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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1966
Page
6
The new welcome sign on the City Hall lawn, funded by the Chamber of Commerce and supporters, invites street view messages and promotes Winters as a growing town. The piece notes local publicity value and quotes Hoover on integrity while the column discusses seasonal activities and local humor about dog days and trout fishing tips.
Sg t and Mrs Jimmie Wayne Vinson with daughter Lynda will leave Saturday to join Sg t Vinson at South Ruislip Air Station London England where he will be stationed with the U S Air Force for three years His wife Valerie Cox of Oxford England is part of the family group referenced in the notice.
Fragmentary notes mention Renecessing and Mi Stee brother Jim Waite awaiting some event on Tuesday. The legibility is limited. No clear names, places, or actions are fully readable.
Winters city council discussed completing an 8 inch looping of the water system to raise pressure. The project follows engineers recommendations from five years ago with parts already installed and several inner loops finished. Officials aim to finish the entire loop in two to three years and expect better pressure for most residents.
The Winters Chamber of Commerce will sponsor an industrial seminar here on September 23 to study development and potential. Harvey D. Jones, chamber president, says the event will feature several meetings covering aspects of industrial growth with a concluding round-up. The Texas Industrial Commission collaborates with local groups and will have observers from banks, railroads, utilities, and chambers of commerce.
A historical note from Run nels County records recalls the April 1922 cyclone that caused deaths and widespread destruction near Rowena. It mentions homes of Cressman and Kvapil, with testimonies of victims enduring the storm’s aftermath.
Information from J A Patterson describes a late night Friday April 1922 cyclone that struck four miles north of Rowena, leveling farms and killing at least one woman and injuring others as it tracked northeastward across the region.
In the Winters area the Milo gathering activity is rising with a strong surge expected next week. Cutting of grain will be drawn out over several weeks, possibly more this year than in recent past years. Reports indicate good grain quality.
Mrs. W L Collins longtime representative of Post 9193 VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary and Heart Fund chairman for North Runnels County received a 1965 66 Community Service certificate from the Southwest Texas Heart Association. She was one of four in the state to earn a Heart Pin Award. Lions Club aided by Chief Joe Stevens and John Gardner helped in the campaign.
Hardin-Simmons University will test an IBM Series 50 system during fall registration. Two card punches, a reproducing punch, a sorter, a collator and an accounting machine will aid the registrar and business offices and support a new data processing course this fall.
Runnels County agricultural agent C. T. Parker reports a baffling cotton insect scene with boll worm eggs rising in Miles and Dry Ridges as hot dry weather lingers. He notes cheap cotton and chemical resistance complicate decisions while frequent showers could boost pests. beneficial insects have limited the danger for now.
A list of upcoming games shows Lake View on Sept 10 and Coleman on Sept 16 at home, Brady Sept 23 at home, Ballinger Sept 30 at home, Seymour Oct 8 at Stamford, Haskell Oct 14 at home, Hamlin Oct 21 at home, Stamford Oct 28 at home, Colorado City Nov 4 at home, and Anson Nov 11 at home.
Pete Davidson, owner of Davidson Gin, is constructing the area’s most modern cotton gin west of Winters on FM 53 to serve the 1966 crop. The facility will have a 10-12 bale per hour capacity, four gin stands with 79 16 inch saws, dual high suction stations, and precast steel construction with a brick office. Open house is planned for late September.
Abilene pastor Rev Clovis Griffing will headline a ten day revival at Wilmeth Baptist Church Beginning Friday Luther Black Clyde Gospelaires Quartet veteran will direct music Prayer services start at 7 30 p m with preaching at 8 p m Sunday services set for 11 a m The public is invited to attend.
The Winters High School Blizzard Band will start summer practice on Monday August 8 at 6 30 p m at the Band Hall under director Jim Swofford. All current and prospective band members are urged to attend the initial session to organize for the 1966 67 school year.
Mrs. Ethel Gardner, visiting at a brother's home, is a patient in Lamesa Hospital for tests and x rays. She has been confined to her home in town for several months.
City of Winters reports major construction on the new water clarifier settling basin is two thirds finished. Forms removed from final concrete walls, with the run over trough to be poured this week. After pump house and piping are installed, the basin will tie into the old plant and the system tested for use within the month, weather permitting.
Coach L G Wilson announces equipment issue for the 1966 Winters High School Blizzard football team. Shoes and socks will be issued on August 10 with seniors and juniors 8 to 10 a.m., sophomores 10 a.m. to noon, and freshmen 2 to 6 p.m. Football practice starts Monday August 15. workout times will be given when shoes are issued next Wednesday.
The Abilene & Southern Railway plans to shift Ballinger freight handling to the Winters office if the Railroad Commission approves closing the Ballinger agency. A hearing last week heard the company request abandonment. shippers have been notified and the railroad would cover telephone costs. The Ballinger agent would transfer to Abilene, with estimated annual savings near $7,000. Ballinger freight earnings declined from $4,865 to $4,845 over fiscal years 1964-65 to 1965-66.
Winters High School student council officers and their sponsor attended a Student Council Workshop at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene from Sunday through Friday last week. Participants included Danny Killough president Randall Bales vice president Jan Johnson pianist Bales Tatum class representative and Mrs Lee Harrison sponsor. Students from across Texas attended.
Richard Puckett, Winters High School alumnus and standout athlete, will participate in the 17th Annual Greenbelt All-Star Football Classic at Childress on Saturday August 13. He was named an all-district quarterback and safety and led NHS and Student Council as president.
Mrs Chas Simpson completed the requirements for a bachelor of arts degree from Texas A&M University on July 15. She majored in English and is presently identified as Mrs. Simpson.
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