Winters Library Gift Sparks Bakersfield High School Drive
South High School in Bakersfield has organized a book drive for the Winters Public Library. Miss Genell Wiseman and Miss Myra Glover coordinated the effort, sending fiction and non fiction volumes to Winters. The gesture follows Winters citizens’ efforts to establish a public library.
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Winters Public Library
Bakersfield
California
South High School
Future Teachers of America
Winters Library
Winters
Genell Wiseman
South High Fta
Myra Glover
Mearn County
Calif
Union High School
South High
South High Future Teachers of America
West Texas
Shen Homecoming Set For July 3rd
The annual Shen homecoming in the Shep Community is scheduled for Sunday July 3 as announced this week. Organizers urge alumni and residents to attend the event and participate in planned activities.
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Shen
Shep
First Savings & Loan To Open Office Here
G W Powell Jr announces state commission approval for a Winters branch of the First Savings & Loan Association of San Angelo. The office on South Main Street will open by May 1 after remodeling, offering full savings and loan services with local staff.
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First Savings & Loan
G. W. Powell Jr
First Savings & Loan Association of
San Angelo
State Savings & Loan Commission
Winters
James Gerst
Savings & Loan Commissioner
Powell
Association
Bahlman Jewelers
Foster Barber Shop
South Main Street
The
First Savings & Loan Association
Ballinger
Northington
North Runnels County
Methodists Set Revival For May 8 Through May 15
The First Methodist Church announces a spring revival starting Sunday May 8 and ending May 15 led by Rev. Robert Walker with speaker Rev. C A Mangum of Groesbeck. Pat Hamilton directs the choir and music.
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Methodists
First Methodist Church
Robert Walker
C. A. Mangum
Groesbeck
Pat Hamilton
Naegele Transferred from Florida to England AFB Louisiana
Chief Master Sergeant Howard P. Naegele son of Mrs Violet M Naegele of Minnetonka Minnesota is now on duty at England AFB Louisiana. He serves as an aircraft maintenance superintendent with the Tactical Air Command 1st Air Commando Wing recently moved to England from Hurlburt Field Florida. His unit conducts special air warfare operations for combat reconnaissance aerial firepower and assault airlift for U S Army forces. He is a Hopkins High School graduate and has an A S A degree from the University of Minnesota. His wife Ruby is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Workman of Winters.
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Howard P. Naegele
Violet M. Naegele
Plymouth Road
Minnetonka
Minn
England Afb
Naegele
Tactical Air Command’s
TAC
1St Air Commando
England
Hurlburt Field
Fla
Hopkins (Minn
University of Minnesota
Winters Bay Teen Injured in Scooter Accident
Ricky Cummings, 14, son of Mr and Mrs Buck Cummings, was injured when struck by a car while riding his motor scooter about a half mile north of Winters around 5 30 Monday. He was treated at Winters Municipal Hospital and then transferred to Hendrick Memorial Hospital Abilene for a broken leg. Mrs Luther Smith Jr drove the car. highway patrolman from Ballinger investigated.
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Ricky Cummings
Buck Cummings
Winters
Winters Municipal Hospital
Hendrick Memorial Hospital
Abilene
Luther Smith Jr
Ballinger
Singing Sunday at Old Norton Church Event
Announcement this week invites all to a singing at Old Norton Church of Christ on Sunday at 2 30 PM with an open invitation for attendees.
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Old Norton
Old Norton Church of Christ
Winters High FFA judging teams place second at Tarleton
Winters High School Future Farmers of America teams placed second in Livestock and Dairy Products judging contests at Tarleton State College Stephenville on April 2. Steve Smith led the Dairy Products team and Allen Mills was runner up among about 200 in Livestock. Teams advance to May at Texas A and M University to face Area winners for state honors and possible national contest.
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Winters High School
Future Farmers of America
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Alvin Gerhart
Allen Mills
Larry Donica
Marvin Ivie
Larry Pritchard
Bobby Briley
Steve Smith
Howard Davis
WHS
FFA
Dairy Products
Texas A
M. University
Phioto
Jerry Pinkerton
Runnels County Cotton Meet Invites Local Farmers
Cc. T. Parker Jr County Agent invites all cotton farmers in Runnels County to a meeting on April 13 at 2 00 p m in the District Courtroom at the courthouse Three specialists from College Station will present the program Mr Fred Elliott Cotton Specialist will discuss chemical and mechanical wood control ginning and mechanical work and stripper harvest Mr Weldon Newton Entomologist will cover all phases of cotton insect control The meeting promises informative valuable guidance for attendees and is urged for every cotton farmer to attend.
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Cc. T. Parker, Jr
Runnels County
Fred Elliott
Weldon Newton
Good Friday Service Set At Calvary Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church at 216 Melwood will host a Good Friday service on April 8 starting at 7:00 PM. Four visiting ministers will deliver messages and singer Clement Hall of Coleman will lead the song service. Local pastors urged their congregations to attend for a service glorifying Jesus Christ.
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Calvary Baptist Church
Melwood
Clement Hall
Coleman
B. T. Shoemake
First Baptist Church
Jack Griffith
Grace Baptist Church
Abilene
Bob James
Assembly of God Church
Paul Smith
Concho Baptist Church
Lord
Jesus Christ
Melton Allen
Mrs. Davis Wins 900 Scholarship For Summer Study
Mrs Howard O Davis a Winters Primary School Special Education teacher receives a 900 scholarship from the Texas Education Agency to study Special Education in Mental Retardation at Texas Woman's University this summer. She is a 1959 Coleman High School graduate and earned a BS from NTSU in 1963. Her husband teaches Vocational Agriculture at Winters High School.
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Howard O. Davis
Winters
Texas Education Agency
Texas Woman’s University
Davis
Mary Leverett
Coleman High School
NTSU
Winters High School
Winters Bank To Close Saturdays
The Winters State Bank will close on Saturdays starting April 16 announced by president John Q McAdams. The board amended by laws March 26 to add Saturdays to the list of days the bank suspends operations alongside Sundays and major holidays.
Winters Students Dominant in District 5-AA Literary Events
Winters High School swept multiple firsts at the District 5-AA UIL literary meet in Hamlin with unofficial 114 points, ahead of Haskell. Advancing to regional at Lubbock April 23 were top placers in debate extemp persuasive poetry interpretation prose, plus top three in typing shorthand number sense and two in science and slide rule.
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Winters High School
Hamlin
Winters
Haskell
Lubbock
Junior Sanchez
Darrell Hill
Paul Jones
Joanie Fuh
Ler
Joyce Englert
Anson
Colorado City
Carolyn Hensley
Bob Jones
Kathy Dunn
Ballinger
Marjorie Langston
Darlene Sneed
Larry Hensley
Winters High School Triangular Meet Dominates Track Event
Winters High School Blizzards won the varsity title with 72 points at the Triangle Meet, Ballinger and Anson trailing. Freshman division results show strong Winters performances with 80 points and 10 first places, as Anson and Ballinger posted 55 and 9 respectively. Individual winners include Skippy Sheppard in shot put, Terry Rives in 880, Leroy Kettler in 100 yd dash, Carl Guevara in the mile, and John Sims with multiple wins in discus and shot put.
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Ballinger
Anson
Skippy Sheppard
Jerry Alexander
Lanny Bahlman
Kenny Davis
Johnny Beck
Jimmy Green
Ronnie Gray
Jerry Awalt
Leroy Kettler
Terry Rives
Alfonso Esquival
Kenny
Ray Gene Lett
Johnny Allen
John Sims
Donald Wade
Ray Lett
Charles Mathis
Sam Scott
Arion Barnes
Jerry Tischler
Sammy Graham
Fred Hernandez
Mike Kozelsky
Good turnout yields reelected Homer Hodge to two years
In a clear no-issues city election, incumbent alderman Homer Hodge won reelection to a two year term. Also elected to two year terms on Winters City Council were Ray Alderman and W. L. Bean. Of 299 votes cast five candidates ran for three seats with Alderman 227, Bean 221, Hodge 207. losers included Joe Emmert 132 and J A Henderson 107.
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Homer Hodge
Ray Alderman
W. L
Bill) Bean
Winters
Bean
Hodge
Joe Emmert
J. A. Henderson
H. D. Jones
James C. (Mutt) Colburn
R. C. Thomas
J. C. Jerrell
Wade White
W. M. Hays
John W. Norman
C. T. Rives
M. E. Mathis
Dr. Rives
Mathis
Norman
E. E. Mathis
Dennis Poe
James M. Gehrels
Noble Faubion
Raymon Lloyd
A. L. Mitchell
J. W. Bahlman
Jake Presley
John Norman
Easter Sunrise Service Sponsored By Youth Group
The Rev. James C. Shipman of Texas City will speak at the Easter Sunrise Service sponsored by the First Baptist Church youth group. Services start at 6 a.m. on the City Lake shore with a song service directed by Bennie Brink. A breakfast of doughnuts and drinks ends the event supervised by Mrs. Truett Smith and the Senior Department.
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First Baptist Church
James C. Shipman
Texas City
Bennie Brink
Don Thomas
George Poe
Shipman
Calvary Baptist
Quarter Horse Show Planned For May 14
The Winters Riding Club will host the annual Quarter Horse Show on Saturday May 14 on the newly acquired grounds east of Winters near the City Water Plant. Judge Darrell F Nickerson Gatesville officiates under the American Quarter Horse Association. Jim Williams is show manager and A N Crowley serves as secretary.
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Winters Riding Club
Winters
American Quarter Horse Association
Darrell F. Nickerson
Gatesville
Jim Williams
A. N. Crowley
VFW Auxiliary Elects Officers for Winters Post
Mrs Ramon Hudson was elected president of the Winters Post VFW Ladies Auxiliary at the regular meeting. Elected officers include Mrs Raymond Ueckert as senior VP, Mrs Charles Dry as junior VP, Mrs J A Henderson secretary-treasurer, Mrs Joe Kozelsky chaplain, Mrs M L Guy conductress, and Mrs Max Lewis guard. Trustees are Mrs J L Morrow No 3, Mrs Bernice Mitchell No 2, and Mrs John Puckett No 1. Installation is in May. officers assume duty in July after the State convention. Post 9193 VFW will hold elections Monday April 11 at 7 p m.
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Ramon Hudson
Winters
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Raymond Ueckert
Charles Dry
J. A. Henderson
Joe Kozelsky
M. L. Guy
Max Lewis
J. L. Morrow
Bernice Mitchell
John Puckett
Post 9193
VFW
Mrs John Black Admitted to Coleman Hospital
A patient identified as Mrs John Black was admitted Monday of last week to the Coleman hospital, with the transfer from Overall Morris Hospital noted.
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John Black
Overall-Morris Hospital
Coleman
Methodist Hospital Student Nurses Plan Recruitment Drive
Three leaders of the Methodist Hospital of Dallas Texas Nursing Students Association chapter meet to discuss a first project a recruiting program for future Nurse Clubs. Miss Barbara Baldwin of Winters will graduate from the hospital's School of Nursing in May 1967. Her parents are Mr and Mrs Buford Baldwin Winters. Miss Becky Brown also from Winters and Miss Barbara Warren serve as officers.
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Methodist Hospital of
Dallas
Barbara Baldwin
Winters
Methodist
Texas Nursing Students Association
Barbara Warren
Becky Brown
Miss Baldwin
The
Methodist Hospital
School of Nursing
Buford Baldwin
Miss Brown
E. Brown
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V. L. Bean
New
MO. W. Norman
Hormer Hodge
Ray
Bob Northington
Florida
Winters Bay
Runnels
College Station
Winters Bank
Bangs
Robert Lee
Jackie Briley
VFW Auxiliary
Coleman Hospital
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