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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1968
Page
5
Winters schools opened with every teaching position filled by certificated personnel under Superintendent Carroll Tatum. The district weathered shortages elsewhere, relying on public cooperation and proactive administration to maintain progress and staff quality.
Texas Historical Marker for the Drasco Community near Winters will be dedicated Monday at 2:30 p.m. Local officials Rankin Pace and Rev. W. S. Taylor lead the ceremony at the FM 2595 and FM 2405 site. The marker, 18 by 28 inches, commemorates Drasco’s origins, school, stores, and churches.
Mitchell West of Miles, president of the Runnels County Unit of the Texas State Teachers Association, attended the annual conference for local unit and district presidents in Dallas at the Adolphus Hotel. Sessions Thursday featured Antionette Miller of Houston as principal speaker at the banquet, with L P Sturgeon and Lloyd Bell speaking Friday morning to outline the legislative program.
Eugene Mathis, son of Mr and Mrs E E Mathis of Route 2 Winters, received a Master of Arts degree from Baylor University.
Mr and Mrs Melvin Berry and daughters Retta and Renny of Olton spent Saturday visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs J C Cooper.
More than 80 teachers and business people attended the Winters Chamber of Commerce coffee for the Winters Independent School District faculty and administration. The event Monday afternoon in the Chamber office was hosted by the Retail Trades Committee with committee members, board directors and spouses assisting. gifts from local businesses were part of the draw.
Winters High School Blizzard football picks four captains for 1968 season. Mike Kozelsky Donald Wade Sam Scott and Charles Mathis named team leaders to guide the squad in upcoming games.
In Davis home Mr and Mrs Manchie Davis welcomed Fay Davis of Irving and grandson Jimmy Davis on leave from Bremerton Washington. The group also included Mr and Mrs Cecil Parks and her mother from Ballinger.
Labor Day September 2 will be a holiday for most businesses in Winters. The Winters Chamber of Commerce also proposed other holidays for 1968 including Thanksgiving Christmas and New Year's Day.
The Texas Highway Commission approved spending 94,100 dollars for Farm to Market road improvements and safety in Runnels County during 1969. District Engineer J A Snell of San Angelo said 28.3 highway miles in Runnels County will be part of the annual program, under supervision of District Maintenance Engineer R N Jennings as part of the 1969 safety and betterment plan.
Winters gin on FM 53 west of Winters prepares to begin the season as cotton harvest delays stretch to a week or ten days. Manager E. J. Schroeder with 18 years in ginning says weather explains late start. The Winters Gin Co. is now owned by Charles Dodson of Big Spring.
The Winters Chamber of Commerce board of directors will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday September 10 at 530 pm in the Chamber office. Members are urged to attend to discuss important projects and programs planned for the year.
Shara Lynn Bryan of Winters joined more than 950 graduates receiving degrees at Texas Tech's summer commencement August 24. Bryan earned a bachelor of arts degree as Dr Bernice Milburn Moore of Austin delivered the principal address at Lubbock Municipal Auditorium.
Winters Primary School principal George M Beard announces that first grade pupils will be dismissed at 2 30 pm each day for a six week trial period. Parents are told to arrange pickup at that time.
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Sammie D Newcomb promoted to Major in the U S Army as of August 21. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Doyle Newcomb of Winters. A veteran of Korea Germany Santo Domingo Hawaii and Vietnam he has earned the Air Medal with 12 oak leaf clusters and other decorations.
The Ballinger Country Club hosts a Labor Day invitational mixed couples golf tournament on Sunday and Monday September 12. Qualifying rounds may be played on Sunday with teams flighted by total points to win Labor Day. Trophies awarded to top three in each flight. Entry fee ten dollars per team.
Bud Busher, recently teaching in Winters Schools, will teach social studies at Winters High School this year. He succeeds David Ledbetter, who taught there for some time before resigning. The district also announced a new Winters bus route in the Norton School district to pick up students for Winters schools.
Charles E. Sewell Jr son of Mr and Mrs Charles E Sewell Winters and a Texas A M University student completed the nations only basic ROTC summer camp at Fort Benning Georgia. The six week encampment included intensive leadership rifle marksmanship physical conditioning and military subjects enabling entry into the advanced ROTC program.
Winters Independent School opened the 1968-69 year with 992 students enrolled on the first day. Enrollment is expected to rise after Labor Day, with several migrant families not yet enrolled. The breakdown shows counts across grade levels including high school and elementary divisions.
Winters High School football staff led by Head Coach Jerry Gibson report close contact with the 1968 Blizzard squad. Coaches Black Konczak and Gibson praise the players eagerness to play and willingness to adapt to positions as the season prepares.
The Winters Post 9193 VFW and its Ladies Auxiliary announce the resumption of regular meetings starting in September. The VFW post will meet on the second and third Monday nights each month, and the Auxiliary will meet on the first Monday night of each month.
Friday August 30 will be the last day season reserved seat tickets for all home football games will be on sale. After that date tickets will be available for only one game at a time during the season with sales on each Wednesday prior to Friday night home games.
The Drasco Homecoming celebration will be held in Winters City Hall on Labor Day September 2. Following lunch a historical marker dedication service will be held at Drasco at 2 30 p m. Attendees are asked to bring a basket lunch to the City Hall event.
Mr and Mrs Gayle Gardner and son John returned home at week’s start after five weeks abroad visiting Gayle Jr stationed at Fort Richardson Alaska. They traveled overland via the Alaskan Highway visiting Mt McKinley Lake Louise and other sites during his leave and he received a promotion.
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