Winters Blizzards Dominate Texas High School Football Talk
In mid July talk centers on football season and the Winters Blizzards. Texas Football magazine names Winters as Class AA favorites with stars Patterson Mathis and Aldridge, plus a projected tough schedule in District 6-AA. Water quality concerns and local lake poling are noted as seasonal issues. #
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Texas
Texas Football Magazine
Mag
Big Blue
Winters
Little Cypress
Ballinger
Stamford
Hamlin
Haskell
Anson
Colorado City
Paul Pewitt
Orton
West
Denver City
Phillips
Crane
Van
Dublin
Blizzard
Pat Patterson
Johnny Mathis
Denny Aldridge
Mike Patterson
Patterson
Johnny
Mathis
Winters School Board hires new teachers for 1964 65
The Winters School Board announces new hires and reassignment for 1964 65 including Ellis Wamsley moving to Alder Elementary with wife assisting, Evelyn Hale to junior high, Jackie Wagner to elementary, Leva Reagan to primary, and two half day teachers in home economics and English foreign language. Staff changes include Lee Harrison to high school counselor, Clifford Hill to high school shop and drawing, David Ledbetter to senior social studies, Mildred Rose to elementary, and Eleanor Armstrong resigning to join Killeen schools.
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Winters School
Ellis Wamsley
Ballinger
Alder
Wamsley
Evelyn Hale
Talpa
Jackie Wagner
San Antonio
Leva Reagan
Wingate
Hortense - ‘Joyce
Pat Hambright
Loyd Roberson
Lee Harrison
Clifford Hill
David Ledbetter
Mildred Rose
Eleanor Armstrong
Killeen
Vacation Bible School at First Methodist Church
The First Methodist Church launches Vacation Bible School starting Sunday July 19 through Sunday July 26. Registration opens Friday July 17 at 4 PM. Superintendent is Mrs Z I Hale with teachers Mrs Joe Vicars and others. Classes run daily 8 30 to 11 30 AM for ages four to twelve.
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First Methodist Church
Z. I. Hale
Joe. Vicars
Richard Willey
Don Oakes
Jernigan To Speak At Shep Church of Christ
Willis G Jernigan IV regular minister of the North Main Street Church of Christ of Winters will be guest speaker in gospel meetings at the Shep Church of Christ in July 1926 Services each evening at 8 p m The Sunday schedule includes Bible study at 10 a m worship at 11 a m and 6 p m Dr Orville a faculty member at Abilene Christian College is the regular minister of the Shep Church of Christ.
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Willis.g. Jernigan IV
North Main Street
Church of Christ of
Winters Police Chief Named to Police Academy Study
Winters Chief of Police Joe Stevens was named to a committee to study plans for a regional Police Training Academy. He will travel to Big Spring next Tuesday July 21 with Winters Mayor Harvey D Jones. Howard County Junior College president Dr W A Hunt and Texas A and M University coordinator Wallace D Beasley will join the group to discuss the academy and recruit training needs amid civil rights demonstrations.
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Joe Stevens
Big Spring
Winters
Harvey D. Jones
Chief Stevens
W. A. Hunt
Howard County Junior College
Wallace D. Beasley
Texas A. and
M. University
Jess Cariker
Odessa
Odessa College
United States
Winters Youth Dies Of Gunshot Wounds In Winters
Saul Lopez age 19 died at 10 30 p m Thursday from gunshot wounds ruled personal safety related by Justice of Peace Herman Baker. He was hurt at his mother s home on West Parsonage Street and buried at Northview Cemetery after a First Baptist Church service. He was born April 29 1945 in Grand Prairie to Mrs Ophelia and the late Isidoro Lopez. Surviving are his mother grandfather four sisters and three brothers.
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Saul Lopez
Justice of Peace
Herman Baker
West Parsonage Street
First Baptist Church
Elso Garcia
Ballinger
Northview Cemetery
Grand Prarie
Ophelia
Isidoro Lopez
Winters
Elois Castro
Lubbock
Elida Rodriguez
el Paso
Evelyn Garcia
Abilene
Lydia Maldonado
Dallas
Isidoro
Adam
Obed
Valley Creek District Seeks Bids for Two New Flood Structures
Valley Creek Water Control District invites bids for two additional floodwater retarding structures. Project plans call for earth fills totaling over 180,000 cubic yards. Each structure would hold about 1,500 acre feet of floodwater and release via the main spillway over roughly 12 days. Hugo Vogelaang, district chairman, said one structure is for Ti Service.
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Valley Creek
District 22 VFW commander visits Winters Post
Thomas Parrish Jr. of Eden, commander of District 22 and a Foreign Wars veteran, spoke to Winters VFW Post 9193 on community service youth activities and membership. Guests included Mel Stanley and Bob Donalson of San Angelo, A J Henderson of Winters, and local officers. The post set a 1965 membership quota of 120 and planned to meet on the second Monday each month. A youth program sponsors the senior league baseball team and the American Heritage Program in Winters Schools. Other attendees included Max Lewis and the Rev E H Graham among numerous members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Parrish Jr
Eden
Winters
VFW
Mel Stanley
Bob Donalson
San Angelo
A. J. Henderson
Veterans Post
Max Lewis
E. H. Graham
W. E. Arnold
James Crowing
W.xl. Collins
J.L Morrow
A. Harrell
Joe Cortez
Ted Saget
C. R. Dry
Revival Set at Assembly of God Church July 19 26
The Rev. O K Stevens of Irving will evangelize in a week long revival at the First Assembly of God Church with services each evening at 7 30 starting Sunday July 19 and running through July 26 Special singing is planned and the public is invited.
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O. K. Stevens
Irving
First Assembly of God Church
Bobby James
Willie Kraatz Named To Dean's Honor List At TLC
Willie L. Kraatz son of Mr and Mrs Walter Kraatz has been named to the Dean's Honor List for the spring semester at Texas Lutheran College He will be a senior this fall A Dean List requires full time status and a 3.5 average in five or more courses or a 3.7 average if carrying four courses
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Willie L. Kraatz
Walter Kraatz
Texas Lutheran College
Kraatz
TLC
Winters School Administrators Attend Summer Programs
Winters school district administrators join multiple summer institutes to prepare for the September 1 opening. Principal Robert Simpson attended the University of Texas Elementary Principals’ Workshop at the Kinsolving dormitory. Other district principals, including Robert Cheigtiass, participate in a six week summer session at Abilene Christian College.
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Robert Simpson
University’ of Texas
Kinsolving
Principe “Eh
Abilene
College
Robert. Cheigtiass
Winters Scouts Headed to National Jamboree at Valley Forge
Three Winters Boy Scouts Alan Benson Bob Jones and Mike Hays board a 4 hour 25 minute flight from Abilene to Philadelphia for the National Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge. They will tour Washington before the July 17 opening and later visit the New York World's Fair. Benson Hays and Jones are all Explorers and Eagles from Winters High School.
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Boy Scouts of Winters
Chisholm Trail Council
Valley Forge
Penn
Abilene
Philadelphia
Alan Benson
Bob Jones
Mike Hays
Winters
George Washington
New York
Benson
Hays
Colorado Springs
Colo
Alvin Benson
Winters High School
Canadian Wilds
Wesley M. Hays
Washington, D. C
Capitol
White House
Wax Museum
Lincoln Memorial
Arlington Cemetery
Mike Briley Serving Aboard USS Kearsarge in Pacific
Michael G. Briley seaman apprentice, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Briley of Winters, is aboard the anti submarine aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge operating out of Long Beach, California. Kearsarge, part of the U S Seventh Fleet, centers an anti submarine warfare unit with surface and sub surface vessels trained to locate and destroy enemy submarines.
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Michael G. Briley
USN
Robert Briley
Winters
USS Kearsarge
Long Beach
Calif
Kearsarge
Western Pacific
U. S. Seventh Fleet
Sanders Home Visit Hosts Local Friends in Tuscola
Mrs. J. S. Sanders and Elsie Lee visited Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Frymire in Tuscola. They were also with the Ed Adams family during the visit.
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J. S. Sanders
Elsie Lee
W. A. Frymire
Tuscola
Ed Adams
Winters Parents and Schools Seek Continuation of Special Ed Unit
The Winters School Board invites parents of students interested in special education training to contact Mrs. Walter Adams about testing for admission. Mental and psychology tests begin July 22 with Dr. Clyde Jetton from Hardin-Simmons University assisting. Each test costs $15, with options for waivers. success depends on enough eligible students to sustain the nine year program.
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Winters School Board
Walter Adams
Clyde Jetton
Hardin-Simmons University
Farm Safety Week Proclaimed in Runnels County
County Judge W H Rampy proclaims July 19 25 1964 as Farm Safety Week in Runnels County. Ben Frerich president of the county Farm Bureau says the local farm organization coordinates a safety campaign with support from state and national groups. The plan includes a statewide prevention program with theme Safer American Families Everywhere and daily safety emphasis starting with reverence for life.
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W. H. Rampy
W.H., Rampy
Runnels
Ben‘Frerich
County Farm Bureau
Johnson
Connally
Farm
Gewecke
America
Texas
Texas Farm Bureau
Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
The
Texas Safety Association
Runnels County Farm Bureau
Frerich
Parking Problem Studied Monday by Winters Chamber
Winters Chamber of Commerce members approved a special committee to study downtown parking and report findings. The panel will explore acquiring a vacant east Dale Avenue or Church Street lot, funding options, and potential meters while aligning with a city Development Plan. About 30 businessmen attended.
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Winters Chamber of Commerce
Winters
Homer Hodge
Gattis Neely
Main Street
East Dale Avenue
North Church Street
West Dale
East Dale
Citizens Gin
Church Street
Chamber of Commerce
Harvey D. Jones
Jones
Young Homemakers to Meet Tuesday
The Young Homemakers organization sponsored by Mrs. Cecil Hambright will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday July 21 at 8 00 o clock in the Home Economics Cottage at Winters High. Mrs. Billy Joe Colburn will preside. Members are urged to attend and others who wish to join are welcome.
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Young Homemakers Organization
Cecil Hambright
Winters High School
Billy Joe Colburn
Funeral attended for D. H. Bagley Sr in Brownwood
Mr and Mrs Arthur Bates and Jackie Redwine attended the funeral in Brownwood on Wednesday for D. H. Bagley Sr brother in law of Mrs Bates.
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Arthur
Bates
Jackie. Redwine
Brownwood
Harmony Baptists Begin annual summer revival
Harmony Baptist Church announces its annual summer revival from July 19 to July 26 led by evangelist Rev. T. R. Bedford. Pastor Rev. W. S. Armstrong reports prayer meetings at 7 45 p m and preaching at 8 00 p m each evening with public invitation extended.
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Harmony Baptist Church
W. S. Armstrong
T. R. Bedford
Winters Driver Education Ends August 1
About 50 Winters High School students will complete the driver education course by August 1. Coaches L G Wilson and Bill Bryant conduct behind the wheel instruction this month and DPS will administer driving exams. Waddell Chevrolet Co supplied extra cars and equipment and the school car is available. The program runs each summer for students 14 and older and will not be offered again until summer 1965.
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Winters High School
L. G. Wilson
Bill Bryant
Texas Department of Public Safety
Waddell Chevrolet Co
Airman Kraatz Completes Phase of Basic Training
Airman Leroy Kraatz, son of Mr and Mrs John W Kraatz of 701 N Trinity Winters, has completed the first phase of Air Force basic military training. He trained at Chanute Illinois and previously at Lackland Air Force Base Texas.
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Leroy Kraatz
Chanute, Illinois
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R. C. Thomas
Willis G. Jernigan
Shep Church of Christ
Willis G. Jernigan IV
Shep
Police Academy Board
Valley Creek Water Control District
Assembly of God
Willie Kraatz
Dean
Texas Lutheran
Mikes Hays
Mike Briley
Sanders
Special
Gerhart and Family
Harmony Baptists
Airman
Leroy
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