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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1936
Page
4
Mr and Mrs W E Colburn thank friends and neighbors for comfort and gifts after their home burned. Henry Green of Fort Worth visits sister Mrs M B Jones this week.
Mr and Mrs Walter Morris of Ballinger are visiting in the homes of Mr and Mrs Raymond Freeman and Mr and Mrs Kelly Brown as reported in local social notes.
Mr and Mrs Carl Parks and their children along with Miss Lena Mae Parks returned home Tuesday from Ft Worth and Dallas after attending the Centennial celebrations in those cities.
Billy Mack Bailey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bailey, was admitted to an operation for his tonsils last Friday.
A fragment notes Elizabeth Owens and Mac Kincaid spending time at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Luther, with the context implying a social visit or gathering. Additional details are unreadable in the fragment.
Otis Graham, a former Chevrolet dealer now in El Paso, reports he was injured in a crash that left him with a fractured collar bone and back injuries. Buck Rogers, the Chevrolet zone manager’s assistant and passenger, sustained serious injuries as the car overturned three times after a tire blew on the highway en route to Pecos.
R H George farms six miles north of town and brought a fine compact maize head weighing one pound to the office. He reports a four to five acre patch of excellent maize with stalks bearing four to six sucker heads and saves the best heads in a special wagon compartment for seed.
Families and neighbors express heartfelt thanks for loyalty shown during the long illness and death of Mrs. L. C. Goats. Messages from L. C. Goats and family J. H. Crowson and family Fred Hunt Wayne Peck of Dallas visited relatives S. E. Hunt's home. Deputy U.S. Marshal Co. S. Brown of Abilene stopped by Thursday. Nita and Imogene Smith underwent tonsillectomies Thursday. Mrs. George Garrett and son George Lee of Lubbock visit Dr. and Mrs. Fred Tinkle. Elmo Hammit and wife of Bradshaw welcomed a son Robert Calvin born September 5.
Mr and Mrs H H Ballard of Wingate announce the birth of a daughter on September 7.
Mr. and Mrs Louis Stauffer and children of Wink visited with Mr. and Mrs Clifton Wyatt and Mr. and Mrs H W Bredemeyer over the past weekend. Mrs Carroll Spangler of Altus Oklahoma is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs E Hunt. Miss Omega Dobbins has enrolled in McMurry College in Abilene for the coming term.
A reflective note contrasts street corner judgments with courtroom authority. It asserts all men are born free and equal and hints marriage as a later institution. The piece ends with advice to cultivate friendships to boost sales and mentions want ads attracting readers.
The record indicates a Monday 4:00 pm W M U meeting at the church for an important business session and a Wednesday 8:00 pm midweek service.
Orin Joseph Gaines explains corns arise from personal choices and ill fit. He advises soaking feet and using cotton wrapped around the toe with lubricating oil, preferably olive or sperm oil, even machine oil if needed. Apply morning and night. wear low heels and shave callouses if desired.
Hub Fisher of Belen New Mexico arrived Saturday for a week's visit with relatives. Miss Doris Reid went to Abilene Monday to enroll as a freshman at Abilene Christian College for the coming school year.
Noel Reid went to Temple on Sunday where he is receiving medical treatment at Scott and White Sanitarium.
Mrs F E Walton of Sie water spent the past weekend visiting with her sisters Miss Maurita Penny and Mrs Finis Broughton.
Mr and Mrs Jack Wilkinson and Mr and Mrs I N Wilkinson plus June spent the past weekend in Fort Worth and Dallas, trend ing the Centennial.
Dr W D Sanders of Alamo and his wife visit for business as Mrs L F Wilson seeks accounts at Dry and Wilson store. Mrs Katherine Skaggs and her sons from Houston depart with Mr and Mrs J M Skaggs for a week at the Texas Centennial Exposition in Dallas.
Mr and Mrs Fred Poe and Mr and Mrs George Thomas of Ft Worth visited Mrs Ida Hill, the former sister, over the past weekend.
Robert Inman and Miss Marcene Pumphrey returned to Austin on Thursday to resume their studies at the Texas School for the Deaf.
Mrs Walter Jackson and her daughter from Mexia visited the home of Mrs A T Stokes on Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs Grady Dunnam and their children of Hamlin spent Sunday in the home of Mr and Mrs Lester Graham.
Doris Gannaway of Wingate underwent a tonsil removal operation here last Monday.
Clark Moreland, son of Mr and Mrs Everett Moreland, was a patient here this week for a tonsillotomy procedure.
W W Bagley of the Bagley Pedigreed Cotton Seed Co visited the city to transact business on Wednesday in a routine matter reflecting ongoing trade in agricultural seeds.
Messrs A J Evans of Houston and Geo W Evans of Lit Ma are spending time in the city visiting relatives and friends.
Sunday School at 9 45 a m Preaching at 10 55 a m Young People meet at 7 15 p m Special by the Young Society meets Monday afternoon at 4 00 joint service Stewards and Workers highlighted in weekly notices.
The Stewards and Workers Council will hold a joint session this Wednesday evening. J W Sharbutt, pastor, will lead a national service at the meeting and the Steward and Worker Day School will be held.
Drasco Bro Taylor led Baptist church services Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at 4. Mrs Woodfin and others attended B T U conference in Abilene last Thursday. Jim A Smith spent early week in Winters with her daughter. Mr and Mrs Judge Sandifer welcomed a son born Friday. D B Thornton of Winters did business in Drasco on Wednesday. Cotton picking is active with many seeking laborers. Zack West and Mary Lee Wood joined Miss Zora West for Lubbock enrollment. Mrs Alfred Bishop of Dallas visited her mother Mrs John F Bishop and Mr and Mrs Emmett Bishop Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Hi J Aldridge longtime Winters residents announce the arrival of their daughter Donna June born in August. The notice confirms a new addition to the Aldridge family and records the couple’s residence in Winters.
Mr and Mrs Joe Streigler entertained as children guests in the home of her parents Mr and Mrs John Shipman Carrizo Split over the weekend.
Mr and Mrs John Shipmat of Alpine announce plans to visit the Centen SExe rn in Dallas. The trip follows their family celebration and reflects a forthcoming family gathering.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a names list with unclear context and dates. Readers are left to infer identities and roles from scattered tokens such as Merkel Hagard von Jou Zot Palo and visitors.
Fragmentary OCR indicates a visit by Nadine Smith to the home of William Carter in Menar. Details are incomplete but place and names are identifiable. Further text needed for fuller summary.
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