Winters Band Put Small Town on the Map in Early 1900s
Charlsie Poe recalls Attie Grant Cordill of Ballinger recounts how Winters formed a brass band in 1899 led by Charlie Tipton later Asa Cordill credits the group for bringing regional fame. The band wore white middy blouses and dark pants, practiced weekly, and toured to weddings, picnics, and political rallies within West Texas.
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Winters
Winters Brass Band
Attie Grant
Asa Cordill
Ballinger
Cordill
Charles Tipton
Charlie
Denton
Main Street
Mitchell
West
Texas
Louis
Adolph Ernst
Charlie Adams
Charlie Kiefer
San Angelo
Ernest Adams
Methodist Church
Tinkle Park
Tinkle Farm
Brownwood
Coleman
Big Spring
Paign
Brown County
Pros
Granbury
Antis
Cyclone Davis
Anthony
Corpus Christi
Dr. Grant
Corpus
Austin
Mattie Curry
Katherine Gray
Dill
James C. Parish
O. H. Layton
Fort Worth
Grandview
Grant
Mrs Walter Kruse Hosts Dale Sewing Club Meeting
Mrs Walter Kruse hosted the Dale Sewing Club Tuesday afternoon with a quilt pieced for the hostess. Refreshments were served to a long list of members and a visitor Mrs Lera Henniger. next meeting will be with Mrs Henry Vogler.
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Walter Kruse
Dale Sewing Club
Herman Spill
Jack Whittenberg
I. W. Rogers
Clifford Lehman
W. E. Fisher
Marvin Traylor
Bill Mayo
Carrol Stoecker
Ernest Thormeyer
Leland Hoppe
Tip McKnight
Loyd Compton
Charlie Adams
Clarence Hambright
Emma Henniger
Lera Henniger
Henry Vogler
124 Boy Scouts In Shooting Match Sunday
One hundred twenty four boys entered the Boy Scout rifle meet at Winters range on Sunday with participants from Clyde Coleman Baird and Winters. Coleman Troop 21 won first place 109 points led by Ben Woodward Ronald Clark Wally Schick and Mike Hamilton. Winters Troop 49 took second 103 with Salvadore Esquivel Bobby Cortez Toby Burns and Luther Smith as top scorers. Clyde Troop 23 placed third 101 led by Tommy Pyeatt Cary Smith David Dunn and Kye Spurgess. Pack 26 Coleman Webelos won first in their division with 113 points Cory Finley Mike McCorker Mark Griffith and Mike Lagan top shooters. Clyde Pack 27 finished second led by Guy
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Winters Rifle Range
Clyde
Baird
Coleman
Winters
Webelos
Cub
Troop 21
Ben Woodward
Ronald Clark
Wally Schick
Mike Hamilton
Winters Boy Scouts
Salvadore Esquivel
Bobby Cortez
Toby Burns
Luther Smith
Tommy Pyeatt
Cary Smith
David Dunn
Kye Spurgess
Coleman Webelos
Cory Finley
Mike McCorker
Mark Griffith
Mike Lagan
Clyde Pack
Guy
Local scorers tally high in Winters event meetup
Kim Harrison and Ray Walker led the scoring with 102 points. Mike Smith and 49 Pack from Winters placed third with 91 points, joined by Donald Rogers Douglas Jobe Royce Ivey and Buddy Weems.
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Harrison
Kim Smith
Ray Walker
Mike Yown
Pack
Winters
Donald Rogers
Douglas Jobe
Royce Ivey
Buddy Weems
Winters Shooters Elect Officers At Annual Meeting
Winters Shooters Association elected officers at its annual meeting held last Thursday night. M. G. Butch Perry was named president and Bobby Blackwood vice president. Gayland Robinson became secretary treasurer with Pete Holden as instructor and Frank K. Antilley as executive officer. James Spill was named local secretary for the Directorate of Civilian Marksmanship. The group scheduled meetings for the last Tuesday of every other month and Sunday shoots on the first Sunday each month. Emphasis will be on trap, small bore, and high power shooting.
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Winters Shooters Association
M. G
Butch) Perry
Bobby Blackwood
Gayland Robinson
Pete Holden
Frank K. Antilley
James Spill
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By Charlsie- Poe
Winters Enterprise
Insurance Agency
Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company
Heidenheimer
Carlton Club
ARROW
Pro
Mr. Golf
Haggar
Boy Scouts
Wilkerson Barber Shop
Hatter & Robinson Barber Shop
Foster Barber Shop
CNR
Pol
Lynn Nabers
Jarman
Pele Eee S
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