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Newspaper
Wimberley Mill
Location
Wimberley, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1967
Page
2
A warm note to advertisers credits their support for the newspaper and invites readers to encourage non advertisers to place ads. The piece notes an optimistic 1967 in Wimberley with several community projects planned, soon to be reported in The Mill.
At a January 1967 Chamber of Commerce gathering members were informed dues for family memberships rose from 5 to 10 dollars.
The Wimberley Mill, official organ of the Wimberley Chamber of Commerce, issued monthly on the Monday before the first Thursday. 1966 officers listed include Jo Wahrmund as president and Jim Garner as vice president with Jack Monnette treasurer and Claire Hamby secretary.
A Hill Country tale relayed by Mrs. Ellen Bell Jennings recounts Indian Mike, Singing Wolf, born to a Deserter Irish father and a Comanche mother. His blue eyes and fiery temper mark a life of wandering, moonlit chants, and two unmortared tombs he built for a hoped reunion with his mystic maiden.
Calendar notes list meetings and events for February including Womens Guild at 9:30, Chamber of Commerce at 7:00, boys and girls basketball invitational tournaments at Buda and Dripping Springs, Water Supply Corporation meeting, Home Demonstration Club luncheon, PTA session, 4H Horse Club to Fat Stock Show, and a closing reflection on local youth groups and activities.
Weekly church services listed for First Baptist Saint Marys Catholic Chapel in Hills and Christian Church. Sundays include Sunday School at 9 45 and services at 11 00 with evening worship. Weekday details show prayer meetings and guild meetings on chosen days.
A wartime era column offers penny pinching kitchen tips to save money. It suggests to toast crusts for pie crust, broil small steaks with bread, repackage flour or sugar by cutting bag ends, and air dry fabric napkins on Formica or appliance surfaces to mimic ironing.
The Wimberley Mill advertises block display at 1.30 per column inch per month with one month free on a five month contract and a 10 percent discount for twenty inches or more monthly. Classified want ads are 5 cents per word with a $1 minimum. Circulation covers Wimberley and nearby towns with free monthly mailings to box holders and property owners, plus merchants clients. Proceeds support the Volunteer Fire Department and Street Lighting Fund. inquiries to Mary Bibb, Advertising Manager, Box 145, Wimberley TX.
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