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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1962
Page
7
A garbled OCR fragment mentions 1962 football, air force computer errors and damage, and notes about a game left incomplete. It hints at economic impacts and stray references to Gremlins, fields, and attendees but provides no clear events or outcomes.
Over two weeks cattle moved into the new feeding pens of Commercial Feeders Inc west of Winters. By Tuesday this week more than 300 head of feeder cattle were on feed and more are expected in the coming days.
Heavy rains in the watershed filled Winters City Lake to capacity and caused water to flow over the spillway. City water superintendent W D Waggoner said prior rainfall left enough water to last at least until the first of the year, and the additional catch would extend supply for many more months.
Mr and Mrs Hans Gottschalk and their son Adolph returned last Thursday after a brief visit in Monterrey Mexico. They entered via Nuevo Laredo and returned through Piedras Negras visiting a distant cousin and points of interest in that section of Mexico.
A scene from a summer program at Luther College unfolds August third with a cast led by Edward Evans portrayed by Arnold Thormeyer and Warren Wilson played by Ronnie Oaken. Pendennis appears as part of the ensemble.
Winters High School coach L. G. Wilson announced that prospective members of the 1962 football teams will receive physical examinations on Friday, Aug. 17 at 6:30 p.m. Boys planning to play will meet at the field house. The camp starts Aug. 3 as a one day program with two workouts daily. No overnight lodging. meals will be in the cafeteria. Two pre-season scrimmages are planned for the second week of the camp with participating schools not yet announced.
Jack Hutton, minister from Turkey Texas, will speak in the Wingate Church of Christ weekly goal meetings. Services begin Sunday at 10:98 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on August 22 with the public invited to attend.
Three Winters Volunteer Fire Department members attended the 33rd Texas Firemen Training School at Texas A and M College from July 21 to 27. Marvin Bedford attended the Advanced Fire Marshal course, Bobby Hatcher took Basic Fire Fighting, and W S Weggoner joined the Instructor course.
Winters High School coaching staff led by head coach L G Wilson will travel to Lubbock next week for the annual coaching school preceding the fall football season. The event draws coaches from across the state for talks by acclaimed leaders and a showcase all-star baseball game Friday and all-star football game Saturday. Attending are Wilson, Robert James, and Jerry English.
Main Radio-TV opens its new West Dale quarters today from 2 to 5 pm with a drawing at 5 pm for an 18 inch portable TV. Ralph and Raymond Lloyd invite visitors to see expanded floor space, updated displays, service departments, and stocked lines from Zenith and GE.
Wingate Independent School district hosts a second homecoming on Sunday August 5 with about 500 alumni current students and families expected. Registration 11 am noon meal 1230 pm program 230 pm includes history reading recognition of teachers and board members and election of officers for the coming year. Special guest Ernest Caskey Ballinger superintendent will speak.
Milo harvest should begin in a week or ten days as rains and test cuts delay entry. Elevators have received four carloads so far with moisture and ripeness checks. Weather and acre reductions may keep overall volume lower, but quality is expected high this year.
Readers learn that Winters Schools maintain ongoing activity through a three month summer break with continued programs and steady tempo of construction projects. The report notes students and teachers adapt as renovations proceed.
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