Winters Little League Seeks Support For New Field
Winters Little League invites community aid as it joins the National Little League and prepares a new field east of town for the May 4 season. Volunteers and funds are needed to purchase balls gloves uniforms and bats and to finish the ball park. Donations can be sent to Tab Hatter president or Homer Hudgins assisting with the program.
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Little League
Winters Little League
Winters Little League, Inc
Tab Hatter
The
Winters Little League Inc
Homer Hudgins
Preschool Meeting Set for April 21 in School Cafeteria
Winters Independent School District announces a preschool roundup for all children entering first grade in September. The meeting, hosted by principal Mrs R K, will be held Tuesday April 21 at 2 o'clock in the school cafeteria for parents and children to receive information.
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Winters Independent
R. K
Civen
Winters School Board Approves New Shop Building
Winters Board of Trustees accepted a bid from Winters Lumber Company of 14 768 80 for a 2500 square foot concrete block and brick shop building east of the home economics building. The project adds a mechanical drawing and woodworking course for Winters High School students.
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Winters Board of Trustees
Winters Lumber Company
Winters High School
Elizabeth Mitchell Named Duchess for A and M Cotton Pageant
Miss Elizabeth Mitchell daughter of Mr and Mrs Audra L Mitchell Winters Texas will be one of the Duchesses at the 25th Annual Cotton Pageant and Ball sponsored by the Texas A and M College Agronomy Society. The event is April 17 at A and M and proceeds fund agronomy student study travel. Miss Mitchell a Baylor University freshman and Winters High School graduate of 1958.
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Elizabeth Mitchell
Audra L. Mitchell
Winters
Texas A and M College Agronomy Society
A and M
Mitchell
Baylor University
Waco
Aggieland
Texas
Australia
Winters High School
Tri County Singing Event Set at Hopewell Baptist Church
The Tri County singing will be Sunday at 2 PM at Hopewell Baptist Church announced by Clyde Brevard secretary of the organization. Singers from Runnels Coleman Taylor and Tom Green counties will attend and the public is invited.
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Tri-County
Winters man disappears prompting broad search
Huden White a 31 year old farmer from west of Winters left Tuesday morning to check cattle and has not been seen since. Police and area officers search across Abilene using exits, airports, stations, and rentals after White sold his pickup for 475 dollars in Abilene. He is described as 5 foot 9 and a quarter, 185 pounds with brown hair blue eyes and a ruddy complexion.
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Huden White
Winters
Abilene
Runnels
White
Judge Grindstaff Receives Treasury Citation for Bond Drive
Judge E C Grindstaff of Ballinger and chairman of the Runnels County Savings Bonds Committee was honored with a United States Treasury citation for promoting Savings Bond sales in 1958 achieving 109 percent of its goal. Nathan Adams forwarded the citation to the staff.
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Grindstaff
Treasury
Pt Aep
Ballinger
Runnels County
United States Treasury
Runnels
Ndstaft
Nathan Adams
Mike Jones Named Junior Fellow At Texas University
Mike Jones son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey D. Jones is among 25 freshmen named Junior Fellows by the University of Texas College of Arts and Sciences. The Honors Day convocation announced the new program to support academically talented students with faculty mentors and advisory guidance. Jones was valedictorian of the 1958 Winfield High School class and plans to study Plan II among other majors.
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Mike Jones
Harvey D. Jones
University of Texas College of Arts and Sciences
Jones
Winters High School
Rabbit Drive Set For Saturday at Wilmeth
A rabbit drive will be held at Wilmeth on Saturday April 18 with hunters meeting at the gin at 8 oclock and dinner served at noon. Shells will be furnished at cost and all hunters are urged to attend.
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Wilmeth
John W. Norman Is Named Winters School Board President
John W. Norman, a local insurance man, was chosen president of the Winters School Board at a recent meeting. Jake Presley and Milton Jackson were installed as new members, with A. L. Mitchell as vice president and Raymon Lloyd as secretary.
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John W. Norman
Winters
Jake Presley
Milton Jackson
A. L. Mitchell
Raymon Lloyd
Jewel Hunter
Velma Hart
Minnie Hunt
Effie Jack
Clara Speer
Helen Randolph
Lavelle Deaton
Lera Henniger
Doris Stoecker
Nina Hale
Elma Swatchsue
Mildred Rose
Ouida Nichols
Dorothy Akins
Loucille B. Roberts
Lula B. Steele
Orbie Harrison
Sarah Parker
Jewel Wheeless
Jo Olive Hancock
Nadine Robinson
Vinnie Tatum
Beatrice Schroeder
Lucy Gray
Bessie Wheeless
Montie Ward
Lula Harrison
H. B. Sumpter
Ada Fay Pendleton
Phyllis Huff
James J. Jones
Mary E. Stanfield
Myra Dorsett
Eddie Littles Hang Five Portraits At Dallas Gold Award Exhibit
West Texans staged five portraits in the Southwestern Photographers Association Gold Award Exhibition in Dallas alongside some 200 works from five states. The Eddie Littles of Winters submitted portraits Jan Howard Susan Wilburn Carol Ann Smith and Melinda Wilson. Their sons Billy Lynn and Harvey Edward joined them, with Harvey balancing duties as TCU photo editor.
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Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arkansas
Louisiana
Southwestern Photographers Association
Dallas
Eddie Littles
Winters
Jan
Jan Howard
Joe Howard
Abilene
Susan
My Kitty
Susan Wilburn
Jim Wilburn
Carol Ann Smith
Jim C. Smith
Melinda Wilson
Wayne Wilson
Littles
Billy Lynn
Harvey Edward
Texas Christian University
Skiff
TCU
Little
Texas Photographers Association
Houston
Winters Riding Club To Meet Tuesday Nite
The Winters Riding Club will hold a meeting on Tuesday April a at 7 30 p m at Buck s Can Toy. Members are urged to attend and participate in club activities and plans.
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Winters Riding Club
Buck's Can Toy
Winters Church of Christ to Enlarge Building
Jerry Kenny Benson of Winters and Baylor University senior earns Dean’s Distinguished List for fall 1958. Winters Church of Christ plans an addition extending north and south walls to seat about 500, as attendance grows. Construction dates to be announced by minister James R. Wilburn.
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Winters Church of Christ
James R. Wilburn
Wilburn
FFA Pancake Supper Planned for Monday
Winters Future Farmers of America Chapter announces an annual pancake supper in the school cafeteria Monday evening. Tickets cost fifty cents and may be bought from FFA members. Pancakes will be served from 6 30 until closing and the public is invited.
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Winters Future Farmers of America
FFA
Christ for Me Theme of Baptist Youth Revival
The First Baptist Church Youth Revival runs from Friday April 17 to Sunday April 19 with the theme Christ for Me. Evangelist Richard Pyburn of Baylor University handles preaching and Larry Hickman Baylor class of 1959 coordinates music. Services begin 7:30 p.m. nightly and 7:30 a.m. Saturday in the Ran dolph home. all youths and adults are invited.
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Christ
First Baptist Church
Youth Council of
Richard Pyburn
Baylor University
Waco
Larry Hickman
Pyburn
Seventh
James Street
Winters Student Wins In National Writing Contest
Winters High School student Billy Lynn Little won the top national prize in news story writing from the Quill and Scroll. The junior earned the gold key and a $500 Ed ward J. Nell scholarship awarded to seniors, for his piece on school reactions to a jet breaking the sound barrier.
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Quill and Scroll
International Honorary Society For
United States
Billy Lynn Little
Edward J. Nell
Billy Lynn
Nell Benson
Gale
WHS
Little
Baptist Workers Conference Set For April 21 At Ballinger
The Baptist Associational Workers Conference will meet at Ballinger with Seventh Street Baptist Church on Tuesday April 21. The program begins at 7 30 p m with Women’s Missionary Union and board meetings at 5 30 p m. Supper is served at 6 30. George Stuart of Dallas will give an inspirational address on Improving Our Teaching after departmental conferences.
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Runners Baptist Associational Workers
Ballinger
Seventh Street Baptist Church
Woman's Missionary Union and Board
George Stuart
Dallas
Curtis Walker
Robert Lee
Carley Watkins
Wayne Hulse
Miles
J. L. Carwile
Bill Lisso
Rowena
Weldon Fikes
George Poe
Winters
Alvin Benson
Clifford Nelson
Brownwood
Stuart
First Baptist Church
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Texas University
Church of Christ
Kenny Benson
Jerry Kenny Benson
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Baptist
Baptist Workers Conference
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