Stamford American and The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 14, 1954 Page: 2 of 16
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Announcements I Farmer's Exchange Teamt
CARD OF THANKS: We wish
to UfTfM our npptooiation to our
many friend* for their expres
•tons of sympathy at the passing
of our loved one. E. C. Hewett
Your 1 houghtfulness and kind
ness will always be remembered.
May God's richest blessings he
upun yo
.t,
Season With Win aiul a Lass
were visiting last w«ek in Arkan Paint ('feek
Su£r’.ySftSJT-iZ h*S Eighth Graders
greatly improved from his sick
Visit in Abilene
JilfweH family 5=2
Loat and Found
TWQ SPOTTED BIRD DOGS:
male and female, came to our
bouse last week. Wearing collars
and vaccination tags. H. L. Ter-
rell. Owner may claim by identi-
fying them 32-lc
Special Notice
Automobiles
Aate for Sale
Trailers
Motors ft Bike*
Business Oppor.
Business Services
Bldg. Specialist*
Furn. Upholstering
Haulmg-Delivery
Painting-Papering
I’lumbers
Radio ft T. V. Service
Rest Home
Well Drilllaf
We Fix It
NOTICE — FOR SALE
Registered Hereford Bulls
WHR Breeding.
All Choice Young Bulls.
R. C. Burlenon
410 S. Orient — Phone SW W
* Stamford, Texas
The Avoca girls and boys had Mrs. P. M. Jensen and Mrs. A.
i their first basketball game this C. Jensen held the social for the
I season on Saturday night with W S. C." S. of the Methodist
1 Shallowater. | church last Tuesday. Mrs. Jewell
The girls were defeated 47 52! Huffacker was program leader,
and the beys Won 7041. The Fourteen members were present.
Avoca teams will return the gam.’
GROWN PHEASANTS, quad,
('hukar Partridges and Bantams.
Lawton Bates. Stamford, Texas.
31-4p
Farm Service
NO. 1 GRADE PEAGREEN.
Leafy. Alfalfa Hay to drought
sections. Can be shipped on
drought rate, if you have certifi-
cates. See your local Drought
Rate Committee. Call or write
us for prices. Heid Bros. Corp..
P.O. Box 9K El Paso. Texas
Phone 3-1431. 312c
on October 30 at Shallowater.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Taylor of
ABHens were visiting his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Taylor, and
Tommy Sunday.
Mr and Mrs C. L. White of
Hamlin visited Mr. and Mrs. 3.
H. Easterling Sunday evening
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Sylvester
and grandson, Charles of Brown-
field. spent last Saturday and
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Jennings of Abilene.
Promotion Day was observed
at the Avoca Baptist church last
Mrs. R. 6 Smith and Jeanette
in Abilene last Thursday.
ws*__^tomnE Vlvlan and pancho. Sunday
Bobby Gordon
and TOTE Alfred Altum of
IttV."
Haskell Sunday.
A trip to Abilene by school
bus was made by the eighth grade
jMr. and Mrs. Pete vyO*011- Cat
hy and Cindy, of Abernathy visit
eri Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Hastings
and family Saturday and Sun
day.
,, __. „ „ „ . .( the group were Mrs.
Mi and Mrs. F H Ascue and tejovrtj and gi,,
daughter of Dublin and Mr and B||, drove the bus
M. J^J^^idephenvibe
r: and Mrs. J. R CfiMh*.
class of Paint Creek High school.
Roommot.hers who accompanied
. Frank Pus
Mrs.
Mr and Mrs. Glenn Sylvester
Mr. and Mrs Tommy Undse/an<1 *on* of ^bany visited hi.
______The group vMted the televis-
ion Mudm and agw a live pro-
gram given by the Sctuwda of
Hamlin. The group enjoyed sup-
oi Stamford visited his parents.
Mr and Mrs. Buster Lindsey, and! vester *ast Sunday.
Dektras Sunday. Mrs Jenny Campbell is spend
Huey and Lynn Seale of Dallas >ng a few days in Big Spring is
" V"3”* ,, V J ,’ at a cafe and later attended
parents, Mr. and Mrs W. A. Syl■ | fhp Sutr Janlbor^
Class favorites this year are
are visitors of their grandparents
Mr and Mrs Ral Shirley, while
their parents are vacationing.
Mr. and Mrs. Joel Grimes and
Mr. and Mrs Jimmy Fant were
in Abilene last Thursday.
Mrs. Manuel Thane of Paint
Crock visited her sister, Mrs. W
Sunday.
Betty Jo Workman was visit-If Lindsey Thursday,
ing in Fort Worth, over the week-1 Recent visitors in
end
Mr and Mrs Pat Shirley were
J-QR SALE: Seed oats. Contact I v4sjllng his suter Mrs. C. B.
^^CatomAvo^Texa^^Mp j Spounding and her husband, of
Sweetwater last SJunday.
Merchandise Rev. and Mrs. Harmon Meix
—— rer, H. H. Dunklin and Mrs. Rus
Building Materials j set Hiiffacker attended study of
jhe New Testament at St. John’s I were in Anson last Thursday.
FOR SALE: Used set bath room Methodict church a\ Stamford I Bill Easterling. Fred Shelton
the J- H.
Rice home were Mr. and Mrs.
Sapi Allen and granddaughters
of Merkel. Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Rogers of San Angelo. Mrs. W. H.
Little and Patsy of Stamford,
Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Rice and
Penny.______
J. H. Rice and Dewey Rister
31-tf I
fixture*. Call 1415
SECOND HAND LUMBER. Good
Rentals
apu
second hand doors and windows. ) j RENT: Furnished apart
Lawton Bates. Stamford. Texas ! ment Couple only. 4U6 E. Mr
314p>n. :g Mrs. W. C. Pratt.
32 le
Dogs, Peta, Etc.
WANTED: Some one to buy
three registered Chihuahua pup-
pies. We have over 2 hundred
fantail and other gold fish ar-
riving this week Food. Bowls
and Aquariums. We always have
nice Parrskeets and Cage*. War-
ren's Pet Shop. 1000 S. Ave. E.
Phone 42KJ. Haskell. Texas. 31-lc
Goods
MOTOR REPAIRING — Rewind-
ing. generators, starters repaired.
Jane Lacky and Thersa Williams,
students of McMurry College
were here with their parents over
the past weekend.
■ The Avoca P T. A. wilt moot
Thursday October 14. at 2; p m.
The Juniors and Seniors of Avoca
High school will present the pro
gram.
Mrs. Buster Lindsey was visit
ing in Abilene Saturday with her
daughter, and family, Mr. and
Mrs. H. T. Jories.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Driskell
FOR RENT: Part of six room
house or two bedrooms. Couple,
elderly lady or two working men.
May share kfcchen. Mrs. W. C.
Workman. 714 South Orient. Pho ^ _ .......
2S9VV;_ 32 201 and* family of San Angelo were
APARTMENT FOR RENT: 5101
E. McHarg. Phons 1317J.
i SEWING Machines rented, by
| the week or .nonth. Also any
magneto service. ACE Electric, ; make serviced and repaired. Al-
106 1-2 South Ferguson Street, i len's Sewing Machlrie Center. "
Saamioru 5l-tf Phone 1288 107 N. Swenson St Houses
;.. Stamford. Texas. St
visiting' their parents Mr and
32*tf Mrs. A. B. Shelton and Mr and
Mrs. John Driskill.
FOR RENT: furnished apart J Dorotha Easterling and Elsie
ment. 514 E. Campbell Phone, Driskill were visiting Mr. and
6Jj4W. 32 lp Mrs C. L. White in Hamlin Fri
- ......— day.
FOR RENT: 2 rooms and bath. MrS Easterling of Stam
Furnished. $9 week. Call 752W i f(jrd wag visiting Mr. and Mrs.
_32 lf J H Easterling Saturday night
. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Bell of
DIlttVN I
Mr
andtPa
in Col
visiting her son. Coleman, who
is a patient in the Veterans Hos
pita!.
Nancy Marr of Aspermont vis
iter her aunt, Mrs. Dred Hammit
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs: Alvin Sylvester,
and Mr. and Mrs. Joel Grimes
were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Hu-
bert Bell of llaskell last Tuesday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Rennels
visited. Mr. :fnd Mrs. Tommie
Shaw in Abilene Sunday evening
and Mrs. Luther Bolding
’atsey were visiting relatives
lorado City Sunday.
The Avoca Home Demonstra-
tion Club met with Mrs. Giles
Viers in Stamford last Tharsdav. j
Nine members answered the roll|
call. Each member present gave,
iK’r report for the coming year I
Mr and Mrs. Dirk Workman
dr 'ntmrfcrter-CitHf.. vished his
brother und his wife. Mr. and
Mrs. Chas. Workman, last week, j
Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Urunes aim
Joel Grimes attended the Golden.,
wedding anniversary of Mr. ami
Mrs. Jim Lusk last Sunday in the
tiome of Mrs. Vivian Riley of
Tools.
Elsie Driskill left Sunday for,
Lingo N M. to spend a week:
with her sister and family. Mr.!
and Mrs. Doyle Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Weeks of
Pittsburg. Texas, and Mr and
Mrs. B. F. Weeks. Jr., and chil
dren visited with their mother.,
Mr*. B F Weeks. Sunday.
Don Hager and Sue Watson
Class member* are Barbara
Grand. Sue Watson. Dolores
Thane. Delores Pustejovsky, Jim
my Griffith. Roy Fetiech, Howard
Grand. Don Hager. Bill Rusaril.
Frank UNtts. Eddie Shanafelt
Guests who went were Mr*. BUI
Griffith. Brenda and I intis Grif
flth. Mr Pustejovsky and Helen
and Evelyn Pustejovsky.
Circle 3. W’SCS. St. Johns
Methodist Church, will meet with
Mrs John Ihrig on Oct. 18. Mrs
W C. Preston will give the sixth
in the series of studies on "Man
and God In the City.”
'Mrs. Dave Wall
the Pierian Clu|
the women lean
servaiion depart]
tober issue "The
man.” official
Federation of \\|
Mi v Walker
1
Water and Soil
der the Conservs
of Texas Federal
Clubs Kudora l|
leue is depart!
A message
Texas through t|
/inc from Mrs.
part: "Gmi, wh|
has the right
people living bl
His creation ml
of ~aiTT riaFiifaT|
soil, water or qt
Israel had xornJ
en her i»v G<xl
about the righ|
carp of the soil,
and of course I
jet God's iTeatij
are universal
Nine points ill
SAWS. KNIVES. SCISSORS
sharpened. If ytou want gqipil j SEVERAL GOOD used Electric
TUk^£»4JMfeigerators at Bargain Prices
sharp scissors, bring to
Swenson.
31 2p- WESTERN AUTO STORE. 27 tf
Yard Work
BARNYARD FERTILIZER
sale. Will deliver. Phone 1048W1
' FOR SALE Used Thor Autm
Magic Washing Machine 450.
for Phone 465W. 30-tf
32-tf .Musical Instruments
Moving ft Storage
Sporting Goods
Employment
Help Wanted, Male
FOR SALE: 1954 Evinrude, 15
h.p. Like new — bargain. Phone
1166. 30-tf
Help Wanted, Female
Miscellaneous
WAITRESS WANTED — Apply
in person. Nat's Cafe. o-u
56-GALLON steel drums for gar
bage cans. H. H. Co-ley. 23-tf
Help M anted. Misc.
Salesmen
Poaitioita Wanted, Male
Positions Wanted. Female
DESIRE PRACTICAL Nursing.
Mfs. John Hudson. Phone 687J.
Stamford. *T -
CORLEYS MATTRESS factory
open six days a week. Ona da)
asnlce, all work guararteed
▼our old mattreM can be* made
into a new modern lnnersprlng
mattress much cheaper than you
think. Call us today for frm esti-
mate. Phone 74. 48-tf
FOR RENT: Six-room house near
school. Phone 179. 710 East Mo-
ran. 28-tf
3 ROOM FURNISHED house for
rent. See Mrs. Shipman. 212 W.
Moran. 321c
Wanted To Rent
Real Estate
Houses For Sale
FOR SALE: Three bedroom house
two years old. New addition,
fenced back yard. This is a good
buy. Call Warren B. Tayman In-
surance Agency. . 17 tf
FOR SALE: Two bedroom house,
double garage, corner lot. paved
streets. Block from High School.
Phone 1KW T>\t
EMPLOYMENT W A N T E D:
Available for private duty nurv
ing in the home or other work.
Mary Lee Perkins. R. N. Phone
177W. 32 tf
USED TYPEWRITERS: We have
30,tf. two used portable typewriters
that would* be line foV some sto
dent, of these, at $50 Is a Royal,
in good condition. The other is
a Remington, at $35. On terms,
if desired. Stamfqrd American.
FOR SALE: 2-Bedroom house.
$4,500. Nice location. Fenced
back yard. $3,000 dikvn Take up
LOO. 1210 Wes
payments of $1,500J
leyan. Call 381.
28-tf
$1000 buys equity in two yearold
two bedroom house on Landon
street. Large yard, most of It
In grass; Interior in good shape,
outside has asbestos siding. Pho
6 301 fete
Financial
Auto Loans
FOR SALE Floor Model Philro
Radio. $25. Typewriter $20 Pho.
355. 32 1c
FOR SALE: 706 Texas St. Priced
right for quick sale. Cecil HJc-
Cafferty, 1134 Pecan St., Abi
lene, Phone 2-5571. * 30-tf
Want To Trade
Loan*
Woman’s Column
Wanted To Buy
Child Care
laiaadry Service
WANTED: lse<i radios, record
players, shot guns, furniture or
anything of value. Phone 617.
Lindsej- Produce 112 W. Moran.
312c
FOR SALE OR RENT: 2 bed
room hoi|se, double garage, 80S
Columbia. $1,000 equity estab
lished G I. loan. Call 1349W
30-tf
WASH POT
JUitliOeJdAcJ!. lutidlu. j
£dU-; t/uA't
vi L>rr|
0<S' ifRCiUSOH* >** iK)kl Viw
I 09' HRCiUSOH-CS JlOfd'
mis
FRYERS All sizes, on foot and
eggs at Stamford Hatchery and
Poultry Farm 22tf
Rentals
FOR SALE; Four rwim house
with bath in Avoca. Call Mrs.
B. R. Thomas. S73J1 on week
ends or 3 2X40 in Abilene after
5:30 p.m. 30-3p
|led rooms
OOM AND BOARD: Cooper
Iotel, 411 E. McHarg. Family
tyle meals. Phone 1390. 23-tf
TOR SALE: 6-room house J312
Hudson Road. Contact Reb Lam
lieth, 2740 North Walnut, Oiiessa
Texa*. 31-tf
Haskell visiteii Mr. and Mrs.
Joel Grimes Saturday night
Mr and Mrs. Roy Akin of Od
r*sa visited his parents, Mr. and
Mrs W. E. Akins, over the week
end.
Mrs. Adele Jones and Mike of
Abilene visited Mr. and Mrs. Bus-
ter Lindsey Sunday.
The F H. A. ■'girl* of Avoca
school attended the District 11
meeting with their sjionsor. Mrs.
Mita Goss, Saturday Oct. 9.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Preston
and children of Abernathy were
visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs.
A B. Shelton, over the week-end
Mrs Buster Lindsey and Mrs
Eugene Watts were, visiting in
Abilene last Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs. A. G. McDonald
and Gulyn of Odessa were lunch
eon guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. O.
Ely last Sunday Mrs Mary
Beene xvent home with them for
a few weeks visit.
Several friends and i revives
of Avoca attended the funeral of
Mrs T. S. Cox of Albany Satur
dav
The Avoca F V. A. boys and
their dates were entertained with
a hayrlde on Thursday night.
Quality foods, plus low everyday prices, phis Blue Pacific Tradrar ?*tamp.i make for a
combination that is hard to heal. When you shop Oales Super Market >oo know you
can’t go wrong. Just check this list of specials for Friday and Saturday.
For Gay
Bay
Imported
HOLLAND I
Tulips.
Eager
Armour’s Vegetule
September 23. Marvin Elliot is
their sponsor
Mr and Mrs. Jimmy Seay of
Lubbock were visiting her par
ents Mr and Mrs. A. B. Shefoon
over the week-end.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Workman
'STATEMENT OF THE OWNER
SHIP. MANAGEMENT. AND
CIRCULATION REQU 1 R E D
BY THE ACT OF CONGRESS
O F AUGUST 24. 1812. A S
AMENDED BY TH£ AtTPROF
MARCH 3. 1933. AN 17 JfilAC
2, 1946 (Title 39, United States
Code. Section 233>
Of Stamford American published
Weekly at Stamford. Texas for
Oct. 15, 1951
1. The name and address of
the publisher, editor, and busi-
ness manager is: Roy M. Craig.
Stamford. Texas.
2. The owner is: Roy M Craig
Stamford, Texas.
3. The known Landholder*
mortgagees, and other security
holders owning or holding 1 per
cent or rhbrr of total amount of
bonds, mortgages, or other se
curities are:
Cleburne Huston. Stamford
Texas.
First National Bank Stamford.
Texas.
R. E. Kennedy. Abilene. Texas.
5. The average number of cop
ies of each issue of this publica
tion sold or distributed, through
the mails or otherwise, to paid
subscribers during the 12 months
preceding the date shown above
was: 2625.
ROY M CRAIG
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 13 dav of (Xi.. 196-1.'
i Sea 1 > F. E UPSHAW
i My commission expires 6 1 1955
FOR RENT: South bedroom
Close in. $5 per week. Mrs. J. B.
Mri'artpy, 1H N. Fe 'guson, Pho
272J 26 tf
Apartment*
Farmer’s Exchange
ttACOONDlVlONED TRACTORS,
Complete wfth tcola. Used Plow*.
Feed Mills. Dairy Equipment,
JSS»fAS PLOWS recondition
, *
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4 at teas tkan 1-2 price at Buga
«OD OLIVER «
2?
2B63. O. S. Covrv
OLIVER COTTON STRIP
a Bargain Call
. (YBlien, Texas
31-2p
FOR RENT- Two room rurnlahed
apartment H H. Corley Phone
T4. *'■ ** 11-tf
FOR SALE: Two houses at Has
kell. Real bargain. Two blocks'
North and two block* east of
Post office. One six room, one
four room Plenty of well wafer
See G. W. Reese, 401 7tb. Haskell
or phone 32J. , 32 2p
TWO AIR-CONDITIONED furn
Ished apartments for rent; ga
rages. One block of square. 206
N. Wetherbee, Phone 629. 17-U
FOR SALE: A five room frame
house, two porches One and h*P
'ota East front. In Avoca. Texas,
"hone 825J1. 32-1
l/ots For Sale
\PARTMEOTW. for Kent, some
'wo room and some three loam.
Nicely ?urnished. Gould's Apart
roema. Our apartments are a
home, not just an apartment, be
cause pf our good, clean rules
and happy atmosphere here.
Phone 9650. 24tf
FDR SALE: Two lots on paved
street. Close lo Reynolds school
lOO'xlSO’. Warren B. Tayman In*
18-tf
Farm A Ranehei
BosImm i
PIGS for sale. See
rUng. Avoca. Tex
312c, Phone 272J.
3 ROOM FURNISHED apartmirnt B*ai KaUia Wanted
close in. Share bath $10 week ..n_ «_i_ nr ov-a-
Bills paid. Ill N. Ferguson St.j
31-tf Oil Leaoea
'•f. -
I
Shortening
3 ibu. 69c
Ikimiao Pure Cane
SUGAR
V
'i5:93c
Swansdown Yellow
Coke Mix
3 h«<. 79c
r”r' " * , ^ j
Pinto Beons
'43c
4 lh«. “Jt
Our Value
Peoches
No-L 30c
Comstock
Pie Apples
N;,„2 30c
Juice
27 c
Clorox
Qt. 17c
Diamond Brand
Pickles sour
v <ft. 28c
Jello Instant
Pudding
1. ........
2 ivrs. 25c
National
Ritz Crockers
ih. 35c
Welch’**
Grape Jelly
20 oz. 3 7 c
^ •»
Diamond Brand
Pork and Beans
. . . v
N",ri0c
Nepca
Sardines
(«h 10c
Diamond Brand
Hominy
i
No. UM( f A
tan IUC
KHnbeH’M
Sauer Kraut
10c
KimbcU’.s Rlackeye
Peas
t
2 25c
4
MEATS
FRYERS
,> 39c
CHl'CK ROAST
u. 35c
CHUCK STEAK
39c
DRY SALT JttWLS
25c
SLAB BACON.
65c
ai
Vegetables
AVOCADOS
larii 19C
APPLES
:r i9c
CARROTS
\C. 10c
Wa^hinglou Jonathan
BELL PEPPER
.k 10c
YELLOW ONIONS
■ h 05c
POTATOES
39c
in In.
Unit Bar
FROZEN FOODS
l*irt-revet
ORANGEJUICE
2 29c
Pirtrate*
LEMONADE
2 t ”29c
l*Ki.reret
CCT BEANS
1C 19c
IViKStet
FUKIIHOOk LIMA
Ut.„, 17c
t
VI re vet
CIT BROCCTILI
le m
Pie ---
iri-»fft m
17c
M!x*»d Vc^efable
ST 17c
Remember, Double Stamm Wednesday
H. E. (Bear) Rarragar
^Texaco Service-Center
619 N. Swenson
OATES’ SUPER MARKET
Parking in Back of Store — Specials for Friday, Saturday, 15, 16.
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