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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1936
Page
2
A historical medical note defines wounds as breaks in skin or mucous membranes with tissue destruction. It explains hemorrhage types, pain, gaping, and disturbed function, and outlines steps to stop bleeding, remove foreign matter, and apply dressings.
A box supper is planned for Friday evening at Wilmeth Baptist Church. Sponsored by the P T A proceeds go to support the local school. Everyone is invited to attend.
N R Densman moves from Santa Anna to Winters and opens an electric and acetylene welding shop on South Main Street, making his home there.
The spring weather brings cautious optimism as farmers anticipate cooler spells. Illnesses spread through the town with several residents recovering from pneumonia while others, including Curtis, Carlos, Mozelle and Melba Jo Lollar, face serious illness. Elder H. B. Carraway and family plan to move into the area, and funeral services were held for Iv Brown, 43, who died after a ten week illness at Ballinger and San Angelo facilities.
Drasco Bro. Weathers conducted services at the Methodist church Sunday. Irvin Brooks and family visited Mrs. J. A. Brooks. Bill Belew and family moved to the Kennedy place. Travis Downing lay bedridden Sunday. Banks Lewis and Albert visited. Ben Belew is seriously ill. S. D. Vinson and family traveled to Ballinger for business. Ethel Cook spent weekend with her father W. P. Cook Sr. S. D. Vinson and family visited Abilene last Friday. Carl Brooks and family stayed with Irvin Brooks in Dale Saturday night.
Under water superintendent Henry Sanders and R H Boone a crew improves the cemetery. Delinquent water payments are replaced by labor on the grounds. Trees are topped, plots cleaned, and a new addition leveled and ready for use. The Enterprise commends the neighborhood for the efforts.
Reverend F R Cole of Abilene will conduct the regular service in Harmony this Sunday. The Abilene B S U will present a program Sunday night. Nearby, families from Harmony join the Associa tional B T U zone meeting at Ballinger. Local moves include the Mosley family to the Crews area and the Seals family relocating from Victory.
Last Wednesday night the domino crowd gathered at Mrs. Harding's with Mrs. Mason Miss Rampy Mrs. Hensley and children visiting. The community club presented its first program on Texas Centennial Friday night with refreshments. Families visiting and moving include Seipp of Lampasas Sneed family relocating Merkel Waldrops and West with new neighbors and other local residents seen Sunday and Monday.
Otis Grisham of the Jones Chevrolet Co reports Chevrolet’s old car disposal program aims to keep used car sales moving while clearing decks for new models. He notes heavy newspaper advertising in December 1936 as a core feature and cites record November and December used car activity and rising new car sales.
Fragmentary text hints at a public event with singers and a dance, mentioning San Ang ery and Rowena Winters. Invites to attend and references to Hatche ities appear, but key names and details are garbled.
A fragment notes a Neon one attended a Chevrolet event in Dallas last Friday. Details are sparse but place and brands are identified.
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