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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1961
Page
6
An article discusses the burden of cancer, urging public involvement in testing appeals for funding and research. It notes the disease afflicts millions, causes suffering, and economic hardship, while highlighting hopeful prospects from new discoveries and preventive measures.
Five Winters High School graduates were honored at the thirteenth annual Honors Day Convocation and reception at the University of Texas in Austin. Local honorees include Mike Jones Gary Harter Pat Patterson Johnny Pope and Harvey Edward Little plus area student Bill Webb. Johnny Pope a 1957 WHS graduate is in UT College of Pharmacy and member of Rho Chi. Harvey Little, also a 1957 WHS graduate, attended TCU before UT. The event recognizes top academic awards honor societies citizenship and high class standing.
Mr and Mrs Allen Wright owners of Winters Hardware formerly Farm Supply Inc announce an open house sale at their new location 130 South Main Street starting Friday April 14. Drawings for ten door prizes will be held Saturday April 22 at 4 30 p m. No purchase required to register.
Members of the Hill Country Firemen's Association Auxiliary in Coleman dominated events at a weekend gathering. A six-woman pumper team won first, led by Carson Easterly, Neal Chambliss, J. B. Whitlow, J. C. Hodner, Dee Waggoner, and Robert Robinson. A three-woman hose team including Whitlow Easterly Waggoner captured top honors, while Whitlow led the one-woman hose race and water polo event with Easterly and Waggoner also placing. Whitlow topped the nozzle race with Easterly and Waggoner placing third.
Society members including Mrs Claude Tatum Mrs E Y Buckner and Miss Mattie Cooke attended the Delta Kappa Gamma monthly meeting Saturday at Ballinger High School Cafeteria where Ballinger members acted as hostesses.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9193 and the Ladies Auxiliary held a joint officer installation at the post home Monday evening. Ted Meyer presided and awarded Mrs. W. L. Collins for outstanding community service with a National Commander-in-Chief certificate.
J Harold West serves as president calling for a coordinated push by county leaders to obtain state stimulus funds. He urges legislative action, stressing fiscal relief and shared development needs across counties.
About 300 delegates elected Dee Waggoner Winters as president of the Hill Country Firemen's Assn. with 17 member groups. Coleman hosted events while Sonora won the man miles traveled contest. Winters high school students will compete in UIL literary contests at Winters High School on April 15 with participants from Ranger Cisco Coleman Ballinger and Winters.
Airman Gary D. Worthington, son of Mr and Mrs T H Worthington of Winters 619 Tinkle, has completed basic training at Lackland AFB. He is set to attend Aircraft and Missile Accessories Maintenance Training at Chanute AFB Illinois after five weeks of basic.
The Alderman Cave Milling and Grain Co announces operation of the Ready For Harvest elevator to receive peer monal grade eres. The mill and associated facilities will expand capacity with additional scales and a second elevator to load grain into railroad cars and trucks, enabling simultaneous transfer.
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