Four Runnels Students To Baylor Seminar
Four Runnels County high school students will attend a Citizenship Seminar at Baylor University in Waco July 28 to 31. Sponsored by the Runnels County Farm Bureau, the group includes Ruth Jansa Winters High School Yolanda Casarez Miles Ronald Schwertner Miles and Steve Everett Ballinger. A chartered bus will transport them on July 28. The four participants join 457 students from 156 counties for four days of lectures by four nationally known speakers including Dr Clifton L Ganus Jr Dr C L Kay John Noble and W Cleon Skousen.
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Runnels County
Baylor University
Waco
The
Texas Farm Bureau
Ruth Jansa
Norton
Winters High School
Alton Jansa
Steve Everett
Bud Everett
Ballinger
Ronald Schwertner
L. P. Schwertner
Miles
Yolanda Casarez
Baylor
Runnels County Farm Bureau
Waco Training School
Doyle Condra
Talpa
Clifton L. Ganus Jr
Haring College
Searcy
Ark
C. L. Kay
Lubbock Christian College
Lubbock
John Noble
Muncy
Russia
W. Cleon Skousen
Salt Lake City
Utah
Gospel Meeting Starts Monday At Shep Church
Murphy D. Phillips of Oak Grove La will lead a week long gospel meeting at the Shep Church of Christ starting Monday evening July 13 and running through Sunday July 19. Services begin at 8 p m each night and the public is invited.
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Murphy D. Phillips
Oak Grove
Shep Church of Christ
Fire Damages Calcote Home in Wednesday Blaze
Fire originating in a utility room caused extensive damage to Roy Calcote home at 419 East Pierce around 12 45 p m last Wednesday. Fire Chief Marvin Bedford said the blaze was confined to the utility room and the kitchen, where furniture and cabinets were destroyed. Household goods throughout the rest of the house suffered heavy smoke damage.
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Roy Calcote
East Pierce
Marvin Bedford
Tidmore Family Visiting In Houston Area
Mr and Mrs Max Tidmore and daughter of Houston are visiting in the home of her parents Mr and Mrs G W Scott Jr this week.
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Max Tidmore
Houston
G. W. Scott Jr
Seminar Discussion Highlights Delinquency Peril
A seminar features a former FBI agent and Richard Perigo of Dallas, a young ex addict linked to HIP. The event aims to educate students about the American system with emphasis on economic moral and social aspects through lectures films and panel discussions.
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Ucator
FBI
Richard Perigo
Dallas
HIP
Green and Brown Tie The Knot In Odessa Home Ceremony
Kay Frances Green and Neil Lynn Brown recited marriage vows Saturday June 27 at the groom's parents home in Winters with Glenn Gray officiating. Maid of honor Brenda Liddell and best man Dan Brown attended, gold and white lace attire featured in the bride’s dress and bouquet. The couple, high school and college graduates with military and civilian careers, now reside in Odessa at Red Oak Apartments.
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Kay Frances Green
Neil Lynn Brown
Brown
Oliver Green Jr
George Brown
Winters
Glenn Gray
Winters Church of Christ
Brenda Liddell
Monahans
Dan Brown
Winters High School
Winters State Bank
Cisco Junior College
U. S. Air Force
Odessa
Dunigan Tool & Supply Co
Red Oak
Winters Man Receives Gary Job Corps Certificate
Horace L. Johnson, 26, of Winters, was among 140 Gary Job Corps trainees to receive a certificate of completion at formal graduation ceremonies at the Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos. Johnson completed the Plastic Tender course as part of a six cluster program. the class averaged one year in training. Edward Dela Rosa, director of the Southwest Region for VISTA, gave the keynote. Fifteen percent of graduates earned a high school equivalency diploma. The Gary Center typically enrolls about 3,000 youths aged 16 to 21 and offers basic education alongside trade training. Information on Job Corps is available through the local state employment office or Youth Opportunity Center.
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Horace L. Johnson
Winters
Gary Job Corps
Gary Job Corps Center
San Marcos
Johnson
Gary
Edward Dela Rosa
Southwest
VISTA
Volunteers In Service To America
Card of Thanks from Willis Family and Friends
Willis Davis and family thank all who offered kindness during our sorrow. We are grateful for comfort and prayers. Carla and Mike join Mrs. Willis Davis in expressing appreciation.
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Willis
Willis Davis
Carla
Mike
Funeral attendees from out of town honor Willis Davis
Relatives and friends traveled from Fresno Littlefield and other Texas cities to attend Willis Davis funeral Sunday. Austin and Denver visitors stayed in J. D. and Don Vinson homes along with extended family members.
Polio Outbreak Hits Hidalgo County In South Texas
Health officials report an escalating polio situation in Texas with Hidalgo County accounting for three confirmed Type I cases. A total of fourteen suspected cases includes one ECHO virus diagnosis and one death. mass immunization efforts push 40 000 DPT doses across the epidemic area as parents are urged to vaccinate. Nine additional details describe vaccine schedule and age targets.
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Texas
Texas State Department of Health
M. S. Dickerson
State Health Department
Advisory Committee On
U. S. Public Health Service
Hidalgo County
Dickerson
Evolution of U S National Parks From Yellowstone to NPS
The National Park concept started with Yellowstone in 1872 and evolved until the National Park Service was established in 1916, marking the formal management of protected lands by a federal agency.
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National Park
National Park Service
Willis C. Davis Jr. Dies at 48 in Winters Texas
Willis Clifton Davis Jr. 48 died suddenly at Floyd Sim's Service Station in Winters at 8 45 a m last Friday. Funeral services were held Sunday at First Baptist Church with Rev Harry Grantz officiating. Burial followed at Northview Cemetery under Spill Funeral Home. He was born September 26 1921 near Winters and lived there most of his life except for years in El Paso. He was a farmer and stockman. He married Charlotte Robertson Davis on May 2 1948. He served in the U S Air Force during World War II. Survivors include his wife, a son Michael and a daughter Carla all at home, his step mother Mrs Clifton Davis of Winters, two sisters Mrs Herbert Skinner of Austin and Mrs Leon Worthington of Fresno California. Pallbearers listed. He was a member of the First Baptist Church and local school and ASCS committees.
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Willis Clifton Davis Jr
Floyd Sim
South Main
Winters
First Baptist Church
Harry Grantz
Northview Cemetery
Spill Funeral Home
Willis C. Davis
Clifton and
Viola Davis
el Paso
Charlotte Robertson
Winters Independent
Runnels County
ASCS
U. S. Air Force
Michael
Carla
Clifton Davis
Herbert Skinner
Austin
Leon Worthington
Fresno
Calif
C. T. Rives
M. E. Mathis
Jake Presley
J. W. Bahlman
Johnny Dry
Carroll Tatum
Johnny Bob Smith
Raymon Lloyd
G. W. Sneed
Woman Warns Traffic By Blocking Car With Stone
In Home Town Talk continued, a woman stood by a loose car, signaling danger as traffic moved. A passing motorist ignored her, but another driver stopped briefly and drove away. She then placed a stone under the rear wheel and memorized the license of the evasive driver.
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Winters
July Fourth Visitors at Fishel Home
Mrs. Margaret Williams and daughter Margie Perkins of Fort Worth joined Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Scarbrough and daughter Jane of San Antonio visiting the home of Mrs. R. K. Fishel for the holiday.
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Margaret Williams
Margie Perkins
Fort Worth
Ernest Scarbrough
Jane
San Antonio
R. K. Fishel
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Winters, Texas
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Davis Worthington
Patricia Selling
Essie Bales
Jessie Steffey
Mamie James
Littlefield
Douglas Bales
Muleshoe
Dean Skinner
Vinson
J. D
Don Vinson
Wayne Vinson
Lynda
Ernest Vinson
Becky
Kirk
Denver
Colorado
Kenneth Vinson
Goldie Hawn
Inario
Vnleodut
Tony
Columbia Pictures
H&r
Clip & Mail Today
Fishel
PembekNee
Perma Press
Turtle Neck
Enoie
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