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THE WINKLER COUNTY NEWS
Thursday, October 16, 1947
I Give You Texas
Rounded Look
BY BOYCE HOUSE.
By SALLY J. FERRELL
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OFFICERS’ SALARY FUND
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The engagement and approach-
$ 33,998.65
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5 1,027.14
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DORE SCHARY presents
HIGH ROMANCE . .
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$ 3,316.33 $ 9,623.44
ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND
$ 7,115.94
INSURANCE
HOSPITAL BOND FUND
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Fines and forfeitures, J.P. "No. 4 1,202.70
Checks voided
57.60 5 12,158.18
$357,300.75 $357,300.75
REAL ESTATE
83,754.50 $ 83,754.50 $273,546.25
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AVAILABLE ROAD FUND
JURY FUND
$ 50,930.80 $ 50,930.80
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TEXAS
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Now Thru Sat.
YOUR CAR WILL LOOK BETTER
LATERAL ROAD FUND
RECEIPTS:
AFTER A
$ 1,443.55 $ 8,757.87
Withholding tax
DISBURSEMENTS :
None
BEAUTY TREATMENT
$ 13,578.37
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT FUND—ORDINARY
Thorough wash job
$ 3,005.10
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SPECIAL ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND
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$29,389.02
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RECAPITULATION OF BALANCES
$ 16,093.91 $ 17,904.74
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Complete lubrication
September Special $10.00
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GENERAL FUND
29,389.02
29,389.02
Call for Appointment
JOHN SHELTON - RUTH DONNELLY
and JERRY WALD AND HIS ORCHESTRA - A Columbia picture
ALSO EDGAR KENNEDY COMEDY
73,768.14 ’
357,300.75
Fines and forfeitures, Co. Court
Fines and forfeitures, J.P. No. 2
28.95
9.00
1,519.83
358.96
605.16
18.18
21.95
701.25
91.00
84.00
511.50
340.00
177.50
198.00
94.60
3,383.44
20,120.23
5,510.99*
8,757.87
3,005.10
3,758.92
7,512.49
9,623.44
68,820.46
273,546.25
25.20
333.50
1,093.10
122.10
1,267.50
772.50
6,037.40
930.00
2,230.70
3,608.35
619.82
629.00 $ 17,669.17 $ 5,510.99*
385.34
2,805.10
262.50
349.00
36.00
28.80
128.40
22.00
236.80
339.83
482.43
99.79
89.62
193.55
270.30
40.00
1,200.32 $ 3,167.84 $ 3,758.92
74,736.14
50,930.80
13,578.37
17,669.17
1,443.55
100.00
951.60
849.14
1,586.72
1,204.98
31.00
3,167.84
14,043.52
3,316.33
4,947.68
83,754.50
1,618.15
54.00
655.00
113.45
354.10
95.75
291.57
179.40
RECEIPTS:
Balance
Ad valorem taxes
Auto licenses, 1947
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State apportionments
Balance
Ad valorem taxes
Rose, Mrs. Gerald McGuire
Mrs. Irwin Clayton.
Balance
Ad valorem taxes
Pretax Cleaner cuts road film
and dead paint
Vacuum inside, clean chrome and
glass. Dress tires.
DISBURSEMENTS:
District Court:
Grand jurors
Petit jurors
Special venire
Feeding petit jurors
Court reporters, salary
Court reporters, expense
County Court:
Lunacy jurors
Jury commission
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$ 73,445.44
1,290.70 $ 74,736.14
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DISBURSEMENTS:
Kermit-Andrews Project:
Fencing
Legal
Maintenance
Tires and tubes
Gas and oil
Gravel and caliche
Machinery operators
Equipment
$21,087.59
774.42
45.00
9.00 $ 21,916.01
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Fall fashions for 1947 have a
look of roundness as shown in
suit above pictured in the Sep-
tember issue of Good Housekeep-
ing magazine. Collars, hiplines,
pockets, are all rounded.
RECEIPTS:
Balance
Ad valorem taxes
Beer fees
Stenographer fees
RECEIPTS:
Balance
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PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT FUND—LIBRARY
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W. S. C. S. Theme
RECEIPTS:
Balance
Ad valorem taxes
Jury fees
Refund of jury fees
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RECEIPTS:
Balance
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4,585.66
702.91
968.21
944.34
1,883.55
41.76
974.94
440.65
130.65
1,027.14
58.06
722.04
401.19
427.49
428.39
419.29
71.25
794.50
44.75 $ 16,093.91 $ 17,904.74
HOSPITAL BOND INTEREST AND SINKING FUND
RECEIPTS:
with
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RECEIPTS:
Balance
Ad valorem taxes
DISBURSEMENTS: s
County-District Clerk salary
Salaries of deputies
Office expense
County Judge, salary
Clerk for County Judge, salary
Office expense
County Attorney, salary
Office expense
County Treasurer, salary
Justice of Peace No. 2, salary
Justice of Peace No. 4, salary
Constable, Precinct 2, salary
Constable, Precinct 4, salary
Miscellaneous
Withholding tax
Bonds
$ 9,843.86
78.56
65.00
214.00 $ 10,201.42
DISBURSEMENTS :
Construction
Balance
Ad valorem taxes
DISBURSEMENTS:
Construction
THRILL WITH
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$ 6,541.42
385.34 $ 6,926.76
$ 73,614.76
153.38 $ 73,768.14
4,947.68 $ 4,947.68 $ 68,820.46
. DISBURSEMENTS:
Bonds retired
VAN JOHNSON
in a new and different role with
the screen's most lovable girl
Banks debit to treasurer’s credit
Outstanding checks
Treasurer’s debit to banks credit
MOVIES
are your Best and Cheapest Entertainment
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$ 9,014.73
4,563.64 $ 13,578.37
/ BONDED INDEBTEDNESS
Winkler County Road Bonds, Series 1945, 1%% $540,000.00
Winkler County Hospital Bonds, Series ’46, 2% $350,000.00
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RECEIPTS:
Balance
Ad valorem taxes
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DISBURSEMENTS:
Audit
Hospital superintendent, salary
County. Auditor, salary
Boarding prisoners
Library
Vital statistics
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Permanent improvement—Library
Hospital bond fund
County road bond interest and
sinking fund
Available road fund
Lateral road fund
Hospital bond interest and
sinking fund
County Judge fees of office
County- Attorney fees of office
Justice of Peace No. 2 fees
Justice of Peace No. 4 fees
Constable, Precinct No. 4, fees
State appointment
. Return check, voided
$ 2,978.91
26.19 $ 3,005.10
None
DISBURSEMENTS:
Janitors’ salaries
Janitors supplies
Utilities
Laundry
Insurance
Equipment and repairs
Withholding taxes
Cemetery sexton 218.70
County Attorney law library 50.50
Supplies, printing and stationery 1,247.87
Paupers and indigents
Equipment and repairs
Postage
DISBURSEMENTS:
Labor on roads, Pct. 1
Labor on roads, Pct. 2
Labor on roads, Pct. 3
Labor on roads, Pct. 4
Truck hire and drivers, Pct. 1
Truck hire and drivers, Pct. 2
Truck hire and drivers, Pct. 3
Truck hire and drivers, Pct. 4
Machinery operators
Commissioners’ salary, expense
Equipment
Withholding tax
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RECEIPTS:
Balance $ 29,799.67
Sheriff, Assessor and Collector fees 837.56
County and District Clerk fees
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Interest coupons
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Total Receipts
DISBURSEMENTS:
Sheriff-Assr.-Col., salary
Salaries of deputies
Car and office expense
Deputies’ car expense
Magendie, Mrs. J. R. Gonce, Mrs.
Cecil Johnson, Mrs. J. L. Bodine,
Mrs. Leath, Mrs. O. C. Stiles, and
Mrs. G. B. Stephen, all of Carter-
Richardson Club;
Mrs. John Moreland, Mrs. C. J.
Walsh and Mrs. R. L. Akers of
Cabot Keystone Club; Mrs. T. V.
Hamlett and Mrs. E. V. Shepherd
of Walton Club; Mrs. Ferrell and
Miss Joy Story.
YOUNG - MITCHUM
wo ROBERT RYAN
iim COURTIN’ DEATH IN THE
SILVER RANGE!
RECEIPTS:
Balance
Ad valorem taxes
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“CIRCUS HORSE”
3,375.00
8.44 $ 3,383.44 $ 71,352.70
Oil revaluation services
Health officer’s salary
County Agent’s salary and
Fire department
Withholding tax
Miscellaneous
Election expense
and Mrs. W.
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WIEST’S LAND WARS!
wood, Calif., has been announced
by Mrs. Ethel D. Ellis of Waco.
Miss Ellis formerly was a teacher
in Kermit schools for about eight
years, and was Lions Club sweet-
heart here.
Date of the wedding is Sunday,
Oct. 19, and the ceremony will
be in the Little Church of the
Flowers in Los Angeles, Calif,
Miss Ellis is a graduate of Baylor
University and has taught public
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DISBURSEMENTS:
Labor on roads, Pct. 2
Labor on roads, Pct. 3
Truck hire and drivers, Pct. 3
Truck hire and drivers, Pct. 4
New equipment
Parts and repairs
Gas and oil
Miscellaneous
Lumber and hardware
Stock guards
Caliche and gravel
Painting barn
Insurance
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I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is true and correct
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County Auditor, Winkler County, Texas.
Sworn to and subscrbed before me, a Notary Public, on this the
11th day of October, A.D. 1947. LULA STELLY,
Notary Public in and for Winkler County, Texas.
$28,869.00
520.02 $ 29,389.02
9,991.60
25.00
2,706.87
383.66
530.04
3,769.06
2,249.00
465.00 $ 20,120.23 $ 30,810.57 j
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174.53
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985.50
expense 358.73
838.41
421.00
293.65
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County Service Officer, sal., exp. 1,137.64
Home Demonstration Agent 342.26
Insurance 8.34
Drugs 29.70
Bonds 20.00 $ 14,043.52 $ 7,512.49
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$ 12,812.58
127.19 $ 12,939.77
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Wax and power polish job brings
back original sparkle, stops rust
and deterioration
J. Westbrook, all
the Yucca Home
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Paraphrasing Browning, “Oh, to
be in San Antonio now that
autumn’s there!”
Most romantic of Texas cities!
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water. At present she is a member
of the Westwood elementary
school.
Uranes is the son of Mitchell
Uranes of Ashland, Wis. and is
connected with the Fruit Growers
Supply Company in Westwood. .
Mrs. Lanette Harchash is in
Amarillo visiting her brother,
Paul Powers, a former resident
COUNTY ROAD BOND INTEREST AND SINKING FUND
RECEIPTS:
Brann the Iconoclast—all were
here.
What a cast of characters!
Imagine writing; a whole book
about San Antonio and leaving all
this or nearly all of it—out! Well,
a fellow did.
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A gambler who was an expert at
poker was asked why he never
bet on the races. He said, “They
won’t let me shuffle the horses.”
club; Mrs. Carter i activities accounted for the rest.
QUARTERLY REPORT
COUNTY AUDITOR,
Winkler County, Texas
THIRD QUARTER 1947
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30,810.57
13,578.37
Indian attack. Mules, with jingling
bells, plodded in, loaded with
Spanish silver.
Her history is a procession of
Spaniards, Mexicans, filibusters,
Comanches, cowboys brawling in
the saloons, cattle kings betting
thousands on the turn of a card.
From San Antonio, Jim Bowie
set forth to seek the San Saba
mine (known to legend, too, now
as “the lost Bowie mine”), had
an epic fight with redskins and,
because of his wounded men, had
to turn back.
Roy Bean lived in San Antonio
till he left for Langtry to become
“the Law West of the Pecos.”
San Antonio nit only is the scene
of the Alamo but here, too, were
fought the Council House fight,
the Grass Figt, Salado, Medina,
Concepcion; and the city was
stormed by Texas patriots respond-
ing to, the ringing call, “Who will
go with old Ben Milam into San
Antonio?”
Shanghai Pierce of the booming
voice; Big-Foot Wallace, Texas
Ranger, stagecoach driver, hero
of the Mier expedition and of the
War with Mexico; Bet-a-Million
Gates; Sam Bass on the dodge;
Ben Thompson, master of the six-
gun; Robert E. Lee; Capt. Jack
Hays; Sidney Lanier; O. Henry;
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Both circles of the W.S.C.S. met
Monday afternoon at the Metho-
dist Church.
The program theme was, “Gos-
pel for Our Generation.” Taking
part in the program was Mrs.
Tommy Thompson, Mrs. Ed Birt-
ciel, Mrs. Emory Spangler and
Mrs. Leon Rose gave the devo-
tional.
Next meeting will be held in the
home of Mrs. Ed Birtciel, at which
time the group will sew for the
coming bazaar.
Those present Monday were:
Mrs. W. L. Barnes, Mrs. K. R.
Joynt, Mrs. M. V. Williams, Mrs.
K. D. Bryan, Mrs. Rayburn Lam,
Mrs. J. M. Pancack, Mrs. J. T.
Wilcoxson, Mrs. Jack Forgenson,
Mrs. Emory Spangler, Mrs. L. R.
Tarver, Mrs. Sam Montgomery,
Mrs. C. E. Christian, Mrs. Earl
Mills, Mrs. Ed Spangler, Mrs. J.
B. Woods, Mrs. J. G. Perkins, Mrs.
R. C. Watson, Mrs. Cylde Bar-
ton,* Mrs. L. O. Taylor, Mrs. F.
A. Werner, Mrs. Leo Clark, Mrs.
G. E. Thompson, Mrs. N. A. Hol-
comb, Mrs. Ed Birtciel, Mrs. Leon
Officers’ salary fund $ 33,998.65
Road and bridge fund 12,158.18
Jury fund 10,201.42
Permanent improvement—ordinary 3,005.10
Special road and bridge fund 6,926.76
General fund 21,916.01
Courthouse, jail maintenance fund 12,939.77
Fellowship for the Young
People’s Training Union of the
First Baptist Church and West-
side Mission was held following
church services Sunday night at
the home of Frances McLeroy.
The group played games and
sung songs. Rayford Odom lead
the group in prayer.
Refreshments of hotdogs, Jello
and cookies were served to a
group of fifty. Delbert Inman lead
the closing prayer.
A good time was had by all.
Mrs. T. T. McLeroy has served
125 young people in her home the
past week.
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Party Monday
Mrs. Bill Martindale was honored
with a farewell party Monday
afternoon in the home of Mrs. H.
J. Cormier with Mrs. Ray Knott
assisting.
An array of flowers in beauti-
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A county-wide meeting of Wink-
ler County home demonstration
clubs was held at the American
Legion Hut Friday afternoon, Oct.
10, at 2:30 o’clock. Mrs, Sally
I Ferrell, acting county home
demonstration agent, met with the
group.
[ Mrs. A. G. Leath and Mrs. Cecil
Johnson gave reports of the THDA
convention held recently in Gal-
veston. Punch and cookies were
served to the following:
Mrs. A. K. Bailey, Mrs. Alex
Lorenz, Mrs. L. G. Bruce, Mrs.
W. R. Hamrick, Mrs. L. J. Cooper,
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ful fall shades decorated the room.
Wall, Mrs. J. C. Peacock, Mrs.
Refreshments of cake and punch
were served to the following
guests Mrs. C. D. Key, Mrs. Grace
Lue Jackson, Mrs. Joe Hudnall,
Mrs. R. L. Daniel, Mrs. L. M.
Tisdale, Mrs. H. J. Perry, Mrs.
Frank Stark, the hostess, Mrs. H.
J. Cormier; Mrs, Ray Knott and
the honoree, Mrs. Martindale.
Mr. and Mrs. Martindale and
children, Larry and Wanda, are
moving to El Dorado, Texas, where
he will be employed with the
Western Drilling Co.
About 56 percent of accidents to
farm people last year resulted
from farm work. Only eight per-
cent in connection with house-
work; recreation and other
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Sunday 2 p.m.
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Williams, Nev H. The Winkler County News (Kermit, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1947, newspaper, October 16, 1947; Kermit, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1457779/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Winkler County Library.