Winters area crops benefit from cool front and fires
A cool front reached Winters Wednesday evening offering relief from heat though showers were few. C T Parker notes milo in north Runnels County looks set for a bumper crop with adequate moisture and little insect damage, while some late fields need rain. Firemen battled grass fires on the Charlie Chapman farm north of Winters and hosted a steak dinner for 29 firemen. Final grain shipments from Winters rail siding totaled 181 cars of wheat and 82 cars of oats and barley.
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C. T. Parker
Runnels
Winters
Charlie Chapman
Charlie
Pierce's
Winters Railroad
J. C. Jarrell
Visit Of Mrs Glynn Hill And Children
Mrs Glynn Hill and her children from Killeen are visiting at the home of her father Mr and Mrs W G Bedford or with Mr and Mrs O C Hill.
Winters Troop 49 Scouts Head to Colorado Jubilee Camp
Five Winters Scouts from Troop 49 and assistant Scoutmaster J Randolph depart Tuesday July 19 with 105 Abilene scouts to join the Golden Jubilee Camp at Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs. Leaders Dick Young Jackie Bean Allen Benson Butch Grant and Mike Hays travel by greyhound as they visit the United States Mint Air Force Academy Royal Gorge and other sites amid a 54 000 attendee jamboree. They return to Abilene July 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters Boy Scouts
J. T. Randolph
Abilene
Chisholm
United States Mint
Air Force Academy
Royal Gorge
Pikes Peak
United States
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Colo
Dick Young
Allen Benson
Butch Grant
Jackie Bean
Mike Hays
James Randolph
Hopewell Baptist Church Revival Starts July 22
Hopewell Baptist Church in Crews begins a revival on Friday July 22 and runs through Sunday July 31 with evangelist Rev Haward Morrison of Ko komo Indiana and former Crews resident, Clyde Brevard directing music. Daily services start at 10 30 am and prayer meetings at 7 30 pm preceding 8 pm evening services. Public invitation issued.
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Hopewell Baptist Church
Crews
Robert L. Dobson
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Haward Morrison
First Baptist Church
Kokomo
Indiana
Clyde Brevard
Martin Couples Visit Kin in Temple and Tyler
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Martin visited his brother and sister in law in Temple. The two couples then traveled to Tyler to see their mother, Mrs. Harry Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
J. C. Martin
Sidney Martin
Tyler
Harry Martin
Gary Gray Recovers After Plastic Surgery
Gary Gray son of Mr and Mrs Pat Gray is recovering from plastic surgery at the Methodist Hospital in Lubbock following a prior motor scooter accident in October.
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Gary Gray
Pat Gray
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Winters Blizzard Band members attend McMurry Band School
Robert R. Gans returns as dean for the eighth year at McMurry Band School in Abilene. About eight Winters students join 400 Texas enrollees, including Molly Richardson and Wes Hays, with two weekly concerts at Indian Stadium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert R. Gans
Winters
McMurry Band School
Abilene
Winters Blizzard Band
Indian Stadium
R. T. Bynum
McMurry
Drasco Baptist Begins Revival This Summer
A ten day revival starts Friday night July 15 at Drasco Baptist Church. Rev Robert Elkins of Lawn will be evangelist and W S Taylor will lead singing. Services begin at 10. Prayer meeting at 7 30 p.m. and preaching at 8. Attending is encouraged.
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Drasco Baptist Church
Robert Elkins
The
Baptist Church
Lawn
W. S. Taylor
Mr and Mrs P L Harrison Headed to California Vacation
Mr and Mrs P L Harrison left Friday for a vacation trip to California. They plan to visit friends and sights along the coast during their break from work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Harrison
California
Winters All Stars Draw By For Abilene Tournament Start
Winters Area Little League selects an all star squad to compete in Abilene with a first game bye. Manager Ray Cowan and assistant Jim Burnett lead players including David Aldridge Hank McCreight Richard Puckett Johnny Beck Bill Cathey Margarete Sanchez Kenneth Davis Arthur Kelly Chane Bishop Skip Pittman Paul Jones Dwayne Laverance Mike Holloway Larry Hensley. Alternates are Lanny Aldridge Leroy Kettler Dale Brocker and Richard Lett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wingate
Ray Cowan
Jim Burnett
David Aldridge
Hank McCreight
Richard Puckett
Johnny Beck
Bill Cathey
Margarete Sanchez
Kenneth Davis
Arthur Kelley
Chane Bishop
Skip Pittman
Paul Jones
Dwayne Laverance
Mike Holloway
Larry Hensley
Lanny Aldridge
Leroy Kettler
Dale i Brocker
Richard Lett
Little Studio Ten Photos Selected At Texas Convention
The Eddie Littles and their two blue ribbon portraits led a Dallas exhibit at the Texas Professional Photographers Association meeting July 7 10. Ten pictures hung, all winning gold star awards among about 200 prints from across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Littles
Texas Professional Photographers Association
Dallas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Mississippi
North Carolina
Little
T.P.P.A
Harvey
Stamford
Cecil Hambright
Cecil Fuller
Vernon Fuller
Lawn
Miss Nitsch
Coach English
Bedford couple return from Houston and Freeport trip
Mr and Mrs Gladden Bedford returned home Saturday from a vacation trip to Houston and Freeport They attended the Lawyers State Convention in Houston earlier in the month and visited Mr and Mrs Everett Favors in Freeport
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Mrs. Gladden Bedford
Houston
Freeport
Mr. Bedford
Lawyers State Convention
Mrs
Everett Favors
San Antonio Woman Visits Sister in Town
Mrs. Carrie Lacy of San Antonio visited last week with her sister Mrs. W. S. Glover and family, sharing time together during the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Lacy
San Antonio
W. S. Glover
New Orleans couple leaves after visit with Colclazure family
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Hopper of New Orleans Louisiana departed Monday following a brief stay at the home of his mother Mrs. J H Colclazure in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Hopper
New Orleans
Louisiana
J. H. Colclazure
Runnels Singer Set for State Theatre Jamboree
Bill H. Whittley from Runnels County will headline the Startime Jamboree at the State Theatre Friday night July 15 with Ken neth Box and his Melody Masters Neila Flowers and Bob Travis also on the bill. Auditions at 2 pm with local talent invited to participate and perform for possible future spots. Whittley will sing his own tunes Little Little Boy and Heart Full of Love.
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Bill H. Whittley
Runnels County
State Theatre
Kenneth Box
Melody Masters
Neila Flowers
Bob Travis
Texas
Bobby Mayo
Mayo
Whittley
Maverick
Hobbs
N. M
Jimmy Phillips
Old Fashioned Camp Meeting Begins July 17
An old fashion camp meeting revival starts Sunday July 17 and runs a week at the Jim Ned Camp meeting grounds one mile north of Rog ers. Calvin Rogers president announces daily services at 11 2 and 8 with no charge for electricity or water for campers. A homecoming and noon basket lunch are planned with visiting singers expected and the public invited.
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Rogers
Calvin Rogers
Winters Clean-Up Extended as Jaycees Plan Summer Games
Winters Jaycees release summer softball schedule at the old Little League diamond in Winters with two games nightly from 7:00 and 8:30. The city and Winters Chamber of Commerce pledge extended trash pickup with extra trucks next week and urged residents to place rubbish for pickup and report misses. Fire safety rules discourage burning trash while supervised burning is allowed on vacant lots. Jaycees offer to help lead the campaign.
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Winters Jaycees
Winters
Jaycees
Lawn
Winters Construction
Ballinger
Bronte
City of Winters
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Robert Everett
Chamber of Commerce
Ten MYF Members Attend Methodist Assembly
Ten Winters Methodist Youth Federation members travel to Georgetown for a five day Central Texas Conference senior assembly. They raised funds via ice cream supper and a white elephant sale, with sponsor Mrs. Henry Richardson. The Winters group is the largest from the Brownwood District Cokesbury Sub-District to attend. Attendees include Jean Mayo president and Diane Buckner among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters Methodist Youth Federation
Georgetown
Central Texas Conference of Methodist Churches
MYF
Henry Richardson
Cokesbury
Brownwood
Winters
Jean Mayo
Diane Buckner
Betty Stanley
Janelle Gerhart
Kenneth and
Jarrell Elliott
Roseline
Ernestine Scott
Mary Jane Matthews
Dickie Hale
Roller couple to spend two weeks in Hamilton NJ
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roller departed Wednesday afternoon for Hamilton, New Jersey, to visit his mother, Mrs. Bert Roller, for two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Roller
Hammonton
New Jersey
Bert Roller
Winters Jaycees Told How They May Serve Community
Winters Texas Jaycees charter banquet outlines aims of Jaycee work. Richard R Wadsworth of Irving state president emphasizes leadership to preserve the American way of life and combat communism. Officers include James West president and Jerry Whitlow secretary treasurer, with Ernest Seals installing the charter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters Jaycees
Richard R
Dick) Wadsworth
Irving
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Winters
Jaycees
Wadsworth
Ernest Seals
Region 5
James West
Franklin Milliff
Johnny Wilson
Jerry Whitlow
Lawrence Hennigan
Calvin Awalt
Jerry English
Weldon Huntsman
City Mail Delivery Begins July 23 in Winters
Postmaster Pace announces city mail delivery starts July 23 in Winters. Residents must have house numbers and a mail receptacle, notify address changes on Form 3575 and 3578, and inform magazines, newspapers, utilities, telephone, insurers, and Social Security of new addresses. Five collection boxes will be added and mail delivery runs daily in residential areas with six days a week for business sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin Pace
Post Office
Pace
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Drasco
Key City
North Treadaway
Albany Highway
All-Stars
Bill Whittley
Methodist Assembly
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