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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1957
Page
14
U S C A reports Texas range feeds at 84 percent coverage up from 50 percent last year. Cattle and calf prices at Fort Worth climb with fat calves to 25 dollars, bulls at 17 fifty, cows to year highs, and stockers and feeders advancing. Fat lambs open 50 cents weaker with slaughter lambs at 20 to 21 fifty. Woolled feeder lambs top at 21 dollars.
A collection of Christmas letters from Becky Brown Kim Broadstreet and Kenny Kathy with Grandma Bill Graham referenced. The notes express holiday wishes including a bicycle guns western characters a guitar a piano and toys. The text closes with cattle market prices for Slaughter yearlings ewes and goats in the region.
A collection of handwritten Christmas wishes from young girls in Wingate Winters and nearby, dated December 1957, asking Santa for dolls, tables, beds, toy appliances, clothing, a piano, a phonograph, a typewriter, skates and candy. Names include Zoe Walker, Carlae Walker, Janet Schwartz, Rhonda Schwartz, Betty Virden and Martha.
Choice butcher hogs sold at 19 to 19.25 dollars in Fort Worth, steady with last week. Medium and good hogs brought 17 to 18.50 dollars, sows 6.50 to 7.50. Strong pork sales in the wholesale trade offset larger offerings in the western belt.
From Wichita Falls Mr and Mrs Bill Slick and their children visited the Bests in Winters. Harvey Edward Little a TCU student arrived in Fort Worth to spend the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Eddie Little. Miss Marie Hill of Wichita Falls is visiting her Hill family and relatives for Christmas.
Mr and Mrs R C Thomas left Sunday for Batavia Iowa to visit in the home of her parents Mr and Mrs John G Hughell during the Christmas holidays.
Mr and Mrs O B Raper spent the week end in Sonora visiting their daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs J P Drake and family.
Mr. and Mrs. David Casey and children along with Mrs. J. P. London are visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry London for Christmas Day.
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