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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1971
Page
5
In Home Town lake a proposal to ease US 83 rebuilding delays suggests a rail handcar pool for transport. The piece also notes the old Methodist Church organ sold to Pan-American College and reflects on how television shapes youth perception across generations.
Cary D. Kirby of Winters graduated from Engineman A School at the Service School Command Great Lakes NI. He is the son of Roy F. E. Kirby of Winters.
A Texas plan led by Dr. John E. Hutchinson seeks to raise agricultural cash receipts to 3.76 billion by the end of the 1976 crop year. Projections come from Extension specialists and industry figures, with county committees setting county and district targets and annual goals for commodity groups. The program emphasizes technology and marketing advances to expand production while ensuring a stable food supply.
Winters State Bank will participate in Rehab 71 a six and one half hour telecast fundraiser for the West Texas Rehabilitation Center. The program airs Saturday 7 15 p.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday on KRBC TV Abilene and KACB San Angelo with pledge phone line 754 4517 active 7 30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Pledges processed for direct mail verification.
County Judge Elliott Kemp proclaims January 26 to 29 1971 as 3.76 in 76 Week to boost Texas agriculture. The observance promotes public knowledge and aims to raise agricultural income by 1 billion dollars by crop year 1976 through coordinated farm production and marketing improvements.
Clay L. Allen, Wingate postmaster since 1951, is named Plant Maintenance Specialist for the Dallas Region of the U S Post Office Depart ment. He will inspect post office facilities in Texas and Louisiana and conduct regional maintenance schools. Mrs. Allen will be Officer in Charge of the Wingate Post Office while he remains in Wingate.
Dr. T. A. Patterson of Dallas, executive secretary of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, will address the Runnels Association Baptist Men fellowship Monday evening February 1 at Winters First Baptist Church at 7:30. A meal will be served and Royal Ambassadors and ladies are invited.
Mrs. T. V. Jennings hosted guests the past week Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Spangler of Altus Oklahoma visiting at her home in the state.
Four leaders from Runnels County Farm Bureau joined the Texas Farm Bureau during the January 2021 Legislative Conference in Austin. The two day event at Villa Capri Motor Hotel featured tours of the Capitol and talks by Lt Governor Ben Barnes and legislators on issues like tax policy agricultural land and water. Farm Bureau leaders and state officials discussed policy goals for the 62nd Legislature including farm pollution taxes farm labor and farm to market road funds.
The schedule lists boys and girls games across grades. The events include Hamilton tournament on Jan 29, Robert Lee on Jan 29-30, Ballinger Feb 1, Cisco Feb 2, Wylie Feb 4, and Clyde Feb 5 with multiple A and B teams and grade levels. Local sites are noted as here or there.
Omega Electric Co. crews from Brady began setting poles on Main Street to relocate city power lines ahead of US 83 widening. West Texas Utilities Co. from San Angelo will move in to place new poles, Lone Star Gas will relocate gas lines, service lines to customers will be laid, with completion aimed in seven weeks and turnover to the Highway Department by April 15.
James R. Payne Jr formerly of Winters and longtime First National Bank of Dona Ana County officer in Las Cruces NM has been named to the bank’s board. He has estate planning investment banking background and was trust officer in 1960 and selected for special investment banking training.
An early 1970 weather note lists a low of 20 degrees on Tuesday January 20 and a high of 74 degrees on Sunday and Monday January 25 and 26.
Eddie D Meador former Rams defensive star will speak at the Winters High School Blizzard football banquet to be held in the school cafeteria Saturday at 7 p m. Tickets cost a set price with proceeds benefiting WHS Cheerleaders. Meador son of E E Meador of Frisco grew up near Tuscola Ovale and played NFL 1959 1969 earning multiple Pro Bowl selections and White Award in 1969. He later served as Rams players rep and NFL Players Association officer and now holds executive posts in Denton and Frisco firms.
C. R. Kendrick sold the Kendrick Insurance Agency to Bedford Insurance Agency effective February 1. Policies will be served through Bedford with same carrier options. Kendrick will continue real estate work for now. Bedford is a three brother partnership led by W G Bedford Marvin Bedford and Wayne Bedford.
Board of Directors of North Runnels Hospital District met Tuesday morning with Austin architect John Chiles Allen to discuss preliminary studies for a new hospital ward. Dr. C T Rives Dr H H McCrecight RN administrator Mrs T H Rougas and other directors attended. no plans yet, drawings to be presented later.
Gary R Hill finished an 18 week Texas Department of Public Safety training course on January 22 and will be stationed in San Angelo with wife Kay.
W D Bill Wilson has been discharged from Hendricks Memorial Hospital Abilene where he was hospitalized since January 2 after a heart attack He will stay at home for three more weeks under medical guidance.
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