Texas Sheds Light on Goat and Mohair Production in 1935 Census
A federal census report shows Texas produced 7 percent of U.S. goats and led in goat output with over 67 percent of national totals. Mohair clip dropped to 10,384,838 pounds while wool rose to 52,564,478 pounds. Edwards Val Verde Kimble Kerr counties held large shares. Runnels County lists 84,699 sheep and lambs and 1,756 goats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Williams L. Austin
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
United States
Edwards
Val Verde
Kimble
Kerr
Runnels
Texas Frontier Centennial to anchor Western celebrations
Fort Worth will host the Texas Frontier Centennial from July 1 to December 1 as part of Centennial year observances. The event aims to crown Fort Worth as the cattle city and showcase western entertainments across Midland Stamford Pecos Pampa Falfurrias Canadian Eagle Pass Borger Big Spring San Angelo Odessa Lubbock and other Texas locales with rodeos and pioneer reunions.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Lone Star State
Midland
Stamford
Cattle City
Pampa
Pecos
Stringers Visit Relatives in Hamilton
Mr and Mrs E D Stringer are spending a few days with relatives and friends in Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. E. D. Stringer
Hamilton
Ford Agency Changes Hands In Deal Here
Lanham Brown owner of the Nance Brown Motor Co sold the local Ford Agency to C R Kendrick of Sweetwater. Kendrick and family will move to Winters to take charge June 1. Brown retains used car stock and notes and will likely relocate to Dallas after closing. Brown has served on the Winters city council. He advertises used car bargains to dispose of stock immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanham Brown
Nance-Brown Motor Co
Ford
C. R. Kendrick
Sweetwater
Brown
Winters
Dallas
Kendrick
Ford Agency
Enterprise
Runnells youths held over Benoit post office theft
Lawrence O. Scroggins and Charlie Wood of Ballinger and Vonlee Lewis of Winters were jailed in San Angelo on $750 bonds after waiving examining trial for burglarizing the Benoit post office. The W. T. Hill store, serving as the Benoit post office, was ransacked for about $10 in postal funds with tobacco and gum reported missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence O. Scroggins
Charlie Wood
Ballinger
Vonlee Lewis
Winters
San Angelo
Jesse T. Couch
U. S
Benoit
C. S. Brown
Couch
Warren T. Macy
Fort Worth
W. T. Hill
Hill
Mrs Pfeffer Recovers After Sealy Hospital Operation
Mrs. A. J. Pfeffer is reported to be doing nicely following an operation at Sealy Hospital in Santa Anna last week. Mrs. W. E. Jones and Mrs. F. C. Ueckert were at her bedside during the procedure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Pfeffer
Sealy Hospital
Santa Anna
W. E. Jones
F. C. Ueckert
Lions Club Luncheon Plans at Wingate STH
Walter Neely led last Tuesday's Lions Club luncheon program featuring vocal numbers with guitar and mandolin by Misses An nette and Jeanette Tucker. The club accepted Wingate ladies invitation to hold the June 9 luncheon there and will move to an evening meeting. A summer program committee was appointed: Jno W Norman, J S Bourn, Roy Mack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Neely
Lions Club
Annette
Jeanette Tucker
Ladies of
Wingate
Winters
E. D. Stringer
Jno
W. Norman
J. S. Bourn
Roy Mack
Runnels Board Names Teachers for Next Year
Ballinger May 14 The Runnels County common schools fill most vacancies for the next year leaving five open. A total of 97 teachers will serve across 38 schools after consolidations reduced the roster from 98. Names listed include Juanita Trimmier in Runnels and many couples or individuals across Crews Content Maverick Bethel and other settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballinger
Runnels County
E. C. Grindstaff
Crews
Mann
Dale Mexican School
Runnels
Franklin
Harmony
Juanita Trimmier
W. T. Gassiot
Maud Brookshier
Nettie Landrum
Byron Rucker
Art of Cooking Promises Practical Kitchen Chautauqua
Miss Jessie Hogue a Southern lecturer arrives to lead a Kitchen Chautauqua under the Enterprise Cooking School program. She promotes plain talk and free secret formulas, stressing cleanliness and family harmony as essential to cooking mastery and a banner centennial food parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Hogue
United States
Emerson
Enterprise Cooking School
Deadline for signing new farm program near Runnels County
County Agent Barton said the last days to sign up the new Soil Conservation Program are today in Winters and tomorrow in Ballinger. He and assistants will be in Winters on North Main Street next to Edwards Parts and will move to the district court room in Ballinger for final signups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barton
Runnels County
North Main Street
Edwards Parts Company
Ballinger
District Court Room
Jimmie Fields Visits Hobbs Relative After Fame
Jimmie Fields of Hobbs New Mexico spent a few days in town at the start of the week visiting his mother Mrs. Gus Hardegree and sister Miss Mary Lou Fields. Fields was a standout back in local high school football and starred on the Howard Payne teams with Nig McCarver after leaving high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Fields
Hobbs
N. M
Gus Hardegree
Mary Lou Fields
Jimmie
Howard-Payne
Nig” McCarver
Buckleys Summer Move to Winters For Short Term Work
Mr and Mrs Dale Buckley relocate to Winters for the summer and stay with Mrs Floyd Smith. Buckley teaches at Baldwin school and accepts a temporary position with Banner Ice company for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dry Ridge
J. L. Carroll
Hagan
Clarence Jaeggli
Benoit
Elma Ashton
Ruby Taylor
Barnet
W. N. Gaddy
Bell
Jessie Lightfoot
North Norton
Daisy Ruth Sebastian
Maxine Crockett
Marie
Lenora Frazier
Alma Koenig
Pumphrey
C. C. Cockrell
Ia Mitchell
Nellie D. Cook
Independence
C. R. Lowe
Harmony
W. Z. Knowles
Camilla Hossager
Blanton
W. C. Bryan
Marion Cordill
Spring Hill
Lynete Stokes
C. L. Mullins
Greenwald
H. H. Shiller
Rosalie Shiller
Red Bank
Lucille Stokes
Kristoff
U. 8
Daniel
Dale Buckley
Floyd Smith
Buckley
Baldwin
Banner Ice Company
Cooke Family Vacation by San Saba River
Mr and Mrs J R Cooke and Mr and Mrs Sam Cooke with children and Mr and Mrs Ernest Cooke are spending the week on the San Saba river near Menard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Cooke
Sam Cooke
Ernest Cooke
San Saba River
Menard
Court Meeks building event held June 11 12 and 13
An event occurred in the Court Meeks building on Main Street on June 11 12 and 13 with no obligations of any kind stated.
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Court Meeks
Main Street
Minutes Reveal Few Living Charter Members of Winters Church
The-original minutes show Bethel Baptist of Christ organized March 22, 1890 in Winters with 18 charter members. Dr. Robert Cooke, a charter member and first Sunday school superintendent, died May 13, leaving only a few charter members alive as the church now totals 860 members. Rev. J. W. George was elected first pastor for the remainder of the year. The document lists early members, officers, and the original organizational steps including chosen deacons and adopted church covenant and faith articles.
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Robert Cooke
First Baptist Church
Bethel Baptist Church of Christ
Cooke
J. W. George
Winters Baptist
Organization of Bethel Baptist of Christ
Winters
Brethren and Sisters of Winters
Win
Ters
Bethel
Bro. W. S. Maddox
Bro
C. C
H. C. Mitchel
Robert Cook
S. M. Mitchel
Clara Wilson
P. R. Patterson
Minnie Patterson
A. F. Adams
T. D. Bishop
S. E. Bishop
Henry Mitchel
C. H. Wilson
Sallie Cook
M. M. Patterson
J. W. Patterson
Carrie Patterson
W. S. Proctor
A. J. Roper
L. A. Roper
Baptist Church of Christ
C. W. Wisson
Motion Bros
Pendlesons Manuel
Cotton cash payments to boll weevil farmers announced
Thomas B. Hill, assistant adjuster for Runnels County, said checks totaling 15000 dollars will be distributed this week to 875 cotton producers who entered certificates in the government special pool. He noted about 43 percent are in the special pool with 57 percent transferred to the national pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runnels
Thomas B. Hill
Bradshaw Sets First Saturdays as Trades Days
Bradshaw establishes the first Saturday of each month as trades days starting June 6. Horse and mule owners, buyers, exhibitors and fans are invited to participate with animals for trade or display. A Texas Centennial cowboy hat will be awarded for the best male colt, with judges named as Jinks Mc Gee Bill McFadden and Fred Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradshaw
Cole Hunt
Jinks McGee
Bill McFadden
Fred Bedford
Winters Woman Elected Secretary of College Religion Council
Miss Jane Oliver of Winters was elected secretary of the Council on Religious Activities at Texas State College for Women. The council unites campus religious groups to promote cooperation and spiritual growth. Miss Oliver is a freshman majoring in business administration.
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Denton
Jane Oliver
Winters
Council On Religious Activities
Texas State College For Women
CSA
Oliver
W. B. Oliver
Arkansawers Set Sixth Annual Bronte Reunion Sunday
The Arkansawers hold their sixth annual reunion at Hearne Park Bronte Sunday starting 9:30 AM with a Bronte band concert honoring Simmons University Cowboy Band. Rev. Lewis Stuckey and W. O. Whitt give welcomes. A sacred concert follows, with morning acts including Patsy Boone and others. Lunch provided to all guests after special arrangements for honored entertainers. Afternoon program begins 1:30 PM with devotional, chalk talk, songs, and a 4:10 sacred concert by the Cowboy band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansawers’ Ree Union
Hearne Park
Bronte
Bronte Band
Cowboy Band
Simmons University
Lewis Stuckey
Bronte Baptist Church
W. O. Whitt
Patsy Boone
E. E. Pruitt
Bangs
George Thomas
Mia
Lutie Dunn Tennyson
J. G. Phipps
Alma
A. D. Porter
Central Methodist Church of
Fort Worth
Bangs Whistling
J. E. Sherrill
Dallas
Peggy Jean Lindley
Blue Bonnet
Annett
Janett Tucker
W. N. Stephens
Pauline Stephens
M. L. Kelly
Virginia
Geneva Sanders
Ruby Hutchison
Clinton Arkansas
Lois Adair
J. D. Sandefer
W. W. Mitchell
H. Baldwin
G. A. Best
Answers on Texas Old Age Pensions by state director
Orville S Carpenter, Texas pension director, gives clear replies on the old age pension program. He states there are over 300,000 Texans past 66, that federal matching funds are not available, and that Texas could pay at most 15 per month per person without federal aid.
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Orville S. Carpenter
Texas
Mr and Mrs Press Edwards Return to Winters Home
Mr and Mrs Press Edwards have returned to Winters to make their home with Mr Edwards resuming his old position in the service department of the Jones Chevrolet Cove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Press Edwards
Winters
Mr. Edwards
Jones Chevrolet
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Zeke
New York
Aida Meyers
Fashion Guild of Paria
FT. Worth
Angelo
Wingate Sth
Neely
Runnels Board
First Baptist Church of
Brookshier
Miss Ashby
Estes
Olsen
Georgia Samland
Emmanuel Obringer
St. Sabas Bruell
Theonilla Vrba
Drasco
E. Sears
J. H. Sebastian
Cecil Schwartz
Alma Ryan
Maudenette Allaman
Hatcher
Albert Jackson
Zara Chenoweth
Lucille Williams
Beatrice Mitchell
Poe
Eagle Branch
Mary Taylor
Juanita
Huddleston
Sweet
Henry
A. Leach
Ada’ Chrisman
Mary T. Akeley
Carl Akeley
Africa
Council ON Religion
Arkansawers
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