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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1961
Page
3
The column looks back on 1961 noting space feats by the U S and plans for more, Jack Paar’s TV departure, and general pride in the year. It urges readers to welcome 1962 with optimism and to stay engaged with the community.
The Winters community outlines 1961 highlights noting a decent year with a smaller cotton crop and some crop damage from hail. Local oilmen sought re election while T. A. Smith filed as a candidate. Two council seats were to be filled as about 900 election cards were mailed. by Thursday morning 444 cards returned with 400 in favor of franchise renewal and 44 against.
A. W. Libbe is re elected president of the Winters Chamber of Commerce by the board of directors while Homer Hudgins is re elected vice president. Winters High School annual The Glacier received all Texas Show with about 135 cattle set for January.
January 13 report lists Tamara Gans and Russell Bedford of Winters Blizzard Band earning spots on the all state and all region bands. Winters State Bank deposits rose by 135176.08 over the prior year. J C Wilkerson was elected president of the Winters Volunteer Fire Department with Herman Baker Jr as vice president and Marvin Bedford as secretary treasurer. Henry Satterwhite resigned from the school board and transferred to Kingsville via Humble Oil Co.
Mayor Harvey Dale Jones files for re election while former mayors George Poe and T A Smith indicate plans to run for mayor and alderman respectively. Blizzard letters sent to twenty football players and two managers for the 1960 season. Eddie Little portrait wins Blue Ribbon at Tyler convention end of 1980. 1435 telephones listed locally.
Miss Sharon Johnson a Winters High School sophomore is named Glacier Queen for 1960 61. The School Board election is set for April 1 with terms expiring for Raymon Lloyd and A L Mitchell who both filed for re election. George Poe filed for mayor and Mayor Harvey D Jones filed for re election. John Griff Brown, new to politics, filed as candidate for alderman in the April 4 election.
Lake View Maidens beat the Ww fish School Biizzard inters ettes 63 to 60 to claim the District 7-AA girls basketball championship. Adolph C. Ernst filed for Alderman in the April 4 city election. Wingate defeats Miles 54 to 37 to open conference play.
Alder man Cave Milling and Grain Co plans to open in Winters within weeks. Ray Alderman and Charlie Cave bought the C. L. Green Milling and Grain Co property in a bankruptcy sale. The area hosted a Boy Scout Rifle Meet at Winters Lake with 250 attending. Winters High beat Granbury 67 62 and advances to regional play in Lubbock. March 10 ceremony honored sixteen Winters school staff with service and achievement awards. Chamber of Commerce seeks new members as WHS Concert Band earned top scores at Sweetwater contests.
Bill Harman of Wingate named top farmer for 1980 by the soil conservation district. W Giles named commander of the Pointers post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Candidates draw for ballot spots in the April 4 city election.
Winters High School Blizzard Band won 34 first medals at the University Interscholastic League solo and ensemble contest held at Bullet Christian College on a Saturday in March. City politics include a public opinion poll on West Texas Utilities and an April 4 election with Mayor Harvey D. Jones and candidate George Poe along with alderman candidates A C Ernst T A Smith B G Bryant Ralph Lloyd and J Griff Brown. Voting booths debut.
Raymon Lloyd and A. L. Mitchell win seats on the school board on April 1. A city election on April 4 reports record ballots with Mayor H. D. Jones re-elected and George Poe listed for mayor. Aldermen results show John Griff Brown 339 and Ralph Lloyd re-elected with 270 votes. Barney Bryant 255, T. A. Smith 266, A. C. Ernst 174. New aldermen are Lloyd and Brown.
April 14 Rodney D. Cathey, principal of Winters High School, resigns to resume study for a doctor's degree at the University of Texas. Winters Hardware, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Allen Wright, plans an open house. N. D. Waggoner elected president of Hill Country Firemen. Winters places second in District 7-AA track meet.
April 21 event at Winters High School features interdistrict literary contests among students. Organizers invite participants from nearby schools to compete in reading, writing and debate categories.
Babson foresees better 1962 than 1961 with progress toward atomic weapon bans, many stocks reaching 1000, rising retail trade, and boosts in advertising. He notes erratic commodity prices, slight cost of living rise, real estate gains, higher taxes, more color printing, and automation trends shaping the year.
Miss Ollie Chenoweth retires after many years with the Extension Service of Texas A and M College. Reared in Snyder, she earned a Sul Ross College degree and taught in the Sweetwater schools 15 years before joining the Extension Service in 1944. She lauds the County Home Demonstration work as a wonderful experience and cherishes the legacy of Runnels County women.
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