Poll tax deadline sparks voter eligibility notice in Texas
The article outlines a January 31 deadline to obtain poll tax receipts or exemption certificates for elections from February 1, 1966, to January 31, 1967. It lists four rules from Attorney General Waggoner Carr about who must pay, who is exempt, and how special receipts allow Federal voting rights, noting age and residency caveats and emphasizing the need to secure a receipt to vote. It also includes a light anecdote about a Bluff Creek farmer proposing a region name, joking about “Breadbasket Area” or “West Texas WAISTland.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waggoner Carr
Federal District Court
Texas
U. S. Congress
Bluff Creek
Abilene
West Texas
Lions Club Chili Supper Tuesday at Winters School
The Winters Lions Club announces its annual chili supper next Tuesday evening in the school cafeteria. Serving starts at 5 p.m. and continues until everyone is served. Home made pie will be available. Proceeds fund Lions Club projects including assistance for youths and support of the Crippled Children's Camp at Kerrville.
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Lions Club
Crippled Children's Camp
Kerrville
Barehading -Slaseey
Probst Invites Public to St John's Choir Concert
The Rev. Walter C. Probst of St. John's Lutheran Church has extended an invitation to the public to hear the church choir perform. The outreach emphasizes the spiritual and musical value of the program for listeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter C. Probst
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Texas Lutheran College
Southwest
St. John’s Lutheran
Wingate School Receives $3899.80 Title I Funds
Wingate School District has final approval for Title I funds under Public Law 89 10. The $3899.80 will fund a reading improvement program, hire an additional teacher, and acquire reading equipment including speed readers labs tape recorders and phonics tapes. Funds are allocated based on the number of pupils from families earning under $2000 annually per the 1960 Census.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Williams
Men's Day Observed at First Baptist Church
The Rev. B T Shoemake will deliver the major address during the morning worship on January 23 at First Baptist Church for Baptist Men's Day. A fellowship breakfast starts at 7 00 a m in the Fellowship hall with the Brotherhood sponsoring the event led by president Gayland Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B T. Shoemake
First Baptist Church
Southern Baptist Convention
B. T. Shoemake
The
Brotherhood of the Church
Gayland Robinson
Lem Ray
Wylie
Pumphrey Named Campaign Director for Texas Young Republicans
Michial Pumphrey has been named the Texas Young Republican Federation Campaign Director for the 1966 election year. He heads the Runnels County Young G O P and is known for organizing the youth movement in the region. Pumphrey attends Winters High School and is the son of Mr and Mrs Doyle Pumphrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michial Pumphrey
Texas Young Republican Federation
Pumphrey
Runnels County
Young G.O.P
Winters High School
Doyle Pumphrey
B58 Hustler conducts high altitude training routes sonic boom cited
The B 58 Hustler supersonic bomber conducts SAC training flights from northeast Perryton Oklahoma toward San Angelo. The routes pass the Winters area creating sonic booms heard for days while radar scoring units test simulated bomb drops. No bombs are carried and by passing major cities the jets decelerate to subsonic speeds to reduce noise.
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Strategic Air Command
Perryton
Okla
San’ Angelo
Air Force
Walker Tatum Named March of Dimes Chairman
Walker Tatum is named head chairman of the March of Dimes in Winters Texas with Mrs. Robert Robinson and Mrs. Johnnie Wilson as Mothers March co chairmen. Ballinger hosts the county organization with Mrs. Bobby Black and Mrs. Arthur Watkins as co campaign leaders as volunteers are recruited. The Balloon sale by Goal Diggers Club is set for downtown streets on Saturday January 29. The March of Dimes National Foundation supports birth defects polio care and Salk Institute research.
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Runnels County
Ballinger
Bobby Black
Arthur Watkins
Watkins
Patsy Wilkerson
Winters
Walker Tatum
Robert Robinson
Johnnie Wilson
Goal Diggers Club
March of Dimes National Foundation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Organization
Salk Institute For Biological Studies
Cotton crop exceeds expectations with 14 622 bales in Winters area
Production of the 1965 cotton crop surpassed forecasts as Winters Cotton Warehouse reports 14 622 bales received up to noon Wednesday. They anticipate at most 50 more bales this year and note the warehouse handles baled cotton from two gins in Winters and two in Wingate.
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Winters Cotton Warehouse
Wingate
Winters Chamber Banquet Set For Friday February 4
Principal speaker will be Herring a Grand Prairie banker at the Winters Chamber of Commerce annual banquet. The event marks the year’s highlight with new officers taking seats and a year in review. Outgoing president W L Bean and new president Harvey D Jones named.
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Herring
Grand Prairie
Winters Chamber of Commerce
W.L
Bill) Bean
Harvey D. Jones
James M Wharton Named Manager of Winters Office of Lone Star Gas
James M Wharton named local manager of Lone Star Gas distribution in Winters Winters Lawn Tuscola and Wingate replacing J C Wilkerson who moves to Colorado City Wharton veteran of 38th Infantry served in Germany France and Czechoslovakia married Joyce Heflin with three children aged 13 8 and 5 joined company 1948 and rose from shop clerk to chief clerk prior to promotion his new posting takes effect February 1.
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James Marshal Wharton
Lone Star Gas Company
Winters
Lawn, Tuscola
Wingate
R. E. Day
San Angelo
Wharton
J. C. Wilkerson
Colorado City
Abilene
Sweetwater
Stamford
Armed Forces
Germany
France
Czechoslovakia
38Th
Joyce Mozelle Heflin
Blanche
Wesley
David
Lingleville
Hardin-Simmons University
Whartons
The
Baptist Church
Stamford Lions Club
Stamford Chamber of Commerce
Gas
Colorado
Joe
Presbyterian Church
Wilkerson
Winters Volunteer Fire Department
Winters Lions Club
Winters Municipal Light Plant Shows Net Income Gain
Audit of the Winters Municipal Light Plant items a net income of 33 083.46 for the year ended Sept 30 1965 up from 30515.16 the prior year. Operating revenue reached 132693.60 with 75123.00 in expenses leaving 57570.70 for debt service and 316?668.46 in non operating expenses including depreciation. The plant holds 322000 in bonds and fixed assets totaling 780273.15. an upcoming 8000 engine rebuild will appear in the next audit. engine repairs boosted output by 25 percent.
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Winters
Cherry, Eckert
Municipal
N. D. Waggoner
Angelo Attorney Donates Books To Winters Public Library
San Angelo attorney W. A. Griffis Jr donated 25 new non fiction books to Winters Public Library. The donation supports library members with two week checkouts and two week renewals. Tarleton College student Ricky Boyes visited his parents Monroe and Mrs. Boles over the weekend.
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Angelo Attorney
W. A. Griffis Jr
San Angelo
Winters Public Library
Griffis
Winters Library
Ricky Boyes
Tarleton College
Stephenville
Monroe Boles
Winters Exhibitors Enter 33 Pigs 42 Lambs Fort Worth Show
Winters youngsters will show 33 pigs and about 50 lambs in the Junior divisions of the 1966 Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth January 28 through February 6. Exhibitors include Gene Lett Dennis McBeth Rex Marks Allen Mills Jerry Mills Jim Morrow Peace ONeal Ronald Presley Richard Schwartz Stephen Smith John Spill Beverly Sprinkle Huden White Glenn Wright and others.
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Southwestern
Fort Worth
Cathey
Darrell
Ronald Colburn
Lamb
Winters
Gene Lett
Dennis McBeth
Rex Marks
Allen “Mills
Jerry Mills
Jim Morrow
Peace O'Neal
Ronald Presley
Richard Schwartz
Stephen Smith
John Spill
Beverly Sprinkle
Huden White
Glenn Wright
Fort: Worth
Clyde
Booth
Charles
Rown
Ronald
Colburn
Winters I S D Adds Eleven Staff Under Title I Program
Eleven new staff members join Winters Independent School District under Title I funds totaling 46600 dollars for educationally deprived children. Three remedial reading teachers join, plus a full time nurse, attendance aide, secretarial support, and several teacher aides to assist grades one through eight in reading and audio visual work.
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Winters Independent School
Mandella Hill
Neva Carter
Addie M. Hardaway
Joyce Wharton
Carter
Bandera
West Texas State Teachers College
North Texas State University
Hardin- Simmons University
Bradshaw
The
Baptist Church
Hardaway
Fort Stockton
Crews
Sul Ross State College
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Texas Women's University
Church Street
Stamford
Wharton
Hardin-Simmons University
Lone Star Gas Co
Winters
Ollie Lou Cole
Phil Anderson
Ferldean Brown
Jackie Graham
Lorena Simpson
City Election Set For April First Tuesday Vote
Winters council approves a resolution for a city election on April 5 to elect three aldermen. Incumbents Homer Hodge James Colburn and R C Thomas face vacancies with no declared candidates yet. Prospective candidates must file with the City Secretary by 30 days before the election. Mayor W M Hays and Aldermen Wade White and J C Jarrell hold current terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters
Homer Hodge
James Colburn
R. C. Thomas
Hodge
Colburn
W. M. Hays
Wade White
J. C. Jarrell
Hays
Alderman White
Alderman Jarrell
Gunn family weekend visit and extended trip
From San Antonio Mr. and Mrs. Del Gunn and daughters Debbie and Jana spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Yates. The Gunns and Mrs. Yates then traveled to Bovina to visit Mrs. Mel Gunn who joined them for an extended visit in San Antonio.
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del Gunn
Debbie
Jana
San Antonio
W. J. Yates
Gunn
Yates
Bovina
Mel Gunn
Richard Puckett Tops WHS Banquet as Outstanding Athlete
Winters High School honored its football, basketball and track teams at a Saturday banquet in the high school cafeteria. Richard Puckett, 159 pounds, was named the outstanding athlete by head coach L G Wilson. Emory Bellard, San Angelo athletic director, spoke urging three core traits and unity among underclassmen for next year.
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Richard Puckett
Winters Blizzard
Winters High School
L. G. Wilson
Puckett
Wilson
Winters Boosters
Emory Bellard
San Angelo
Bellard
Galea
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Walter Farrier
Wingate School
Young Gop Federation
March of Dimes
C. of C
James M. Wharton
Lone Star Gas
Roger
Pendergrass
Robert
Sherman
Serait
Nadine DeLaCruz
Myrl Young
Runnels
WHS
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