Lions Club program features Crumpler and Boyd talks
The Lions Club heard tenor Crumpler perform with his guitar while Mike Boyd, Ballinger florist, spoke on yard beautification and horticulture. Otis Grisham read a telegram about Nolan County commissioners approving a State Highway Department project to secure right of way for a seawater to Coleman highway via Winter. T. D. Coupland reported on Krauss hospital stay in Houston with heart issues. expects discharge later this week. Dr. J. W. Dixon led Tuesday's program.
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Denver
Crumpler
Harley Sadler
Lions Club
Mike Boyd
Ballinger Florist
Sweetwater
Otis Grisham
Commissioners Court
Nolan County
State ‘Highway Department
Coleman
Wintere T. D. Coupland
Houston
A. Krauss
Krauss
South Texas
Mass Meeting Planned in Ballinger by Runnels County Club
A mass meeting of the Old-Age Revolving Pension club in Runnels County will be held at the Ballinger Court House on Monday night March 30 at 7 30. Principal speaker will be Dr W R Shook of Bradshaw with others from San Angelo including Dr H F Miller district organizer. The public is invited to attend.
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Runnels County
Ballinger
W. R. Shook
Bradshaw
San Angelo
H. F. Miller
Huntsman Family Weekend Visit Noted
B. F. Huntsman spent the past weekend visiting with his son Emmett Huntsman and the family.
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B. F. Huntsman
Emmett Huntsman
Speeding crackdown spans Texas highways officials order filings
Dispatches from Austin report that public safety officials directed Texas rangers and other employees to file charges against all violators of speed laws. The directive targets general speeding across state and city roads with varying limits including 25, 40, and higher limits for commercial vehicles and outlying areas.
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Austin
Winters ISD Board Election Set for April 4
Two seats on the Winters Independent School Board will be decided Saturday April 4 at the City Fire Station polling place. T B Young leads the election. Incumbents Harris Mullin and J M Pyburn are up for re election with their names slated on the ballot. No other candidates have filed to date.
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Winters Independent School Board
T. B. Young
Harris Mullin
J. M. Pyburn
Mr. Pyburn
Winters Country Club Golf Course in Excellent Condition
Winters country club members and guests will find the course in excellent condition. Anthel Fisher, the club keeper, rebuilt tee stands retopped greens and with a new mower has fairways and roughs in near perfect shape. The approach from the highway to the clubhouse and the grounds are also improved and Fisher deserves thanks.
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Winters Country Club
Anthel Fisher
Fisher
Moreland Family Called to Pecos for Illness Operation
Mr and Mrs E M Moreland and daughter Velva Carroll were called to Pecos last week due to the serious illness of Miss Oucita Moreland who underwent an appendectomy. Reports from her bedside indicate she is recovering nicely.
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E. .M. Moreland
Velva Carroll
Pecos
Oucita Moreland
Cemetery Working Announcement At All Day Event
A brief notice states that a cemetery working event will take place with all day activities. Details are incomplete in the readable text.
Hardin-Simmons to Host 3000 West Texas Seniors
Abilene March 26 Hardin-Simmons University prepares to entertain more than 3000 West Texas high school seniors at its annual senior day on April 25. Winters high school senior class and sponsor invited. Committees appointed and plans formed to accommodate graduates from area schools.
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Abilene
Hardin- Simmons, University
West Texas
Former Winters Youth Sets New County Track Record
Doyle Huntsman, 14, son of Mr and Mrs L A Huntsman formerly of Winters now living in Oklainton, won the 100 yard dash in 10.9 seconds a new county record at the county meet in junior track. He also won high jump placed second in broad jump and first in declamation, drawing cheers from former Winters friends.
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Doyle Huntsman
L. A. Huntsman
Oklainton
Winters
Doyle
Oklaunion
Harmony to Stage Play at Content Harmony School
A play titled Aunt Emma Sees It Through will be presented at Content Harmony School Tuesday evening March 31 by a Harmony community cast. An admission fee of 10 cents and 20 cents will be charged for the Harmony Baptist church building night.
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Emma
Harmony
Winters Students Attend Ballinger Meet In Runnels League
Winters schools close today to permit all pupils to participate in the Runnels County Interscholastic League meet at Ballinger. Literary, track, tennis finals and other events run Friday and Saturday with declamation at 7:30 pm. Frances Lyle and Floyd Shackelford won first in the recent one act play contest.
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Runnels
Ballinger
Winters
Frances Lyle
Floyd Shackelford
Four Days Left to Get Auto and Driver Licenses
Four days remain to secure automobile license plates and drivers licenses before the April first deadline. Carl Henslee, deputy tax collector at Winters State Bank, will have extra staff Saturday Monday and Tuesday to handle the rush. State safety department directs officers statewide to pursue charges for driving violations including operating with old plates or licenses.
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Carl Henslee
Winters State Bank
Henslee
Married couple receives telegram from Dell Sharbutt
Rev. and Mrs. Wy. W. Sharbutt reported a telegram from Dell Sharbutt announcing a marriage news. The notice notes the union and includes a mention of a neé name related to the press snippet.
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Fon
Dell Sharbutt
Spring Clean Up Week in Winters Offers Free Trash Haul
Next week March 30 to April 3 is Spring Clean Up Week in Winters. Mayor J W Copeland urges city residents to help clean every part of town. Free trash hauling will be provided in the latter part of the week with wagon collections on Friday and Saturday.
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J. W. Copeland
Copeland
Winters High Wins One-Act Play Contest in Ballinger
Under Miss Edgar Parten Winters high school presented The Finger of God to win the Runnels county one-act play tournament held last Saturday in Ballinger. Cast included Frances Lyle Floyd Shackelford and Clois Mapes. Miles finished second with The Wedding Present and Ballinger third with One Fine Day. Lyle and Shackelford won best girl and best boy portrayals.
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Edgar Parten
Winters High School
Finger of God
Runnels County
Ballinger
Frances Lyle
Floyd Shackelford
Clois Mapes
Miles
William Carson
Old Fashioned Baptists To Have Services Here
Rev. Baxter A. Whitten will lead services at Bal linger Old Fashioned Baptist church on Sunday March 29 presenting a full report on the recent revival conducted in Kane Pennsylvania. Evening song service starts at 3 45 p m. He will also preach at the Mission in Win Sunday afternoon and deliver a message in Ballinger Tuesday evening at 7 45 p m.
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Baxter A. Whitten
First Baptist Church
Kane
Pennsylvania
Ballinger
Gilbert W. Wilson
Whitten
Baptist Spring Revival Opens at First Baptist Winters
Plans for the annual spring revival at the First Baptist Church in Winters announce services daily for two weeks starting Sunday April 5. Rev W W Melton of Waco will preach and Johnnie Cohen of Palestine will lead song service. Both arrive for their first Winters meeting and Melton has led Ballinger revivals and served 24 years at his Waco church.
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First Baptist Church
W. W. Melton
Seventh and James Street Baptist Church
Waco
Palestine
Winters
140 000 Texans Seek Pensions Amid Inquiries
Austin reports Orville S. Carpenter executive director of the old age assistance commission said 140 000 persons had applied for pensions and 300 000 blanks distributed with many more applicants expected. Investigators trained in a departmental school were dispatched to verify each application as payments begin after investigations and legal requirements are met, aiming to complete before July 1.
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Austin
Orville S. Carpenter
Old Age Assistance Commission
Carpenter
Holbrook Takes Over The Club Cafe Management
Holbrook bought the Club Café from Joe Kagan last week and assumed active management. He plans to expand the business at its current location and has invested in additional space.
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Boyd: Holbrook
Joe’ Kagan
Club Cafe
County Agent Plans Countywide Tour For Farmers Subsidy
County Agent J A Barton and cotton adjustment assistant Thomas B Hill will tour the county beginning next Tuesday to enroll farmers for cotton subsidy payments and explain the new farm program. They urge farmers to meet at scheduled towns from March 31 to April 6 with office closure apart from Ballinger day.
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J. A. Barton
Thomas B. Hill
Barton
Funeral Rites Held For J. E. Cleveland Sunday
Funeral services for J E Cleveland longtime Winters resident were held at 3 p m Sunday at the First Baptist church with Rev W T Hamer officiating Interment was in Main Street cemetery He died after a two week illness at age 72 born November 21 1863 in Franklin county Alabama He moved from Wingate to Winters in 1915 later living in Gladewater Smiley Austin San Antonio Mississippi and here His wife Martha Ellen Funderburk and four sons survive with a brother and grandchildren all listed in the family notices
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J. E. Cleveland
Winters
First Baptist Church
W. T. Hamer
Main Street
Cleveland
Alabama
Mr. Clevelland
Franklin County
Martha Ellen Texas Funderburk
Texas
Commerce
Runnels County
Wingate
The
Baptist Church
Bbs
Odd: Fellows
N. A. Cl
Gladewater
W. G.land
Smiley
Austin
M. Hugh
San Antonio
Mississippi
A. L
Clemmond
Frances ‘Stanfield
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