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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1927
Page
3
A Ballinger Winters Fire Department banquet celebrated Texas growth with figures on land, industry, and cotton spindles. Chief Louis Cohen addressed intercity cooperation, while readings and speeches emphasized camaraderie between Ballinger and Winters fire crews. Funds from the event support a new school piano and school facilities.
A film adaptation titled Eagle of the Sea arrives with action and romance in a tale linked to Captain Sazarac and Jean Lafitte. The plot unfolds as General Andrew Jackson returns to New Orleans and a diversionary intrigue touches Napoleon, diplomacy, and a coastal town’s revelry.
Local clubs and societies report meetings and upcoming events in Drasco. The Ladies Club and Baptist and Methodist missionary groups meet with various hosts, study Acts, plan revivals, and enjoy socials. Births, deaths, judges, and visitors are noted along with PTA activities and church services.
The Anne Warner Baker Company performs the last Lyceum number at the Queen Theatre Wednesday evening. Miss Baker wows with ventriloquism shadowgraphs and parodies, assisted by Esther Baldwin on piano. Proceeds support the P. T. A. to sustain quality town entertainment.
Hotel Winters announces opening of its dining room. Special Turkey Dinner to be served Sunday at 75c. Regular weekday meals priced at 50c.
The regular monthly Safety meeting of West Texas Utilities Co. in Ballinger drew many guests. J D Motley led a joint session with talks on safety for employees and guests while Mrs Gilbreath received a wedding gift and a percolator set. Readings by Mildred Spill and Geraldine Gaston accompanied refreshments as attendees from Ballinger and Winters joined in the program.
Auction note offers a good young Jersey cow with calf and one springer. Listing appears under Higgin gotham's. Potential buyers are invited to inquire for details and pricing.
The Enterprise announces the April 5 1927 election including the rematch for City Secretary with Mrs Roxie Floyd running for re election. Advance Easter bonnet models attract attention as public interest grows ahead of the vote.
H. F. Meadows of Plainview, father of Mrs. J. W. Patterson of this city, died Tuesday night after a month of illness. He had visited here several times and Mrs. Patterson had been at his bedside about two weeks. The community extends sympathy to the family. The Atlantic Ocean journey by air is noted as a past novelty now commonplace.
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