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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1963
Page
6
The article describes a summer program led by LE G Wilson and coaching staff to engage junior school boys and college students in chess and physical activities. Nights on Thursdays and July offered non rigid routines with gymnasium drills, tumbling, and games.
Ronald Kraatz, Winters High School senior and Student Council president, has been chosen to attend the Attorney General's Youth Conference in Austin August 17 to 18. Sponsored by the Winters Lions Club, he will join other youths to discuss delinquency prevention and community programs with national speakers.
The physical fitness program sponsored by Coaches L. G. Wilson and Bill Bryant features activity by Mike Mitchell Roger Pendergrass and Johnny Beck. Hundreds of students and ex-students from high school to college joined the summer program in the old school gym.
The Walter T. Thormeyer Educational Building and parsonage of St. John Lutheran Church in Waller were dedicated with Sunday services at 11 am and 3 pm. The 26 classroom facility honors Rev. Walter T. Thormeyer, first church pastor, killed in a 1961 La Marque auto crash. Attendees from Winters included E. E. Thormeyer and family members.
Mrs Robert S Hallford leaves Tuesday for San Diego California to join her husband stationed with the U S Navy in San Diego The former Marie Virden has been living with her parents Mr and Mrs Gene Virden
Mrs. J. E. Forbus of Carrizo Springs and Mrs. I. N. Johnson of Crain visited Wednesday and Thursday in the home of Mrs. Mattie Simpson and Velma.
Mrs. Melba Draper formerly Melba Read, librarian at Grand Canyon, spent the weekend with her aunt Mrs. J. A. Davidson and with Mr. and Mrs. John Gardner in Davidson home.
Winters schools will open for the 1963 64 school year on Tuesday September 3 at 8 30 a m. Superintendent James Nevins announced this week The first general faculty meeting is Thursday August 29 at 9 a m with teachers preparing rooms and attending meetings before students begin classes September 3 Enrollment schedules will be announced soon The board of trustees adopted the calendar including holidays Thanksgiving November 28 29 Christmas December 20 to January 2 Teachers Meeting March 13 Easter March 27 and Commencement May 27.
Ticket sales for the Winters High Blizzard football season start with a two day option for prior seat holders on August 22 and 23. Regular season sales run August 26 to 30. First game September 7 at Blizzard Field against Colorado City.
Several Runnels County Farm Bureau members attended the 15th annual Texas Farm Bureau Institute in Dallas from July 30 to August 2. Attendees included FB President and Mrs Hugo Vogel sang Winters and county secretary Mrs Ralph Vancil. About 250 students received leadership training and heard speakers on political action at local and state levels.
Winters High School vocational agriculture teachers Kenneth Durt and Lon Me will join about 3700 Texas vocational educators at a four day Dallas in service education conference August 6 9 1963. Dr Walter M Arnold Assistant Commissioner for Vocational Education will keynote the combined session. R B Hulsen Moorman Mfg Co will speak on Success. FFA Public Speaking contest highlights the event.
Mr and Mrs Marlin Cothran of Westmoreland California had been visiting Mrs Cora White and left Monday. Mrs White will visit in the Cothran home in Westmoreland and with her son and family at Brawley California.
Mrs C P Alfrey and her son Tom moved Monday to New Braunfels to establish their future home.
Fragmentary note says someone named Anderson returned Monday to his home in Dallas after spending weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Sid Ar.
Winters High School Blizzard band will begin rehearsals at 6 38 p m Thursday directed by Robert Gans to prep for the football season. Meanwhile Winters property owners and the City of Winters pursue a large paving project totaling about 7540 dollars for 16 blocks with seal coating 2614 50 spent, as more blocks await contracts and funding.
The annual event in Ballinger City Park includes a barbecue supper at 6 p.m. and queen pageant at 8 p.m. Seven young ladies compete with Miss Betty Jost leading the 1962 63 queen. Mary Dee Multer Crown-bearer with escort Charles Frerich.
Riley Brooks, who has served as Winters City Secretary for the past year, submitted his resignation to the City Council. The resignation becomes effective August 1, per Mayor Harvey D. Jones, announced after a special Tuesday night meeting.
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