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Tribute is Paid
To Pioneer Who
Lived 90 Years
A. G. BRELAND DIES AT FAM-
ILY HOME IN STAMFORD;
BURIED SATURDAY
Funeral service for Albert G. Bre-
?*nd, ego 90, resident of JOHSS
county for 40 yean, was held Sat-
urday afternoon at the Church of
Christ in Stamford. Mn. Breland
died Friday afternoon at the fam-
ily home in Stamford.
Services were conducted by
James D. Willeford, and burial
was in the Swan Chapel cemetery.
Mr. Breland was born in Leak-
vine, Green County, Mississippi,
November 11, .1849. He came to
Texas in 1866 and settled in Lime-
stone county. Ho first worked as a
cowboy for Heston and Hanna and
during the time te was a cowboy he
drove cattle up the trail to
on two occasions.
In 1873 he was married to Miss
Mary Ann Easter in Fhlls County.
For a number of years they made
their home in Mart, where Mr.
Breland was engaged in the mer-
cantile business. Tney later moved
to Albany and in 1900 moved to
Swan Chapel community where the
family home was maintained for
many years. Mrs. Breland died in
19261 ’after they had been married
for 63 years.
Nine children survive. They are
Mm. Ida Rowland, Mrs. H. R. Lieb.
Mrs. C. C. Taylor, Miss Dolores
Breland, all of Stanford, Mrs.
Oscar Gustafson of Cisco; Mm.
X. K Aston of Anson; Mn. &. K*r4
rer of Brady, L. C. Breland of
Hamlin and Jack Breland of
Amarillo.
Two sisters, 20 grand children
and 14 great grand children also
survive.
Now He’s Called
“CoL Hardwick”
Major E. V. Hardwick of Stam-
ford, now in Louisiana with the
Texas National Guard in field
maneuvers, has been promoted to
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, ac-
cording to information published in
the Abilene Reporter-News Thurs-
day morning. His promotion was
among a list of several for West
Texas guard officers.
Major Hardwick has been in
command of one of the battalions of
the 142 Infantry. The rank of lieu-
tenant colonel is next to that -of-o
colonel, who commands a regi-
ment.
Certificates of
Birth Sought at
Rate 500 a Day
STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT
ASKS APPLICANTS TO
BE PATIENT
Exchange Club
Hears Story of
Phantom Hill
Miss Hibernia Grace of the his-
AUSTIN, August 14. — “Pa-
tience should be exercised by
those who have made application
to the State Department of Health
for a certified copy of their birth
certificate, and have not yet re-
ceived them", states Dr. Geo. W.
Cox. State Health Officer. - '
“The Bureau of Vital Statistics
is receiving an average of five
hundred applications for birth cer-
tificate copies daily, and the num- . .
her 0f personnel available tatire
Health Department to handle this turned Sunday
flood of requests is grossly inade-
quate to meet the demands made.
The files must be searched for each
individual record and when it is
found it is photostated for the ap-
plicant.”
“The reason for this great in-
crease in applications for birth
certificate copies can he found to
be due. in pari, to the gravity of
Downpour will
Be Big Benefit
To Cotton Crop
Community Play
Project Due to
Begin by Sept. 1
APPLICATION FINALLY SIGN-
ED FOR RECREATIONAL PRO-
GRAM UNDER WPA
Stamford’s application on the
proposed year-round WPA re-.
, i frjnml I
before the proper authorities and Copywmy gauge More than half of
SURROUNDING AREA GETS
RAIN. THOUGH AMOUNT
VARIES WIDELY
Rainfall in Stamford Wednesday
measured 2.83 inches, according
to the Swenson Land and Cattle.
expected to be acted upon at
once. The application was returned
to -Stxrirfanf Tuesday morinngTor
final signatures.
Alvin Eggling, of I.ubbock. dis-
trict supervisor, was here Thurs-
day of last week conferring with
the Chamber of Commerce offi-
cials in connection with the pro-
ject- and said that it was his opin-
ion that the project would start
here by September 1. It is plan-
ned to use some 16 persons from
the WPA rolls in various capaci-
ties in the project.
The program, when inaugurated,
will provide, supervised recreation
the year around for youngsters and
adults. A trained supervisor will
be in charge.
Boy Scouts of
Troop 42 Home
From Lake Cisco
Boy Scouts o' Troop No. 42 and
eir scuutmast!
fumed Sunday
camp at Iaike
that amount fell between 6:30 and
8’a.m., the gauge registering 1.60
inches at 8 a.m. The rain came at
an opportune time when part of the
cotton crop was beginning to suf-
fer!
The Soil Conservation gauge on
the George Smith farm some two
miles southwest of the city mea-
sured 2.04 inches for Wednesday.
Reports from various points in this
area indicated that some rain was
received but the amounts varied
from s quarter or a half inch up-
ward to 2 Vi inches. Stamford seem-
ed to have received more than any
of the other immediate territory.
The rain this Week brought the
total for 1940 to 19.66 inches.
AUGUST 31 IS DATE SET FOR
VOTE IN CALIFORNIA
CREEK AREA
QuarterBlock is Purchased
Be .Elected for fjMsfOff Squoreos Future
Home of Safeway-Store
Landowners of the California
Creek Soil Conservation district
who are qualified voters will elect
three supervisors of the district in
an election which will, bo held on
August 31, Notice of the election
is being published by V. C. Mar-
shall, Temple, administrator.
Thirteen voting boxes have been
designated and clerks named for
each box. Jones county territory is
divided in eight voting divisions
and Haskell county territory in
five. Eligible Voters residing with
in the district are expected to cast
their ballot at the designated vot-
ing box within the precinct or ter-
"I'ritory in which they reside.
The district will have five sup-
ervisors. Two, Murray Hudson of
Anson and Clarence G. Burson of
Haskell, were appointed by the
State Soil Conservation Board.
Ex-Service Men
And Wives will
Hold Luncheon
AIT embers of thei Tlfnofl D.
Hart Post of the American Legion
nTT tC—. 4flMnndes'iw*ii sciMkae
wives are invited to attend a cov-
1 earned a lot, about camping and erod-dish supper at the Lei,
the scouting p-ogram in general. Hall Mondr.y night at 7:30 o’clock.
Moat of the bova completed all or
most of tho,requirements to ad-
vance at least one rank in scout
work and did some work on the
next rank.
One feat',re Qf the camp was ,a
thiee-mile hike on Friday morning.
the international"situatkinT' Army |Up U"ul ni*ht- c™k,n*
-• ■ ''was done by Clarence, a colored
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tory department of Anson High birth certificates. Since a birth cer
and Navy recruits must have a WRS ne D" ' . a *7",
ccrtifiisi «• »py of their birth certifi- nia"-' but that night he received
cates to be eligible to enter milj-,,ne«sag" that his son was dvinr
tarv rorvec. All persons connected the scou»? moved their camp
with the radio broadcasting sta-'*n *he dam for Saturday and . un-
tions must have a copy of their ‘‘av’
egion
clock.
After the sujfper, separate busi-
ness meeting of the Legion and the
^auxiliary will be held and new
officers of each organization will
be installed. A good attendance is
expected.
3,000 Attend
Weekly Pay Day
A crowd estimated at 3,000 pei
sons attended the weekly Pay Da
event held, on the north side c
the square Tuesday afternoon at
3 o’clock. A $5 absentee check was
mailed to J. C. Kell of Luedera. af-
ter the event and |6 was awarded
to Mrs. Wills of Avoca.
Woodrow Cook is
Accepted for Work
In U. S. Navy Yards
George Rollins in
Partnership with
Raymond Hammer
A regular camp schedule, which I .(r,or£<‘ Ro,,i"8 £ now
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rplying for this personal record.Nrrie O’Brien -nd Gordon Haynes irfreeU -,nd will V—, cb--
s legal nreof of citizenship”. con- Jr - t',ok tho **’>*• and equipment t,re d.partment Tb~
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Woodrow Cook has been accept-
ed for service in the United States
navy yards machine shops and has
been instructed to report to Ports-
mouth, New Hampshire.
He and Mrs. Cook an dthe child-
ren left Thursday. They will go by
way of Jamestown, New York,
where they will visit Mr. Cook’s
'is employed st a clinic in a health
resort there. Their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. L. Cook of this city, are in
• Jamestown for a visit.
Safeway Stores, Incorporated,
has purchased a site
quarter of a block on
of East Mcliarg avenue and Fer-
guson streets. The property is 166
feet by 165 feet. Half of it was
purchased from Mrs. A .D. McRey-
nolds, the lot including her home,
and the other half was owned by
T. A. Upshaw, George Smith, Dave
Prewit and Henry Osment.
It is expected that , Safeway
Stores will erect a new building
there for its Stamford Store along
the lines of super-stores which are
being built in other cities.
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Register Aliens
In This Section
West Family Holds
Annual Reunion at
Encampment Grounds
„„ The children, grand children and
great grandchildren of the late Mr.
and Mrs. J. S. West, deceased, held
their annual family reunion at
Lueders Baptist Encampment
grouhds Sunday, August 11.
Basket lunch was served at noon.
In the afternoon music was fur-
nished by Douglas and Arnold
Wedeking and F. W. Borkman of
Lueders and songs by Wanda Jo
Thompaon of Rising Star were en-
oyed. The young people then en-
oyed swimming.
The following were present: Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Yates, Mr. and Mrs.
Roy West, Mr. and Mrs. .Ctan-
vil Roberts and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Jonn Mitchell and ton, Mr.
and Mrs. Theron Yatea and baby,
Mr. and Mrs. Buck West and baby,
Mr. and Mrs. William Yatea and
Christine Mitchell all of Coleman,
Mr. and Mre. R. A. Gillespie, Mr
and Mrs. J. T. Caffey and children.
raw** lLatdwra; M—,3.
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children. Rising Star;
Frank Williamson, Gorman; Mr.
and Mrs. Gent White and children
and Billy West, Putnam; Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Thomas, Graham; Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Young and eon,
Hamlin; Mr. and Mrs. Cody West
and children, Goree.
Mr. and Mrs. John Weat, Mrs
w lit! D llirjr Wl|l i loll ill | . v wilt o | —evuu vv r»v, Ml
sister, Miss Charlie Bell Cook, who Tommie Hise and baby, Mr. and
meeting Friday. Mho talked on the u,r.
historv of Fort Phantom Hill and
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chain of forts guarding the white tjniies Dr. Cox
that it was one of a „„ |cjrj,i proof of citizenship”, con
settlers to the ca«t from the de-
predations of the Indiana.
W. G. Barrett presided at a short
busine«s session of the Club. Mr.
Barrett had as hia guest Walter S.
Pone of Anson.
Briefly, the history of Fort
Phantom Hill, as related by Mias
Grace, follows:
The site of Fort Phantom Hill
was selected by Lieut. Whiting in
1860 after he had visited <Aher
forts in Texas. In 1861 Lt. Col. Ab-
ercrombie moved five companies
of Infantry to this site and the
fort was built. Companies |C and
G of the 6th Infantry were the
first on the ground, and these
were soon followed by companies B,
E and K. The greatest number of
soldiers ever stationed at the fort
was 219 infantrymen. They were
housed in quarters built of split
logs. The fort consisted of the 40
houses for infantrymen, the offi-
cers quarters of stone, n hospital,
blacksmith shop and magazine.
In 1864 Fort Phantom Hill was
abandoned. Two reasons caused
this abondonment. One was the
difficulty in obtaining n vegetable
diet causing scurvy to break out
among the men, and the ether was
the lack of good drinking water.
Upon leaving the fort one of the
soldiers and a negro
and set fire to the
In 1868 some of the buildings
were repaired and were need as
a station on the Butterfield Stage
Coach line. It became known as
Station No. 64. Hpraes and drivers
for the line were
The Civil War later
end to the Southern overland mail
service so this station was again
abandoned, but in 1871 it wma ne-
ed—this time as a sub-poet «f Ft
Griffin. When the first settlers
reached Jones County In 1879 the
fort was again in rwiaa, bat to 1881
a thriving town had started. This
town soon passed out df the pic-
ture due to com petition from near-
by towns in Jones and Thfler
counties.
ro dipped i
buildings.
Culberson Discusses
Problems of Stale
In Speech at Waco
WACO.. Angu-t
So mo other important use
birth records are:
(1) To prove that a child
reached school age.
(2) To prove legal age to enter
a profession or employment.
(3) To prove legal age to marry
without parental consent.
(4) To determine the parents’
liability for certain acts of their
children.
(6) As evidence in criminal
cases involving age of consent.
I (6) A* evidence to determine re-
lations of guardians and wards.
(7) To obtain passports and
similar documents.
(8) As evidence in the adminis-
tration of estates, and in settle-
ment of insurance and pensions.
(9) As evidence in connection
with jury service.
(10 To prove age in determining
the validity of contracts.
(11) To prove or disprove con-
sanguinity of kinship.
(12) To secure old age pensions.
(13) To prove age as qualifica-
tions for voting and. holding public
office.
These are only a few of the
valuable uses of birth certificate*
and it is small wonder that the
citiseuship la flooding the Health
Department with requests for
certified copies of this vitally im-
portant record. With the continued
patient cooperation of those who
are requesting certified copies, the
State Health Department will fur-
nish this service with the greatest
possible dispatch”, concluded Dr.
Geo. W. Cox.
to and from camp. The boy? ex- ' - rti-oie to handle Grodrirh '
0fj pressed appreciation for eon?ider-, Mr Rollins started with his
jnte trfeitmcnt of the employee? of position Monday.
has'the Cisco Recreational Club dur- “ - -
ing their stay .-vt the Like.
The following members of the
Scout Troop participated in the
camp: Joe Hopkins, James Frizell,
Billy Ray Newcomer, Dale Muse,
Donald Wyatt,. John Lowranc*.
Gilbert Cobb, Charles Sorrell. Rob-
ert Howse, Way land Fuqua. Digby
Crump, Arnold Braun, Billy Gene
Vaughn, Paul Srheonorstedt, Clin-
ton Rogers, Billy Jack Sorrell.
Ruby Mae Hammer
And Claude Caudle
Are Married Here
t
-.■^Bisa Ruby Mae Hammer of this
city and Claude Caudle of Breck-
Baseball Team will
Play Abilene Sunday
. Tha Stamford Aces, Mexican
baseball team, will play the
Aquila. of Abilene at the ball
park near the viaduct Sunday af-
ternoon at 3 o’clock. Both have tied
in games and each team is expect-
ing to win.
The Aces would like to play an
exhibition gamo with any of the
Braaoe Valley League Clubs. Any
team that i- interested is request-
ed to write to Joe R. Moreno, Box
847, Stamford.
The en ^Aapermont Rgcruitinff Officer
into ten innings and
Royce Ferrell, Cecil Johnson
Richard and Robert O’Brien.
Clyde Garrett
To Speak Here
Congressman Clyde Garrett of
Eastland, candidate for re-election,
will speak in Stamford on the
post office lawn Thursday, Aug-
ust 16, at 8:30 p.m.
Stamford friends of Garrett say
he will answer “false reports and
unjust criticisms which have been
circulated against him.”
Mr. Rollins was formerly with
Hie Goodyear Tire and Rubber
f omnanv and has Seen employed
bv the R. A. Bible HardtTsre since
that firm assumed the Goodyear
dealership. Raymond Swenson has
taken Mr. Rollins* place art Bible’s
store.
Baptist S. S. Zone
Meeting: to be Held
At West Side Church
Funeral Service of
Arnold Garrett is
Held in Stamford
Funeral service for Arnold Gar-
rett of Luedera was held Friday
afternoon at the Kinney Funeral
chapel. The body waa shipped to
Stamford from Douglas, Arisons.
The youth, a member of the Chi-
lian Conservation Corps, had been
killed in a landslide wniie working
on a highway 66 miles northeast
of Douglas. He was one of three
Texas vouths who were killed in
the mishap.
The service was conducted by
Rev. Dick O’Brien, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of Stamford.
Burial waa in the Fairview ceme-
tery near Tuxedo where hia mother
was buried. Kinney Funeral Home
directed the funeral.
Here Every Friday
The Jones county Sunday School
Zone meeting will meet with the
West Side Baptist Church in Stam-
ford. Sunday, August 18 at 2 p.m.,
De L. Smith of Avoca, superinten-
dent, announced.
The subject will be “Christian
Development in the Sunday
School.” The discussions will be:
“The Necessity of Enlisting New ______________
Converts into the Snndav School”; I decoration " for the dining table.
The Duty of the Sunday School
Superintendent n Socking out Tal-
ents of the New Converts”; The
Sunday School Teacher’s Oppor-
tunity in Developing New Converts
The put
to attend.
J. L. Racker’s Father Dies
C. L. Rucker of Crowell, father
of J. L Rucker ef -this city, died
last Friday night at Crowell. The
funeral was held in Crowell Sat-
urday.
Six grandsons were pallbearers
and six granddaughters were
flower girls. The pallbearers were
C. L Rucker of Fort Worth, Harold
Rucker of Lueders, Winfred Ruck-
er of Stamford, Paul Wallace,
Valton Wallace and Mabry Norris
of Crowell. The flower girls were
Misses Lillie Mae. Gwendolyn and
Nellie Jean Rucker of Stamford;
Mrs. Boyd Taylor of Abilene;
Misses Jewel Wallace and Ruby
Wallace of Crowell.
Besides the Rucker family here,
C. R. Sims, Otto Smith and Bert
Barlow of Stamford went to Crow-
ell for the funeral.
enridge were united in marriage at
the homo of the bride’s brother,
Raymond Hammer, and Mrs. Ham-
mer Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Rev. Joel V. Grimes, Raptist pas-
tor ef Avoca and an old friend of
both families, performed tho cere-
mony.
The couple stood before the pret-
ty flower-coveI’ed mantle in the'
living room. The attendants were
Miss Signa Young of Stamford and
Homer Caudle of Midland.
The bride wore a soldier blue
costume with black accessories and
a corsage of pink carnations nestl-
ed in pink maline. For “somrthing
old” she wore the engagement ring
of her mother. Miss Young was
dressed in black alpaca sheer with
white organdy and lace top and
black accessories. Her corsage was
of pink asters.
After the wedding ceremony, a
reception was iield in the dining
room, with approximately 45 guests
present. A three-tiered wedding
cake topped with a miniature
bride and groom, was the central
Among the out-of-town guests
were Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Hammer
of Roswell, New Mexico; Mr. and
Mn. J. R. Caudle of Avoca; Mre.
J. D. Huffaker of Wichita Falls,
Mrs. Richard Massev, all tof Stam-
ford. Mr. and Mrs W. T. West and
daughters, Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Ter-
rell and family, Mr. and Mrs
J. West and daughter, Haskell;
Mrs. Muriel Adams, Los Angeles,
California; Mr. and Mrs. John
Stevenson, Stamford.
Visitors were Mr. sad Mrs. G.
W. Christian and Junior Hughes,
Stamford; D. H. Terrell, Haskell,
Wanda Hood, Putnam and F. W.
Burkman, Lueders.
FINGERPRINTS TO BE TAKEN
AT POST OFFICE STARTING
AUGUST 27-
TTie registration and fingerprint-
ing of aliens will begin In Staf-
ford on August 27 and will ex-
tend for four months, R. C.
Thomas, postmaster announced.
This work will be carried on
throughout the United States by
the post offices. Postmasters will
forward completed registration and
fingerprint forms of all aliens reg-
istered by them to the Alien Reg-
istration Division of the Depart-
ment of Justice. -
Provision for tha work was made
through the Alien Registration
Aet which was approved June 28.
Tha largest number of aliens In
the Stamfoa<j area will be found
among the Mexican population, it
is expected.
Judge Russell
Speaks to Large
Stamford Crowd
Plan Sponsored
By Rotary (M
SAFETY PROGRAM FOR ■
CYCLE RIDERS INCLUDED
IN COMMITTEE PLANS
ADDRESS PRECEEDED BY RA-
DIO BROADCAST BY MIN-
ERAL WELLS ARTISTS
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Judge Sam Russell of Slepnen-
ville, candidate for Congress from
the 17th District, spoke on the post
office lawp Thursday. The prelim-
inary program opened about 12:30
p.m. Several hpndred people gath-
ered on the lav.-n for the event.
Accompanying Judge
were Hal Collins and his “Crazy.
Gang” with Jack Amlung and his
orchestra ani “Sugar Cane and
February", who broadcast their
!L" i regular program between 14:45 and '
J;' 1 p.m. “Sugar Cane” is Conrad |
Brady, a former Stamford man.
Plans 'for organizing a- school
boy traffic patrol when the °*-
ford schools open September 8
were announced by the comnniq
service Committee of the Roto2~
Club at the club meeting Tueedxjt
Erection of safety signs |g
streets approaching the scKmI
buildings and adoption of a set ef
rules for hlcyere riders also sirs hto
eluded in the Safety program
nounced by the committee. LiesMN
numbers would be issued for hA-
eyelet -under the prcfgram as sa8>
lined by R. A. Bible, chairman oft'
the community service committao.
Mr. Bible was in chsrge of ttok
program at the luncheon am) an-
nounced the committee’s plans. ML
D. Duble, member of the oomnrito
tee, spoke on the organization a#
the junior patrol, which he aaW
w-ould have the co-operation of tha
Highway Patrol' as well as thn
police department.
C. D. Hopkins, president repoaV
ed on the trip of the Staynfaaf
delegation to the presidents oaf
secretaries’ meeting at Vvmb
Monday. Mr. Hopkins.
C. T. Dodson; Warren B.
and J. F. McCulloch, rej
tha local club.
At tha Vernon meeting, tha
Stamford alah waa he sored-for ita
attendance record of the past Ra-
tary year. The club had an STiaaga
of 97.43 in attendance for the 18-
month period. Past presidents t£
all the clubs ranking in tha high
ten in attendance were preamt,
eluding Mr. Tayman, who waa pre-
sident of the Stamford chib lad
ytpgf, «•' x.-.wtaNaai
Rev. P. D. O’Brien announced
the death of Rev. W. H. Terry;
brother of Rotarian I. H. Terry, at
Plainview. Henry Osment, mana-
ger of the Stamford Electric Oa-
Op. returned to membership in tha
Russell *fcluh.
Jim Evett?, a visiting Rotarian
from Belton, spoke on
activities of his club.
Mre. Caudle has been compli-'
tnented .with several social events
since her engagement was an-
nounced recently by her sisters,
Mrs.' A! A. Me Andrew and Mrs.
Johnny Williams and her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Raymond Hammer, at a
breakfast at the Hammer home.
The couple were high school
sweethearts, both having graduat-
ed from the Stamford High School.
Mre. Caudle is a daughter of T. J.
Hammer of Roswell, New Mexico.
Mr. Caudlo is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Caudle of Avoca. He is em-
ployed by Safeway Stores in Breck-
enndge and formerly was employ-
ed in a similar capacity in Stam:
ford.
Fellowship Supper
At Christian Church
Chao. Brownfield Honored
(Special to The American) pnudmately
STEPHENVILLE, Aug. 14.-- Th» prograr
The monthly fellowship supper
waa held Wednesday nignt at the
[Central Christian Church with ap-
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program waa presen
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Wheat Insurance
Applications Must
Be Filed in August
The county AAA office at Anson
is accepting applications from
landlords and tenants for Federal
Crop Insurance op their 1941
wheat crop. These applications can
be taken until August 31,•1940,
which is the final date, P. C. Wylie
secretary, announced.
Farmers planning to grow wheat
for the first time in 1941 should
file application covering their in-
tended wheat scedinrs by Aug-
ust 31, as that is also the final
date for filing application.
Zone Meeting of
Methodist WMS to be
Held at Rochester
An all-day tone meeting of the
Methodist W.M.S. will he held at
the Methodist Chur’h in Ro-heater
Tuesday. August 20. The zone in-
cludes Stamford and St. John's
Methodiat church is expected to
h»v» » good representation three.
Lunch will be served by the Ro-
Paving Program
Now Completed
A WPA paving project <?n sever-
al stnetK in tho residential part
of tho city has been cojnplrted
within the past week. The paving
program included several blocks
on Weslvn avenue, a block on
South McKinley street, two blocks
on Yale and two on Trinity and
the square which comprises Sy-
monds Place.
A small unpaved gap in the 600
block of East Reynolds street is
being topped this week.
Mrs. Zachary Wins
Putting Contest
Mrs. George Zachary won the
putting contest held by the women
golfers at the Stamford Country
Club last week. The contest closed
Tuesday.
A handicap tournament is in
progress this week in preparation
for matched play for next week and
all women golfers are requested to
play at least five times and turn
in score to Shanty Hogan, before
Tuesday. ______^_
Penney’s to Give
Picture Show for
School Children
Doss Hardin to
Speak Friday in
Brooks’ Behalf
Doss Ilardiq. state senator from
Waco, has taken the stump fag
Pierce Brooks, runoff candidate
for Railroad Commissh'ner, w®
speak in Stamford Friday. Mfe
Hardin has thrown his full support
to Mr. Brooks in the runoff elaa»
ti<>n and is making a wide swiap
through the state, speaking in hte
behalf before election day, Angart
24.
The speaker will discuss Mr.
Brooks’ platform, in which he ad-
vocates a higher truck load HtalK
payment of oN
form and fate
proration to all oil fields alita
economy of administration ami
elimination of politics In tha Rad
road Commission.
lower gas rates,
ago pensions,
Cobb Reunion Held on
Clear Fork River
Chester women at 26c a plate.
Cotton Brought to
Gin but Not Enough
To Make Full Bale
(Special to The American)
LUEDERS, August 13.—L. D.
Jsmsr of Lueders brought the first
hale of cotton of the 1940 crop to
Lueders Tueaday, August 13. The
bale of cotton was carried on to W11B ^
Stamford because the Lueders gins 10f Hoart _
were not ready to receive the cot-!bo<1y waR uken to Stephenvillc* and
J. C. Penney Company’s annual
free picture show for school child-
ren of the Stamford trade terri-
tory will be held at the Grand, Fri-
day morning, August 30, at 9:30 o’-
clock. Tickets mav he secured free
at the J. C. Penney Company
store.
Charlie Cle-k Dies
Charlie Clark, age 84, father of
E. R. Clark and W. W. Clark of
this city, died In Phoenix. Arizona,
trouble last Friday. The
ton for ginning. Repairing of
machinery h*» not been completed.
The cotton brought to Stamford
Tuesday by L. D. Jamar of Lue-
ders was found to be not sufficient
to make a bale and was not ginned.
The usual premium is still open to
the farmer Who brings in the first
fetal**_________
funeral was held'there Tuesday af-
ternoon.
The two brothers who live here
knd their families went to Stepjien-
villo for the funeral. Other sur-
vivors include a daughter in King-
man, Arizona, and one at Chill-
jCothe, two sons at Globe, Ariz., and
r*t|a'xon at Young, Ariz., and ona at
Stephenville.
The annual Cobb reunion «■
held on the Clear Fork River twm
days last week. There was lota
good eats, including fish. Mart
everyone enjoyed swimming in tfte
river.
The following people were m>
sent: Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Cokfc
and daughter, Lydia Ellen, aa£
Grandfather Garvin, Mf. and Mrik
Howell Cobb, Mr. and Mrs. Pate
McCoy and son, Malcom, Mr. oat
Mrs. M. M. Cobb. Mr. and Mhl
Glen C»bb and son, G. H., Mr. oat
Mrs. W. V. Cobb and childra*
Clifton, Jean and Mary Von* Mr.
and Mrs. C. C. Middleton awl
daughter. Elizabeth and son. Cart-
ton, Roudolph.and Gentry. “tJaORP
Alber Wrigb* Neomi snd PauKa
Reves, Raki ifsle. Ruby Nell Fool
Merle Ivy, F'*' Willoughby aaa
Mrs. Rsker ar 1 Loyd Posey of DsL
lss, Mr. and Mr-. J. A. WhitfloM
and baby from Bloomington. La-
roy and Alvia Garvin of Sodaa
and Mr. ahd Mrs. Ray FitsgaroW
and children from Plains. '
Pleasant Valley to
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House Renovated
■The six-room bungalow at 502
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Billy, ore here staving in the house. store, asooi w um
and supervising*tha work. [also will b# placed
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that
Prizes Offered in
Model Plane Contest
A model airplane contest |R
which 25 prizes will be swarded
was announced this week by Roh
ert Bible, who operate* a motel
airplane department*kt tho R. A.
Bible hardware store.
The contest will run fW
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Huston, Cleburne. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1940, newspaper, August 16, 1940; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth972825/m1/1/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.