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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1936
Page
8
Vocational agriculture boys present an all star Negro minstrel with a one act comedy The Pilfered Pants and a comic negro sermon. Songs solos duets and mixed chorus numbers with accordion ukulele piano violin banjo guitar and French harp. Interlocutor and endmen provide backfire humor and a surprise next week.
Merle and Gerald Proctor report two calves fed for 120 days showing gains of 520 pounds each. Initial weights were 398 pounds. current weights reach 750 pounds. The average daily gain equals 29 pounds, noted as exceptional for the boys.
Mr and Mrs W P Gardner spent the past weekend visiting friends and relatives in Santa Anna and Blanket.
Sunday services at the Methodist and a light plant installation at the Baptist church drew small crowds due to illness in the community. Local farming slows from bad weather as several farmers purchased tractors. visits include Mrs. Busby’s recovery and guests from Port Neuces and Big Lake.
Mr and Mrs Fred Hillman came home Tuesday after a trip to Austin for business. They visited relatives in LaGrange and Mrs H O Jones joined them in Austin to see her son Harvey Dale Jones and his mother.
Douglas Cole son of Mr and Mrs W H Cole has been seriously ill with pneumonia but was reported to be somewhat better on Wednesday marking a partial recovery.
A baby girl named Marian Spill was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spill on January 5. The announcement notes the newborn and parental names in a simple birth notice.
The Western Produce Co has opened a large cheese factory in Abilene to market West Texas farm and dairy products. The plant, established in 1921, is managed by G. H. Sweeny with official Mr Webb announcing the opening and a broad cash market across over a hundred miles through multiple buying branches.
The Parson's School of Beauty, eight years old, has graduated over 300 students now running their own well equipped shops across West Texas. Leader Latha Parsons emphasizes individual instruction with a thoroughly trained staff.
W A Daniels owner of Daniels' Tire and Supply Co reports a forty percent rise in business during 1935. Located at 477 Pine in Abilene, the shop emphasizes quality merchandise and courteous service. Established 1932, it offers a large stock of floor mats and auto accessories, specializing in Hood Tires.
The Hagelstein Monument Co., famed for Georgia and Vermont granite pieces, operates Ballinger and Abilene branches with a San Angelo main office founded twenty years ago. Owner and GM is Mr. John Hagelstein, with Mr. Paul Green leading Ballinger and Mr. C. A. Jones heading Abilene.
Schuhmann Hardware Co in Ballinger markets a highly equipped West Texas store with a complete stock of all hard ware lines and related supplies, highlighting breadth and readiness for local needs.
The establishment entered Ballinger under the management of Messrs. W. A. and J. C. Schuhmann who operated a hardware business for eighty three years before relocating from Rowena to Ballinger.
L. E. Garnett, familiar in Winters and nearby counties, now heads Garnett Auto Company in Ballinger handling the new 1936 Pontiac sixes and eights. He offers three new Pontiac lines, styled more beautifully than the original Silver Streak. The models are on display.
Mr and Mrs Milton Young announce the birth of a daughter on January 16. The newborn joins the family and adds joy to their home.
Mr and Mrs Grady Flynt announce the birth of their daughter born January 31.
Miss Mildred Moore of Albany spent the past weekend visiting the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Gregory.
In the Pontiac showroom on Hutchins Avenue Ballinger an inspection of the new models is solicited inviting potential buyers to view the latest offerings and compare features.
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