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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1970
Page
4
A humorous column notes generation gaposis as older and younger generations argue over comfort levels in winter. It likens attitudes to a common illness and urges readers to register to vote before the January 31 deadline for 1970 elections.
The Winters Lions Club will host its annual chili supper at the school cafeteria on Tuesday February 10. Tickets are available from any Lions Club member.
Santa Claus visited the Winters VFW Post Home on December 19 and distributed Christmas stockings to 29 children under 12. The event brought holiday cheer to local youngsters as part of the post’s seasonal program.
The table lists daily temperatures with high and low ranges from December 31 through January 6. Readings include 44/22 for Wednesday, 29/45 for Thursday, 21/50 for Friday, 21/63 for Saturday, 38/44 for Sunday, 16/33 for Monday, and 10- forTuesday.
The Winters Chamber of Commerce outlines plans for programs and projects with Jim Cowlishaw as new president. Officers include M D Johnston as vice president and Mrs Raymond Burns as treasurer. New and holdover directors are named as part of the 1970 board. A cash award fund for Junior Livestock Show exhibitors is being raised.
In the Runnels County Archery Association of Winters 1970 officers were elected Floyd Grant Jr as president Rickey Egbert as vice president Marvin Clark secretary treasurer Mrs Marvin Clark reporter and Rickey Baker field director Social directors are Mrs Floyd Grant Jr and Mrs Rickey Baker The group will hold its annual invitational shoot in August.
William Chester Puckett of Winters is among 49 seniors finishing degree work at McMurry College Abiiene. Degrees will be awarded at the May 17 commencement for spring graduates. Many students have already signed up for the spring session.
Mr and Mrs W F Minzenmayer and granddaughter Linda Minzenmayer, and Mrs Johnnie Frierson and daughter Kathy visited in Dallas Saturday and Sunday with their children and sister Mr and Mrs Bill Miller Jr and Kaylea.
After weeks of talks the Winters City Council authorized Lone Star Gas to raise rates by 8.87 percent or 7.5 cents per thousand cubic feet. The increase, affecting commercial and residential users, will likely take effect with the next bill and adds about 1500 annually at the city gate. The move is among the lowest approved citywide after company negotiations with several Texas towns.
J B McGuire of Miles has been named the veterans service officer for Runnels County by the county commissioners. He replaces the retiring D G Posey and will operate from Winters on Wednesdays, Eden on Fridays, and the Ballinger office the rest of the time.
Melvin Mapes of Winters Runnels County Commissioner Precinct 2 announced this week he will seek re election to a third term. He plans to make a public statement in the near future.
Farmers earning at least two thirds of their 1969 gross income from farming must file the 1969 estimated federal income tax by January 15 1970 using Form 1040 ES F. If they file the 1969 return and pay all tax due by February 16 1970 they are not required to file the estimate. The Farmer's Tax Guide Publication 225 is available free by mail or from the county farm agent.
During the holidays Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Collins hosted Sherri and Airman First Class Teo W. Comade of Bergenfield New Jersey and Airman First Class Dennis W. Estes of St. Louis Missouri. Comade recently returned from the Isle of Crete and Estes completed training at Keeler AFB Mississippi while both are stationed at San Antonio. Terry Collins, son of Weldon Collins, is serving with the U S Air Force on Crete.
J C Martin and wife return to Oklahoma from spending Christmas with son J K Martin and family in Forgan. During the stay he served as installing officer at Beaver Masonic Lodge and installed his son as worshipful master, presenting a handcrafted ironwood and desert mahogany jewel from Winters shop.
Winters Police Chief Joe Stevens announced that a driver license examiner will be at Winters City Hall on the first Friday of each month. Drivers may take tests and apply for license renewals on that day.
The USDA Cotton Classing Office in Abilene reports a near standstill in daily sample receipts due to sleet and snow. For the week ending January 2, 1970, 23,500 samples were classed, with the season total at 202,000 compared to 441,000 a year ago, and grades showing 20 percent white and 71 percent light spotted among other details. Prices for several staple qualities are listed by the Consumer and Marketing Service.
Winters High School coordinator Robert Stathem says the Distributive Education and Industrial Cooperative Training program seeks more student trainees. Enrolled students 27, available to cooperators from 1 p.m. daily. contact Stathem at 754-5114 to join or add a trainee.
Nearly 1000 scholarships are awarded at Abilene Christian College. Susan Roberts and Jim Vaughan, Winters residents, are among recipients. The Winters Junior Livestock Show opens Saturday with 187 entries including 55 lambs 44 calves and 88 pigs. Judging begins about 9 a.m. at the Winters School stock barns. Exhibitors earn cash awards funded by local sponsors via ten dollar shares. General superintendent is R Q Marks with M L Wood and Randall Sneed assisting.
Mike Smith of Winters will exhibit one Charolais steer in the 1970 Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show January 30 to February 8. Entry deadlines for poultry rabbit and pigeon are January 15. cattle horse sheep and swine entries closed. Officials expect a strong, high caliber show with top contestants and a star guest performer Candy Canary of Bonanza fame.
Mrs John Hord Sr returns home after visiting her son John Hord Jr and family in Fort Stockton. John Hord Jr and wife welcomed a son James Paul born December 11 at Fort Stockton weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces. The mother is Mary Ruth Lindsey before marriage.
Carroll Tatum, superintendent of Winters Independent School District, and Johnny Bob Smith, school business manager, attend the Texas School Administrators' Advisory Conference on Education in Austin this week. The meeting, sponsored by the Texas Education Agency and the Texas Association of School Administrators, runs Wednesday through Friday.
Rickey Dry son of Mr and Mrs Hal Dry of Winters becomes an instructor at Cisco Junior College for the second semester teaching Key Punch I and II and Data Processing Applications He is a sophomore at Cisco JC majoring in Electronic Data Processing and is married to Linda Tischler of Winters.
Voters will fill national, state, county, city, and school offices in 1970 with primaries in May and June, and a general election in November. Local races include Winters City Council and school board seats, plus several county posts in Runnels, with filing by February 1 and voter registration by January 31.
Winters warehouse reports 7513 bales of the 1969 cotton crop from North Runnels County gins received this week Most of the cotton has been stripped though some fields remain wet For good weather expected total bales may reach about 8000 by crop end January 31 1969 reports show 14260 bales previously received at the Winters warehouse
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