Funeral services for J B Pace held at Drasco
J B Pace 65 a Drasco resident died of a heart attack while repairing his car near Coleman. Funeral services were held at the Drasco Methodist Church with Rev G R Thomas officiating. Burial followed in Pumphrey cemetery beside his wife. He was a long-time Methodist and community active leader. Surviving: daughter Mrs Roy Crawford of May Texas. two sons J B Pace Jr of Austin and Rankin Pace of Winters. sisters Mrs J S Hodges of Dell and Mrs Wm Stevens of Winters. brothers Jace Pace of Killeen and Joe Pace of Junction Colorado. granddaughter Mary Sue Pace of Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Pace
Drasco
Coleman
Roy L. Crawford
May
Brown County
Wm. Stevens
Drasco Methodist
Winters
Homer Vanderpool
Ballinger
L. Crawford
Co. N. Roth
Lutheran ‘Church
Pumphrey
Texas
Pace
Prairie Dell
Mary Sue’ Boyle
Salado
Runnels County
Wingate
Methodist Church
Santa Anna
He -Houston
Methodist’ Churches
Getion
Roy L. .Crawford
J.B. Pace, Jr
Austin
Rankin’ Pace
J.S. Hodges
J. Ce
Killeen
Joe S. Pace
Junction
Colorado
Mary Sue
Ben ‘Williams
Ashburn
Shelby Horn
Rar
R. J. Selimeoesh
Canning Factory Expected Open About June 10
Mrs. Bess Paddleford WPA supervisor visited to review opening prospects for the canning plant. She projected a June 15 start due to late crops, urged a minimum thirty day run, and warned relief work may end July 1. Equipment was donated to Winters unit with reinstallation funded locally. supplies remain provided by the Texas Relief Commission. Citizens planning use should contact the Board of Community Development with expected produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bess Paddleford
WPA
Texas Relief Commission
Board of Community Development
Song Festival at Miles Brings Regional Voices Together
Singers from San Angelo Ba linger Winters Miles Rowena Bronte Weribest Maverick Norton Wingate Harriet Mereta and other towns gather for a Miles Methodist church program Sunday afternoon May 17 from 2 to 4 30. Specials include Winters Male quartet Jennings Forehand Quartet Wingate Tucker Twins Winters Shirley Temple the Second W W Wood and Ora Mae Hughes. A large crowd and many singers are expected. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Balinger
Winters
Miles
Rowena
Bronte
Weribest
Maverick
Norton
Wingate
Harriet
Mereta
Miles Methodist Church
Jennings-Forehand
Tucker Twins
Shirley Temple
W. W
Mr and Mrs Jim Rott Visit Relatives in Valera and Coleman
Mr and Mrs Jim Rott visited relatives over the past weekend in Valera and Coleman. The trip highlighted family ties and travel within the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim. Rott
Valera and
Coleman
Mrs Ben Featherston Visits with Joan at Paint Rock
Mrs Ben Featherston and her young daughter Joan of Victory visited in Paint Rock Saturday. The pair toured the town and enjoyed local scenes amid a pleasant afternoon outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Featherston
Joan of Victory
Rock
Local Residents Relocate to Abilene and Return
Mr and Mrs Wm Parr traveled to Abilene and returned Wednesday. Mrs Parr reports condition not as serious as expected. Mr and Mrs Henry Ferguson have moved to Abilene to establish a future home and Ferguson has bought a garage or store in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parr
Te Ba
Scott
White
Henry ‘Ferguson
Abilene
Ferguso
Abilené
Lions Club Officers Nominated For Coming Year
Winters Lions Club nominates officers for 1936 37 with election set for the first Tuesday in June. Betides officers listed are two vice presidents three directors and other posts, noting one holdover director and vacancies to be filled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Boy Scouts
T. D. Coupland
Winters Lions Club
L. Green
J. W. Dixon
Albert Afflerbach
Roy Mack
Lanham Brown
A. J. McDaniel
Louis Johnson
J. M. Millerman
W. F. Flynt
Otis Grisham
Tailtwister
J. S. Bourn
Walter Neely
Lion Tanner
Jno
Q. McAdams
H. O. Jones
Roy S. Mack
E. J. Lambert
Norton County Epworth League Holds Regular Meeting
Members of the county Epworth League at Norton convened for the monthly session with the Drasco chapter conducting the program. Mrs. Duke read scripture and Miss Dobbins was elected to represent the union at the Annual Young People’s Assembly at McMurry College Abilene in the first week of June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Epworth League
Norton
Drasco
Dr Robert Cooke Dies in Fort Worth at 79
Dr Robert Cooke 79 father of C L Cooke and Mrs Chas Graham of Winters died Wednesday night at 11 15 in a Fort Worth sanitarium after six weeks illness. Funeral Friday at 3 from First Baptist Winters with Rev G W Parks officiating. Interment Main Street Cemetery. Survived by wife three sons Robert Jr W L Cooke C L Cooke and two daughters Mrs T D Taylor and Mrs C L Graham. Pallbearers and flower girls listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Cooke
C. L. Cooke
Chas. Graham
Fort Worth
First Baptist Church
G. W. Parks
Roscoe
W. T. Hamer
Main Street
Dr. Cooke
Winters
Robert Cooke, Jr
Robert Jr
W. L. Cooke
Abilene
T. D. Taylor
Carbon
C. L. Graham
Willis Cooke
Morris Cooke
Lawrence Taylor
George Graham
Horace Cooke
M. E. Swofford
Geo. Poe
Flower Girls
Mrs Nitsch Family Returns From Plainview Visit
Mrs Ben Nitsch and her daughters Miss Edna Mae and Dr Clara Nitsch came back last week from Plainview after visiting relatives and friends in that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Nitsch
Edna Mae
Clara Nitsch
Plainview
Higginbotham Officials Visit City
T. J. Williams president of Higginbotham Bros. and Co. and Wade Everedge head of the lumber department, both of Comanche, arrived for business visits here on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Williams
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
Wade Everedge
Comanche
Wingate and Norton Clash in County Baseball Showdown
Wingate and Norton meet next Sunday afternoon at 3 p m at Wingate in a top county clash. Both clubs rank among the best, promising fast action. Wingate will debut new uniforms this season, and county fans are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wingate and
Norton
Wingate
Arkansawers Plan Bronte Reunion and Homecoming May 24
Arrangements near completion for the fifth annual Arkansawers reunion and homecoming to be held at Bronte on Sunday May 24. Dr J D Sandefer of Hardin Simmona university Abilene will deliver the memorial address. The day features the Bevy whistling girl from Bangs High School and the Simmons Cowboy band with a large crowd expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansawers
Bronte
Arkansas
West Texas
J.D. Sandefer
Hardin-Simmona University of Abilene, Ig
the of
the of Goningtlon; “Rev. D. M. ‘West
Balph Fa
Bevy
Bangs
Simmons
Plversits
Winters Independent School Board elects new Spanish teacher
The Winters Independent School Board met Tuesday evening and elected Violet Pickett to fill the vacancy caused by Roe Syler not seeking re election. Pickett holds an M A from Texas Tech with eight years of teaching, two years at San Angelo High. The board also appointed Ben Spill Howard Baldwin and W L Pratt to the equalization board and set September 3 as the opening date for school. The tax rolls were reviewed and residents urged to render personal property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters Independent School Board
Violet Pickett
Roe Syler
Miss Pickett
Texas Tech
San Angelo
Ben Spill
Howard Baldwin
W. L. Pratt
J. R. Cooke
Athletic Council
J S. Bourn
Lions Club
Roy Mack
Autrey Smith
Ernest Caskey
R. S. Davis
Remains of Lena Mae Thorp Taken to Bertram
Mrs. Lena Mae Thorp died at age 52 at her home on Thursday after months of declining health. Her remains were taken to Oatmeal Cemetery near Bertram for graveside services conducted by cousin Lynn Nobles of Burnett. She was born January 19, 1884 and married C. A. Thorp August 21, 1906, with two children. The family had lived in Texas towns including Bertram and Winters. She was a faithful Christian member of her church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Mae Thorp
Bertram
Lynn Nobles
Burnett
Tastoary
C. A. Thorp Aes ‘Bertram
Winters
Texas
Christ Ard
Fifty-One Seniors Diplomas at Winters High School Commencement
Fifty-one seniors received diplomas at the Winters high school auditorium in a packed ceremony. Dr. J Thomas Davis of John Tarleton College gave the address. Honor graduates included Doris Reid and C S Jackson Jr with several students notable for perfect attendance and recognition cups awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Thomas Davis
John Tarleton College
L. T. Smith
Jean Barlow
Frances Hodge
Virginia Street
L. R. Mickey
Church of Christ
Doris Reid
C. S. Jackson Jr
Ernest Caskey
E. D. Stringer
Jackson
Erskine Davis
Floyd Shackelford
Carl Lesta Davis
C. S. Jackson, Jr
Gladys Spain
Ed Fisher
Theodora Schmaldt
Broyles Hall Tops National Piano Winners
The Fort Worth Star Telegram lists Broyles Hall among national piano contest winners from a Wichita Falls district event at Wichita Falls Junior College and Zundelowitz High School. Hall is the Holliday, Texas, native son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hall, gaining notable recognition as an accomplished young pianist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Wichita Falls Junior College
Zundelowitz
Broyles Hall
E. M. Hall
Holliday
Broyles
18 Convictions at 119th District Court in Ballinger
The term at Ballinger reports 18 convictions with no acquittals. D B All red and Earl White receive prison terms for burglary and related offenses. Dolf Gill is guilty of cattle theft with a four year suspended sentence. Other cases include auto theft and chicken theft sentences and suspensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
119Th District Court
Ballinger
D. B. Allred
Earl White
Dolf Gill
White
Alfred
Boyd Holbrook
Winters
Gill
State Penitentiary
D. B. Thornton
W. T. Thornton
L. Brown
Tunnels
L. H. Smith
Brownwood
M. C. Golden
Ballinger Baptist Church
O. C. Sykes
Paul Trimmier
State Reformatory
Austin Montgomery
Jim Harris
Dallas Brothers Visit Bourn Home Over Weekend
Messrs R E and Dub Bourn of Dallas stayed with their brother J S Bourn this past weekend. Dub, an employee of Western Electric Co., has been transferred to Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs, R. E
Dub” Bourn
Dallas
J. S. Bourn
Dub
Western Electric Co
Oklahoma
Winters Family Mentioned In Brief Notice
Winters with two sisters Mrs Ava Parker of Linton and Mrs B F Rollin of Bertram plus three brothers are listed in a short obituary notice detailing surviving relatives.
Elementary grades exercises at high school auditorium
Exercises for elementary grades start at 9 o clock in the high school auditorium with L R Mickey delivering the address. Sixty grade pupils receive certificates of promotion while the 7th grade chorus, Miss Marie Hill and a sextette perform. Awards, diplomas, invocation and benediction complete the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Mickey
Church of Christ
Marie Hill
Annette and
Janette Tucker
Carlene Ballinger
Novelle Bedford
Venita Thornton
Ruby Low
Spin Maiden
Spin
R. V. Hardegree
J. W. Sharbutt
Woodrow Allen
Cherry Dry
Eddie Green
Harmon Marshall
L. C. Martin
Johnny Oliver
Howard Rhea
Donald Rosson
Gilmore
Alton Lowe
Ellis Zane Moore
Clarence Neil
Benjamin Nitsch
Billy Perkins
Manuel Orona
Wilford Russell
Joe Tom Strother
Harold Watson
J A Watson
Nosvelle Bedford
Goldie
Myrl Clark
Eugenia Conlee
Ali Ma Gallant
Loreta Green
Claudia Hamilton
Billy Frances Harmon
Katherine Jobe
Ruby
Frances Lowe
Annette Tucker
Rosella Bordin
Selected group learns Baylor future service role
Miss Lee Cobb of Winters is chosen to serve as a group leader in Baylor University personnel work next year. The program focuses on helping students become acclimated to college life and starts with guidance in the personnel work at the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco
Miss Lee Cobb
Winters
Baylor University
Beco
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J.B. Pace
Ruby Hubac
Mann
Paul Haupt
Lindy
Washington
Charles Lindbergh
Cleveland
Lindbergh
VEW
County Epworth
A. D. Porter
Central Methodist Church
Garbo
New York
Greta Garbo
Sweden
Hollywood
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