her of the Baptist Church. 1 All c*fp*» restaurants, _ drug i
Survivors include her husband, a ^res, hospitals, hoarding houses,,
daughter, Judy Fuqua, and a ton,1 schools serving lunches, and any,
Tommie; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. businesses using sugar other;
A. C. Dvson of t’cx'a; three bro-1 than for domestic use must fill,
thers, Albert and Calvin Dyson of ‘>ut forms and register on April 28
Mexia anq Floyd of Hoston; and "ud 29,
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Mrs. Geo. Zachary
Is Appointed as
Reunion Hostess
ANNETTE CAROTHERS TO BR
STAMFORD SPONSOR AT '
COWBOY REUNION ■«
Mrs. George ^Zachary has beem! Depending on his parachute,
appointed official hostess for th*#naym.s bailed oUt to ^ft.ty from
coming Texas Cowboy "* _*f| his training plane near Rule Wed-
Men 45 to 65 are to Register Monday
A •
WiteSSS. !A,R RAID WARDENS appointed
____9___• -■ _ ...a
Bails Out Uninjured
which wilt be held July 2, 3 and 4^has*lav afternoon? The- plan
H. iG. Andrews, chair.r.an of the
sponsors, announced Thursday
meriting.
Mrs. Zachary will he assisted by
Annette Carothers, who has been
appointed Stamford Sponsor by the
directors of the Stamford Chamber
of Commerce.
Mrs. Zachary and her husband
have been prominently Identified
with civic and church affairs of
this city for many years and Mrs.
Zachary has participated in social
and literary activities. She is a
daughter of Charlie Brewington of
'Dallas, who was one of Stamford's
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES DEFINED
, FOR ENTIRE CITY OF STAMFORD
. V
Senior air raid wardens
waa
demolished, but Haynes escaped ________ _ _ _ _________
uiju■ > ■ Huynes abandoned the j qualifying for civilian defense ser-1
plane when he could not pull it vice. Instruction in first pid, fire,' —
out of a spin _1n a routine solo'and gas defense and general in-
training flight. 1 formation have been given and
Haynes is a son of Mr. and Mrs. many of the wardens have taken-4m
William H. Haynes of North Little these courses. |
Rock. Ark., and was transferred! Senior air raid wardens are Li
from the 12th Air Bac.e Squadron, organising their own sections, ap- K
Randolph Field, to the Air Corps1 pointing junior wardens over
Tiaining Detachment here. He is smaller areas, fire watchers and
an upper classman nr>d has f>*7 other .helpers.
•hour* u> his credit, Lieut James H The list of senior air raid war-
Kn“l>l>. commanding officer of the deijs and the territories over which
field, said.
Vet Cowhand Dies
earttcil citizens. Her-background
makes her particularly suited to
servo as hostess.
Annette, only daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. C. Carothers, is a
j popular senior of Stamford High
Comdr. Bunkley
Of U.S. Navy to
and north
. , R. C. Ricks, above, wasu elected [School. She was a pep squad yell
two sisterr, Mrs. J. S. ft.'?Coslin of Forms must be finer) out cn*n--president of the Stamford .Rotary | leader for the past football sea-
Grocs’<ck and Mrs. N. W, Boe-1 with ^ accompanying c]ub jn a special election Tuesday, ion, member of the Fine Arts Cluh,
deker of Htatnfonl.
Pallhesreni for the funeral were
Sterling Keen, Roscoe Hood, L.__
I-ovelcss, Frank Cannon. C. M. M««Od Ui tlie presence of the rug-. . .. ,
W \ 1 » IUU ill PJ/I v iai civvviv/si 1 uvauw^ .
IsuptmrGng data, be handed in- tp nt. wj]] succeed President Frank
erc'tlm registrars on the designated # Ramey on July 1.
15 dates. However, forms must be -
' fm; and''A*M.'c?S:
FI Ver* . art I S
w«p-«.
— —- , >U/itxTi.nomr I
for the funeral' »PP,Tm4<’d thr following trade u«l-
Mary Jean Yates, Jean - . f*r J**'}? raape-ctiw'- school (
Brownfield, * Eaulle McRevnolda, R., C. 'Cilca, Stamford;!
fcn> IIuaL Mary. Bryan, Behhy lum. Tcagltt, ILuubn; Tom Put ,
Lon, Wanda Britton and Doris tani^J-uederaJ Gillespie, Avo-
j^ial ,c^*nd Hawley and Anaon advj.s-|
Among out-of-town relatives und br* appointed at a^ later^
^friends .here for the funeral weretj '‘“I4*'
ttha___
sugar will Company, was elected president of
-Ika ^aincu aii"""
Next President
Of Rotary Club
R. C Ricks. MgBtSnrmhafeclf rtr
SUuiLfurd Mill ami -KlevHiw-
they serve followa:
XI Moudy. east
blia’ks of square.
A. C. Humphrey, south block of
square, half block containing
Wooten Grocery Company, Eager
Feed and Banner Produce, ——-
_ _ . l v v F. \V. Scharnberg. area bounded
Rp» Rnri^n Kalv Ra,lwu>'
UC LHl'lCU IICIC and South Swenson avenge, inelud-
______ _ I ing west block of square.
FORMER STAMFORD M AN DIES 1 E Loveless, area houn led by
OF PNEUMONIA IN HOS- j Swenson avenue on Lh» ea-l. West
. """ ijjiiltBltfi'ii r
r,„rm;mffer W. S.. (Simp) ifem.it.^ HRtit
ill ' ■ D. ShaiuLiurger. two blocks
T.»ran
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vin F Dvson, of Mvxia; Mr. and,wll.-elemenUn' srhool the Rotary Club Tuesday in the
J. McCoslin and daughter Rwldlngs on Ma^ 4, 5, R and 7. In- place of F. E, Upshaw who had
of GroesKeck; Hr. and Mrs. N. W. ‘ formation on registration for do- lM, n elected to the office hut is
Boedcker and daughters of near biestic use will be carried in this moving away, R. C, (Bob) Shelton
Stamford; Mrs W. W. Fuqua ami newspaper in next w;eek’s issue. ; wns elected vice president in the
Mr*. Marie Oustafson and child- _ . -■*1_ ‘ olace of Ricks, who had been se-
Vf
Boedeker
htamford
lr*. Marie Gustafson and child _ _
cn. Eastland; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer! TO iiefiflSter Here at
Mr‘ % A School Auditorium
erton; Mr. and Mra.
IVichita Falls; Mr. and Mrs
! »lace
looted originally for that office.
The Bew officer* will be installed
the Sub Deb Club and active in
other school atfairs. Mr. ('arothers
bus beep engaged in ranching for
iWtX^Hnmc iffSHUTrs. 'Zactiarr , ............ . u
arc capable horsewomen. Mrs.fTV-y .,f the United States NaVy .....
Zachary will not ride in the nar- i... hunwt in Stanfiwd Oaiiday. He wunded'b.v Esiat Haiudton <m m>rth | __ ,, . ,
ades and other activities for the|i],v,i \\\ .jjiesduy of pmuimonia in n ^"u,h -'teth.rbee <>» west. South; hOITIICr (7691(161)1 OI
sponsors. Annette w»U lidfc, but h- -| i'M iit "B *ien. Mas- He was rtrgUxun on cast und railroad «n
,V,TI ""f u------ stationed af Hingham. Mass. (South
Thy .bexjv will arrive in Abilene j5r( k M-cCb ndon, three blocks
r- . . . . _ Satuidav at t»:4U p.m. shnd will f’"Unde<l by East McHarg on north
Jjj. Youngh ood--- «wt hr ♦hr-Kiniwt HStwftTt'tUU'll.1 k"nriisi>ii uii w^ .Smith4
Machinery for
Registration is
Set up by Board
MRS HUBERT W.tTHOM 4B
POINTED FOR StGN-UP <HT
MEN OF STAMFORD ARBA
L—Yhr e*»t wei-ei.je _ e.yil ■ , iw 1U An-my oq OHU-L-Eakt -X -Ellison C.uiioll.
*V 1 P ~ L| eV "at tile First Baptist Church Sun-!on„ ,U“V , mediate past president of the Texas
Ann hamilv Nnur day at 3 p.m. with Rev. Miles B. Bob Shelton, area bounded by Cowboy Reunion Association, died
ill IU 1 ClII III v llUiV Hins. pastor, conducting the ser-1 . 't Rotan street on north. South Monday at his home in Rig Lake.
T—11---' r» ' . | Vice Burial will be in Highland Ferguson street on west and W. Funeral service was held Tuesday’
In lNeW Residence fenu',en' un<1er the direction ufj™*'^ railway on south and easr. Ht 4 p.m. The Reunion Association
All men who have attained their
forty-fifth birthday on or beiMW
February 16, 1942 and have not at-
tained their sixty-fifth birthday
April 27, 1942, will he register*#
in the Fourth Registratioa, am
Monday, April 27. between the
hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
The following registration places
have been designated in Joaaa.
Countyr
Stamford, in _Council mom at
City hall, with Mrs. Hubert Wat-
son in charge. X __________,
Hamlin, in Red Cross room (wit
door to Inzer Drug Store) with
L. H. McBride in charge.
Hawley, at Hawley school henna
with P. H. Buster in charge.
Noodle, at Noodle school house,
with W. J. Bicknell in charge.
Tuxedo, at auditorium nf Tnrrsia
school, with J. C. Harwell m
charge.
Lueders, at Lurrlers school house
witlj J C. Williams in charge.
Boyds <'ha|-l, at auditorium of
Boyd’s Chapel school house, with
Charles E. Young in charge.
Nugent, at Nugent school house,
with J. H. Doty in charge.
„ . . -Anson, at office of Jones County
Passes at Big l^ake i»<*i Board
Puraon* .iv-iriog U>-volunteer -4e
J. ELLISON CARROLL
Reunion Association
.JLLEIIuwrJCarioILaw wi- rtm* .
munity can see the • person m
charge.
'I Kinney Funeral Home. ( r K ^'Vt area bounded by j was officially represented at the
• r...„n,.«i., ii.mLi... . o at\n Ansun street on west. Fast Moran funeral by Kbi Jeffers of Brmlv,
Dr. and Mrs. Wade Youngblood
ami family hav< moved -iiiUi tkgir
SheKon and Mr. and Mra. Pat Shel-] Commercial handlers
tin, Bmwnwood; Mr. and Mr*. R.ldostrial users of ..ugar
lb. pkg. 22c
qi. jar 49c
_ pt. jar 26c
pint jjftr 29c
!o. 2 can 14c
|No. 2 can 1 lc
: cans lfe
cans 17c
iz. cans 16c
/ora. pkg.
cello bag 10c
1 lb. 49c
It. bottles 15c
1-oz. pkR. 5c
1 can 19c
it. bottle 21c
lb. paU «9e
1 lb. box 10c
PU»x.box 10c
roll Be <
_ S roll* 13c
_ 5 bara 20e
► iozj pkg. 24c
-!
ter part of November.
Mr and Mrs. Boy Smith will
move into' the house vacated by
Watson, Austin and L. B. Hammer,
Haskell.
k ——- - H
sVW4%«t',
Vaccination Day
For Children Set
As Friday, May 1
... - , . . . | new home at the corner of
(at the first meeting of the club >n Wel,B Avp„ue ,n(1 K.,t b^i*.
, , 1 JuI3f- , 1 . . , vard, faieng on Wells.'TTie house
and in-. Mr. Rieka has been a member of (ig m two-story eight-r.^m Colon-
lie has^ structure, finished in Mtneatone,
... , . , - _ „ ' The structure was started the lat-
auditorium Monday and Tuesday, vice committee, the program tom-
April 28 and 29, L. W. Johnson,; mittee and attendance committee,
superintendent of schools, announc- and for the post three years has
ed. There will be no interruption of been chairman of the student loan
school work on these two days. I fund committee. ^
Business menenliafcdby the re- Dick R^Upd,- chairman 6i ^the 'inteVlo'r*oT‘the
tart trade Committee of the Cham-dub service committee, presented , house
ber of Commerce will serve as reg-'a program Tuesday dealing with
*-*--l Forms may be obtained in the. Rotary International conven-
;e of registration either t»on which will convene in Toron-
Johnson or from the to, Canada, June 21 U> 25. R. R.
.Chamber , 'it Commerce off ice. {Baird spoke on the eMy nf Toran-
Fnrms Should be filled out in ad-'to, Fred Scharnberg discussed the
vance but i^ust be signed in the1 convention program and R. C.
presence of a registrar at t^ie Giles, convention entertainment,
school auditorium. I R. A. Fuqua was installed as a
I ’ Children Get Two Holidays new member of the club under the
Registration of domestic users'retail hardware classification,
i of sugar will be held for Stam-
in Stam- the club for seven years.
A. Bible. Joy Blackwell, Fate Fu- f°rd will register at the high school served on Jthe International
qua ami Mr. and Mrs. Goodloe of
Abilene; Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Black-,
well. Coleman; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Ri samenu and Mr. und Mrs. Jack
Carnes, Spur; Miss Nora Druese-
dow, Haskell; Mr. and Mrs. A. A.
Callawav, Hamlin; Mr. and Mra.
T. C. Aice, Anson; "Pvt Dick
Trachta. Mineral Wells; Mrs. R. E. istrars
advance
from Mr.
Conimundcr Bunkley was a son
of the late Dr. \V. N. Bunkley. one •,,M*‘*t on north, Orient Street on
Of MamYord’s earliest physicians. ''aM amt
- south. _
EH 41 Rotan street
J. V. Roach, area bounded by
by
i'rst vice
Gibbons of Richland Springs.
Mr. Cscroll served on the board
*ctors of the Texas Cowboy
of dire-
North Swenyirfi avenue on west,' Reunion Association for u number
Mrs. J. L Mahoney
Dips in Arridwit ‘
Mrs. J. L. Mahoney of Late
Charles. La., the former Baaair
'Lee Douthlt. was instantly kOIeii
* I'M u niifkiran
He grew up here, graduating from |
Stamford High school and attend-*
log pld Stamford College. He later ' -----,— ——,---------- —--------- *- ---------.— —- —----* --
graduated from Baylor University M°ran street on south, Orient] of years. In 1940, he was elected m a highway accident near Orange
at —Waco,! -and Baylor Mpdlntr-81***1 “n PHnt Hnd K*rt Campbell J president. However, 111 health pre-1 Wednesday morning. Details of the
school at Dallas. He enlisted in the' *tr*Tt on north (vented his attending the Rrunion accident have not been learns#
JJavy- in 1918 and had served in _ Weaver Medlin, area bounded by, last summer. [here. Mrs. Muhoney was a sister
that branch of the service e6ntinu- North Swenson — on west. East In a two-man meet in San An-:of Arnold Douthit uf thiz city. «
______ __________ _______ _______ ously since that time. His last for-1 Bunkley .street on north, railroad ’ tonio hack in 1904, Carroll set a] Burial will be -n the I.uedara
Dr. and Mrs. Youngblood at 814|eign service took him to Russia <>n t‘a!‘l ant* Flast Campbell street record of 1(5 seconds for roping ami j cemetery under the direction at
Wells avenue. Some work is he-'^ the Am,.n,u.i naval attache in on (tying a steer under then-existing Kinney Funeral Home. The body
was sta-1 X Y. Shell, area north of Bunk- rules. At the time he set the re- [ was scheduleil to arrive by train at
the embassey, where he . - --- ------ -- — - , -
house. | tinned for 13 months. b’Y street and east of North Swen- coni, he was contesting, with Clay Lueders Thursday afternoon and
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith have' His wife is the former Trixie s< n Hy,,nue to city limit line. ) McGonagill. another old-time great jthe funeral to be held at the
purchased the house at 639 East j Brown of Dallas. They met here' E. C. Cosby, area north of Bunk- for a 45,000 purse for the “best time ■ Methodist Church there about S
when students at Stamford College 'ley-Street and west of North Swen-' in roping und tying a cajjnad of o’clock with Rev. Vernon Hendar-
and warm married a number of ^'Jtn'htie to (Tty limit line. _ (ztoersj ilt won the purse and a asm. Methodist pastor, conducting
yeara~Iater. Be*[Jrs hTs wife, ne is Cartls Sttangi-, area bounded by, gold mesial from the City of Sun the service.
survived by his mother, Mra. Tom Sw,‘nson Avenue on the east.I Antonio for being the- world’a! Mrs Mahoney was bom at Lun-
Crabb of Leonard, and three sis-1 Bunkley street on the north, Her- champion. » Jders May 11. 118)2. and lived there
- — a > • ■ I lll»l/ti at e,.ot .. n ...___t .. — I tl___' ■■
Oliver Street where Mr. and Mra.
Roy Smith have been living,, andi and
vrilFrnnvw tntd It. ' " ’ year
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Fuqua have
moved to their newly purchased
home at lilt) Wells avenue, the t ters, Mrs. J. E. Grissom of Ahi-',^<*'ot s,r<et on west and Moran He is survived by his widow; a
ford on May 4 and 5. The teachers F/uilholl R/xva will
re as registrars and atu-' " WIOMU W.U1
_ (will serve as registrars and stu
MRS. O. *. K.NNF.V n.RCrm £££
school boArd has cancelled the
j^chool holiday ‘ which v/as on the
PRESIDENT OF PARENT-
TEACHER ASSOCIATION
*ss£'t
Wear Gals Clothes in
Junior Class on Welu Ave'
/. Seeing sor
boys of Stamford High school
dressed like girls for the Junior
former Z. A. Jeter home. Mr. and ' lene, Mrs. Cecil Williams of Amar- "trcct on the south. | son, J. E. Carfdll. of Big Lake and
Mra. Cecil Gregory are now liv- i|l0 and Mrs .Pauline Davis of ® B- Pace anil J. M. Alexander, a stepson, Wilbur Weigand of
ing in the former Fuqua residence Leonard. Dr. E. P. Bunkley. C. E.!'n<'us,r'H* nr,'H including gins, Eastland.
at 906 Wells avenue. Bunkley, W. E. Bunkley, B. H.' Rule-Juyton office, oil warehouses! -
Clevelands in New Home Bunklev. V. F Bunklev and Mrs.'Hour mill, etc.
Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Cleveland and Tom Elliott, all of whom live in K ,T„ ( lurk> Hrca bound*<1 .
baby have moved into their new Uiis area arc cousin* .South Haskell street on ea«t, High-
— ... ’ way on north, railroad on south,
city limits on west (not including1
any industrial area.)
M*8
at Half
nue. The attractive garage, with I
«r W. r^'^S^STgSS! All-Day lMeeting is
ed white and has a brown roof. ! UOItflUClCG by AVOCS
have the toxoid for diphtheria and ion*^'I'nd
rK»,vbS»” i -*•—«
Announcement of this program I
f. Johnson---'
Xra.VJU’TTtalS: 0. L. Hindman Joins
ml meeting of the Parent-Teachers
Association for the season at the
high school auditorium Wednesday
afternoon. — - ■---*•—» --—> * ■* - * -
Mr. Johnson also explained the
working of the sugar rationing,
which will soon go into effect.
Mfi Karl Huftn apoke on the 30-dar tymlatny period at Camp
welfare of childran i"r*f°g,1lH0", Sutton, Charlotte, North Carolina,
of Texas Childrens Weak, which Hindman, manager of the Econ-
omy Motor Company here for sev-
eral years, enlisted in the Army
Wed-
, presented Friday night,
supplies for sugar gtead of Thursday night, April 30,
as originally scheduled. Kenneth
Williams received a wrenched
shoulder in playing football and
has had to withdraw from the cast.
Bob Lee took his place and Ralph
Crawford will play the part pre-
Army, Heading for
' Overseas Service
of the
Two ACTD Officers
Go to Tusla, Okla.
For Special Course
Capt. Joe B. Odeneal and Lieut.
Roy K. Carothers left Tuesday for
the Air Corps Training Detachr
ment at Tulsa, Oklahoma, to at-
tend a two-week training school of
administrative and engineering in-
struction. Mrs. Odeiteal and Mrs.
Caruthers accompanied them. They
Steve Bennett, Compress.
Claude Lyons and C. B. Rhea,
■-W a. a.’ /-'ll..!. I area south of Vanderbilt street and
Demonstration UlUD between Katy and Wichita Valley
railway.
Ryland Glcaton, area bounded by
Rotan Street on north, Orient
street on east and railroads on
south and east. . ______- •
Si; Court of Honor
To be Conducted
Tuesday Evening
; An all-day meeting of the Home
j Demonstration Club of Avoea was
'held Thursday of last week with
Mrs. J.,C. Williams. -The meeting
^ T mi y""" V _/ Iht* cost. Other members __________.
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Is being observed this week,
t Mrs. R. R. Baird, retiring presi-
dent, presided at the meeting. She
gave a report of the highlights
of the past ysar’s work and of
Hr**
.. A. 3*
lb. 31e
V
cooperation of
■MnCej durin
StarjC# PTA
membership of
year. Mra. Baird
the annual convention of District
14, held last weak in Anson. She
also expressed appreciation for the
ition of the officers and
during the past y*Ur.
has had a paid
ihip of 170 for the past
____rs. Baird was named as
one of the district vice presidents
for thr coming J—*- ,, , .
TnK resignation of Mrs. Joe E.
Smith a* president for 1942-48 woa
regretfully accepted and Mrs. O.
A- Kinney was named as nresldent.
Other new officer* ere Mr*. A. C.
Humphrey, first vice president;
Mrs. Otia Herbert, second vice
president; Mrs. Roy Crow, third
vice .oresident; Mrs. Leonard
Mrs.
I. L.
vice .president;
Rucker, secretary-treasurer;
Richard Lane, reporter; Mrs.
end was sworn In at* Dallas
nesday of lost weak. Hs received, a
rating of technical sergeant and
will serve as an assistant paymas-
ter. He waa given a short furlough
to arrange his business. When he
ii colled, ha srill report to Comp
Sutton.
The Economy Motor Company
has been operating here and at
Overton, but is being liquidated.
Henry 'Seaman, the owner, is in
army service at Fort Stockton,
California, with , a captain’s com-
mission. David Smith, the manager
at Overton, has been examined for
army service and given a four-
month deferment to take care of
the business. Henry Bryan, who
hat been employed by the company
In Stamford, will continue to re-
present the firm for collection*
v/hlch are outstanding. The c/mr- Mrt
pany has operated in the county _i_--
Edwina
Dorothy Hows# and Jean Parkar.
The masquerade in the play
comes when a wealthy old aunt
visits a family where there are sev-
eral boys, whom she had been led
to believe were girls, since she
had always expressed a preference
for girls.
Woman’s Society of
Christian Service
Meets in Circles
The Woman’s Society of Christ-
ian Service of St. John’s Method-
ist Church met Monday in circles
for Bible study. The text is “Our
Times—What Ha* the Bible to
Say?” by Dwight L. Bradley.
Circle No. 1 met with Mr*. J.
Jackson, chairlnan of the ^Tun'2T, for some six years, first In Anson
* ‘ and hai
uvrinu ■
■»- ’"."■l ■ ■ . w_ T rn ,ior some six years, iirai
High school division; Mct. L. then in Stamford,
Mils,I 004-----*' ’ ®|J™ fVEM 'XoRl'zoiilc'^l.llbO cate ui
Street -division and Mra. J. L. El-
Street division
more, chairman
Street divieion.
There are
of a million
of the Oliver
Indiana were
years ago.
e course.
Capt. Odeneal and Lieut. Robert
F. Templeton have recently been
notified of promotions. Captain
place was changed from the Ren-
nets home because of the recent
death of J. L. Rehnels.
Daring the morning, Miss Clara
Browtl tested the cookerr. and gave
a demonstration of the canning of
fruit. In the afternoon, Miss Lee
Ann Williams demonstrated the
canning of vegetables. A coVered-
dish luncheon wp.3 served at noon.
“All fruits should be canned by
BOY SCOUTS OF STAMFORD
AND FLATTOP TO RECEIVE
ADVANCEMENTS
Scout court of
south an deast
Mr*. Sarah McDonald, area
bounded by Orient street on west,
Reynolds street on north, Vander-
bilt strejet on south and city lim-
its on east.
G. E. Hanson, area bounded by
Orient street on west, Wesleyan
Odeneal waa promoted from first pineapple were the two fruits used
lieutenant He was commissioned | Miss Williams, F. S. A. Super-
the sraterbath method to preserve street on north, Reynolds street on
the greatest amount of the food
value, flavor, texture and color,”
Miss Brown explained. Berries and
in the Iafantry Reserves in 1980
and haa been on active duty with
the Army Air Forces since July,
1041. i
Lieutenant Templeton, the new-
est officer at Stamford Arlodgv
Field, was, promoted from second
lieutenant to first lieutenant. He
was commissioned in August, 1940,
at Kelly Field, where he served as
advance flying instructor prior to
his assignment here in February.
——*----H
Junior Tennis Team
Wing Second Place
In Sweetwater Meet
The
team el
junior boys’ doubles tennis
f Stamford High school won
district Inter-
tV. Newsome, with Mris. W. R. Kee-
ton in charge of the program. The
next meeting of this circle will be
with Mrs. J. L. Ruoker.
Circle No. 2 met at the church.
J. B. Dodson gave the first zacond place m the
chapter of the study. The next
mating will be held with Mrs. P.
C, Owen. “ XL , ' _ _
No. 8 met with Mbs. C. L.
McKee, with Mrs. J. B. Smith ss
leader. The next meeting will be Billy Carlton Junior boy*
held with Mrs. J. F. McCulloch. All single* entrant dafaated the As,
at the circle meetings will ha held Ipermont
aft 8:80 p m.
visor, canned asparagus by. pres-
sure cocker method. She stressed
the importance of exhausting the
air oat of the vegetables before]
sealing the Jars as this conserves limit line north and hast,
the vitamin A of the vegetables.
She explained the newest ideas on
the comet use of pressure cook-
er canning to conserve the most
nutritive value of vegetables.
Thirteen cookers were tested and
checked. —
The following women were pre-
sent: Mines. Ed Gardner, 0. D.
Swenson, W. K. Horn, Buford
Williamson, M. E. Rush. Willis
Hamilton, Roy Hines, Sid Law-
rence, L. R. Wise and Henry Han-
son. and a visitor, Mrs. Frank Me-
leen.
The first Boy
Clay Markham, area bounded by honor held In Stamford in nearly
Orient street on west, Vanderbilt „ yv#r conducted at the
street on north and city limits on Scout building Tuesday night at
8 o’clock. Scouts from all three
Stamford troops and from the
Flattoo troop will come up for
merit badges and advancements.
W. R. Poxtma, field executive,
will conduct the court of honor.
Parents of the Scouts, troop com-
mitteemen and dther persons who
are interested ark invited to at-
tend. ,
A board of review was held
Tuesday night of this week at
which boys applying for advance-
ment and honors were examined.
The board was composed of Mr.
Postma, A. C. Braun, Tommy Rec-
tor, Leslie Larche, Roscoe Hood,
W. H. Terry and Cleburne Huston.
until about 1920. Shi' iit survived
by her husband; two sons. Jack,
who is stationed at Randolph Field,
San Antonio, and Pat of Ijike
Charles; a daughter. Betty Jean of
Luke Charles; her mother, Mra.
E. M Douthit of Lueders; faar
brothers, l-oui* Douthit of Luedara,
Arnold Douthit of Ktamfonl; G. K.
Douthit of Waco and J. D. Douthit
of ('• rpus Christi, and three si^
ters, Mrs. Charles Reagan of Mw-
Allen. Mrs. Murray Long of Aliee
and Mra. W. T. Barbee of Weote-
ro.
Pallbearers for the funeral will
hi* Guy Pearce, Monte Smart, Cap
Terry. “Swede” Seaman. Can
Tonroy, Luiron Wilhite and Rueba*
Nance, all of Lueders.
south and city limits on east.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Watson, all
Harmon Park addition, bounded by
alley north of park on north. Ori-
ent street on west, Wesleyan on
south and city limits line on east.
Branham Payne, Hanna East
Addition bounded by McHarg ave-
nue on south, railroad on west, "city
Aviation Studente^-
Entertain B&PW Club
With Clever Progrra*
The Business and Professional
Women’s Club held, an enjoyihla
meeting Thursday evening of loot
week with sixteen cadets and avia-
tion students from Stamford Fly- >
ing School and several other
guests present. Mrs. Lillian . Baa-
nett, leader for the program, ha#
arranged the table- attractively
with bowls of beautiful •prfijff
flowers, and as plate favors, ntae
isture airplanes in red, bearing tha
slogan “Keep ’Em Flying”. __
Mra. Bennett introduced
.--1-
Branham Payiie In
Government Service
Branham Payne, one of the
membtYs of the firm of Payne
Bros. Grocery, has been appointed
as a government bedding inspec-
tor and left Wednesday for San
Antonio for special work and
training at Fort Sam Houston uni-
til May 1.
Mr. Payne will then be assigned
for three-month period* to various
c'ties where factories are located
which have government contracts
scholastic League meet at Sweet- Attend Grand Opera foi* mattresses and will inspect the
water Saturday. The team, aynpipuL-MiXj.^ tg^Uresses befors^tha/ ure.lHi'r
ed of Bobby Huston and Louie jla-t Friday and she and her brotheKered tor srrty use. Mrs. Viffl
Mack Hardy, ldst to Sweetwater.1 Hugh^Waddill^attended KJ^cy Hte *tor,nfir
4-4, 6-4.
Boys who passed tests were Cecil Tyndall who, acting as master ai
Johnson and Charles Sorrell off ceremonies, presented in turn the
Troop 42, Jock Prince of 41 and cadets and aviation students. They
Bobby Mahood, Charles Baggett ] entertained for several minute*
Bobby
and Bobby Huston of Troop 40.
Boards of review are to be held
in Stamford one* a month and
courts of honor every two months.
Plsns are being made for the
district camporee on May 9.
High School Band
"Aula", Saturday Janice Baird,I thrir fiwjitura hero. ; The cone
: tudeiA te T.W.C., Fort Worth, was Mr. Pbyhe will retain his observance
.also in Dallas for the week-end! tcrest In the Pftjfhc Bros. Groetffy, -Week. The
retain
^ _ ..... ____ ___ ___ _________- _____ . Bro*. Grockty,
player and was defeated1 snd site attended the opera, “Car- which will be operated by his bro-
' men”, on Friday. ' ' 1' ther; Milton Payne.
with hand music, song, dance. Im-
personations and dramatics:
Messrs. Green, Chandler. Rwk-
burn, McCulloch and White, with
band numbers; Mr. Hernandes with
Spanish song “about lov.e”; Mr.
White in monolqgue and mink;
“Walter Winchell” Patterson with
goss’p of local club member*;
m ;a. ri a ; Meant*. Rowe, Seller* and White
TO I rCSCflt Uoncert a* Dodos in a barracks reene with
.. i ... I upperclassman. Mr. Browning, and
The Stamford High School hand. Messrs.-' Boggess. Dena«ke. Gilbert,
wiU present a public concert at j Law and Drain in La Conga dknee.
the high school auditorium Tups- Ai the closing number the stu-
day night, May 6, at 8:30 o’clock I dents sang the Air Corps song.
"xhe uirKvroh m { -.. r—^-—■
or, band director. | Trace* of dwelling* having more
The concert is being arranged in, than 100 rooms have been found by
v at National Music | archeologist a ia Texas along ttt. -
program -Ll-he eeci*• Gasadlns.
posed of three types of music— historic Pueblo culture once
military, clasaical and modern. ished. ;
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Huston, Cleburne. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, April 24, 1942, newspaper, April 24, 1942; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth972564/m1/1/: accessed July 8, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.