Blizzards Triumph Over Ranger Bulldogs In 71 49 Victory
Winters Blizzards overwhelmed Ranger Bulldogs 71 to 49 Friday night. Charles Currey led with 19 points while Bill Miller 12 Rickey Grissom 11 and James Williams 10 added double figures. Ranger’s Jerry Beard Charles Wolford and Walter Hutchins each scored 12. Junior High: Winters beat Ranger 27 15. Rodney Butts 11 for Winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Lynn Little
Winters
Ranger Bulldogs
Charles Currey
Bill Miller
Rickey Grissom
James (Pee Wee) Williams
Jerry Beard
Charles Wolford
Walter Hutchins
Ranger
Rodney Butts
Miller
Crowe
Williams
Currey
Grissom
Mathhes
Sargent
Albro
Winters, Ballinger square off in district tight races
Winters and Ballinger split results as Winters nets 9 from Currey and Dankworth leads Ballinger with 17. Winters sits 4 3 in district. Grissom tops scorers with 22 ppg. In B game Winters wins 37 35. Gary Oaken 9 Lynn Traylor 7 for Winters while Vance Carter scores 25 for Ballinger. The Blizzards travel to Coleman Friday to face district leading Bluecats tied with Cisco.
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Currey
Winters
Ralph Dankworth
Ballinger
Grissom
Gary Oaken
Lynn Traylor
Vance Carter
Coleman
Bluecats
Cisco
Mrs. Chas. Kruse Nominated for Teacher of the Year
Mrs. Charles Kruse Jr a 28 year teacher and 15 year federated club member has been nominated by the Literary and Service Club as Teacher of the Year for the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs. She teaches in Writers Schools 18 years sponsors essay groups and creative writing for Interscholastic meets. She holds a masters from Hardin Simmons a BA from Sul Ross and attended Texas University. She has served as parliamentarian secretary and incoming president of her club and contributed to Red Cross drives and civic work. She is a Sunday School teacher at St Johns Lutheran and sings in the church choir.
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Charles Kruse Jr
Literary and Service Club
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
Kruse
Eula Mae Barker
Ballinger
Hardin-Simmons University
Sul Ross
Texas University
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Water conservation drives flood cost savings and dairy market concern
Congressman C C Fisher notes 1958 Rio Grande floods show value of Falcon Dam and argues Diablo Dam could have saved 42.5 million dollars in flood damages. Federal review advances after agency comments. Separately, rising frozen lamb imports from New Zealand draw scrutiny though USDA declines early intervention. 1958 January–September lamb imports reach 18.6 million pounds against 516 million pounds U S production. Local visitors from Fredericksburg Sonora Brady Brownwood and Howard Payne discussed import impacts with area leaders.
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Rio Grande
Falcon Dam
Laredo
Falcon
Col. L. H. Hewitt
U. S
International Boundary and Water Commission
Bureau of the Budget
Congress
New Zealand
Department of Agriculture
Tariff Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
U.S
Lester Keyser
Charles Giesler
Julie Beckman
Martha Virden
Fredericksburg
O. L. Richardson, Jr
Sonora
Columbia
Aubrey Davee
Brady
Guy Newman
Brownwood
Howard Payne
J. D. Nabers
Texas Lamb
Poultry Production Cuts Won’t Restore Texas Prices
Comment argues that trimming Texas poultry output fails to fix prices as neighboring states would fill the market gap, pushing chicks into local outlets and preserving the competitive balance across states.
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Texas
Poultry Market Varies as Texas Production Lifts Hopes
The article notes a focus on more efficient poultry production in Texas and a modest market price improvement. It highlights that supply can shift quickly in the poultry industry and prices rise promptly when supply tightens.
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Texas
Students honored for high averages at Winters Elementary
Winters Elementary lists students achieving 90 or above in the first semester by grade: Fourth Grade includes Bobbie Sue Gans Gary Pinkerton Sharon Simpson Alisa Yust Randall Conner Sylvia Moore Skippy Sheppard Sally Spill Tony Torres Francis Aguilar Suzanne Parks Carolyn Phelps Ronald Presley. Fifth Grade names Kathy Daugherty Bob Jones Richard Puckett Susan Roberts Polly Richardson Darlene Sneed Gwen Larsh Brenda Presley Robbie Davidson Maxine Gomez Jeanie Hood. Sixth Grade recipients include Barbara Belitz Becky Brown Zanette Moore Kenneth Oaken Larry Rives Andy Simpson Reid Stoecker Weldon Byers Michael Deike Florette Jones Judy Matthews Ivan Smith. Seventh Grade honorees list Nicki Eoff Ronald Kraatz Russell Bedford Linda Easterly Earl Green Barbar Baldwin.
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Winters Elementary
Bobbie Sue Gans
Gary Pinkerton
Sharon Simpson
Alisa Yust
Randall Conner
Sylvia Moore
Skippy Sheppard
Sally Spill
Tony Torres
Francis Aguilar
Suzanne Parks
Carolyn Phelps
Ronald Presley
Kathy Daugherty
Bob Jones
Richard Puckett
Susan Roberts
Polly Richardson
Darlene Sneed
Gwen Larsh
Brenda Presley
Robbie Davidson
Maxine Gomez
Jeanie Hood
Barbara Belitz
Becky Brown
Zanette Moore
Kenneth Oaken
Larry Rives
Andy Simpson
Reid Stoecker
Weldon Byers
Michael Deike
Florette Jones
Judy Matthews
Ivan ‘Smith
Nicki Eoff
Frances Aguilar
Randall Connor
Robbie Sue Gans
Barbara Satterwhite
Terry Collins
Sandra Sumpter
Mike Hays
Linda Lloyd
Jerry Hudgins
Brenda Israel
Veronica Wallen
Roger Pendergrass
Fred Minzenmayer
Chester Puckett
Linda June Schroeder
Donna Minzenmayer
Michael Dicke
Vicki Satterwhite
Ivan Smith
Men Must Register Five Days After 18th Birth Date
New selective service rules require all men to register within five days after turning 18. Local registration is at the Chamber of Commerce in Winters. Aliens born after 1925 must register within six months of entering the United States. ROTC students at Texas A&M may be exempt before 18, and those entering active duty before 18 register after separation.
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B. B. Bedford
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Texas A & M College
Runnels County Swine Breeders Meet February 10
The Runnels County Swine Breeders Improvement Association will meet February 10 at 7 30 in the Conference Room at the courthouse. Dr Jarvis Miller Assistant Professor at Texas A M College will speak on The Outlook for Swine and heads livestock marketing research projects at the college.
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Runnels County Swine Breeders Improvement Association
Jarvis Miller
Texas A. & M. College
Miller
Women Over Thirty Favor Men With Money Across The Board
A remark notes that women over thirty prefer financially secure men and suggests no woman can contradict this in mixed company. The line reflects social attitudes of the era and highlights the influence of money in mate selection discussions.
Lunchroom Menu for February Weekdays
The menu lists daily lunch options from Monday through Friday with choices including Liver and onions or fried Spam on Monday and Fish sticks on Friday. Each meal features sides such as potato salad beans or salads, desserts, and milk.
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Lincolns
Tests Show Larger Ewes Yield Bigger Lambs
USDA at Fort Wingate New Mexico reports four year study: heavier yearling ewes average 65.4 to 92.7 pounds produce lambs that weigh about 1.29 pounds more at birth and 10.5 pounds more at weaning. Bigger ewes offer quicker profits as culling can occur before breeding and they provide more skin area for wool growth.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Southwestern
Fort Wingate
New Mexico
USDA
Texas Broiler Industry Faces Rising Production Costs
It becomes apparent that lower production costs are needed for Texas to remain a major factor in the broiler business. Cost pressures threaten competitiveness and market position in the poultry sector.
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Texas
Gizzard Shad Dominant In Lake Whitney Survey 1958
A 1958 survey by the Inland Fisheries Division shows gizzard shad as the most abundant species in Lake Whitney, comprising 46 percent of net haul at 375.21 pounds. Channel catfish, gar, largemouth bass, white bass and white crappie follow by smaller shares with crappie and bluegill sunfish highlighted in trap catches. All crappie were tagged and released for angler recapture.
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Lake Whitney
Inland Fisheries Division
Game and Fish Commission
Channel 1
Honor Roll List Of Thirty High School Students
Thirty high school students are named on the honor roll for the third six weeks period announced by principal Rodney D. Cathey. Ninth grade honorees include Lou Awalt Judy Patterson Carolyn Rice and others. tenth grade Gary Hill and Diana Roper. eleventh grade Jimmy Smith. twelfth grade Sherry Mote Marilyn Watkins Naomi Busher and others. The note ends with a proverb about living fast and fasting.
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Rodney D. Cathey
Lou Awalt
Judy Patterson
Carolyn Rice
Shirley Liddell
Don Adams
Kay Shedd
Jerry Dunn
Roger Stanfield
A. L. Mitchell
Bob Shoemake
Janell Gerhart
Floyd McMillan
Bryan Webb
Cheryl Gray
Collier Randolph
Barbara Bolden
Gary Hill
Diana Roper
Charles Wetsel
Jimmy Smith
Sherry Mote
Marilyn Watkins
Naomi Busher
Darlene Seals
Beverly Bedford
Betty Holle
Carol Cathey
Gary Harter
Ophelia Dietz
Jim Benson
Like Father Like Son Phrase Echoes Scholar Debate
A witty remark suggests young men favor daughters over sons in some social judgments, prompting reflection on parental influence and gender expectations within contemporary discourse.
Cotton Root Rot Threat to Texas Ornamentals
Extension plant pathologist Harlan Smith warns cotton root rot endangers ornamentals across Texas, especially in heavy alkaline soils. The disease ruins roots, kills small plants quickly, and commonly follows old cotton fields or infested soil. Prevention emphasizes resistant plants, soil drying and acidification, and specific cultural practices per L-390.
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Texas
Harlan Smith
Panhandle
High Plains
Smith
Cotton diseases cost Texas cotton 156 million in 1958
Cotton specialists report diseases kept 930000 bales from market and caused statewide losses totaling 156 million dollars to producers. Major pathogens include bacterial blight and root rot with varying regional impact across Texas, despite generally good growing conditions.
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Texas
Harlan Smith
Cotton Disease Council
Smith
Blackland
Rio Grande Valley
Classified Ad Note on Root Rot Remedy
Enterprise Classified Ads item indicates root rot treatment guidance obtained from local county agents of the Agricultural Information Office in College Station Texas. The notice points readers to government agricultural resources for plant disease management.
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Agricultural Information Office
College Station
Texas
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Linda Easterly
Runnels County Swine Breeders
Kuri
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