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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1970
Page
1
Wingate residents host and visit relatives across Kerrville Stanton and Winters. The 9th Street Church of Christ sees Teddy directing song services while many locals attend services and reunions. Others move homes, recover from surgery, or visit family in Abilene Odessa and Cross Plains with extended church and social activity.
The memo sets an August draft call of 560, down from 817 in July, with no inductees beyond sequence 195. August pre induction physicals total 1490, down from 1601 in July, with random sequences 1 to 215. Forwarding rules allow for exceptions among deferred or exempt men likely to lose status within six months, and no ex ante forwards beyond 215 until further notice. Volunteers must be inducted before nonvolunteers, and the national call remains 10,000 men all for the army.
A Washington column discusses legal tender status of Federal Reserve Notes, Congresses control of money, and the push to government ownership of the Fed. It notes rising inflation, high interest, and lender fears, with references to 1913 Fed Act and constitutional powers over coinage and standards.
Funeral services for Laura Alice Hines Patterson age 87 were held at the First Baptist Church Hale Center with Rev T J Ozbun officiating. Burial followed at Plainview Memorial Park. She was a longtime Hale Center resident and former Winters resident, mother of Mrs J R Woodfin of Winters, with survivors including three daughters, one son, seven grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Her husband died January 16 1966 and she had a lengthy Baptist church service record.
The Wingate Gator TOPS Club held its regular meeting on Monday July 20 at the Humble Recreation Hall. Mrs W O Middleton was this week's queen with members present including Bill Hamilton Pat Pritchard George Cave W O Middleton M E Donica Wayne Owen Richard Beck and Alpheus Hill.
The passage argues that Congress and the Executive are paralyzed in controlling spending and questions whether they could again handle a complex monetary system. It suggests there might be an intermediate solution somewhere.
Miss Joy Awalt of Austin visited her parents Mr and Mrs Charlie Awalt over the weekend. Miss Janet Awalt of Austin visited her mother Lillian Awalt. Mr and Mrs Bob Williams and Mr and Mrs Bobby Smith of Abilene visited Minnie Williams. Rev and Mrs Harry Martin were Sunday dinner guests of the J R Woodfins. Newt Blackerby of Winters was a supper guest at Charlie Awarts Monday night. Mrs Minnie Williams visited Willie Colburn and Ethel Aley in Winters. Mr and Mrs Woodie Woodfin of Abilene visited the Woodfins Sunday. Douglas Colburn and Freck Pucket went to Ruidoso New Mexico for the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Childers of Hatchel hosted their three children and relatives for a two day gathering at their farm to honor Gail and Gail’s spouse now living in Philadelphia and bound for Okinawa with Philco-Ford Electronics Radar. Attendees included extended families from Altus Fort Worth Houston Duran Colorado Abilene Kyle and San Francisco. A Sunday barbecue wrapped the reunion as the couple prepares to depart.
Barbara Lynn Greer of San Antonio married Richard Alan Laxson Saturday at Highland Terrace United Methodist Church. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. Seaborn M. Riker with Ben Hutcherson as the bride’s grandfather giving her away. The reception followed in Nagel Hall before a wedding trip to New Orleans.
Mrs Adams and I express thanks to friends and neighbors for visits calls prayers cards flowers and food since hospital. Special thanks to Pastor Probst Dr Rives and hospital nurses for their kindness. May God bless you all. -Mr and Mrs Chas Adami.
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