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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1962
Page
6
An OCR fragment mentions Project Mercury and a commemorative item connected to a flight, with references to a gauge, pallets, and a person named Pace. The readable text is scattered and lacks clear narrative or dates.
The local VFW and Auxiliary report finishing a year long service project in Lakeview with a three phase program. They planted 108 blue cone cedars at the cemetery and cleaned shrubbery with volunteers led by Ted Meyer and Fletcher Campbell. Officials thank City Water and Street departments for support while presenting a new 50 star flag to Winters City and local institutions.
Boy Scouts Troop 49 in Chisholm will hold a rifle shoot next Sunday as the Frail Council event for about 16 towns in the region. Winners will be awarded first, second, and third places, with separate events and preliminaries guiding the awards.
Navy Ensign James S. Bourn, son of Winters residents, trains at Whiting Field Mil Air Station Milton. Students learn single engine T 28 flight, acrobatics, instrument flying, radio navigation, and blind flying. Final phase includes two and four plane formations and air to air gunnery over the Gulf of Mexico with twin .50 caliber guns.
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C T Parker, Runnels County Agent, released grain sorghum demonstration results from last year. Irrigated plots at Miles Drasco Norton yielded highest pounds per acre ranged from about 1581 to 3630 with lows down to 1670 on several plots. Varieties showed inconsistent performance across plots and require several years of testing. Parker offered to discuss findings with interested readers.
Ray Alderman of Alderman Cave Milling and Grain Co says the feed mill is being converted to produce bulk pellets. Riza Manufacturing Co of Cleburne handles the conversion, expected to finish within a couple of days.
David Burton McMurry visited the home of his pastors Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Burton over the weekend, staying for a time with the couple and sharing in family conversation and hospitality.
Alma Spill, a student at Methodist Nursing School in Dallas, visited over the weekend in the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs A B.
The Hill Country Firemen Association lists members from Ballinger Bangs Brady Bronte Brownwood Coleman Eden Eldorado Junction Mason Menard Miles Ozona Santa Anna and Winters. The group holds two conventions yearly in October and April.
Community support grows as Girl Scouts press ongoing cookie sale. Mrs. Crenshaw announces progress and efforts to contact every household to boost funds for camping facilities and growing membership. Individuals earn awards for selling boxes. Telephone line provided for order calls.
Three Winters men filed for the three City Council seats to be filled at the April 3 election. Incumbent W. M. Hays seeks re election along with J. W. Bachtman and R. C. Thomas. Another candidate, B. M. Grenwelge, filed earlier. Deadline is March 3. Current members O. B. Raper J. E. Smith and Hays term out this year.
Winters Alpha Chi chapter of Future Teachers of America earned a top trophy for their scrapbook entry at the Texas FTA state meeting in Austin February 16 17. The book ranked fifth among 35 entries and Winters was listed as an honor school. Lynann Kruse was chosen as a voting delegate for District 11.
Loyd E. Roberson of Winters is among several local recipients in the Freedom Foundation Awards, part of the 13th annual National and School Awards program honoring 1961 contributions toward a better nation. Prizes total $100 and certificates were to be awarded at an announced time and place for his music Join America for Peace.
Winters school board race opens two seats with terms expiring for Milton Jackson and Jake Presley. Loyd J. Gilbert filed February 15. he and wife live on Wood Street with two daughters Pamela and Rebecca. Gilbert works for Humble Oil and Refining and attends First Baptist Church. Incumbents Jackson and Beaey also filed. filing deadline is March 1962 at the school business office.
District 7-AA coaches in Coleman selected the 7-AA All-District teams. First team features Jerry Dunn Winters Herbie Russell Winters David Callarman Cisco Danny Tipton Cisco Richard Pehl Ballinger Butch Rogers Coleman. Second team includes Mike Hays Coleman Richard Burns Coleman Johnny Wells Ranger Phil Turner Ballinger Roy Buchanan Winters. Honorable mentions list Mike Tisdale Ballinger Arthur Mendez Ranger Donald Lewis Ranger Jerry Buhl Coleman Mike Morris Cisco John Caskey Winters Roy Clark Winters Jim Ballinger.
Car registration tags are available at the sub office of the County Tax Collector in Winters on North Main Street. Deputy Tax Collectors Travis Tendans and Mire Bob Hatches are on duty in the city to assist vehicle owners registering.
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