County Agent C. T. Parker Honored By National Association
C T Parker Jr, Runnels County agricultural agent and 20 year Extension Service member, earned the Distinguished Service Award for 1967. He led a county water pollution report credited with saving $20 000, supervised a strong 4-H livestock program, and fostered wide rural improvement. Parker has served in Guadalupe, Panola and Runnels counties and is active in civic church and youth groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T Parker, Jr
Runnels County
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
Parker
Texas Association of County Agricultural Agents
Todd W. Berry
Texas Awards Committee
Omaha
Neb
Extension Service
Guadalupe County
Panola County
Texas
Ballinger
First Christian Church
Runnels
Brown County
FFA
Lone Star Farmer
John Tarleton State College
Texas A&m University
Band Practice Begins Monday at Winters High School
Winters High School announces band practice starts Monday August 7 with initial rehearsal sessions. Director Swofford urges punctual attendance and emphasizes preparation for an upcoming athletic and parade schedule.
Beginning Band Signup For Fifth Grade Class Of 1967 68
Beginning band students in the fifth grade should report to the Band Hall from 6 to 8 p m on Monday August 14. Band director Jim Swofford asks students to bring parents for a brief instruction on instruments and music. Musical instruments will be displayed and registration open. Free classes start August 16 if students have instruments and music books.
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Jim Swofford
Changes in WHS course requirements announced
Winters High School Principal Jake Joyce confirms several changes to fall term requirements. August 31 begins the 1967 68 school year and students may modify schedules August 7 11.
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Jake Joyce
Winters School
Winters Brass Band Remembered by Texas Marker
A Texas Historical Marker commemorates the Winters 1901 brass band famed for social life and political campaigns. Rankin Pace and committee members documented the band's influence as they traveled village to village on horseback, though few tunes survive.
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Texas
Texas: Historical ‘Survey
All Stars Pictured From Antonio Handley Area Team
The Antonio Handley suburb roster shows All-Stars pictured with kneeling and back rows including Gary Dry Sam Scott Glenn Hall Gary Antilley Terry Awalt Lynn Billups coach Pat Pritchard manager Bill Baldwin Joe Pritchard Terry Vaughan Johnny Mack Cathey Lane Jackson Raul Esquivel Billy Ray Grant Jim My Sims Jerry Dan Powers Tony Gohlson. Johnny Pritchard is not pictured.
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Bill Baldwin
Joe Pritchard
Terry Vaughan
Johnny Mack Cathey
Lane Jackson
Raul Esquivel
Billy Ray Grant
Jimmy Sims
Jerry Dan Powers
Tony Gohlson
Johnny
Bob Pritchard
Winters All- Stars
Winters Little League Association
Glenn Hall
Gary Dry
Sam Scott
Terry Awalt
Winters
Gary Antilley
Wingate
Lawn
Jimmie Sims
Johnny Bob Pritchard
Pat Pritchard
Lynn Billups
Mt Carmel Winters gains separate parish from mission
Mt Carmel Catholic Church in Winters becomes its own parish August 1, separating from St Mary Ballinger after 19 years. The Bronte mission will be served from Winters. Rae MaRseat Peeps of Ballinger is named pastor, succeeding Rev Charles Taylor who retires after illness. A September dedication will inaugurate the new parish and reception for the pastor.
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Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
Winters
Mission
Bronte
Winters Church
He.r Birick Ticeman
Rae Marseat Peep
Ballinger
Charles Taylor
Taylor
San Antonio
Ryan
Coleman
Francis Taylor
Edward B. Postert
Mt. Carmel
A. Danglemayer
Dallas
M. Slattery
Omi
St. Mary Church
Slattery
Mt. Carmel Church
Robert Veretreau
Julian Johnson
Father Johnson
Father Ryan
Robert
Knobelsberger
Brownsville
Pony Show to Give Away Shetland Pony Saturday
The West Texas Shetland Pony Association sponsors a Pony Show on Saturday August 12 at Norman's Lazy N Stables. A drawing will award a Shetland pony with no purchase required and winners need not be present. Registration boxes are in local merchants. event aims to attract exhibitors from Oklahoma and Kansas with ribbons rosettes and trophies.
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Norman
West Texas Shetland Pony Association
Oklahoma
Kansas
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Winters Wins Land for Air Strip Near FM 53
The City of Winters bought 31.46 acres from the C. Kornegay Estate for 9438 to construct a 3000 by 60 foot runway with utilities and an entrance from FM 53. Grading and ramps at the ends, plus a concrete restroom slab at the City Park Little League field, were also approved along with a new electrical code ordinance.
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Winters
FM 53
City of
C. Kornegay
Pvt Michael Hill Completes Basic Infantry Training
Pvt Michael D Hill, 20, son of Mr and Mrs Robert L Hill Route 4 Winters, completed eight weeks of advanced infantry training July 27 at Fort Ord California. He received instruction in small unit tactics and firing weapons including the M 14 rifle M 60 machine gun and the 3 5 inch rocket launcher.
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Michael ‘ D. Hill
Robert L. Hill
Route 4
Winters
Fort Ord
Calif
Winters All Stars Reach Texas State Playoffs
Winters Little League earns spot in state finals after comeback win at Seymour and a 12 9 victory over Monday securing a berth in the Texas State playoffs. Playoff games set in Fort Worth at Bryant Henderson Park with Winters facing Fort Worth Thursday at 5 30 pm and Houston San Antonio at 8 30 pm.
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Fort Worth
Houston
San
Texas
San. Antonio
Handley
Bryant-Henderson Park
Winters
Winters All- Stars
All-Stars
Three Winters FFA Members Earn Lone Star Farmer Degrees
Three Winters High School Future Farmers of America members Larry Pritchard Stephen Smith and Allen Mills were awarded Lone Star Farmer degrees at the State FFA convention in Dallas The degree honors the top one percent of Texas FFA members Pritchard graduates to Texas A and M University Mills will be a Winters High senior and was active in livestock showing and judging Mills led the Winters livestock judging team which won at Houston Sweetwater and state contests and Mills also served as Blizzard football team manager.
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Winters
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Dallas
Winters High
Lone Star Farmer
Larry Pritchard
Stephen Smith
Allen Mills
National Ffa Association
Harry Wren
Sears Foundation
Kansas City
Lone Star Farmers
Lone-Star
Jack
Pritchard
Win- Hi
Texas A & M University
Weldon Mills
Winters High School
Abilene
San’ Antonio
Houston
Sweetwater
Texas A & M
Blizzard
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McMurry College
The
Enterprise
McMurry
Allaw
Eulessor
United States of America
C. T. Parker
National Association of Agents
C. Thomas
C. T. Parker JR
Bliz
Lupust 7
Swofford
Band Hall
WHS
Feu
Peasan
Thomas Tschoepe
San Angelo
Pvt
Michael Hill
Ft. Worth
Orner
Ffaers
Tommy Antilley
Charles Brown
Gospel Meeting
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