Winters Chamber of Commerce Elects New Officers
CofC member J W Rahiman elected president of the Winters Chamber of Commerce. Mord Tucker named vice president and William Parish treasurer at the board meeting at Pierce Cafeteria. Mrs B B Bedford remains secretary-manager. Bahlman named president of the Chamber of Charities for a second term. former board member in 1958 59.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Rahiman
Winters Jeweler
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Pierce Cafeteria
Mord ‘Tucker
William D. Parish
B. B. Bedford
Bahlman
A. W. Libbe
Chamber of Charceres
Continus
Inneath
Highway Speed Limits Speed and Safety Reflected in States
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss road conditions and high speed limits on certain highways. It notes the disparity between posted limits and driver speeds, suggesting mass slaughter risks and the impact of road quality on safety with references to various states and contexts.
Local Officials Nearby Eye Reelectons as Filing Heads Up
In Runnels County tension rises as filing nears for reelection. Democratic Chair Claude Mansell notes only one candidate has paid the filing fee so far with several announcing plans. State Senator Dorsey Hardeman of San Angelo reportedly paid and will seek reelection. Otis Jacob, county treasurer, formally enters the race for reelection along with Melvin Mapes, precinct two commissioner, each filing this week. Other county terms up for year end include remaining officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevaral Fort
Claude Mansell
Ballinger
Runnels County
Enterprise
Mansell
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Otis Jacob
Runnels
Melvin “Mapes
Jorge Whit
Srk
Winters High School Band Joins All State Clinic
More than 350 high school bands players and director Robert R. Gans gather at McMurry College Abilene for Region 11 auditions. Students perform scales and sight reading for judges. 37 bands compete with 23 instruments. All Region and All State selections announced at Radford Auditorium. The All Region Band rehearses in the afternoon for the evening concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters High School
Robert
Gans
McMurry College
Abilene
Dallas
Qualified voters pay poll taxes at deputy tax office
The list of qualified voters who have paid poll taxes is posted at Deputy Tax Collector Travis Jordan’s sub-office on North Main Street. The office has been open only a short time. Taxes paid include Winters and Mrs. Joe V Minds as residents visited during the Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis
Jordan
Main’ Street
Screwworm Eradication Drive Discussed At FB Board Meeting
The regular monthly FB board meeting heard a report on the screwworm eradication program and its planned laboratories. Edward M. Cuntie of Bronte was introduced as field representative for the Texas Farm Bureau.
End of 1961 Cotton Harvest Nears in Local Area
Dry calm spells have sped the cotton harvest with local gins busy and bales piling as farmers worked the remaining cotton. Observers note most picking is done this week after earlier wet weather slowed harvest. Winters gins had ginned 6254 bales up to Wednesday while nearby gins report rising processing, with some cotton arriving from Divide in Nolan County as gins stayed covered during the window of good weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Divide
Nolan County
Band Mothers To Meet In Band Hall January Ninth
The Band Mothers Club will meet Tuesday January 9 at 4 15 pm in the Band Hall. All members are urged to be present for this meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothera . Club
Winters Chamber Banquet to Feature General Dynamics Speaker
Gregory B Thomasson a public relations rep for General Dynamics Astronautics will speak at the Winters Chamber of Commerce banquet in the Winters school cafeteria at 7 30 Thursday January 11 A W Libbe will preside with R C Thomas as master of ceremonies The program includes singing of America and the Pledge of Allegiance by local groups and entertainment by Sno Flakes from Winters High School Tickets may be obtained from chamber board members
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregory B. Thomasson
Abilene office of General Dynamics/Astronautics
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Winters School
A. W. Libbe
Business
R.C. Thomas
America
J. W. ‘Bahiman
Mord Tucker
Sno-Flakes
Winters High School
Robert Gans
Thomasson
Burlington
North Carolina
Mississippi
Tistoe Collenes
Arkante College
U.S. “Marine Corps
Genéral Dynamics-Astronautics
AbLl
Lauralee. Young
Abilene
Tickete Fox
The
Appeal Chamber
Flames Burn Trio to Death in Home Tragedy
Mrs. Johnnie Bankston suffered first and second degree burns while trying to rescue her three children from a two room frame house fire at 10 30 a m. Neighbors and Mrs Ruby Lee Walker’s visitor smothered the flames in her hat and tried to help but the back door was nailed shut. The three children Priscella Loucella and the baby died in the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Bankston
Patis
Atin
Priscella
Loucella
Bankston, Or
John Clary
Bankstons
Bankston Childred
Mr. God
Alek
Grant
L Winters
Fragmented OCR Teases Local Street Address Note
A damaged OCR snippet mentions a street or avenue name and vague location hints. No clear event, date, or entity is readable to identify a specific notice or action.
Association briefing notes on band director Robert Gans
Robert Gans, a band trader at the American School Band Directors Association, was notified of developments related to his position and involvement with the organization. The fragment suggests official communication but lacks specific actions or outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Gans
American School Bandrectors Association
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