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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1927
Page
6
The new Winters chamber of commerce secretary appeals for universal local participation and investment of time and money. He emphasizes that progress requires organized effort, every citizen’s duty, and collaboration to benefit the entire community.
A report by T C Gardner records Charles H Dorsett as leading seventeen state B Y P U workers in churches visited and classes taught. Dorsett was then working in Canton Texas and is praised by friends for the achievement.
Vad Piercy who has run plumbing and tin work here for three years moved his shop to Rising Star this week. The community laments losing Mr Piercy and his family. Mrs Piercy and the children plan to join him by mid August.
Roger Lee Stokes age 10 fell from a mesquite tree while visiting at the J. C. Meredith home. He climbed to the top to view a birds nest when a limb broke, about ten feet from the ground. He received immediate medical attention and is said to be exercising his usual rights.
Winters residents marked a holiday by staying away from home. People scattered across West Texas to fish streams and attend Abilene races while others visited relatives, leaving townsfolk with many derelict homes during the Fourth.
The State highway department warns Texas merchants to remove signs along highway property by August 1 or the department will remove them. Officials say the signs spoil highway appearance. Many merchants relocate signs to private property as the roadside signs disappear from public right of way.
The Methodist church led revival features Mrs Flowers and Evangelist Flowers drawing large crowds from Winters and surrounding areas. Women gather for special sessions on women issues and young ladies events while men attend at the Queen Theatre with topics on cooperation crime wave and home life. Sunday sermons include Almost Persuaded and Why I Belong to the Church.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Robertson left Friday for Weatherford to establish their future home. After settling there they will visit in Killeen before Mr. Robertson begins duties as principal of Weatherford High School.
Leroy Palmer sustained an arm injury while inflating a flat tire when a broken pump severed an artery. He was carried in a sling and reports initial severe pain, though he is now healing well.
Carl Henslee vice-president of Winters State Bank celebrated his 88th birthday by playing 38 holes of golf on the local course. He completed the last nine holes in 38 strokes, the best round he has achieved to date. The course par is 32.
A party of seventy five kin folks from the Pumphreys Hargroves and Lloyds spent the Fourth of July on the Concho River for a family reunion A fine basket dinner was served and the day was enjoyed beneath shaded giant pecan trees as families strengthened ties through conversation and companionship.
Mr and Mrs W A Lattimore of Rosebud are visiting the Chapman family as guests this week in a brief social note from the community pages.
C of C secretary S W Cooper arrives to take duties in Winters. His family will move from Crosbyton once arrangements are made.
Buster Roberts and Gerald Collinsworth celebrated the Independence Day holiday in Abilene. The pair enjoyed a quiet observance with family and friends in the city.
Runnels county students enrolled at Sul Ross State Teachers College met Friday night June 24 with many attending. Officers elected include Horace Oliver president Lillian Knowles vice president Lucy Harrell secretary and treasurer Jewel Burris reporter and J C Coleman faculty sponsor. Plans set for summer entertainment featuring trips to the Grand Canyon on the Rio Grande Carlsbad Cavern and other historic scenic sites.
V. E. Davis, formerly of Winters and once employed at the Queen Theatre, was a business visitor yesterday. Mr. Davis and his family are living in Stamford.
Mrs. Lem Gilsbreath of eight miles east of Winters nearly severed her hand with a cotton hoe. Her husband had sharpened the hoe and set it by the house. their son picked it up and she fell, striking the blade and cutting deeply between elbow and wrist. She was rushed to town for medical care.
Judge A. O. Strother, visiting Garland relatives, injured his hand when a needle broke off while feeling for a light switch. Surgeons removed the needle fragment after about four hours on the operating table, and Strother warns that walls are no place to stick a needle.
Dallas based traveling representative Jess Rhoden of a clothing firm is recovering at home after a ten day illness. He is described as the company’s traveling representative and his condition is reported as improving.
According to an announced schedule the local Church of Christ will start its revival meeting on Sunday July 17. Elder R. L. Colley will preach with a noted, forcible delivery. Hours are to be announced and published later news issue. Members are urged to attend all services and the public is invited.
June precipitation totals 3.55 inches with multiple rain events including 2.13 on the 5th and 0.74 on the 18th plus scattered thundershowers. Four severe sandstorms occurred on the 3rd 18th 19th and 29th, hail damaged young cotton, weeds and grass thrived after May drought, oats and wheat yields were poor, grain sorghums thriving, roads reported fine. I. C. Watts Cooperative Observer Drasco.
Drasco exemplifies progress in education and faith with a renowned rural church and strong school. Farmers adopt the living at home program reducing costs and boosting self sufficiency by growing food at home and canning. Visitors at a Runnels Baptist Association meeting highlighted hospitality and community pride.
Master Donald Craig Chapman and little Miss Lucille Chapman have returned from an extended visit at Rosebud and Cameron.
S. F. Floyd was in Junction City the first of the week on business, visiting local contacts and handling informal matters.
Higginbotham Bros. and Company hosted an employees picnic along the Colorado River in July. The event featured a basket supper, fishing, boating, and a social gathering for the local staff and their families.
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