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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1936
Page
6
About 300 pension blanks were distributed here for old age assistance applications. Orville S. Carpenter said applicants must report yearly income and full two-year earnings, plus details on securities and sources of aid, as required by the new law.
A compact item notes a half at the National Bank and mentions a mini 500. The brief lists a monetary focus tied to the bank and a small value or model labeled mini 500. No further context available.
John J. Martin 72 a Norton resident died February 13 after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at 1 30 p m in Norton conducted by Rev Carroll of Richland Springs with interment in Norton cemetery. He was born October 25 1863 in Mississippi and moved to Texas in 1884. He married Cordelia Brown August 9 1891 and was a Baptist for 45 years. He leaves a wife five children 14 grandchildren and a sister Mrs Alice Stephens of Cleburne. He was buried with pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named from Norton Winters Ballingar and nearby towns.
Geo Rosson and Miss Irby visited Mrs Rosson at Scott and White sanitarium in Temple over the week end. Mr Rosson said yesterday Mrs Rosson is progressing well and should be able to return home later this week.
Elmo V Cook, Runnels county agent, resigns to take a similar post in Eastland county. John A Barton, current Comanche county agent, succeeds him effective March. Cook has led demonstrations and club work, and orchard improvement efforts after joining from Bosque county. Barton has 12 years service in Comanche county.
Officials in Winters announce the availability of drivers licenses and automobile license plates. Deputy Carl Henslee, cashier of Winters State Bank, is cited in connection with the program as part of the licensing and renewal process.
Death of Mrs. Will Ernst of Wilson, formerly near Winters, occurred Thursday in Hot Springs New Mexico. Funeral at St John Lutheran Wilson Saturday with Rev E Herber officiating. Interment Wilson City Cemetery. Survived by husband four sons a daughter an adopted daughter and many relatives. Parents Fritz Vogler and wife Roscoe also survived with six sisters in Winters Loraine Amarillo Inadale and others.
Light Hoover has assumed control of the Cities Service Station on North Main Street. He now handles the Goodrich line of tires tubes and batteries as well as Plymouth and DeSoto automobiles and used cars. An ad in this issue invites old friends customers and the general public to visit the new operation.
The First Baptist church schedules its annual spring revival from April 5 for two weeks led by Rev. W T Hamer with Rev. W W Melton of Waco preaching and Johnnie Cohen of Palestine in charge of singing. Melton and Cohen tour the state and come highly recommended.
The First Baptist Church, led by Rev. W. T. Hamer, prepares for a associational training week from February 23 to 28 with nightly sessions at 7 o clock. The schedule includes devotionals, department classes for Primaries to Juniors, and adult courses on soul winning and doctrinal study led by named teachers.
Thief broke into the Hickman and Graham grocery last Tuesday about 1 p.m. entrance gained by prying the front door with a pinchbar. Night watchman found both doors open and little merchandise missing. burglar presumed frightened away after rear door was found open.
Two fire alarms sounded Tuesday morning. The first reported at 8 a.m. from a residence on South Belmont Street owned by Mr. Baker caused slight damage. The second at 10 a.m. from the railway section house caused minor flue damage.
Postmaster General Farley commends Earle Burton for a long Postal Service career. Burton, who retired February 1 as rural route carrier from Winters Texas, receives framed praise marking decades of dedicated service beginning in 1908 in Davidson Alabama.
School representatives from Ballinger Bangs Coleman Mozelle Rising Star Santa Anna Cross Plains and Winters met in Coleman to elect directors set schedules and approve rules for a round robin district football season. Stringer of Winters chaired the meeting with Williams Scarborough Dawson and Stowe elected to the executive committee.
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