Mapes Retires After 16 Years as County Commissioner
Melvin Mapes of Winters retires after 16 years as Precinct 2 County Commissioner. He previously worked for Yeager and Bedford, with his brother Joe Mapes and Fred Bedford’s era shaping local leadership. The tale hints at a missing-injury report from the water tower project that sparked speculation after a work jacket was dropped.
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Melvin Mapes
Winters
Melvin
Joe Mapes
Yeager
Joe
Fred Bedford
Bedford
Presbyterian Church To Ordain Three Deacons
Three deacons will be ordained and installed at First Presbyterian Church of Ballinger during the 11 a.m. worship Sunday. The service includes the Lord’s Supper. The installants are Mrs. Bill Stultz, Mrs. E. H Stanley, and Larry McGraw, all residents of Ballinger, elected to serve 1975 through 1977.
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First Presbyterian Church
Ballinger
Larry M. Correll
Bill Stultz
E. H Stanley
Larry McGraw
Annual Junior Stock Show To Be Bigger Than Ever
The Winters livestock show on Saturday January 11 at the Winters School barn grows larger with over 45 head of livestock plus rabbits and poultry entered for judging. Winners receive trophies rosettes and cash, with the Winters Chamber selling shares in the event to fund prizes. The 4 H Club runs a concession and judges include Kermit Wendland Denny Belew Jones Parrish and R Q Marks.
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Winters School
The
Winters Livestock Association
Winters Chamber of Commerce
4-H Club
Denny
Belew
Winters FFA commercial feeding project awards announced
The Winters Young Farmers sponsored a Junior Livestock Show feeding effort with 14 participants. Livestock fed from October 6 to January 4 were weighed and judged on rate of gain and feeding efficiency. First places went to Greg Black in steers, Ricky Dunlap in lambs, and Roderick and Jobe in hogs.
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Winters
FFA
Yo Ag
Young Farmers Organization
Greg. Black
Chuck and
Lee Evans
Jerry Don Vinson
Ricky Dunlap
Evans Brothers
Roderick and
Jobe
Larry Ripley
Four Sites Feasible For Two-City Water Supply
Four Elm Creek sites in Runnels County meet feasibility standards to supply Winters and Ballinger with water. Site options include locations south of Lake Winters and near Bluff Creek. Site 2 offers lowest salinity and Site 4 also feasible, with size and evaporation factors noted. A final detailed report will follow in weeks as officials push for a three to five year construction timeline.
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Elm Creek
Runnels
Winters
Ballinger
Winters City
Ballinger City Commission
Lake Winters
Mud Creek
Bluff Creek
Highway 53
Gary Reeves
Freese and Nichols
Fort Worth
Winters and Ballinger
Homer Hodge
Woodrow Watts
James West
E. E. Vaughan
Buddy Miller
Clifton Poe
William Goetz
J. T. Isbell
Bud Everett
David Whatley
Alvin Holbrook
Ebib Grindstaff
Aubrey Faubion
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
New County Officials Take Oaths in Ballinger
John Purifoy of Ballinger becomes Runnels County judge and David Carroll of Winters becomes county commissioner from Precinct 2 after swearing in in the Commissioners Court room. Purifoy succeeds Elliott Kemp. Carroll succeeds Melvin Mapes.
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Melvin Mapes
Rex Allen Appreciation Day Proclaimed in Winters
The Winters mayor designates Friday January 10 1975 as Rex Allen Appreciation Day honoring the entertainer. Proclamation issued by Homer Hodge in the city.
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Weet ‘Texas Rehabilitation Center
Rex Allen
Homer Hodge
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David Carroll
Carroll
Kelly Blackerby
Charles Allcorn
Vong
James Blackwell
Presbyterian Church
Kermit Wendland
Miles
Denny Belew
Wolfforth
Runnels County
Yo-Ag Boys
G. W. Scott
Bob Sanders
Trinity U-M Church
Waco
Purifoy
Judge Purifoy
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