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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1925
Page
6
R P Penny dies in South Texas at Uvalde after long TB battle. Body brought to Winters for burial. leaves wife and many children. Local news notes Penny’s respected town status and farm rental move. other brief items include farm sales and a Parent Teacher meeting schedule.
Last Friday Mrs A M Halliburton of Ballinter route B died at the family home from pneumonia leaving a husband and several small children. She was about 84 years old and known for her cheerfulness and many friends mourn her passing. Work has begun on a modern bungalow for Mr and Mrs E Hunt on Lamar Street. Enthusiasm is praised as the lubricant of trade in a short local column.
The 192 All-West Texas Exposition at San Angelo will run the full week starting Monday Oct 26 after the State Fair in Dallas ends Oct 25. W Ed Blanton appointed president and John P Lee vice president. Blanton partner W D Holcomb is mayor. Lee serves as secretary of the Hereford Association and combines roles at the State Fair of Texas and the Southwestern Exposition. The executive committee will set details with a smaller board. Racehorse men will relocate from Dallas to San Angelo for the fair week continuing a long local tradition.
Winters high school seniors sponsor the film Little Robinson Crusoe featuring Jackie Coogan at the Hollywood Theatre on Friday. Fifty percent of proceeds go to the seniors to publish their annual The Glacier. Tickets cost 2 cents for children and 40 cents for adults.
President Coolidge says he is disappointed the farm relief program was not prioritized by Congress but will accept leaders' judgment and will not call an extra session after March 1. He notes agricultural state lawmakers see no emergency requiring action and will study the decision as mature judgment.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee approved a resolution to put the House on record in favor of American adherence to the World Court. The vote was 12 to 3 with Republicans Begz of Ohio and Fairchild of New York and Democrat Collins of Mississippi voting against.
Scribbled ad notes Valentine varieties at Sykes with Mrs Eason directing buyers. Mentions electric stove seating hem stitching buggy making and Mrs J T Stevenson's phone 340. References to coal oil barrels 50 gallons for sale at Model Filly Station and a broken insulator on a high line with Winters Light & Power Co making an offer.
An interview with W. S. Galloway, breeder and grower of thoroughbred cotton, highlights Winters as the chosen site. The piece promotes up to date planting and acclimated seed, notes economic and regional benefits, invites investigation, and says the home office will open in about sixty days.
The frame house once housed by Geo Speer on Main street was moved yesterday. Preparations begin for a new brick business building owned by C S Moore. The structure will meet modern city standards and be ready for occupancy by Gen Speer as soon as finished.
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