December 27, 2019 16 PAGES FULL OF NEWS, SPORTS, AND OPINION
STAMFORD
American THE NEW
Looking Back at One of the Nines BY KAY SPEARS Looking to the past as the year turns into 2020, the year 1929 was full of changes. Ninety years ago, the nation was flying high, until it wasn’t. The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was also known as the Great Crash, the Stock Market Crash or “Black Tuesday.” The downfall began on September 4th with stock market prices falling in the US and September 20th the London Stock Market Exchange crashing, culminating on October 29, 1929 when the New York Stock Exchange share prices collapsed. This began the Great Depression in the US, which spread worldwide and lasted until the beginning of World War II. In 1929 Stamford, Texas, was 29 years old and its citizens continued to grow the town. The major focus was for businesses to bring
in products to sell and the residents to buy local. The 45-mile drive between Stamford and Abilene in 1929 was a planned trip and usually included spending the night. Cars could be pushed to 40-45 miles per hour (mph) and would get about 13-21 miles per gallon from the 10-gallon gas tank, that is if you could afford a car in the first place. Travel was such an occasion that newspapers listed who checked into the local hotels in a special section and included traveling salesmen. Which residents had visitors or went on a trip was worthy of mention in the Personals column along with where the buyers for businesses were heading off to or coming from. SEE 1929. PG 6
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In 1929, Mattie, Jessie, Lillian, and Dora Short show off fashions of the day. americannewspapers.net facebook.com/ stamamerican @stamamerican
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