Home Town Tok by R C Thomas recalls Barney Bryants oil runs
Rural North Runnels County roads gave way to Model T deliveries of oil gasoline and kerosene by Barney Bryant he recalls near Winters. He describes old drag teams unbridged creeks and a hill demonstration by car salesmen before retiring in 1940s to fish and whittle. A local figure hints at a write in campaign with a minimum income plan.
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North Runnels
Barney Bryant
Barney
Gus Edwards
Wilmeth
McNeil
Winters
Gulf Oil Consignee
Bull Mouse Party
Annual Meeting of Winters Country Club
The Winters Country Club holds its annual membership meeting on Tuesday February 24 at 7 30 p m at the club. Officers and directors for the new year will be elected and the Texaco film 41969 Masters shown. Plans for the May 23 Men s Partnership Tournament and other activities will be discussed. Current directors James West president John McAdoo vice president Hal Dry secretary treasurer J P Dry Woodrow Watts Pat Wood and H M Nichols have terms expiring. All members are urged to attend. coffee and cake will be served.
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Winters Country Club
Texaco
James West
John McAdoo
Hal Dry
J. P. Dry
Woodrow Watts
Pat Wood
H.M Nichols
West
Winters High to Host Booster Club Benefit Basketball Game
The Blizzard Booster Club sponsors a charity outlaw game between The Good Guys and The Bad Guys next Thursday February 19 at Winters High School Gym. Ex Winters players and faculty form the teams with others joining. Proceeds from gate receipts fund film and buys for the Winters High School athletic department through the Booster Club.
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Blizzard Booster Club
Good Guys
Winters High School
Winters High
Gayland Robinson
Winters Students Attend Conference in Odessa
Three Winters High School students attended the Area 1 Distributive Education Leadership Conference at Odessa Junior College on Saturday February 7. They competed in job interview and sales presentation contests and attended a banquet where Miss Teen America Debbie Patton spoke. attendees included Ricki Cummings Archie Jobe and Martha Porter led by DE coordinator Robert Statham.
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Winters High
Odessa Junior College
Debbie Patton
Winters
Ricki Cummings
Archie Jobe
Martha Porter
Robert Stathem
Community Action Agency seeks used clothing donations
The Community Action Agency requests used clothing for the needy. People who wish to donate may call 754 4443. Pickups will be arranged at 110 South Main.
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Community Action Agency
The
South Main
Winters Hi School Selects Glacier Queen for 1970
Brenda King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne King, was named Winters High School Glacier Queen for 1970 in an election held in the school auditorium. She is a junior and will appear in the yearbook The Glacier. Contestants from each class included Patricia Hill freshman, Bobby Wood sophomore, and Debra Carroll senior.
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Brenda King
Wayne ‘King
Glacier
Debra Carroll
David Carroll
Cindy West
Zola Crowley
Denise Williams
Ann Cooper
Troyce McKnight
Bruce Smith
Dwayne Smith
Mike O’dell
W. D. Middleton
Sixteen WHS Students Inducted Into Honor Society
Sixteen Winters High School students, six seniors and ten juniors, were inducted into the National Honor Society during a school assembly. Inductees must maintain an 88 average and meet citizenship and conduct standards.
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Winters High School
Mike Emmett
Donna Hope
Myrna Lawrence
Dwayne Smith
Pamela Smith
Phyllis Smith
Brenda King
Rhonda Sneed
Blanche Wharton
Cynthia Brown
Madelyn Bryan
Susan Compton
Ruth Jansa
Diana Magee
Hudan White
Janet Schwartz
Candy Allen
Joe Burroughs
Winters Chapter to Confer OES Degrees Monday
Winters Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will confer degrees next Monday evening. Mrs Roy Crawford, worthy matron, has announced that all members are urged to attend.
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Winters
Order of the Eastern
Star
Roy” Crawford
Tickets On Sale For Winters Chamber Banquet
Tickets for the Winters Chamber of Commerce annual membership banquet go on sale this week. The event is set for Friday February 27 in the school cafeteria with speaker Co L Kay assistant president of Lubbock Christian College. Tickets available from ticket committee directors or the Chamber of Commerce office.
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Chamber of Commerce
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Co. L. Kay
Lubbock
Winters Girls Ready To Face Comanche In Bi District
Winters High School champions of District 7-AA will meet Comanche in the bi district first round of regional play next Tuesday February 17. The game location, either Brownwood or Abilene, will be announced soon. Coach Miss Freddie Gardner leads the team for the fourth straight district title year.
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Winters High School
Brownwood
Abilene
Winters
Freddie Gardner
North Runnels Hospital Memorial Fund Inaugurated
A memorial fund for North Runnels Hospital has been established. Directors of the hospital district will serve as trustees. Donations may be sent to Mrs. Bill Bell at The Winters State Bank or to the First Savings & Loan Association. Funds will be used to purchase equipment and for related hospital needs.
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North Runnels Hospital
Bill Bell
Winters State Bank
First Savings & Loan Association
Rev M Andrews New Pastor At Church of God
The Rev Marvin Andrews formerly of Hamilton is the new pastor of the Pentecostal Church of God in Winters. He and Mrs Andrews have a two and a half year old child and reside on North Cryer. Services start at 10 a m and 7 p m Sundays with youth services Thursdays and prayer meeting Tuesdays.
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Marvin ‘Andrews
Hamilton
Pentecostal Church of God
Snd
Winters Riders To Elect Queen At Feb 17 Meeting
Winters Riding Club members will meet February 17 at 7 30 p m in the old Humble Building on Wood Street. Secretary treasurer Mrs Delo ris Parks notes the Club Queen will be elected. Officers include Ralph Whitten berg as president and Donnie Gibbs as vice president. All members and prospective members are urged to attend.
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Winters Riding Club
Humble
Wood Street
Deloris Parks
Ralph Whittenberg
Talpa and Winters to Clash in District Playoff Friday
Talpa and Novice boys meet Winters High School on Friday at 8 p.m. for a district playoff deciding the championship. Earlier, Winters girls, District 7-AA champions, square off in an exhibition against Talpa girls, champions of their district.
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Talpa Centennial
Winters High School
Winters
Talpa Girls
Expansion of Home Delivery Reaches Wingate and Nearby Areas
Congressman Omar Burleson announced that Postmaster General Winton Blount will expand rural delivery to Wingate Miles and Rowena in Runnels County. The plan extends home mail to 1.2 million families in eligible areas by adding stops, shorter routes, or new rural routes upon request and local desire, marking a major service advance for the 17th District.
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Omar Burleson
Winton M. Blount
Runnels County
Wingate
Miles
Rowena
Blount
Burleson
Elm Creek watershed projects spur growth and recreation
Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 337 titled Lets Grow! outlines Elm Creek and Valley Creek watershed projects in North Runnels County. District conservationist Woodrow W Hoffman says dams reduce floods and create sparkling lakes that boost recreation water supply for farms homes and industry and beautify the landscape. Copies available at local Soil Conservation office.
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Agriculture Information Bulletin
Woodrow W. Hoffman
The
Soil Conservation Service
Hoffman
Elm Creek
Valley Creek
North Runnels County
Soil Conservation Office
Methodist Choir Dinner Set for February 18
The First United Methodist Church choir announces a fried chicken dinner in the Fellowship Hall on Wednesday February 18. Proceeds fund new choir robes.
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Methodist Choir
First United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Farmers Union Plans March Member Drive in Runnels County
Runnels County Farmers Union schedules a March 27 member drive with an 8 a.m. start at Winters Tire & Supply. Noble Faubion chairs the effort as officers and directors met in Ballinger to organize. The group also purchased a blower and hoof clippers for FFA and 4-H Club members in the county.
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Runnels
Winters High School Juniors to Take Merit Tests
About 20 Winters High School eleventh graders will take the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test on Tuesday February 17. Counselor Mrs Lee Harrison says the test kicks off the National Merit entry path. The top 25 percent may enter the Merit Program with scholarships offered by NMSC and other sponsors. The three hour test costs 1.25 dollars and is voluntary.
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WHS
Winters
Lee Harrison
Harrison
NMSC
Max Lewis Attends Winter Roundup in Austin Texas
Max Lewis District 22 Commander and Mrs. Lewis attended the Veterans of Foreign Wars Mid Winter Roundup in Austin. National leaders attended the event including Commander-in-Chief Raymond A. Gallagher and National Auxiliary President Erline Mayberry. Memorial services were conducted by State VFW Chaplain Rev Ed Haffner.
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Max Lewis
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Austin
Lewis
VFW
Raymond A. Gallagher
Redfield
S. D
National Auxiliary
Erline Mayberry
Ellins
N. C
Elmer Chappel
Thelma Pugh
Ed Haffner
Brownwood
Tony Zentner
Rowena
Ladies Auxiliary
North Runnels Hospital District election set for April 4
The North Runnels County Hospital District will hold its first regular election on Saturday April 4 to choose seven directors from qualified property taxpaying voters in Precincts 2 and 3. The four highest voteGetters will serve two years and the remaining three one year.
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North Runnels County Hospital
Runnels County Commissioners
John W. Norman
George R. Hill
Bobby Rogers
Gilbert Smith
Audra L. Mitchell
E. F. Albro
Lynn Billups
Winters Municipal Hospital
North Runnels Hospital
North Runnels Hospital Buys Heart Monitor and Beds
The North Runnels Hospital announced procurement of a mobile heart monitor unit for coronary patients including a Burdick monitor, defibrillator with synchronizer, and heart rate meter. It also ordered two teakwood adjustable hospital beds with rails and cabinets and a new sign from Sparkle-Lite to replace the Municipal Hospital placard.
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North Runnels Hospital
Tommy Rougas
David L. Brown On Dean's List At Sam Houston
David L. Brown of Huntsville son of Mr and Mrs W E Brown a senior at Sam Houston State University earned the Dean's Academic Honor List for the fall semester He carried a 4 0 grade point average and joined several honor and service groups including Alpha Kappa Delta Pi Gamma Mu Sigma Alpha Eta and the Baptist Student Union He is a 1966 graduate of Winters High School.
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David L. Brown
Dean
Sam Houston
David .Lynn Brown
W. E. Brown
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
Brown
Alpha Kappa Delta
Pi Gamma Mu
Sigme Alpha Eta
Speech and Hearing Society
Baptist Student Union of
Winters Little League Names New Officers
Officers for the Winters Little League Association were named at a recent meeting with James West as president Bill Robinson as vice president Gayland Robinson as secretary treasurer and James Gehrels as player agent A drive raised 932 for an underground watering system and field lighting discussions. A light bulb sale in early April and a pancake supper are planned to raise funds.
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Winters
Little League Association
James West
Bill Robinson
Gayland Robinson
James Gehrels
Tere
Little League
Tarleton State Dairy Cattle Team Places Second at Fort Worth Show
Walter Gerhart of Winters is on Tarleton State College Dairy Cattle Judging Team which finished second at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth. The Tarleton squad competed with five other schools, finishing behind West Texas State University and ahead of Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Missouri, and East Texas State. Gerhart, a senior agricultural education student, also belongs to the Rodeo Club FFA and Los Cobbs social club. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Walter Gerhart Route 2 and a 1966 Win graduates.
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Walter Gerhart
Winters
Tarleton State College
Fort Worth
Tarleton
West Texas State University
Texas A&m University
Oklahoma State University
University of Missouri
East Texas State University
Gerhart
Rodeo Club
FFA
Los Cobbs
Route 2
Winters High School
Soldier on duty at Cam Ranh Bay Vietnam base
Master Sergeant Irvin W. Sheppard of Winters is serving at Cam Ranh Bay AB Vietnam as a supply supervisor with the 12th Supply Squadron under Pacific Air Forces. He previously served at Loring AFB Maine and is a 1948 Winters High School graduate who attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha. his wife is Dorthalea M. Perks.
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U. S. Air Force
Irvin W. Sheppard
Joe Sheppard
Winters
Cam Ranh Bay AB
Vietnam
Sheppard
12Th
Pacific Air Forces
Southeast Asia
Far East
Pacific Area
Loring Afb
Maine
Winters High School
University of Nebraska At
Omaha
Dorthalea M. Perks
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Tok
R. C. Thomas
Gulf
Sid Anderson
Magnolia
Taylor County
Slaton
Frances Sellars
Bill
Midland
Bluff Creek
Winters Lions Club
Lions Club
Crippled Children’s League
B. G. Owens
Roy Crawford
Two Winters Lions
Owens and
Norman
Country Club
Odessa
Honor
Rev. M. Andrews
Church of God
Mike Smith
Farmers Union Plans
Texas
Heart Monitor
N. Runnels Hospital
Sparkle-Lite, Inc
Municipal Hospital
Little League Assn
Tarleton State
Sgt. Sheppard
Vietnam Air Base
U. S. Weather Station
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