Funeral Services for J B Pace Held at Drasco
J B Pace 65 prominent Drasco resident died of a heart attack Friday while working on his car near Coleman. Funeral held Saturday at 3 p.m. in Drasco Methodist Church with Rev G R Thomas officiating. Burial in Pumphrey Cemetery beside his wife. Pace survived by a daughter Mrs Roy L Crawford of May, two sons J B Pace Jr of Austin and Rankin Pace of Winters, two sisters and three brothers, and one granddaughter. Pallbearers listed and hundreds attended from local communities.
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J. B. Pace
Drasco
Coleman
Roy U. Crawford
May
Brown County
Wm. Stevens
Winters
Homer Vanderpool
Ballinger
Roy L. Crawford
C. N. Roth
Lutheran Church of
Pumphrey
Texas
Mr. Pace
Prairie Dell
Mary Sue Boyle
Salado
Runnels County
Wingate
Pace
Methodist Church
Santa Anna
Houston
Methodist Churches
J.B. Pace, Jr
Austin
Rankin Pace
J. S. Hodges
f'Praire Dell
J. W.pace
Killeen
Joe S.pace
Grand Junction
Colorado
Mary Sue Pace
Ben Williams
Ralph Ashburn
Shelby Horn
Awale
BR. I. Collinsworth
W. A. Porter
M. T. Bridwell
E. J. Lyles
Miss Ruby Hubac Visits Mann Community Dinner
Miss Ruby Hubac of Victory visited relatives in the Mann community the past weekend. She joined a large dinner party hosted at the Paul Haupt home on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Hubac
Victory
Mann
Paul Haupt
Markets Report Cotton Prices in Winters Market
Commodity prices in Winters yesterday show cotton at 85e per bushel for rough price and 65¢ for shelled. bran and other grains listed with minor figures. Prices indicate a soft market with modest gains and standard varieties traded.
Canning Factory Expected Open About June
Mrs. Bess Paddleford WPA Women’s Work supervisor visited town to assess a canning factory, predicting a June 15 start due to late crop. She urged a minimum thirty day run and noted possible July 1 relief discontinuation. Equipment donated to Winters unit. reinstallation costs fall to local unit. cans salt sugar condiments provided by Texas Relief Commission without coal. Contenders planning to use the factory should contact the Board of Community Development with expected produce.
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Bess Paddleford
WPA
Texas Relief Commission
Board of Community Development
Song Festival at Miles Church Draws Regional Singers
Singers from San Angelo Bal linger Winters Miles Rowena Bronte Weribest Maverick Norton Wingate Harriet Mereta and other towns will meet in a big Song Festival at the Miles Methodist church on Sunday afternoon May 17 from 2 to 4 30 Specials include the Winters Male quartet the Jennings Forehand Quartet of Wingate the Tucker Twins of Winters Shirley Temple the Second from Winters Mr W W Wood and Miss Ora Mae Hughes of the Wood Conservatory of Merkel A large crowd and many singers are expected Everyone is invited to attend.
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San Angelo
Ballinger
Winters
Miles
Rowena
Bronte
Weribest
Maverick
Norton
Wingate
Harriet
Mereta
Miles Methodist Church
Jennings-Forehand
Tucker Twins
Shirley Temple
W. W. Wood
Ora Mae Hughes
Wood Conservatory of
Merkel
Mr and Mrs Jim Boff Visit Relatives in Texas Towns
Mr and Mrs Jim Boff visited relatives during the past weekend in Valera and Coleman, Texas, returning from the trip with family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Boff
Valera and
Coleman
Residents and Visitors Report on Local Movements
Mrs. Ben Featherston and her daughter Joan of Victory visited Pairit Rock on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Parr traveled to Temple for Mrs. Parr’s clinic at Scott and White, returning Wednesday with her condition improving. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ferguson moved to Abilene where he bought a grocery store for their future home. Mrs. J. A. Madole spent two weeks in the home of ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Featherston
Joan
Victory
Pairit Rock
Wm. Parr
Temple
Henry Ferguson
Abilene
Mr Ferguson
Grogery
Lions Club Officers Nominated for Coming Year
The Winters Lions Club nominates officers for July 1936 to July 1937. President nominees are L Green and Dr J W Dixon. vice presidents include Albert Afflerbach Roy Mack Lanham Brown and A J McDaniel. secretarys W F Flynt Otis Grisham. tailtwister J S Bourn Walter Neely. lion tamer Jno Q McAdams H O Jones. Directors include Roy Mack with one holdover and vacancies filled for one and two year terms.
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
Roy S. Mack
E. J. Lambert
Norton county Epworth League meets for regular session
Members from Winters Drasco Pumphrey Wingsite Norton attend the Norton gathering. Drasco chapter conducts the program as Mrs Duke reads scripture. Miss Dobbins elected to represent the union at the Annual Young People’s Assembly at McMurry College in Abilene the first week of June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Epworth League
Norton
Drasco
Duke
Mary Elizabeth Ashburn
Omega Dobbins
Winters, Drasée
Pumphrey
Wingsite
Pioneer Winters doctor Robert Cooke dies at 79 in Fort Worth
Dr. Robert Cooke, 79 and father of C L Cooke of Winters, died Wednesday night in Fort Worth Sanatorium after a six week illness. He was Winters' first physician and a founding member of First Baptist Church. Survived by wife, three sons Robert Jr Fort Worth W L Cooke Abilene C L Cooke Winters. two daughters Mrs T D Taylor Carbone Winters. pallbearers include grandsons Willis Morris Cooke and others from Winters. Interment at Main Street Cemetery. Funeral Friday at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev Parks of Roscoe and Rev W T Hamer officiating.
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Robert Cooke
C. L. Cooke
Chas. Graham
Fort Worth Sanitarium
First Baptist Church
G. W. ‘Parks
Roscoe
W. T Hamer
Main Street
Dr. Cooke
Winters
Algo
Robert Cooke, Jr
Fort Worth
Robert ,Jr
W. L. Cooke
Abilene
T. D. Taylor
Car- Bon
C. L. Graham
Nitsch Family Returns From Plainview Visit
Mrs Ben Nitsch and daughters Miss Edna Mae and Dr Clara Nitsch returned last week from Plainview after visiting relatives and friends in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Nitsch
Edna Mae
Plainview
Higginbotham executives visit from Comanche
T. J. Williams president of Higginbotham Bros. and Wade Everedge head of the lumber department visited here on Tuesday as part of company business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Williams
Higginbotham Bros. & Co
Wade Everedge
Comanche
Wingate and Norton to Clash in Sunday Baseball Game
Wingate and Norton meet next Sunday afternoon at 3 p m in Wingate. The two top county clubs will stage a fast game as Wingate debuts new uniforms this season. County fans are invited to attend.
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Wingate and
Norton
Affternoon
Wingate
Winters Independent School Board appoints new teachers
The Winters Independent School Board met last Tuesday evening electing Violet Pickett as Spanish teacher to fill Mrs Roe Syler's vacancy. Pickett holds a M A from Texas Tech and eight years teaching, including two years at San Angelo High. The board also appointed Ben Spill Howard Baldwin and W L Pratt to the equalization board and directed tax assessor J R Cooke to notify residents who refuse to render personal property. The Athletic Council members were named and school opens September 8.
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Winters Independent School Board
Violet Pickett
Roe Syler
Jess Pickett
Texas Tech
San Angelo
Ben Spill
Howard Baldwin
W. L. Pratt
J. R. Cooke
Athletic Council
J. S. Bourn
Lions Club
Roy Mack
B.C. D
Autrey Smith
Ernest Caskey
R. S. Navis
Lena Mae Thorp Taken To Bertram and Burial
Lena Mae Thorp 52 died at home Thursday after months of ill health. She was born January 19, 1884 and married A. Thorp in 1905. The family moved to Winters, Texas, and later settled in Bertram. Graveside rites were held at Oat Meal Cemetery with Lynn Noblen officiating. mourners included relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena
Mae Thorp
Bertram
Mien ‘Thorp
Do. A. Thorp
Winters
Texas
Church of Christ and Help
Fifty-One Seniors Receive Diplomas at Commencement
Fifty-one seniors received their diplomas at the Winters High School commencement in the auditorium. Dr. J Thomas Davis of John Tarleton College gave the address and music by Mrs. L T Smith accompanied performances by a student trio. Honor graduates were Doris Reid and C S Jackson Jr with presentation by Ernest Caskey and diplomas by Supt Stringer. Ed Fisher achieved perfect attendance. Theodora Schmaldt also.
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 and Holcomb
Selma Chapmond
Mozelle Barnhill
Myra Nell Hamer
Erskine Davis
Floyd Shackelford
Carl Lesta Davis
C. S. Jackson, Jr
Gladys Spain
Ed Fisher
Theodora Schmaldt
Broyles Hall National Winner In Piano Contest
The Fort Worth Star Telegram lists Broyles Hall as a national winner in a district piano contest held at Wichita Falls Junior College and Zundelowitz Junior High. Hall is the son of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hall of Holliday, former residents of the city, recognized as an accomplished pianist.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Wichita Falls Junior College
Zundelowitz
Broyles Hall
E. M. Hall
Holliday
Broyles
Convictions Mount as 119th District Court Reaches 18
In Ballinger the 119th District Court at present term reports 18 convictions with no acquittals. D B Allred and Earl White were found guilty of burglary. White receives three years, Alfred two years suspended, and Dolf Gill four years suspended for cattle theft. Other cases include two years for W T Thornton in auto theft and five years suspended for L H Smith for car theft.
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119Th District Court
Ballinger
D. B. Allred
Earl White
Dolf Gill
White
State Penitentiary
Alfred
Boyd Holbrook
Winters
Gills
D. B. Thornton
W. T. Thornton
L. Brown
L. H. Smith
Brownwood
M. C. Golden
Ballinger Baptist Church
State
C. ‘Sykes
Paul Trimmier
Reformatory
Austin
Montgomery
Jim Harris
Elementary grade exercises greet high school audience
Elementary grades exercises will be held in the high school auditorium at 9 o'clock with L R Mickey presenting. Sixtieth grade pupils receive certificates of promotion while seventh grade chorus under Miss Hill performs three songs. Diplomas and awards are handed by Principal Hardegree with Rev Sharbutt giving invocation. Graduates include Woodrow Allen Carolyn armsbrecht and many more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Mickey
Church of Christ
Marie. Hill
Annette and
Janette Tucker
Carlene Ballinger
Novella Bedsford
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
Scott Hicks
Alton
Lowe
Ellis
Zane Moore
Clarence Neil
Benjamin Nitsch
Billy, Perkins
Manuel Orona
Wilford Russell
Joe Tom Strother
Harold Watson
J.C. Watson
Novelle
Bedford
Goldie Cheek
Myrl Clark
Eugenia Conlée
Alma ‘Gallant
Loreta Green
Clausdia Hamilton
Billy Frances
Harmon
Katherine Jobe
Ruby
Francés Lowe
Annette Tucker
Rosella Bordin
Miss Anna Lee Cobb Chosen for Baylor University Personnel Work
Anna Lee Cobb of Winters, student at Baylor University, has been selected to serve as a group leader in the personnel work for next year. The program helps students adjust to college work and college life. Dr Iva Cox Gard supervised the effort, which met with great success this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waca
Lee Cobb
Winters
Baylor University
University
Iva Cox Gard Cor
Brothers Bourns Visit Dallas Brother Hosts Weekend
Messrs. R. E. and Dub Bourn of Dallas were guests in the home of their brother J. S. Bourn for the past weekend. Dub Bourn, employed by 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 Sisters In Separate Obituaries
Mrs Ava Parker of Sertraint and Mrs B F Role brothers are named in brief notices. The fragment references two sisters and a family connection, with limited additional details from the clipping.
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Washington
Charles Lindbergh
Cleveland
Lindbergh
VEW
County Epworth
Willis Cooke
Morris Cooke
Lawrence Taylor
Carbton
George Graham
Horace Cooke
E. Swofford
Geo. Poe
Wilna Cooke
Helen Cooke
H. E. Swofford
George Poe
Lucille Cooke
Mary Evelyn Taylor
Carbon
Arkansawers
Arkansas
West Texas
J. D. Sandefer
Hardin-Simmons University of
Bevy Whistling
Bangs High School
Cowboy Band
Simmons University
A. T. ‘Lindley
A. D. Porter
Central Methodist Church
Garbo
New York
Greta Garbo
Sweden
Hollywood
Lena Mae
Thorp
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