C L Greens Mill Serves Wide Trade Territory
Esreen, proprietor of the C L Green Milling and Grain Co, has built a wide trading area. Customers haul grain from miles away including six miles south of Eden, Miles, Lawn, Paint Rock, near Sweetwater, and Fluvana in Scurry County. The plant distributes Golden Bell flour to about twenty surrounding towns with local grocers stocking twelve stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Milling and , Grain Co
Eden
Lawn
Paint Rock
Golden Bell
J.W. Keele
Wall
T. C. Ward
Melvin
Sterling City
Fluvana
Scurry County
Esreen
Miss Maxine Higgs to Sing at Recital Monday
Miss Maxine Higgs a Tilbe soloist for a recital to be held Monday evening at 7 30 in the school auditorium. The program features Higgs a well known Abilene Tex singer who has performed with quartets in church services and light opera across the territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Axiné Higgs
Couto
Higgs
Abilene
All Exas
Nona Gilvin
Igh
Abilene High
Simmons Universemen
F Simmons University
Funeral service for W. T. Fortson held at Wingate
W T Fortson longtime Wingate resident died at his Clyde home on Friday February seven at 1 45 pm He was born August fifteen eighteen sixty four in Corsicana Texas and married Carrie Moss in Iredell He lived in Iredell Waco Lorenzo Wingate Ardmore and Clyde with the past decade in Clyde Survived by wife three sons Kavannough Marvin and Robert and six daughters Naomi Forson etc Pallbearers named Clyde Whigham Chum Cathey and others
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Fortson
Wingate
Runnels County
Clyde
Hardy
Clyde Methodist Church
Joe Casey
W. B. Gilliland
Vera Whigham
Jack Sanford
Mr. Fortson
Corsicana
Texas
Carrie Lee Moss
Iredell
Waco
Lorenzo
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Methodist Church
Marvin Fortson
Abilene
Kavannough Fortson
Robert Fortson
Crews
Garland Mc.Auley
Maverick
Farrah White
Dana Tankersley
Waxahachie
Bill Fowler
Kansas City
Bill Moore
Fort Stockton
Naomi Fortson
Corpus Christi
Clyde Whigham
Chum Cathey
W. D. Rogers
I. N. Phillips
C. R. Pruitt
J. L. Miller
Junior Reader Dorothey Jane Brian Headlines McMurry Program
Dorothey Jane Brian daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Brian guest reader at McMurry College chapel hour Friday morning delivering Buddy's Debut and Speaking Truthfully a humorous reading. She is a pupil of Mrs J Morey Millerman and has appeared on numerous Winters recitals. Spectators praised her stage presence and reading ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothey Jane Brian
Walter Brian
McMurry College
Dorothey Jane
J. Morey Millerman
Buddy
Local Gins Report 9,920 Bales of Cotton
Gins report a total of 9,920 bales of cotton produced locally. The figure consolidates output across area mills and reflects ongoing harvest activity through the season.
Beulah Johnson 24 Claimed By Death In Wilmeth
Funeral services for Beulah Johnson 24 were held at Wilmeth with burial in the Wilmeth cemetery. She died at home after months of heart illness born January 4 1912 in Fannin county later living in Paint Rock Hatchel. Survivors include her mother six sisters and three brothers. Pallbearers and flower aid listed.
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Beulah Johnson
Wilmeth
Miss Johnson
Fannin County
Paint Rock
Hatchel
J. W. Johnson
Nannie
Cretia
Mary
Ruby
Troy Young
Wilson
Ethel Adams
Tahoka
Claude
Clarence
Paul
Tohoka
John Condra
Floyd Condra
Leonard Wright
Preas Reams
F. E. Berryman, Jr
Garland
Former Wingate resident dies of pneumonia
Mrs. R. E. Smith, 39, died at Shannon Hospital in San Angelo after a brief pneumonia illness. She had last week become ill and was transported to San Angelo for care. Funeral services were held at the Baptist church in Wingate with Rev. Young officiating. Burial was in the Wingate cemetery beside her son who died last Friday. Survived by husband R. E. Smith, three daughters Eva Thita Mae and Earline, and three sons Harley Burley and Darold. Pallbearers named Louis Scott Jim Wilson Otis Tatum Mabry Tatum Clifford Smith and Leroy Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Smith
Shannon Hospital
San Angelo
Baptist Church
Wingate
Young
Snyder
County Demo Agent To Hold Bedspread School Here
Miss Myra Tankersley county Home Demonstration Agent will visit Winters on February 20 to conduct a Bedspread School at the Winters club house on west Dale. All Home Demonstration club women interested in tufted bedspreads are invited. Three yards of 10 4 unbleached domestic fabric are needed and attendees should bring it. Patterns will be provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myra Tankersley
Winters Club
West Dale
Tankersley
Boys Trio Sings at Lions Club Luncheon
Tuesday luncheon featured student performers from the local high school with guitar accompaniment. H. J. Hodge acted as toastmaster. Robert Burton joined the club as a new member and J. S. Bourn was reinstated to membership.
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Lions Club
Harry Dobbs
Jack Harris
Homer Hodge
H. J. Hodge
Robert Burton
J. S. Bourn
Tony Q Dyess Featured in All Star Negro Minstrel
Lubbock performer Tony Q Dyess an all round comedian will headline the All Star Negro Minstrel on February 21. Vocational agriculture students stage the program at the high school auditorium with songs solos duets and a one act skit The show will include a Negro sermon and various musical numbers featuring accordion ukulele piano violin banjo guitar and French harp
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Q. Dyess
Lubbock
Mr. Dyess
Stamps Quartett
Harley Sadler
Dallas Man Talks to Students on Fire Prevention
Frank Williams, instructor at the State Firemen's school, and Mr Burns, assistant to the State Fire Marshal, visited Dallas en route to Brownwood for the Hill County Firemen's Association meeting. Burns spoke to school pupils at 10 45 about Fire Prevention, delivering an instructive talk likely to improve local prevention methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Williams
A. M. College
Burns
Dallas
Brownwood
Hill Country Firemen’s Association
Win this year gains in school tax collections
Approximately 77 percent of assessed taxes in the Winters Independent School District were paid before the end of January, a 2 percent rise from last year. City current tax collections through February 1st were 62.84 percent, down from 64.8 percent a year earlier, with a shortfall of $1,101.62. Delinquent taxes in both district and city incur a 10 percent penalty and 6 percent interest.
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Winters Independent
J. R. Cooke
Roxie Floyd
Runnels County Vets Seek Change in Local Option Law
Ballinger Feb 12 Voter results in southern Runnels County showed strong beer support, prompting advocates to seek legal access via a wet precinct or county split. Officials counted a dry majority after canvass, with 248 more dry votes than wet among four percent beer ballots.
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Ballinger
Runnels
Norton
Hatchel
Coleman County
Oxion
Benoit
Miles
Rowena
Olsen
Bethel
Runnels County
Winters
Crews
Tokeen
Harmony
Victory
Pumphrey
Wingate
Baldwin
Wilmeth
Cochran
North Norton
Maine
Maverick
South Norton
Hagan
Brookshier
Dale
Oak Creek
Commissioners’ Court
Doctors Jennings and Dixon attend Taylor-Jones Medical Society meeting
Drs. T. V. Jennings and J. W. Dixon attended the Taylor-Jones County Medical Society meeting in Abilene last Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Eckert of Rowena have moved into Harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. V. Jennings
J. W. Dixon
Taylor-Jones County Medical Society
Abilene
G. D. Eckert
Rowena
Harmony
Local Post Office Warns Parents Over Box Openings
Postmaster H. O. Jones reports complaints from patrons about local post office mail being removed from boxes by likely young boys. He urges parents to intervene or traps will be set, with consequences for those caught. The warning stresses the offense as serious and aims to stop the activity before trouble arises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Jones
Jones
Wichita Falls Man Arrested After Drunken Driving Incident
E. F. Mullins of Wichita Falls was arrested by Chief N. C. Terry after two minor accidents near Ballinger. He was turned over to county officials and bonds set at 506 dollars pending charges of driving while intoxicated.
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E. F. Mullins
Wichita Falls
N. C. Terry
Ing Ballinger
Mullins
German born pioneer Fritz Voelker dies at 84 in Winters
Fritz F Voelker 84 a Winters Texas native of Germany and longtime Runnels County resident died at his son Eddie Voelker s home. Funeral at St John s Lutheran Hatchel with Rev C N Roth and Elder L R Mickey. interment at Fairview Cemetery beside his wife. He helped settle the area, helped Lutheran pastors come to the region, and leaves seven children six grandchildren and several siblings and a wide circle of friends. Active and honorary pallbearers named include local Hatchel and Winters residents.
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Fritz F. Voelker
Germany
Runnels County
Eddie Voelker
St. John’s Lutheran Church
C. N. Roth
L. R. Mickey
Church of Christ
Fairview Cemetery
Mr. Voelker
Brockum
Hannover
Lonedon
England
America
New York
Texas
Brenham
Augusta Matzki
Manor
Hatchel
Winters
Mr Voelker
Ben Spill
Henry Priesmeyer
Malinda Volker
Louis Voelker
J.A. Huffhines
Jess Smith
Ballinger
Willie Voelker
Elgin
Charles Lehman
Corpus Christi
Bendena Spill
Clarence Spill
Eddie Meryl Voelker
Erna Laverne Smith
Ball
D. H. Ford
F. Tuerk
T. E. McAdoo
T. R. Dorsett
W. H. Hope
W. E. Coley
John Q. McAdams
Carl Hensslee
I. N. Wilkinson
W. R. Kennedy
Luther Owens
J.P. Wesesels, Sr
John G. Key, Sr
August Spill, Sr
George Oaken
Horbert Boone
Ladra
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C.l.green
Maxine Higgs
Tilbe
W. 7
Fortson
Mmurry
Chapel Hour
Will
V. A
Future Farmers
Dallas Man
Wilmeth Gin
Anna Lee Cobb
Baylor Girls’ Chorus
Baylor University School of Music
Waco Hall
Leota Keys
Hollis
Oklo
Cobb
Roxy Grove
School of Music
Bach
Haydn-Bauer
Chopin
Arnold Bax
Debussy
Strauss-Grunfield
Miss Keys
Baylor
Miss Cobb
Strauss
Bax
W. E. Hickman
Katherine Hill
S. T. Cobb
Coleman
P.O
Wichita
Terry
Fairview
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