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Newspaper

Winters Enterprise

Location

Winters, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1927

Page

9

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Coyote Creek N. M. Stoecker

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