The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. [26], Ed. 1 Friday, March 28, 1941 Page: 8 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 22 x 18 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
I
Hot much money do von
•oppose (DM out of tOHIW. of
•WHit 10,000 Inhabitant*.—
to city printers?
;Bev. CnrJ Clement has been
oonfined to his. home with a
aercre cold.
JTy.
WANTED
LIVESTOCK
We will pay you
more for your,
livestock on a 1941 J>
Stewart-Warner
Electric
Refrigerator,.
Get our prices be-
fore you buy..
We will not be un-
BARROW
FURNITURE
COMPANY
Phone 118
THE STAMFORD LEADKH, jTAVfWQR^ TEXAS
ICSJTSawi*. ';
Atkina and Gillean
Take Over Station
^7.
Lloyd Sides as manager.
These young men are well
L>. W, Atkins and Roscoe^ known here and we join their
Gillean have taken over the'friends in wishing them auc-
Conoco Station at 2iM> West, cess.
McHarge Avenue and have “Strawberry Blonde” a 'Officers Elected for Ladies’
Friday, Msrgh 2% mi
Dandy of (he Gay Ninetiea Class of Central Christian
“Strawberry Blonde” was The . Ladies’ Bible Class of
the bill at the Grand this the Central Christiftn Church
week, beginning Saturday met last Thursday tyening at
ici of Mrs.
-J-
Watch Repairing
Jewelry and
s
Frank Heflin
*1* KCrtvMI
DiaStonde
and Recon.
Per Salk or Trade
ON1* or See Ms
'•f
- Will Help Beautify Your Home
You'll be amazed at the differ-
* ence landscaping can make in
the' beauty of yoor grounds.
Ask for a free estimate—
you’ll find it more than worth-
while. Inquire nowj
Your Grounds Need Beauty Too
All Nursery Stock on Sgje at Bargain Prices
Arizona-Cypress. 3-5 ft. , f ‘ $L00 each
Arborvitae. 3-5 ft. J , . i $1.00 each
Pecan Trees. 4,.vr. old $1.00 each
Flowering Shrubs 20c each
Nandinas . 75? each
Rose Bushes 10c *ach
IHJ
n
» \
Conner Nursery
and
Floral Co.
HASKELL, TEXAS
:*Tpr^|
midnight and going through 7:30 at the residence mm.
Sunday, Monday and Tuaaday. C. E. Coombes. The diversion
James Cagnej^ takes the lead of the evening was quilting,
in this and never was ha bet- Then the class held a business,
ter. There ar many othara, in- session, electing new officers
eluding Alan Hale, who is fine for the year, which include
at any time and with any Mrs. S. L. Fleming, teacher,
company that he is cast with. Mrs. Beulah Gould, president;
Of course, Olivia De Haviland Mrs. C. E. Coombes, vice pres-
and Rita Hayworth came in ident; Mrs. O'Steen, secretary
for their parts, and they have treasurer; Mrs. A. M. Conant,
few equals and fewer, if any welfare work; Mrs. Anna
superiors. Dial, reporter.
lir>ThevPlay th® “After the election, names
Gay Nineties. It is the best werb drawn. Each one is to
play by odds that we have ev- be a friend to the one whose
er seen of that period^ and we name she drew. These names
believe we have seen them all, will be revealed in June at an.
It is the only play we ever saw other class party. This class
that was anything-like 100 per fa doing a wonderful work in
cent “Gay Ninety,” true to visiting and helping those
. . who are in need. Also, sending
Other good, shows at the cards and flowers to those
Grand this wqek. See program who are sick. ~
V J.If jjllfret1." ~g ~" p~The hostess served a delf-
f Guests at Haskell cious salad plate.
R«W.p~t & wHbhta
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Francis thimble. It seems that he had
were in Haskell Monday night a hunch that refreshments
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. U. were *oin* to ** served.—Re-
Fields at a program-reception. P°rter-______
reader AnHOn Man Takes Position
ZvU» Wlth tab
Cliffs (Alice Duer Miller)1 Anson, March 25. — Sam
background by ROS8er> who has been employ-
Brook Haven, organist of Abi- ed by the Anson Spot Cash
,ene- The program was given Grocery for the past year has
at a Methodist Church this week taken a job with
and the inception followed at Ben E. Keith; Wholesale gro-
the Fields home. |
Mrs. Howard Spencer and
daughter, Katheryn, have re-1
turned from visits with rela*-
tives in Santa Anna. Cross
Plains and Abilene. They left*
Stamford on Friday and re-
turned Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Pratt
spent the week-end visiting
relatives „ in Abilene and
Sweetwater.
3
eery firm of Abilene. For a
number of years he was asso-
ciated with his father in the
grocery business here. Mrs.
Rosser, and little daughter
ser later to make their home
in Abilene. His place is being
Norma Jean will join Mr. Ros-[ taken by W. T. Howe.
—• - * ,-•' • •
o:
Going . . . going . . .
they’d soon be gone!
Don’t wait! Buy now
and save money. . .
ft
5.
Olives e"Z
"7.25*
Preserves r„7,
19*
Pickles ,?„7”
15*
Lettuce
3 10*
Oranges
...23*
•» ,
Carrots
3J
0 o' ■
I A DF1 SWIFTS
LAlVlj 8 lb. ctn
69*
MEAL xhL
35'
SOAP p*"Lr
17'
salt 5c
4
-
f
AimH *9,000
• 5
IfER DAY
FOR TAXES...
r,'r
TS
, . - • .®3H '*
During 1940 the tax bill of Lone Star Gas System amounted .• \
a
to $378.00 for every hour the clock struck, day and night
• '* A ' ' ’ r ♦
... or $8,955.15 for each of the three hundred and sixty- }
five days of the year. This means thslsn amount equal dT
our entire net revenue for 183 days of the year went right
* « ■ *
back to the public in the form of taxes for School, City,
County, State and Federal purposes. This does not include
*
such additional taxes as state and federal gasoline taxes and
other "hidden” taxes in the cost of supplies we must buy to
keep your gas service dependable. Nor does it include the
thousand! of additional dollars that go to tax funds from
the wages of more than 3,500 Lone Star. Gas System em-
ployees who pay individual taxes in the communities where
they reside. .
^ _............ . ..>■'■■■ - - -
Pioneers in the development of natural gas for more
* ■ ................ ii . .....■■■■ ■■■■—■I | i m ..............■mi ...........
Strawberries 2 box* 25c
Chocolate Upside-
Down Cake
NfwttMM
Ul«m
lew b, Mar, L«* T mylor
Marc* 27. >94 i
V. cap to* kutiar
I
» **»•• 4ili. S.-. juic. to tom
_ M ootocm. Turn cm orrti and hi
m rn.4wi.ilr 4m iWFl Rub bn,com .nd
Ma 4 4a, 9-utcb ub p.n with adn4
Mamt. Spctnkk boccaia wfc 3 nblapam.
440to. La, ««4. Mm 4 uhiopootM aul* w»b
t aM^mn motto and hat Co bo>',»« Sclr
Maa am. aaabtc mail mooch. Lm coal
«**• paab* tbr Mlocna Silt barn bk-c.
■a**» BotUt a>ab bat Hi, powdre «ad ult
•nd rods marctar ta boal.
H cap >mc. ermat-
addaiar
——,. . aaa and dm 0*00000 lac ufad
aamaA afcar aacb addatnn. R^n.ndccnd rM)'
•aa, adaaam Anaa. dma.il (tdc one maar
Mil haa la pan Spmad banc amalr arm
Ml Oabp Maw I bam. at aoril cabr abtiaba
VMa R»Hpr Taall Irrd
cm »»•
Spuds
l l \u. i T"
Uaallt >
10 .... 15* Bananas
4... 15*
toe csseniNe vibumus-uii mi milk.1
Peaches
Tuna
Pineapple
Hominy
Tomatoes
Spinach
Fruit Cocktail
/sliced
2 *-
lyari'i lirllabl
I'Mr) t ra.hrd
"T"
Waraba I
la <iaa4
Mtaadard
Park
l-bpal
2 ™
2 2U
3 **
w rmmm
i>;
aa 91^Of EVERY CUS-
TOMER’S MONTHLY GAS
-till GOES FbR TAXES
it requires on avataga of 91c of
every cwriomer’i monthly gai bill
. to pay the 35 different kinds of
taxes attested against Lone Stor
Got System. To meet this re*
sponsibility, 15 cents of every
dollar collected for service ren- '
, dered our customers goes to the
payment of your got company's
taxes.
* — Ii#
A. C. Braun
of the world’s finest and at a Jow cost to its customers.'
Year after year it has boon a largo taxpayer helping to.
provide civic advantages for die public it serves as weU as
to lighten the tax burden of every citisen and business.
. •
*. * , . ‘ f #i< ' ^
S**1*.
.■ •
t "v
STAR GAS SYSTEM
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.
Inglish, George L. The Stamford Leader (Stamford, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. [26], Ed. 1 Friday, March 28, 1941, newspaper, March 28, 1941; Stamford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth992727/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stamford Carnegie Library.