Mrs H Stevens Died in Sweetwater at 85
Mrs Henry Stevens 85 longtime Hylton area resident died at 7 45 am Wednesday at Leisure Lodge Sweetwater where she had lived since 1970 funeral services were held Thursday at Spill Memorial Chapel with Hollis Swofford Abilene officiating burial in Hylton Cemetery born Ova Sliger in Cookville Tennessee October 28 1887 she moved to Texas as a child later settling in Nolan County married Henry Stevens August 11 1908 he died in 1963 she was a Wingate Church of Christ member survivors include nieces nephews and great nieces and nephews pallbearers named R C Watts Jr John Bird Less Sissom Levi Robertson Clarence Morris and Ed Kinard.
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Henry Stevens
Hylton
Leisure Lodge
Sweetwater
Spill Memorial Chapel
Hollis Swofford
Abilene
Stevens
Ova Sliger
Cookville
Tenn
Solomon
Catherine Mansell Sliger
Texas
Bell County
West Taylor County
Nolan County
Eskota
Wingate Church of Christ
R. C. Watts Jr
John Bird
Less Sissom
Levi Robertson
Clarence Morrise
Ed Kinard
Card of Thanks and Health Note on Kids and Smoking
Card of thanks from Claude Harrell thanks friends and family for visits cards and flowers during hospital stay. Health note cites a University of Louisville study of 2000 children showing 72 percent of ages 7 to 12 would love parents more if they quit smoking.
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Abilene Hospital
Claude Harrell
University of Louisville
Winters Joint 4 H Club Meeting at City Hall
The Winters Joint 4-H Club met at City Hall to work on record books. Attendees included Leslie Dunlap Kelley Busher Dawn Miller Francine Miller Barbara Henderson Janice Henderson Mark DeBerry Ronald Cavanaugh Ruth Cavanaugh and adults Juanita O Connor Dan Miller Warren Mitchell. The piece ends with health and life quotes attributed to American Association of Texas Big Country Area.
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City Hall
Leslie Dunlap
Kelley Busher
Dawn Miller
Francine Miller
Barbara Henderson
Janice Henderson
Mark DeBerry
Ronald Cavanaugh
Ruth Cavanaugh
Juanita O'Connor
Dan Miller
Warren Mitchell
Proper Irrigation Best Practices for Texas Lawns
County Agent Parker explains lawn irrigation rules to Texas readers. Water deeply but infrequently to develop deep roots, moisture depth 12 inches, and avoid daily shallow watering. Soil type dictates absorption rates. sandy soils need more frequent watering while clay slows intake. Runoff wastes water and raises bills.
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Texas
Ernest J Adams Dies at 83 in San Angelo
Ernest J Adams 83 former co owner of Spill Bros Co and Spill Funeral Home died Friday night at St John Hospital San Angelo after a three day illness. Services were Monday at Mount Carmel Catholic Church Winters burial Lakeview Cemetery Spill Funeral Home directed. He served in WWI with the 141st Band Squadron and married Emma Spill in Ballinger in 1919. Survivors include son Dr Gilbert Adams of Denton and a brother Oscar of Amarillo.
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Ernest J. Adams
Spill Bros. Co
Spill Funeral Home
St. John Hospital
San Angelo
Mount Carmel Catholic Church
Winters
Patrick Ryan
Lakeview Cemetery
Mr. Adams
Brooklyn
N. Y
DeWitt County
Runnels County
Emma Olga Spill
Ballinger
Spill Brothers Company
Adams
Catholic Church
The
American Legion
Gilbert Adams
Denton
Oscar
Amarillo
George Pruser, Sr
George Pruser, Jr
Bob Pruser
August Stoecker
John J. Swatchsue
Ernest Thormeyer
Joe Kozelsky
George F. Lloyd
WHS Band Records Available From Winters High School
Winters High School band records for the Blizzard Band have been received. Kirke McKenzie, band director, says those who ordered records may pick them up at the Winters Municipal Swimming Pool from 1 to 6 p.m. daily.
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Winters High School
Blizzard
Kirke McKenzie
Winters Municipal
McKenzie
Water supply depths by soil type from sprinkler output
The report estimates time to the 12 inch water depth varies by soil type. Sands require 1 to 2 hours while Clays take 2 to 3 hours and Loams 4 to 5 hours. All figures assume a sprinkler output of about one third inch per hour.
Birthday Party for Tina Renee Martinez in Wingate
A June 16 birthday party honored Tina Renee Martinez, daughter of S/Sgt. Ricardo Martinez, at her uncle Juan Ibarra’s Wingate home. Snow White themed cake, candy, and grape punch were shared with family and friends, and a pinata ending the celebration.
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Trina Renee Martinez
S/Sgt
Ricardo Martinez
Arnold Blvd
Abilene
Juan Ibarra
Wingate
Snow White
Seven Dwarfs
Gabriel Ibarra
Rose Marie
Dianna
Vicky
Suzy Rodriguez
Yolanda Rubio
Steven Soto
Joe Valverde
Sylvia
Filiberto
Dobie Reyes
Danny
Sammy Ibarra
Enrique Garcie
Johnny Peyton
David Reyes
Gracie Rodriguez
Manuel Valverde, Jr
Daniel Rodriguez
Trina
Maria Ibarra
Joy Sunday School Class Meeting at First Baptist
The J O Y S S class of First Baptist Church met at Mrs Pyburn Brown s home. Mrs Carroll Tatum presided with opening prayer by Mrs Robert Paschal. Mrs Kenneth Sneed led roll and members shared favorite Bible verses on Love. Mrs Tatum gave a devotional on Lukewarm Christians.
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J.O.Y
First Baptist Church
Pyburn Brown
Carroll Tatum
Robert Paschal
Kenneth Sneed
Tatum
Mesdames Ray
Sister of Area Residents Died In Sweetwater
Mrs. Bessie G. Givan 82 of Sweetwater died at 530 p m Sunday in Holiday Retirement Center Sweetwater Burial Tuesday in Bradshaw Born January 1 1891 Williamson County county treasurer at Robstown retired school teacher Husband H A Givan died seven years ago Lived in Sweetwater two years formerly Ft Worth Survivors include one sister Mrs Oole Hunt of Sweetwater five brothers W N Irving Yountville Calif Yollie Irving Bradshaw Bob Irving Winters Walter Irving Otterbein Ind Lester Irving San Antonio
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Bessie G. Givan
Sweetwater
Bob Irving
Winters
Yollie Irving
Bradshaw
Buriel
Bradshaw Cemetery
Williamson County
Robstown
H. A. Givan
Ft. Worth
Oole Hunt
W. N. Irving
Yountville
Calif
Walter Irving
Otterbein
Ind
Lester Irving
San Antonio
Dorcas Sunday School Class Picnic at City Park
Members of the Dorcas Sunday School class of the First Baptist Church held a picnic and party Thursday at the City Park.
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Dorcas SS
Dorcas
First Baptist Church
Notable Names Listed in Almanac Ledger of Local Figures
Mond Laughan Monroe Boles Truitt Smith Robert Paschal Carroll Tatum Ted Meyer Loyd Roberson Joyce Krause Kenneth Sneed and Pyburn Brown appear in the community roster reflected in the period’s local society notes. The list highlights a mix of residents involved in civic and social circles of the town.
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Mond Laughan
Monroe Boles
Truitt Smith
Robert Paschal
Carroll Tatum
Ted Meyer
Loyd Roberson
Joyce Krause
Kenneth Sneed
Pyburn Brown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hill & Thomas, Publishers
H. Stevens
Mayo Clinic
Lung Association
the Association of Texas
Big Country Area
Parker
Latio
the Winters Enterprise
Resia
Angelo Hospital
WHS
Tina Renee Martinez
JOY
Inforamen
Radio
Winters State Bank
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