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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1966
Page
5
Winters Fire Chief Marvin Bedford warns every alarm costs the city about 100 dollars, with average annual cost per call. Readers are urged to burn carefully, report precise locations, and stay clear of streets to let crews reach fires quickly.
A school event titled annual signing party was sponsored by the Winters School Student Council. The活动 appears to celebrate student involvement and community spirit, reflecting archival notes from the local school.
Winters High School issues The Glacier for 1966 naming Mrs Frances Bredemeyer as dedicee. Seniors Darlene Sneed and Bob Jones named most representative students. WHS honors span Student Council Future Teachers National Honor Society choir football basketball and more with staff notes and class favorites.
Southside Baptist Church hosts a youth led revival from April 27 to May 1. Hardin-Simmons University students Phil Floyd Rodney Kelley SueAnn Burgess and Bill Douglas will lead messages, song services, piano and organ parts with choir practice at 7.30 and preaching at 7.30.
Mr and Mrs M B Folsom and their children Sammie and Glenda visited in Missouri last weekend.
Wingate Baseball Association members elected Pat Pritchard as president Truett Smith as vice president George Cathey secretary treasurer Mrs Truett Smith as reporter and B Folsom as stand chairman for the year A pancake supper April 30 at Wingate School cafeteria will raise funds to buy equipment for Little League teams Activities include four teams coached by Raymond Burns Coy McNeill Survern O Dell Wayne Owens Ed Donica Pat Pritchard and Hollis Dean Teen age league led by Virgil Awalt Meals begin at 6 pm
S Sgt Baxter Wilson and family members visited Mrs. W J Yates who remained a patient at Winters Municipal Hospital last week. Attendees included Del Gunn and daughters from San Antonio, Jeanie and Bob Parene from Tulsa, Charles Yates from Odessa, Sawders and Johnna from Midland, Alvie Egger from Nolan, Clyde Spain and Jerry, Edna Boyd from Brownwood, Oran Egger and daughter from Lawn, and others.
Abilene hosts an Export Development Seminar Tuesday April 26 at Hardin-Simmons The Little Theatre with Oscar O Funderburg Jr Pan American Industries Winters and Don Lewis Lubbock Chamber moderator Keynote Walter F Johnson West Texas Chamber of Commerce. Panel talks cover Export Success International Finance Foreign Credit Insurance and Ocean Freight. Texas Industrial Commission backs effort to grow state manufacturers foreign markets.
The Winters High School senior class presents a three act comedy Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in the school auditorium at 8 p m Friday April 29. Senior cast includes Mary Lynn Lang Robbie Davidson Karen Pierce Rose Marie McCarty Andy Coward Ginger Ivie Carolyn Hensley Susan Roberts Kathy Dunn David Brown Eddy Harrison Mike Hays Dan Buchanan Bo Killough Bob Jones Chane Bishop W C Dunn and Roger O Neal. Public invited to attend.
The Scout rifle meet postponed from April 17 due to rain is now set for Sunday May 1 at the Winters Lake rifle range. Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from Winters Coleman and Clyde will compete.
Winters High School band directed by Jim Swofford earns ten UIL honors in University Interscholastic contests. They claim first division sight reading and concert playing awards and a second division in marching. Six members compete in solo and ensemble events in Sweetwater Abilene events on May 4.
Bill Little, son of Mr and Mrs Eddie Little of Winters, joins the Oklahoma Bureau of the Associated Press to oversee sports coverage in Oklahoma. Former Austin American Statesman sports staffer and University of Texas journalism graduate, he is married to Mary Gardner and has a nine month old son, Robert William. The family moved to Oklahoma last week.
Charles James Wearden, son of Mr and Mrs Charles W Wearden, enlisted in the U S Air Force. He left for San Antonio on Wednesday to begin basic training at Lackland A F B. His wife Ruby resides in Ballinger during his training.
Mr and Mrs Johnnie Cline of Dimmitt visited Sunday with her grandparents Mr and Mrs George Shuffield.
The Winters State Bank withdraws its protest to the Winters branch charter of First Savings & Loan Association of San Angelo. Hearing held March 1 with Southwest Savings & Loan Abilene protestors. charter grant followed. Rehearing motion filed last Thursday, with no indicated decision date and no Winters bank participation if scheduled.
Winters High School captures the District 5-AA track championship with 101 points, Ballinger 84, Colorado City 65, Anson and Haskell 58 each. Leroy Kettler ties the 100-yard dash meet record at 10.0 seconds. a Winters athlete sets a 440-yard dash prelim record of 50.4. The ninth grade meet in conjunction sees Winters leading with 157 points.
A benefit Hootnanny will be held at the Winters high school auditorium at 7:30 pm on Saturday April 23 to raise funds for summer Little League baseball. Two shows 7:30 and 9:30 with one admission covering both. groups booked include The Larkers Barons Country Boys Blackwell Ramblers Precisions Discords and Mrs Billy Money.
Mrs White of Winters received a $25,000 check from General Mills. The event centers on her award as reported by Sinding at the alttar.
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