Ballinger chief of police dies after shooting by neighbor
Ballinger Texas October 26 W L McMillan 39 chief of police shot in neck by L P Payne 31 at Payne home as officers gather details for grand jury. Payne admits intent to kill stating she warned two weeks earlier. McMillan died hours later as detectives, prosecutors and sheriff pursue indictment while Payne describes Monday movements and past confidences.
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Ballinger
W. L. McMillan
Payne
McMillan
Mrs. Payne
Mitchell Moore
F. M. Hale
Mr. McMillan
McMillan Farm
Country Club Road
Myr. Payne
Mgr. McMillan
Runnels County
Temple
Bell County
N. M. McMillan
Chief McMillan
Evans
Albert
O. O. Evans
Crews Box Supper Draws Large Crews Community
Crews community hosts a well attended box supper at the Methodist church building raising 116.65 from decorated boxes auctioned by FE Smith and W R Yowell to fund athletic equipment. Jessie Lee Brown won best dressed and Leonard Wilerson the ugliest man. The town plans to expand local education toward a standard high school.
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Crews
Methodist
Beck
W.cooper
C. H. Grounds
Crews S¢Ool
Wr Smith
E., Stepperd
W.’R. Yowell
Ballinger
FE. H. Smith
Yowell
Jessie Lee Brown
Leonard Wileson
Social notes of residents visiting towns and events
Mrs. O Williams and her mother Mrs Nicholson travel to Mineral Wells for the Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. Dr and Mrs Kellogg of Coleman visit Mr and Mrs Brown. George Poe Autrey Smith visit San Angelo. Lloyd Edwards of McMurry College spends weekend with G A Edwards. Joe Vancil leaves for Fort Worth to study voice. Mrs M E Harrell and daughter Lucy visit Fort Worth this week. Tom Wilson of Abilene visits Raymond Lloyd. R E Bacon returns from Waco trip and Blooming Grove. Miss Fanie Joe Bartlett of Simmons University Abilene visits with D E Bartlett.
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Mrs. O. ©. Williams
Ballinger
R. A. Nicholson
Mineral Wells
The
Order of Eastern Star
Fanie Joe Bartlett
Simmons University
Ballinger Grand Jury Receives Prohibition Petitions
District court in Ballinger heard four petitions signed by about 200 county residents including one from Winters calling for stronger law enforcement and strict prohibition enforcement. Judge J O Woodward sent the petitions to the newly empaneled grand jury already seated.
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Ballinger
J. O. Woodward
Queen Is Installing a New Reproduce Delux Organ
While in Dallas last week J H Hodge manager of Queen and Lyric Theatres ordered a Reproduce Delux Organ costing 3000 dollars. The instrument features an 88 note piano, powerful scale and latest expression device with expert arranged music rolls to harmonize piano and organ effects.
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Dallas
J. H. Hodge
Queen and Lyric Theatres
Queen
Hodge
Seed treatment controls smut in small grain
Farmers are told smuts in wheat barley and oats can be stopped by seed treatment. Formalin or copper sulfate kill spores on contact, but loose smut requires internal seed infection control. Use 40 formalin in 40 gallons water and cover seed 12 to 24 hours then dry.
Winters Needs More Good Rent Houses
Winters calls for more modern five and six room rental homes to attract new residents. Citizens note frustration with scarce suitable housing and suggest remodeling old houses and building forty to fifty new dwellings to meet demand. Local social notes mention visitors from Wink and Ballinger and trips to Mineral Wells for fraternal events.
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W Pestis la
Ouers
Winters Cash Markets Prices From Wednesday Morning
Winters buyers posted wholesale rates for farm produce. Cotton middling and related items, seed, wheat, corn, maize, turkeys, hens, fryers, roosters, eggs, butterfat, bakers, and green hides appear with per unit figures and ton weights. The list reflects farm prices, not retail rates.
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Winters
Bakers
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J. E. Franklin
Donavan
Jim Johnson
George Poe
Autrey Smith
San Angelo
Lloyd Edwards
McMurry College
Abilene
Mrs
G. A. Edwards
Joe Vancil
Fort Worth
M. E. Harrell
Miss Lucy
Tom Wilson
Raymond Lloyd
R. E. Bacon
Waco
Blooming’ Grove
Howard Poe
Plains
Dewey Nelson
Tom Luna
J. T. Johnson
Nelson
P. D. Williams
Ozra Bolding
Raymond Jennings
Walter Gresham
Gresham
Bolding
Jennings
B. Loftin
Rod Williams
Wm. Ellisor
Ralph Matthews
Oscar Nolde
John Ray
Shorty Hall
Lonnie Mulligan
John Moncrief
Permy Johnson
F. B. Wheddle
L. C. Kimball
Lawton Hendrix
Ed. Hendrix
van S. Logsdon
J.C.’ Amis
G. W. Johnson
Co. Y
Illinois
Frank O. Lowden
Farmers
A. J. Murphy
Wink, Texas
Will Brown
Sue Jackson
Mesdames
F. J. Brophy
A. D. Lee
Joe Ashley
Grand Chapter
Eastern Star
Winters Cash Markets
Ioe Erry
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