Home Town reminiscences and new Wingate department
A local column recounts Buford Owens misadventures with a heat switch that triggered the fire siren at a Winters station. Changes in city leadership are noted as Chief Hennigan trades offices with E. Y. Buckner. Wingate news will be written by Mrs. W. W. Wheat, and the Winters Fishing Rodeo reports 150 tagged fish and big prizes despite cold weather.
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Abilene
Winters
Buford Owens
Buford
Lawrence Hennigan
E. Y. Buckner
Enterprise
W. W. Wheat
Wingate
Sportsman Club
Bill Craven
Blakes
Blizzard Rally Pushes Winters to 46–44 Win Over Ballinger
The Winters Blizzards rallied from 35–26 down after three quarters to defeat Ballinger 46–44 on Tuesday night. Jim Largent led with key late long shots and 13 points, Rickey Grissom added 18, including 10 in the final period, and Charles Currey contributed crucial late plays sealing the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters Blizzards
Ballinger Bearcats
Jim Largent
Rickey Grissom
Ballinger
Grissom
Winters
Largent
Kenneth Wiginton
Blizzards
Jerry English
Currey
Wee Visitor From Altman Hocond Clase Joins Burgstrom Event
A visiting guest, Jerry Dean of Burgstrom, attends a small gathering at the home of Mrs. L B Watkins and Mrs J H Crenshaw in AFB Texas. The event centers on a routine social visit with local hosts hosting the guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altman Hocond Clase
Jerry Dean
Burgstrom
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Austin Parents Honor Glenn in Local Notice
Readable fragments outline a local Austin notice naming Mr. Glenn and parents for a community acknowledgement. The piece references a Texas context and family connections amid a small town event.
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Austin
Jimmy Ce Austin
Texas
Rwualy de Ales O
Poring Mine Saaien Glenn
March of Dimes Drive Realizes $594 Thus Far
Incomplete reports for the Winters North Runnels County drive show $594 collected to date under Fredric Poe, general chairman. Local groups like Future Homemakers of Winters High School and several clubs led fundraising, with January 26 coffee sales adding $40 and the Mother's March contributing $241 so far.
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Fredric Poe
North Runnels County
Winters High School
Winters
Main Drug Company
Smith Drug Company
Acapulco Cafe
Cowboy Cafe
Lions Club
Homer Hudgins
Wingate
Drasco
Belknaps Traveling for Mrs Belknap Surgery in Fort Worth
Mr and Mrs A J Belknap left Thursday for Fort Worth where Mrs Belknap will undergo surgery Eviday at Harris Hospital.
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A. J. Belknap
Fort Worth
Winters senior Worth Howe earns National Merit commendation
Winters High School senior Worth Howe received a commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for his performance on a national educational development test. Principal Rodney D. Cathey announced the honor noting Howe was a Texas runner-up in the 1958-59 Merit Scholarship competition and received the commendation letter while not reaching finals.
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Worth Howe
Winters
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Rodney D. Cathey
Howe
Texas
John M. Stalnaker
NMSC
United States
United’ States
Ford Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Winters High School
Rodney Cathey
Winters May Get City Mail Delivery
City mail delivery for Winters moved closer after a Tuesday meeting at the chamber of commerce with postal inspector E E English and local leaders. Plan requires 90 percent of residences numbered, streets identified, and businesses ready for mail slots. a new survey may be needed as growth affects carrier numbers.
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E. E. English
San Angelo
English
Chamber of Commerce
Postal Department
City of
Winters
George Poe
Tab Hatter
M. D. Johnston
Joyce Wilkerson
Lions Club
Gus Voss
C. B. Raper
John Waddell
Rankin Pace
C. P. Alfrey
C. R. Kendrick
Tab Hatler
J. W. Bahlman
Max Lewis
J. B. Gladden
John Griffin
A! Libbe
B. B. Bedford
Elzie Cox
A. B. Spill
Three Winters High Students To Have Work Published Nationally
Alma Spill Peggy Oats and Bobby Bredemeyer, members of Winters High Authors Anonymous, had a poem and two essays accepted for a national anthology. Spill’s Youth and Tomorrow essay, Oats’s Window in the Sky poem, and Bredemeyer’s Summer Fantasy essay will appear, reflecting their active school and community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Authors Anonymous
Winters High School
Alma Spill
A. B. Spill
Peggy Oats
Guy Oats
Bobby Bredemeyer
H. F. Bredemeyer
Miss Spill
Future Homemakers
National Honor Society
Gale
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Northwest Texas Federation of Luther Leagues
WHS
Library Club
Bredemeyer
Future Farmers Chapter
Chat and Sew Club Meeting Notice
The Chat and Sew Club will meet on Tuesday February 10 at the home of Mrs C D Bradford.
Collier Randolph To Receive the Eagle Scout Badge
Collier Randolph son of Mr and Mrs J T Randolph will receive the Eagle Scout badge at a Court of Honor on Thursday February 12 at 7 p.m. at the Scout Hut Guest speaker will be Ed Burnam Coleman summer camp director Camp Tonkawa. Randolph has earned 32 badges and held leadership roles across Troop 49 Den 6 Cub Scouts and Kotso Lodge Order of the Arrow He is a Winters High School freshman and active in FFA and church activities Also noted is M D Johnston as Winters Chamber of Commerce president and board actions including paying Little League baseball field electric bills.
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Collier Randolph
J. T. Randolph
Ed Burnam
Coleman
Camp Tonkawa
Collier
Den 6
Chisholm Trail Council
Hardin-Simmons University
Price Daniel
Austin
Order of the Arrow
Philmont
Cimarron
New Mexico
Kotso Lodge
Ordeal Council
Winters
Glacier
Blizzard
Future Farmers of America
FFA
First Baptist Church
Royal Ambassadors
Explorer Scouts Visit Dyess AFB Friday
Five Explorer Scouts from Winters and their leader Arlen Vaughan stayed overnight at Dyess Air Force Base. The group joined 85 Explorer Scouts of the Chisholm Trail Council for a memorable visit with an airplane ride Saturday morning before returning home.
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Winters
Arlen Vaughan
Dyess Air Force Base
Gayle Gardner
Bob Shoemake
Collier Randolph
Wes Hays
Larry Carwile
Chisholm
Winters Garden Club Meeting Set February 9
Winters Garden Club will meet Monday February 9 at the home of Mrs M D Johnston. Mrs J B Gladden will serve as co hostess and all members are urged to attend.
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Winters Garden Club
M. D. Johnston
J. B. Gladden
Winters Chamber Banquet to Feature Marshall Formby Speaker
Marshall Formby of Plainview and chairman of the State Highway Commission will be the principal speaker at Winters Chamber of Commerce banquet Thursday night February 26 in the Winters school cafeteria. The event will introduce new officers and board members and include a report from the outgoing board on last year’s activities. Formby’s tenure on the commission ends in February and he has tentatively announced a bid for governor in 1960.
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Marshall Formby
Plainview
State Highway Commission
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Winters
Chamber of Commerce
Formby
New Elevator Rising At C. L. Green Mill
An 110 foot steel and concrete elevator is under construction at C. L. Green Milling & Grain Co to replace last June’s fire destroyed structure. Ground 30 by 40 feet, tower 15 by 20 feet, with 120 feet overall from basement. Scheduled completion in four to six weeks.
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C. L. Green Milling & Grain Co
Laurence Green
Green
Cotton Meeting On Feb 12 At Ag Building
A cotton meeting will be held in Winters February 12 at 7 30 p m in the Agriculture building. The gathering aims to discuss Plan A and B with cotton producers in this section of Runnels County. All interested people are urged to attend.
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Agriculture Soil Conservation Ce
Ballinger
Runnels County
Minzenmayer Home Hosts State College Judging Team
Dr. Porter a State College instructor and five members of his judging team visited the W. F. Minzenmayer home Friday night They left January 25 to practice judging in New Mexico and Texas before the Fort Worth Fat Stock Show last weekend They returned to New Mexico Tuesday W A Minzenmayer a team member visited his parents brother and sister Serena Minzenmayer during the stay
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Minzenmayer
Porter
State College
New Mexico
W. F. Minzenmayer
Texas
Fort Worth
W. A. Minzenmayer
Weldon Minzenmayer
Serena Minzenmayer
Seven Farmers Apply For Great Plains Conservation Program
Woodrow Hoffman of the local Soil Conservation Service said seven farmers and ranchmen filed January applications for aid under the Great Plains Conservation Program. The 1 224 acres span farms in Winters Ballinger and Abilene with plans to develop complete operation plans for soil protection and improvement. Since Runnels County joined the program the local office has received forty applications and is reviewing plans for approval.
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Woodrow Hoffman
Local
Soil Conservation Service
Great Plains
Ite
John H. Mitchell
Rt. 4
Winters
Lee Jost
Rt. 1
Rowena
Homer Eggemeyer
Opger
Soil Conservation
T of Ture
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B. OC. Thoma
Bill Miller
Ranger
Winters High School Cagers
Charles Currey
Buddy Mathes
Sammy Albro
Jimmy Largent
Billy Lynn Little
National Mag
C. of C
Board of Directors
C of C
John E. Griffin
James Hinds
Floyd Grant
Clarence Alfrey
Civic
T. L. Hatter
John Q. McAdams
al Libbe
T. L. Hatler
Dyess Afb
C. L. Green Mill
Jerry L. Dobbins
Germany
M. L. Dobbins
Fort Ord
California
Pvt
Dobbins
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Nurnberg
Pvt. Dobbins
Wortham
Mrs. H. E. Teer
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