Deer season closes with strong harvest and noted youth success
Deer season ends in Texas with one of the best harvests in years. Young E. P. Rahmann IV of Kenedy bagged two bucks with a .222 Savage, reflecting early training from family hunts. The piece praises BB gun training and urges responsible gun use and habitat preservation for future quail and deer seasons.
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Texas
E. P. Rahmann IV
Kenedy
E. P
Ruhmann
Crosman Arms Co
Mrs Jack Thompson and son visit Ken dricks in Dyersburg
Mrs Jack Thompson and her son Gregg of Dyersburg Tennessee are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs C R Kendrick in their home.
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Tennessee
Jack Thompson
Gregg
Dyersburg
C. R. Kendrick
Expansion Plan for Southwestern States Phone Co Exceeds 6 Million
The Southwestern States Telephone Company announces a 1959 expansion and improvement program costing over $6 million. D. T. Strickland said the plan includes $6,345,000 for new construction, converting 14 exchanges to dial and upgrading three more, as growth drives service across Texas Arkansas Oklahoma and Louisiana. The firm records 132,000 telephones in 162 communities and aims to reach 90 percent dial by year end 1959.
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Southwestern State Telephone Company
D. T. Strickland
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Southwestern States Telephone Company
Bell
Brownwood
West Texas
Ballinger
Bangs
Blanco
Blanket
Brady
Flat
Winters Public Library Enters Sixth Year With January Offer
Winters Public Library marks its sixth year beginning January 4 led by librarian Myra Glover. The library in the American Legion Hall opens Saturdays 2 to 5 pm. A January only family membership gift of 1.00 funds renewed support, with 2.00 later in the year.
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Winters Public Library
Myra Glover
American Legion Hall
Vandals Light Fires in IOOF Lodge Building
A clumsy arson attempt was found in the IOOF lodge hall with partly burned paper on the floor and around the desk. Fire marshal D Waggoner noted wadding on the stairway and desk, with slight damage to a calendar and floor spots. Police and the fire marshal continue to investigate the incident from the past weeks.
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Ioof Lodge
D. Waggoner
Marie Hill Returns Home To Wichita Falls Schools
Marie Hill returned Sunday to her home in Wichita Falls to resume her work in the schools there after spending the holidays with her mother Mrs. George C. Hill and other relatives.
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Marie Hill
Wichita Falls
George C. Hill
Lewis Couple Attend Cotton Bowl in Dallas New Year
Mr and Mrs Max Lewis traveled to Dallas for New Year and attended the Cotton Bowl football game marking a festive start to year.
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Max Lewis
Dallas
Martha Russell Visits Parents in San Antonio
Martha Russell returned to San Antonio after spending the Christmas holidays visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Sam Russell in their home.
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Martha Russell
San Antonio
Mrs
Sam Russell
Drivers blow horns at disproportionate rate, study finds
A study shows ten percent of drivers account for ninety percent of horn use, highlighting concentrated noisy behavior on roads. The finding points to habitual horners and suggests targeted awareness or policy measures to reduce unnecessary honking.
Funeral Rites For Mrs I H Hagar In Winters
Funeral services for Mrs. I H Hagar 63 of Winters will be held at 2 p m today at the Assembly of God Church. The Rev I A Burns will officiate with the Rev A L Creel assisting. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery. She died at 5 a m Thursday in St. Ann Hospital Abilene after a brief illness. She was born December 22 1895 near Junction and moved to Talpa area early. She married I H Hagar in November 1949 and moved to Winters. Survivors include her husband a daughter Mrs Charles Carey Lawn eight stepchildren and several siblings and many grandchildren.
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I. H. Hagar
Winters
Assembly of God Church
I. A. Burns
A. L. Creel
Winters Pentecostal Church
Lakeview
Junction
Talpa
Charles Carey
Lawn
Howard Hagar
Clyde
Ordana Hagar
Roswell
N. M
A. G. Hagar
Ira Stanley
L. C. Davis
E. N. Williams
J. W. Williams
Odessa
Ralph Briley
Abilene
Willie Kelly
Benton Jackson
Coleman
Will Page
Sandy Lowe Returns Home After Holiday Visit
Sandy Lowe, a student at McMur ry College, returns to Abilene Sunday after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Lowe during the holidays.
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Sandy Lowe
McMurry College
Abilene
W. F. Lowe
Time to Go Home Indication in Classified Ads
Advertisers suggest subtle cues to signal guests that the gathering is wrapping up. Classified style prompts encourage hosts to offer clear end cues, such as closing remarks, courtesy notices, and final call messaging to ensure guests depart respectfully.
Approaching Marriage of Sylvia Ann Schroeder and Frank Richie
Mr and Mrs Erwin Schroeder announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Sylvia Ann to Frank M Richie son of Mr and Mrs J F Richie Miss Schroeder a 1957 Winters High School graduate attended Hardin Simmons University in Abilene Mr Richie a 1952 Winters High School graduate received a BS from Texas A and M in 1956 and is pursuing electrical engineering studies at Texas University
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Sylvia Ann Schroeder
Frank Richie
Erwin Schroeder
Sylvia Ann
Frank M. Richie
J. F. Richie
Miss Schroeder
Winters High School
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Mr. Richie
Texas A
Texas University
Texas births and deaths show population rise in two years
Health officials report 685 births per day and 147000 Texas deaths from Sept 1956 to Aug 1958, boosting population by 360000 to surpass 9.2 million. Infant and maternal death rates declined. 115000 delayed birth certificates were filed. nine hundred name changes occurred. 250000 requested certified copies with over 550000 file trips.
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Texas
Hale and Alert
State Health Department
Holidays Visit At Hambright Home In Crews
Cpl Bennie L Hambright of Ft Gordon Ga Eldon Hambright a Texas Tech student visited relatives near Crews over the holidays Also joining were Mr and Mrs Marvin Hambright Mr and Mrs Cecil Hambright of Winters Mr and Mrs Aubrey Faubion of Lubbock and George Lange with Davis Debra and Denis of Bennet plus J A Taylor and Dean of the Eagle Branch community
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Hambright
Cpl
Bennie L. Hambright
Ft. Gordon
Georgia
Eldon Hambright
Texas Tech
Lubbock
Edwin Franks
Galveston
Marvin Hambright
Crews
Cecil Hambright
Winters
Aubrey Faubion
George Lange
Davis
Debra
Denis
Bennet
J. A. Taylor
Eagle Branch
Dreaming Is All Right So Long as You Stay Awake
A reflective line about balancing imagination with alertness advising that dreaming is fine if one remains mentally vigilant and aware. It suggests purposeful dreaming rather than idle fantasy.
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Clea
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T. A. McMillan
Southwestern States Phone Co
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Llano
Menard
Kingsland
New Bluffton
Mason
Paint Rock
San Saba
Glen Cove
Goldthwaite
Mullin
Caradan
Big Valley
Star
Round Mountain
Johnson City
Fredericksburg
San Angelo
C.F
Western Auto
Yannigan
Oxfords
Davidsons ‘and
Jarman
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