Christmas Activities and Community Notices Across Drasco and Nearby
Sunday activities filled church services in Bradshaw and Drasco with Christmas programs and luncheons. Numerous local residents and visiting families attended celebrations, birthdays, anniversaries, and hospital updates across Winters Abilene and surrounding communities.
No Pie The Old Massachusetts Ban on Mince Pie
A historical note recounts how Massachusetts Bay Colony and New Haven Colony forbade baking mince pies as part of the blue laws. The piece highlights colonial dietary restrictions and moral regulation by early American authorities.
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Massachusetts Bay Colony
New Haven Colony
Carolyn Phelps Hosts Goal Diggers Club Evening
Carolyn Phelps was hostess for the weekly Goal Diggers Club meeting at her home. Jan Johnson, club president, led the session with roll call. Mrs. Jerry Dry spoke on What is Club, Scandal was read, gifts exchanged, and refreshments served. Members present included Jan Johnson, Lenda Fuller, Donna Gehrels, Linda Smith, Sherri Bedford, Carolyn Phelps, Rose lyn Kraatz, Carla Sue Davis, Mae Bower, Wanda Grissom, and new member Janice Gray.
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Jan Johnson
Jerry Dry
Lenda Fuller
Donna Gehrels
Linda Smith
Sherri Bedford
Carolyn Phelps
Roselyn Kraatz
Carla Sue Davis
Mae Bower
Wanda Grissom
Janice Gray
Longleaf Pine and Bois d Arc Grow in Texas
The hardest American soft wood is longleaf pine and the hardest hardwood is bois d arc. Both trees grow in Texas.
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Texas
Classifieds Sell Your White Elephant in Winters Enterprise
The Winters Enterprise urges readers to place ads in its Classified Column to move unused items. Advertisers can reach local buyers quickly by listing household goods, furniture, and other items.
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Winters Enterprise
Funeral Services Held Monday For R. E. Fisher
Funeral services for Raymond Elbert Fisher were held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Winters Church of Christ with Glenn Gray officiating and burial in Northview Cemetery. Born December 17, 1893, in Burnet County he lived in Runnels County before moving to Winters in 1945. He died at Winters Municipal Hospital Sunday morning at age 72. He married Viola Roman in 1917 and worked for Vaughan Gas Co. until 1956. Survivors include wife Viola two daughters and a son, five grandchildren, a sister and a brother. Pallbearers were R. O. Hood Homer Hodge E. E. Vaughan Mord Tucker Carson Easterly J. C. Eager.
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Nat G. Long
J. A. Sneed
Shep
Drasco Baptist Church
Sylvia Moore
Jesse McGallian
Winters
Jeff Rutledge
San Angelo
W. S. Taylor
Melvin Ray Williams
Terry Lewis
Songsters
Jesus
Leslie Bishop
Robert Conner
Dick Bishop
Terry Sutton
Hardin- Simmons
More Baptist Church
Calwyn Walters
J. W. Allmand
Bob Griffith
Brenda Reid
Bob
Marvin James
W T. Downing
Ramon Hudson
Kim McMillan
Theresa Ueckert
Carlos Walker
Brenda Cooper
Earnest Gowdy
Finis Bryan
L. Q Sneed
Homer ¥ Yester
Jesse Trom
Kenneth Bagewell
Holly Lee Sanders
Garlan Williams
August McWilliams I Jr
Kathy Walker
August McWilliams Jr
Jimmy Reeves
Joe Buchanan
Rude Whitley
Robert Colclazer
Merrill Abbott
Pam Colclazer
Dane Kirby
Hettie Middleton
Joe Scott
Leroy Little
Kenneth Rees
Rube Whitley
Fred Wood
Jerry Bredemeyer
Ann Gerlach Baldwin
Ed Brewer
Neat Stoecker
Victory
Neate
Frank Brown
Martha
Bill Minzenmayer
August Stoecker
Erwin Ueckert
Dale Community
Homer Stoecker
August McWilliams Sr
Bill Miller Sr
Trenadad
J. S. Jr
John Higgins
Joe Saunderses
Homer Oran Saunders
Abilene
Annie Herrington
Tuscola
Carl Hancock
Skip Sheppard
Billy Talley
Moro
Melvin Talleys
Byron Wood
Drasco
PTA
Bowie School
Mike Wood
Byron
Fern
Mike
Susan
Alton Ballews
Elwood Wade
Dana
James
Virgil Jameses
Wesley Best
Austin
Jerry Morgans
Merick
D. W. Williams
Paul Tharp
Blair
Rankin
Donald Parker
M. L. Dobbins
Hugh Smith
New Home
Vesta Smith
Gerald Smith
Pasadena
J. L
Menard
Myrtie Harrington
Shady Grove
Harrington
Joe Frank Albro
Lubbock
Leon Walkers
Grassbur
Wayne Hunt
Bronte Hospital
Sam Brewer
Eden
Wayne Oglesby
Dock Aldridges
Billie McCaslands
H. E. Nicholas
Bluff Creek
David Harrison
E. J. Reid
WMU
South Side Baptist Church
Reid
Bud Hicks
Russel Gran
Dwayne
J. W. Allmands
Ovale
Q O. L. Hicks
O. L
Winters Church of Christ
Raymond Elbert
Fisher
Glenn Gray
Northview Cemetery
Winters Municipal Hospital
Raymond Elbert Fisher
Burnet County
T. E. and
Bell Fisher
Runnels County
He who works with his hands and head and heart and feet
A compact, period style maxim honors the salesman who combines manual craft, intellect, passion, and effort in daily work. The saying emphasizes versatility and dedication across professional duties.
Card of Thanks for Robert Guevara Jr
The family of Robert Guevara Jr thanks Winters Texas residents for prayers and contributions during his illness. They praise Winters High School students, their employers, the Winters Chamber of Commerce and the Winters Lions Club, and offer help in return if needed.
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Robert Guevara, Jr
Winters
Robert
Winters High School
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Winters Lions Club
Robert. Guevara, Jr
Ite
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Monroe Bains
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Marjorie
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Happy Valley
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General Electric
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Guy Stockwell
Peter Cushing
Colonel Mickey Marcus
Shadow
Kirk
Senta
Berger
Goal Diggers Club
Phelps
Tuscola Bargain Store
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the Winters State Bank
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