Graduation Salutation From Winters High Class 1918 Surfaces
The salutatory piece written by the late Tom Norman, Winters High School Class of 1918 salutatorian, lists classmates with humorous sketches. It names Willard Pruitt, Boyd Eiland, Grady Beard, Trixie Mullin, Percy Ritch, Willie Jennings, Gaines Hall, and Gladys Johnson, noting traits and foibles in playful verse.
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Winters High School
Tom Norman
Jessie Norman McLean
N. Washington
San Angelo
Willard Pruitt
Boyd Eiland
Bat
Grady Beard
Trixie Mullin
Grady
Percy Ritch
Willie Jennings
Bill
Gaines Hall
Studebaker
Gladys Johnson
Ovale
Winters
Hank McCreight Receives UT Law Degree
Henry H. McCreight Jr. from Winters earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin on May 20. Dr. and Mrs. McCreight attended the graduation ceremony.
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Henry H
Hank) McCreight Jr
Henry H. McCreight
Winters
University of Texas School of Law At
Austin
McCreight
Winters High School
Texas Tech University
Temperatures Compare This Week With 1971 Values
Readable fragments show last year’s highs and lows for May 24 and May 25 1971. The data cites a 96 degree high on Monday May 24 and a 50 degree low on Tuesday May 25.
Gulf Station Opens in Winters with June Grand Promos
New Gulf service station on South Main Street Winters opens after months of construction. Local dealer Buck Campbell moved from Bronte and runs the station with June drawings offering tires and a pig prize on June 24. No purchase needed, winners need not be present. Campbell, with 14 years in the business, and his wife were once in Grover’s newspaper trade and have three children.
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South Main Street
Winters
Buck Campbell
Bronte
Gulf Station
Campbell
FFA
Grover
Amarillo
The
Baptist Church
Rural Water Group Elects Board Of Directors
The North Runnels Rural Water Corporation selects a charter board of directors at a Thursday meeting in the Chamber office. Leon Frerich Nor ton E F Albro Wilmeth Pat Pritchard Sam Faubion Joe Vancil A L Mitchell Drasco Clyde Flanagan La Dell Davis Winters Morris Robinson named president vice president and secretary treasurer. Reach for 400 outlets with an estimated 892000 system cost and planned annual officer elections. The group pursues West Central Texas Council of Governments approval. Winters Ballinger connections discussed with City Council and City Commission.
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Rural Water Group
North Runnels Rural Water Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Leon Frerich
Norton
E. F. Albro
Wilmeth
Pat Pritchard
Wingate
Sam Faubion
Crews
Joe Vancil
Hatchel
Drasco
Clyde Flanagan
Blanton
LaDell Davis
Winters
Morris Robinson
Leon Decker
Yates & Decker Engineers
Abilene
North Runnels
Texas Council of Governments
Winters City Council
City Commission of
Ballinger
FTA Installed Officers For Next School Year
Eula Mae Kruse chapter of Future Teachers of America installed officers for 1972-73 at WHS Homemaking Cottage. New officers include Landa Walker president Lea Mostad vice president and Kay Schwartz financial secretary. Four members were recognized for service Denise Williams Kathye Wolford Cindye Wolford Connie Giles.
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Eula Mae Kruse
Future Teachers of America
WHS
FTA
Landa Walker
Lea Mostad
Kay Schwartz
Trish Hill
Benjie Lee
Rickey Mathis
Cathy Schwartz
Lisa Bishop
Linda Sneed
Lyn Key
Dorie Miller
Barbara Fairey
Paula Meyers
Nancy Gr
Wingate Homecoming Planned for Sunday
The annual Wingate Homecoming is set for Sunday June 4. All former residents and students are invited to attend and bring a basket lunch.
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Wingate
Winters AG Teacher to Speak at Farmers Meeting
AY Meetist Howard Davis of Brownwood, a former Winters vocational agriculture teacher and current head of the agriculture department at Howard Payne College, will be principal speaker at a Young Farmers meeting Monday June 26 at 8 30 in the lo ag building of the Winters school. He will speak on beef management and all members and interested persons are invited.
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Howard Davis
Brownwood
Winters
Lo Ag
Davis
Agriculture Department
Howard Payne College
Bible School at Southside Church Begins Monday
Vacation Bible School at Southside Baptist Church starts Monday June 5 and runs through June 9 from 8 30 to 11 am each day. All community children may attend with Rev Virgil James as general superintendent and Mrs Elwood Wade as principal.
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Southside Baptist Church
Virgil James
Elwood Wade
Roy Rice
Ora Vilapando
Mack Bullard
Joe DeLa Cruz
Carl Grenwelee
Garland O'Dell
Six Six Golfers Compete In ABCD Tourney At Winters
Sixty six golfers in sixteen teams contested the ABCD tournament at Winters Country Club. The winning team of Dub Davis James West Charles Dry Donnie Oats and Larry Newberry posted 59 for 18 holes in best ball with four dozen golf balls awarded. Second place went to Homer Hodge Dennis Rogers Danny Long and Earnest Brown at 62. A rain soaked sudden death playoff secured third place for Herman Baker John E. McAdoo Harold Pate and Ronnie Dunnam at 63. George Brown won closest to the hole No 6 earning a dozen golf balls. Fifty six golfers took part in the side contest and about 90 people attended a noon luncheon after the morning round.
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Winters Country Club
Dub Davis
James West
Charles Dry
Donnie Oats
Larry Newberry
Homer Hodge
Dennis Rogers
Danny Long
Earnest Brown
Herman Baker
John E. McAdoo
Harold Pate
Ronnie Dunnam
George Brown
Milt Bunger
Gayland Robinson
Joe Emmett
Butch Perry
Drasco Baptist Bible School Starts Monday
Drasco Baptist Church Vacation Bible School begins Monday June 5 and runs through June 9. Classes run from 8 30 a m. All children ages 3 to 16 are invited to attend.
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Drasco
Cancer Crusade Receives Over Two Thousand Dollars
The North Runnels Unit of the American Cancer Society reported total receipts of 2108.90 for the Cancer Crusade with 308.50 in memorials. Officers for 1972 73 were named including President Mrs Earl Roach and Treasurer Mrs Bill Bell at a meeting hosted by Mrs Raymond Lloyd.
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Cancer Crusade
North Runnels
American Cancer Society
Bill Bell
Bell
North Runners
Raymon Lloyd
Earl Roach
Homer Hodge, Jr
W. L. England
Treasury
Ralph Arnold
J. W. Rahiman
George M. Beard
LaDell Davis
M. L. Dobbins
Paul Gerhardt
George Garrett
Raymond Lloyd
Randy C. Loudermilk
W. L. Nichols
Emma Marks
R. Q. Marks
Wayne Solomon
J. S. Tierce
Frank Graham
ACS Fieldman
Jim Cramer
Graham
Mrs Burroughs Named Teacher Of Year At WHS
Maurine Burroughs, Win ters high school English teacher, named Teacher of the Year by the Eula Mae Kruse Chapter of the Future Teachers of America. She is active as senior class sponsor, National Honor Society sponsor, and coach of Ready Writing and Prose Reading for the University Interscholastic League.
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Maurine Burroughs
Winters
Eula Mae Kruse
Future Teachers of America
FTA
Burroughs
Visit Sequences In Sanders Home Highlight Kin and Friends
In the Sanders home Miss Elsie Sanders of San Angelo hosted her sister Mae Sanders and Mrs Elbert Holder along with young Tommy Dale of Chula Vista California. They also called on Mr and Mrs Crave Downing and other relatives during the past week.
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Elsie Sanders
Mae. Sanders
San Angelo
Elbert .Holder
Aow
Tommy Dale
Chula Vista
Calif
Crave Downing
Eula Mae Kruse Chapter Named For Winters FTA Founder
Winters High School Future Teachers of America members vote to rename the chapter the Eula Mae Kruse Chapter in honor of the founder and longtime adviser Mrs. Eula Mae Kruse. She organized the unit in 1960, chartered 1961, guided it to state awards and offices, and retired in 1971 after a career marked by active service.
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Winters High School
The
Future Teachers of America
Eula Mae Kruse
Kruse
FTA
Denton
John H. Lovelady
Winters
Bruce Smith
Alpha Chi
Dunnam Buys Colorado City Packing Plant Expands Network
Winters business owner J B Dunnam purchases the M T Food Service meat packing plant in Colorado City from Jimmy Moody and Leo Thompson. He will operate the Winters plant during renovations and expand to include a rendering facility and additional by product processing with truck routes linking Colorado City Winters and Cisco. New managers named for each plant.
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J. B. Dunnam
Winters
Jay
Colorado City
Cisco
J. B. Dunnam Packing, Inc
Merrill Eason
Paul West
James Stanford
Austin visitors a ten day stay at W F Minzenmayer home
Mrs. Bill Miller and Kaylea and Bill Mark of Austin visited ten days in the W. F. Minzenmayer home recently.
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Austin
Bill Miller
Kaylea
Bill’ Mark of
W. F Minzenmayer
Run Off Primary Election Saturday in Runnels County
North precinct voters in Runnels County will cast ballots Saturday June 3 for the run off of Democratic and Republican state office nominees for the November general election. Only one box per precinct will be used at Winters City Hall and other locations. officials warn voters not to cross party lines as crossover voting and dual-precinct ballots are illegal.
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Runnels County
Winters Community Center
Winters City Hall
Wingate
Norton
Ballinger
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Texas
Bill Miller Named to NAIA Hall of Fame
Winers High School and McMurry College standout Bill Miller, former McMurry long jumper who once beat Ralph Boston, is named to the NAIA Hall of Fame. He will attend induction in Billings, Montana, June 2, now a University of Texas assistant coach.
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Bill Miller
NAIA
Winters High School
McMurry College
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame
University of Texas
Miller
Billings
Mont
A. O. Duer
McMurry
Ralph Boston
Austin
University of Texas Longhorn
Fort Worth
Boston
Lubbock
Lake Tahoe
Madison Junior
Abilene
Dallas Baptist
Bill
Serena Minzenmayer
McMur
Winters Post American Legion Meeting Scheduled
A Winters Post American Legion meeting will be held at the Post Home on Monday, June 5, at 7 30 p m. All members are urged to attend.
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Winters
The
American Legion
One Voting Box for GOP In June 3 Run-Off In Runnels
W J Cervenka of Rowena, county Republican chairman, says one voting box will serve the June 3 Republican run-off in Runnels County. The Runnels Box will be at the Ballinger courthouse. No local GOP candidates are in the run-off. only Henry Grover and Albert Fay, both GOP gubernatorial contenders, are involved.
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Runnels County
W. J. Cervenka
Rowena
Court House
Ballinger
GOP
Henry Grover
Albert Fay
City Spraying For Mosquitos
City crews continue spraying to kill and prevent mosquitos using mala thion fuel mix. The operation targets ditches and vacant lots where breeding may occur. Residents are urged to remove rubbish and high grass to destroy breeding sites.
Winters archer Vinson wins Team Bear prize at Abilene
Don Vinson of Winters and member of the Abilene Archery Club captured a $100 cash prize in the Team Bear contest at the Texas State Field Championship in Abilene. He scored 1078 of 1120, placing seventh among about 100 archers from across the state.
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Don Vinson
Winters
Abilene Archery Club
Team Bear
Bear Archery Victor Bows
Texas
Abilene
Vinson
Two Generators Retired At Light Plant In June Upgrade
Winters Municipal Light Plant retires two 150 KW diesel engines from 1944 and replaces with one larger dual fuel engine. Fairbanks Morse unit, delivering 1366 KW, increases total plant capacity to 3515 KW with four engines online after installation mid June.
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Winters Municipal Light Plant
Buford Baldwin
City
Retary
Fairbanks-Morse
Baldwin
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R. C. Thomas
Hank McCreight
U.S. Weather Station
Winters AG
Bible School
Southside Church
M. Burroughs
Sanders
FTA Chapter
Unit
C-City
American Legion Meeting
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