Winters area pol tax deadline and hospital praise
The Winters area faces a January 31 deadline to pay the Texas poll tax as residents weigh the 1963-64 election impact. The Winters Municipal Hospital shows an $9,467.65 net gain for the year ending Sept 30 1963 with supervisor Mrs Tommy Rougas praised for staff leadership and a new Vocational Nursing training school under her guidance.
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Texas
Winters
Winters Municipal Hospital
Tommy Rougas
Rougas
Municipal Hospital
Municipal Light Plant
FFA Junior Livestock Show Sale Nets $4360
The Saturday sale at the FFA stock barns drew $4,360 from 20 animals including 17 lambs and 3 swine. Grand Champion lambs were shown by Scotty Belew and J. W. Aley, with other top awards going to Jerry Alexander, the Schwartz Brothers, Joe Pritchard, Neil Brown, and hereford and Red Angus winners. Auctioneer Bill Scott led the sale after judging by Dr. Tim Mason and Bill Scott.
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FFA
Hampshire
Scotty Belew
Bob Bredemeyer
Belew
J. C. Belew
Winters High School
J. W. Aley
Aley
Wingate
Pritchard
Neil Brown
Winters Ffa
George Brown
Winters
Glenn Wright
Bob Colburn
Texas Red Angus Assn
Runnels
Verna Powers Named Corpswave of the Month at Great Lakes Base
Verna Lee Powers of Winters has been chosen Naval Hospital Corpswave of the month for December. Stationed at Great Lakes Naval Base, she trained at Bainbridge and since 1957 has served at Corpus Christi MSTS Pacific Area USNTC San Diego and New Orleans.
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HM2
Verna Lee Powers
Roland Powers
Winters
Naval Hospital
Great Lakes Naval Base
U. S. Navy
Bainbridge
Maryland
Powers
U. S. Navy Hospital
Corpus Christi
Pacific Area
USNTC
San Diego
US Naval Station
New Orleans
Louisiana
Buyers purchase 17 lambs and 3 swine at FFA sale
A Saturday sale following the FFA Junior Livestock Show drew buyers who paid 4360 dollars for 17 head of lambs and three head of swine. The group included Ray Alderman, Charlie Newell, Doyle Newcomb, and Bill Scott as auctioneer, with local business names such as Alder man-Cave Milling & Grain Co. and Loyd LP Gas represented.
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Bill Scott
FFA
Ray Alderman
Charlie Newell
Bob Loyd
Loyd LP Gas
John Balkum
Ballinger
Truck & Tractor
Ray Walston
Neal Oakes
Piggly Wiggly
G. W. Sneed
Mansell Bros
Abilene
Little
Farm Equipment Moves to West Dale Location
Farm Equipment, longtime Case dealer, relocates from 100 North Church Street to West Dale Street near Way Truck and Tractor Co. The showroom and shops occupy a 110 by 78 foot space with a 25 by 50 foot office and parts area. Remodeling proceeds. Thormeyer notes larger display area and modern facilities.
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North Church Street
West Dale Street
Case Farm Machinery
E. E. Thormeyer
Way Truck and Tractor Co
Thormeyer
South Main Street
Winters Library Enters 11th Year Of Operation
Winters Public Library began its 11th year on January 4 under librarian Myra Glover. The collection surpassed 5000 volumes including national best sellers. a year goal of 10,000 checkouts was exceeded with 11,414 borrowed by year end. Hours are 2 to 6 on Wednesday Friday and Saturday.
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Winters Public Library
Myra Glover
McCarthy
Civic Club
Forrest Shade Leaves for Navy Training After Holiday Visit
Forrest Shade son of Mr and Mrs Clarence Shade departed last Friday after a holiday leave. He will report to Hospital Corpsman School at Great Lakes Illinois to complete training in March. A 1962 Winters High School graduate he attended San Angelo College for a term before enlisting in the Navy. He trained at San Diego and was stationed briefly in Pensacola Florida. Returning to duty he accompanied Mike Jones to St Louis Missouri where Jones studies medicine at Washington University.
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Forrest Shade
Clarence Shade
Great Lakes Naval Station
Illinois
Shade
Winters High School
San Angelo College
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Pensacola
Fla
Duncan Family Weekend Visit at Era Duncan Home
J L Duncan and family of Hamlin were weekend visitors at the home of his mother Mrs Era Duncan.
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Duncan
J.L. Duncan
Hamlin
Era Duncan
Chamber of Commerce Re Elects Neely President
Neely was reelected president at the Winters chamber meeting held at the Fireside Restaurant. Homer Hodge was chosen vice president and Roger Robinson treasurer. Five new board members took office for two-year terms: Thormeyer, Mathis, Robinson, Anderson and Dry. Committees were named and regular meetings set for 6 30 a m on the first Tuesday each month.
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Gattis Neely
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Business and Industrial Organization
Fireside
Homer Hodge
Roger
Spec) Robinson
E. E. Thormeyer
M. E. Mathis
Roger Robinson
F. R. Anderson
Hal Dry
Neely
Hodge
Don Oakes
James Hinds
John Gardner
Chamber of Commerce
Robt Gans Named To Committee of Music Educators
Robert Gans Winters High School band director and Region 2 vice chairman of the Texas Music Educators Association has been named to the ballet committee at the TMEA annual meeting in Houston in early February. Bryce Taylor TMEA president invited him to serve in that capacity. TMEA serves Texas band orchestra vocal and elementary music teachers.
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Robert Gans
Winters High School
Texas Music Educators Association
Houston
Bryce Taylor
TMEA
Gans
Texas
Winters Band Mothers Club Meeting Notice
Winters Band Mothers Club will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4 15 o'clock in the Band Hall. Mrs Ellis Zane Moore, president, says all band mothers are requested to be present.
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Winters Band Mothers Club
Ellis Zane Moore
Vinsons Return to Waco After Family Visit
Mr and Mrs Wayne Vinson and their daughter Linda returned Wednesday to their home in Waco after a visit with his parents Mr and Mrs J D Vinson and other relatives here.
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Wayne Vinson
Linda
Waco
J. D. Vinson
TV Set Bought For Rest Home
The Rev. Ray Elliott of First Methodist Church reports a drive raised 267 dollars to buy a television set for Merrill Rest Home. He thanks donors on behalf of the home residents after the purchase was completed.
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Ray Elliott
First Methodist Church
Merrill Rest Home
Elliott
Frances Campbell Buys Burns Interest In Fashion Shop
Mrs Frances Campbell purchased the remaining interest of Mrs Ralph Burns to become sole owner of the Fashion Shop on South Main Street. The two had co owned a ready to wear business for about 12 years with Burns founding the store 15 years ago and later selling an interest to Campbell.
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Frances Campbell
Burns
Ralph Burns
South Main Street
Campbell
Meet At First Presbyterian Set For Sunday
A congregational meeting will be held at First Presbyterian Church at 8 p.m. Sunday after a covered dish supper. Rev. Edgar Graham says the session will hear reports on 1963 progress and discuss adopting the 1964 budget.
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First Presbyterian Church
Edgar Graham
Mitchell family from Albuquerque visits over holidays
Mr and Mrs Melvin Mitchell and their sons Gerald Stephen and Mark of Albuquerque New Mexico visited the J H Mitchell home and friends and relatives during the holidays.
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New Mexico
Melvin Mitchell
Gerald
Stephen
Mark
Albuquerque
N. M
J. H. Mitchell
Winters City Auditor Reports Solid Finances
The 1963 audit by Cherry Eckert & Story finds Winters in good financial shape with rising revenues in Waterworks Municipal Hospital and Municipal Light Plant. General Fund tax receipts climbed, and bonded debt declined to 774 400 with several retirements planned including hospital debt forgiveness.
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Winters
Municipal Light
General Fund
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Jakey R. C. Thomas
Associated Press
Tim Mason
Abilene Christian College
Abilene High School
Scott
Hampshire Barrows
Jerry Alexander
Schwartz Bros
Roger Pendagrass
Colburn Bros
Duroc Barrows
Johnny Hopper
Danny Long
Joe Pritchard
Bill Cathey
Cathey
Pendagrass
Barrow
Alexander
Schwartz Bros Fat Lambs
Finewool
Puckett Bros
Ricky Marks
Randle Sprinkle
Jerry Mills
Clyde Booth
Dennis McBeth
Mills
Richard Redman
Sprinkle
Hudon White
White
Ross Anderson
Southdown
Ann Walston
Ronald Colburn
Lon McDonald Vong
Winters High
Jerry
J. T. Sprinkle
West Dale
Winters Library
Great Lakes
Texas A. and
M. University
Alfred Clarence Wessels
James Ervin Schroeder
John A. Hunter
Louisiana State University
A. and M. University
Chamber President
Robt. Gans
First Presbyterian
Cherry, Eckert & Story
Certified Public Accountants of
San Angelo
Harvey D. Jones
Park Fund
Cit Hall
Hospital
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