Proving the Value of Cooperation in Crews Community
The Crews community shows cooperative effort through a modern brick school and a planned teacherage due by August. Leaders W. H. Pape E. W. Rainwater and L. Dietz helped build up the school board and long service, with Professor Grounds to supervise this year. The district sustains a ten grade curriculum and aims to offer a good high school to neighboring communities. The area also boasts strong athletic teams and active church and social life, with hope of graduates achieving college and world success.
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Crews
W. H. Pape
E. W. Rainwater
L. Dietz
Professor Grounds
Former C of C Secretary Says Thanks and Outlook for Winters
In Killeen on July 23 a former secretary writes to Winters readers praising three years of school and chamber work. She urges continued civic and commercial support, endorses S. W. Cooper as secretary manager, and expresses goodwill toward West Texas leaders.
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Killeen
Winters
Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
S. W. Cooper
Opening of Winters Presbyterian Church Draws Crowds
The Winters Presbyterian Church on Church Street opened with an 11 o clock morning service in a full auditorium. Dr Hal F Smith preached Building a Wall from Neh 4 6 as the choir and soloists led a program including The Lord of Hosts Is With Us and Al ways Singing of His Love. Evening services featured E M Shepperds orchestra and Joe Vancil with Jesus.
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Church Street
Qgden
Wilson
Joe Vancil
Hal F. Smith
Sunday School Rally at Mann Baptist Church
The Runnels County Association holds a Sunday school rally at Mann Baptist Church on Sunday July 31 at 3 p.m. Devotional by L B Smith Wingate. Rev H H Stephens of Winters speaks on the Pastor's Attitude Toward the Sunday School. Rev Tierce on improving the program. Rev Rogers Miles on a Sunday School Convention. Business and Benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runnels County Association
Mann Baptist Church
L. B. Smith
Wingate
H. H. Stephens
Winters
Tierce
Runnels Association
Rogers
Miles
Weatherford welcomes Winters visitors and praises local students
The author notes promising high school students in Weatherford and credits Superintendent Smith and teachers for strong work. After vacation travels in Central Texas and Greenville, they plan to return to 908 South Waco Street Weatherford Texas and invite Winters residents to visit when enroute to Dallas and Fort Worth. A mention of keeping a roster of watermelon patches is included.
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Terest
Weatherford
Smith
Texas
Greenville
Waco Street
Dallas
Fort Worth
Segaon
Wishea
Good Rains Reported Across Winters County
Rain fell in varying intensities from a half inch to two inches over much of Winters country on Wednesday. The West Texas Telephone Company notes good rains at Bradshaw Wilmeth Drasco Hatchel and Ballinger. E E Smith in town says Wingate had the best rain of the season with about two inches. City received probably about a quarter inch.
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West Texas Telephone Company
Bradshaw
Wilmeth
Drasco
Hatchel
Ballinger
E. E. Smith
Winters Section Well Represented at Short Course
About twenty five 4 H Club boys and girls and area residents traveled to the Farmers Short Course at Texas A M College Station from Winters trade territory. County Agent C W Lehmberg arranged a special chair car and funds from community socials and the Winters chamber of commerce funded travel. Delegates from Wingate Dale Drasco Crews and Herring totaled many participants with roughly 70 delegates expected.
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A. & M. College
College Station
Texas
C. W. Lehmberg
Winters
Lehmberge
Hollingsworth
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Lehmberg
Wingate
Dale
Drasco
Crews
Herring
Winters Enterprise Publishes One Day Earlier
The Winters Enterprise will go to press Wednesday afternoon and reach subscribers by Friday afternoon in surrounding communities. Advertisers are advised of the publication date change and to submit news items accordingly.
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Winters
Enterprise
Leaving Germany For Home on First A
Postcard from S V McCasland in Tubingen Germany says he will leave August 1 after three weeks in France Switzerland and Italy and sail from Naples August 24 for New York. He may go to Chicago on return. values education abroad and praises The Enterprise. Rink Go is noted as a hockey headline writer shorthand.
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Germany
Our Fair Land
Quotations on Leadership and Youth Rebellion
The text laments the rise of great leaders and fears for the young who once hid in barns to smoke and read Deadwood Dick. It contrasts happy lands with authoritarian rule and hints at a nostalgic view of simpler pastimes.
Winters praised as best farming section in state
A visiting gentleman to our city claimed this region has the best all farming area in the West and likely in Texas. He noted familiarity with the locale spanning over 40 years and said he would still admire Winters even if he lived elsewhere.
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Winters
West
Tex
District Secretary to Speak at Winters Zone Meeting
The Winters zone meeting of the Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church will meet at Drasco Methodist church on Friday August 5. A good program has been arranged and every member of the zone is urged to attend. District secretary Mrs J D Smoot of Comanche will be present to address the gathering.
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Winters Zone
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
Drasco
J. D. Smoot
Comanche
Methodist Church
Chamber of Commerce Work In Winters Sharply Focused
The organization refines its program with twenty five special conferences and committee sessions. Surveys span from city center to Winters trade territory as the secretary manager coordinates group chairmen to map four city sections and enroll businesses and workers for timely citizen input. Wine committee role noted.
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Chamber of Commerce
Winters
Joe Baker
V. Vanzandt
I. M. Preston
C. &. Jackson
Lions Club Opens Meeting in Winters Hotel
President Bacon presided as Lions Club members and guests gathered for a luncheon at the Methodist church. Visitors included Commissioners Yeager and Poe, Monty Moore, Mr. Sheppard of Sweetwater, and Prof. Homann. The group debated moving meetings to Hotel Winters, voting 12 to 15 in favor, and agreed to suspend August meetings.
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Bacon
Lions Club
Methodist Church
Lion H. H. Stephens
D. W. Yeager
H. B. Poe
Monty Moore
City Board of Development
Shepperd
Sweetwater
Homann
New Vocational Agricultural
Winters High School
Marie Hill
A. H. Smith
Winters
Carl Davis
S. W. Cooper
Chamber of Commerce
Board of City Development of
Mr. Shepperd
Jno
Q. McAdams
Prof. Homann
Geo. C. Hill
J. H. Hodge
J. A. Huffhines
Former Winters Boy Marries in Wadley Alabama
T. J. Dunn formerly of this city wed Miss Lillie Burkes of Wadley Alabama last Wednesday at the bride’s home in Wadley They plan to reside in Jacksonville Florida The note ends with an offhand moral quip about pessimists and martyrs.
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T. J. Dunn
Lillie Burkes
Wadley
Alabama
Jacksonville
Florida
Gaston Home Hosts Visiting Ladies From Paris Whitewright Abilene
Mr and Mrs R L Gaston entertained guests at their home the first of the week Mrs Will Antone and children from Paris Mrs Olin Sears from Whitewright and Mrs M B Herring from Abilene returned to their homes last Wednesday.
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R. L. Gaston
Will Antone
Paris
Olin Sears
Whitewright
M. B. Herring
Abilene
Local Buyer Brings Fine Holstein Bull Calf
Earl Rodgers traveled to San Angelo on Monday and returned with a fine Holstein calf. Winters and vicinity should focus on improving dairy stock. The dairy industry offers offsetting options against low prices, with dairy products feeding poultry and hogs and skim milk supporting prize beef cattle startups.
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Earl Rodgers
San Angelo
Open forum meetings urged to boost city program
A city leader calls for strong action within the next two to three weeks and urges citizens to support an ambitious program. Winters praised for cooperative spirit as plans promise open forum meetings inviting business and employee participation to achieve real results in the building campaign.
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Winters
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Jordan
Dr. C. T. Rives
Frisco
Albert Streets
Local Presbyterian Church
E. M. Shepperd
Jesus
Ackley
Mann
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