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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1927
Page
3
The Winters Enterprise published at Winters Texas lists weekly issue details advertising rates at 30 cents per single column inch and ten cents per line per issue. Subscription rate for the year is 1.50 dollars and the notice notes second class mail status.
A nostalgic meditation contrasts Valentine customs with historic tales of St Valentine and Washington era figures. The piece recalls Pepys and a pledge by New Englanders, noting Washington’s wealth as a businessman and his modest personal fortune, while praising honesty and virtue as enduring American lessons.
A man driving with a friend acts quickly to brake when danger appears. He uses his foot to press an improvised brake, preventing a potential collision as the car slows suddenly. Instances like this show pedestrians and drivers relying on reflexes to avert accidents.
A report notes that worn or dirty currency circulates and new bills are issued to replace them. The commentary assigns responsibility to a garage worker for corrupting the nation's money, implying ongoing systemic issues with cash handling.
A call for residents to share news with the local newspaper highlighting the mutual duty of community members to report events and the paper to publish them. The tone urges active participation to keep the newspaper informed and the public informed.
The piece notes February marks anniversaries of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. It contrasts Washington as an aristocratic outdoorsman focused on detail with Lincoln as a man of the people indifferent to dress. Lincoln’s early life is described as youthful and plain.
A critic questions the fairness of labeling a man’s housework as mere exercise arguing that a wife performing kitchen dining room cleaning cooking laundry and yard work at high daily activity deserves more study before conclusions are drawn.
Drasco residents hosted and visited relatives from Winters Ballinger and Den ton County. The Drasco senior boys beat Norton 24 to 19 at Winters as E L Hart of Plainview observed. A sewing gathering of ladies met at local homes and a Singer machine was delivered to E L Short.
Drasco high school boys beat Winters in two of three games to take the county championship. Ruth Wooten Ira Walker and Evelyn Gannaway visited home folks after teaching in Drasco. Reverend E D Dunlap and Reverend L E Hurt preached in local churches. Mr Barnard of Tuscola sold garments in the community.
Maurice Tourneur brings his Paramount feature "Aloma of the South Seas" to the Queen Theatre with Gilda Gray in the lead. Exteriors shot in Porto Rico using panchromatic stock to achieve superior camera effects. The film follows prior work including The Grand Duchess and The Waiter and Moana, highlighting costly film stock and scenic visuals.
The film features Percy Marmon Warner Baxter Julanne Johnston and William Powell in a lush spectacle with changing skies and cloud effects surpassing prior screen work. Adapted by James Creelman from his stage hit, the story runs February 16 17 with Lorene Nebhitt a Bradshaw guest and local notices include a February 4 birth.
Readers urge Hope Judge Landis to resolve ongoing baseball player issues before the upcoming spring training.
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