Roy Crawford Pursues 75th Winter Methodist History
Roy Crawford tours Winters to gather material for a comprehensive history of the Winters Methodist Church ahead of its March 12 75th anniversary. He has tracked living charter members, collected photos and member lists, and expects to release the compiled history after the celebration. The feature also notes The Ten Commandments playing at State Theatre and jokes about ZIP codes for quirky town names.
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Roy. Crawford
Winters Methodist Church
Roy
Track Season Opens With Fort Stockton Relays
Winters High School announces 1967 track schedule led by Comanche Relays at Fort Stockton to open the season. Co-captains are Jerry Awalt and Terry Rives, both three year lettermen. Events run from February 25 through May 6 including Blizzard Relays March 4 and State Meet in Austin.
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Jerry Awalt
Terry Rives
Winters
Fort Stockton
WHS
Comanche
Ft. Stockton
Blizzard
Anson
Hamlin
Ballinger
Coleman
Stamford
Brady
Plateau
Eldorado
San’ Angelo
Colorado City
Lubbock
Austin
Winters wins District 5-AA title with perfect district record
Winters High School Blizzardettes clinch the District 5-AA championship by finishing 5-AA play undefeated after beating Anson 54 47 and Hamlin 44 38. They advance to bi district play, awaiting results from District 6 AA. Alpine faces Fabien, with potential bi district clash if wins.
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Anson
Hamlin
Fabien
Presbyterian Pastor to be Installed in Merkel
The Rev. James Sinclair will be installed as pastor of Winters and Grace Presbyterian Churches in Merkel in a joint ceremony Sunday evening February 19. The service features participating pastors from Albany Lubbock and Abilene with lay leaders from Merkel and Winters. a reception follows in Winters Fellowship Hall. Public attendance is invited at 7:30 p.m.
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James Sinclair
Winters Presbyterian Church
Grace Presbyterian Church
Merkel
Sinclair
George Walker
Matthews Memorial Church
Albany
George Faison
Lubbock
W. Wallace Faris
Central Church
Abilene
Floyd Kinsar
John Knox Church
John West
R. W. Balke
Winters
Susan McNary
Floyd
Winters Church
Winters High Names Glacier Queen For 1967
Jean Mostad, a Winters High School sophomore, was elected Glacier Queen in a general assembly election on Tuesday morning. She competed with four class representatives Dianne Snell Sherrie Bedford and Maria Shaw while being described as a basketball team member and twirler. the school annual The Glacier will feature a full-page photograph.
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Jean Mostad
Winters High School
Glacier
Dianne Snell
Sherrie Bedford
Maria Shaw
Miss Mostad
Cal Mostad
Miss. Snell
Historical Marker Dedication for Charles H. Noyes at Ballinger Courthouse
Official Texas Historical Marker for Charles H. Noyes arrives from foundry and will be dedicated April 5 at the Runnels County Courthouse Ballinger. The 14 by 24 inch aluminum marker features Swedish steel elements and is sponsored by Mr and Mrs R G Erwin of Ballinger.
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Texas
Charles
H. Noyes
Ballinger
Rankin Pace
Winters
Runnels County
AIL State
Pace
Charles H. Noyes
Speaker Barnes to Speak at First Methodist Church Anniversary
Texas House member Ben Barnes will headline the 75th anniversary service of the First Methodist Church in De Leon. The event, a 6:15 p m Sunday service on March 12, is announced by the anniversary planning committee with Rev Ed Orwell as pastor.
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Barnes
Texas
Ben Barnes
First Methodist ‘Church
DeLeon
Ed Orwell
Runnels County Receives Cotton Yield Boost in 1967 Plan
Runnels County is among 20 West Texas counties gaining about 40 000 bales in income from higher 1967 cotton acreage yields. ASCS Texas adds 32 pounds per acre to established yield, recalculating skips to solid rows. The move increases Texas base cotton allotment by 20 342 000 pounds, with farmers receiving roughly 11 cents per additional pound. Farmers argue discrimination against skip row bases versus solid row yields.
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Runnels County
West Texas
Omar Burleson
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Texas
W. Lewis David
ASCS
David
Winters High Graduate Teaches Biology in Australia
Gary Vaughan son of Mr and Mrs E E Vaughan of Winters teaches senior biology at a high school in Bega New South Wales Australia since early this year He holds a BS in dairy industries and food technology from Texas Technological College and studied at Winters High School He notes Bega is a dairy farming hub with about 3500 people and a 600 student high school where most pupils ride buses from a 25 mile radius He contrasts the Texas system with the Australian system and praises the southern coast countryside.
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Winters High School
Texas ‘Technological College
Vaughan
Australia
Bega Nsw
Bega
Water clarifier project completes major city upgrade
City of Winters finishes construction on a new water clarifier settling basin at its plant. A large pump, capable of hundreds of gallons per minute, was installed but the system awaits final inspections before full acceptance.
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W. M. Hays
Peace Corps Volunteer Helps Tanzanian Boy Through School
A Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania recalls a week of loneliness until Samson, an 11 year old water boy, inspired him to stay. The boy improves with tuition funded by the volunteer, gains schooling, new clothes, and pride, while the volunteer bonds over Swahili lessons and dominoes.
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Post Office
Knockemstiff
Ohio
Wagenheiserangenfelts
Wagenheiser
Africa
Peace Corps
Sam
American Peace Corps
Samson
Sams
Daughter of Local Woman Returns From Afghanistan
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams, longtime locals, return to the United States after a two year Peace Corps assignment in Afghanistan. Mrs. Williams, former Pat Emmert of Winters, taught in Aldine Junior High and Afghan schools amid cross cultural experiences and remarks on American popularity and Russian influence. The couple plans to live in Austin where he pursues a history master’s degree and she resumes teaching.
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Charles Williams
United States
Peace Corps
Afghanistan
Williams
Pat Emmert
J. G.emmert
Winters
Aldine Junior High School
Sam Houston Teachers College
Huntsville
America
Austin girl visits parents after study program
Sarah Brown a student at Durham Business College in Austin spent the past week with her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Brown.
Winters School Board Re-Elects Principals and Sets Elections
The Winters school board extended one year contracts for principals B J Joyce George Beard and Robert Simpson through 1969. It also called the annual trustees election for April 1 with terms expiring for Audra Mitchell and Raymon Lloyd. Filing deadline is March 1.
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Winters
B. J. Joyce
George Beard
Robert Simpson
Audra L. Mitchell
Raymon Lloyd
Winters Chamber of Commerce
School Business
C. T. Rives
John Norman
M. E. Mathis
Jake Presley
J W Bahlman
Skip Sheppard Signs four year Texas Tech football scholarship
Winters High School senior Skip Sheppard, a standout Blizzard guard, signed with Texas Tech for a four year athletic scholarship. Grant Teaff signed on behalf of Tech, noting Sheppard’s potential to bolster the freshman and eventual varsity squads. The agreement was made February 14 at Sheppard family home and he will report to Tech in September to join the freshman team only in football.
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Skip Sheppard
Winters
Blizzard
Texas Technological College
Tech
Grant Teaff
Lubbock College
Sheppard
Carl Hancock
Lubbock
Teaff
Big Country Jamboree Planned for Feb 25
The Big Country Jamboree is planned for Saturday February 25 at 7 30 p m in Winters High School Auditorium. Sponsored by the Goal Diggers Club of Winters the event invites amateur and professional talent from the region including singing groups soloists musician combos western groups instrumentalists actors or pantomimists to participate. Local talent is also welcome.
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Goal Diggers Club
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Gary Vaughan
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Gerlach
Bill Pumphrey
Tanzania
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