Winters School Enrollment Surges with New High Building
Enrollment reached 675 students last Monday up from 585 at the year ago opening, including 230 in the high school, up from 200. The opening program in the new high school featured club donations, dedication remarks, and a reception on the third floor hosted by the P T A. Supt. Smith praised the faculty, and J Frank Paxton spoke on housing growing enrollment as the district expands.
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Gid. J. Bryan
A. H. Smith
J. Frank Paxton
Winters
Pyburn
Diversity Club
S. W. Cooper
Smith
Mrs. Mosely and kin visit Hickmans in Santa Anna
Mrs. W. L. Mosely and her daughter Miss Ethel and son Milton of Santa Anna stayed with Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Hickman for several days last week. Mrs. Mosely is the grandmother of Anna Lee Cobb.
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W. L. Mosely
Miss Ethel
Milton
Santa Anna
W. E. Hickman
Mrs. Mosely
Anna Lee Cobb
Ora Lee Foster Recovers After Throat Operation
Miss Ora Lee Foster was a patient at the local sanitarium last Tuesday for a throat operation. She quickly rallied and is now convalescing nicely.
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Ora Lee Foster
Winters Cash Markets Price Report for Country Produce
Winters buyers paid wholesale prices for farmer produce on Wednesday morning. The report lists cash prices reflecting the farm level transactions and not retail consumer prices.
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Winters
Sillix Well to be Drilled Deeper Near Benoit
C. E. Sillix declares Sillix oil well eight miles southeast of town will be deepened after Benoit pipeline loading yard is finished and storage oil is released. Oil tested at 43.5 gravity. Owenwood Oil Co of Fort Worth plans to erect a rig on the H. B. Fowler farm about one mile north of Sillix No. 1 this week as leasing and royalty deals close daily.
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C. E. Sillix
Sillix, Et
Blizzard Opens 1927 Season Versus Clyde Bulldogs
Blizzard field hosts the season opener Friday at 4 pm as Coach Smith unveils the Blizzards rushing line and fast backfield to face the Clyde Bulldogs who lost 28 to 0 here last season. The unknowns keep the outcome clouded until the game ends.
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Blizzard Field
Smith
Clyde
Clyde Bulldogs
Bulldogs
Natural Gas To Be Turned Into Winters Mains This Week
Community natural gas crews completed city work after four weeks laying service pipes. The main line is finished and gas is expected to be turned into Winters later this week. Some property owners already have gas, and plumbers anticipate a rush with the first cold snap.
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Talpa
Expansion Push for Winters Chamber Gains Unanimous Support
The Winters Chamber of Commerce expansion campaign gains strong support from leading citizens and repeated assurances of increased moral and financial backing. Business leaders pledge to boost investments, with one agreeing to more than quadruple his contribution as committees mobilize and plans progress toward a major community building program.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Winters
Crosbyton
American Navy Aims for 1000 Planes in Five Years
El Paso Sept 6 Secretary of the Navy Wilbur predicts the U S Navy will possess 1000 aircraft within five years, with planes rivaling the world's best as the navy leads in air engine development. Also notes Dr J B Farrell to visit Mondays for eye exams and glasses, and Mrs R E Bacon resigns from Krauss to join Skaggs in ready to wear.
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el Paso
Tex
Wilbur
R. E. Bacon
Krauss Dry Goods Co
Skaggs Dry Goods Company
Major Offers Reported for Sillix Oil Well Purchase
Ballinger Ledger notes several major oil firms offered to buy the Sillix et al. McMillan No. 1 and 3100 acres. Owners say only Lou Ladd in California and Ed Hill in Fort Worth can act. No official confirmation or denial. rumored bids ranged from 500000 to 1000000.
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Sillix Et al. McMillan No
C. E. Sillix
Fort Worth
Sillix
Ballinger Ledger
McCaughan Returns to Winters to Work at Palmer Grocery
A previous item mis-stated W. B. McCaughan as J. T. He has returned from the Frey oil fields to Winters and is now employed by the Palmer Grocery.
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W. B. McCaughan
Frey
J. T
W. B
McCaughan
Palmer Grocery
August 1927 Weather Report Highlights Dry Heat and Local Halos
Drasco reports August was dry and hot with cotton damage from insects and spreading Texas root-rot. Grain sorghums yielded well. Total precipitation 1.51 inches with several trace days and 20 clear days. Notable halos observed on the 1st 12th 5th 6th, and a thunderstorm on the 11th reported by J C Watts.
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Drasco
Texas
Expansion Campaign Opens in Winters to Build City
R Q Adams announces the Winters Chamber of Commerce expansion drive set to culminate at the annual meeting on September 19. The appeal calls for public support and personal service, urging faith in the city's future, investment in projects, leadership, and organized effort to foster a stronger chamber and greater Winters.
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R. Q. Adams
Chamber of Commerce
Winters
Bis ‘Chamber of Commerce
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