Division Superintendents Named for Annual Junior Livestock Show
General superintendent Bobby Rogers will lead the January 13 show sponsored by the Winters Livestock Association. Victor Merfeld is assistant. division heads include Cattle Dick Dunlap and Mike Mitchell, Swine Robert Carey and Wayne King, Lamb Delbert Kruse and R Q Marks, Commercial Feeder Pig Bo Evans and Carroll Ta tum, Chickens Raymond Jonas, Rabbits Frank Carter. Association officers Clifton Poe president, Dick Dunlap vice president, Phil Anderson secretary treasurer.
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Winters Livestock Association
Bobby Rogers
Victor Merfeld
Dick Dunlap
Mike Mitchell
Robert Carey
Wayne King
Delbert Kruse
R. Q. Marks
Bo Evans
Carroll Tatum
Raymond Jonas
Dan Miller
Frank Carter
Clifton Poe
The
F. R
Phil) Anderson
Medieval Holiday Festivities Through History
The article notes the Twelve Days of Christmas as a major season tradition dating back to 567 A. D. when the church established a twelve day period from Nativity to Epiphany. It calls the period the big holiday in Christian countries and mentions popular verses from the season.
VFW Auxiliary Host Children’s Christmas Party
Winters Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary announce their annual Christmas party for children of members on Thursday December 21 at p.m. at the post home. Santa will attend with gifts for children under 12. The regular Friday recreation will follow the party.
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Winters Post
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies Auxiliary
Post
Santa
City Seeks Site for Winters Landfill Project
The City of Winters searches for a dry suitable landfill site for garbage disposal. The current dump southeast of town near the sewer farm is unsuitable due to high water. A potential stop gap is an old caliche pit southwest of Winters Lake, but it lacks long term area. State agencies warn the current site violates anti pollution rules and may be shut down. Mayor Wade White notes dirt digging machinery and parkable finished land could follow, as sweepings from streets are dumped in the caliche pit near Winters Lake.
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Winters
Wade White
White
Winters Lake
Superstitions About Holiday Sprits In England
England folk kept holly in homes after Christmas to guard against lightning and mistletoe to ward off witches. Rural residents reportedly wore a small mistletoe charm tied in a bag to repel witches.
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England
Boars Head Tale Inspires Christmas College Legend
A Queen's College Oxford legend tells of a student who on Christmas Day walked in the woods when a wild boar attacked. He strangled the animal with his Aristotle book, severed the boar's head to save his text, and carried the trophy to the festive table.
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Queen’s College
Oxford
Lone Star Gas reorganizes divisions and names new VP
W C McCord president of Lone Star Gas announces a major reorganization of four operating divisions and the election of a new vice president. H H Merritt moves to the Utility Engineering and Marketing Division in Dallas with expanded duties. S H King becomes vice president over the restructured Transmission Division in Dallas. C L Neaves becomes Dallas Division vice president overseeing Dallas and regional distribution centers. J W Branscome is hospitalized and will return with staff assignment.
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W. C. McCord
Lone Star Gas Company
H. H. Merritt
Dallas
Merritt
Transmission
McCord
S. H. King
King
Corsicana
Garland
Greenville
Temple
Texoma
New Dallas Division
C. L. Neaves
Neaves
J. W
Lone Star reorganizes Fort Worth division leadership
The western Lone Star distribution segment will base in Fort Worth under Vice President J Neal Hall. Hall will oversee Abilene Denton Waco Wichita Falls and San Angelo. G F Peck Jr moves to staff Fort Worth until retiring in early 1973. Louis B Haley will supervise all four new divisions effective immediately.
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Lone Star
Fort Worth
J. Neal Hall
Hall
Abilene
Denton
Waco
Wichita Falls
San Angelo
G. F. Peck, Jr
McCord
Louis B. Haley
For Sale Recent Books at The Enterprise Office
Classified columns advertise available recent books for sale at The Enterprise office. Readers are invited to inquire at the newspaper’s classified section for details and pricing.
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