Winters City Council installs new members in ceremony
Recently elected Winters officials were sworn in as the city organized for the year Mayor W M Hays invited all former mayors and council members from 1955 to 1966 to attend The gathering highlighted 60 years of public service and included photos of past councils Former officials praised the meeting as a potential annual event and Eddie Little announced viewing of council group photos
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Winters
W. M. Hays
E. E. Dodson
Albany
Harvey D. Jones
Wade White
George Poe
Harvey Dale Jones
Eddie Little
Little Studio
Hi School Honor Roll For Fifth Six Weeks Period
Eighteen Winters High School students earned all A’s and a total of 67 students had at least one A with no grade lower than a B according to the fifth six weeks report from the principal’s office. The list names students by A counts, including several with multiple A’s and B’s.
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Winters High School
Janice Stephens
David Brown
Randall Conner
Darrell Hill
Dan Kraatz
Anna Gottschalk
Sammy Graham
Aurora Ruiz
Sylvia Moore
Darlene Sneed
Kathy Dunn
Roger Pendergrass
Jo Nell Simmons
Robert Moore
Jessie McGallian
Larry Hensley
Susan Roberts
Linda McGregor
Marsha Hays
Kenneth Patton
Dora Snell
John Patterson
Byron Anderson
Martha Brown
Mike Hays
Brenda Presley
Jackie Hall
Cary Green
Becky Knight
Carolyn ‘Hensley
Mike Pumphrey
Donna Benson
Sarah Brown
Jimmy Hill
Linda Schwartz
Bob Jones
Linda Maas
George Mostad
Carla Davis
Gene Templeton
Bill Modisett
Doris Galloway
Sally Spill
Ida Martin
Lenda Fuller
Tommy Antilly
Mike Kozelsky
Terry Collins
Joy Awalt
Claudia Brown
Anna Holder
Susan White
Bob Colburn
Stephen Smith
Kathy Weeks
Cindy Antilly
Richard Holder
Theresa’ Meyers
Eddie Harrison
Larry ‘McMillan
Tony Torres
Charlie Brown
Beverly Briley
Gerald Wilson
Roseyn ‘Kraatz
City Council Reorganization Ends Tenure of Outgoing Members
Mayor W M Hayes bids farewell to R C Thomas and James C Colburn during last week’s reorganization at City Hall. New members Ray Alderman and Bill Bean join Homer Hodge as re-elected officials sworn in. most of the council attends.
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W. M
Hays
R. C. Thomas
James C. (Mutt) Colburn
Ray Alderman
W. L
Bill) Bean
Homer Hodge
Former Winters officials witness new council take office
Thursday night installation brought Homer Hodge and Ray Alderman into new terms while W. M. Hays and Wade White retained roles. The gathering included most past aldermen since 1955 as James Colburn and R. C. Thomas stepped down. Wade White named mayor pro tem for the coming year.
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Winters
City of
Homer Hodge
Ray Alderman
W. L
Bill) Bean
James C. (Mutt) Colburn
R. C. Thomas
W. M. Hays
Wade White
J. C. Jarrell
Bob Loyd
John Griffin Brown
August Spill
George Poe
E. Z. Moore
Harvey D. Jones
O. B. Raper
J. C. Martin
Dermen J. C. Martin
Joe Irvin
A. B. Spill
Elzie Cox
Bob Lloyd
Lee Harrison
Richie
J. W. Bahlman
Ralph Lloyd
E. E. Dodson
Dodson
James C. Colburn
James Colburn
Dentists Gather for 96th Dental Association Meeting
Dr and Mrs Tommy Russell and their son Jeffrey are in Austin this week attending the 96th Dental Association meeting from April 24 to 27.
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Austin
Tommy Russell
Jeffrey
96Th Dental Association
Winters State Bank reports record April deposits
Winters State Bank shows deposits totaling 5,003,924.13 on April 5, the highest for this period, up from 4,051,656.28 on April 26, 1965. The report also notes deposits on Dec 31 at 4,938,505.21 and loans totaling 1,390,131.35, higher than year end figures.
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Winters State Bank
Winters Teams Shine in Regional UIL Contests
Winters High School placed second in track and third in literary events at the Region 1-AA UIL meet in Lubbock. Four track team members Leroy Kettler Terry Rives Jerry Awalt and Richard Puckett plus shorthand contestant Darlene Sneed advance to State finals. Sneed won shorthand and others earned top finishes in prose reading debate science and more.
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Winters High
Lubbock
Leroy Kettler
Terry Rives
Jerry Awalt
Richard Puckett
Darlene Sneed
Bob Jones
Mike Magee
Marjorie Langston
Winters
Stinnett
McCamey
Seymour
Quanah
Denver City
Brady
Ballinger
Stamford
Haskell
Kettler
Bullard Gin Co Sold to Ronnie Graham in Winters
Announcement this week states the sale of Bullard Gin Co run by Mr and Mrs G B Bullard to Mr and Mrs Ronnie Graham. The operation will become Winters Gin Co with Graham directing wheat and grain purchases. The Grahams reside in Winters with a young daughter and attend the Church of Christ.
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Bullard Gin Co
Ronnie Graham
G. B. Bullard
Winters Gin Co
Graham
Roscoe
Glenn Gin
Bullard
James Glenn
Winters Irain Co
Winters
Church of Christ
the Gin
Wingate School Hires Teachers For 1966-1967
Wingate School announces re hiring of all current faculty for the 1966 67 year. Retained teachers include Rita Alcorn Lena Dunn Kathleen Shedd Dolly Dean and Lou Awalt. A preschool day is set for May 6 for first grade entrants with an all day program and parental attendance urged.
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James Williams
Wingate
School ‘Board
Rita Alcorn
Lena O. Dunn
Kathleen Shedd
Dolly D. Dean
Lou Awalt
Art McLemore Named Market Director at Dry Mfg Co
Art McLemore, formerly of Sacramento, has become director of marketing for Dry Manufacturing Co in Winters, succeeding Floyd Russell who becomes regional sales manager. McLemore has long served as California representative and was manager of the California branch until its closure last year. He is married with four daughters and a grandson in Lincoln, California.
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Art McLemore
Sacramento
Calif
Office of
Dry Manufacturing Co
Winters
Floyd Russell
McLemore
California
Russell
Laurel
Douglas
Cynthia
Marilyn
Recording Star Comes Home To Winters High
Winters High School welcomed Fred Lowery, famed whistler and TV personality known as the King of Whistlers, for a Monday morning program. He spoke of his boyhood ties to Winters and Merrick Spill, performed pieces including the Winters theme Winter Wonderland, and recounted his rise from humble beginnings to national fame with appearances on the Rudy Vallee Show and collaborations with top acts.
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Winters High School
Fred Lowery
King of
Whistlers
Southern Assembly
Winters
Lowery
Merrick Spill
Merrick
Fred
Texas School For the Blind
Austin
Albert Spill
Early Bird
WFAA
Dallas
New York
Idea
Rudy Valle
Walter Winchell
Whistler
Texas
Walter Huston
Bob Hope
Steve Allen
Ed Sullivan
Jackie Gleason
Edgar Bergan
Bing Crosby
Stan Kenton
Paul Whiteman
Vincent Lopez
Eden to Host VFW District 22 Meeting April 30
John Paul Keelan of Navasota will represent the Texas VFW department at the District 22 convention in Eden April 30 and May 1. J. A. Henderson Jr. of Winters is District 22 commander and Mrs. Henderson Jr. leads the district Ladies Auxiliary. Delegates register at Phillip Miller Post 8549 from 4 to 6 p m Saturday, with a Sunday program including a commander's breakfast, joint VFW and Auxiliary meeting, and services at Eden First Baptist Church followed by lunch at the Post Home.
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John Paul Keelan
Navasota
Department of Texas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eden
J. A. Henderson Jr
Winters
District Ladies Auxiliary
Phillip Miller
Commanders’ Club
VFW
Auxiliary
Keelan
Eden First Baptist Church
Post
Pecan Program Scheduled by Runnels County Agent
Co. Agent Parker will present a pecan program on May 5 at 9 30 a m in the third floor conference room of Ballinger courthouse. B G Hancock horticulturist from College Station will discuss fertilization rosette case bearer control spraying varieties budding and grafting. Attendees may gain pecan information and are welcome.
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C. T. Parker Jr
Runnels County
Court House
Ballinger
B. G. Hancock
College Station
VEW Auxiliary To Host Loyalty Day Open House
Winters Post 9193 Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary announce an open house at the Post Home on Saturday April 30 from 9 to 11 am in observance of Loyalty Day May 1 which falls on Sunday. The public is invited.
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Winters Post No
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies Auxiliary
Post
Winters-Made Products Display at Hanover World Fair
Dry Manufacturing Co of Winters will showcase grilles registers and diffusers at the World Trade Fair in Hanover West Germany from April 30 to May 8. The Made-In-USA exhibition sponsored by the U S Department of Commerce aims to boost world trade for American manufacturers. Dry Manufacturing will exhibit in a 10 by 17 foot booth with a foreign sales representative to engage prospects.
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Dry Manufacturing Co
Winters
Hanover
West Germany
U. S. Department of Commerce
Dry Manufacturing
American Legion Roy Scoggins Post Set to Meet May 2
Regular meeting of the Roy Scoggins Post No. 261 and the Auxiliary will be held at the Legion Hall Monday evening May 2. Reports on the San Angelo convention of April 23 24 will be heard and other business discussed. The group will discuss the new Accidental Death Insurance policy. Arthur Bates Commander Dr Z I Hale Adjutant.
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Roy Scoggins
American Legion
Auxiliary
Legion Hall
San Angelo
Arthur Bates
Z. I. Hale
Weekend Visit From San Antonio Boles Family
From San Antonio Mr and Mrs Roeneal Boles visited over the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Monroe Boles.
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Roeneal Boles
San Antonio
Mrs. Monroe Boles
City Water Plant Bids Exceed Estimates Prompt Review
City Council opened three bids for a new water treatment plant ranging from 174000 to 218680, all well above engineers’ 90000 to 110000 estimate. Mayor Hays called bids unreasonable and asked Bryant Curington Engineers of Austin to recalculate plans for a cheaper, within-budget solution.
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Winters
W. M. Hays
Bryant Curington
Winters Schools Win Federal Headstart Grant for Summer Program
Winters Independent Schools win a federal grant of 10 107 to fund a summer Headstart program for 45 underprivileged pre school children. The plan includes 12 paid staff, 3 teachers, a nurse and nutrition director for an eight week session from June 13 to August 5 with five day weeks and meals. Local district must provide about 1548 in kind support including space and facilities. Governor Yarborough and Congressman Burleson announced the grant in telegrams to The Enterprise.
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Winters Independent
Ralph Yarborough
Omar Burleson
Enterprise
Sen
Yarborough
Office of Economic Opportunity
Winters
Cong
Burleson
George M. Beard
Ject
Beard
Velma Hart
Sarah Parker
Orbie Harrison
Fred Young
J. B. Whitlow
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Buford Baldwin
Ray
W. L. Bean
Thomas
Colburn
Little
Wingate School
Dry Mfg. Co
VFW Dist
Agent Parker
Germany
City Water Plant
Puffin
Geronimo