Jones County Texas Archives - Stamford American Excerpts - 1937 *********************************************************** Submitted by: Dorman Holub Date: 19 January 2020 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/jones/jonestoc.htm *********************************************************** The Stamford American Friday, January 8, 1937 Kinney Funeral home of Haskell combined with Stamford unit. Three licensed embalmers and four funeral directors. Mrs. J.H. Kinney is a licensed embalmer and George Kinney, son of Mr. And mrs. Kinney, is reputed to be the three licenses embalmers and four state. New company takes charge as Ford Dealer Miss Ruby Lee Brooks formerly of Lubbock one of owners. A change of ownership in Stamofrd Motors, the locatl representatives of the Ford Motor company was completed and Miss Ruby Lee Brooks of Lubbock took charge. The newly formed organization, which was formerly owned by L.B. Scott of Anson, has been changed to Stamford Motor company, inc., and officers: Glenn Hess of Lubbock, president A.N. Reed, Jr. = vice president Miss Brooks Ð secretary, treasurer Miss Brooks and Mr. Reed will be in charge of the office. Miss Brooks, who moved to Stamofrd Wednesday to make her home, has worked in Lubbock for the past 14 years with the Ford Representative there. Dec. 1 Ð Rev. Ben parker resigns as pastor of the First Christian church The Stamford American Friday, January 15, 1937 Arledge Ice company has bought two lots on West Mcharg directly across the street from the ice plan and will begin construction of a new building there. The building, which will be 25x65 feet will be constructed of concrete blocks with a white stucco finish to harmonize with the ice plant on the south side of the street. A plate glass front will have a central show window for displaying refrigerators, with doors on each side. The front of the building will be sued as a display room for refrigerators and ther rear portion for storage of company trucks. Will Joseph, negro, who has run a cafŽ for about 15 years on one of the lots bought by the Arledge Ice Company, will move his cafŽ to a new location in the northwest part of town before February 1 and other shacks on the lots will be cleared off. Directors Stamford State Bank F.E. Morrow E.P. Bunkley P.B. Bettis Dallas Southard A.L Buster C.M. Francis W.L. Harrison First national Bank J.H. Scott A.J. Swenson T.A. Upshaw G.C. Carothers W.W.Scott E.G. Keese W.G. Swenson The Lavender Barber Shop formerly on West McHarg, has moved to the north side of the square. Mr. Lavender will be aided by L.A. Glenn. Both Mr. Lavender and Mr. Glenn have been in the barbering business in Stamford for a number of years. The Stamford American Friday, January 22, 1937 Roy Duke moved back to Stamford from Anson this week and has opened an office at 109 North Swenson where he will handle the agencies for gas and kerosene stoves and refrigerators. He will be agent for the Electrolux line of refrigerators. The Maytag washing machines will also be carried. Mr. Duke, who has been associated with the refrigerator and stove business since 1929, is well known. L.B. ÒSargeÓ Cole will be employed as salesman. Mrs. Duke and the two children, Jane and Douglas have also returned to Stamford. The Stamford American Friday, February 12, 1937 Lueders church of Christ 94 in Sunday school Ladies Bible class meets in the home of Mrs. O.T. Shipp The Stamford American Friday, February 19, 1937 Acid Treating of Oil Wells new industry Recent discovery is now widely used in Texas and Oklahoma The Stamford American Friday, February 26, 1937 Peckham Digs Water Well, Strikes Oil Within City Limits A half barrel a day oil well was Òbrought inÓ at 29-1/2 feet at the Stamford Refinery this week when the digging of a water well on the refineryÕs location in the west part of the city brought forth not only 500-600 barrels of water daily, but was topped with about a half barrel of 34 gravity crude oil. Discovery of the well, which flows from the northeast, was brought about when Mexicans, who were digging the well to supply water for the refineryÕs boilers, complained of the gas. A bucket of the excavated mud was ignited and burned so freely that the rope on the bucket was destroyed. F.W. Peckham, owenr of the refinery, said the oil is evidently ÒliveÓ crude oil, only slightly below the standard of the crudes purchased for the refinery. The well was ÒshotÓ with dynamite to deepen it and at present is 33-34 feet deep. The Stamford American Friday, March 5, 1937 The Stamfod Ford Dealership operating under the name Stamford Motor Co., Inc. has changed it name to Brooks Motor Company. Impressive services were held Wednesday in the anson Presbyterian church, USA preparatory to moving the church to Monahans. The Dissolution of the church upon petition of the few remaining members, was officially enacted in January. It provided that, when legal and ecclesiasticl requirements were fulfilled, the building and the furnishings be given to the rapidly growing Presbyterian church recently organized at Monahans. WednesdayÕs services were arranged as a farewll to the local organization. The actual task of taking down the building and moving the material and furniture to the new site will begin soon. Fire department pictures The Stamford American Friday, March 19, 1937 Jimmie McCullum owns the Palace Theatre. The Stamford Leader Friday, March 26, 1937 New London School to re-open; Blast killed 455 persons W.C. Shaw, graying, shaken superintendent who lost a son in the explosion, was given a vote of confidence after his return from a conference with state school authorities in Austin. Pastors resign and new pastor selectied Final steps in the consolidation of the two Baptist churches of Stamfofrd were taken in a meeting at the First Baptsit Chruch Wednesday. Negotiations have been under way for nearly three weeks. Rev. Mel G. Leaman, pastor of the First Baptist church, and Rev. P.C. Williams, pastor of the Memorial Baptsit church have resigned and a pulpit committee was appointed Wednesday night to recommend a new pastor for the combined congregations. The congregation of the First Baptist church voted to invite members of the Memorial church to unite with the former. Last Sunday the Memorial Baptist church voted to accept the invitation, officially dissolved the organization and accepted the resignation of the pastor. Rev. leaman offered his resignation which was accepted. Building of the Memorial Baptist church building have been abandoned. Vestus Bunkley and Hamp Bunkley are sons of J.E. Bunkley and live in Rockdale. M/M Howell Cobb spent the weekend in Ranger with Mrs. CobbÕs parents, M/M E.E. Ivy and with Mrs. CobbÕs sister, Mrs. Elmo Decker and her husband. The Stamford American Friday, April 23, 1937 Rev. P.D. OÕBrien accepts pastor of First Baptist church. He has been in Colorado City for the past five years. The Stamford American Friday, May 14, 1937 Rev. H.S. Hinson, Baptist minister, elected pastor of a Baptist church organized in Stamford Sunday. 46 charter members organized the church. Miss Juanealy Gentry was elected church clerk. The Stamford American June 25, 1937 George Corse, Jr. of Graham has been employed as the Band director and Spanish teacher. The Colbert old home on North Swenson avenue, one block north of the First Baptist Churhc, has been purchased by the new Baptist church of which Rev. H.S. Hinson is pastor and will be used for a church building beginning gin July. The lower floor will be turned in to an auditorium and the upper floor will be used for Sunday school cloasses. The Stamford American July 9, 1937 $10,000 building to be erected by the Church of Christ presdent structure being torn down for new church Story and half rock veneered building to be completed in 90 days The Stamford Church of Chirst, one of the oldest church organizations of Stamford, expects to have a handsome new stone church building ready for occupancy within 60 to 90 days. The present structure is being torn down this week and the new building will be erected on the same location at the corner of Moran and Weatherbee streets. Services will be held in the city auditorium until the new building is completed. The story and a half building which will cost approximately $10,000 will be rock surfaced of Lueders stone and colored stone from Palo Pinto and will be finished inside with panelwood or sealtex. It will be 48 by 84 and will face south on Moran Street. In additon to a large auditorium, the first floor will contain two class rooms, a built-in baptistery, with heating facilities, ante room and two rest rooms. The north half of the basement will be used for a utilitiy lobby and the remainder will compose six or eight classrooms. Concrete steps will lead up to the main auditorium and alos to the basement from the outside of the structure. E.R. Davis, contractor, will use all local labor in the construction. The building committee is composed of Frank Sosebee, Alfred Lieb, Bill Hargroves, and L.L. Loop. Evangelist John M. Rice, has been minister for the Church of Christ for about two years. At present, he is away in revival meetings, but he expects to return here in September. The Church of Christ congregation first held services in Stamford about 1900, in little box school house where about 25 people would convene for Sunday services. Later the services were held in a frame building near the present Moran Street school for four or five years, and the building which is now being torn down was erected about 28 years ago. The Stamford American July 23, 1937 Chemical plant is StamfordÕs first oil industry Dowell, Inc of Tulsa, OK has leased a site on the M-K-T railway property southwest of the Katy freight depot. George Phillips is the engineer. H.E. Harmon is manager. Avoca Town lots leased for oil as high as $75 each M-K-T railway has re-opened its depot at Avoca, which had been closed for nearly 10 years. J.J. Crawford has been placed in charge as station agent and telegraph operator. The Stamford American July 30, 1937 The Grinnel airport an dlanding field a mile north of Stamford near the Haskell highway is being put in shape. I.C. Cavitt is in charg. The landing field has been used occasionally since 1933. The Stamford American August 20, 1937 Improvements continue; Old Landmarks Pass Morgan Old Building Torn Down; Meredith House moved away In addition to the building program at the Stamford Sanitarium and the construction of the Churchof Chirst building, various improvements. The foundation for the Church of Christ has been dug and the brick is being laid for the walls of the basement. Work on the building will continue when the basement is completed. The Clark Feed Store building on West Hamilton is being given a stucco finish and a new concrete wharg has been added. The Puckett old home on Highway 18 just off of East Reynolds street has been repaired. Dr. Almus Blackwell is adding a room on his home on Wesleyan avenue. Two landmarks of the town have been moved this week. The Meredith old home on South Ferguson street, one of the earlier residence of the town, has been moved away. The old Morgan Feed Store building once occupied by the late D.C. Morgan, first as a feed store and later as a second hand sstore, on West Moran street, has been torn down and a new building will be erected there. The property was bought by W.A. Simpson The Stamford American September 3, 1937 Rev. M.B. Harris of Stamford has been called as pastor of the Hyde Park Christian church at Austin and will take up work there September 15. Mr. Harris and daughter, Margaret will leave for Austin in about a week. Miss Margaret will enter the university of Texas. Improved Ritz Theatre on North Swenson avenue has been remodeled. S.J. Hodge, manager. A.H. Ladd home being rebuilt as apartments Home of M/M A.H. Ladd in the 500 block of Reynolds street has been torn down this week and made into a modern new duplex will be erected. The Widney old home at the corner of Boulevard and Wells Avenue, property of Harry Yates, has been moved this week to 844 Wells avenue about a block and a half west of the former location, and will be rented or sold. Mr. Yates plans to build a home on the corner location some time later. The Stamford American October 8, 1937 Raymond Dickson, manager of the Palace Theatre, and Mrs. Dickson will leave the latter part ofthis wek for Rochester, where mr. Dickson will be manager of a theatre recently purchased by J.D. McCollom, owner of the Palace. Mr. McCollom will remain in charge of the Palace. The Stamford American November 19, 1937 $80,000 is being spent improving Lueders Refinery Equipment for the Dubbs cracking process is being installed, office and warehouse enlarged. Panhandle Refinery company. The plant will have a capacity of 1000 barrels per day of cracked gasoline. New church building for church of Christ The Stamford American December 3, 1937 1st drum major Ð Marie OÕBrien Dr. N.F. McDonald, formerly of Lueders, has opened an office in the city Drug Store and has moved his family to Stamford. C.J. Crutcher, formerly of Haskell, has purchased the City Drug Store at Lueders from N.J. Tosh. He is moving from Haskell to Lueders this week.