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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1925
Page
3
During Fire Prevention Week Owens Drug Store offered a prize for the best grade school essay on Fire Prevention. Miss Clara Nitsch, in the low seventh, won first prize after judges reviewed many worthy entries.
Enterprise announces purchase at six cents per pound for clean cotton rags and fabrics supplied by local sources. The program seeks material suitable for reuse in paper and textile processes, inviting collectors to deliver at designated times and locations.
Regular services are listed with Sunday School at 9 45 a m and preaching at 11 a m Epworth Leagues meet at 6 30 p m and a second preaching at 7 30 p m Rev W H Mathews of Ft Worth will preach Sunday morning He is described as a well known minister and is urged to attract a large audience The pastor will preach at night The weekly prayer service on Wednesday evening features a mission study Gain of Mission Study Leader Mr Duncan Scripture Acts 9 18 29 11 19 21 Song and prayer service Reasons Against Studying Missions Benton Neeley Reasons For Studying Missions Eunice Allen Announcements League Benediction B F Anthony left Wednesday for Fort Worth on a business trip Lessons extended over a few days Mr and Mrs C A Smith welcome a new boy They receive many congratulations. All trade signs point one way.
Cold weather arrives as the Harmony community reports illnesses including Bryant Bishop with rheumatism. Mrs. Edgar Branham improves after ten days of sickness. Visitors include Miss M I Walker of Ballinger, Miss Effie Parker, and many Ballinger and Winters attendees at local events and a Ballinger fair.
George Parrott and his mother with daughters Mildred and Georgia spent a day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rhoden along with friends in San Angelo last week.
Next Tuesday the Parent-Teacher Association will meet at the high school on October 27 at 4 p.m. A social gathering will feature Song America, a Congress Prayer by Mrs. E. M. Hall, talks by Mrs. H. C. Jones and Mrs. W. R. Johnson, and Rev. Clark addressing What is the Matter With Our Social Structure Today Is it Lack of Reverence. Special music and refreshments follow. Mr. and Mrs. J W Tanner left for Dallas to shop for new store goods and attend the State Fair.
A box supper charity at Franklin School House on Friday October 23 features music by the Winters Band. Everyone is invited to bring a boxed meal and enjoy. Prizes will be awarded for the ugliest man and the prettiest girl.
Fragments indicate Mr and Mrs Mary D Lingworth and Vivian visitors in Ballinger joined in a singing gathering last Wednesday with Misses and others present.
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