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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1936
Page
2
The column lists illness and visits among local residents. Mirthy Bowen girls and Marion Elgin Hensley recoveries are noted. Friends share thanks to L B Hensley family for help during their child's illness. Peggy Eugenia and Mrs. Conway family news appear with visits and health updates.
Winters doubles duo Truett Nance and William Kelly beat Paint Rock 5 to 6 on a Wednesday afternoon. Homer Hodge and C Jackson complete the Winters boys team. Girls team includes Virginia Street Doris Reid and Mayme Dell Mapes. Team heads to Ballinger tennis meet March 20 and 21.
Mrs Jasper Shields called to bedside of her mother who passed away. The H D C will present Clubbing a Husband Friday night with 10 and 15 cent admissions. Ruth Busher and Charlene Allen left for San Angelo to study beauty work. Several residents traveled to Santa Anna and Brownwood for doctors and family visits. Wingate girls lost to Pumphrey 22 to 12. Weldon Phillips recovering from pneumonia. H D C met at Mrs George Blackwell’s and noted waning club strength due to illness.
Jesse Wetzel W W Parra and Guy Mullins spent a few days early in the week on the Rio Grande. They said the river had just risen about sixty feet and fishing was not very good at that time.
Chyprh Lutheran Church schedules Sunday School at 9 30 a m German service at 10 30 a m League program by group 4 at 7 30 p m English Lenten service Wednesday at 8 p m Pastor C N Roth delivers sermon notes
Rejoicing over rain Sunday roads muddy kept services away. Crews school district consolidation won by ten votes at the Crews schoolhouse. Local basketball team reached the state tournament for the first time, with an ice cream supper held on the ball court. Declamation finalists named and judged by Miss Tankersley Street and Mr Ming Ballinger. Community visits and a farmers talk by J M Williams of Winters noted.
The Winters school vocational agriculture department plans two FFA teams for Area and State contests in Dairy Judging and Terracing. Teams travel to Stephenville on Saturday April 4, then to A M College for the state contest. The same students will be chosen soon, per J M Williams. The chapter showcases a successful Livestock Project Show with many visitors and praise. Members who bought heifers from J M Brook or Brady will pick up the animals March 21. Baby calves for the Texas Centennial are progressing well. The group will visit a Brownwood dairy herd next Sunday. Entries in the state debating and public speaking contests at Huntsville depend on district contest wins at Abilene. Debaters Morris Cooke and D B Collinsworth and speaker Erskine Davis hope to advance and avoid the penitentiary.
The Oak Creek Home Demonstration club met February 25 with 12 members and two visitors. Plans included a 42 tournament on March 6 and an upcoming auction sale. The group, led by new yard demonstrator Mrs. W. H. McKown, discussed screen plants with Miss Tankersley assisting. The 42 tournament becomes monthly, next on April 3, with 55 attending the last event and refreshments served.
The Victory Home Demonstration club meets at 2 o clock on Tuesday March 17 with yard demonstrator Mrs C O Rodgers to plant shrubs trees and assist in landscaping the yard All members urged to attend. Mr and Mrs John Kraatz announce the birth of a baby boy born March 10. Mr and Mrs E B Gregory and their son of Plainview visited the Gregories. Mr and Mrs A R Workman announce the birth of a baby boy born March 12.
Sunday Bible study at 10:00 and worship at 11:00. Young People class 6:45, preaching 7:45. Ladies Bible study Monday 3:00, Wednesday 7:45. Spring Meeting to begin Sunday the 22nd this month. L. R. Mickey urges attendance at all services.
Sunday School at 9 45 a m and preaching at 11 a m. B T S S and evening service at 7 45 p m. Monday W M A meets at 3 o clock for Bible study. Tuesday Y W A meets with Miss Hortel Coward at 7 30. Wednesday mid week service at 7 o clock.
Sunday School at 9 45 a m preaching at 11 by Rev John A Sheloff young people meet at 6 45 p m and preaching at 7 30 p m The Power of Association Missionary Society meets Monday 3 00 p m Mid week service Wednesday 7 30 p m Runnels County Methodist Meeting Tuesday March 17 regular monthly meeting for the county churches for safety of the Methodist churches
In the county the laymen are urged to attend a community service from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Dr. Tom W. Brabham, president of McMurry College of Abilene, will preach at 11:00 a.m. Lunch will be served at 12:15 p.m. The general public is invited to hear Brabham at 11.
Several farmers and stockholders of the Farmers Gin Co met at the Lyric Theatre last Monday evening to hear Mr King of the Abilene Cooperative Gin discuss organizing a cooperative gin. Directors voted to convert the plant into a cooperative gin and favored the plan of organization. A follow up meeting is set for Monday afternoon March 16 at 3 o'clock at the Lyric Theatre with Clyde Daniels of the West Texas Cotton Growers Association and Mr King to discuss the farmer owned gin plan.
Mrs. H. A. Bradley has returned home from a recent visit with her daughter in Coleman. The item mentions the cotton program in day and night context.
Mr and Mrs Albert Afflerbach announce the birth and christening of their son Howard on March 8. The family shares the happy event and naming details.
Miss Darleene Brown leaves Sunday for her home in Munday after a several weeks stay with her grandparents Mr and Mrs W H Brown at their home.
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