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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1970
Page
4
The motion picture industry announced amendments to its voluntary rating system based on surveys. The changes clarify aims to guide parents rather than judge quality, with GP replacing M for mature audiences and allowing all ages with parental guidance. The system now reads 6 All ages, GP All ages with guidance, R under 18, and X under 18.
Mrs. Carl Henslee comes home after a three week stay visiting her daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Morgan in Marathon Shores Florida last week.
The Runnels County Historical Survey Committee led by Rankin Pace plans a busy stretch with a March 1 reception for J A Patterson in Ballinger, a March 22 First Baptist Church service for its 80th anniversary, a April 5 Pumphrey marker dedication, and a possible April tour with Coke County to Shelving Rock and a H D Pearce grave marker dedication.
Three Winters residents earned Dean's Honor Roll at Angelo State University after the fall term. Jo Nell Simmons, a freshman business education major. Albert E. Templeton, a freshman journalism major. and Clarence Young, a junior agriculture major, are cited as honorees.
Winters Archers, from Runnels County Archery Association, captured four firsts and a second at Odessa in the season's opener of six league shoots for 1970. Winners include Rick Egbert in C bare bow, Buster Clark in B bare bow, Mrs. Marvin Clark in B purred bare bow women, and Mickie Clark in open youth girls. Marvin Clark took second in A bow hunter.
Members of the Young Women’s Auxiliary of the Southside Baptist Church joined the State House Party at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. The event featured Katharine Bryan as host with speakers Nora Kay Bickerstaff, Mrs Ed Sanders, and John La Nove. About 1800 girls attended. Southside participants included Betty Knight and several others plus a visitor Helen Lisso.
Governor Preston Smith appointed John B. Dunnam of Winters to the Run nels County Water Authority to fill the term of the late J S Bourn. The term runs to Jan 1 1971. Also named were Clay L Allen Cecil Roper and William Smith wick. Dunnam owns Jay's Locker in Winters and serves on local boards. He is a former U S Air Force member.
A reception for J. A. Patterson will be at Fellowship Hall Ballinger First Baptist Church on Sunday March 1 from 2 to 3 30 p m. Patterson published Life Stories of J A Patterson detailing early Runnels County history and remains active at 93.
The Cooper family expresses heartfelt thanks for neighbors friends and expressions of sympathy. Floral offerings and memorials were especially appreciated. Mrs. O V Cooper family.
Mr and Mrs Barton Marks of Mesquite spent the past weekend in the homes of their parents Mrs Emma Marks Mr and Mrs Wesley Hord.
Vickie Jo Langston daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne Langston Wingate and James Ocis Pond son of Mrs Juett Pond Abilene were married February 21 in the groom’s mother's home Abilene. The ceremony featured improvised altar and guards of honor Mrs Clinton Wheeler and John Pond. The couple will reside in Abilene.
The Texas Agri Tour mobile unit will visit Winters Tuesday June 2 during the Miss Wool of America Pageant. The 56 foot traveling slide show opens to the public and highlights Texas fibers. Mr and Mrs Jess Moreland present a narrated exhibit of Texas fibers as part of a joint effort by Agriculture Commissioner John C White and the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association.
Max Lewis of Winters District VFW Commander made official visits to VFW posts in Ballinger Rowena San Angelo and Eden. Posts reported 1970 membership quotas and credits in community service youth activities and other VFW activities for the year.
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