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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1936
Page
3
The Tickville Band from Ranger will entertain visitors at Ballinger's Golden Anniversary celebration on June 29. The First National Bank of Ballinger is bringing the band to the event.
The Tickville Band of Ranger will perform at Ballinger during the Golden Anniversary celebration on June 29. Bank of Ballinger cashier R G Erwin booked the group to entertain pioneers at noon and again for a preliminary number at the evening pageant. The ten member band under Dr Harry A Logsdon is known for humorous stunts and a washboard act, and recently appeared at a Dallas American Gas Association convention.
In a tense scene Mary Holmes confronts Gerald as he reveals his plans to marry and leave the drab life behind. He proposes to move Mary away to start anew, away from the goose woman’s notoriety, a choice that stirs old memories and emotions. Continued next week.
Farmers are busy harvesting cotton and preparing grain. Grain yields look better now after a slow start. Local visits include Mrs. Jimmie Lucas with Crews family, and gatherings at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Green and Mr. and Mrs. Jon Stubblefield among others. Harmony folks traveled to Victory, but a B Y P U program was delayed due to absence of a Victory host. Lee Seals and Leon Pumphrey delivered cotton to Fort Worth and visited the Centennial at Dalles.
Robert Inman recounts the Texas School for the Deaf founded in 1856 with eleven pupils and two teachers. The piece notes growth, campus buildings, and the 1887 administration building, plus a philatelic exhibit with over a million dollars in stamps at the Texas Centennial Exposition and four Dallas food inspectors ensuring safe fare inside the Exposition grounds.
The article covers Johanna M. Lindlof's appointment to the Board of Education after a 35 year NYC teaching career, La Guardia praising teachers’ roles, a note on district schools and superintendent Scott, and mentions of notable women in fields from angora rabbit farming to British women police, including Miss A B Constable.
A violent earthquake on the ocean floor last November severed ten of twenty one trans Atlantic cables, disrupting communications across the Atlantic. Officials report continued investigations into fault activity and restoration timelines.
Officials announce Texas Centennial Exposition will host a children’s day with a nickel entrance and concession prices, emphasizing affordability and family-friendly activities.
The report notes the first woman to take up the work, identifying Miss Contable as 26 years old.
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