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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1970
Page
2
Regular family night at the Winters Country Club will be Thursday July 23. Each family is asked to bring a covered dish. Drinks plates and cups will be provided. Tee off time for golf will be between 5 30 and 6 30.
Runnels County Agricultural Agent C. T. Parker Jr. says new nutria control information is available in his office on the third floor of the courthouse. Those interested may visit to obtain the details.
For rent trailer space at W. J. Yates Trailer Park with bills paid. Monthly rental set at 30 dollars. Suitable for mobile homes or trailers, located in the Yates area. Contact for availability and terms.
Winters Municipal Swimming Pool opens July 20 with two classes for ages 6 and under at 9 30 a m and 7 and older at 10 30 a m. About 20 have signed up. space remains for more. Instructors include Susan White Babs Tatum Connie Dunnam and pool operator Jerry Neely.
The thirty-seventh Baker descendants reunion gathered 44 relatives at Winters Community Center on July 12 with events led by Walter Duff and Lonnie Collinsworth. Memorial services honored Royce Baker and Robert Murff, birthdays celebrated, and officers elected for the 1971 meeting set for July 10-11. Attendees came from Winters, Hamlin, Grand Prairie, Lubbock, Fort Worth, Hillsboro, Waco, Irving, and more.
The Valley View Baptist congregation in Runnels County disbanded and voted to give its remaining 319.56 dollars to the West Texas Rehabilitation Center. Rehab Center officials thanked the church for the donation and its continued support of their mission.
Gerald W. Merz a soil conservationist has joined the Runnels County Soil Conservation Service office staff per district official Woodrow W. Hoffman. Merz from Albert attended Johnson City high school and graduated from South West Texas State University at San Marcos.
U S Air Force Sergeant Alan R Shafer grandson of Mr and Mrs R D Shafer arrived for duty at Clark Air Base Philippines He is a communications specialist in the Air Force Communications Service and previously served at Tinker AFB Oklahoma The 1967 Blackwell High School graduate attended McMurry College Abilene Texas
A $400 W. R. Bob Poage Scholarship is available for a seed processing technology program at the James Connally Campus of Texas State Technical Institute in Waco. Funds come from the Texas Seedsmen Association and the Texas Certified Seed Producers, with $1,000 total this fall.
Miss Janice Pierce bride elect of Robert Marks was honored Tuesday night with a gift tea in the Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church. Guests registered by Mrs. W. J. Briley. Hosts included Mrs. Monroe Boles Mrs. Garland Crouch and others with about fifty attending.
Family members from Granada Hills California Houston Ballinger Dallas and Denman White and Mrs. Paul Mann plus children Lisa and Marc visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Baker during the closing part of a reunion.
The final on sale days July 16 and 17 for the United Nations commemorative medal are supported by nationwide publicity. Medals are available at The Winters State Bank for collectors. Bank president Woodrow Watts says the medals will not be readily available after these last two days.
A historical note explains camels can endure arid conditions by not drinking for up to eight days. Their humps store fat that provides energy and water, helping them traverse desert regions.
The North Runnels County Cancer Society received the Golden Achievement Award from the American Cancer Society for reaching an all time high in outreach. The award was presented this week in recognition of that milestone.
The Winters Enterprise notes a campaign that raised 28 cents or more per capita. Mrs. Bill Bell served as Crusade chairman with assistance from many workers in North Runnels County.
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