Economic Pie Debates on Government Spending and Guaranteed Income
The piece surveys U S political and economic debate over tax increases public spending and a guaranteed income. It references the Poor People’s March Insurrection City and academic support for guaranteed income while noting doubts about costs and public acceptance. It cites a Gallup poll showing 58 percent oppose and 36 percent favoring guaranteed minimum income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Gallup
Local Archery Club Hosts Miss Archery of Runnels County Contest
The Runnels County Archers Association sponsors a beauty and talent contest to crown Miss Archery of Runnels County. Entrants aged 17 to 25 must be unmarried and design a Robin Hood costume. An August 16 reception and talent show at Winters High School precedes the August 31 to September 1 Miss Archery of Texas pageant in Abilene.
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Miss Archery of
Runnels County
Bob’ Wilson
Runnels County Archers Association
Abilene
Wilson
Texas
Winters Association
Archery of Texas’ Co
Winters High appoints Roger McKenzie as band director
Carroll County officials announced Roger Kirke McKenzie will replace Jim Swofford as Winters High School band director. McKenzie, a Fort Stockton High School graduate, comes from Sanderson where he led the band at Sander- Sons from 1965 to 1968. He holds a BS in musical education from McMurry College and is married with one child.
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Roger Kirke McKenzie
Sanderson
Winters High School
Carroll Tatum
McKenzie
Jim Swofford
McMurry College
McMurry
Kiva
Kappa Delpa Pi
Fort Stockton High School
Terrell County
Texas“ State “Teachers, Association
Rotary
International
Rainfall Exceeds Annual Average in Runnels County
Texas Almanac data show Runnels County's rainfall reaching 22.63 inches during the rainy season. In Winters area July showers pushed the year’s total to about 26.6 inches, far above similar periods in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Almanac
Runnels County
Plan To Widen Runway At Winters Airport
City sources say Winters Airport runway opened a few days ago will be widened within weeks. The present strip about 25 feet wide suffices for most aircraft.
Farm Bureau Plans Queen Contest for Runnels County
Runnels County Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee plans an honest-to-goodness queen contest for farm and ranch girls. Eligibility includes being a daughter or sister of a production-focused Farm Bureau member, single, ages 16 to 22 on Sept 1, 1968, and a 5 by 7 photo. The winner advances to district then state, with district winners earning a $500 travel allowance to the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Kansas City in December 1968.
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Farm Bureau
Runnels County Farm Bureau
Young Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee
Texas
Kansas City
Elm Creek Water Board Meeting Postponed
The Elm Creek Water Control District delays its regular meeting set for Tuesday July 16 as officials await word from the State Water Board on soil and water conservation work after a field exam. Examiners advised against extensive retarding structures in parts of the district and final action rests with the State Board with possible legislative amendments.
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Elm Creek Water Board
Elm Creek
State Water Board
State Berd
ECWCD
State Board
Coleman Co-Op Members To Get Patronage Refund
Coleman County Electric Cooperative members who bought electricity in 1958 will receive more than 169672 dollars in patronage refunds during July. Each member’s share amounts to about 29 percent of their 1958 electricity expenditure.
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Coleman Co-Op
Coleman County: Electric Cooperative
Knapp Earns Stewardess Wings After United Training
Karen Sue Knapp former Winters resident earned her stewardess wings after graduating from United Air Lines Stewardess Training Center in Chicago. Based in Newark New Jersey she is the daughter of Kenneth and the late Mrs Knapp formerly of Winters. Knapp is a 1966 West High School graduate.
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Karen Sue Knapp
United Air Lines
Chicago
Newark
N. J
Miss Knapp
Kenneth K. Knapp
Winters
Pamela
Wichita
Kans
West High School
John D Parker Promoted to Specialist Four in Vietnam
John D. Parker son of Mr and Mrs John H Parker of Bradshaw was promoted June 20 to Army specialist four in Vietnam where he serves with the 4th Infantry Division. Parker is a fire direction chart operator in Headquarters and Service Battery 6th Battalion of the division's 29th Artillery near Pleiku. He entered the Army in October 1966 and completed basic training at Ft Hood Texas before arriving in Vietnam last October. The 24 year old graduated from Jim Ned High School Tuscola in 1962 and attended Hardin Simmons University Abilene before enlisting.
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John D. Parker
John H. Parker
Bradshaw
Vietnam
4Th Infantry Division
Parker
29Th Artillery
Pleiku
Ft. Hood
Texas
Jim Ned High School
Tuscola
Hardin Simmons University
Abilene
Winters Sidewalk Sale Draws Merchants July 12
Winters merchants plan a sidewalk sale Friday July 12 from 10 a m to 8 p m sponsored by the Retail Trades Committee of the Winters Chamber of Commerce. Shops will display wares in sidewalk stalls with grab boxes and stand alone drawings for merchandise, some prizes valued at hundreds of dollars, with registrants winning without being present. A second event, a Moonlight Sale, is planned for November.
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Winters
North Runnels County
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Retail Trades Committee
Wheat Crop In Winters Shows Large 1968 Output
Harvest of the 1968 wheat crop in the Winters area is complete with yields well above 1967. Rust and other problems lowered grade slightly from last year. A total of 180 carloads have been moved by rail, with another 10 expected this week, compared with 75 carloads rail moved in 1967. Uncounted truck loads also left the area.
Formal Opening Friday For New Auto Agency
A new Morgan Motors branch operated by M. E. Mathis opens Friday July 12 in Winters at South Main and Wood. It will display new Oldsmobiles Pontiacs and GMC pickups, plus used cars, with coffee doughnuts and an 8 pm drawing offering three prizes. Registration runs all day. presence not required to win.
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M. E. Mathis
Winters
Oldsmobile
Pontiac
GMC
Morgan Motors
Ballinger
South Main and
Wood Streets
Winters Little League All Stars to Play Ballinger
The Winters Little League All Stars, comprising six teams from the Winters association, will play Ballinger next Monday evening in the Colorado River Tournament. The winner advances to face the Colorado River All Stars on July 16 with further winners set to meet the Snyder tournament champion. The team includes Randy Awalt Tobin Burns Don Boyd Allen Bradshaw Rickey De La Cruz Stan Tats Vernon Grant Billy Hord Lee Choate Johnny Ray Liggins Ray Powers Gregg Poe Luther Smith Riley Marks Jim West and a Lawn player. James Powers is manager with Marvin Clark as assistant.
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Winters Little League Association
Ballinger
Winters Association
Wingate
Don Boyd
Yankees
Allen Bradshaw
Rickey de la Cruz
Stan Tatum
Vernon Grant
Billy Hord
Indians
Lee Choate
Johnny Ray Liggins
Ray Powers
Gregg Poe
Dodgers
Luther Smith
Riley Marks
Jim West
Lawn
James Powers
Marvin Clark
Fiona Robinson and John E McAdoo Win City Golf Championship
Fiona Robinson won the women’s division with a 48 on nine holes at Winters Country Club. John E McAdoo claimed the men’s city title after a final 18-hole playoff that featured a hole in one by McAdoo and H M Giggs.
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Fiona Robinson
John E. McAdoo
City Golf
John
Edward McAdoo
McAdoo
H. M
Adoo
Fiona
Morris
Robinson
Joannie
John E
Mitchell joins U S Public Health Service as assistant sanitary engineer
A. L. Mitchell, son of Mr and Mrs Audra L Mitchell of Winters, has beencommissioned an Assistant Sanitary Engineer in the U S Public Health Service. His rank equals a Naval Lieutenant. Based in Ponca City Oklahoma, he works in Indian Health and resides there with his wife. Mitchell is a Winters High School graduate.
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A. L. Mitchell
Audra L. Mitchell
Winters
U. S. Public Health
Ponca City
Okla
Mitchell
Winters High School
Beard Named Principal for Winters First Eight Grades
George Beard, longtime Winters Elementary principal, is named principal of the first eight grades of the Winters school system, combining Primary and Elementary roles after Robert Simpson’s resignation. The board approves bids for school gasoline and participation in Region 15 Educational Center in San Angelo.
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George Beard
Winters
Robert Simpson
Cisco Junior College
Winters Independent School District
San Angelo
Winters High appoints Pat Hammonds as Spanish teacher
Carroll Tatum, Winters Independent School District superintendent, announced Pat Hammonds, a native of Tuscola and Abilene Cooper High School graduate, will teach Spanish at Winters High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Spanish from the University of Texas with a history minor.
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Pat Hammonds
Tuscola
The
Aeversity
Texas
Winters High School
Carroll
Tatum
Hammands
Abilene Cooper ‘High
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Lions Club
Homer Hodge
Lee Harri
Son
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Ted Meyer
Roger McKenzie
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Ea RN
Es McKenzie
Guam
Michael
Wayne
United Air
Little League All-Stars
JETS
Randy Awalt
Tobin Burns
Winters High
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