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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1968
Page
8
Congressman Omar Burleton reflects on police life amid rising crime. The piece contrasts public image with real duties showing cops as human, overworked, underappreciated, and governed by steadfast service, with scenes of daily rounds, dangers, and small acts of kindness.
Winters Blizzards fell 67 to 45 to Hamlin in a district game as Larry Cook led scorers with 24 points and Ronny Rees added 10. The B team won 61 to 39, with Reese McCuistion 16 and Gary Antilley 14 pacing the victory.
Mr and Mrs James J Jones announce the engagement and coming marriage of their daughter Florette Gail to H Alan Wood son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Wood of 218 Gray Street Coleman The groom is a 1965 Coleman High School graduate and a junior at North Texas State University The bride is a 1965 Winters High School graduate and a junior at Texas Woman's University in Denton The wedding is planned for August 17
Readers learn of the skunk’s potent spray and its role in pest control, noting how owls threaten the animal while the skunk remains a valuable predator. The piece then shifts to Texas wild turkeys, detailing population numbers, subspecies, historical references, and Native American uses of turkey feathers and hunting.
The text traces the turkey's introduction to Europe from the Aztec birds in 1519, its spread to Germany and England, and notes early European perceptions of the bird as native. It covers the wild turkey's decline in the 1900s due to market slaughter and habitat loss, Alabama’s 1854 closed season, and today’s comeback across the United States aided by protection, land-use changes, restocking, and improved management.
A teacher reflects on regional speech notes from the South. He defends the phrase you all as a plural form and contrasts it with you'uns and older Middle English usages. He cites Shakespeare and historical speech to justify persistent regional patterns.
Readers are invited to explore classifieds offering friendly notices and local services. Ads highlight personal recommendations, small jobs, and community opportunities.
Wingate Gator Tops Club held a Monday meeting at Humble Recreation Hall with seven members and one visitor, Mrs. E. F. Albro of Winmeth. Chairman Mrs. Alpheus Hill led the session as banners were prepared for the ARC in June at San Angelo.
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