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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1936
Page
2
The 1936 Farmers Short Course will run July 20–24 at A and M College led by H H Williamson. Texas Extension Service promotes living standards and home programs. past attendance reached 7 000 in 1935.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burton and Miss Louise Burton spent the past weekend in Houston. They were accompanied home by Mrs. A Krauss who has been in Houston for several days with Ar Krauss.
Mrs W P Gardner and Miss Mildred Boardman left Sunday for Dallas to purchase spring merchandise for the Gardner Bros store.
Lions Club luncheon featured Dewey and Charles Baker performing a boxing match and readings by the Baker boys. E. J. Lambert served as toastmaster. A report announced Ladies Night banquet set for February 18 replacing that week's lunch. Committee members Geo Hill Roy Mack and A J Smith Jr plan final arrangements.
Local social roundup records Sundays and Saturdays with visits among the Ferguson, Carroll, Blackwood, Stehle, Towns end, Williams, Eoff, Fulton, Briley, Carroll, Ernst, and Gallant families. Guests include Linda Stehle, Imogene Carroll, Evena Ferguson, Thelma Ferguson, Willie Lois Blackwood, Zelda Carroll, and others at homes in Franklin and Drasco.
The Community Club presented the play Happy Valley to a packed house with visitors from surrounding communities. Cast members included Rampy, Marjorie Tackett, Mrs Mason, L. B. Hensley, Alton Partain, Tuff Hardin, Leland McWilliams, and J. C. Stevens.
Sunday school attendance was light amid widespread sickness in the neighborhood. Highlights include a lottery drawing won by Dollie Foster on Winters Saturday morning, students honored for perfect reading and honor roll work, and Mrs. Dukes class hosting a party with games, punch, and sweets. Relief from travel includes a daughter visiting from California as Tom and Mrs Griffin host all their children this week. Services at the Baptist church are planned for Saturday night and Sunday if weather permits.
The N. F. Club gathered Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Anna Davis as hostess. President Mrs. Crockett gave a talk on Programs for Our Club. Afterward members enjoyed hot chocolate and angel food cake. Guests in the Frank Deike home included Rev. and Mrs. Roth and the Kurtz families.
The Future Farmers of America at Winters High School test milk weekly, last Monday showing butterfat between 8.5 and 6.2 percent. The first year class works on pruning fruit trees and roses. A baseball team was voted for to play fellow FFA clubs, with George Brown named softball captain and Erskine Davis manager.
A farmer lists practical reasons to retain a scrub cow noting low feed costs, tax advantages from low asset value, small loss if she dies, easy milking, long dry periods, similar milk yields on various feeds, no need for Sunday milking, lack of buyers from neighbors, reduction of dairy surplus, and no worry about handling money from cream checks.
Mr and Mrs Carl Peek of Eden welcome twin boys Jack Dwayne and James Wayne born January 19. Jack weighed 7 pounds 1 ounce and James 5 pounds 7 ounces. Mrs Peek will be remembered in Winters as Miss Christine Barnett.
A concise proverb notes that a swan song, while music to some, may serve as a final message or taunt to adversaries, underscoring how farewell performances can carry different meanings for opponents.
The Sunday School at 9 45 a m preaching at 11 a m Sacrament of the Lord s Supper at 11 a m Young People meet 6 30 p m preaching 7 20 p m Missionary Society meets Monday at 8 o clock Mid week service Wednesday 7 30 p m Stewards meet Monday 7 30 p m Monthly District Missionary Institute Friday February 7 at Brownwood Central Methodist church 9 30 a m Speakers include Dr Score Fort Worth Emmons Nashville and Rev Langston Fort Worth Attendees from the church include superintendents department heads Board of Stewards missionary society and committee plus other laymen. travel plans noted.
Last week several local families hosted or visited friends and relatives in nearby towns. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Crockett and daughters spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kre. Mrs. Will Kiefer and daughter visited Mrs. Anna Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tunnell visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Taylor in San Angelo.
The church outlines a full Sunday and weekday Bible study program. Morning worship at 11:00 follows the 10:00 Bible study with a Sunday evening young people class at 6:30 and preaching at 7:30. A Ladies Bible Class is Monday at 3:30 and mid week study Wednesday at 7:30. The Sunday morning topic is The School of Life.
Pastor J W Joiner invites all to attend February services at the church. Begin next Sunday with a 9:45 arrival, preaching at 10:50 am and 2 pm, plus a 6:15 pm Young People's meeting. Midweek prayer and mass meetings are set for Wednesday at 7:15 pm. visitors welcome.
Sunday School at 9 45 a m preaching at 11 a m B T S at 6 30 p m Evening Service at 7 30 p m Monday W M S meets at 3 o'clock for business Wednesday mid week services at 7 o'clock
Lutheran Luther League activity announced for Friday January 31 with Sunday school and morning services at 9 30 and 10 30 in German choir and service noted as ms
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