Future Farmers Club organized at new term
Market prices from 30 years ago listed oats at 33 cents per bushel, ear corn 45 cents, hens 8 to 10 cents a pound, eggs 15 cents per dozen, sweet cream 22 cents and sour cream 14 cents. Future Farmers Club formed under J T Stovall with 100 lambs bought from L D Brooks. Officers: Alvin Benson president, R S Davis vice president, Charles Gardner secretary treasurer, W J Davis reporter, Johnny Townsend sergeant at arms. Activities centered on buying and selling club products. Scouting school for Boy Scouts led by Ed Shumway of Abilene. outing planned for adults as camping practice.
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Future Farmers Club
J. T. Stovall
L. D. Brooks
Alvin Benson
R. S. Davis
Charles Gardner
W. J. Davis
Johnny Townsend
Ed Shumway
Abilene
Gambill 5 and 10 Cent Store Moves to Winters
In October 1938 Gambill of Stamford closed a lease deal for the Skaggs building previously occupied by Joseph Dry Goods. Winters High elected class officers across four grades with sponsors named. Marriage licenses issued to L Monroe Dodd and Mary Lou Sellers.
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Winters
W. T. Gambill
Stamford
Skaggs
Joseph Dry Goods Company
Winters High School
Weldon Collins
Robert Gannaway
Billy Margaret Wetzel
C. S. Jackson
Kenneth Henslee
Donald Rosson
Betty Hudgins
Dorothy Jean Stewart
Jack McClaran
Donald White
Bettye Ryan
Gladys Segrest
Harold Krauss
Bob Gaston
Virginia Logston
Jean Willis
L. Monroe Dodd
Mary Lou Sellers
Bond Rally and Auction sale of rationed items in October
A 1943 notice reports a bond rally and auction sale held in October offering hard to get rationed goods. The event aimed to raise funds and distribute scarce items to eligible buyers through structured bidding. Local officials oversee the sale and ensure compliance with wartime rationing rules.
Seven Reasons to Make a Will and Codicil Now
Babson Park mass urges all to draft a will or codicil with an executor of choice. He warns of sudden death and court-ordered estates, advises discretionary powers, trusts, and keeping contents private with a lawyer’s guidance.
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Babson Park
Mass
Will and codicils kept in safe-deposit box
Advice urges securing an original will and codicils with a lawyer, keeping one unsigned carbon copy in a safe-deposit box for annual rereading, and storing the receipt for the original there as well. Do not create duplicates of the will or codicils. Even with little money, you should will.
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WTA
Day We Saw a Gray-Haired Woman Leave the Beauty Parlor
A fragment notes a gray-haired woman exiting a beauty parlor, reflecting a moment observed in a local scene. The brief description focuses on appearance and motion without additional context.
Balance Sheet Asset Categories and Totals
The document lists asset classifications including cash and balances with other banks, U S Government obligations, state and subdivision obligations, corporate stocks including 12000 stock of the Federal Reserve Bank, loans and discounts with no overdrafts, bank premises owned, furniture and fixtures, real estate owned other than premises, investments and other assets linked to real estate, and other assets totaling the asset column. The total assets line sums the categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Bank Statement Shows Deposits and Liabilities for 1963
The report lists total deposits of 4 328 336.31 in demand and 3 988 536.31 in time deposits with significant figures in the Texas bank's balance sheet. Gattis Neely vice president signs the statement, with directors Jno W T A Smith and Fred Young attesting to its accuracy. Sworn before Ethel B Ramp on October 4, 1963.
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United States
Postal Savines
Savas
Vrteetys
Gattis Neely
Jno
W. T. A. Smith
Fred Young
State of Texas
County of Runnels
Ethel B. Ramp
Auction to raise Winters quota with Camp Barkeley band
A downtown Winters event aimed to raise the town quota, short by several thousand dollars, featuring a 30 piece military band from Camp Barkeley. Auctioneer W. F. Clark led bidding on items such as tires and tubes, feed, gasoline, ice, dental work, prestone, alarm clocks, razors, shoes, stoves, groceries, dry goods, shells, ironing boards, and scarce goods.
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Camp Barkeley
W. F. Clark
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Texas
Hill & Thomas, Publi
Winters Enterprise
Gambill
Ballinger Memorial Company
South Ballinger
P. O. Box
Nettie G. Lusk
C. R. Lindsey
W. W. Wheat
Wingate
Roger Babson
Foxy G
Reliance
Foxworth-Galbraith
Winters Lumber Company
Reserve District No
State Bank
State Banking Authority
Reserve Bank
West Texas Utilities CT Ee
LAL
Ea AM
Ogl I
West Maney
Chevrolet
Corvair
Corval
Corvette
Becaus
Waddell Chevrolet Company
Winters, Texas
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