Jones Co. TX - Newspapers - The Stamford American: May 15, 1924 *********************************************************** Submitted by: Dorman Holub Date: 28 December 2019 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/jones/jonestoc.htm *********************************************************** The Stamford American Thursday, May 15, 1924 Tuxedo doing experimental farming to conserve soil Almost in the shadow of the Flat Top Mountain, steadily and permanently the hamlet of Tuxedo steps forward. At present she has under construction a modern brick school building. The Sabbath School attendance at Tuxedo is greater in number than is the entire population of the town. A.J. French owns a half section of land adjacent to the town, in directing experimental work. He began to make tests in cotton cropping three years ago. E.P. Lawson meat market install expensive display counter. A.E. Sanders has bought the interest of E.E. Gibson in the Alcove News Stand and has taken charge. Moreland-Gordon Thursday, May 8th, at Anson, Texas, Miss Lois Moreland, daughter of Mrs. W.K. Moreland, of Stamford and Eugene G. Gordon of Portland, Oregon were married by the pastor of the First Baptist church. The groom is a successful young man of Portland, a civil engineer. The couple will visit relatives here and at Jayton, Sylvester, and Abilene then visit at Prescott, Arizona, Yellowstone Park and make their home in Portland. At the family home on west Oliver street, on Friday afternoon at 4:15, Mrs. J.R. Jones passed away. Mrs. Jones was born in Goliad county more than 70 years ago and came to Stamford 17 years ago. She was married to Mr. J.R. Jones 48 years ago and to this union one child was born, Mr. Jack Jones, now living one East Moran Street. The passing of this good woman marks a sad epoch in the history of our city in that one of the beautiful pioneer mothers has departed. She was converted when by a girl and lived a consecrated life, uniting early with the Baptist church. Survivors are an aged husband, son, grandchildren; five sisters: Mesdames W.S. Dyer, Belle Duncan and Al Leach of Dallas; Mesdames John Greenwade and T.O. Griffin of Whitney; Brother: W.F. Ferguson to mourn her. Funeral conducted by her pastor, Rev. J.B. Rowan of the First Baptist church at the home Saturday afternoon, with interment at Highland cemetery. Boy Scout Meeting will be held at the Central Ward school building Friday afternoon at five. U.E. Baker, Geo. Pryor, Dr. Montgomery, C.W. Kight, J.M. Youree and R.C. Thomas compose the scout committee. C.L. Widney is scout master. Harry Fuller field executive. Lueders a beautiful and prosperous community. The little city of Lueders in the Clear Fork Valley, an important trading center of eastern Jones county. Nature was lavish with her favors to Lueders when it scooped out the Clear Fork Valley and embellished it with so many nooks of scenic beauty and fertile valley plots, and deposited almost under the townsite an immense ledge of the finest building stone yet known to man. Last year, the stony quarry shipped 499 cars of building stone for which they received $135,5000. Nine of the town’s 11 business houses are built of this stone, as it their school building which seems to look down with pride upon the city from its highest elevation. Lueders has a municipal park of 13 acres in one of the beauty spots near the town and is gaining wide fame over central West Texas as an ideal outing resort. The camp grounds oft he Central West Texas Baptist Encampment adjoins the park and every year thousands of church people journey there for the religious service and the pleasure of camping out, swimming in the river, loafing in the shade, fishing and to mingle with their fellow West Texans. The Stamford and Lueders water supply comes from Lake Penick, one of the largest bodies of water in West Texas. It was created by damning the Clear Fork just opposite Lueders and make a great, beautiful lake right at their door. Col. R.L. Penick’s summer home, Lilias Lodge, one of the most widely known homes in West Texas is located on the shore of the lake four miles above the dam. The Colonel’s hospitality is as wide as his plantation and he takes great pride in his irrigated orchards, gardens and chicken farms. They maintain a Chamber of Commerce and about 95 percent of the citizens of the town belong. The Value Store Special Sale of Ladies Hats Stamford, Texas Avoca News The carpenters are busy now on the Douthit gin at Avoca. It will be equipped with five 80-saw stands with all the latest machinery. Rabbit drive at Rockdale last week with dinner at Lindsey Chapel. The ladies of the Stamford Church of Christ met at the regular hour Monday morning. Mrs. Harvey was our teacher. J.J. Gentry is the pastor of the Lueders Baptist church. Neighborhood papers: Rochester News; Lueders Messenger; Breckenridge Semi-Weekly News; Hamlin Herald. Piggly Wiggly Mistletoe Creamery Station Layne-Yates Co.