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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1975
Page
8
Charlsie Poe recalls Winters 1909 celebrations when the first train arrived amid rain and a crowded picnic. residents recall a fireman’s playful bell and a stampede, along with anecdotes of timekeeping, snowbound travel, smallpox vaccines, and a meningitis scare in the county.
The author recalls a harsh local practice of forced smoking as a punishment in Cow Pokes era, which led to quitting after a local woman endured it. The meningitis scare eased and the practice ended. The writer cherishes childhood trips to see paternal grandparents on a farm near Aspermont.
Parker notes herbs and vegetables can beautify fall landscapes using parsley mint thyme rosemary and tomatoes started now. Even small porches can hold pots with tomatoes peppers lettuce and eggplant. He discusses container media drainage and sizes from 10 to 12 inches up to 16 or 18 inches for larger plants.
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