Community Notes and Visitors Highlight Local News
Local residents share visits and reunions across Bangs and surrounding towns. families from Norval Alexander, Phipps, McBeth, Bragg and Campbell gather for gatherings while Rev. Billy G. Clark in Austin conducts revival services at Hopewell Baptist Church. Personal health update on Howard Morrison.
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eMr
Marvin Hambright
Tillie Maples
Bangs Rest
Norval
McBeths
Glen Rose
Cisco
Shirley
David
Owen Braggs
Scarlett
Mindy
Mass
Billy G. Clark
Austin
Hopewell Baptist Church
Burley Campbell
Harold
Smith
Kelly
Brownwood
Allen Bishops
Marvin Gerhart
Fire safety urged as residents urged to douse embers
Rural readers warned to fully soak out fires after use of cigarettes and dead matches and to be cautious where discarded in fields. A lighthearted note recalls Dan Miller losing a billfold plowing three years ago, later found by Ervin Compton in the same field.
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Dan Miller
Ervin Compton
Miller
Weather for Friday and Saturday July 30 31 1971
Temperatures show a high of 92 degrees on Friday and a low of 59 degrees on Saturday. The forecast covers July 30 and July 31 1971 with clear to warm conditions expected.
July 1972 Precipitation Report Summary
A monthly precipitation record lists daily amounts for July 1972. Key values include 0.11 inches on July 1, 0.58 on July 3, 0.94 on July 4, 0.49 on July 5, and 0.12 on July 24. Several days show trace rainfall.
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Trace
Birthday Supper At Hords Creek Lake Hosts Santa Toni 11
Birthday supper for Toni aged 11 was held at Hords Creek Lake Saturday hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hambright and Mrs. Cora Petrie. Guests included Kimberly Dunnam of Winters and many area acquaintances. The article notes several local visits, medical updates, and a career biography of Dr. Pierce.
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Toni
Hords Creek Lake
Cecil Hambright
Cora Petrie
Kimberly Dunnam
Winters
B. M. Batts
Ballinger
L. C. Fuller
West Texas Medical Clinic
Abilene
Edith Parker
Fuller
Cecil Frost
Pueblo
Coaches Attend Coach School In Houston
Winters High School coaching staff attends annual Texas Coaches School in Houston this week. Attending coaches include Head Chili Black and Waco Reynolds C A Milam Randall Causey and Bill Cathey with emphasis on All Star basketball and All Star football games.
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Winters High School
Houston
Texas
Chili Black
Waco Reynolds
C. A. Milam
Randall Causey
Bill Cathey
Stockholders of Housing Corporation To Meet
Fifty shareholders of a Winters non profit housing group will meet next Tuesday August 8 at the Winters Chamber of Commerce office. They will organize elect a board of directors adopt a constitution and by laws and start steps to obtain a corporate charter and FHA loan for low cost rental housing. The plan originated from a chamber study and requires $2 000 in share capital from 50 buyers at $40 each.
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Winters
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Farmers Home Administration
Tion
FHA
Marine Officer Completes Engineering School at Camp Lejeune
Second Lieutenant Donald L. Simpson, son of Mrs. R. C. Simpson of Winters, finished the U. S. Marine Corps Engineering School at Camp Lejeune North Carolina. He is assigned as a platoon commander in Second Bridge Company Fleet Marine Force Atlantic at Camp Lejeune. His wife and son joined Mrs. Simpson’s mother and sister during the visit along with other relatives.
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Donald L. Simpson
R. C. Simpson
Winters
U. S. Marine Corps Engineering School
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Fleet Marine Force
Atlantic
Simpson
Robert Lewis
Karen
Larry Henrichs
Dallas
Charles Simpson
Missy
Shay
Stephenville
Winters School Finishes Summer Driver Training
The Winters school system completed its summer driver training course this week with seventy two students finishing the driving portion. Instructors were Winston Leicester from the faculty and Bill Carter of the Abilene Police Department. After completing the course, students aged 16 and older may apply for licenses while younger students may seek restricted licenses with an adult licensed driver in the front seat. Two cars were used in this year's program.
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Winters Schools
Winston Leicester
Bill Carter
Abilene
Wingate Residents Attend Services and Visits Across State
Wingate residents and extended family visit across Texas with trips to San Antonio Coleman Lake and Buchanan Dam. The community notes the death of long-time resident Mrs. W T Holder in Abilene with services in Spill Chapel and burial at Wingate Cemetery. Others gather for church meetings and family time, hosting relatives from San Angelo Abilene Midland and more.
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Verg Awalt
Emma Doggett
San Antonio
Lou
Larry Awalt
Roy Bagwell
Odessa
W. N. Bagwell
Keith Hall
Dallas
Chance Hall
Abilene
David Bryan
Wingate
W. T. Holder
Shady Oaks Lodge
Spill Chapel
Richard
Coleman Lake
David
Ruby Bryan
J. L. Carter
Buchanan Dam
I. G. Hensley
San Angelo
Colorado City
Thurman Allman
Killeen
Joe Holder
Allen Mossey
Sweetwater
Durward Mosley
Allen Howard
Bob Loyd
Tot McCowan
Ron Briley
Ballinger
Doyle Grishams
Huddlestons
Archie Scarborough
Freddie Peterson
Charles
Dorothy Myers
Allmans
Xkilleen
Francis Reese
Husband
California
Shorty Holder
Washington
Edwin Voss
Ethel Hantsche
Winters Pony Leaguers win first round at Breckenridge
The Winters Senior-Of Pony team beat Coleman 5 to 3 in the first playoff game at Breckenridge. Winters scored four runs in the seventh inning to overturn a 3 1 deficit. They were set to face Iowa Park next, with the Breckenridge venue hosting Thursday’s potential semifinal.
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Winters
Breckenridge
Coleman
Iowa Park
Carson County
Winters Visit Noted At Kinard Home
Winters and Mr. Evans are mentioned alongside Mrs. Voss visiting the Ed Kinard home.
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Winters
Mr. Evans
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Wingate Independent School District Board of Trustees
Wingate School
N. Q O. Lawston
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U. S. Allcorns
Arnold Allcorn
Bennie
Talpa
Charles Allcorn
Allison
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Marion Wood
Colorado
Don Munzeys
Darla
Big Spring
Coleman Foreman
Effie Deitz
Shannon Hospital
Weldon Tate
Theron Osborne
Azle
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McGallion
O. Z. Foreman
Hayward Morrison
Coleman Hospital
W. F. Worthington
Banning
Calif
L. C. Fullers
Pierce
Barbara Baldwin
Buford Baldwin
Emory University
Atlanta
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New Orleans
Methodist Hospital
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Georgetown
Coaches
Coach
D. L. Simpson
Marine Engineer School
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Carl Green
Mr. and
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