County Meet Set For Winters April 8 9
The Interscholastic League Meet of Runnels county will be held in Winters April 8 and 9 with plans for about 1 500 attendees. Events include tennis playground ball girls volleyball debate declamation spelling music memory and track. Winters aims to repeat its two teams to the State Meet in Austin with coaches and students optimistic about strong showings.
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Runnels
Austin
Winters
Texas
Gladys Joseph
Marie Hill
Marie Griffis
Perry Barber
Auburn Neely
Holland
Truett Barber
Fannin Lowe
Albert Holliday
Robert Burton
Christine Barnett
Kathleen Johnson
Mary Helen Nicholson
Isabel Adams
Valera Duncan
Miss Mary Ella Bradley At Home Over Weekend
Miss Mary Ella Bradley a Simmons University student stayed at home during the past weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ella Bradley
Simmons University
Electric Range Campaign Starts Here Tuesday
Beginning next Tuesday March 15 and ending Friday West Texas Utilities Co will demonstrate the Hot Point Electric Range. Mrs Stella Floyd home economist and Mr Hoffmaster factory specialist will lead four days of demonstrations offering a free electric appliance with each range sold.
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West Texas Utilities Co
Stella Floyd
Hoffmaster
Chamber backs band uniforms with community donations
A chamber committee led by Carl Davis raised funds for forty four band uniforms amid a growing Junior Band. More than fifty students are in summer concert work and about forty seven qualify for the State Contest trip to Waco. Donors include Musser Lumber Co, West Texas Utilities, Winters State Bank, First National Bank, Gates & Nunnally, and many local businesses and individuals who contributed sums from two fifty to sixteen dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Waco
Carl Davis
Musser Lumber Co
City Drug Co
A. H. Smith
Winters Enterprise
T. W. Jennings
J. W. Dixon
Jordan’s Studio
Fred Bedford
West Texas Utilities Co
Farmers Gin Co
Geo. T. Rosson
Gates & Nunnally
Key
Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary Here Tuesday
A dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Pumphrey honored their 50th wedding anniversary. The couple, early county settlers since 1899, entertained eleven children, thirty four grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren, with three families absent. A silver set was presented by the children.
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Mrs. Pumphrey
County
Bradshaw Baseball Club Forms For Coming Season
Bradshaw holds a meeting on March 7 electing Don McCasland as captain Joe Sanders as business manager and Ocle Hunt as director to Tri County Baseball League. The club, last year’s pennant winner, plans to field most of its previous players plus four or five high school recruits with a new practice diamond ready soon.
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Bradshaw
Bradshaw Baseball Club
Don McCasland
Joe Sanders
Ocle Hunt
Tri-County Baseball League
McCasland
Cyclones Win County Championship In 1927
The Ballinger court hosts a decisive county final where the Winders High School Cyclones defeat the Maverickites 21 to 12. Captain Newby, Mary Helen Nicholson, Erma Lee Lackey, and Christine Barnett lead a strong Cyclones effort with Barnett scoring 10 and Newby 7 in a defensive battle aided by Spill’s pivotal center play.
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Runnels County
Cyclones
Maverickites
Ballinger Court
Newby
Brooksie Justice
Mary Helen Nicholson
Erma Lee Lackey
Erma Lee
Mildred Spill
Kathryn Lamberth
Lamberth
W. Hardy
Kathryn
Spill
Maverick
Christine Barnett
Christine’ Barnett
Crews
Widgate
Five Boys Enter Tract and Field Meet at Fort Worth
Coach C. R. Smith takes five boys to the Fat Stock Show track and field meet in Fort Worth. George Newby runs the short dashes and low hurdles. John G. Key Jr. contests the dashes. Auburn Neely aims for the mile. R. V. Hardegree likely runs the half mile. Fannin Lowe runs the 440 yard dash. Lions Club members donate to cover trip expenses.
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George Newby
Fannin Lowe
Jac. G. Key
Mac Dedmon
Alton Roberts
R. V. Hardegree
Albert Keifer
Otis Lankford
Smith
Winters
A. H. Smith
C. R. Smith
Fort Worth
John G. Key, Jr
Auburn Neely
Farm Bureau Meeting In Winters Urges Participation
An open Runnels County Farm Bureau meeting is set for Saturday at 2 p m in Winters chamber of commerce hall. All members are urged to attend and bring a guest. County supervisor C W Buchanan will attend and several important topics beyond the cotton question will be discussed.
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Runnels County Farm Bureau
Winters
Chamber of Commerce
C. W. Buchanan
Young Couple Wed Here Saturday
The marriage of Miss Frances Lamberth and Mr. Dove Campbell was performed Saturday at the Presbyterian Manse with Rev. Hal F. Smith officiating. The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lamberth, is a Winters native and a Gardner Bros. employee. Campbell, long-time Winters resident, previously worked at Joe Baker's barber shop and later joined Nance Brown Motor Co. They left for San Angelo after the ceremony and now reside in the Bill Moore home on Wood Street.
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Frances Lamberth
Dove Campbell
Presbyterian Manse
Hal F. Smith
J. A. Lamberth
Winters
Winters High School
Abilene Christian College
Draughon’s
San Angelo
Bill Moore
Wood Street
Cyclones Prep as Winters Leaders Shine in County Schedule
Winters dominates practice and county games with top scorer Barnett, praised as the county’s best forward. The Cyclones post a 5-1 record in scrimmages, with lineups featuring Winters, Barnett, Lamberth, Spill, and others, as official Davia of Novice notes Winter’s strong performance in multiple matchups.
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E. Hardy
Barnett
Cyclones
Deitz
Herring
Harmony
Maverick
Winters
Lackey
Spill
Lamberth
Newby
Justice
Nicholson
Martin
Burson
W. Hardy
Davis
Stephenson
I. Hardy
Tierce
Davia
Victory
Wingate
Ballinger Fire Fighters Banquet Planned by Winters Department
Winters Volunteer Fire Department to host Ballinger firefighters wives and guests next Tuesday in the vacant Woodrow building on South Main. Committees include Entertainment G F Williams J C Meredith Carl Davis Program Geo C Hill E A Sheppard R E Bacon Invitation H W Lynn B G Owens Prentis Garrett. Program features Toastmaster Carl Henslee Welcome by C R Robertson Chief Louis Cohen reading Miss Wells and remarks on interdepartmental fellowship with Doug Motley and Chief Williams. Band music by Sheppard’s orchestra.
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G. F. Williams
J. C. Meredith
Carl Davis
Geo
C. Hill
E. A. Shepperd
R. E. Bacon
H. W. Lynn
B. G. Owens
Prentis Garrett
Louis Cohen
Ballinger
Miss Wells
International entertainer to perform at Winters church
Mr. Thomas Elmore Lucey, renowned author poet humorist and composer, will present a program at the Methodist church tomorrow evening March 12 at 7 30. The Reading and Service Club sponsors the event for the local high school with every number expected to be memorable for both children and adults. Tickets sell at drug stores with admission 35 and 50 cents.
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Thomas Elmore Lucey
Methodist Church
Winters
Lucey
Literary and Service Club
Education official praises new high school building
H F Alves of the State Department of Education visited the High School yesterday. He praised the new school building and commended the teachers and student body. A full report of his visit will be given later.
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H. F. Alves
State Department of Education
Alves
Chapman Family Guests at Middleton Home
Mr and Mrs Chas Chapman and their children visited Dr and Mrs E R Middleton in Abilene last Sunday. The brief social call highlighted family hospitality in a quiet town setting.
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Chas. Chapman
E. R. Middleton
Abilene
Joint Birthday Dinner Honors Two Fathers
Mr and Mrs Ira McNeill of Norton hosted a dinner last Sunday to celebrate the birthdays of their fathers J T Stephenson aged fifty one and John McNeill aged sixty seven. Children arranged the joint event with guests including Mr and Mrs Chapman Mr and Mrs Mackey Ed Bryant and Norton residents John McNeill and J T Stevenson of Winters.
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Ira McNeill
Norton
J. T. Stephenson
John McNeill
Messrs. and Mesdames
Chapman, Mackey
Ed. Bryant
J.T. Stevenson
Winters
Winters Lions Club Meeting Highlights Home Trade Push
The Winters Lions held a lively meeting as the trade at home campaign spurred by the chamber of commerce was discussed. Geo C Hill inspected the hat room and cut up four hats bought from outside Winters to urge local spending. Guests included J D Motley and others from Ballinger plus Mrs Blair Gold Star Mother who spoke of her Europe trip and the Romannes cemetery scene. Delegates to the state Lions convention were elected with E A Shepperd Albert Spill S H Nanace and O C Williams named as delegates.
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Chamber of Commerce
Geo. C. Hill
J. D. Motley
Ballinger Chamber of Commerce
C. W. Lehmberg
C. W. Buchanan
Farm Bureau Association
Ballinger
Mary C. Blair
Buffalo
Kans
Lyle Deffebach
Europe
Blair
Romannes
Rev W S Dunn Returns from Abilene Sanitarium
Reverend W S Dunn came back from Abilene last Friday after a two week stay in a sanitarium. His condition shows little to no improvement.
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W. S. Dunn
Abilene
Mrs W F Meadows Visits Kingsville Daughter
Mrs W F Meadows returned home the first of the week after visiting her daughter in Kingsville.
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W. F. Meadows
Kingsville
Turpin Injured In Car Collision Near Fort Worth
E. E. Turpin, local superintendent for the F. A. Mote Construction Co., was injured Sunday afternoon in a two car crash near Fort Worth while attempting to pass. His car overturned twice. he suffered painful cuts but plans to work this week. The other driver’s condition is not reported.
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E. E. Turpin
F. A. Mote Construction Co
Ft. Worth
Turpin
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R. L. Goolsby
North Main Street
Mr. Goolsby
R. A. Cramer
Bank of Bradshaw
Lions Club
Farm Bureau
Carl Henslee
C. R. Robertson
Winters Lions
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