The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 251, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1956 Page: 11 of 36
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THE ROAD RUNNER
By HAMILTON WRIGHT
- ner. “However, in the last several ent, in charge. She also gave the
months I’ve experienced a little
Guttering of my heart," He came
to Taylor County in 1900, served as
county commissioner of Precinct
invocation.
“The Laws of Sunday School
Growth," a film strip, was shown
by Mrs. T. H. Worthington and
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Coleman Has Had Only I Traffic Death.
■ Since 1947, Police Chief Taylor Says
COLEMAN, Feb 29 - Police
Chief J Les Taylor prides on Cole-
man's having an exceptional traf-
fic fatality record. In the perfect-
record period of eight years not a
single traffic death. The last traf-
fic death occurred in 1951. The city
holds Safety Awards from the Na-
tional Safety Council for perfect
From Winters to attend the meet-
ing were Chief W. M. Whitley and
C. E. Patton, his new staff police-
man. added to the force about two
months ago. Others attending i n-
eluded George Robey, Coleman,
special investigator, and Fred
Prestage. Dallas, investigator, both
for the Mid-Continent Gas and Oil
i Association, State Highway Patrol-
records for the years 1947-48-49-50- man H. B Slaughter, Colorado
52-53-54-55. Taylor has been police City. From Eastland were Ray L.
chief here for 10 years, but has Laney, chief of police, and officers
: served as peace officer for 20 Neil Seabourn and Howard Brad-
: years. He has been a Coleman - ‘ *
: County resident since 1925. His po-
lice staff comprises four officers.
Taylor gave us the information
* at the Central West Texas Peace
ford. Laney is squat, muscular,
fearless.
Officers convention here several
days ago.
Taylor County's sheriff from
1925-1931, H. T. OBar, 77, now
lives in Coleman. "I feel pretty
well today," he told The Road Run-
licet
e
No. 4. was a deputy sheriff, and discussed by B T Shoamak, u.
served for a time under Abilene’s discussed by B T. Shoemake He
late Chief of Police John J. Clinton
also stressed the March emphasis
Runnels County Sheriff Don At-
kins and State Highway Patrolman
M. E. Gotcher, stationed in Ballin-
ger, reported they had fully recov-
ered from severe injuries suffered
last year near Ballinger when their
car was struck and wrecked dur-
ing their investigation of another
collision Both are on the job Got-
cher said he lost 17 pounds during
his hospital stay.
of evangelistic visitation.
Departments were recognized by
John Norman, superintendent.
Each department superintendent,
in turn, quoted a scripture on the
monthly theme.
Department conferences followed
the general assembly with some
50 attending.
Winfen Changes
School Calendar
WINTERS, Feb 29 (RNS) -
Due to snow and ice and the clos-
ing of school for two edays, ths
school calendar for the Winters In-
dependent District has been
changed to conform to the state-
required minimum of 175 teaching
days
The following calendar will be
followed:
March 16 — Teachers Meet (Stu-
dent Holiday).
Test Grading, etc (Student Holi-
day).
May 27 — Sunday — Baccalau-
reate.
May 28 — Monday — Final Rec-
ords in. Cards issued at 2 p.m.
Buses to reach school at 2 p.m.
Commencement — t p.m.
HEAR
THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS 11 A
Abilene, Texas, Thursday Morning, March 1, 1936 II-A
Sunday School
Officers Meet -
» .
WINTERS, Feb. 29 (RNS) -
“Growing a Sunday School" was
the theme of the monthly teachers
and officers meeting of the First
Baptist Sunday School Monday
night. .
The pot • luck supper was served
by the primary department with
Mrs. Morris Southall, superintend-
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The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 251, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1956, newspaper, March 1, 1956; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1654023/m1/11/?q=%22~1~1~1%22~1&rotate=0: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Public Library.