Shirley Turk to Wed John Charles Gates June Fifth
Mr and Mrs Carl Turk announce the engagement and approaching marriage of daughter Shirley to John Charles Gates. The couple will wed June 5 at 7:30 PM in St Johns Lutheran Church with Rev A W Holck officiating. The bride is a Winters High School junior. the groom attended Paint Rock High and works at Pan American Industries.
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Shirley Turk
John Charles Gates
Carl Turk
Shirley
Mr. Gates
H .A. Gates
Paint Rock
St. John’s Lutheran Church
A. W. Holck
Winters High School
Paint Rock High School
Pan-American Industries
Pvt Lewis Porter Assigned To El Paso Hospital
Pvt Lewis L Porter son of Mr and Mrs Harry Porter Norton Tex was assigned March 27 to the staff at William Beaumont General Hospital El Paso Tex
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Pvt
Lewis Porter
el Paso Hospital
Army
Lewis L. Porter
Harry Porter
Norton, Tex
William Beaumont General Hospital
el Paso
Tex
Soldier Porter enters Army. trained at Fort Polk and Fort Sam
Porter, a medical corpsman at the hospital, entered the Army in October 1963. He completed basic training at Fort Polk, La., and was last stationed at Fort Sam Houston, Tex. The 25-year-old soldier is a 1957 graduate of Barnhart High School. He attended San Angelo Jr. College and Abilene Christian College.
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Porter
Army
Fort Polk
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Barnhart High School
San Angelo Jr. College
Abilene Christian College
Lutheran Ladies Aid Meeting In Church Basement
Mrs. Herman Frick presided at the Lutheran Ladies Aid regular meeting held Thursday in the church basement. Easter message and opening prayer followed as the group sang. Bible study on Acts 6-7 was led in four groups by listed members.
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Herman Frick
Lutheran Ladies Aid
E. E. Thormeyer
All Glory
Robert Gerhart
Walter Kruse
A. W. Stoecker
Walter Gerhart
George Pruser
Emma Henniger
Dorcas Sunday School Class Meets at First Baptist
Mrs. J. D. Sowell hosted the Dorcas Sunday School class at First Baptist Church for the regular monthly meeting. The group planned a visit to Merrill Nursing Home and collected the Lottie Moon offering. Present were Mesdames Grover Davis Clifton Davis R D Collins Pete Davis Grace Benson W E Coley Dell Gardner W R Kennedy J E McAdoo Lora Coupland W D Waggoner C T Hart Elzie Cox H P Witkowski and the hostess.
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J. D. Sowell
Dorcas
First Baptist Church
H. P. Witkowski
Holy
R. D. Collins
Merrill Nursing Home
Lottie Moon
Clifton Davis
Grover Davis
Pete Davis
Grace Benson
W. E. Coley
Dell Gardner
W. R. Kennedy
J. E. McAdoo
Lora Coupland
W. D. Waggoner
C. T. Hart
Elzie Cox
Winters voter thanks candidate for alderman race
The writer thanks Winters voters for supporting them in the city election and offers services as a citizen. They congratulate those elected and pledge support, and state willingness to help whenever called upon.
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Winters
Son of Residents Will Be On RJC Concert Tour
Charles Horton son of Mr and Mrs Earl Horton of Winters travels with Ranger Junior College concert band and choir on a spring tour covering Comanche Hamilton Taylor Houston and other towns. The 75 students and directors perform about 12 concerts over 1000 miles from Apr 3 to Apr 10 and visit band parents clubs in two towns. Horton a Ranger sophomore majoring in business administration with a math minor plans East Texas State College after Ranger.
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Charles Horton
Earl Horton
Winters
Ranger Junior College
Roger C. Martin
Kenneth Alford
Comanche High School
Houston
Taylor
Smiley High School
Comanche
Hamilton
Cleveland
Crockett, Fort Worth
Justin
Azle
Breckenridge
Visitors gather at J M Stanley home in Winters area
Recent visitors to the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stanley included Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Sawyer of Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Sawyer of Floydada, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sawyer of Canyon, and many others from Big Spring Abilene Killeen Wingate San Antonio Ballinger San Antonio.
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J. M. Stanley
Stanley Sawyer
Houston
Leo Sawyer
Floydada
Gary Sawyer
Canyon
Glen Stanley
San Antonio
Delbert Stanley
Dickie
Big Spring
Dealon Stanley
Steve
Donna
Larry
John
J. Adcock
Killeen
Buford Guy
Wingate
Bud Eoff
Nicki
Ella Mae Sawyer
Lela Sawyer
Winters
J. B. Little
Melissa
Abilene
S. D. Williams
Ballinger
No Governor's Portrait in Texas Capitol Until End of Term
A note states that no governor's portrait will hang in the Texas Capitol until after the governor's administration ends. This indicates a policy or ceremonial practice linked to tenure and continuity. The report focuses on the procedural stance rather than individual figures.
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Texas Capitol
Meet Candidates Program Planned By Runnels FB
Farmers and ranchers in Runnels County can meet candidates for county district and state offices at a Farm Bureau event on April 16 at 7 30 p m in the county courthouse courtroom. All voters may attend. candidates will state positions on issues while moderators Hugo Vogelsang and Ed Cumby oversee. The bureau will not endorse any candidate.
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Runnels
Farm Bureau
Ben Frerich
County Farm Organization
Frerich
Winters Independent Schools Lunch Menu Week of April 13
Winters Independent Schools presents a weekly lunch menu listing meals from April 13 to April 17. Items include chicken and spaghetti casse role with sides, fried steak, barbecue on bun, salmon croquettes, and various sides, desserts, and milk.
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Winters Independent Schools
Returned Home by Ima Sims After Four Weeks Away
Ima Sims returned home Saturday from Teague where she had been visiting friends and relatives the past four weeks.
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Ima
Sims
Teague
Hospital Notes Dismissals And Admissions Last Week
Winters Municipal Hospital discharged Mrs Billy Caffey and baby, Mrs Gilbert Salazar, and John McMillan. Admitted Friday Mr J M Price. Saturday discharges Mrs Eddie Mokry and admits Mrs Pete Cortez and B F Curry. Monday discharges Mrs Pete Cortez and baby. admits Mrs W L Lambert and Mrs Ray Caskey. Tuesday discharges Mrs W L Lambert Buck Matthews Mrs Ernest Ortegon and baby. Wednesday admits Mrs Della Satterwhite.
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Winters Municipal Hospital
Billy, Caffey and Baby
Gilbert Salazar
John McMillan
J. M. Price
Eddie Mokry
Pete Cortez
B. F. Curry
Baby
W. L. Lambert
Ray Caskey
Buck Matthews
Ernest Ortegon
Della Satterwhite
American Legion To Serve Barbecue Chicken Monday
Winters American Legion Post 261 announces a barbecue chicken supper at the Legion Hall on Monday April 13 from 6 30 to 8 00. Tickets are $1.00 from members or at the door. Music by W D Waggoner recording. Arthur Bates is commander and Dr Z I Haile adjutant. Members and guests welcome.
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Winters American Legion Post No. 261
the Legion Hall
W. D. Waggoner
Arthur Bates
Z. I. Haile
Winters Students Honor Roll at Hardin-Simmons
Two Winters youths, Nancy Spill and Matilda Presley, earned fall semester honors at Hardin-Simmons University. Miss Spill, a junior, posted a 3.58 GPA across all courses, while Miss Presley, a graduate student, also achieved a 3.58 GPA.
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Winters
Hardin-Simmons
Hardin-Simmons University
Nancy Spill
R. A. Spill
Matilda Presley
Jake Presley
HSU
Miss Spill
H-Su
Miss Presley
Card of Thanks for Sympathy and Blessings
The Family of H. M. Franke thanks those who expressed sympathy during our bereavement. May God bless each of you is our prayer.
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H. M. Franke
Itc
Unusual sci fi double feature at local theaters
Ray Milland stars in an all seeing X ray vision thriller at the State Theatre Friday and Saturday. Also on Saturday at the Fiesta Theatre Irwin Allen’s Five Weeks In A Balloon from Jules Verne with a star cast leads a Cinema Scope-DeLuxe color adventure from 20th Century Fox.
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American International
Ray Milland
Irwin Allen
Jules Verne
Fiesta Theatre
20Th Century-Fox
Red Buttons
Cedric Hardwicke
Fabian
Barbara Eden
Peter Lorre
Richard Haydn
Peter Kara Luna
Mike Bedford Elected to Fraternity Roles at North Texas
North Texas University freshman Mike Bedford was elected to the office of Theta house manager and named chaplain of the Phi Kappa Sigma national fraternity. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Wayne Bedford. The article notes a balloon adventure titled Five Weeks In A Balloon from 1872.
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Mike Bedford
Fraternity
North Texas U
North Texas University
Theta
Wayne Bedford
Mike
Phi Kappa Sigma
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Merlin
N. M. Stoecker
Rt. 4
Bradshaw Exchange
Gordon McLendon
U. S. Senate
Democratic
U. S. Senator
Texans
McLendon Committee
George Sandlin
Lutheran Ladies Aid Meeting
Pastor Holck
Mesdames
J. J. Wessels
Pete Wessels
Jack Whittenberg
Charlie Adams
Son of Residents
Stanley
J. J. Foster
Wat Lone
Star Bas Company
American Legion
Bahlman Cleaners
Sandman
Texas
Africa
Emel Recensky
Ernest Thormeyer
The
Ballinger Farm Equipment
Massey-Ferguson
Agency
Rowe Tros
NIWA
Chevrolet
FORD
BUICK
GMC
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