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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1959
Page
6
Moisture in early June raises prospects for a strong crop, with 5.8 inches in five days in Winters and 11.70 inches total for the area. Farmers face replanting decisions as rainfall surpasses yearly totals, while local officials urge drivers to yield to fire equipment during responses.
The Thirteenth Annual Winters Rodeo plans include an imported dog and pony act, Those Famous Jockey Dogs, from Gainesville sponsored by Winters State Bank. Calf scramble returns with prizes for capers against half wild calves. Steer wrestling debuts this year with bareback bronc riding, jackpot calf roping, wild cow milking, girls cloverleaf, and bull riding. Lloyd Woodley supplies stock. Rex Felker returns as announcer. Two parades set for Thursday and Saturday afternoons with riding clubs and prize floats.
Morning worship at the First Presbyterian Church will be held Sundays June 7 and June 21 at 11 o clock. Laymen from the Brownwood Presbytery will deliver the sermons. Leslie E. Ellison, recent McCormick Theological Seminary graduate, will assume duties as pastor July 5. the public is invited.
Memorial Day services sponsored by VFW Post 9193 and allied veterans were held at Lakeview Cemetery Saturday at 10 am. Flags marked all area veterans graves. Wreaths and markers were placed on the Wright family grave, with W. L. Collins presiding and Rev. H. K. Flathmann leading a closing prayer. Approximately 30 people registered for open house at the VFW post afterward.
Mr. and Mrs. Colonel Jones of Jal New Mexico and Mr. and Mrs W A Frymire of Tuscola visited Wednesday in the home of Mrs J S Sanders and Elsie Lee Sanders.
Janet Minzenmayer, daughter of Mr and Mrs A C Minzenmayer, received a Bachelor of Science in Education at commencement exercises on June 3 at a Lutheran college in Se.
White, a 31 year old farmer missing since April 14, reappeared in Honolulu claiming amnesia and no memory of how he came to Hawaii. He spoke with his wife by phone, sent a radiogram to Sheriff Atkins, and remains under medical care while authorities assess his condition and potential return home.
Miss Marie Maughan announces Homemaking Cottage opens Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 to 11 for sewing practice and machine use. No formal classes. Homemaking II students with summer projects meet Tuesdays and Thursdays 2 to 4. Mrs Willie Younger’s group meets Wednesdays 2 to 4 in June for summer experiences. students earn a half credit.
Jerry Kenneth Benson son of Mr and Mrs Alvin Benson was among seven hundred graduates at Baylor University in Waco during commencement exercises held Friday May 29.
Mrs. R. L. Holland and her daughters Eleanor Ann and Stephanie of Hobbs New Mexico were weekend visitors in the home of Mrs. Thelma Henslee. Mrs. Holland is the sister of Mrs. Henslee.
After months of work by landowners, county agents, and irrigation staff, the Valley Creek Water Control District was officially created by legislative action this week across three counties. The project faced complexities as multi county involvement required an act of the legislature.
A steering committee was appointed months ago to oversee the work on two proposed dam sites for Run on tributaries of Nels County. One site is near Oilfield's Wingate area about three miles south. The other site lies in Valley Haven.
Jim Wilburn leaves Winters for a three week preaching tour through Wisconsin. He will speak in Appleton and Janesville each night for a week before returning by June 25. He helped start Janesville in 1954 and Beloit’s second congregation now meets in a new building. Elders designate Lynn Huff Jimmy Roberts and David Coffman to speak on consecutive Sundays in Winters absence.
Lon McDonald was named agriculture teacher by the Winters School Board effective July 1. He holds a BA in agriculture from Texas Tech and attended Merkel High School with FFA, athletics, and band. McDonald served in the Infantry two years including 13 months in Korea and previously taught in Lamesa and Girard. He and his wife have one daughter, Cindy Lou.
Nashville singer Marijohn Wilkin daughter of Mrs. Karla Melson and niece of B G Owens, has the record Waterloo poised to be a top hit. Columbia records sold over 100000 copies and it sits at 64th nationwide. Wilkin, with about 15 records earning revenue, also sees Take This Heart by Mitchell Torak on sale in England and France. Waterloo is gaining popularity in the East and spreading across the nation from Main to Florida.
Dr Kenneth Pierce has joined the staff at San Angelo Veterinary Hospital. Former instructor of veterinary anatomy at Texas A&M College, he holds a DVM from A&M and has begun work toward a master's degree. The announcement notes his marriage to Mrs C Vi Pierce.
Rain totaled 5.20 inches in Winters since Monday with a 7 15 PM downpour on Wednesday adding 3.40 inches. County agents told Winters Lions Club about tests on maize cotton sesame and sunflowers to suit Runnels County conditions and urged business farmer cooperation for Winters growth.
Weldon Middleton, Winters High School science teacher and National Science Foundation scholar, will study biology at Texas Christian University for six weeks from June 8 to 17. The program, directed by Dr. Joseph Morgan, is part of a $92,400 NSF grant and accepts 104 participants from six states.
Visitors Tuesday in the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Wilbanks included Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hollis and Mrs. Nellie Jordan with their young son from Beaumont along with Mrs. E. W. Bailey and daughter Bonnie from Abilene.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hood Wilbanks and Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Wilbanks along with Mrs. Ira Brannon attended the graduation of their niece Linda Kay Moncrief in Ballinger last Thursday.
The crop of wheat and oats will be smaller than last year in North Runnels County, but quality is excellent. Wheat and oats testing above excellent quality. Harvest delayed by rains but prospects for a good mile crop brighten. About 15 cars of grain expected into Winters this season. Laurence Green says new elevator will be ready by Saturday to handle grain, rebuilt after last year’s fire.
The Winters Rodeo Association will hold a meeting next Monday night June 8 at 8 p m in the Chamber of Commerce office. All officers directors and interested persons are urged to attend.
The Jets, a Little League Association member, sit in a fourth race standings photo. Back row left to right include Henry Riecken, Leroy Kettler, Gary Young, Doyle Riddle, Mike Hays and Johnny Denson. front row names not fully listed.
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