Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, May 30, 1947 Page: 3 of 12
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Commencement Exercises Held May 27 Bring to End
School Term at Lueders; Honor Students Are Listed
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Commencement exercises for the
senior class of the Lueders high
schol were held on Tuesday, May
*7. —--—-•-
The processional march was giv-
en by Mrs. A. B. Olson, and the
invocation by J. C. Eubanks, Sr.
Salutatorian talk by Merle Ruth
Curry; Class song, “1 Shall Never
Pass This Way Again,” Valedic-
torian talk, James Eubanks; ad
dress. J,rE. Sunderman ,.f flm..
Plains; presentation of grade
school diplomas to 26 graduates
by Mrs. O. E. Douthit; presenta-
tion of high school diplomas and
awards by Supt. Berkman; recess-
ional by Mrs. A. B. Olson. Vale-
dictorian of the grade school is
Minnie Goyne and salutatorian is
Betty Winkles.
The eight highest ranking sen-
iors are as folowx: James Eu-
banks, 96.6; Merle Ruth Curry,
98.8; Bill McLennan, 93.1; Ethel
Younquist, 92.9; Marjorie Edgar,
92.7; RoseM. Daily, 92.7; Marie
Martin, 92.4; Bill Hargrove, 91.6.
Members of the class are; Violet
Mclntoah, Opal Modgling, Bobby
Jane Webb, Barbara Cox, Billy
Ivy, Bobby Jaek Fleming, Patsy
Vickers, Betty Frazier, Cleola Har-
grove, Marie Martin, Merele Ruth
Curry, Ethel Youngquist, Doris
Ruth Stark, Betty Lue Fox, Betty
Jo Dilliard, Marjorie Edgar, Rose
Marjto Daily, Calvin Prince, Bill
McLennan, James Lewis, James
Eubanks, Jerry Ham, Dee Arr ^-
ton, Bobby Vaughn, Wesley Fill-
mon, Johnny Cowan, Raymond
Reves, Gale McLennan, Randolph
Johnson, and Reggie Sides. Mem-
bers of the graduating class of the
elementary school includes: M. T.
Safford, Nathan Patterson, Fred-,
erickXJeb, Carrol Vickers, Norman
Keithley, Charles Helmer, Gary
Berry, Bobby Sanders, Edith Ham,
Marie Youngquist, Minnie Goyne,
Mary Lou Odell, Alma McClendon,
C. W. Taylor, Fred Newberry,
Billy Joe Davis, Velma Ham, Peggy
Patton, Arwood Middleton, Annie
Mac Frazier, Betty Winkles. Ray
Henderson, Elouise Prince, James
Hale, Ima Lee Clevenger, and
Bertha Galbreath.
Baccalaureate service was held
at the high schol auditorium on
Sunday, May 25. Following was
the program; Processional, Mrs. A.
B. Olson; Invocation, Rev. Melvin
Byrd, Baptist pastor; hymn, mix-
ed choir; anouncements, Supt. C.
T. Berkman; sermon, J. C. Eu-
banks, Sr.; benediction, Rev. Mr.
Byrd, and recessional, Mrs. A. B.
Olson__j__________. __,
The Senior class of Lueders high
school left Friday for their senior
trip to Carlsbad, N. M., for three
days where they enjoyed swim-
ming, skating and boatriding, and
the tour through the beautiful
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Outlets
red a ship-
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iproved and
feature.
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Bob's Produce
Msndh Nutreno Dealer in town,
help YOU
underground cave ran. They were
accompanied by thqir class spon-
sors, Mias Ira Bell Harper, E. 8.
Phelps, Mrs. Claud Webb and Mrs.
J. A. Fleming. Thoee taking the
trip Were: Reggie Sides, Randolph
Johnson, Gale McLennan, Raymond
Reves, Dee Arrington, Johnny Co-
wan, Wesley Fillmon, Bobby
Vaughn, Jerry Ham, James Eu-
banks, James Lewis, Bill McLen-
nan. Galvin Prince. Rose Marii.
flaily, Marjorie Edgar, Bettv Ju
Dillard, Betty Lue Fox, Doris
Ruth Stark, Ethel Youngquitt,
Merle Ruth Curry, Cleola Har-
grove, Marie Martin, Violet Mc-
Intosh, Opal Modgling, Bobby
Jane Webb, Barbara Cox, Billy
Ivy, Bobby Jack Fleming. Patsy
Vickers, -ir
Guests in the home of Rev. and
Mrs. Cecil Tune during the week-
end were Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Street
and daughter, Nancy Kay, and
Carlton L. Tune of Lubbock and
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wright and
daughter, Betty, from Toyah.
Mrs. Chester Oman has returned
to her home from several weeks
in the Stamford Sanitarium where
she underwent major surgery. She
is improving nicely.
The congregation of the Church
of Christ held a fish fry near the
home of Mr. and Mrs. B, Hale on
Monday njjght. A picnic shipper
was served to a large group.
The Junior-Senior banquet was
held on Friday night at the high
school gym. _ .
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Star-Studded Cast
In Dramatic Film
Opening: Here Tues.
A star-studded cast offers a
brilliant interpretation of Samuel
Goldwyn’s new dramatic produc-
tion for RKO Radio relesase at the
Grand Theatre Tuesday and Wed-
nesday, June 10.11. ‘The Best
Years of Our Lives” develops in
highly vivid form the emotional
experience* encountered, each with
its own crisis, by three men and
the woman they love. Top-billed
in the picture are Myrna Loy,
iarrtr, Dana' An,rtTgwT."~Tg-'
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Glimpse of Gun-Toting West of 1900 s Shown in Pursued,’ at Grand Sunday
A penetrating and exciting
glimpse into the majestic gun-tot-
ing west of 1900 awaits those who
visit the Grand Theatre Sunday,
Monday and Tuesday where Niven
Busch’s “Pursued,” a Warner
Broa.’s release produced by the
United States Pictures,. Starring
Teresa Wright and Robert Mitch-
um, the rough and ready, sus-
pensefu) melodrama, alive with ad-
venture and romance, also boasts
a «u|>erb supporting cast that in-
cludes ‘Judith Anderson, Dean
Jagger, Alan tlali
'Pursued
lent tale of
is a two-fisted turbu-
the southwest when
__ and a talented
young newcomer, John Rodney.
resa Wright, Virginia Mayo, and
Cathy O’Donnell, new Goldwyn dis-
March finds a bank vice-presi- j CoflgfPfttulHtlOriS
dency waiting for him, in addition | , » , „, , . „
' A son, John Michael Bryan, was
to b>s lovely wife, (Miss Loy), and . * ^n.Jonn Mlchael Bryan, was
hi. daughter. Peggy (Miss
Wright). He is not at all the pop- “*y He w*,eherf »even
was'iJeoTmabelf as a
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Roadshow Prices for This Memorial Hit
Matinees 80c — Nigrhts $1.30
n Children 50c
circus with varicolored balloons
hanging from the ceiling giving a
festive atmosphere. The tables
were arranged for foursome,,
Wayne Doty was master of cere-
monies, and Gladiola Irwin, junior
class president. Randolph Johnson,
senior class president, gave the
response. Members of the junior
class gave a H^rse Dance, and the
junior class sextet sang the Circus
song and medley. Supt. C. T. Berk-
man introduced.. .{Makar Max
Leach of Abilene, and the program
closed with the school Alma Ma-
ter. The menu consisted of orange
cup, baked ham, English peas, par-
sley potatoes, hot rolls, butter, rel-
ish dish, cake, ice cream, and pink
lemonade. Members of the junior
class are: Jane Baker, Wands
Cox Jean Damron, Monte Smart,
Janet Davidsop, Beverly Jo Del-
ewaide, Wayne Doty, Charley Gaf-
ford, John Edward Wilhite, Gladi-
ola Irwin, Wanda Rogers, Jane
Eubanks, Barbara Taylor, Mary
Patton, Richard Glaze, J. D. Har-
grove, Frances Comona, Ollie
Petty, J. R. Dillard, hnd Billie
Sanders.
Mrs. T. C. Rough ton returned to
her home last week from the Stam-
ford Sanitarium where she under-
went minor surgery, and is im-
proving nicely.
Miss Lola Mae Daniels, instruct-
or in the San Marcos Academy
arrived here Sunday to spend the
summer with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Daniels.
The Methodist Society of Chris-
tian Service were hostess to the
graduating class of Lueders high
school on Thursday evening, in the
Fellowship Hall with a banquet.
The foursome tables were ar-
ranged as airplanes in flight for-
mation and numbers of minature
airplanes were suspended from the
ceiling. Flight logs contained the
menu, and place cards were shap-
ed as wings. The theme of the
program was “Soaring in the Fu-
ture.” The group sang the Air
Corps song, “Flying into the Wild
Blue Yonder," and Supt. Berkman
gave the invocation. Wanda Rog-
ers gave the Welcome, and Randy
Johnson gave the Response, Miss
Ira Bell Harper, and Mr. Berk-
man gave, “Words of Encourage-
ment” and address by Rev. Lloyd
Hamilton, Methodist minister of
Rule. Due to the bad weather
many of the class were unable to
attend. Those present were:
Randy Johnson, Rose Daily, Bar-
bara Cox, Bill McLennan, Bobby
Jane Webb, James Lewis, Wanda
Faye Rogers, Billy Ivy, Betty Fox,
Reggie Sides, Bobby Vaughn, Jerry
Ham, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Berkman,
Miss Ira Bell Harper, Rev. Lloyd
Hamilton of Rule, Rev. and Mrs.
Cecil Tune, Mary Lou Odell, Mrs.
Bert Johnson, Mrs. T. M. Smart
and Mrs. William Rogers.
Rev. and Mrs. Cecil Tune and
Ava Lea left the first of the week
for La mesa and Lubbock where
Miy will visit relatives before
going to Amarillo to attend th«
Northwest Texas Methodist Con-
ference.
ular conception of a banker, being
a fun-loving individual with some-
what broad-minded views about
loans to ex-service men.
Andrews returns to his wife,
(MissMayo), who married him
when he was a young Air Forces
Captain. During peace time he
had been a soda clerk, and, failing
to find anything better, is forced
to go back to his old job. This
on May 28. He weighed seven
pounds and six ounces. Grandpa-
rents are Mr. and Mrs. Bailey
Post and Mf, and Mrs. Henry
Bryan of this city. The baby also
has six great-grandparents, Mrs.
S. L. Bryan of Stamford, Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Hines of Avoca, Mr. and
Mrs. H. S. Post of Haskell and
Mill Marr of Ralls. John" Michael
has an older brother, Nick, who
is three. The father was here
from Houston, leaving Sunday
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alienates his flighty, gold-digging The family will move from Hous-
W I f I* 911 /1 C fit e»i u V.il a ma,.4 A a. n a ■
ton tq San Antonio on June 1,
though Mrs. Bryan and the boys
will be here until a later date.
Bryan is employed by the Texas
Oil Company.
Mrs. Geore Zachary of Temple
has been visiting Stamford friends.
a- ^a.v. «*• avs.;.« .ciuea- .v.jS'
wife, and she turns her interest
to other men. The neglected vet-
eran proceeds to fall in love with
the independent daughter of the
March-Loy couple, providing them
with their knottiest problem. , -
A third social dilemma is played
b\ Haiold Russell as a fiance nas oeen visiting Stamford friqpda. to the i
(( athy O Donnell) and hesitates
to ask the girl to marry him.
Fredric March and Myrna loy
have much humorous work to re-
lieve the more serious requirements
of their roles. Another-role on
the lighter side is that of Car-
michael, in real life popular as a
pianist and composer, cast as a
philosophical musical partender,
friend of March.
Six New Song Hits
In Palace Mid-Week
Film Offering
Starring Vivian Blaine, Perry
Como, Harry James and Carmen
Miranda, and boaating a score of
six new song hits by famed com-
■ posera Joe Myiww inrt~CTtfTe"Dc
Unge, “If I’m Lucky,” 20th Cen-
tury-Fox’s new musical opens
Wednesday at the Palace Theatre.
Assigned to the task of writing
songs for four of the nation’s top
musical personalties, Myrow and
I>e Lange are said to have written
an outstanding musical score that
gives each of the stars generous
opportunities of -displaying their
distinctive talenta, as well as play-
ing an important part in advan-
cing the mood and action of the
film's story. “Follow the Band,”
rousing election number, features
Harry James and his Music Mak-
ers; “If I’m Lucky” and “Bet Your
Bottom Dollar,” birth romantic bal-
lads, throw the spotlight on Vivian
Blaine and Perry Comp;“Qne More
Kiss,” and unusual rythmn num-
each of the stars and the band;
Carmen Miranda lets lose with her
men Miranda lets loose with her
tropical rythmn in “Batucada,” a
racy Hrazillian number; while
“Moop of Jade” brings Harry
Jaim-s and his celebrated trumpet
to the fore in all his brilliant vir-
NEW PIPE LINE BEING
BUILT TO ILLINOIS
Construction was started last
week on a new 63(T mile long oil
pipe line running from Corsicana
to Illinois by the Magnolia Pipe-
line Co. It will be a ‘iO-inch di-
ameter line, electrically welded,
treated and wrapped.
Powder Puff
3 Block* Hast of Stamford Ion
Phone 480
C'4)ld Waves—
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Heat Waves—
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ALL SHAMPOOS AND SETS — $1
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it was young, and of Jeb Rand
(Robert Mitchum’ who was perse-
cuted and stalked by an unfor-
getting and unknown avenger. Jeb,
raised by Mrs. Medora Cullurn
(Judith Anderson) shares love and
warmth with the two Callum chit gun battles and ever-present f
dren, Thorley (Teresa Wright)
and Adam (John Rodney.)
When Jeb matures, he and Thor
confess their love for each other,
as he enlists to fight in' the
Spanish-Americxn War. Return*
ing as a hero, Jeb quarrels bitterly
with hia foster brother, who M
later killed by Jeb.
Continued pesecutton by uneeoa
enemies embroils Jeb in further
for his life. How he is .
recapture his love and (
free from mental torment,
for a vivid and absorbing
entertainment.
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Craig, Roy M. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, May 30, 1947, newspaper, May 30, 1947; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth972648/m1/3/: accessed April 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.