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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1963
Page
5
A scrambled OCR shows a Japanese reader requesting a low cost Western boot from Austin Boot Co in America. The letter pleads to transfer funds of six dollars and asks for a boot order, size 27 cm, citing wages and expenses. It references a need to buy made in America footwear.
Judge Ray Rampy officially proclaims July 21 27 as Farm Safety Week in Runnels County. Hugo Vogel and Winters of the Runnels County Farm Bureau note national and state leaders Kennedy and Connally designated the period to promote safe practices. The proclamation urges vigilance as farming remains hazardous, with Texas seeing over 150 farm related deaths yearly. All Stars Little League selects players for a Robert Lee game, listing team members in a published photo.
Winters Manufacturing Co suffers a warehouse blaze with losses estimated at least thirty five thousand dollars. The fire erupted last Thursday afternoon, with Winters and Ballinger units battling the flames as winds drove the inferno toward adjacent warehouses storing motors and pumps. Fire officials and witnesses described smoldering debris reigniting into new blazes overnight, prompting continued patrols and prompt containment efforts.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a misaligned notice about a sir and miss in Temple. Text shows stray names and phrases such as Hunter and son with unclear purpose or action.
Runnels County Farm Bureau partners with local fire departments to fund training for volunteer firefighters. Up to one member per department may attend the July 21 to 26 Texas A and M College school with $450 toward a $500 fee, including lodging and meals. The project aims to cut rural fire losses and cover $75 per fire-call for FB member properties.
Rev and Mrs Fred Brown of Range announce the arrival of a baby boy July 9 at Karnes City Hospital. The child named Fred Houston Brown Jr has two sisters Robin G and Rebecca. Maternal grandmother Mrs Leona Dietz of Ballinger and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs J Brown of Winters.
The funeral for Mrs. Coleman Sunday drew a local crowd including Charlie Cave of Blackwell Mrs Hunter of Hylton Ed Kinard Mrs Clarence Carpenter and Mrs Nolanie Gate Thelma Bell of Tuscola and Stotaugh noted as an aunt of the deceased.
W D Waggoner, superintendent of the City Water Department, announced this week that the department will flush all water mains on Tuesday July 3. Residents are warned water pressure will be low in sections where mains are being flushed.
Winters athletes competed Saturday with teams from Fort Worth Odessa Lubbock and Amarillo in the Junior Olympics. Coached by L G Wilson the Winters team earned several top places including Jerry Awalt winning 1st in 220 and placing in 100 and high jump. David Burnett and Jim Nevins helped the 440 relay to fourth with other members on various events.
Jerry Cunningham, four-year Westbrook staff member, was hired by Winters school as basketball coach and high school social studies teacher. He holds a Master of Education from Harding-Simmons University and will also assist in football. Cunningham led Westbrook teams to the last 33 consecutive conference wins. He is married to Karen Parrish of Wing.
Winters photographer Eddie Little is named to the national committee guiding breakfasts luncheons dinners and the awards banquet for the National Convention of Professional Photographers of America to be held in Dallas next week He also joins the Texas Professional Photographers Association board for a fifth term and has a long record of service and honors including the 1962 National Texas Award.
Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Cooper and daughters Rita and Linda return ed home Wednesday after spending several days visiting relatives at Corpus Christi and in San Antonio with Mr. and Mrs. Newby Brown.
The Winters VFW Auxiliary received a certificate of merit from the Veterans Hospital at Big Spring for five years of continuous and outstanding volunteer service to veterans. Mrs W L Collins presented the award on behalf of the hospital at a weekly meeting, with plans for the coming VFW year discussed.
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