Mrs. J. M. Skaggs Former Winters Resident Dies
Former Winters resident Mrs J M Skaggs died about 8 30 p m Monday in Houston after a long illness. She was the widow of J M Skaggs pioneer Winters merchant. Funeral services Thursday at Spill Memorial Chapel with Rev Ray Elliott. Burial in Fairview Cemetery. Survived by a daughter-in-law and two grandsons. two sons predeceased.
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J. M. Skaggs
Winters
Houston
Skaggs
Lampasas
Fairview Cemetery
Roy Skaggs
William Skaggs
Student Council Coke Party Planned for August 31
The annual Coke party for all high school students is set for Thursday August 31 at 7 30 p m on the high school lawn. A pep rally will precede it at 7 00 p m in the gymnasium. Council members should meet at 1 00 p m Monday August 28 in the auditorium to plan the year’s work.
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Service Ad
Allied Carpet and Upholstery Cleaners offer of in home cleaning with Von Schrader Process to refresh fabrics. Frontier stamps provided. Phone PL4-3977. Mrs L L Merrill 405 Van Ness Street advertises board room and laundry for elderly people.
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L. L. Merrill
van Ness Street
von Schrader
Frontier
Allied
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Two Winters Teachers Set for Master of Education Degrees
Dorothy Akins and Sarah Parker of Winters will receive Master of Education degrees from Abilene Christian College at the fifty fifth summer commencement. The ceremony is scheduled for Friday August 25 at 8 p.m. on ACC campus. Akins majors in elementary supervision with minors in art psychology and the American heritage and has taught music in Winters since 1956. Parker majors in elementary education with minors in art and psychology and has taught in Lamesa Brownwood and Winters where she teaches the fourth grade.
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Dorothy Akins
Sarah Parker
Abilene Christian College
ACC
Akins
Texas
Parker
North Texas State College
Ft. Stockton
Sweetwater
Odessa
Pasadena
Miss Parker
Lamesa
Brownwood
Winters
Selective Service Director Advises College Students
Colonel Morris S. Schwartz, state selective service director, says students can secure scholastic deferments if full time and passing. He notes draft calls will not shift policy for under 22, urging deferment requests to local boards to finish college work.
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W. QO. Wallace
Texas Local Board No. 21
Coleman
Morris S. Schwartz
State Selective Service
Texas Draft Boards
Schwartz
Selective Service
Mirabeau B. Lamar
Texas
National Guard
Local Draft Board Calls For Registrants On Same Date
Draft board orders prepared to fill the call, with registrant names led by the board. The press notes the action and upcoming deadline as the date approaches.
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Eceeree
Former Winter Resident Hospitalized After Heart Attack Near Bronte
J. Martin, once a Winter resident, is a patient at Ballinger Clinic Hospital after suffering a heart attack at his home near Bronte on Saturday.
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J. Martin
Ballinger Clinic
Bronte
Mrs Virginia Kelly to Receive BBA From NTSC
Mrs Virginia W Kelly of Winters is among 427 seniors earning bachelors degrees at North Texas State College this summer. The school will become North Texas State University on Aug 29 by action of the Texas Legislature. Summer commencement was at 8 p m August 24 in Fouts Field. Mrs Kelly, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry T Webb Route 4 Winters, is a candidate for the bachelor of business administration degree.
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Virginia Kelly
NTSC
Virginia W. Kelly
Winters
North Texas State College
This &Mester
Texas State College
Texas
North Texas State University
Fouts Field
Kelly
Henry T. Webb
Route 4
State Draft Quota for September Doubles August Call
The September draft quota for Texas is 1,112, nearly double August’s 561, shared among 137 boards. This 25,000 nationwide quota goes to the Army and marks the largest September call since January 1955. Local boards will send 5,004 men for pre-induction exams in September, up from 3,655 in August.
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Selective Service
Texas
Morris S. Schwartz
Army
Schwartz
Church Opening Services Set This Week
The opening church building was held Sunday at 10 30. E B M Cryer and Novice lead meetings through next week with morning services at 10 30 and an evening service at 7 o clock. The public is invited to attend.
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E. B
Cryer
West of Buffalo Homecoming Promises Nostalgia and Music
The piece notes the third annual west of Buffalo homecoming inviting residents and former residents of Bluff Creek to a gathering this week. Officers prepare a program with familiar tunes, a business session, prizes, and time to visit old friends and recall childhood environments and duties.
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West of Buffalo
P. F. Lail
Bluff Creek
Ofa
Sever
Drasco
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Pierce Street
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Flora Reese
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Student Council
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