Winters Little League Meeting Seeks Parental Signups
Community Center hosts a Monday night session called by the Little League Association to decide if Winters will have a baseball program this year. Boys must attend with a parent or guardian to sign up and sign parental agreements, or risk being excluded from play. The article notes past efforts, low turnout, and appeals for active parental help to sustain the program and its facilities for local boys.
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Little League Association
Little League
Association
Miss Winters Crown Won By Ronda Hutton At Lions Club
Ronda Hutton a Winters High School junior was named Miss Winters in the Winters Lions Club contest Saturday night. She will represent the club in District 2 A1 events this spring. First runner-up Ernestine DeLaCruz and second runner-up Tandy Medford.
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Ronda Hutton
Winters High School
Denise Williams
Terri Mills
Miss Hutton
Maurine Riess
Howard Hutton
Miss Winters
Future Homemakers of America
Farm Bureau
DeLa Cruz
Tandy Medford
Blizzard
Future Teachers of America
Lone Star Gas Considers Rate Hike Across Texas
Lone Star Gas plans requests to raise residential and commercial rates in many Texas towns including Winters. The company seeks city council audiences, with likely overall revenue rise cited at 5.2 million dollars if all requests are approved. It also asks for automatic gas cost adjustments to fund reserves and explorations.
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Lone Star Gas Company
Winters
Lone Star
Dallas
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Railroad Commission
Gospel Singing at Shep Saturday
The Shep Gospel clan will hold a gospel singing event on Saturday April 22 at the Shep Community Center. The public is invited to attend.
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Shep
Shep Gospel Clan
Poe Family Returns Home After Visit
Mr and Mrs George Poe returned home Saturday after a week's visit with their daughter Miss Jeannine Poe of Long Beach California.
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George Poe
Jeannine Poe
Long Beach
Calif
Winters Little League Planning Meeting Ahead of Season
The Winters Little League Association calls a meeting on Monday night April 24 at the Winters Community Center from 7 30 pm. All prospective players must attend with a parent or guardian to sign papers and register. Open to anyone interested in continuing the program.
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Winters Little League Association
Winters Community Center
Association
Winters Junior High Band Wins Cisco Festival Sweepstakes
The 95 member Winters Junior High School Band directed by Kirke McKenzie won a sweepstakes award at the Cisco Junior College festival, earning superior ratings in concert and sightreading. Forty-six students earned first or second division honors among solos and ensembles, with judges Gilli gan Stockdale Crain and Carrico lauding the performance.
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Winters Junior High
Cisco
Kirke McKenzie
Cisco Junior College
McKenzie
G. T. Gilligan
Fred Stockdale
Dub Crain
Bill Carrico
Winters Students Reach Odessa for VIL Regional Events
Fourteen Winters High School students qualified in district track field and literary events to compete at Region 1-AA University Interscholastic League meet in Odessa. Track contenders include Scott King Jerry Mack Jackson Lee Choate and Rickey De LaCruz with King noted for 12 high hurdles and intermediate hurdles wins and as mile relay member. Tennis entrants Tandy Medford and Gayla Springer head to regional doubles. Literary qualifiers include Janice Stevens Martha Pritchard Gilbert Bean Debbie Lloyd Kathye Wolford Robbie Wood Steve Tatum Maurine Riess.
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Winters
Odessa
Scott King
Jerry Mack Jackson
Tandy Medford
Gayla Springer
Janice Stevens
Martha Pritchard
Gilbert Bean
Debbie Lloyd
Kathye Wolford
Robbie Wood
Steve Tatum
Maurine Riess
Round-Up Planned for Incoming Kindergarten First Grade
Winters School schedules a 2 pm Tuesday April 25 round-up in the cafeteria for children entering kindergarten or first grade next August. Principal George M. Beard urges all parents or guardians to attend to register and learn about the next school year. A free public school kindergarten program begins August 21 for eligible children born Sept 1966 to Sept 1 1967, pending qualifications set by the Texas Education Agency.
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George M. Beard
Ucation Agency
Beard
Fire damages key telephone line at Winters industry district
A fire cut a 200 pair General Telephone line serving downtown Winters and nearby homes. General Telephone Company crews were dispatched for temporary repairs and plan permanent fixes by Thursday or Friday, restoring phone service.
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General Telephone Company
General Aviation Industries
Roach Furniture & Electric Co
Jack Shelly
Telephone Company
Fire destroys General Aviation plant. Roach Furniture heavily damaged
A dawn fire in Winters destroyed the General Aviation Industries assembly and packing area, leaving only stone walls. Roach Furniture & Electric Co. suffered major fire and smoke damage to display and repair sections. Losses scale from 75 000 to 100 000 for GA and at least 40 000 for Roach, with extensive contents ruined and little insurance coverage.
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General Aviation Industries, Inc
Winters
Roach Furniture & Electric Co
Tinkle
Grant
Roach Furniture
Main Street
Don Roach
Fort Worth
General Aviation
U. S. Air Force
Earl Roach
Roach
Winters Volunteer Firemen
Youth Led Revival at Southside Church Unites Crosby Family
A youth led revival runs Friday to Sunday April 21 23 at Southside Baptist Church. David Crosby Baylor freshman Evangelist leads services with Crosby brothers Thomas Daniel Jonathan and David providing music. Prayer is at 7 pm and worship at 730 pm nightly. Rev Virgil James invites the public.
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Southside Baptist Church
Crosby Brothers of Star
David Crosby
Baylor University
Thomas Crosby
Daniel
Jonathan
David
Virgil James
Sunday Gospel Sing At Southside Church Winters
A Sunday Gospel Sing is planned at Southside Baptist Church Winters on Sunday April 23 from 2 to 4 PM with Sunday school at 9 45 and worship at 10 50 AM A basket lunch will be served following the singing Gospel singers are invited to participate in the service.
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Southside Baptist Church
Winters
Meet the Candidate Night Sponsored by Farmers Union
The Runnels County Farmers Union will sponsor a Meet the Candidate night on Friday April 21 at 7 30 p m in the Ballinger Community Center. County district and many state candidates have been invited to speak with a mix and mingle social to follow. Pie coffee and tea will be served by the union ladies.
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Runnels County Farmers Union
Ballinger
L. B. Watkins
Watkins
Farmers Union
Runnels County
1972 Glacier High Yearbook Dedicated to Kirke McKenzie
The Glacier Winters High School annual for 1972 was dedicated to Kirke McKenzie band and choir director. Denise Williams and Bruce Smith were named Most Representive Girl and Boy, announced at a special assembly. Full-page photos highlighted the Glacier King and Queen Gayla Springer and Wayne Schwartz, with multiple students receiving Who's Who and other honors.
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Kirke McKenzie
Denise Williams
Bruce Smith
Glacier
Miss Williams
Jim Williams
Smith
Johnny Bob Smith
McKenzie
Glacier King and Queen
Gayla Springer
Leon Springer
Wayne Schwartz
Raymond Schwartz
Larry Calcote
VICA
Billy Grant
Mike Smith
Ricky Gonzales
Wandrae Parrish
Quill & Scroll
Steve Tatum
Tresia Sharpes
Pam Beck
Cheryl Drake
Gale Staff
Future Teachers of America
Kathye Wolford
Future Homemakers of America
Jay Henderson
Future Farmers of America
Lynn Giles
Billy Tischler
DECA
Jerry Mack Jackson
Brenda Smith
Tawnya Smith
Authors Anonymous
Ernestina DeLaCruz
Tandy Medford
F. FE
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