tribute to Winters banker John McAdams profiles steady West Texas leader
Daily columnist praises Winters financier John Q. McAdams for humble beginnings, conservative yet farsighted leadership, and unwavering service to his community. He contrasts McAdams with big city bankers, noting keen West Texas vision and attachment to home.
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Daily Newspaper
Winters
Melvin Traylor
Texas
John Q. McAdams
New York
John McAdams
West Texas
Edward Bredemeyer Receives Army Discharge Home
Edward Bredemeyer has received his discharge from the army and arrived home Sunday. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bredemeyer. Edward served as an MP and was stationed at Presidio Camp near San Francisco after training at Camp Polk. He is a Winters high school graduate and an ex letterman of the Blizzards.
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Edward Bredemeyer
W. E. Bredemeyer
Edward
Presidio Camp
San Francisco
Calif
Camp Polk
Winters High School
Lone Star Gas Receives National Safety Council Honor
The National Safety Council awarded Lone Star Gas Company its Award of Honor for an excellent safety record. President Ned H. Dearborn praised D. A. Haley for decades of low injury rates with a 46 percent better injury frequency and 80 percent better injury severity than the par rate. Iceland has no railway.
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Lone Star
Safety Council
National Safety Council
Lone Star Gas Company
Ned H. Dearborn
D. A. Haley
Winters Bank Hires Sneed Sisters as Bookkeepers
Sisters Jean and Bobbie Sneed of Winters work as bookkeepers at Winters State Bank. Both are Winters High School graduates. Jean finished in 1950 and started in April 1951 while Bobbie, a May graduate, began July 1st. Photos by Little.
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Jean
Bobbie Sneed
J. T. Sneed
Winters
The
Winters State Bank
Winters High School
Bobbie
Little
Hodge Family Guests Attend Funeral and Visit
From Ft. Riley, Mr. and Mrs. Argerie Hodge and daughter visited over the week end with Mrs. Hodge Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Rueben Gehrels. They attended the funeral of his grandfather in Abilene and also visited in Odessa.
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Argerie Hodge
Ft. Riley; Kan
H. J. Hodge Sr
Rueben Gehrels
Abilene
Odessa
Victory in dry dock at Portsmouth open for daily inspection
HMS Victory the famed flagship of Lord Nelson sits in dry dock at Portsmouth England available for public inspection daily until sundown. The vessel draws visitors curious to see the historic warship preserved in harbor waters of England.
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HMS
Victory
Lord Nelson
Portsmouth
Downing Family Visits Fort Worth Relatives
Ft Worth residents Mr. and Mrs. Bill Downing and their two sons spent the weekend with Bill Downing’s mother Mrs. Pearl Mills. They were joined by Mrs Downing’s parents from Brooklyn New York.
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Bill Downing and Sons
Ft. Worth
Pearl Mills
Mrs. Downings
Brooklyn, N. Y
Gold Coast Earns Notoriety as White Man's Grave
The Gold Coast region in West Africa is widely labeled the White Man's Grave due to harsh tropical diseases and high mortality among colonial explorers and administrators. The phrase reflects historical dangers of the area during early exploration and colonial times.
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Gold Coast
West Africa
Boy Scouts of America Founded in 1910
The Boy Scouts of America organization traces its origins to 1910 when it was established to promote outdoor skills, citizenship, and character building among youth. It emerged as a national movement with youth programs and local troops across the United States.
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The
Boy Scouts of America
Birthplace of President Fisenhower Denison Texas
Denison Texas is cited as the birthplace of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, while notes mention coal mines burning in Pennsylvania since the Civil War era.
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Dwight D. Fisenhower
Denison, Tex
Pennsylvania
USSR Is Formed As Federation On December 30 1922
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was organized as a federation on December 30 1922 marking the creation of a new federal state. The event established a union of multiple republics under a central Soviet government.
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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E. E. Vaughan Oil & Gas Co
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