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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1962
Page
6
In 1927 the Wingate teen age team, led by Abe Winters and Easy Golf novices, won the four team district playoff against Blackwell and others. They advance to Fort Week playoffs with a strong showing earning public praise and a wholesome sponsorship for travel and competition funds.
Wingate Teen-Age Baseball Club advances after winning their four team conference title and will travel to Fort Worth on the 27th and 28th for the Texas Teen-Age League state playoffs. Teams from Ballinger Bronte and Darrel Wayne Colburn join as conference opponents.
Winters Volunteer Fire Department will send two members W D Waggoner and Bobby Hatcher to a training school at Texas A&M next week. Fire Chief Marvin Bedford may attend. The school runs Monday through Friday and is sponsored by the Firemen's and Fire Marshal's Association of Texas with A&M extension service. Cities sending firemen to such schools may receive lower insurance rates.
The Pentecostal Church elected Rev. Jack B. Davis as their new pastor at Thursday night services. Meetings are held at the church on Thursdays and Sundays, and the public is invited to attend.
After a 35 mile ride from Winters to Coleman, the Winters Riding Club earned third place in the Coleman Rodeo Parade with seventeen clubs participating. They left Winters Thursday at 9:30 in the morning, halted for lunch, camped at Herds Creek Lake, enjoyed a barbecue and music, and rode into Coleman with escort from the Coleman Rodeo Association.
Rev Douglas G. Brown from the Baptist General Convention of Texas will headline the revival at Pumphrey Baptist Church starting Friday July 20. He is aided by Pastor Rev John M. Smith and singer David Boyd from Hardin-Simmons University. Services run 10 30 a m daily Monday through Friday with prayer at 7 30 p m and worship at 8 p m. Everyone is invited.
Mr and Mrs Bud Smith and Twanya returned home Saturday after spending a vacation at Buchanan Lake.
W D Waggoner city water superintendent said the Winters City Lake can meet citizens needs for several months if no more rain falls after year start. Demand reached about 1 million gallons daily last week then 1.08 million, then dipped after weekend rains. He noted lake rainfall is below regional levels but this year’s storage is higher than 1961. Work to lay a water line to Fairview Cemetery west of town has begun but weather slows completion.
Coleman area Scouts and leaders led by Jeff will drive to Ely Minnesota then canoe into the Canadian woods for an eight day wilderness trip. The party includes Jackie Birdwell Jimmy Falkner Bob Mann Charles Mann Lynn Prater Ronnie Donica Barry Johnson and Hobby Woodward along with Dr. M D Mann and A B Falkner. They will travel in three cars camp at night and rely on packs for eight days with fresh fish as main food. They plan no outside communication and will portage between lakes before attending a July 2 Milwaukee Braves versus Houston Colt . .
A ceremony announces the appointment of a new music director at the First Baptist Church. The selected candidate will begin work immediately, leading the church’s musical program and services.
A Saturday wind storm blamed on a possible twister caused light damage to several homes and businesses in Winters. Roof and window damage reported at Crockett Ford Sales and the Chamber of Commerce building, with one metal roof section blown off east of the City Hall. Vehicles and trees were affected, but crops saw no widespread harm and rainfall stayed heavy mainly in the business district.
Seventy head of feeder cattle were moved into the new commercial feeding lots west of Winters, the first unload at the site. Raymond Walston, operator, said a herd of about 600 head is designated for feeding, with more shipments weekly as facilities are completed.
Rev C W Coleman will conduct revival meetings at Crews Baptist Church starting Friday July 20 with a prayer service at 7 45 pm and preaching at 8 00 pm. Services continue daily at 10 30 am led by Rev Coleman, recently elected to teach Bible and Greek at Central Baptist College in Conway Arkansas.
First Presbyterian Church of Winters hosts a Vacation Church School July 23 to 27. Daily 9 to 11 with classes for four groups ages 4 to 12, including Kindergarten to 5, Primary 6 to 8, and Junior 9 to 11. Registration starts Monday at 8:30 with teachers Mrs. Harry London and others.
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