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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1936
Page
5
Miss Freddie Edwards graduates with the Bachelor of Business Administration degree in the Tex achnological College graduating class. The ceremony taking place on Tuesday noted Hillman as part of the local event.
Figures from S. E. Hunt show fifty cars of maize shipped in August with ten loading, as mills including C. L. Green Milling & Grain and Roberts Mill & Elevator buy grain. Average maize price last month around 19 dollars per ton, harvest season now heavy with yields possibly over two tons per acre in some fields.
Runnels County 4 H club members and leaders held a two day encampment at the C A Doose farm near Ballinger. Activities included swimming athletic stunts night talks on health and a barbecue dinner. Ballinger Chamber of Commerce helped provide the free picture show.
Members of the Luther League perform a three act play tonight at 8 o clock in the Lutheran church. The title is Aaron Slick From Punkin Crick. Cast has spent much time in rehearsals to ensure a well prepared show. Everyone is invited for an evening of fun with a small admission.
Rev and Mrs J W Sharbutt returned Friday from a visit with friends in Fort Worth and the Centennial. They met their daughter Miss Volva who came home Wednesday from New York City where she visited her brother Dell Sharbutt and wife. Volva took a special course at Columbia University and the Library Service Teachers College.
Mrs. F. J. Brophy came home Tuesday after a two weeks’ visit with relatives in Cleburne and a stop at the Texas Centennial Exposition before returning.
T D Coupland received a Thursday message that his son H A Coupland had an operation for a ruptured appendix in a hospital in Los Angeles California. Mr Coupland will probably travel to Los Angeles if his son's condition does not improve.
At a Tuesday evening call meeting Chief Frank Williams a State Firemen's Training School instructor spoke of his Toronto Ontario trip for the International Fire Chiefs Association convention. He praised Winters Texas for a well equipped department good personnel and strong city support and noted Texas departments are more modern than northern ones. Williams discussed Texas fire programs and the state school and delegates sought more information after his talk followed by a watermelon feast.
J A Ulmer 45 nephew of Winters resident died Saturday in Wichita Falls after health issues. Funeral held at First Methodist Church San Angelo with Rev K P Barton. burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Ulmer owned Bluebonnet Laundry. survived by wife two sons mother six sisters and one brother. Mis Maurine Robinson visiting Edgewood relatives.
Wingate farmers invitees to Wingate school house meeting Tuesday at 8 pm. O B Larner U S Department of Agriculture speaks on screw worm control. W L Wilson Wilson Cheese Mfg Co discusses dairying and trench silos. Voc Ag teacher Wallace Martin urges attendance from Wingate and surrounding communities.
Roy E. Young, formerly of the Gulf Service Station on Main Street, becomes local wholesale dealer for Gulf Petroleum Co. succeeding Ted Nichols who held the post for a year. Bill Bailey takes over the Gulf Service Station, while Nichols plans to move to Ballinger to enter the Allis-Chalmers tractor and farm implement business.
Mr and Mrs A L Stokes and baby and Roger Lee Stokes visit in the home of his mother Mrs A T Stokes with other relatives and friends here.
Miss Fannie Lou Stokes returns Thursday from Abilene and will assume duties as the school opens on September 2.
Miss White county health nurse spoke at the Lions Club luncheon about a nine month public health program for county schools. The focus is sanitation and early detection of physical defects in first five grades, tied to improving grades. Harvey Dale Jones of Austin praised the Bronze Irrigation Project. Jean Barlow played a piano solo.
Sponsors of the bill to appropriate 3,000,000 for Texas centennial claimed treasury reimbursement via higher gasoline taxes in 1936. In the first seven months the state gas tax takings rose by 3,148,749 over the prior year, exceeding expectations.
James M. Simpson Jr of Eden trails in the race for state representative in the 92nd district as Richards wins in all seven voting boxes in Precinct No 3. The county totals show Simpson 3229, Sessions 2121, with Carter narrowly defeated by Richards in the precinct run off. Thompson and Morris contest railroad commissioner with Thompson leading state totals and McDonald reelected agriculture commissioner with strong county support.
Mrs H W Hardy and Miss Sarah Hardy of Abilene with Mrs John Hart Hardy of New Wave rly in Walker county and Miss Harrison of Greenville visited T D Coupland at his Abilene home, longtime friends who spent the day with him on Wednesday.
Mrs. C. E. Weaver departs Tuesday for her home in Navasota following a two weeks visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Coteton.
Mrs Allie M Brooks and her children Jan and Avonne return home Sunday from Cisco where they spent the summer with her mother.
Mr and Mrs E J Lambert along with Marie and Phelps tour Ennis and Kaufmann visit relatives and attend the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas during the week.
Dr. Fred Tinkle informed The The city’s water was deemed clear of contamination after State Health Department analysis received Wednesday. Patrons of the water system were advised of the all clear and urged to continue normal use.
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