Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, July 2, 1948 Page: 1 of 16
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Stamford Area Newspaper Collection and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Stamford Carnegie Library.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
¥• w
IE LIT
UMBXXV
STAMFORD, JONES
Contestants
Invite
to Services
raw DAY — JULY t:
mm will b* found at' all
* of the day, fpr those
are here on Sunday.
0Fy school service* are
in all the churchee.. be*
Visitors from far and near and contestants from Weat
Texas ranches are converging on Stamford for the eight-
eenth annual Texas Cowboy Reunion celebration, which
The Reunion will
■after
•* mnrninif worship >*•-
at 10:50 to 11 a. m.
lEvtaing worship hours also
vary, but a cordial invitation
is extended to all to attend
the church of their choice.
odeo Judges Are
Cutting Hone Contest^
last year and severalofthe group
hey* been, serving m that capacity
for many years.
They are Bill Damron of Has-
ltf - _---^ wessssvp. anoeaa vs mail BillK
Home on the Range" with the Hardin-Simmona Cow-
boy Band during, the TrTas Contni/ .......... Paitrhfoi
Of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Baird of this cITy, she holds hei
-uagree of voice from North Texas 8tate Collage. Den
*a*rtp4Una
[-Service Men’s Calf Roping
Anson to Send
own _,
Two Sponsors
Amm W ill k.M t M/i.
months
graduate student in the University of Texas, she s
for a number of plays and with the university band.
C. ' Carothers, prominent
rancher of Stamford, is
president of the Texas
Cowboy Reunion Associa-
tion. organization of old-
time cowboys and cattle-
men, which convenes here
with the Texas Cmwhny Rj>
. Anson will have two sponsors to
the Texas Cowboy Reunion. Mary
Cowboy Reunion Stogcd
Baker will represent the Lions club
and Anne Bowyer will represent
the Anson Chamber of Commerce.
Miss Baker is the daughter of Roy
Baker and Miss Bowyer ih the
daughter of Ihv and Mrs. John.
<J. Bowyer. Mine Bowycr’s grind-
fhther wgg one of the founders ot
Anson.
Will Open Friday Morning at 9 o'Clock
Yards, 1ft.; tt Edwards,
'•khans; John Roberts, Midland;
« the show, is headed by W. G.
Swenson, president. Other offi-
cers an L. M. Hardy, Vice provi-
dent and Clay Markham, treasurer.
Directors of the erganmathm are
Hardy, Bwensoo, Roy A r ledge.
the show and other things in con-
nection with it. 86me of three men
put in portions of months in da-
vaneg of the show, others hardly
mt-or deqr whitt Urn teow'k In
progress, so engroeeed are they
that-office rtece lMI.
Other officers are Tom Hickman.
Gainsville, range bona, and B. J«
Glover, Crowell, wagon boas. Di-
rectors are H. G. Bedford of Mid-
land, immediate past president.
— aft, L---J. rk.-K.
lohn W.'SSmilh. "Knox City; Rufus
Bedford, Henderson; Joe Jay, -AM-
eng; Tom Turner, Stamford; J. Vl
Hudson. Haskell; Charles Mayes.
Improvement Made This Year at 2:
Reunion Grounds Will Make Handlin)
Gf Rodeo Stock More Convenient
Monday; J. L. Bypart.1 omasa; J.
B. Clark, Stamford; John F. Mad-
■das. tiiatin;..Mx»,-Erank Rhoadfs.
ehdtltee
eaadi—ChaeUa
Throckmorton; Mrs. MitUp Hi
IK!
^U,XifU of the Texas Cowboy
However, perhaps some of the
sM*» say they are waiting until
next f*R Ws wear them -the hats"
are just too pretty to get dirty.
However, perhaps some ofe the
committee chairmen might he Men-'
impraomenta far
Benjamin; M. ft Doss, Seminole:
HE
groundn at the Texas Cowboy Re- | year to spood up the show and keep
waien this your will make -it easier tuing* moving and thorn is nothing
and more convenient to handle the of an amateur perfermanee in the
stock for the rotted ptrfBrmsncee. way tbowhIsu mures off U*a ctoffc-
emmel to Be
are H. C. Coffey of Pampa, fin*
Returned Home
Swimming: Classes
Continue to Grow
Judging in Officiol Quarterhorse Show
Will Bo One of Fow Features Sundoy
Tha official American Quartet in the get-of-eire class, with rih- and the winning horses will co
Horse show, which is hold anually Mms «Mng to second and third pete for championship of the rei
in contortion with the Texas ( owl PJ*5**’ el*M la ing class during the regular afU
ho, mutton, will Xnvcofftotol ItidC «ZZZ'T, SZT*” '
ter horses; Ram Baiae, stall re-
servations; Grady Bowdry.ranch
chock wagons; W. M. Braymor,
decorations; W. J. Bryant, polka
and parkng; Judge Coombes, en-
tertainment and registration; K.
ing on Sunday afternoon, July li
hoginning at 1 p. m. This is one of
the few features reserved for Sun-
day.
Grand champion and reserve
champion stallions and grand
champioB^nnd reserve champion
mares will be decided from the
first place winners in divisions.
A ribbon and trophy donated by
the American Quarter Horae, As-
sociation will W presented to the
grand champion stallion and grand
rhamplon man and ft ribbon will
fifth and sixth $5 each; stallions
foaled in in 1*44 or before, first
*'-■> sponsors.
Ryland Glee ton was sponsors dance
Chairman but R. E. Hall took over
when Gleeton had to go to a
hospital.
MpeftRdO; raeoft) $35; third $2$;
fourtt> 920; «ft?L l»5, and sixth
fW.
Among the mares, mares foaled
in 1*47 first place $16; second $10
and third, fourth, fifth and sixth.
pete tor ch.mpkAfttp W the rain-
donated bftL AmerieM4Oerter
i ft aft ft #
• *
*
ft -ft‘^ •#y
v ■ ™~ *
Jbr.
rit$laav$kf>fftiriir , itftpi i_.i
afiraaNnaMEaMMlAirtiH
■/■s •w ’
rt . • ' *
‘v . '.j.. . ,
. -w o > * .
y
i. ” i ' •
, a. *V y
i • ,7^- •* t
■ , „'-s
""TTifnai
• —Jr . -x
*
a '* ■ v .
ids Expected at Annual Texas Cowboy R
HOWDY, 8TRANGER1
to Texas Cowboy Reunion and Big
-Imru: JtowjuC»it
■ ■■y
we can help you in any way.
BILL MORROW MOTOR CO.
"SUPREME IN
THQUSAltDS OF PKOPLR 8KB THE
REAP. AMEBir A H fLAMaMM
•RR.
10:00
11:00 Big Parade—Chuck Wjl
Sponsors, Cowboys,
l».-0» Sponsors'
WECONDDAY-a
is m the way home for re-burial.
, Bgt. Strcmmcl was wounded on
July 13, 1941 in the battle o St.
Lo. dying the next day, July 14.
Hu was buried in n cemetery at
Bte Merc Rglisc. France
, Camp Wolters a#id Fort Bragg. N.
[ C.. sailing for overseas in October.
1*42, for the invasion of North
Africa, He was also in the conquest
__lila, BTsertc, and Sktty and
- then in Ikcemher of 1943. he railed
I for England for more training for
f D Day invasion.
, He was born June 21, 1*17, near
Bhgerton. He it survived by hia pa-
rents. Mf. and Mrs. August Strem.
'duel, two aiiters, Mr*. T. L, Thane
'And Mrs. A. R. Helm, two brothers,
Herbert and Edwin Btremmel,
three nephews and three nieces, all
•f 8agurton. •
Mr. and Mrs. August Stremmei
Of Sagert«»n were notified by the ^ w —,T, w
[War Depart mentthatUu body of arc wearing during the Reunion
their eon, Sgt. WHIie K. Ktreautiel, Tha rhatnuen are Henry An-
GUEST CABIN AT REUNION GROUNDS
WILL BE USED IN ENTERTAINING
MANY NOTABLES HERE FOR SHOW
The guest cabin of the Texan
Cowboy Reunion grounds, put into
, active uae during the Texas Cow-
boy Bounion, will be presided over
ky Henry Andrews, who prfdee
himself on his ability as a host
"chef.” His outdoor meMa,
I evef-the Wfku drltT, Bara
described as “out of thia
£
_ .jtlnguished visitors will be
entertained at dinners there on
1 July * at noon, the Govern
heon will be heM when
_ Beau ford Jester w
, along wiih Texas Cowboy
J chairmen and their winter
^official host era to the Re-
, Mrs. George Pryor, aad Dr.
Texas Cowboy Reunion and their
wivea will ha guests.
The annual sponsors’ breakfast
will be held at the Quart uuhln
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Among the distinguished visit-
ors who will be entertained at tha
cabin are thejtovcrnor and former
Culberson, Lyndon Johnson,
Murray, Olive* Cobb, an Ohio ^
Usher; a group of Fort man,' inclod
lug Ernest Allen. Billy Bob Watts.
S5h?Bu«gM^
Floyd Carmichael and Joe
ul Waggoner. R. B.
1 Biggs <
--------and John lifts of Ver-
non: D. Burnt of Guthrie; Johnnl*
Stephens of Matador; Mr. and Mrft
Merrick Da
Mr. and
snd
Fraink Coates, all of Albany.
t of tha Stamford
imMhii .........I in 11
JL Cromwell.
The swimming classes at the
Stamford Municipal swimming pool
continues to grow st> that it has
been necessary to divide the be-
ginners dart, Mrs. John M. Ben-
nett, instructor under the sum-
mer rtcfcatlonal program said
Thursday.
Swimmers class is now from S
to * a. m., advaned beginners from
* to 10 a. m. and eariy beginners
from 10 to 11 a. m. on Monday,
Wednoaday and Friday of each
weak.
work. ,
N’ew stall barns and stock pens
have been added. Three and one-i.
half new stall barns have been
constructed for cowgirls and cow-
girl*' horse*. The*.- buildings will
rekaas two stock pens for use for
rodeo stock. The ana between the
stall barns and the arena has been
levelled, new Mpracks have been
built in the stock pen* and the
drainage system has been widened
and improved.
The contestants' recreation hut,
whkh was completed for the 1*47
■how, has been improved by a
new sidewalk and more s|>aee has
been prbvMed for the contestants
in the grandstands.
____te the
W1,l A Ikl pragmas ef wild
-7w*ni£
trig ^
tw eG.---.
$ra ttw fWsTaad are*'
HR HHi Mi-
offered.
Spraral frarara. will be ktro-
, ,rm~ »• time during
U* ertehsatiou. with cut.
dir
* ceueera. ex-aernoe men
wr War fteaka. and otlwr iveute
* w the pro-
The pretty cowgirl sponsor* will
•Prte in the arena at the after
$10; fourth $7.50; fifth and sixth
$5 each;marts foaled In 1*45.’first
place $40; second $30; third $20;
fourth $10 .and fifth and sixth $6
each; mares fouled In 1*44 or be-
fore, first place $40; second $30;
third, $20; fourth $10; and fifth
end sixth $8 rarti.
Thk year for the first time a
te the flutter Horae show pith
rrtidng class, stallion, mare or
^Mhgffaalad In 1*45 1»4« h^ing
presented ribbon for first, second
•nd third places, and another di-
Virtoa ef raking class, stallion.
PTRaiding foaled in 1044 or
». being equally honored.
-Zhn -fint and aaoond place win-
----n# tmas ^1__tr _vus ____
draw mg mmmkm for the
performantu a, which they Will com
PH* trad the order te whkh they
w.11 nrt. A hamkonw saddle goes
to tee winner m the contest, too.
The official quarter horse jud
ring will he hcW Sraday at I p
SLHCJRr - ftatnms-e*-
•rt^eJ for Sunday. The memorial
for tee Reunion A^k-
tion meraheea who have died within
tha past year «UI he held at 2
* * «■ at the Bunk
houae. Annual hurts... meeting
°f the Terra Cmehey Reunion As
PARADE PASSES IN REVIEW—Scenes like thin one snapped by Lewis Blacks took
will spotlight downtown Stamford for the Texas Cowboy Reunion pnnide on July 2, be-
ginning at 11 ft m. The chuckwagon pictured here is typical of the chuck wagons
^ — »*•: •—* *3
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Craig, Roy M. Stamford American (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, July 2, 1948, newspaper, July 2, 1948; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth972914/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.