Winters FFA shines in Texas livestock shows and contests
This week FFA Week in Texas honors Winters FFA Chapter the state’s first charter. Winters members excelled at the State Fair of Texas with top lambs and placings in Shropshire Hampshire Southdown and Berkshire divisions. The chapter also earned the Herdsman Award and dominated district area IV contests plus the Abilene show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Future Farmers of America
Texas
John Connally
Winters Ffa
Carroll
Shropshire
Allen Mills
Winters Group
Dennis McBeth
O. A. Butler
Texas A
Lloyd and Davis Enter Winters School Board Race
Raymon Lloyd incumbent and Willis Davis farmer northwest of Winters filed as candidates for two vacancies on the Winters Independent School District board. Election set for Saturday April 1 at the Writers' Chamber of Commerce office. Lloyd completes the current term. Audra L. Mitchell will not seek reelection. Filing deadline March 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymon Lloyd
Willis Davis
Winters
Winters Independent
Writers’ Chamber of Commerce
Audra L. Mitchell
County to receive 156808 dollar school fund for children
Congressman Omar Burleson announced a 156808.96 grant from the Office of Education to the state under Title I to aid 969 Runnels County children from low income families. Winters School Superintendent Robert Christian said he had no notification or idea how the money would be apportioned to Winters schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Burleson
Enterprise
Office of’ Education
Runnels County
Robert Christian
Co-Op-Gin Meet Set For Friday At School Cafe
School cafe hosts a cooperative meeting on Friday. Members plan to study and discuss upcoming activities.
Winters City Council appoints boards and grants gas franchise
Winters City Council appointed a Housing Advisory Board and a Planning and Zoning Commission to assist the Winters Housing Authority which oversees an elderly housing project. Bids to lease the City Farm were opened with final Sept decision set for next meeting. Lone Star Gas Company received a franchise and a rate-change request was considered alongside new fire zoning and fire prevention codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters Housing Authority
Winters City Council
Lone Star Gas Company
Housing Authority
Coucil
Winters
Loyd Roberson
George Poe
Lawrence Guevara
Louis Johnson
Carson Easterly
Fred Young
Bill Bell
E. Z. Moore
Warren E
Shorty) Foster
Roger Robinson
Hal Dry
Preston Barker
Tommy Rougas
City Farm
Lone. Star. Gas ‘Company
Natural’ Gas Distributors
Gas
The
Harvard Student Attends Lectures Before Flight
Brief note shows a Harvard student attending lectures prior to catching a flight. The fragment mentions academic activity and travel in a concise sequence.
Nelan Bahiman Seeks City Council Seat
Nelan Bahiman owner of Bahiman Cleaners formally signs as a candidate for alderman in the City Election set for April 4. Mayor candidate Wade White is the lone mayoral contender, with two council seats open. Bahiman has long resided in Winters and led local business and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelan Bahiman
Bahiman Cleaners
Wade White
E. E. Vaughan
Bahlman
Winters
Winters ‘Chamber: of Commerce
Winters Housing Authority
The
Lions Club
Winters teen leads lamb charge at San Antonio Expo
Allen Mills, 16, son of Mr and Mrs Weldon Mills of Winters, won first place in the junior heavy weight crossbred lamb class and was later named Champion Crossbred of the Junior Show. His 104 pound Hampshire cross lamb then defeated the open crossbred champion for Grand Championship honors. The event drew one of the expo’s largest lamb shows with about 1635 entries across junior and open classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
FFA
Allen Mills
Finewool Lamb
David
Carroll
Southdown
Jim Morrow
Southdowns
Barrow
Steve
Mike
Smith
Winters
Berkshire
Duroc
Hampshire
Future Farmers
America
San Antonio
Allen’Mills
Weldon’ Mills
Hamilton
Premheld Fisnes
Charles
Jim Algo
Winters Lions To Present Griffin Show Thursday
Winters Lions Club presents Ken Griffin and his thrilling illusion act on Thursday at 8 PM at the State Theatre. The show features The Floating Princess The Buzz Illusion The Decapitation Houdini Trunk Escape and Haunted Totem Lodge. advance four tickets available from Lions Club members with proceeds funding eye glasses for children and Lions projects including the Texas Lions Camp for Crippled Children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Griffin
Winters Lions Club
Totem Lodge
Hale
Lions Club
Nce
Lions
Winters Girls Clash With Alpine in Bi-District Showdown
The Winters Blizzardette girls travel to Alpine for a bi district playoff against Alpine High School on Saturday night February 25 at 8 p m. The winner advances to regional play in Lubbock on March 4. If weather delays the game will move to Tuesday in Alpine. Wintershorses finished 22 4 overall and 5 AA district title with no losses while Alpine holds a 15 5 season and district 6 AA championship with a perfect 6 0 record.
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Winters Girl
Alpine
Winters High School
Alpine High School
Lubbock
Winters Girls
Alpine Girls
Winters Phoners Sept 10 switch to DDD in Winters
Southwestern States Telephone Company announces direct distance dialing will begin in Winters on September 10 1967. New DDD equipment will replace central office gear with construction to be finished by May 15. Business customers receive new numbers about two months prior and a DDD directory will publish with the conversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern States Telephone Company
General Telephone
Winters
A. M. Chappell
Chappell
North Main’ Street
Richard Puckett Named to McMurry Dean’s List
Richard Puckett son of Mr and Mrs Barney Puckett was named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester at McMurry College in Abilene. He also ranks on the Buckett Murry Indian varsity team amid win tivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Puckett
Barney
Puckett
McMurry ‘College
Abilene
Winters Wins Hamlin Cross Country Meet Title
Winters high school took first in the Hamlin Cross Country Meet on Thursday February 16 at the Hamlin Country Club golf course. Seven schools competed with over 100 boys in the two mile race, and Winters finished with a low score of 77 from its top seven runners Carl Guevara Pete Santillano Jimmy Gonzales Johnny Pritchard Bob Colburn Sammy Graham Charles Mathis Fred Hernandez Gerald Wilson Tommy Smith.
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Hamlin Country Club
Carl Guevara
Pete Santillano
Jimmy Gonzales
Johnny Pritchard
Bob Colburn
Sammy Graham
Charles Mathis
Fred Hernandez
Gerald Wilson
Tommy Smith
Winters
Visits in Seminole Mark Kelley Family Birthday
Mrs. Lydia Kelley visited the past weekend at the home of her son and daughter in Seminole. They observed the birthday of Mrs. Robert Kelley on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seminole
Lydia Kelley
Robert Kelley
Elm Creek Water Control District Plan Advances
A steering committee voted to apply to Federal agencies for Public Law 566 assistance and to proceed with creating the Elm Creek Water Control District. Winters and Ballinger would share costs with the Soil Conservation Service funding part of the project. Similar multi purpose plans exist for Brady and Coleman in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Creek
Brady and
Coleman
Elm Creek Water Control District Steering Committee Meeting
The steering committee for the Elm Creek Water Control District will meet Friday evening February 24 at 7 30 at Winters City Hall. Chairman W M Hays announced invites to all petition circulators to attend and to return petitions by the meeting to meet legislative deadlines.
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Elm Creek
Winters City Hall
W. M. Hays
County to seek federal aid for multi purpose water project
Soil Conservation Service will prepare applications for federal assistance and a steering committee will request special legislation creating a water control district. Petitions are circulating for the district, aiming to support a multi purpose plan including land treatment flood control water supply recreation fish wildlife and rural development. The district would resemble Valley Creek with added municipal supply and funds cover planning surveying and maintenance. If approved a larger dam and lake for municipal supply may be pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soil Conservation Service
Winters
Ballinger
Runnels County
Valley Creek
Valley Creek District
Elm Creek
Main Creek
Federal Soil Conservation Service
Winters Lions Endorse Elm Creek Water Control District
The Winters Lions Club voted to endorse the creation of Elm Creek Water Control District and to underwrite the preliminary costs for forming the steering committee. Members discussed petitions circulating for residents in the proposed district.
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Winters Lions
Winters Lions Club
Elm Creek
W. M. Hays
Lions Club
Water Control Film Set for Bradshaw Meeting
Clarence Ledbetter of the Bradshaw steering committee announces a movie on water control districts to be shown at Bradshaw Methodist Church Tuesday February 28 at 7 30 p m. Soil Conservation Service staff will answer questions and explain district workings inviting farmers ranchers and interested citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Ledbetter
Elm Creek
Bradshaw Methodist Church
Soil Conservation Service
Junior Culture to Sponsor Movie at State Theatre
The Junior Culture Club will sponsor a film Judith in Technicolor and two color cartoons at the State Theatre on Saturday March 4 from 2:00 to 4:00. Proceeds go to Winters Library. Admission is 25 cents for children and 50 cents for adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters. Junior Culture Club
Judith
State Theatre
Winters Library
FHA Officers Pictured at Residents Meeting
The photograph shows FHA officers including president Jo Crouch and vice president Donna Gehbal at a residents gathering. The caption notes officers pictured and their roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHA
I Fiberg
Rcaldants
Jo. Crouch
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David Carroll
Ronald ‘Presley
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Allen Andrae
Lar Pritchard
Larry Donica
Dick O “McNeill
Tteam
Jackie Bean
Ray Guevara
Robert Sherman
Fort Worth
South Western ‘ ‘Livestock’ “Exposition
Tommy
Grant Teaff
Texas Tech
Sheppard
Barbara Price
D. E. Glinski
USA
Aubrey ‘L
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Albuquerque
Price
Barbara Jean Dunn
Owren
Lena
Lloyd and
Davis
JA Ot
Rae
Harvard
Lamb
Santon
Griffin
Glacier Queen
Jean Mostad
Cal Mostad
Glacier’ Queen
WHS
Mostad
Bob Draddy
McMurry
Hamlin
Bradshaw
Protien Donna Geh
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