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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1925
Page
10
Mr. Vanzandt manager of Winters Light Power Co. reports a surge in cooking with electricity in Winters. From twenty electric ranges a year ago the count has risen to fifty seven, with new units added nearly every week signaling steady growth for the city known as The Busiest Little City In the West.
Nice furnished room with kitchenette for rent contact Mrs J T Stevenson phone 340. Lost ring please return to Enterprise office. Lost suitcase between Winters and Ovale containing ladies clothing photographs and kodak pictures. reward offered at this office. For sale purebred Rhode Island eggs two dollars to three dollars per 15 eggs setting by A D Lee 41 3te.
E. B. Kilpatrick and W. F. Brim returned from Dallas after attending a Chevrolet dealers meeting with 400 participants from across the state. Reports cited rising Chevrolet sales and a new Sedan drawing admiration, with January deliveries up 40 percent over last year and a Chicago show tally of 1,107 cars.
Readers hear of Lavoptik eye wash blending camphor witch hazel and hydrastis for sore weak or strained eyes. One small bottle offers relief and an aluminum eye cup is included free. The ad notes a large effort to catch bootleggers behind the scenes.
House Clerk William Tyler Page reports returning 63 thousand 406 dollars 47 cents of last year’s appropriation to the Treasury. He says this demonstrates economy practiced by the House, per the Washington Times.
Harris Mullin of Winters sold a car of Bar S cows at Fort Worth for a top price of 5 40 per hundredweight, averaging 956 pounds. A sheep fancier by trade, Mullin said he realized fair profits and was pleased with the market. The cattle came from west of San Angelo and were fed on meat and bulls. He has another car of cows and three loads of bulls progressing well.
A voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed Monday in the United States court clerk’s office by Charles Jovis Poor, merchant of Bradshaw. The petition lists assets of 9,909.06 with 6,190 exempt and liabilities of 28,513.94 as reported by the Abilene Reporter.
The Poe community reports fever and pneumonia cases with improving infant health. Local residents Clarence Davis and R N Gideon share ill babies. Misses Gladys Ima Gideon Mamie Gideon visit neighbors. Alva McDonald visits Crossplains. Willig Balham hosts a Saturday party. Poe Chapel plans a Friday program as farmers near completion of spring breaking and anticipate a prosperous year.
A government lawsuit accuses a peanut industry group of forming a trust to control prices and markets. The action seeks enforcement against alleged anti competitive conduct and calls for regulatory remedies.
John Q. McAdams cashier of Winters State Bank will leave later this week to attend the Sixth District Bankers Convention in Brownwood on Saturday. He will also visit Fort Worth during his absence, as officials seek to better render service to patrons.
A local ad invites customers to inspect the Spill Bros and Co line of White sewing machines. The note adds a playful line about George Washington and biographers, implying a tongue in cheek promotional tone.
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