Drasco Club and Community Notes Highlight Local Visits
The Drasco Ladies' Club met at Mrs D A Dobbins with fruit and vegetable canning. Local church groups discussed the Runnels county fairy and Baptist associations. A long list of residents and visitors from Winters Fort Worth Abilene Ballinger and surrounding areas were noted for meetings visits and travel. The Sunday School diploma display at the new Baptist church was praised and several members and guests were mentioned in connection with various towns and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Club
D. A. Dobbins
Lara Hollingsworth
Runnels County Fairy
T. P. Massengale
James Alexander
Perry Wood
S. H
W. R. Puckett
Partlow
J. C. Watts
Runnels County Baptist Association
Wilmeth
First Baptist Church
Winters
Baptist Church
Berry
Oklahoma Nursery
Drasco
Neill
W. D. Sanders
Richard Puckett
The
Jim Yates
Lawrence Lee
Valera
Fort Worth
Mr. Lee
B. C. Lee
J. A. Horn
Richardson
Miss Vada
Oklahoma
J. C. Belew
Roy Blessings
Tom Harwood
Walter Smith
Buel Belew
Claude Brown
Hazel Marie
Moro
Lucille Thornton
Abilene
FE. D. Dunlap
Vesta Lewallen
W. J. Belew
J. R. Woodfin
E. W. Patterson
Plainview
Kauffman
Shep
A. A. Foster
Mattie
Eddie Short
Comanche County
E. D. Dunlap
Earl Dorsett
Worth Hudson
Ballinger
W. T. Turner
Dallas
B. M. Smith
Bart McRorer
Midland
Mr. Fairey
Edwin Middleton
Owen Ingram
K. and
J. Moore
O’donnell
Texas
Methodist
E. L. Short
Mexico
Henry Mitchell
Austin
Lonnie Saunders
Plains
Two Men Held on Extortion Charges in Ennis Plot
Waxahachie reports Felix Jones of Fort Worth and Dan Quesenberry of Dallas were jailed on extortion charges after a failed blackmail scheme targeting Moise Serf, a prominent Ennis landowner. Police said the men demanded eight thousand dollars and were arrested at a staged meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waxahachie
Felix Jones
Fort Worth
Dan Quesenberry
Dallas
Ennis
Moise Serf
Serf
Sharkey Dempsey Challenge Sets Stage for Tunney Try
A cryptic note hints at Sharkey and Dempsey preparing before Tunney, with September 22 referenced as a potential date. Details are sparse but point to a boxing era matchup buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dempsey
Notice to Debtors and Creditors
Administrator J. D. Smith, appointed for the estate of Mrs. L. Hill of Runnels County Texas, calls all indebted persons to settle and all creditors to present claims within the legal period at his Winters residence. Dated August 18, 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Hill
Runnels County
Texas
Winters
Community Notes Reveal Local Visits and School Arrivals
Local residents report visits among families in Winters and nearby towns. Mrs. Jess Sprinkle and Miss Sallie Bridwell hosted relatives, while students Irene Smith Katy Singleton and Cleon Tanksiey moved between Winters and Abilene schools. The crowd at a Senior B Y P U chicken roast enjoyed a large gathering, and Rev Swearengen preached despite threatening weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Sprinkle
Sallie Bridwell
Leona Chisum
Boger
Opal
Levelland
Winnie Byers
Charlie Clark
Irene Smith
Katy Singleton
Fay
Hollis Mitchell
Independence
Cleon Tanksiey
Abilene
Morgan Hudson
Will Hudson
No Hunting and Trespass Notice at Coy ote Creek
A brief public note from N M Stoecker dated 1912 forbids hunting or trespassing on the Coy ote Creek property. The text also makesshift remarks about a Ford, Canada borrowing 100 million, and public opinions on Al Smith and Bill McAdoo, reflecting contemporary chatter in a local paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coyote Creek
N. M. Stoecker
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Robert C. North
Walton
N. Y
Lord Willingdon
Canada
Ottawa
Hudson Bay
J. D. Smith
Pumphrey
Lucille Smith
San Marcos
Robert Hudson
Thomas Patterson
Fred Drake
Claude Drake
Minute Lee Drake
Laudie Hoots
Bernice
Tyddie Clark
S. D. Hoots
Robert West
Robert Lee
A. M. Hoots
Willie Pumphrey
Lucille and
Baptist Association
Willmeth
A. A. Bradshaw
E. W. Swearengen
Minnie
Jewel Mitchell
Laura Mitchell
Ford
Nance-Brown Motor Co
Continental Oil Company
Ideho
Kansas
Reducta
Footene
Nebraska
New Mexico
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
al Smith
Bill McAdoo
Neills Shop
the Bulldogs
Conoco
Motor Inn
Winters Motor CO
Joe Ashley
Roy Carwile
Loftin’s
J. W. Patterson
Clyde Bulldogs
Root
Beacin
J. B. Ferrell
Winters State Bank Bldg
Ballinger, Texas
Tyler Commercial College
America
Tyler