Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 50, Ed. 1 Friday, March 6, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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OUR PLEDGE to Our Readers:
More Local News, More Accurately Told * ♦ •
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[GUARANTEE to Advertisers:
LARGEST PAID CIRCULATION. Our Emm*
Open For Com par mm W»tk Any Other PUp«r.
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Oldtime Citizen.
*J. T. Halsell, is
Taken by Death
Thousond Persons Register
In Stamford for Volunteer
Service in Defeifite Prdgram
*'k| Stamford Given
’ of mgr and above. who have not
, , _ 10 tmmny) rrfintorrl are tinted to do so,,
friends as.'TJneh- Tt.m”, <nod as ti«» | C'harlic* (Jreen, county chairman of ‘
.***)! Friday about 1 : W) p m , ri jtistration. said Thursday morn i
Slightly ill the nijlu Ik fore.' he had I jnjf
*~rned to be feeling all nftt on I Approximately lf000 people have
TO .ETKkN \L REST
J. T. Halsell. known
Wayne Ashburn and Grand Champion Calf
F riday.'morn i ng
unexpect*-*!' Mri
and his death *a« 1
rs. M..T'rfT dl scorer
registered in Stamford at the
Penalty Due to f
Big Fire Losses
ed hit dgath wheh she went to call
him for luiprh
j Chamber of Commsit* olfice. A* IMPOST
n ILL
IN INSURANCE
. COST PROPER
OWNERS
RATE 1
TV t
large per cent of that number j
Syh,£aJta5X'*&a arm «
TTinaUan Church, was assiatad by R . . -ft, . an th v might1 r*te* wi,h *n *!'t*:n*Us<1 0081 j
Rev. Dtck O’Brien. Baptist paator j »fternoon *> t*** ml»htHio,UU. according to t^e reconi
i “ v'zjsi ^r:emLn” •£%srr,~t.
ship fcr the Baptis* church o T . itt'JT'whtPKav.- gallantly mine' Ptn**l>' ,n<* Stamford wiR not be I
which hi. wife is a member Rev.[ ^ c™*'1 "**« * fl" >**r, *r '
Mr. O'Brien, former!\ pastor here, * - - ,n Stamford has ia*n fsfrK *'** hm* e**P*e<1- Howtwi if thia-
I tration ui Stamford iias been Icity should receive penalty during
was in HirhUndf'^11 smonr p«,ple of,thr ^ ^ p*riod. 3, credit'
cemetery braid* the grave' of Mr. ntH^ow'^whlt "thev1 r“uld ^ r*c<‘'vwl onl
and Mri. HahteH's -nly daughter. w^nl to ’ flY-> .
N^Be Mae HaUcli, who died ,n ^SA^hTSShlZ SSffu?' ^ ^U‘
was a close friend."
Interment
Salary Allotment Plan for^Legkm Starts
Sale oPf^efense Bonds to be Organization of
Put in Effect in Stomford Home Guard Unit
The salary allotment plijih ofr
huvmir d«frn«<- Ismds and sihm’piii
was adopt*, at a meetin^Jaat Eri-
lay nieht tailed by Hubert Wat-
son. Stamford chairman <-f de-
fense bond and stamp sale. The
i-lan i- expected to be worked out
t.y .Saturday nieht and reAdy to ho
put into Cps'ration. It should
*!bubl» tlie stamp sale in Stam-
ford. Mr Watson said.
many of the'
attended the*!
1 mceUmr. Th. business district WMJ
!di\idei into four sectiona usiny*]
-Mcllarir and Swenson avenues as
j the d vidinir line. Committee* were |
I appointed for distriet and
j these committees are expected 'trr j
. | caTtaef—nil merehaiiita-In t'Velet.
,^re;«- and explain the plan. Mer-j
; il.ar.ta. in turn, nr*.- expected to 1
! "igaii(je their employees on a
r.-iruTar -alary allotmenthasi«.
Speak* Next Week
I R" plcsental n.s U'f
i-fism*' >-f—*tre—rtlv
§
rheelc for defense Th.. ^ ' f"'** IwlUPrTH-the-RutaTV riu~s Th* *•*•*>
check for defense stamps The a- . ... .
[mount decided u|*on will be dc- *n*t'tute of Lnderstandin^ Thurs-
Wayne Ashburn, member of the 4-H Club of the Ptainview com ducted from .the amount of the “a> iuirh . March 1.
Kinmjr
rected tile
iyjv
Home 01-
Rotary Club Has
Defense Program
Funeial
funeral
Mr. Halsell was born in Elk ton.
Kentucky, May 10. 1M2. He mar
nad Mim~ Willie P. rkina October
19. ISM, at Trenton. Kentucky
They moved to Stamford from
Kentucky in 1901 Mr. HaNell was
emradfcd in the cattle business fur
many yearn. He suffered the loss
of one left in an accident many gt.
years ago. bu* V kept his cour ' i,\
mgr and good hum u dunne the
years that follow<st
Reside* hi* wife, Mr Halsell is
survived by a brotiin. T. M Hal-
sell of Etkton. Ky . two niece* and
two nephews Th> it i andfather of
Mr. Halsell and the *rsndfather of
Mrs R V. Colbert and R L Pen
lek were brother*
Pallbearers for th* funeral the organisation and
nrsm Steve ' Bennett, George that mdttary unit
flatinmy. Carl 1>*>. Harry Dicken-^ L. E. Lovelema told of the home
son. Garth McCallum. Jack Me- guard rifle company now being or-
(Tendon and H C Michael all of'gnnixed by the American Legion.
2?4 Aahmnr* of. which it ts -hoped wtH
■ received only following aj niunity. and hb champion calf. “Doctor ', are pictured above. Young. l'*v rh*-<k »»** P«*d In stamps
jsr »«'“-^|News Man will
is the first Ume in mor* | 1030-pound Hereford »teer at the fourth annual 4-H club ano rFA)|t provide* the systematic, regu I 11':¥Y‘5 Ifiail Will
Speakfriday in
. Rotary Series
- . - , - - . This i» the Cirst Ume in more j *«»«-pouna nvmora sieer ai me iwnn annual «-n ciud ami r r a |t providea the systematic, r. gu
on to da.- . than 10 years that Stamford ha*^ Livstock show of Jones ccunty held recently at the Texas Cowboy Re- lar way of buying defense -tampal
received a fire penalty, Dick Row | ynj,,,, grounds and wf4 awarded two troph .-Cat the Rotary Club tbTfthat we^are encouraging. Joneai
lMomi oftrCtho^f’ Stamford's i "**V Thi» tTIB second successive year h* ha* won championship'‘‘"un,V j* /’U _ ,T?°U **'
Lrt‘loss wa/aimosf'L high as it I »»•«» livestock show. I stamp, a botyla aH ftfM, MM.
can be and sUll receive credit. The
amount during the past year was J
_ I much higher due to the loss of two
;§gg£l§jpi?ig^;
f.cted as program cha.rman and*hou,|^. or t<w, Up^** u "f I
A >K. n^erweu.. nt ihe vol.' would have made the_ total high!
through this
i said.
tx'ing continued
w eek j _ "
smjA d/j Exchangites are
frnse Guard •• service, explained
purposes of
Rowland
Corinth Sells
56,845 Pounds
Of Scrap Iron
A total of M.H46 pounds of scrap
iron was gathered at the Corinth
Aviation Unit of
Defense Guard
To Meet Friday
there is little systematic vbuying!
of b»nd* ami stampa. This phase of,
IH HOFW WILL EVENTUALLY
BE INgDRJTIKATED IN TEX-
as Defense guard
Oi gan.xatKHi of a nome guard
< mpany wa* slajrted this week by
he Vernon I) Hart Post of th.
A men* an la gi<>n The company ia
U, be organised And drilled on th.
*«me plan as an/infantry company
uf the T.tss n^r—... Ig
is hoped "Okay eventually St am •
, .f>KJ_lyriso. f*r —i-mt
td» rrmpwy of the TDG win b.
j rrant.-d the licsl unit will thpi
j '"♦■com*- a un:t of the State rwilitjL
application, filed By
! the American Legion, has been jsa
ni waiting list at Austin for mofi'
t>gr ' --
Maj.«r T-*ni Carswell of Abtiene.
maiander of the Texas Defeas.
Guard bala 11 ton serving this ary.,
00-1 w ith the Legion here Ifaaday
gave suggwtso— abiat
organisation Tb4\pMg entnf
'« proceed with the organise tie. '
! and drill without watting for ^Pi-
« al recognition.
With Major Carswell was Lieut-
enant Steven* of th« TDG itsff at
•" Ahih.pi ...... -— .
[ B W Feris, John Reese and
I Rov Duke have bagjn
.ed.hjr th. Asawa _
i mittee for officer* of the
The comm.tie* making the ___
wiL* composed of C. R. Tay-
poat commander; V D Duhle.
j 'mn
| b>r.
th* buying ia important. If we do
nut have a plan, we do not get
j the work done.”
All merchants will also be en-
couraged to keep defense stamp*
(on ha no and place sign* in their .
| places of buMncv* to show that *" a roving reporter, will speak at
j they will give defense stamp* in tlie High School Auditorium Frt-
ch.vnge if a customer so desires. ; day night at HSiO o'ckick in th.^b**^I*rihe three UffVefV.
FORMERLY WITH OOLIMBI A
j^ROAlK^tgriM; SYSTEM
t lan-nct NV
sen. second vice commander, ami
L. E. I.ovele-* and Bttly Bryant.
memb*-r* of th«- executive t< mmit-
5>orenfc*-n. daperib*d ■ i*"*‘
A recruiting committee will be
named -to secure enlistment* A
Major Ellis Hall
of Abilene I 1^>rd of the series of lecture,
Honorary
C. M Lester. W.
r
Told What to E)o
'With Fire Bombs
Ihearvrs be incorporated into the Texas) Dick Rowland, Stamford Fire"
Ray of, Defense Guard a* an infantry unit, chid and district fire defense co-
Wurth, Franit Heflin, L- B Dick Rowland, Stamford firr ordinator. spoke on
J H Rutherford. H E.Tmarahall and coordinator of fire bomb* at the meeting .»f tb* Ex-
Coy Upshaw. T. A Up-'defense m district 11. consisting of change Club at the Inn last Fri-
E. Raines, L. E. Adams, [ 12 counties, reported on ihe train- day.
Fox Clark of San Antonio, R. B.jmg of auxiliary firemen iti his Mr. Rowland explained the con-J
Bryan', Sam Crawford. Jim Nail district ' » tenU of the bombs and how they 'NJomrv4
of Albany, J. S Smith. Harry Boys' Cbofaa Sings may be destroyed with the least) LQlHniltl^TO iiMUCU
Ro«v Abilene. H. C. Blankenbeck- The Junior High School boys' damage. He also told of fire de-' ^fgniford ClUD
Whittington, Carl j chorus, directed by Miss Maxine fense training J
gin by the farmers of the Corinth
community in cooperation with
the defense club plans of the war
board The scrap iron was wrighud
by the committee and sold to A.
J! Bell of Staaaford at $10 per toa.
The machinery, repair commit-
tee has visited all of the
*af the rm.rn.aitg and rtpOrt
the farmers are alert to
of machinery ia proper
plan to order any needed repairs [ in the Stamford unit which has
XX soon aa passible. A meeting of | been *fe,*ifrosted as Flight E. and
the officer* of the club was held
Tuesday night
No
avenue an*i
*on):
eomniander uf Squacron 10, and
Capt. M. L. Bird of Abilene, exerj^j,). j»u,s Rosenwasser.
b~* ~IW tor » P* I A. C. Humphrry. chhiramp, C D.|
1 (North of McHarg .... . . ,
cast of North Swen ^ InsUtute of InterrtaUonal t n-;
at the Chamber
according
"cSTEro:*
chair- dcrstanding sponsorx-d by the Ro-
Tcrry, tar> Club. His subject will he "Our1
Neighbors Around the Caribbean ”
— Among Mr Horans* n'« niimijjjtsi
assignment* for press and radio
Clyde Westfall. Dr Dal-
aa* a aerie*
Mexico Git
of broadcast* from
1940 a* correspon-.
Housing Group
Visits Ft Worth
To Gather Data
lee. W
Dr Dallas S*'»utliardm Dr | Rowland. »ang a group of songs Roy Arledge made a report on
L. F. Met*. Cha* Strauss, C. E ' ct th* opening of the program, the Air Unit of the Texas De
Bgpwnfield, Howard Rogers and' w inriti^ enthu>*astK :ij|'lsu«e. 'env GuarR-which is being start
I M. D Smith. Flower hi-srer* were Mis* Fn-da Culkeell played*TKT^a~THrrrr
Mines Georg*' Zachary. C. F. Up-1 piano accomnaniments who will combos* the
shaw, L. F. MeU, H C. Michael ' K. E. Hall Atteada La nek eun , peeled to be'enrolh-d by the end
W B. Harrison. H B. Uabm.j R E. Hall, member of th* R>
Harg avenue
Swen*<>n)
chairman.
l'sted in the flight will’ he finger-'
printed and given their medical
examination Monday night
rloopowbt. Company,
n also inspect*, a n«
Committee* fog the Stamford
Def*n>« I’Hib were appointed Mon 1
Aing held)
E. E. | *ar)r Club, was proem .for the fir*t
Ernest , time *uice he
pec ted to be
Aiis week.
is being •tart-j<jMy night at a mass meeting heK
eohsltd tneo;^ high school auditorium. A
i* unit are «- r , Braun, president,- precid* <i
nuriiM^ Mi igrmir r~'1 " " *«
and west of South of **4}1J*'u,U^ S"‘J“,j tecU *X made W«
wVs-t, Tr‘s-isK-wssrrt~?s-r•**•
15 or eighteen more applications t er-nf,, ______ .• i(h p _ The Ws ture this week **»r-vw- ___
areJU^irod by Monday. Captain ' Su ve ^t“ j K BrS^'[ >^h^» Trop, TharKiay V- ar, bemg bmH mi-
Arledge said. Men ah*' have en-. Dutrkt X?v. .tr (North of Mcr <la> , , d*r Title « of the FHA in Ike SUM
will be finger- Harg avenue and west of North , ••rreasew j ^ „ pi,|Bnwi by the
Swenson) N M Phy. chilirman. ^ markini lm ri*'** in a , n* ’i Sumfofd Development Compmmjf.
I Joe E Smith Hoe Duke. Roland »"** was noticed .1 last wwk , Uc- Whl,e the charter ha. aTyrt
Kelly 'u,r'; 1 ^ T ^l\ x M arrived, preliminary Jana are go-
1 The defense U»nd and stamp M *” "F * ”n ' ‘u n" ri‘J*' :ng forward so that work can be
*- - ^ telling how the war is uraw.ng the
±=
Speakers were
talker! <>n food
P C. Wylie, win'
and feed for vh
Hubert Watson announctsi theltory. Kurrmy Hudson, who spoke.
AxlITtsw /nr Prirfav nurkf if*, wklffll 1 •___ IV.i.#.. .-4.
(Tiarles Turbeville and i _____________ ______
y**fr “f rity and Mr* Ernest, time *uice he was injured in ' klt! hrieeting for Friday night in which' nTl ,crap imn; Hubert Watson, d«
GrtsaoiTT 51 AlllkMr-—— --- automobile accident several months the salary allotment plan for De- f,,nw bonds. Miss C'.arn Brown
Out-of-town relative* fnr^ar gr g.H , , i , t ■*. , e — gnd stamps wa* to be frllmn an'^ rharlw Griffin, farm
6 Tires Stolen
In Stamford in
Past Few Days
. ci*.*ei U'gvth. r Th*1 paii-American
-tarti-4 wniiin a *hort time after
the charter is received.
, ., The men wh* made the trip
c S' “
tinned a* factoi* contributing to
th* funeral were Mrs HxlseU's
cousin. N. G. Perkins, and w ives of
two cousins, Mrs. Will Perkins and
Mrs. Tom Perkins, all of Dalla*.
Out-of-town friends here for th*
««*rviee included Mrs. H. S. Wilson
and Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Reynolds
of Haskell; Mr. and Mrs W B
Ray of Fort Worth; Mr. and Mr*.
Ben AshaMire, Mrs. Emma Ash
more and Mrs.
“SU-.M41.V
pi a use when he stood as he was
rcrogntted by the president He
now walks with crutches.
Roy Duke was re-instated as a
member of the club. President
Frank Ramey appointed an on-to-
.Wichita Falls committee to boost
attendance at the district Rotary
convention in May. The committee
is composed of R. B. Bryant, W.
considered.
N-M Fife
Miles:
wa* a guest
?f due Don.______
' The committees
Mrs, J. H. Rutherford
To Tell WSCS About
Recent Conference
appointed by
Mr. Braun follow: Garden. Mrs. J
S. Davis, Mrs. I. O. Hughes, Rev
J H Skiles; poultry and eggs. J.
F. Musil and L. E. Adams: dairy
cattle and milk production, J W
and
saly cf*mrrr,t»oe for Stamford is
| composed trf Mr. Watson, chair-
man. Frank Morrow. L. W John- .
*on. C M francis. pr Dallas ‘ f?*h**v
Southard. F Upshaw. R
Thoina*. K G. Bowdry and G. C. . , . , . ,
1 ('arothera* Char. Markham of un t> Tt,*: .nuin drawback, he *a,d
_ . .Stamford is county chairman I '* ■» Ameroa
c r .1 _ - ,r-__/• law tn whether the ISA will C4>n
■^nrlS? 1 inviliarv Cawx fnp I “j111*- V° lHjy from SvUth Am.-ncm. ,
to. m.t been ^W,8.f°r ^Uf
some tire* have been stolen and
more will be if precautions are not
taken, George Flcurnoy. chief of
police, said this week.
Owners are requested to keep
the serial numbers of their casings
were C. F. Upsaaw.
urt-snirnt pro U-rr of the board. R.
C Sh-lt..n Rav Clark. L. E Laoe-
I* **. M G Swenson and ChgrftB
Gr«*»n - -. -. :. •_
While tire
-to.
I *-
of Abilewe; Mr. and Mrs. Claybum
Clark, Mr. and Mr% Ed Wilson
and Gold Wilson of Sagerton; Mrs
C. Fox Clark of San Antonio; Rev
and Mia. Dick O'Brien and sons.
Richard and Robert, of Big Spring
Grisham, all B. Tayman. O. A. Kinney and R. R.
Competition Keen in
Basketball Games at
Recreation Center
-1 The basketball tournament at
tbe Stamford WPA Recreation
Osnter last week-end provided
loses competition. AH games in the
first round were don by only two
or than* points. _
Tiarnt/aatrrr-f in the tournament
war* Hamlin, Anson, Avoea.
I-—tow, two teams from the fly-
ing school, and Stamford. Hamlin
showed soma real class In drubbing
Stamford for the Championship.
-The first team from the Flying
8choo{ won the consolation brack-
basketball league will be
formed at the recreation center.
Anyone wishing to enter a team
ia requested to report to th* re-
creation office. \ , , J
There will be a party at the Ro-
n Center IVidny night,
beh «- Ring fame* will be play-
from 8 y*fl 10 o’clock At that
a marionette show wiU ba
and will be followed by the
/v-i
Legion Ik Sponsoring
Dance Monday NMbt
Plmybon
Hall
■as
Baird
February Sales
- Of Food Stamps
Set New Record
Mrs. J H. Rutherford ha* been |
inrrte'iJ to speak at St. John’s
Methodist Church Monday after-
Sooff on the jurisdictional confer-
ence which she recently attended
in Oklahoma City. A good attMd-'
ence is expected. The Woakan’s
Society of Christian Service voted
Monday to ask 1Ini. Rulhfrfrffa'to
speak at this Ume.
I A general business meeting and
yearbook, program was held by the
W.8.C.S. at the church Monday
afternoon. In the ihaencr of the
president and th* vie* president.
Mrs. Burl McClellan conducted the
monthly business meeting. Officers
and circle chairmen asade reports
which were encouraging. Replacing
Mr* J. W. Fielder, who has mov-
ed away, Mrs. A. E. Wiese eras
elected corresponding secretary.
Substituting for Mrs. G. B. Mc-
Laughlin. who is ill, Mrs. J. B.
Dodson was leader for the year-
book program. Mrs. I. F. McCtfl-
. ^ „ hoch read the Scripture lesson,
means that the merchants of.jQh,, k:l-l£, and gnve the medita-
Jones County have received $10»,- Uon ^ th. topic being “He went
4M In busineaa since May 16.! mboat healing all manner of sick-
1941, in addition to their original ^
buslaess, according to the report
from the issuing officer. Of this
total amount $69,4M was for
orange food ataafpB and $46,968
for blue feed stamps.
Chandler and C. R. Taylor; toef to this will be of assistance in fr
cattle and beef production. Georg* ««venng stolen tins. Also, keepinrjt.
Smith and W. B. Harrison; hog*, cars in locked garages is a help
Fred Gray and Jack Fuqua; small ■" prevention of theft, as it takes
grain and sorghum. Claude Young the thief longer to get to the tiros
scrap iron. J. M. Benton. FrodUnd there is more .Unger 6f being
Yaws and E. H. Lyckman; farm i ««rht the chief of police said
machinery repair, Joe Nowlin and, Two tires were stolen from the
A. G. Lmsaetter; defense "Wands)«? 0^ John Droughorntwo tires
-- .♦—Hubert Watson and from the car of Mr*. Lloyd D. Hall
jn* '•'INi|F T
Jones
Red Cross; Hears. J ,, lh.
Lecture on Mexico ^
Central W1^ ” p**akk on “Our W«>rl.l Neigh A
Bolt, travel* r. journalist.
JKJha^PjqL
ne of Son A
The. Auxiliary o'
Presbyterian Church met Monday
hor*
Don
Home of Son After
Two Weeks* Illness
E F Wheat, age 71. died W*d-
n>*dav al 2-10 p m at the
aft. rm.on at the horn*- of Mro ^ [ aml CvmmrnUtor. served in the["f hi» son. Johnny Wheat, after
Whittington^ Tha British Merchant Mann. and in an illn. s* of two weeks; Funwnl
sewed for the Red Cross, labeling thfl an^ An»eri.ari forces| servic* ***- h* ld Thursday after-
more than 100 garments I during th. first World War Sub. | n-on at 3 o'clock at the Kiawey
Mr* Arthur Bushell wa* m uwltJv h,. travpUd extensively, Funeral chapel Rev H, 8 Hi*
charge of the program on Immi thr),utrh„u, L'mted State* and; •«»»• pastor of the Swenaoa Arena*
grant Son*^ She was a«sistsri by l|((Unit ,ht worid. h.* late*' ad-. Baptist Church, conducted the sar-
Mrs Earl heese and Mrs W H
Charles Markham^
At tawny
has sprtit much *ime
on thi
Sal* of food stamps for the
month of February amounted to
$18,921.60. Billie R. Ceariey, issu-
ing officer of the Jones County
Food Stamp office, announced. This
amount accounted for $7,866 in
orange food stamps, and 6jOfi6.50,
hi blue food stamps. This is the
largest sal* ia a single month
since the food stamp office was
opened Map 16, 1941, Mr. Ceariey
said. .
The total amount sold since th*
office opened is $106,420. This
G: E. Ashburn Heads
Club at Tuxedo
M-nieo,.
harai tcr *ti< s of
I*- and.gave an in-
G. E. Ashburn was elected pre-
burial was in Highland <
be*ide the grave of his wife
. f . , -"f! he, FW. r fimevJ
Sr H^ars.“s* js. \LMiA
wrok. Mr Flournoy said. So far., ler gave the devotional. } gK# Democrat Ilia cireer with OkUh-ma. on February 7. 1991.
(here ha* been no ganaml cat | Mr*. Dick RowUnd. president. |K- Iml,alM,p„,u Sew, H„d the Mr. and Mr* Wheat moved hare
I night raid, but rather the loss of i conducted a buxines* meeting Fol- ‘ ri^urrh^art was hrUrbtrn. d 1~r1 f~'~ W.chita Fall* 14 ai.mths ago
..dent of the Defense Club of the j one or two at a time. lowing the progntm, the hos'ess ,„jgnmcnts he wa* nrivl“*ri Mrs Wheat died a -Sort time
The Soong Sisters1
To W Reviewed by
Mrs. J. H. Rutherford
The Do/caa daas of St. John's
Methodist Church will present
Mrs. J. H. Rutherford in th# IW-
aw of the back. “The 8
irs", by Emily Hahn
lurch Friday night, Mai
n,„
“The Soong Sis-
it tho
night, March 1$, at
work of healing la India. While the
importance of India from a poli-
tical standpoint ia being streaaed
in the newspapers, it is important
to know the development. of the
Christian ehurch in uma, th* lar-
geat foreign mimion field at th#
Woman’s Division of Christian
Service, it was avals la ad.
Th* boat ease*. Mrs. P. C. Owens
John Brock Improved
John Brock, Abilene oil man who
waa stationed here for a time, was
critically ill in a Lubbock hospi-
tal last wee|t ^Mjt '* Improved. It
Kwi)SScJS& V*.
Mrs. C. L. McKee, oarvad refresh-
ments to SS members and a visit-
or, Mn. R. D. Canton.
Tuxedo community. The organizing
meeting was held at the Tuxedo
school house la*t Friday night in
connection wilh a .comroi>njty pro
gram. Mor* than 100 persons at-
tended the meeting
Billy Bryant of Stamford waa
organising chairman and Maurice
served salad, wafer*, cookie* and
hot tea The following women were
pro*ent: Mme*.
Blankenbeckler. A. C. Johnson.
Meeting at Hamhn BCk
Baotist Men of Two
Counties will Hold
he waa fey«y - ’
ileged to receive to cover mine ll,,r - ~
w. «»•*»«■ *■* :L wg jaaa -•■n.'ti xsr>xrsrjrii:
!l^teni^SbjftMpiPBlilAB Bit c.llhearer* vt, ro Woody Davis.
pup»-r career, be became ra*;irt H. U. D-I.J. T. I*. —■
< "mmentutor for th«‘ National) Milliam., Floyd- Young ami E. a>; '■ n
Bioadraating Compan.v and later ”ewitg. y •-
served a* news editor and staff 7 1 ^
commentator for »tatn>n WAAF.
Walter Bunkley. H P Muu.lv, J
M Me Donald, Earl Keese. E A
Russell. Arthur Rushell. H H
Pennington, W B. Harrison.;
officers elected were Ira Treadwell.
Mrs. David Bennett discussed ifcaf ^tr?.Tb^n^rrA sto r*^U’ H^
ratary-treasurer, and Cleve
sreU, reporter. Committees to work
on the four defense problems which
the defense clubs are undertaking
will be appointed.
Records Presented
To Recreation Hall
Because of a *{«■»• lal intWs *t and
[aptitude for understanding inter-
national events and their meaning
[ tor the United States, Mr Bolt has
roceitflly entered upon a career of[
Attend C
- a R. H. Bom
ba taken. | Moutray Oil
tpaay Meet lag
i» distributor
________________ The Baptist Brotherhood of the
Crwwford*of this eity accompanied Jones and Stonewall Counties Bap-
?^iiiJii«B«mmltto I mitmT^at^the ''VIS? Baftist1 Jewett Whit, and Miss Emma I» ! rhu ago.'
composed of Elmer Meads. Walter Church in Hamlin Friday night, Meritt
Osment and W. C. Carlton. Other March 18. at 7:80 o'clock.
— ■ Dr. Hiram R- Arrant of Abilene,
district Brotherhood president,
will preside. Dr. W. R. White, pre-
sident of Hardin-Simmons Univer-
sity, will speak on “Sleeping
Through a High Destiny“; Judge
EHB. Cummings of Abilene, state The recreation hall at Stamford
president, will apeak on “Aims and Arledge field received a rift -of! PamiArfl bpa f^jallorl
Objectives of Texas Baptist Broth- recording* of 16 popular sonr! 8 ^®ucu
• rhaod”, and Dr. Lawson Cooke of hit* and four classical selection* MASS MCCtinif Oil
Memphis. T>nn , Southwide Broth-»*fram the Stamford Music Club. wa.. « x;
erhood aeeretary. Will make ttol The record* were presented! v UftlTy ( 0“0p6ratlY C
closing address. A quartet from' Thursday of last week by Mrs. yTj . “ ~~. _
Hardin-Simmons Univeroity wilL D. Duble, are* chairman of music ^ o,mmunity-wide mass- meet
sing spevfet aoagar -----
Some 200 men are axpected
Sewing Room to
Reopen Monday
AT F*lvin<r Srhnol free lance writing, commentating.) Th. Re.1 OtiKT I'wiai I
******* *jand lecturing on foreign affair* | re-open Monday, Mrs U M. TM,
I nroduction chairman, announced.
The yarn for foreign war raM
knitting wjll arrive U0a.
Mrs. York spoke Monday nigh*
and eiviliaa 4b-
_ injured whan g “table"
am «il arafi nrar Sundown
ttma ago.
^•jsstc-ars;^;
_ ■
Traaafarind to Frsena
LL Joe H. Rutherford has been
transferred from Murae, Califor-
nia, to the Air Baae at Fresno,
CaWbvnta. He and Mn. Bntfisr
to Freenato make
attend th* meeting. Weaver Mediin
president of the Brotherhood an*
ganisation of Stamford, and a
»«« a^. a. ■■■■ , arrg vimii isnmai wi mwnn • ^ Com !Y. UnU J - W‘«1
) d«fea*e and ^reaidt nt^of the Stom*jzng^sif fumeII will bn held Tue*
panied to the field by Mr*,
n. .Knapp, -Mm. Wallace
at a registration
fense meeting OL-a Mw 1
school, near Fuaaton. The
fng was sponsored bv the ha
men of Anson. Mrs. York spoke «•
SStiS^nftttr ^LSng*’
meeting anq later organises m
James 1 school auditonam in the interest women in Red Croaa
Glover j of the cheese piai
ompos- built by tlie Jon
___ _ ___ __ and Mrs. Earl Keens-, who compos-! built by tlie Jones CoUnty^DillPT appni
group of other Staatferd men will 1 ed the committee which purchased Cooperative.
attend. I the gift. Officials of the plant will be here ise the
Capt. Orin- S. Richardson, com-[and will assist ta getting dairy and Neiada
anaant of
-•r-
K,
nA *my. via
their daaghtar,
asm, and Mr. <
Mrs. D. R. Prewit and*
Mrs. York is plaaau« to SMbft-
ia the Maw Cfn
ai an
«* ninwnwn, ™ni-, ann win aiaoi ia gvxiing aairy a no rstinoa com mi
aviation students, re-* cattle lined up for production to eariv date. She will
. _ ________.r___ pr
with; ceived the gift in behalf of the furnish the plant. AU farmers of aeuaity ia
and e ' '
7l
Mrs. Jobanv Gris-! post and expremsad the
Qriaeem. nt Brady, j tion of the boys.
apprecia-
-A:
this area aw being argM to
'tend. ~.-r ■
.. 1*-—r
raranM.
“7-.S
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