Home Town Tanzania Feature From Winters Writer
In this Tanzania series installment Bill Pumphrey, Peace Corps volunteer stationed in Dar es Salaam, reports on life and scenes from the East African country. He notes Zanzibar nearby, Kilimanjaro snow, December heat, and writes to home about writing projects, mail time, and price comparisons between Winters and a larger town. Readers are invited to write to Bill at P. O. Box Ah Chunya Tanzania.
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Tanzania
Bill
Pumphrey
Dar Es Salaam
Peace Corps
Zanzibar
Kilimanjaro
Enterprise
Bill Pumphrey
Ah Chunya
Winters Peace Corps Volunteer Climbs Kilimanjaro in Tanzania
A Winters PC Volunteer recounts an ascent of Africa’s Kilimanjaro. The party of 11 arrived in Moshi on August 4 and trekked via Mandara and Horombo huts, describing lush lower slopes, rainforest sections, and cold camps with snow on Kibo Mawenzi peaks. The narrative highlights porters guides and altitude challenges as the climb progresses toward Kibo Hut.
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Mt. Kilimanjaro
Equator
Moshi
Tanzania
Africa
Mt. McKinley
America
Mandara
Kilimanjaro Mountain
Mandara Hut
Horombo
Kilimanjaro
Kibo
Mawenzi
Price of Winters School Lunches Raised January 3
Superintendent Robert F. Christian announced increases in cafeteria prices at Winters School effective January 3. The changes reflect lower government commodities, higher food costs, and rising operating expenses after a board review.
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Robert F. Christian
Vesitots Ee
Winters School Board
Williamses of Lockney Visit Shuffields
Mr and Mrs Lois Williams of Lockney visited Mr and Mrs George Shuffield recently. The Shuffields returned to Lockney with them for a few days.
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Lois Williams
Lockney
George Shuffield
Shuffield
Winters Junior Livestock Show Set For January 7
The Winters Livestock and Agricultural Association sponsors the annual Junior Livestock Show on Saturday January 7 at the north edge of the Winters School complex. Open to Future Farmers of America and 4 H Club members in Winters and Wingate districts, the event aims to award about $1000 in prizes. Directors expect around 98 lambs 95 pigs and 24 calves with judges Obert Sagebeil J G Heart and Larry Osbourn.
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Winters
Future Farmers’ of America
Wingate
Winters Livestock and Agricultural Association
Obert Sagebeil
Wall
J. G
Heart
Anson
Larry Osbourn
Abilene
Dry winter rainfall dwindles in 1966 regional totals
No measurable rain fell for two months with only traces monthly. 1966 total moisture likely 27.7 inches, the lowest since 1963, and below 28.4 in 1964 and 33.1 in 1965. North Runnels County area rainfall mirrors Winters, with sub moistures reported yet crops and pastures need rain.
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North Runnels County
Winters Gym hosts benefit cage tilt for Guevara fund
A charity basketball game at Winters High School gym Friday December 30 features Winters Independents versus Winters Exes at 7 30 p m. Proceeds go to the Robert Guevara fund with admission 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students. The Independents lineup includes Johnny Beck coachs Grissom Wilson Hibler and players Buchanan Fau bion Dankworth Dunnam Stone. The Exes feature Denny Aldridge Larry Aldridge Young Shade Puckett Jones Davis Cathy Patterson.
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Winters Independents
Winters Exes
Robert Guevara
Johnny Beck
William Grissom
L. G. Wilson
Frank Hibler
Bill Buchanan
Lynn Billups
Connie Mac Gibbs
Lynn Faubion
Herbie Dankworth
Ronnie Dunnam
Wayne Stone
Exes
Denny Aldridge
Larry Aldridge
Tommy Young
Richard Shade
Chip Puckett
Paul Jones
Kenny Davis
Larry Rives
Bill Cathy
Mike Patterson
First Grave Marked in Crews Cemetery by Residents
Crews Community marks the first grave opened in Crews Cemetery with a marker funded by local gifts after a December 3 meeting. The unidentified interment is believed to be a child of Lee Kersey, buried circa 1902, with the marker placed December 21 to preserve the memory.
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Crews
Lee Kersey
Basketball Schedule Highlights Week Ahead
Feb. Jan. 6 schedule lists Boys A and B games vs Ballinger at Ballinger. Jan. 9 includes Boys 8 9 at Ballinger and Girls A B 8 at Coleman. Jan.10 features Boys A B at Colorado City. Jan.12 girls A B at Lake View. Jan.13 Boys A B host Stamford in conference clash.
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Colorado City
Conf
Lake View
Stamford
Here
Babson Sees 1967 Shaped by Momentum And Global Strain
Babson predicts 1967 will follow a long business upswing though signs of slowdown appear in 1966. He cautions against panic and expects no US Soviet war but notes tensions may peak as Moscow diversifies to counter Vietnam pressures. He also foresees China internal strife limiting direct conflict and ongoing Cold War rhetoric shaping readership of the Communist bloc.
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China
U. S
Red
United States
de Galle
Moscow
Middle’ East
Israel
Russia
Vietnam
Forecasts on 1967 economy and world risks
The analysis notes possible moderation of Cold War tensions yet warns against a direct US Russia clash. It predicts no 1967 resolution in Vietnam, continued higher taxes, rising social security costs, and fragile credit. It also foresees inflation with deflation, shifts from inventory buildup to liquidation, and slow housing and construction activity.
Adequate Water Supply Sought For Two Towns
The Runnels County Water Authority and local leaders propose a large Elm Creek dam to serve Winters Ballinger Miles and Rowena with long term water. A meeting at Ballinger courthouse on Thursday January 12 at 7 30 p m invites all county residents to discuss the plan.
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Ballinger Lakes
Runnels County
Water Authority
J. S
Slats) Bourn
Winters
Cil
Bluff Creek
Winters’ Lake
Elm Creek
Ballinger
Colorado River
County Employment Down One Percent in Local Census
U S Census Bureau report shows Runnels County employment fell 1 percent from March 1964 to March 1965. Total payrolls for the first quarter dropped from 1.6 million to 1.5 million, with retail trade and mining as major employer sectors. Texas overall employment rose about 5 percent in the same period.
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U. S. Census Bureau
Runnels
Texas
U. S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Arris
Dallas
Tarrant
Bexar
Jefferson
U. S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
U. S. Bureau of the Census
Mailbox vandalism punishments outlined in federal law
Postmaster warns mailboxes are protected by federal law and violators may face heavy fines or imprisonment. The article cites thousands of damaged receptacles and hundreds of arrests, with diverse court outcomes for youths in Michigan New York Iowa and Missouri including jail time fines curfews and driving privileges loss.
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Rankin Pace
Pace
Michigan
New York State
Iowa
Missouri
Juvenil
Bo Lo
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C. Thomas
Aboi
Aesoft
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Coleman
Babson
By Roger W. Babson
Kremlin
Middle East
Germany
The
Peking
Social Security Administration
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