Flag Day origins and key figures in U S history
Article traces June 14 as Flag Day to Continental Congress decisions in 1777, notes debated origins of the flag including Betsy Ross, Bernard Cigrand and others, and highlights Washington’s role, the Grand Union Flag, and Key’s Fort McHenry poem. It emphasizes daily reverence for the flag beyond a single holiday.
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Washington, D. C
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Continental Congress
U. S
United States
Philadelphia
Fredonia
Wisconsin
Bernard Cigrand
Betsy Ross
George Washington
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Arch Street
St. George
St. Andrew
Robert Morris
George Ross
Francis Scott Key
Baltimore Harbor
Fort McHenry
U. S. Post Office Department
Itching Sweaty Feet Remedy Ad Promises Germ Kill
A persuasive ad claims itching and sweaty feet are caused by a germ and promises to stop symptoms by killing the germ with T-4-L Powerful Germ Killer. It taunts ordinary antiseptics as useless and offers a money back guarantee if not pleased overnight.
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Main Drug CO
Winners for Tops Met Monday At Club House
Winners for Tops met at the club house for their weekly meeting on Monday June 9. Mrs. Bert Humble presided for the business session. Mrs. Milt Bunger was queen of the week. Attendees included Mesdames Wes Hays, Bert Humble, Woodrow Watts, Floyd Sims, W. T. Colburn, D. W. Williams, Milt Bunger, and J. L. Shaw.
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Tops
Bert Humble
Milt Bunger
Mesdames Wes Hays
Woodrow Watts
Floyd Sims
W. T. Colburn
D. W. Williams
J. L. Shaw
Wingate Family Visitors And Local Weeklong Travels
Wingate guests include Bob Morris and two daughters visiting L S Morris. Ed Hajl with children visits parents in Texas and Alaska relatives. Floyd Huckaby family visiting Miles Huckaby. Phyllis O Dell visits Erma Doggett and Sue Huckaby. Carla Joe Dean injures arm at Hendrick hospital while visiting aunt. Clyde Dunn visits his sister Louella Burton and Maggie in Abi line. Bob Phillips weekend in Midland with Elwood Rogers and art party for Gay Venda Rogers. Lena May Wheat visiting Midland with relatives.
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Carla Joe Dean
Hollis Dean
Hendrick Hospital
Carla
Clyde Dunn
Louella Burton
Abilene
Maggie
Baird
Italian Street Fair Honors Midland Student Art Display
The Sunday event at 1107 Sparks Street Midland featured an art show for Gay Venda Rogers a 15 year old sophomore artist. Her works include illustrations for two children's books Jack the Easter Bang and The Littlest Raindrop captions by Mrs Kasson. Rogers daughter of Elward and the late Elward Rogers attended Edison Junior High School and studied with Mrs James Cobb and Mrs Elda Pricket. Her grandfather is Bub Phillips of Wingate.
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Gay Venda Rogers
William Kasson
Sparks Street
Midland
Miss Rogers
Elward Rogers
College St
James Cobb
Edison Junior High School
Elda Prickett
Jack
Kasson
Bub Phillips
Wingate
Guy and Smith Tie Vows in Winters First Baptist Church
Jerri Lynne Guy daughter of Mr and Mrs M L Guy became the bride of Ronald Smith of Abilene as they recited marriage vows Saturday at Winters First Baptist Church. Officiant was Rev Robert Gauer with music by Randy Stevens and Babs Tatum.
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Jerri Lynne Guy
M. L. Guy
Ronald Smith
Abilene
First Baptist Church
C. E. Smith
Ballinger
Robert Gauer
Randy Stevens
Babs Tatum
Kathie Dillard
Linda Smith
Sue Hodnett
Jana Gunn
San Antonio
Erma Ray Pritchard
Melissa Teeters
Stephen Brunsed
Milford Wiley
San Angelo
Pat Hambrick
David Prince
Lubbock
Dennis Cape
San Francisco
California
Mike Barrett
Lynn Walden
Tommy Brunson
Charlie Simpson
Kozelsky Family Reunion Weekend Travels
Mr and Mrs Joe Kozelsky and family traveled with his parents to Houston Galveston and Texas City visiting relatives including O F Heinrich Harold Falcon and Joe Kozelsky Jr They spent Sunday in Weimar for the first Kozelsky reunion with relatives from Houston Texas City Crosby Corpus Christi Moulton Weimar Galveston San Angelo and Winters Honored guest Sister Martina Kozelsky of Chicago Illinois.
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Joe Kozelsky
Val Kozelsky
San Angelo
Houston
Galveston
Texas City
Crosby
Corpus Christi
Moulton
Weimar
Winters
Martina Kozelsky
Chicago
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The Young Couple's Dream: A Modern Home and Car
A look at how young couples prioritize a contemporary home and a reliable car as symbols of independence and progress. The piece explores the lure of modern comforts and the pursuit of financial stability amid changing social norms.
Kozelsky Family Hosts Dinner for Sister Mary Martina Kozelsky
In Kozelsky home Mr and Mrs Joe Kozelsky and family honored Sister Mary Martina Kozelsky of Joliet Illinois with a dinner party Saturday. Attending were V F and Mrs Kozelsky of San Angelo and siblings with their families. The aunt plans a trip to Chicago with a return to teach at Mary Immaculate School Dallas for the fall semester after summer vacation.
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Joe Kozelsky
Mary Martina Kozelsky
Joliet
V. F. Kozelsky
San Angelo
M. L. Braden
Ed Klepac
Roy Schafer
Norton
Bernie Franke
Shores Family Visited Zapata Area Last Week
The Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Shores of Zapata with Dexton and Delford spent last week visiting in the homes of Mrs. Jenie Bob Merck and the Virgil James family, and with Roy Rice family in Zapata and Lawn with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Shores.
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Zapata
W. D. Shores
Dexton and
Delford
Jenie Bob Merck
Virgil James
Roy Rice
Charles
Lana
Lawn
Shores
Beauty Seen by Few Amid Universal Claim
A contemplative note reflects that beauty exists in all things though recognition varies widely. It argues that perception depends on individual perspective and cultural context rather than inherent value.
Winters High graduates win scholarships to Angelo State
Three Winters High School alumni Jo Nell Simmons Dorothy Ann Jansa and Harold Wayne Shelburne earned Angelo State University academic scholarships for high scholastic achievement. ASU President Dr, Lloyd D. Vincent announced the honors. Simmons valedictorian Jansa and Shelburne were National Honor Society members. Simmons daughter of Jay and wife, Norton families named.
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WHS
Angelo State
Winters High School
Angelo State University
Lloyd D. Vincent
ASU
Jo Nell Simmons
Dorothy Ann Jansa
Harold Wayne Shelburne
Miss Simmons
Jansa
Shelburne
Jay Simmons
Winters
Miss Jansa
Alton Jansa
Norton
Milton Shelburne
Cutting Brush and Grass on Blind Street Corners
Crews from the City Street Department are cutting weeds and brush on blind street corners in Van Whittenberg says the project should boost safety for motorists. Cotton looks fresh.
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City Street Department
van Whittenberg
Nan Wright Circle Meets at Mrs Hambright House
Regular Nan Wright Circle of the WSCS United Methodist Church met Tuesday morning with Mrs. Clarence Hambright. Officers named: Thad Traylor chair, Paul Gerhardt vice chair, Sallie Gray secretary treasurer, Clarence Hambright social chair.
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Nan Wright
WSCS
United Methodist Church
Clarence Hambright
Thad Traylor
Paul Gerhardt
Sallie Gray
Gaime Brava
Bolivia
Vada Babston
E. H. Baker
Gerhardt
H. O. Abbott
Vada Mae Babston
E. W. Bridwell
August McWilliams
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Texas
the Winters Enterprise
Washington
Omar Burleson
Congress
Robert K. Rosson
Oklahoma
Plains States
Southland
Canadian
L. S. Morris Home
Bob Morris
Bob
Irving, Texas
Ed Hajl
Alaska
Mrs
David Bryan
Floyd Huckaby
Miles Huckaby
Phyllis O'Dell
Sue Huckaby
Erma Doggett
Bob Phillips
Elwood Rogers
Melva and
Elwerd
Gay Venda
Lena May Wheat
Venda Rogers
Coleman, Texas
Santa Fe Railroad
Phela Duwayne Edington
Coleman Commisson Co
Packers & Stockyards Act
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Kozelsky
Enterprise
Hambright
Bedford
Insurance Agency
Deen
the ‘Winters State Bank
Renn Erng
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