Lions Club Luncheon Highlights Fall Winter Business Plans
Members outlined preparations for a strong business season despite heat and dry weather. Cotton yields are expected to hold, with stocks being shipped in by each institution. Anita Maddox and Anna Lee Cobb provided vocal entertainment while County Agent J A Barton spoke on countywide service and accepted honorary membership. J O Brown and A Krauss attended as guests.
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Lions
Anita Maddox
Anna Lee Cobb
J. A. Barton
Barton
J. O. Brown
Sinclair Oil Co
A. Krauss
Krauss
Mr. Krauss
C. L. Green
H. C. Jones
Fire Destroys Keeper's House at Winters Country Club
A fire of undetermined origin last Sunday at 5 30 p m destroyed the keeper s house at the Winters country club. Anthel Fishell and family evacuated with most household effects saved. Insurance will partially cover the loss and plans are underway to rebuild soon with a new site preferred just west of the clubhouse and closer to it than the old location.
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Winters Country Club
Anthel Fishell
Community Singing At Methodist Church Sunday
Community singing event at the Methodist Church Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock invites the public to join. All who sing are urged to come and take part in the session.
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Methodist Church Sun
Winters and Ballinger Highlighted in Frontier Centennial Broadcast
West Texas Winters and Ballinger receive publicity on Fort Worth Frontier Centennial Radio program aired on WBAP last Thursday. The feature outlines Winters strong farming base, twin population record, exports, and local banks, plus Ballinger’s role as a highway hub, climate, utilities, and growing commerce. Fort Worth event organizer Merle Tucker hosts with T. D. Coupland in attendance.
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Fort Worth
WBAP
Winters and Ballinger
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Board of Community Development
Winters
Ballinger
Merle Tucker
T. D. Coupland
The
West
Texas
New Mexico
Ripley
Local Cannery Offers Prompt Canning Service
The local cannery announces no prior booking needed for vegetable canning as rush work has eased. Miss Loreta Wallace oversees the plant and assures customers they may bring vegetables at any time for prompt service. Peas may be brought from the patch and shelled at the cannery.
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Loreta Wallace
Quiet Runoff Set Amid Narrow Local Election Gaffe
Voters head to polls Saturday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for two statewide runoff races Railroad Commissioner and Commissioner of Agriculture and a tight District 92 race. Horace Sessions leads in three counties with 3089 votes to James Simpson Jr 2265, D M West 2110. Local county races feature Troy Carter versus Tad Richards in Precinct 3.
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Horace B. Sessions
James M. Simpson
Concho County
Ernest
Concho
Simpson
D. M. West
Troy Carter
Tad Richards
Carter
Richards
Winters Enterprise To Furnish Election Returns
The Winters Enterprise will emit election returns Saturday night from the run off, but the small ticket prevents an election board. Returns will be collected at the office and issued as bulletins. A few contests will be decided, and complete results should be ready early Saturday evening. Mr and Mrs Stanley Tinkle of San Antonio are here on business.
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Mrs
Stanley Tinkle
San Antonio
Simpson Johnson Wins Saddle at Water Rodeo
Simpson Johnson, a 58 year old ranchman from the Lail ranch north of Winters, won a saddle in the calf roping old men division at the Double Heart Ranch rodeo. He previously won a saddle at Stamford last year and has entered numerous contests earning seven firsts and one second in eight straight tries.
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Simpson Johnson
Lail Ranch
Winters
Mr. Simpson
Stamford
Mr. Johnson
Double Heart Ranch
Johnson
Pris
Wingate to Close Season With Divide Game
The Wingate baseball club ends its season next Sunday afternoon with a 4 p m game against Divide. Wingate has won eighteen of twenty five games this season and recently defeated Bronte 4 0 Maverick 10 1 Divide 10 8 Norton 8 2. The public is invited to attend at Wingate.
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Wingate Baseball Club
Divide
Wingate
Bronte
Maverick
Norton
Farm program details from County Agent Barton
County Agent J A Barton outlines government rented acre rules for farmers. Eligible activities include harvesting for drought affected feed crops since July 1 1936 with county committee sign off. Sudan grass may be pastured, hayed, or seed, with extra payments. land measurement timing is not yet set, expected in weeks.
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J. A. Barton
Barton
Miss Gladys Riddle Featured For Venia Beauty Wash Deal
Fragmentary text shows Miss Gladys Riddle described as special representative for Venia's Almond Beauty Wash and handling a sales or promotional event. City or venue not clear, details incomplete.
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Gladys Riddle
Venia
Smith
Prize money split for first two bales of cotton ginned
Prize money totaling 41 dollars was divided 60 40 between the first and second bales ginned in town. First bale owner Co Operative Gin Co of Winters received 24.60 and Jake Cortez 16.40 for the second bale. 1710 pounds seed cotton produced a 585 pound bale with 620 pounds lint out turn.
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Jno
W. Norman
Louis Johnson
Jake Davidson
S. S. Childers
Ballinger-Crews Road
Mr. Davidson
Co-Operative Gin Co
Winters
Bishop & McCoy
Main Drug Co
Hickman & Graham
Russell Market
Banner Ice Co
West Texas Utilities Co
Winters Mutual Aid Association
Safeway
Winters Warehouse
Musser Lumber Co
Jno. W. Norman
Winters Cotton Oil Co
Ganaway Family Visits Dallas Centennial
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ganaway and their daughter Patsy of Cedar Hill spent last weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Gannaway. They were joined by Robert Gannaway and Douglas Roberts of Abilene who visited the Centennial in Dallas for a few days.
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Ben Ganaway
Patsy
Cedar Hill
W. R. Gannaway
Robert Gannaway
Douglas Roberts
Abilene
Dallas
Mrs. J S Aldridge Returns Home After Visiting Spree
Mrs J S Aldridge of Plano returns to her home after a recent extended visit. The report notes a two week stay and a peaceful departure with family in attendance.
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J.S. Aldridge
Plano
Seeak
Winter school electorate adds three new teachers
Three new teachers join the Winter schools for the upcoming year with assignments across elementary intermediate and high school levels. New hires include Dorothy Stewart foreign language J F Patterson high school math and directing the band Ann Katherine Cooper intermediate grades.
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Supt
E. D. Stringer
Dorothy Stewart
Baylor University
Ann Katherine Cooper
McMurry College
T. E. Caskey
Bob Fulkerson
Amon Johnston
J. M. Williams
C. S. Jackson
Melba Read
Phil Davidson
Lucille Galloway
J. E. Patterson
R. V. Hardegree
R. K. Russell
Mattie Cooke
Foy Davis
Volva Sharbutt
Marie Hill
Citizens Meet Over Winter Water Supply Plans
About thirty men including Mayor J W Copeland and city council members gathered at city hall lawn to discuss securing an additional water supply for Winters. Dillingham and Williams of Banner Creameries Abilene noted ice making and chicken feed plant needs, as hospital plans remained unsettled with a follow up meeting to be held after hospital disposition.
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Wintera
O. D. Dillingham
QO. G Williams
Banner Creameries
Abilene
Banner Ice Co
Dillingham
J. W. Copeland
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