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Newspaper

Winters Enterprise

Location

Winters, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1936

Page

2

Local Farmers Work In Fine Weather And Clergy News

Farmers finish cotton harvests and begin sowing grain as pleasant weather continues. Rev. C A Morton begins fourth year at the local Methodist church after the recent conference. Rev H B Carraway and W B Traylor served at Pecan church near Robert Lee. Community members host a housekeeping shower for Ira and Mrs Klutts at S B Dietz home. George McKnight of Sweetwater visits Lena King. Henry Bailey of Bradshaw visits Co F White. L E Wilkerson conducts Brady business. Beathy Mercer and children visit from San Angelo. Mancie Kink works in Santa Anna visits. C F White visits daughter Mrs Barney Green at Drasco. Mrs Green ill. Arnice Pape hosts a housekeeping shower at W H Pape home. Jimmie Lucas and Thea Lucas families mourn loss of relatives.

C. A. Morton H. B. Carraway W. B. Traylor Robert Lee Ira Klutts S. B. Dietz George McKnight Sweetwater Lena King Henry Bailey Bradshaw Co. F. White L. E. Wilkerson Brady Beathy Mercer San Angelo J. B. Walden Mancie Kink Santa Anna C. F. White Barney Green Drasco W. H. Pape Jimmie Lucas Thea Lucas

Social and church notices from Drasco area.

Last Saturday night the Baptist church hosted a program and social hour. The Young People's League met at the First Methodist church Tuesday evening with a very large attendance. The Baptist Woman met with Mrs. Earl Dorsett Monday evening. twelve ladies present. Pinkie Hughes and family moved to Ballinger to make their future home. Mrs. White of Crews visited with daughter Mrs. Barney Green who has been bedbound for three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Jim A. Smith and Mrs. Vinson shopped in Winters Monday. Rufus Smith and family and Mr. W. L. Graham with Mrs. Graham visited the Jim A. Smith home Sunday. Miss Juanita Porter and Lonnie Saunders were married at the home of her parents. Mrs. Horn received word that a brother in Waco had died. friends in Drasco express sympathy as the funeral was held in Waco.

the Baptist M An Earl Dorsett Pinkie Hughes Ballinger White Crews Barney Green Jim A. Smith Vinson Winters Rufus Smith W. L. Graham Graham

Norton Notes Include Weddings and Homecoming Festivities

Miss Gladys Lehman and Miss Pearl Locke dined with Elizabeth Clifton in O C Clifton’s home. Hardin-Simmons University homecoming drew families of the Cliftons and spouses. Crockett Comp ton anniversaries celebrated at Compton’s School. Eagles beat Miles 13 to 0 with Crockett and Jennings scoring. Eagles tied for first with Robert Lee. next game Thanksgiving at Norton versus Wingate. Fence around gridiron completed. Junior class announces play Romance In Boarding House for November 20 with 10 and 20 cent admission for children and adults.

Gladys Lehman Pearl Locke Norton Elizabeth Clifton O. C. Clifton Q. C. Clifton Elzabeth Floyd Loyd Hardin- Simmons University Buster Crockett Dave Compton Crockett’s Compton Eagles Miles Bulldogs Eagle Crockett Jennings Robert Lee Wingate

Card of Thanks and community notes from Wingate

Card of thanks from Mr and Mrs J L Wheat and family in Wingate Texas expresses gratitude for kindnesses during Nita Ann illness and contributions as they move to Maverick community. Content girls basketball teams visited. first team won 15 to 5 and second team lost 11 to 123.

Nita Ann J. L. Wheat and Children Wingate Texas

Local notices from Mazeland area family and school events

Mr and Mrs Jake Freeman visit Clovis New Mexico to be with daughter in law Mrs Sam Freeman who is ill in hospital. A G Koenig visited his sister in Abilene and attended a football game. Wayne Taffart and Douglas Bull of News Mexico stayed at S P Taff’s home then left for home Monday. Mr and Mrs C D Smith and children Charlie and Beulah Ann left Nov 14 for Arkansas relatives. Rev Hubert Crane preached at the Methodist church. A wedding dinner for Mr and Mrs Guy Oates at the Oats home with Lucretia Johnson of Wingate as bride. Guests included Amy Lou Vosburg Berdie B Lambert Josephine Busterbaum Jimmie Lou Oats Clinton Moore A G Koenig Claud Oats Barney Oats Mr and Mrs Herman Oats Mr and Mrs Guy Wise and the bride and groom. The Oats plan Wilmeth home. Tom Hicks of Abilene visited Drakes on Sunday. Mrs S W Mills improving after illness. Harold Boozer of Ovale spent weekend with F S Berryman. State Supervisor Murdock visited the school Friday and praised the program. Gerald Roach seventh grade underwent appendicitis operation Friday night Nov 13 at Shannon Hospital San Angelo. Dorothy Helen Womack returns to school after illness. Betty Ruth Barber back in school after a week illness. Mazeland schools sponsor a box supper Wednesday night November 25. Invitation extended to all.

Jake Freeman Clovis New Mexico Sam Freeman A. G. Koenig Abilene Wayne Taffart Douglas Bull News Mexico S. P. Taff Wingate Amy Lou Vosburg Berdie B. Lambert Josephine Busterbaum Jimmie Lou Oats Clinton Moore Claud Oats Barney Oats Murdock Gerald Roach Shannon Hospital San Angelo Dorothy Helen Womack Betty Ruth Barber Mazeland Schools

Wingate School News Promotes Growth and Activities

The first six weeks show good progress as pupils perform well. The girls’ basketball team has formed and received two tournament invites. A strong PTA urges attendance while the county health nurse aided the school. Improvements include painting and screened lunch cabinets. Vocational agriculture projects thrive as new students arrive from other places. The school invites patrons to visit, calling itself the Friendly School, and the basketball team is watched this year.

Wingate

Costs of Freedom Echo in America

A reflective note questions the price tag of liberty in a supposedly free nation. It contrasts national ideals with rising costs and political rhetoric, implying concerns about economic strain and public policy while urging vigilance and civic involvement.

America

Dairy expert outlines butterfat value and dairy plan

F F A member F F Alford of Western Produce spoke to Winters School on dairying and its role in a farming program. He emphasized butterfat as a key value, Texas cows averaging 229 lbs butterfat yearly versus 164 lbs U S. average, and the limits of fat increase with more concentrates. He noted genetic improvement and breeding as pathways to higher fat levels and discussed cheese making and visiting a Abilene plant.

W. L. Alford Western Produce Company

Father and Son Banquet Planned at Wingate High School

The executive committee announces a Father and Son banquet to take place in the Wingate High School auditorium at 7 30. Food will be prepared and served by PTA members. Each boy and his father pay for their plates as served. Clay Allen, Reporter.

Clay Allen

Telephone conversations by hour and month in New York

The excerpt notes more phone calls between ten and eleven in New York mornings, identifies December as the busiest month and August as the calmest, and marks the 6 to 7 am period as the dullest. It adds a quip about street side etiquette regarding left-right orientation.

New York August

Home Demonstration Club Elects Officers for New Year

Déina Gil Winters Home Demonstration club met for the first session of the new year. Officers elected last month began their duties with President J. M. Pyburn, First Vice President Frank Pumphrey, Second Vice President C. L. Green, Secretary Claude Tatum, Treasurer Lula White, Reporter Eddie Voelker, Bedroom Demonstrator Harold Henniger, Yard Demonstrator Guy Mullins, Recreational Leader J. A. Lamberth, with hostesses Minnie Hillyard and Pumphrey. Myra Tankersley spoke on planting and transplanting trees and shrubs. Present were Pyburn, Lula White, Pumphrey, R. B. Osborn, Tatum, Lamberth, Mullins, and Boone.

Winters Home Demonstration Club J. M. Pyburn J. A. Lamberth Harold Henniger Frank Pumphrey Minnie Hillyard C. L. Green Claude Tatum Eddie Voelker Harold Henninger R. H. Boone John Jackson Albert Affletbach L. C. Hill Guy Mullins Bill Proctor Myra Tankersley Mesdames Pyburn Lula White R. B. Osborn

Victory Club Holds Regular Meeting at Lowell Home

The Victory home demonstration club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lowell on Tuesday November 17 with Vice President Mrs. Riley Marks presiding. The program featured a round table discussion and a plan to provide a quit for the hostess. Miss Tankersley attended and advised on planting trees and shrubs.

Victory Club Lowell Victory Home Demonstration Club Jim Lowell Riley Marks Miss Tankersley

Local Class Meeting Hosts Tea Towels for Buckner Home

A regular class gathering at the home of Mr and Mrs C O Rodgers included a short business session followed by tea towels hemmed for Buckner Orphan's Home. Hostess served chicken salad cranberries pumpkin pies and coffee. members Aliie M Brooks R H Henslee A A Harrison Gordon Wright and Ralph Lloyd attended.

Inday Sehobl Rodgers Buckner Orphan's Aliie M. Brooks R. H. Henslee A. Harrison Gordon Wright Ralph Lloyd

Mrs Stevens Hosts Literary and Service Club Meeting

Mrs Stevens was the hostess for the regular meeting and study of the Literary and Service club last week. Mrs Stringer conducted the program and presided in the absence of club president Mrs Smith.

Club Meeting Includes Refreshments for Members

The demonstrator for the club next year served refreshments to members including Mesdames J. H. Northan W. A. White Herman Vinson Pat Guy L. D. Sawyer Vinson Pat Guy L. B. Sawyer Pete Davis Jim Eoff Virgil Frierson Davis Sawyer Grover Davis Hallie Mills Earl Rodgers Bo Featherston H. E. White Riley Marks Jim Sowell Myra Tankersley and guest Mrs Otto Wright. The next meeting will be with Mrs Leo Sawyer on December 1.

Onstrator J. H. Northan W. A. White Herman Vinson Pat Guy L. D. Sawyer Vinson L. B. Sawyer Pete Davis Jim Eoff Virgil Frierson Davis Sawyer Grover Davis Hallie Mills Earl Rodgers Bo Featherston H. E.*white Riley Marks Jim Sowell Myra Tankersley Otto Wright Leo Sawyer

Mountains of the Texas Federal in San Antonio

A fragment notes mountains of the Texas Federal in San Antonio, suggesting a focus on an energy or federal involvement. Details are sparse in the readable text.

Texas’ Federal San Antonio

Sympathy Cards In Stock In Gray Borders

Gray bordered sympathy cards carried in stock at The Enterprise. Cards feature tasteful designs suitable for funeral notices and memorial messages.

The Enterprise

First class mail misses the first class timing

A brief note on delays in first class mail delivery highlighting inconsistent timing for standard letters. It discusses possible reasons and emphasizes the impact on timely correspondence.

Double Wedding Unites Couples Here Saturday

A double wedding ceremony solemnized Saturday united two prominent couples from nearby communities. Miss Mary Edith Hancock daughter of Ben Hancock of Wingate married Royce Bridwell of near Winters. Anita Hensley of Wingate married Lloyd Colfinewoeth of Pumphrey.

Mary Edith Hancock Ben Hancock Wingate Royce Bridwell Near Winters Anita Hensley Wingate and Lloyd Colfinewoeth Pumphrey Fa Ae

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