Painted Rocks Art Site Draws Tourists Along Highway 83
Visitors tour the Painted Rocks area along the Concho River described as a mile long bluff with ancient pictographs. Locals, including Mr and Mrs Gans, report the site holds 50 year old drawings and iron-oxide paints, with thousands of figures once visible though weathering. The article notes scenes of nomadic tribes, wagon trains, tribal weddings, and expeditions, highlighting the oil-washed pigments and the site’s potential as a vacation stop despite deterioration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Shout
Concho River
U. S
Girls Use Old Hearse To Attend Baptist YWA Event
In New Mexico mountains near Glorieta, seven girls ride a converted hearse to the Glorieta Baptist Assembly for YWA week. Funded by the association and local WMAs, the trip is aided by Rev. Virgil James who ferries the vehicle, with extra help from Dub Shores. The journey starts in Winters and includes a Clovis overnight and planned activities at the assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Shores
YWA
Glorieta Baptist Assembly
New Mexico
Virgil James
South Side Baptist Church
Charisse Roe
Runnels Association
Associational Woman’s Missionary Union
James
Southside Baptist Church
Tuscola
Glorieta
Norma Wade
Toni Boff
Southside
First Baptist
Wma’s
Dub Shores
Ballinger
Win‘ters
Clovis
First Baptist Church
Sam Girls
Mr. Shores
Shirley ‘Off
Haw
Gretta Riddle
Char‘Dooley
Wingate
Janice Af Miles
Pre-Season Grid Training Set to Start August 19
1963 Blizzards football will begin summer pre season practice August 19 per Coach L G Wilson. The plan includes three games against Colorado City and all day training with meals provided at the school cafeteria. Further program details expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Wilson
Colorado City
Wilson
Eason
Supervision Under Mrs Directs Workplace Effort
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate supervision under Mrs guiding a workforce, with unspecified scope and official direction. The text lacks full context, names, dates, or locations to clarify roles or outcomes.
Winters couple attends 50th Texas Dental Society meeting
Dr. Tommy Russell and his wife attended the West Texas Dental Society 50th anniversary meeting in San Angelo on July 20 and 21. Dr. Eugene Brown of Fort Worth was the clinician. Table clinics were held on Sunday. Events began at the Town House Hotel with a luncheon and program at the San Angelo Country Club, followed by a dinner-dance at Goodfellow Air Force Base Officers Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy L. Russell
Winters
West Texas Dental Society
San Angelo
Eugene Brown
Fort Worth
Town House
San Angelo Country Club
Dental Association
Officer’s Club
Goodfellow Air Force Base
Revival Starts at Crews Baptist Church July 26
The Rev. Raymond L. Gary, pastor of North Side Baptist Church in Santa Anna, will evangelize at Crews Baptist Church in a revival beginning Friday July 26. Services are set for 10 30 a m and 8 p m daily with Rev G C Henry in charge of music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond L. Gary
North Side Baptist Church
Santa Anna
Crews Baptist Church
G. C. Henry
Henry
Tommy Alfrey to Play in Greenbelt Bowl Saturday
Tommy Alfrey, field general for the Blizzard football team, will participate in the Greenbelt Bowl in Childress Saturday. A 1963 Winters High School graduate, Alfrey will attend Tulane University. The game caps Childress 75th anniversary and is an annual all star event with former players selecting a queen nominee and offering hospitality perks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Ailfrey
Blizzard
Childress
Alfrey
Winters High School
Tulane University
Cit
Max Bumgardner
San
Angelo College
Water Use In Winters Near Million Gallons Daily
Winters residents and businesses faced a heat driven water demand as daily use neared one million gallons. Reported figures show 778000 on Sunday, 990000 on Monday, 995000 on Tuesday, and 1003000 on July 10, with expectations of higher use until the heat wave ends. City notes Winters Lake remains healthy with spillway levels near capacity and provides context comparing 1962 rainfall to this year’s drought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Water Department
Winters Lake
Wilmeth Baptists Launch Revival This Summer
Wilmeth Baptist Church opens a revival Friday evening July 26 and runs through Sunday August 4. Prayer services start 7 30 p m with song at 8 p m Evangelist will be Rev Wallas Pierce pastor Norton Baptist Church Song leader Clyde Reid More and pianist Mrs Pierce. Rev Lester Carter serves as church pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmeth. Baptist Church
Wallas Pierce
Norton Baptist Church
Clydé, Reid
More
Pierce
Lester Carter
Winters Men Named to Round-Up Committee for Crippled Children
Three Winters men, W. T. Billups, Rosy Burns, and Walter Spill, were named to the Round-Up Committee for the 1963 Cattlemen's Round-Up for Crippled Children. The drive is sponsored by Conda Wylie and Coke County ranchers. The event pairs the Serene Livestock Auction with stocker feeder sales to support West Texas Rehabilitation Center in Abilene. Aimed at aiding patients with strokes, cerebral palsy, muscular atrophy, multiple sclerosis, and other conditions, the program operates as a private non profit dedicated to patient care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.A. Norris
W. T. Billups
Rosy Burns
Walter Spill
Coke County
Conda Wylie
West ‘Texas
Abilene
Serene
Milo Harvest Sets In As Weather Stays Dry
A rainless July and extreme heat push Milo harvest forward with test cuts showing high moisture. If weather holds, harvesting should begin in a week or ten days. Projections say milo yield may be above average though acreage was reduced by earlier drought. Cotton suffers moisture stress but may rebound with rains. insects are unusually scarce this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. T. Parker Jr
Runnels County
Winters youths burn survivors expected to be released soon
Two Winters boys burned in a July 2 oil storage tank explosion at Winters are reported to be doing well and may leave John Sealy Hospital in Galveston within weeks. Mike Patterson and Johnny Hopper, both Blizzard players, are advancing with grafting not required and a prescribed exercise program to prevent hand stiffness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters
L. G. Wilson
Mike Patterson
Mike
Johnny Hopper
Blizzard
Wilson
E. T. Patterson
Hopper
Patterson
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
District Camp For 4-H Clubs In Brownwood
Winters 4-H Club held its monthly meeting July 11 at City Hall with Bob Colburn presiding in the president’s absence. Members were reminded about district camp at Brownwood July 31 and August 1 2 and to submit report books by August. They discussed a fishing trip for the Winters Club to be held in August. members will be notified of time and place. Attending were Bob Colburn Ricky Marks John and Spill R. Q Mr B J Colburn and Cathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Colburn
Brownwood
Winters Club
Ricky
Marks
John and
Spill
R. Q
B. J. Colburn
Cathy
Ex Winters Man and Family Hurt in Viet Nam Blast
Mord S. Tucker Jr., formerly of Winters, and his family were injured when a butane blast destroyed their residence in Saigon, Vietnam, around July 13 or 14. Tucker was flown to Clark Air Base Hospital in Manila for treatment. his wife and two daughters, Patti and Janette, suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized in Saigon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mord S. Tucker Jr
Winters
Saigon
Viet Nam
Tucker
Mord S. Tucker Sr
South Viet Nam
Clark Air Force Base
Manila
Philippines
Patti
Janette
Harrison Couple Attend National Professional Golf Championship
Mr and Mrs Jack Harrison went to Dallas on Sunday to attend the National Professional Golf Championship tourney. The report notes their presence at the event in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Harrison
Dallas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ig Uomas
Imes
Eves
Gans
Robert Gans
Kathy Shaw
Mrs. Shores
Ronnie Wallen
Sange de Cristo Mountains
Santa Fe
UWA
Jack Roddy
Panama
Frances Roberts
Argentina
William M. Dyal Jr
Foreign Mission Board
Dorine Hawkins
Brazil
Roy B. Wyatt Jr
Spain
Richard E. Morris
Taiwan
M. V. Gonnsen
Gregory Walcott
Hollywood
Directl
Tommy Russell
Dental Society
Tommy Alfrey
Wilmeth Baptists
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