01 Jul 1960
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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1960
Page
1
For 15 days in a row Winters Volunteer Fire Department fought grass and weed fires with one to three calls daily. Chief D Waggoner warns of strain as crews respond without sounding an alarm, noting a barn and a chicken house lost to fires. Residents urged to avoid burning near structures and to keep water hoses ready.
Mrs Adolph Chupik and her son Stanley left Thursday for Dallas from the home of her mother Mrs O K Paschal and sister Mrs Fritz Deike.
Mr and Mrs Robert Paschall and family of Dimmitt spent the weekend visiting in the home of his mother Mrs O K Paschal and other relatives.
Mr and Mrs Fritz Deike returned Thursday from Baytown where they visited their daughter and Mr and Mrs Winford Carey. They also visited in Galveston.
The City Council of Winters releases the proposed budget for 1960 61. The plan projects a $20 047 59 surplus if revenues meet estimates and all departments stay within budget. Expected revenue totals 359 638 00 with expenses of 339 590 00.
H Giesecke Jr reports the Standard Soil Survey in the Runnels Soil Conservation District is one third complete. James Barnhill notes 235 350 acres mapped since starting in 1957 with completion expected in 1964. The survey records soil slope texture color and water absorption for farmers and ranchers to aid conservation plans.
Mrs Laura McMallum of Milano spent the first of the week visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs Ed Brandon.
Rev. B T Shoemake of Winters First Baptist documents his South American tour visiting Mexico Peru Chile and Argentina en route to the 10th Baptist World Congress in Rio de Janeiro. He notes Lima's mix of modern and ancient, quake devastation in Chile, high prices in several countries and hopes his photos will help others understand the world.
Heavy equipment moved onto the Atlas missile installation east of Winters and initial excavation started. D. V. Moore of H B Zachry Co. and Brown and Root Co. said field offices would be moved in within days. Open excavation to finish in ten days, then dig for the deep Atlas silo shaft. Surface area about football field size, sloping to 40 feet deep and 180 feet in diameter. The Winters site is one of twelve around Dyess AFB at Abilene with work expected to cover a year.
Joe Frederick Kraatz son of Mr and Mrs Walter Kraatz Winters will lead the worship service and deliver the message at St Johns Lutheran Church on Sunday July 3 at 10 10 a m He plans to enter the ministry after earning a B A from Texas Lutheran College Seguin and is enrolled at Luther Seminary St Paul Minnesota for four years of study toward ordination.
SMSgt James T Stell Jr of Forbes AFB Topeka Kansas son of Mrs J T Stell was named Honor Graduate of Class 60 D at the Second Air Force NCO Academy ceremony led by Major Ernest C Price. He served as flight line controller and received his diploma after Brig Gen Howard W Moore spoke.
Winters City Council authorized Mayor Harvey D. Jones to lead a comprehensive water study with Councilmen Buck Smith and O. B. Raper. The panel will assess current distribution and future needs while soliciting state water authority assistance.
Winters conjunta effort designates July 11 to 15 as Cleanup Week with extra trucks and staff for a special pickup day. Residents urged to stack trash and limbs in alleys for efficient collection while avoiding fires from burning cold ashes. Committee members include Robert Everett C R Kendrick Joyce Wilkerson Barney Bryant and Councilman J F Richie.
Post office officials map delivery routes for Winters upcoming mail start on July 23. E. E. English visits from San Angelo to coordinate routes with Rankin Pace and set up sorting, with three carriers and a leased panel truck for parcel post. Bids invited for a 150 foot capacity panel truck. deadline July 11. Residents urged to provide mail boxes or slot doors and to notify editors of address changes before start. After July 23 mail will be delivered as addressed, with options to use post office boxes or combine parcel post delivery to residence.
Next Tuesday night July 5 at 8 p.m. in City Hall a meeting will plan a local civil defense unit for North Runnels County. W R Bodine of the state civil defense department will join Winters City Council and civic groups to map the program and outline functions for disaster response.
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