Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1941 Page: 1 of 8
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FALL CELEBRATION SET FOR OCTOBER
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Football Season Opens
With Roby Friday Night
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fast Room ..
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nd new assortment
ex, Chrome. Varioaa
Finishes. All priced
tarat of cheaper
Lh finished and un>
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ure Store
are - Phono'1M
The Sfimfcid Bulldog* will
play their first game of the aea-
son Friday night at 8 o’clock at
tho Bulldog field. Their oppon-
w> nimiwrtj—
Other games ot\ Urn district
for Friday night nre Hamlin nt
Rotan; Merkel at Anson; Sey-
mour nt Throckmorton;. Gor-
man at Albany, and Haskoll at
Spur. .
School Band to
Make Its Bow at
Game with Roby
NEW DIRECTOR. BILL HAT-
CHER, BUILDS UP MEMBER-
SHIP FROM* 17 TO 28
Electric Co-op will Hold
ership Meeting o*
Bunkhouse Next Thursday
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’ The Stamford High School band
wjil make ils {ir«t. appearance for'
the" 1941* season ut ilie footbalj
game between the Bulldogs and the
Roby team on the home field Fri-
day night. Jhe Land is directed by
Bill JjbUgber. _.
An executive committee of four
members direct the activities of |
the band. This committee is com-
posed o4-Charles ’’Green, Jimmy
Baker, D|an Robert Langford and
Winston Martin. A* drum major
will be lected next week.
■■ wewtt&rmp tSwa -ttr
climbed to 2* from an opening
class of 17 when school started. Mr.
Hatcher is anxious to have stu-
dents who play instruments or are
interested in band work to consult
him so that a band that will be a
real credit to the school'in sise as
will be elected next week,
The second annual meeting of
members' of Stamford Electric Co-
operative, Inc., will be held at the
Texas Cowboy Reunion Bunkhouse,
Stamford,- next Thursday, Septem-
ber 25, opening at 10 a. m.
The morning session will be giv-
en over to an informal get-together
and inspection of dealers’ displays
of electrical appliances. Lunch
will be served to all at noon.
The business meeting will be
called to order at 1 o’clock by Rev.
Hugo B. Haterius, president of the
board of -directors Brief reports
will be given by the secretary-
treasurer and superintendent. Rev.
Mr. Haterius will be the main
Speaker. Following this will be
election of directors, who will in
Plans Complete
ForExchangites’
Entertainment
ELABORATE PROGRAM READY
FOR STATE CONVENTION
HERE NEXT WEEK
Program for the state Exchange
Club convention, which will be
held in Stamford September 26 and
27, has been arranged. Highlights
include an address by Walter J.
Kearney of San Gabriel, ^Califor-
nta, fnemlwr of the National Board
turn elect officers for the coming of Control; discussions by Ed St.
yeur. I John, Austin, state vice president,
The closing feature will be the ‘ n ,“'1' ' *“'1 rk-"-“ 1
awarding of attendance gifts.
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Legion Auxiliary
Is to Entertain “
State Officials
■ The Legion Auxiliary is plan-
ning a seated tea in October and
win entertain some of the state of-
ficials of the organisation at that
time. Mrs.-Ann Acuff, president,
said last week.
Quilts will be made for the Red
Cross at the regular'meeting of the
American Legion auxiliary Mon-
day night. The women are also
working each Friday afternoon at
the Red Cross sewing room.
New officers of the organisation
were installed at the last meeting.
Besides Mrs. A cuff who began her
second year as president, the list
of officers follows: Vice president,
Mrs. Ed Gardner; seereatry-treas-
urer, Mrs. Albert Ivy; chaplain
Mrs. C. R. Taylor; historian, Mrs.
Lea Williams; sergen t-at-a ran ■,
Mrs. R. E. McNabb. Committees
and committee chairmen are:
Child welfare. Mines. W. H. Plant,
W. E. Swanson and Cecil McDan-
iel; community service, times A.
M. Conant, Frank Moan and Dud
ley Duncan; rehabilitation, Mrs.
Olin Crockett; membership, Mrs.
Roy Duke Mrs. Rufus Fuqua; pub-
licity, Mrs. Iosco* Hood; exec
tive committee chairman, Mrs. Oli-
ver Crump. ..
At the meeting Mrs. Acuff gave
a report from the recent state con-
vention, rotating how Toxas Auxi
liary work had advanced from 99th
the previous year to ascend in the
nation and outlining torn# of tho
plans to make Texas rank highest
this year. The record of the Texas
-auxiliaries was topped by only a
fraction of a point bu the neighbor-
ing state pf Louisiana, Mrs. Acuff
Mild.
Auxiliary mootings are held each
second and fourth Monday nights
Cowboy Reunion
Association to
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DIRECTORS DECIDE AGAINST
CHANGE IN MEMBER-
SHIP REQUIREMENTS
Action to copyright the name of
the Texas Cowboy Reunion Asso-
ciation was -taken at ja meeting of
the directors of the organisation
here Tuesday. The action which was
unanimous, killed a suggestion for
changing the name of the seaneia
tion. whigh is composed of otdtlme
cowboys and includes members
from severnl other states aX well
as Texas.
The directors alas turned thumbs
down on proposals for raising and
lowering the age requirements for
members. Tho qualifications remain
the same—work as a cowboy on a
ranch at least 35 years ago and age
at least 50. -- - -- ---------
Meeting with the directors of the
association were the directors of
Texas Cowboy Reunion, Inc., head-
ed by W. G. Swenson as president.
Frank Greenwood of Del Rio,
president of the Texas Cowboy
Reunion Association, preaided at
the meeting. Other officials of his
arul P. Jack Crandall, Dallas, and
an address by a member of the F.
B. I.
A full program of entertainment
has 'been arranged for both days
of the convention. A number of the
Exchangitcs will be accompanied,
by their wives and special enter-
tainment is being planned for the
jtitotan; Wfr.4WiC^iariodx: that the
at tho Logion hall.. Tho
Monday night Is devoted to busi-
ness ssssions and the fourth to
sewing, recreation or social meet-
ings. ,
Dick Davis Accepts
Wichita Falls Job
Dick Davis, who has been em-
ployed for several years by W. B.
Toyman, hsa ^acosytod^ a ^position
er, an iamuMM mm of
standing in Wichita Flails. He
Chas. E. Coombes, Stamford, sec
retary -treasurer; Dave Harris.
Hamlin, wagon boas, and the fol-
lowing directors: Mrs. Middie
-Hamby Edwards, Dickens; Lewis
Ackers, Abilene; John M. Gist,
Odessa; Clyde Burnett, Benjamin;
A J. Swenson, Stamford; John
Bryan, Abilene: Chas. H. Feather-
stone, Wichita Falls, J. E. Gibbons,
Richland Springs, and Jim Min-
nick, Norman, Okla.
Directors of the Texas Cowboy
Reunion, lac. a Heading wore W. G.
Swenson, Warren B. Tayman.
Lento M. Hardy, Chian* Huston
and Judge Chas. B. Coombs*. Vis-
itors at the meeting wore Mr. Ed-
wards of Dickens, Pack Springer
o# Aspermont, T. J .Turner and
Chat. Green of Stamford.
The meeting was held at the
Will Sagers Bunkhouse and was
preceded by a steak dinner under
the shed qt the oldtimers’ chuck
wagon given by the Texas Cowboy
Reunion.
men are engaged in business ses-
sions. Social feauture will be held
on the mezzanine floor of the
Stamford Inn qn Friday and Sat-
urday afternooKs Friday’s event
will be a tea between 3 and 6 p. m.
and Saturday’s will be a coffee be-
tween 4 and 5 p. m. Ten women,
wives of the Exchange club mem-
bers, have been named as official
hostesses. They are Mists. W. P.
Crosby, L. F. Meta, Clyde West-
fall, Roy Artodga, W. G. Swenson,
wives of the men who form the en-
tertainment and arrangements com-
mittee for the convention, and
Mmei. Harry Sob ram, Hubert Wat-
son, Grady Bowdry, George Zach-
ary and C. F. Upshaw.
The two-day program follows:
Friday
10 a. m. —Registration, Stam-
ford Inn.
12 noon—Lone Star Luncheon,
Harry Jack, Dallas, District Gov-
ernor, presiding. Invocation, Paul
Summers; Introduction ef guests.
Welcome address—Hubert Watson,
president of Stamford Exchange
Club. Response, Ben B. Scott Ad-
dress, Walter J. Kearney, San Ga-
briel, Calif., member National
Board of Control.
2 p. ra. —Business session.
General Branjt Sent to Newfoundland
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FBI and Rangers Join Hunt
For Bank Robber Who Took
$3/430 from First Nriionol
The bureheaded unmasked rrtan
Who held up the First National
i Bank during the lull last Friday
"and escaped with approximately
435(Mi -in currency is ■stitl at-large
The robbery is the first in the
history of Jones county, occupied
only about two minutes, E. G.
Keese, cashier said.
An F. B 1. man and Texas ran-
gers entered the picture Friday_
night, assisting local and county
peace officers in the search, but so
far, no trail of the man hail been
uncovered.
The robber—blond, slight-built—
entered the bank about 12:15 o’clock
scaled the ledge of the bank fix-
tures, drew an old-fashiorwl blue
steel barreled gun from a paper
sack, and announced that it was
a “stick-up.” Keese and Roland
Rinn, a bookkeeper, were alone in
the hank.. Keese trn-d to get his
gun. but the bandit prevented him
from reaching the weapon. Holding
his gun trained on the two men,
the robber stepped over the glass
railing, vaulted to the floor and
backed Keese and Rinn against a
cabinet while he calmly opened
drawers and scooped up all the cur-
rency in eight,
paper sack.
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" Linking himself with the rob-
bery of a bank at Bowie a few days
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Elected Moderator
Amateur Contest
One of Events on
Program for Da1
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
RANGING CELEBRATION
OF BOUNTIFUL CROPS
iifc
organisation attending were: Kid
Jeffers Brady, first vie* president; Bunkhouse Texas ‘Cowboy Reunion
Oil Association
Drive to Begin
Friday Morning
A membership drive in the West-
Central Texas Oil and Gas Associa-
tion will open in Stanford Friday
morning, Charlto Groan, C. of C.
manager, announced. A committee
will bo named to oendopt the drive.
3B Demonstrate
grounds. President Scott presid-
ing. “Why An Exchange Club in
Your Community?” —Ed St. John
Austin, State Vic* President. “How
to Keep up Club Attendance and
Why?”—Jack P. Crandall, Dallas.
Question box and round table dis-
cussion—Led by C. Julian Bald
win, Austin, Governor of District
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4:80 p. m.—Adjourn for smoker
in Bunkhouse
6:30 p. m.—Dove barbecue, Tex-
as Cowboy Reunion Grounds.
0 p. m.—Western Dance, Round-
up Hall, Reunion Grounds. Very in-
formal—boots and big hate to
style. ‘Floor show by National
Champion Stamford Square Dance
Batarday
9 s, m.—Leave Stamford Inn for
SMS Flat Top ranch where morn
ing will be spent in actual round-
up and branding of calves. Dele-
gatee may participate. Horses will
be provided.
IS noon—Dinner at SMS ranch
Chuck Wagon. A tegular chuck
Wagon feed with all the trimmings.
2 p. m.—Final business session
st Bunkhouse. Ben Scott presiding.
President’s Report Secretary’s re-
port and 1940 minutes. Treasurer’s
report Report of Credentials com-
mittee. Report of Jurisprudence and
Laws committee. Report of Reso-
lutions committee. Selection of
1942 convention city. Report of
nominating committee and election
Of new officers. Announcements
and new basinets. -
4:90 p. m.—Adjourn.
6 p. m.—Leave Stamford Inn
for tour of inspection of Air Corps
Pilot ^Training School, 5 jnile#
feast of Stamford. Flying
conduct visitors through buildings
MAJriR GENERAL GERALD C. BRANT
Major General Gerald C. Brant,
Commander since October 24, 1940,
of the Air Corps’ giaht'Gulf Coast
Air Corps Training Center, has
been ordered by the War Depart-
ment to command the recently or-
ganized Newfoundland Base Com-
mand. The far north t n base to one
of several received from Great
Britian as part of the trade involv-
ing over-age destroyers anLto a
keystone in the hemispheric ^de-
fense policy.
General Brant, together with
General Davenport Johnson, as-
sistant chief of the Army Air
Corps, Washington, D. C., held the
first official Inspection of the Air
Corps' Training Detachment at
Stamford Arledge field on April
1®.
Gen. Brant held the rank of Brig-
adier General at the time of the in-
spection and has been advanced to
Major General sirKe that time.
For the April trip the two gen-
erals each accompanied by a staff
of two majors and one captain, ar-
rived 'at Stamford Arledge -field,
in separate bombers, inspected the
flying cadets and toured the build-
ings of tho school. They Were then
guests at a Luncheon at the Stam-
ford Inn, given by the Chamber of
Commerce and attended by sever-
al Stamford citizens, and several
officials from Stamford Arledge
field.
No successor to General Brant at
. the Gulf Port Air Corps Training
• Center has been announced.
Rueben Richards
Dies Result of
Heart Disease
Crimm Revival
Gets Under Way,
‘He’s Different’
EVANGELIST NOT HERE FOR
FIRST NIGHTS SERVICE,
B(JT ASSISTANTS ARE
-Davis h*e participated fn A del------------
various church and civic activities’ Feather Comfort*’* from
in Stamford. He la an elder In the b*d» will be *Jven in Anson In tb«
Wntrif Presbyterian Church end htMik* SaWrday September
superintendent of the Sunday
school and member of the Exchange
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feather
20 at 1 p. m. Anyone interested is
invited to attend this demonstra-
Fmmjeather Beds
Mr. Davis ha* participated In A demonstration on "Making 7:30 p. m.—Americanism Ban- , **• will be special mu- The year’s study, "Strengthen
quet, Mess Hall at Air School. Ser-
ved cafeteria style. Invocation—
The Rev. Dick O’BrWf, pastor of
First Baptist Church, Stamford.
President Scott presents the new
FUNERAL O F PROMINENT
FARMER TO BE HELD AT
BETHEL CHURCH SATURDAY
_ I . Tre City-Wide revival meeting
Funeral service will be held Sat- which is being conducted by Rev.
urday afternoon at 2:80 o'clock 'B. B. Crimm, opened Tuesday
for Reuben C. Richards, age 40, night at the big tent west of the
prominent farmer of the Ericka-
dahl community, who died Wednes-
day morning of a heart attack.
Mr. Richards had received treat-
ment for a heart ailment at the
Stamford Sanitarium and returoad
to his home Sunday. He suffered
an attack early Wednesday mom
ffig and second attack about 8 a.
m. resulted in doatji.
The service will be conducted at
Bethel Lutheran Church by Rev.
Hugo B. Haterius, pastor.- Burial
will be in the churchyard cemetery.
Kinney Funeral Home will direct-
Hie funeral.
Mr. Richards was born Febru
ary 24, 1901, in Travis county. He
married Miss Pearl S ten holm on
December 4,' 1924, in the Now
Sweden church. The couple came to
Jones county from New Sweden in
1926, and established their home in
the Ericksdahl community. Thetf
son, Morris Lynn died March 24,
1940.
Mr. Richards’ survivors include
his wife, three brothers, Okay
Richards of the Ericksdahl com
munity, Arthur of Denver, Colo.,
and Ed of Austin, and three sisters,
Mrs. Carl L. Johnson of New Swed-
en, Mrs. Charlotte Strid and Mrs.
Stella Reed both of Denver, Colo.
P-TA of Avoca will
Sgonsor^ Cake-Walk
The Avoca P. T. A. is sponsor-
sk.' Admission is free. The publie
is invited to attend.
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siding. Address, F. B. I. man. An-
nouncements.
Boy Scout building on Moran
street,
_ Mr. Crimm had gone to Tennes-
see and had not returned in time
fbr the Tuesday night service, but
his associates, Elton Menno Roth,
singer, and Clarence R. Johnston,
pianist, started off the revival with
tha aid of Rsv. H. R. Whatley, of
Haskell, who preached.
Crimm uses as his trade-mark
"Ha's different”, and the people
who have heard him preach are of
tha opinion that it is s true trade-
mark. He expects the revival her#
to continue several weeks. A large
number of people from Haskell
were here for the 'Tuesday night
service. Crimm has just concluded
a three-week revival there.
Mr. Johnston, the pianist, is
people’s director of the
Avenue Baptist Church of
Fort Worth. Ha is s cousin
Mrs. Billy Smith of this city.
R<-v. J. H. Skiles, above, is the
newly-elected moderator of the
past 16 years, serving half of that
time its pastor of the New Hope
Baptist Church. At present he is
pastor at New Hope and the Beth
young
Travis
Strengthening
Democracy New
Theme of B&PW
The first program of the club
season will be held for the Busi-
and Professional Women’s
Clubr Thursday '7rtght,~!kpi«nber
IS, at the Stamford Inn . The meet-
Democracy for Defense” will be
outlined by Mrs. Lula B. Richards,
program coordination chairman,
will also set forth the goals in the
year’s work. Miss Ann McReynolds
“*“-L-tion chairman^jsill define de-
want to make the
made over at Bowie.” It was re-
ported that in a similar holdup
there, around 39,0000 was overlook-
ed by a bandit who took—about
$1809.
The man indicated that he was
going to the vault, but teemed sat-
isfied when Keese told him that the
vault was locked and they could
not unlock it. Leaping back over
the glass railing, the man made his
way out of the door and disappear-
ed. Keese got his gun and ran to a
back window whkh is usually
open, thinking he could “pick him
off” as he went by, but the window,
which is painted part way up was
closed, and the Venetian blind was
down, so Keese could not see out-
side. The man had disappeared by
the time Keese reached the front
door.
Police officers and bank offi-
cials were quickly notified snd
within a few minutes news was
spread. The hank was closed for
about an hour while a check was
made. The firat estimate of ap-
proximately $5,000 loss was revis-
ed U> about $3600 after a second
check after banking hours Friday
afternoon.
The bandit eras described as about
30 years of
150 pounds and wearing a blue
shirt and khaki pants at the time
of the robbery.
The loss from the robbery was
covered by insurance, which was
paid promptly. The loss was ad-
justed on the afternoon of the rob-
bery and draft for the amount of
the claim, $3,480.36, was handed
to the bank Wednesday afternoon
by Upshaw A Upshaw, local agents
for the Aetna Casualty and Sure-
ty Company of Hartsford, Conn.,
with whom the policy was carried.
Office of Merchants
Association to Move
The Retail Merchants Associa-
tion office will be moved to the R.
B. Spencer and Company building
on West Hamilton street within a
few days.
The office occupied by the school
tax collector is being divided and
the west half of it will become the
new office of the Retail Merchants
Association. The office is now ov-
er the First National Bank.
The 'second anhu-71 Tan Teirfi
will be held in Stamford on
ber 1, with un ail-djiy, .celebrat_
of the bountiful 'crops with whict
West Texas has been blessed
year Plans for tji* event will ba I
charge of the retail trade come
tee of the Chamber of Cotnmtrc
“We want to make this -year's ft
tival even more successful
last year’s” O. A. Kinney, cS
man of the retail trade commit
of the Chamber of Commerce,
"We are asking the fullest cc
ation of all merchants and
ness men in making-this a real
casion in Stamford.”
An innovation from the
community trades days will be-
series of hir.go games played
ing the day with cash and
chandise awards for the wii
Charlie Green, C. of C. mans
said Wednesday He has or
10.000 bingo cards for the.se
The' festivities will be
by an amateur contest on the
office plaza beginning at’ “ ’
out the entire Stamfqrd trade
ritory are invited to partici;
Application blanks may. be
at the Chamber of Commerce
fic*. The general plan on this i
other churches in this area, while
serving New Hope.
Rev. Mr. Skiles came to Jones
county from Fort Worth, where he
had been pastor qf. thd Calvary
Baptist Church for eight years. He
is a graduate of the Southwestern
Seminary, Fort Worth. Rev. Mr.
Skiles has sepnt 10 weeks in evan-
gelistic meetings during the sum-
mer.
when bio re than 30 contestants
tqred and a crowd of approxit
ly 3,000 spectators were pres
More details of the festival:
be announced in next week’s
sue of The American. Plana
also being made for repeating
formal opening of the
shopping season, which was
successful last year.
Rev. J. H. Skiles
Is Elected Head
Of Baptist Assn.
COUNTY MEETING SENT YEAR
WILL BE HELD WITH
NEW HOPE CHURCH
Rev. J. H. Skiles, a member of
the Jones County Baptist Associa-
tion for the past eight years, was
elected moderator at the annual
meeting held at the Baptist Church
at ,podges Thursday and Friday of
lakt week. Rev. Mr. Skiles, vice
_________________moderator last year, had been ser-
age, weighing' about -moderator rmre Rev L. A.
Doyle moved f/om the district a
short time ago.
Rev. H. E. East of Hamlin was
elected vice moderator; Rev. Fred
Moreland, Lueders, clerk; Rev.
Dick O'Brien, Stamford, corres-
ponding secretary; Ed Rowell, An-
son, treasurer. Members named to
represent the Association on the
Board of District No. 17 were Rev.
Mr. O’Brien, Mr. Rowell and Rev.
Mr. East. The Association execu-
tive board is composed of the pas-
tor and an elected board member
from each of the 80 churches in
the Association. *
The meeting next year will be
held at the Baptist Church at New
Hope community and Rev. Fred
Moreland will preach the Associa-
tion sermon.
Rev. Mr. Skiles preached the As-
sociation sermon on Thursday
night and Rev. Mr. Martin, pastor
at Corinth, led the devotional. Fri-
day morning, the devotional was
given by Rev. Lloyd of Abilene,
pastor ef the church at Hanna, Rev.
W. L. Daniel of Anson brought a
422 BALES
OF COTTON
IS GINNED
Cotton, which came in rapidly the
first three days of this week, was
temporarily held up again by
showers Wednesday afternoon and
ginning was at a standstill Thurs-
day morning. However, 422 bales
had been ginned tor the aeaaon
Thursday morning.
“WhiRT Wednesday"k -hotreri trere
not very heavy in Stamford, at
least half an incj^ of rain was-re-
ported in areas both east and west
of herel Rain amounting to .59
message on evangelism, and Rev.
J. B. Bradford of Hadley spoke on
civic righteousness. The morning
sermon was preached by Dr. M. A.
Jenkena of Abilene.
Friday afternoon Rev. Sidney
Cox of Abilene, pastor of the Tux-
edo church, gave the devotional.
Rev. Henry Littleton of Abilene,
district missionary, spoke on Min-
isterial relief and annuities.
Women of the church served
lunch on Friday. Besides a large
number Of representative* of the
Association, several visitor^ w*re
present.
Avoca Boy Enlists
r Or Tmtppsrfl
Mrs. H. R.
r
_ Of Avoca Bi
Mrs. Laura Hammer, age
widow of H. R. Hammer, died
urday afternoon at 2:50 o’clock ipl
Avoca at the home of her daught
Mrs. M. L. Woddy, after -aa
ness of three weeks.
Funeral service was held 8
day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock
the Baptist Church in Avoca. R*g.|
Joel V. Grimes, pa*tor.
the service. Mr*. Hammer was
member of the Avoca
Church and had joined the
list church when was 18 yea
nge. Burial waa in Spring
cemetery. Kinney Funeral H«
directed the funeral.
Laura Ann Sparks. She wax.
Mrs. Hammer w*s forr
In Tennessee, May 8, 1857,
came to Text* with her par
when she was 10 years of age.
was married to Mr. Hammer
1880. He died in 1827. Mrs.
mer had lived in Jones county
30 years at the time of her death.
She is survived by two sons,
J. Hammer of Dexter, New Me
who formerly lived here, and
Gradv Hammer of Haskoll;
daughters, Mrs. W. H. Harr*
SnMthvill* and Mr*. M. L. W*
of Avoca; thru* sisters, Mrs.
Wilson of Ciseo Mrs. J. T.
sey and Mrs. W. C. Clark
Springtown; two brothers,
Spark* of 8pringtown and
Sparks og Houston; 13
ren and 14 great grand
number of the grandchildren
their familiee live in this area.
Grandsons were, pallbearers
the funeral. They are Raj
Hammer of Stamford; C G. Ha
mer. Haskell; W. B. Hall.
Star; Henry Steibens Lai
Billie Clark. Et. Worth, and E.
Harrell, Houston.
Flower girls were members
the Fidelis Matrons’ class of
First Baptiat fhurch. Of
granddaughters of Mrs. Hama
who live in Stamford are membera. I
Flower girls were Mrs. Eugene
Bferrett, Mrs. Bill McClellan.
Henslee, A. J. Smith Jr.,
Knowles, W. I. Knowles and
Kinney.
Out-of-town relatives and 1
here for the funeral were
Mrs- T. J. Hammer and
Gandy bf Dexter. New Me
Rev. and Mrs. G. <H. Has
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Hammer
Mrs. W. W-j
vilfc; Mr.
Lonnie E. Patton of Avofp,
2, enlisted in the United States ,A*v
my list Friday ami was assigned
inch last Friday delayed gathering to the Air Corps at Sheppard Field,
the emp Inst week-end. Wichita Falls, Sgt. H. Parham, of
Cotton was selling at 16.75 cents tho U. S. Army Recruiting Station,
Clark and son, Billie, gnd Mr.
Riley Sparks, Tom Bussey '
daughter and Mrs. Jim
Of Fort Worth-; Mr.
B. Hall of ]
Mrs. Henry Steibens
Mrs. Wilson and :
of WfrtJ, ft-*
.
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Huston, Cleburne. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, September 19, 1941, newspaper, September 19, 1941; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth972289/m1/1/?q=j+w+gardner: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.