Santa Anna News item snippets and local notes
Scribbled notices list visits and movements of residents in Santa Anna and Winters. Mentions Mrs. Comer Blue’s Sunday visit, Ray Garrett and family, J. Q. Lankford of Winters, and Len Smith moving to Abilene to become a druggist. Also references Dempsey and Kearns and a letter from J. E. Lail Jr. at Sawtelle Cal about ongoing papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cross Pisin
Misit
Ray Garrett
Santa Anna
J. Q. Lankford
Winters
Comer
Reception for Mr and Mrs J C Watts at First Baptist
A Monday evening reception honored Mr J C Watts and wife at the First Baptist church. The Wattses, longtime church workers, were praised for their service as Sunday School superintendent and women’s work leader. A program featured readings, songs, humorous stories, and a watermelon feast on the lawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Watts
First Baptist Church
Wilma. Cooke
Maurine Speer
Annie Lee Cobb
Louise Brannon
Leslie Alexander
Laura Coupland
China
Colwell
Mosely
Bonnie Davidson
Jewel
California Visitors Return Home After Grand Canyon Trip
A. J. Pfeffer and wife returned from a Northern West visit to Miss Clara Pfeffer in California. They traveled by Ford. The trip included stops in New Mexico Arizona Nevada Utah Wyoming Colorado and New Mexico with a visit to the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest. They reported no serious troubles, only occasional need to push the car. Miss Clara accompanied them back for an extended visit.
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A. J. Pfeffer
Miss Clara Pfeffer
California
New Mexico
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Colorado
Grand Canyon
Petrified Forest
Mr. Pfeffer
Miss Clara
Stolen or Strayed Red Roan Horse Mule Near Winters
Stray notice requests finder to report a red roan horse mule about 14 hands high and 8 years old. Reward offered. Notify Walter Kruse, Route 2, 6 miles southeast Winters, to claim.
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Walter Kruse
Davis Accepts Position With Hodge Picture Shows
Virgil Davis of Wichita Falls has joined Hodge Picture Shows as a key operator and plans to move his family to the area soon. He has two years of prior experience with Hodge in other cities and assumes a responsible post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgil Davis
Wichita Falls
Hodge Picture Shows
Davis
Hodge Shows
Norman Store to Open in Winters With Ready Stock
Mr and Mrs Harold Norman of Killeen arrived last Tuesday to settle in Winters and reside on West Dale street. Norman plans a new dry goods store in the J R Cook building formerly G A Ludwig’s and expects to be ready for business soon with fall and winter merchandise arriving from New York and eastern markets.
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Harold Norman
Killeen
Edwards
West Dale Street
Norman
J. R. Cook
G. A. Ludwig
New York
Blizzard Boost Sparks Winters High Football Ahead
The Main Drug Company furnished equipment for the Winters High School team and praised the quality gear. Officials expect the Blizzard squad to perform well this season with the support.
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Winters
Exhibits A Fine Stalk of Cotton
A farmer brought a remarkable cotton stalk to the office. Raised on Dr. W. A. Griffis farm six miles east of town by R. T. Wilkerson it bore forty bells blooms and squares. A banker noted a card on the stalk reading No Money Wanted.
Piano Tuning Urged by Local Expert in Winters
J W Gideon of Hall Music Co visited his father in Gouldbust on Sunday. The article advises yearly piano tuning by a permanently located tuner and recommends D Clyde Boon a Certified Piano Tuner based in Winters Texas with phone 324.
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J. W. Gideon
The
Hall Music Co
D. Clyde Boon
Phone
Winters
Texas
Ford Buys 200 Ships to Expand Transport Fleet
Henry Ford moves to dominate transit by land and sea as he buys 200 ships to extend his transportation reach. The purchase signals a bold push into maritime logistics alongside existing automotive and aviation interests.
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Ford
Henry
Independent Kindergarten to Open at Home
Mrs. J. F. Farrow announces an Independent Kindergarten at her home at 5683 Parsonage St set to begin on September 14. She offers modern training after years of study and six months in the Texas Woman’s College Kindergarten Department. Mothers of five and six year olds are urged to enroll early and call phone number 7 for details.
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Dempsey
Kearns
Gaturaay
DrouUgNe A. Server
J. E. Lail, Jr
Sawtelle
Cal
Len Smith
Abilene
Len
kKilleen Herald
Leo, Maloney
Fox
Miller Bros. 101 Ranch Picture
Queen Theatre
Harry Carey
Larry Lemon
Doris Kenyon
Milton
Jane Novak
Kenneth Harlan
Shiek
Bagdad
Pathe
Pathe News
First National Pictures
Mrs
J.C. Watts
Albert Sykes
Arlington Ave
J. H. Lewis
Jersey
R. H. George
Texaco
Maddox
Coupland
Norman Store
and the
First National Bank
the Bank
Carl Davis
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