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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1959
Page
6
The Pumphrey community dinner funded by farmer donations raised a substantial amount for Red Cross support. Spring street and alley repairs are hoped to resume after winter. Local notes also describe growing interest in coon hunting with dogs, with vivid hunter anecdotes and neighborly excitement.
Ten Winters residents appear on the Runnels County petit jury list with many named individuals including Robert Conner A Je Thorp Jr Ballinger M Droll Rowena Burnie Cerventka Weatherby Mrs. Brune Rowena Lee Ballinger Poe Winters Herbert Ballinger D C Busher Nolan Weiss Coy Estes Emil Kloesel Rowena Condra Kenneth Feist Bill Middleton Frank Mitchell Hale Ralph Lloyd Bagwell De Vinson Winters Calton Smith Wesley Wood M M Cope Norton F H Harwell Weldon Mills Wilde Rowena Bridwell Ballinger James Ash Norton L D Halstead Ballinger Henry Luedtka Miles. The panel will convene Monday morning April 27 at 10 oclock.
Mrs. Ruby Burkett and Mrs. Lil spent Sunday in San Angelo visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Gulley and their home in the Twine area.
J B Nevins superintendent Winters Public Schools was chosen president for 1959 60. Elected with him were W M Hays first vice president Richard C Thomas second vice president J B Gladden third vice president Dr J W Dixon was elected monta? wait details non—member Ted Meyer tail twister and E Y Buckner Rev H H Flathmann new directors Dr Z I Hale secretary treasurer Nancy Benson was named club sweetheart Installation set for June.
William Wesley Patton, 37, of unknown address, was injured in a one car crash on FM 53 near Winters Monday around 5 p.m. His 1950 Cadillac hit mailboxes and a cement post by Fairview Cemetery, overturned several times, and Patton was treated at Winters Municipal Hospital before transfer to Hendrick Memorial in Abilene. Boston Monroe of Abilene, owner of the car, told trooper H A Anthony that Patton rode in the back seat asleep. the car was a total loss with extensive windshield, door, fender, and tire damage.
Winters Lions Club will hold its annual Ladies Night banquet next Tuesday at the school cafeteria to mark the club's thirty fifth anniversary. Homer Jordan Jr. of Doctors' Clinic in San Angelo will be the principal speaker. Rodney Cathey is arranging the program.
Runnels County Farm Bureau held a meeting on Thursday April 16 at the Ballinger office with twenty six in attendance. Judge W H Rampy reported the Valley Creek Watershed District bill had passed to the house and, if time allows, could pass the senate before May 12. Edmondson and Coleman discussed a Texas Farm lesson plan for young farmers while Marion Hays noted a labor meeting in San Angelo on April 17 emphasizing federal control of farm labor and its potential effects. County agent C T Parker also spoke.
The Pierce Cafeteria opened last week in Winters in the former Pat Buick building on South Main Street. Mr and Mrs C V Pierce, with 23 years in restaurant work, plan a private dining room, operate 5 30 am to 8 30 pm daily and close 2 30 pm Sundays. The menu features meat fish vegetables and homemade pastry. Their son Kenneth is a veterinarian at A and M College. Perry is a senior at A and M. daughter Yvonne is in the Winters schools.
Winters city announces a purchase of a 900 kilowatt engine and generator from Fairbanks Morse for the city power plant. The $129000 gear will be financed by time warrants and a new building will rise north of the plant with bids to erect it forthcoming.
Six Winters chapter Future Homemakers of America members plus supervisor Miss Marie Maughan travel Thursday to Dallas for the state FHA convention at the Fair Auditorium. Alma Spill Ruth Ann Spill and Ernestine Scott will receive state degrees. Nancy Norman will accept Scott's degree for her. Ruth Ann Spill attends area officers meeting. Attendees include Marie Virden as voting delegate Marilyn Mitchell Ophelia Dietz Ruth Ann Spill Nancy Norman Alma Spill. Mothers attending are Mrs E Diets Mrs A B Spill and Mrs Herman Spill.
The Winters Elementary School announces an honor roll list for the fifth six weeks with forty five pupils scoring 90 or above in all subjects. Fourth grade names include Alisa Yust and others. fifth grade lists Robbie Davidson et al. sixth grade features Ann Bean and peers. seventh grade lists Andrea Bishop and Ronald Kraatz. eighth grade names Carolyn Scott and Eugene Mathis.
From Austin for the weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Granville Long and their son Stacy along with Mr. and Mrs. T Smith and Mr. and Mrs. G.
Bobby Lemons of Fluvanna and Marion Roper, students, visited the home of Mrs. M. G. Roper.
R D Cathey reports the fifth six weeks honor roll at the high school. Ninth grade students include Cheryl Gray A L Mitchell Judy Patterson Kay Shedd Carolyn Rice Don Adams Stanley Hill Edward Pope Floyd McMillan Jimmy Johnson Roger Stanford Jerry Dunn Bob Shoemake Clifford Lewis. Eleventh grade students include Rita Walker Nancy Roberts Pat Patterson. Twelfth grade students include Mona Hamilton Serena Minzenmeyer Naomi Busher Beverly Bedford Judy Ledbetter Sammie Jones Martha Lloyd Darlene Seals Marilyn Mitchell Betty Holle Ophelia Dietz Worth Howe Jim Benson.
Winters won the District 7AA girls tennis meet held in Winters on April 17. Marc Knox Jean Seals and Nancy Spill will play in the regional tournament in Lubbock April 24-25. Knox defeated Eastland 6-0 6-0 in Senior Girls Singles. Seals and Spill won Senior Girls Doubles 6-1 6-0 over Herring Newby.
A fragment notes a person visiting the home of his parents Mr and Mrs A B Spill. Details are sparse and names appear partially.
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