Texas & Pacific seeks Abilene & Southern purchase
The Texas and Pacific railroad asks the Interstate Commerce Commission for permission to acquire the Abilene and Southern railroad for 1 million dollars. Observers note a broader extension policy, with recent 51 percent stake in Cisco and Northeastern and plans to build toward Woodson and Throckmorton. Officials expect ICC approval for the deal.
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Washington
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Abilene & Southern Railroad
Texas & Pacific
Cisco & Northeastern
R. Q. Lee
Cisco
Woodson
Throckmorton
Abilene & Southern
Boone to Manage Hall Music Co in Winters Texas
J Clyde Boone named manager of Hall Music Company in Winters. Boone, a 1921 Texas School for the Blind graduate and piano tuner, will oversee sales and service as the store keeps its current piano line and adds sheet and roll music. He vows square deals and continued courteous service. Nearby visitors include Miss Sallie Moore and relatives of San Antonio.
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J. Clyde Boone
Hall Music Co
van Dyke
Eastland
Boone
Texas School For the Blind
Hall Music Store
Hall Music Company
Farmers Gin Co Stockholders Meeting Held
The annual stockholders meeting of the Farmers Gin Co. of this city was held Tuesday afternoon in the chamber of commerce hall. Officers were re-elected: J. W. Gardner president O. F. Turk vice president J. L. Downing secretary. Directors elected: J. S. Neely H. A. Mitchell S. H. Meek and J. D. Smith. C. L. Cook will manage the guns again for the next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Gin Co
Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Gardner
O. F. Turk
J. L. Downing
J. S. Neely
H. ‘A. Mitchell
S. H. Meek
J. D. Smith
C. L. Cook
Hotel Winters opens to warm community reception in Winters
The Hotel Winters opening Tuesday evening drew over three hundred guests for a eight to ten o'clock program. Owners T. B. Poe and Miss Pauline Jones showcased a remodeled, modern hotel praised as a credit to Winters surpassing many larger towns. An entertainment lineup featured local talent including V Marie Stephens, Charlsie Graham, R E Bacon, and others with multiple piano, vocal, violin, and reading acts.
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Winters
T. B. Poe
Pauline Jones
Igecin
Marshall Chapman
First National Bank
V. Marie Stephens
Reading
Charlsie Graham
R. E. Bacon
Clarence Gambill
Fred Bedford
David Bruton
Baptists Meet in Ballinger for Conquest Campaign Debts
The Runnels County Associational Workers and Ballinger Baptist Church gathered Monday with Dr. F S Groner of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. They discussed the Conquest Campaign to liquidate debts on schools hospitals and denominational properties in Texas. The local church will urge members to contribute next Sunday at 11 AM and Rev Castillo was hired for home mission work among county Mexicans.
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Runnels County
H. H. Stephens
Ballinger
General Assembly
Castillo
Cmsetio
Jackson Buys Belton Drug Store
C S Jackson was transacting business in Belton this week and is reported to have bought a drug store there to move soon. He came to Winters from Belton about three years ago and previously ran with Jackson Holcomb Drug Co which sold to Smith Drug Co. We regret losing him from Winters but wish prosperity on his return to Belton. Mrs Fredie Ballard left Sunday for Amarillo to visit her sister Mrs Pearl Duke at 1601 B Pierce St.
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C. S. Jackson
Belton
Jackson
Winters
Jackson-Holcomb Drug Co
Smith Drug Co
Mr. Jackson
Mrs. Jackson
Fredie Ballard
Amarillo
Pearl Duke
B. Pierce Street
Runnels County
G. C. Davis
Runnels
C. Kornegay
Humorist to Be Here on the 12th
Winters notes promise a rare treat on Saturday evening March 12 as Thomas Elmore Lucy appears at the Methodist church for the High School benefit. The poet humorist actor and world traveler is billed as a cultured gentleman with a broad background. Tickets to be announced in next week’s issue.
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Thomas Elmore Lucy
Methodist
Y. M. A. C. Basketeers Split Abilene Matches
Y M A C basketball team won 36 to 24 against Abilene Cotton Oil while losing 28 to 18 to McMurry Indians on the McMurry court. Jasper Duke led with 14 points in the first game and 12 in the second. Clifford Rhoden exited early with fouls. This likely ends the Y M A C season after a strong showing.
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Y. M. A. C. Basketeers
Abilene
Abilene Cotton Oil Company
Jasper Duke
John Norman
McMurry Indians
Duke
Clifford Rhoden
McMurry
Ford Makes 38.20 Miles on Gallon Gas
A local Ford mileage contest hosted by Nance-Brown Motor Co. drained tanks and sealed hoods before a southbound run from Ballinger toward San Angelo. Fifteen cars competed in two classes. Fred Young won the closed class with 36.55 miles per gallon and H A Springer led the open class with 38.2 mpg setting a local Ford record.
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Ford
Nance-Brown Motor Co
Ballinger
San Angelo
A. O. Strother
T. D. Coupland
Mrs. O. C. Williams
Fred Young
Ralph Lloyd
A. E. Clark
Buford Fisher
C. L. Cook
Raymond Lloyd
Carlton Roberts
J. E. Cleveland
Jim Seals
West Texas Telephone Co
H. A. Springer
A. H. Lovvorn
Mrs Hart Phillips Returns From Lubbock After Ill Father
Mrs Hart Phillips comes home Sunday from Lubbock where she was summoned by the illness of her father B. F. Goodwin.
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Hart Phillips
Lubbock
B. F. Goodwin
Actual drilling starts on Malbert test well near Bradshaw
Bradshaw Kansas February 28 Actual drilling began on the Malbert test well seven miles west of Bradshaw at noon today. The well reached 103 feet with a day and night crew on the joint job. Drillers are A E Dawson and J A Roberts tool dressers Glenn H Lynn and J A Williams. The Bradshaw community reports a strong dairy season with February cream receipts highest on record and predicts a 15 percent drop in cotton acreage for 1927 and a 50 percent rise in small grain acreage versus 1926.
New Basketball Court Lights Up Bradshaw Back Lot
Bradshaw residents unveil a new basketball court behind the bank building with electric lights. Nearly every night, weather permitting, games draw local ex-high school players and visiting teams, with the town team regarded as one of West Texas' best.
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Bradshaw
Bank
West Texas
Massive Runnels County deal changes Winters and Ballinger mills
One of the biggest transactions in Runnels County closed last week when H Giesecke of Winters and Ballinger Oil Mills sold to Anderson Clayton interests of Houston. Ownership transfers May 1 with current managers leaving. Anderson Clayton already owns five West Texas mills including Abi ene San Angelo and a Lockney project. Local guns group stays with Giesecke interests.
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Runnels County
Winters Mill
H. Giesecke
Ballinger Oil Mills
Anderson & Clayton Interests
Houston
H. W. Lynn
Arthur Giesecke
Ballinger
R. A. Hall and Associates
Mr. Hall and Associates
H. Giesecke and Associates
Anderson & Clayton
West Texas
Abilene
San Angelo
Lockney
Runnels County Guns
Thut
Brownwood visitor Miss Mildred Ratliff stays with Adamses
Miss Mildred Ratliff of Brownwood visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Adams earlier this week.
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Mildred Ratliff
Brownwood
Arch Adams
City votes pay for firemen on alarms and fires
Winters adopts partial compensation for a thirty member paid fire department. Alarms earn 50 cents, fires earn 1.50, to cover clothing and minor expenses. service seen as saving cost versus a volunteer system. City praises the department and its three year low fire loss record.
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Winters
Mrs. R. L. Stokes Reported Sick This Week
Mrs. R. L. Stokes is listed as sick this week in community health notices. No other details are provided.
Telephone Co Moving to New Quarters in Winters
F W Greber vice president of West Texas Telephone Co visited Winters to supervise moving equipment to the Dale building on Parsonage street this week. The plan is to shift the system at night to minimize service disruption as cables are installed. The firm’s construction crew has been in Winters two weeks upgrading lines and planning a central battery system for future use.
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W. R. Johnson
Johnson
J. S. Neely
Pete Davis
G. C. Davis
A. D. Lee
Mr. Lee
Rhode Island Reds
Texas
F. W. Greber
West Texas Telephone Co
Winters
Greber
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Sis
J. M. Skaggs
Gladys Oliver
San Antonio
Mrs. P. L. Crews
Peggy Bartlett
E. A. ‘Meadows
Kingsville
Belton Drug Store
R. L. Stokes
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