Local Club Meeting Ends With Social Needlework Hour
The CHRAN club met at Mrs. Earl Chapmonds home on Tuesday afternoon. Members shared needlework, exchanged small gifts, and enjoyed a refreshment plate of chicken sandwiches, cake, fresh grapes and lemonade. Attendees included Mesdames Crockett, Bradford, Wood, Roberts, Smith, Ernst, Tunnell, Worthington, Brown, and Miss Bernice Wood among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Chapmond
Joe Crockett
0. D. Bradford
J. R. Wood
Wayne Roberts
H. M. Roberts
B. B. Smith
L. Ernst
Ray Tunnell
T. H. Worthington
Willy H. Brown
Kelly Brown
Bernice Wood
Alton Stehle
Belva June
San Angelo
Kelly
R. L. Briley
Winters
Topeka
Kansas
Carlton Roberts
Local Happenings and Health Notes in Merkel Parish
Crews resumed cotton picking after heavy rains and rain crops and pastures look hopeful. Bro Carraway’s health is not improving rapidly but he plans to keep appointments this weekend. San Angelo visitors include Clarence Hallman, Loring and Oliver Lollar and daughter. Mrs H A Bradley remains ill but showing improvement. LaVerne Jones of Balunger visited grandparents Dempsey Johnson and relatives. Mattie Hallman’s condition and Lollar’s illness persist. Local residents visited San Angelo disaster site Friday. W T Gassiot visited Santa Anna to see his mother. Weldon Branham improving after illness. Quincy Traylor Merkel and Jimmie Lucas hosts, Bufford of Goldsboro guest of pal Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro. Carraway
Clarence Hallman
Wheeler
Exas
Loring
Oliver Lollar
San Angelo
Mattie Hallman
Sallie Lollar
H. A. Bradley
LaVerne Jones
Bal- Unger
Dempsey Johnson
Lollar
W. T. Gassiot
Santa Anna
Weldon Branham
Quincy Traylor F Merkel
Jimmie Lucas
Miss Bufford
Goldsboro
Pattern 8817 jacket frock offered for slenderizing fit
Designed in sizes 34 through 50 with detailed fabric yardage for each size. Pattern 8817 features a loose jacket, shaping at the waist, short shoulder tucks, a youthfully styled short sleeve frock, and a front panel skirt slen derizing effect with kick pleats. Materials suggested include sheer jersey and crepe. send 15 cents for each pattern to Patricia Dow at The Winters Enterprise Pattern Dept. Brooklyn NY.
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Patricia Dow
Winters Enterprise
Fifth Avenue
Brooklyn
Mission Festivals Highlight Rev. Roth Tasks in County
The Rev. Roth and family returned Tuesday from Hamilton county where he assisted and preached at Mission Festivals at Shive and Pottsville. On October 25 the Rev. G C Senff of Shive will assist and preach sermons for the Mission Festival at Winters Lutheran Church. Mrs E D Stringer and daughter Mary Elaine are in Austin at their ill grandmother's bedside, with Mr Stringer accompanying them to the capital. In Dallas, W N Kendall of Lufkin reported eight chess games at the Texas Centennial Exposition, four wins, two losses, two draws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton CO
Roth
Hamilton County
Shive
Pottsville
G. C. Senff
Winters Lutheran Church
Dallas
W. N. Kendall
Lufkin
FFA Officers Elected at Abilene District Meeting
F F A president Ellis Lee was chosen district president at a Wednesday Abilene meeting attended by nine chapters and about seventy boys. New officers include Jack Nall vice president Regnal McMillan secretary Wilburn Ellison treasurer reporter and historian Carl Fagle farm watch dog Hollis Wilkins and Edwin Cags. Area president Reginald McMillan leads the district. advisers from multiple towns attended. The Winters chapter reports fourteen calves fed and Ballinger donated $60 for the F A A show slated October 15–17 with prizes for beef calves fat calves hogs sheep and capons listed in detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Lee
F.F.A
Abilene
Jack Nall
Brdashaw
Regnal McMillan
Bradshaw
Wilburn Ellison
Aspermont
Leroy Coats
Content
Carl Fagle
Tuscola
Hollis Wilkins
Edwin Cags
Haskell
Reginald McMillan
Wingate F F A Elects Officers at Wingate School
Wingate F F A Vocational Agriculture Class elected officers Tuesday morning led by John Griffin Brown as president. Others named include Oswald Reed vice president Clay Allen reporter J W Hancock historian Edwin Voss watch dog Charles Dunn treasurer and Dump Henery secretary.
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Wingate F. F. A
Wingate School
John Griffin Brown
Oswald Reed
Clay Allen
J. W. Hancock
Edwin Voss
Charles Dunn
Dump Henery
Abilene High School
Man Flies With Wings Jump From Airplane
Clem Sohn, a parachute jumper in Daytona Beach Florida, leapt from an airplane at 12 000 feet wearing winged equipment attached to his body. He glided with a bird like tail, then maneuvered left right and up and down before deploying his parachute at 6000 feet to land.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Clem Sohn
Wingate to Play at Miles
Wingate football travels to Miles for a Saturday September 26 game against Miles College. The matchup features Wingate aiming to improve on recent form and gain a road win.
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Wingate
Miles
For Every Trouble Maker There Is a Trouble Taker
A brief proverb notes a balance of mischief with accountability. It suggests that in every conflict someone opposes wrongdoing and helps restore order or responsibility.
Osage Nation to Invade Texas Centennial Exposition
Walter Matson of the Osage tribal council announced an Osage invasion at the Texas Centennial Exposition planned for September and October. He described the Osages as the Nation’s wealthiest Indians and urged readers to subscribe for The Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Walter Matson
The
Terracing Boosts Yields on 20 Acre Field in 16 Years
J A Patterson of the Hagan community reports to County Agent Barton that 20 acres terraced in 1921 prevented sheet washes and filled gullies. Terraces increased moisture retention and crop yield, yielding about 2.00 per acre annually, totaling 640.00 over 20 acres across 16 years. County Agent Eaton leveled the terraces using A shaped drag and plows, seen as a strong long term farm investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. AL Patterson
Hagan
Barton
Patterson
Eaton
Runnels County
Rich Man’s Death Raises Social Questions
A terse social item notes a wealthy man’s death and contrasts it with the fates of ordinary people, hinting at class issues and public reaction. The fragmentary line underscores a perceived disparity between elites and commoners.
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Fames
I. F
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Baker
Ballinger
F.A.A
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Fail Az
Detroit
Margaret Droope
Oakland County
Mich
Morocco
Militor
Dragon
Myde Sida
Dalton
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