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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1925
Page
11
Winters Enterprise in Winters Texas lists weekly publication details and advertising rates. It notes single column inch 30c per issue and per line per issue rates, with a subscription price of 1.50 dollars. The publication is mailed as second class matter from Winters Post Office.
The article argues that visible civic care from clean streets to well kept yards boosts a town’s reputation. It asserts pride in community and personal effort attract business travelers and new residents, reducing opposition to progress and aiding prosperity.
The article highlights Wrigley chewing gum profits, stating $8,500,313 in clear profit for one year. It notes Bill Wrigley’s wealth, annual spending on printers’ ink, and ubiquitous advertising slogans such as After Every Meal and the flavor lasts. The piece frames advertising as dominant in American commerce.
The piece notes turning in as an engaging pastime that lures fans at all hours. It highlights how receivers allow personal adjustments to hear spoken, sung, and played content, credits radio’s vast progress, and reflects on the uncertain future of radio amid widespread public interest.
An eastern publisher introduces the first cross word novel where the plot unfolds through puzzles found at the crime scene. Readers aid detectives by solving clues and solutions are in the back of the book. Puzzles printed on erasable paper let families read comfortably.
The article warns that after June the old German mark will be worthless in the U S and that holders are believed to possess a quadrillion marks with minimal real value. It suggests Americans will be hit hard by the devaluation and references a speculative idea titled backbone by Adwira Sims.
Reports say a film contract will be used to tell the Floyd Collins Sand Cave tragedy. The tale of Collins and his brother is discussed amid publicity surrounding the Kentucky death, with claims that a movie hero can be made from any tragedy.
Relief arrives not by law or commissions but by market forces lifting prices for grain and livestock. With supply and demand at work in favor of producers, politicians risk losing credit unless they act. Optimism grows among stockmen as farmers brace for a strong comeback.
The article questions why gasoline prices rise, noting gasoline is not seasonal or perishable and not affected by weather or pests. It asserts no natural cause for the boost and suggests manipulation may be involved.
An agricultural college survey shows over 5 million people have left farms for cities in the last decade. The farm sustains towns with food and with workers, yet many who depart hope to return later, sometimes when it is too late.
The article notes the American navy practicing a large scale game in the Pacific. One hundred ten vessels participate in the peace-time maneuvers described as the greatest of their kind. Lessons and drills will extend through March and April.
A prominent health official states that soap and water are the best disinfectants and notes there is little harm in trying them. The remark underscores basic hygiene as a practical safeguard.
All members and the public are notified of a meeting of the Runnels County Farm Bureau at Winters tomorrow at 2 30 p m in the hall over the Main Drug Co Henry Todd county representative of the Runnels County Farm Bureau of Ballinger was in the city transacting business Wednesday. Bert Low of the First National bank is spending a few days in Austin and Fort Worth on business this week. E M Hall and family visited with relatives and friends in Paint Rock last Sunday.
Drasco area residents and visitors fill the community week with church events, reunions, and travel. Notables include Dee Jones and Hunt at the farmer’s short course, plus visits by Baker, Pumphrey, and Winters guests. The Methodist revival closes with new church additions and a missionary program planned by the Baptist church. Walter Patterson earns good health news as he resumes outings.
The 6x9 Gold Seal Congoleum rugs are advertised as guaranteed at a special price. The Friends of Miss Rhoda Bryan report she is improving two weeks after a severe auto accident.
Wingate's music class led by Miss Leila Harter shows steady growth as the honor roll expands. Named students include Faye Ellie Guyrene Mott Mrs Bessie Mosley Mildred Smith Maybelle Cole and Mary Lou Parish.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Sompetinat as a lively topic in the community. Details are incomplete, but the reference suggests ongoing discussion or attention around this name.
Alive Moreland of Wilmeth was struck by a car while returning home from school on Tuesday the 17th. The collision fractured her collar bone and a rib and caused multiple bruises. Dr. Dixon reports she is recovering and hopes to return to school soon. Aluminum canteens sold at Coupland's Variety. Rev and Mrs J L Speer and Mr and Mrs Dewey Speer left Tuesday for a pleasure trip in California.
Christy Bros brings a big five ring wild animal show to town featuring a horse ballet with three squadrons of high stepping horses performing intricate dance figures without riders. The act includes jumping horses, blue blood stock, and sixteen high school horses demonstrating new equine feats. The program ends with a one step horse routine. The equine features will be shown in Winters on Tuesday April 7.
Dr. C T Rives departed for New Orleans to undertake a postgraduate course focused on diseases of the eye ear nose and throat. He aims to specialize in treatment and relief of suffering, trusting that learning never ends and that the trip will be both pleasant and profitable.
August Spill, who receives mail on route 2 out of Winters, transacting business in the city Monday, visited The Enterprise office to renew his paper for another year.
Stone churns of one to four gallons are displayed with lids at Coupland's Variety. The shop highlights durable pottery churns suited for home dairy use and kitchen storage. Local shoppers browse the range during business hours.
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