Community notes and church gatherings in Ballinger area
Local residents from Clyde Abilene Lubbock and Winters visit relatives for Christmas and holidays. Church groups at Hopewell host quilting and district conference with Rev Gordon Dennis presiding. Social visits span Chester McBeth home Ballinger Coleman Winters and Ballinger weddings and funerals attended by many families.
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Cosby Brothers
Center City
Hopewell Church
Drasco
7Th Street
Ballinger
Robert Lee
Crews Methodist Church
Gordon Dennis
Brownwood
Randy Stevens
Allistrect Selections Second Team Offense and Defense
A dense listing of selections across Texas towns features Billy Jernigan and Jerry Jackson among offense for Ballinger Coleman Eastland Winters Cisco Comanche and others with positions QB RB SE TE T G C L B and LB. Names include Jim Alcala Gary Luker Billy Ervin Clyde Scotty Miller Dewitt Spruce Gil Gaeta and Ted Sellers among multiple schools identified by city tags.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Jernigan
Mike Marrs
Ronald McCloskey
Jerry Jackson
Jessie Kirkland
Keith Paschal
Wayne Schwartz
Harold Prescott
Gary Robertson
Don Johnston
David Grohman
Steve Gray
Mike Smith
Danny Armstrong
Gary Stennett
Larry Adian
Lynn Giles
Gary Barr
Clyde
Johnny Slaughter
Ballinger
Scotty Miller
Eastland
Jimmy Alcala
Coleman
Gary Luker
Hamilton
Billy Ervin
Cisco
Mike Lowery
Buddy Bird
Te—Dewitt Spruce
Comanche
T—Gil Gaeta
Jimmy Benson
Winters
Robbie
Henry Pena
Billy Ray Grant
Family thanks friends for kindness and care after loss
The family of Mr. John Tharp thanks friends for kindness, food, and flowers. Special thanks to Dr. Mce Creight and the Merrill Nursing Home nurses for their care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mce Creight
Merrill Nursing Home
John Tharp
Itp
Snail Pace to Midget Facts and Landmark Figures
Short takes cover bizarre trivia and notable records from nature and history. It notes a snail’s slow pace of up to three inches per minute, Gen Tom Thumb’s height growth, Death Valley’s Badwater Pool below sea level, a cuttlefish changing color rapidly and ink screen, the Bourdon bell weighing 1834 tons, and the flag gaining a star after each new state joins the Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemisphere
California
Death Valley
Shop Wisely For Christmas Tree
A Texas A&M Extension expert advises choosing a display location first to pick the right size and shape. Buy early for freshness, ensure limbs hold ornaments and lights, and select a tree with strong fragrance and healthy green color. Texas imports over three million trees annually from various sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Smith
Texas A&m University
Texas
Christmas Tree Care For Winters Area Shoppers
The Winters Enterprise reports that Scotch pines and Douglas fir are the most popular trees in Texas. Trees are shipped in boxcars and exposed to temperature swings. Buy a tree and store it outdoors in shade until use, spray with water, and cut the butt end diagonally before placing in water. Keep the base in water while indoors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Texas
Smith
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W. G. Bedford
Jno. W. Norman
Winters, Texas
Harvey Joe Ferny
Keith and
Kay
Eileen Collins
Abilene
Noble
Louise Morrison
Jerry
Rancho Corda
Calif
Joe Morrisons
Ladies of the Hopewell Church
Effie Deitz
Carl Baldwin
Clarence Hambright
Marvin Hambright
G. A. Clevenger
San Angelo
Burley Campbell
Lillie Osborne
Selma
Cecil Hambright
James Wood
Dallas
Johnny Lopez
A. E. Tounger
Lubbock
Chester McBeth
Dane Beasley
Larry Beasley
Merkel
Billie Moore
Moores
Scott Beasley
Moore
Bill Moore
Billy Moore
Myrtle Daly
Clyde Brevard
Marvin Hale
Hazel Deitz
Arthur Allcorns
M. F. Hale
J. C. Fuller
S. G. Brevard
Coleman Hospital
Barney Wright
Marvin Gerhart
Hopewell
O. Z. Foreman
Leroy Bryan
Norton
Douglas Bryans
Raymond Kurtz
Bill Villers
Calvin Hoppe
J. M. Pyburn
L. R. Hoppe
Bill Hoppe
Dan Miller
Dawn
Francine
Gus Voss
Delbert Kruse
Jake Presley
Wilmer Ger
Hart
Gus Gerhart
Rhena Hoppe
Marion Wood
Nelanda Fiveash
Jim Clayton
Mrs
Don Mincey
Darla
Big Spring
Woods
Connie Gibbs
L. B. Gibbs
Swan Gibbs
Hale Center
Enoch Johnson
Erneston Reyes
Seareee Ae Ballinger Sash Y Iota Pean
Coleman Eastland
Hamilton le Winters
Gether Carnters
Coleman Winters
Efense
Ballinger Winters
Coleman Cisco Art Cuir
Coleman Ree Winters
Needle Arts
Nancy Sewell
P.O
Chicago
Gen
Tom Thumb
Vitra
Bahlman Jewelers
South Main
Bahiman Jewelers
Santa
Western Auto Associate Store
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