Winters Flea Market slated for June 23 24
Community notices call for merchants and residents to prepare for the annual two day Winters Flea Market to be held Friday and Saturday June 23 24. The event is sponsored by the Retail Trades Committee of the Winters Chamber of Commerce with Bill Robinson as chairman. The piece also notes anecdotal local weather signs and a political tangent about a state Democratic Convention and the upcoming special session.
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The
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Bill Robinson
Amarillo Visitors Visit Emma Kiefer Home
Vera Davis Balch and her daughter Becky along with Mrs. Anna Lee Davis Bowers of Amarillo spent last weekend visiting at the home of Emma Kiefer in Amarillo.
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Amarillo
Vera Davis Balch
Becky
Anna Lee Davis
Bowers
Emma Kiefer
Weather tease for early June heat wave
The forecast shows highs near 97 degrees on Wednesday June 2 following a 63 degree low on Tuesday June 1. Hot conditions linger with little relief expected into the workweek.
Winters High summer driver training program enrolls seventy two
Seventy two students are enrolled in the summer driver training program at Winters High School. Trainees split between classroom work and behind the wheel practice with completion expected about July 20. Instructors are Winston Leicester and Bill Carter. Cars are provided free by Dale's Ford Sales and Waddell Chevrolet Co. of Winters.
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Winters High School
Winston Leicester
Winters
Bill Carter
Abilene
Dale’s
Ford Sales
Waddell Chevrolet Co
Robert Englert
John Parramore
Greg Poe
Lonnie Briley
Leicester
Winters City To Hire Engineer For Water Sale Study
Winters will hire an engineer to survey its water supply and assess selling water to North Runnels Rural Water Corporation. Rural group seeks long term FHA loan or federal aid to fund a distribution system covering most of North Runnels and nearby communities.
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Winters
North Runnels
Winters Water Department
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
North Runnels County
Mary Lou Bauer Wins City Golf Championship
Mary Lou Bauer captured the Ladies' Golf Tournament title in a final round that featured a record field. She entered the last round tied with defending champion Joanie McAdoo and prevailed. LaJuan Sprinkle won the first flight. Carolyn Black won the second. Mary Mote won the third in a sudden death over Jean Owen.
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Mary Lou Bauer
Joanie McAdoo
LaJuan Sprinkle
Lois West
Marleen Wood
Carolyn Black
Sandy Griffin
Mary Mote
Jean Owen
Ladies Golf
R. J. Bauer
Bill, Griffin
Winters Recreation Program to Start June 12
The City of Winters sponsors a six week recreation program starting Monday June 12 directed by Waco Reynolds of Winters schools. Activities include volleyball ping pong softball and various group sports with indoor sessions in the old school gymnasium. The program runs five days a week two daily sessions from 8:30 am to 11 and 6:30 to 8:30 pm with no charge for participation.
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City of
Winters
Waco Reynolds
Reynolds
Winters City Council to review Lone Star Gas rate hike
Winters City Council will study Lone Star Gas Co. request for authority to raise residential and commercial gas rates. The proposal would boost the average monthly bill by about 66 cents, roughly 10 percent, as officials cited higher gas costs and increased company expenses. The council met with the local gas manager Marshall Wharton and plans July discussions with company representatives.
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Lone Star Gas Co
Winters
Lone Star Gas Company
the’ Council
Wade White
Winters Band Students Earn State Honors At Austin Meet
Winters High School band members earned top ratings at the State Solo Ensemble Contest held at the University of Texas in Austin. Seven thousand two hundred twenty five competitors were narrowed to about 15 percent achieving the highest marks, with Winters claiming three first division solos and gold medals plus a first division flute ensemble win.
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Austin
University of Texas
Winters
Kirke McKenzie
Trish Hill
Maurine Riess
WHS
Brenda Smith
Miss Hill
Miss Riess
Barbara Fairy
Brenda Easterly
Dusty Nichols
Lou Ann Cole
Paul Gerhardt
Tandy Medford
Marvin Clark
Bubba Brown
McKenzie
Carson Easterly
Douglas Cole
H. M. Nichols
Doyle Pumphrey
Texas
Nelson Patrick
United States
University Interscholastic League
UTIL
Department of Music
The
College of Fine Arts of
the University
City annexes Fireside Restaurant site on US 83
Winters moves to enlarge by annexing the Fireside Restaurant property on the south edge of town along US 83 after James Lee Johnson petitioned for inclusion. The council also approves a two year lease bid on City Lake property for grazing and hires Bob Webb from Belton as lineman and plant operator succeeding Billy Harper who moved to Marble Falls.
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James Lee Johnson
Victor Merfield
City Lake
Bob Webb
City Electric Department
Webb
Belton
Billy Harper
Marble Falls
Dub McMillon New Agent For Farm Bureau
Dub McMillon former Taylor County resident becomes the new service agent for Runnels County Farm Bureau. He began duties June 1 and has long ties to farming and livestock. He and his wife Jo have three children, Mary Jo 12 Larry 19 and James 21.
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Dub McMillon
Taylor County
Runnels County Farm Bureau
M.L. Dobbins
FB Organizaion
McMillion
Bradshaw
Bradshaw High School
Taylor County Farm Bureau
Public Hearing On City Budget For Winters
A public hearing on Winters city budget for fiscal year 1972 73 is set for June 19 at 7 30 p m in City Hall. Mimeographed copies are available city wide for residents to study before the meeting. Mayor Wade White urges taxpayers to attend and offer suggestions.
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City of
Winters
Wade White
Swim lessons offered at Winters Municipal Pool
A one week course will run six days from June 26 to July 1 at Winters Municipal Swimming Pool. Kirke McKenzie, pool manager, says lessons for beginners and intermediates ages five and up will be taught by qualified instructors. Cost is 10 dollars per pupil, signups open June 12 at the pool.
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Winters Municipal Swimming
Kirke McKenzie
McKenzie
Martha Hale Earns M S Degree in Microbiology
Martha Lee Hale, daughter of Dr and Mrs Z I Hale, earned a Master of Science in Microbiology from Virginia Commonwealth University Health Sciences Division in June She plans to return to the university for a PhD program.
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Martha Lee Hale
Virginia
Z. I. Hale
Virginia Commonwealth University
Rev Bob Sanders Reassigned to Winters Methodist Churches
The Rev. Bob Sanders, longtime pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Winters, is reassigned by the Central Texas Conference to serve Winters parish for another year and remains pastor of Wingate Crews and Talpa United Methodist Churches in the Winters area. In Fort Worth, the conference also named the Rev. Ray Elliott, previously at Winters, as superintendent of retired ministers homes in Stephenville.
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Bob Sanders
First United Methodist Church of
Winters
Central
Central Texas
Fort Worth
Ray Elliott
Winters Church
Brownwood
Stephenville
Housing Project Progress Ahead of Schedule
Winters Housing Authority renovates elderly and low income housing with over 56 percent completion. Duplex buildings bricked and interior work underway. Applications already received and others are invited at the Housing Authority office though occupancy will occur months after project completion.
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Winters Housing Authority
Jake Joyce
Authority
Housing Authority
Tax Equalization Board Meets June 22 in Winters
The Winters tax equalization board will meet at City Hall all day Thursday June 22 for interviews with taxpayers. Appointed members are Dale Whitecotton John Gardner W E Shorty Foster and M G Butch Perry as an alternate.
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City of
Winters
Dale’ Whitecotton
John Gardner
W. E
Shorty) Foster
M. G
Butch) Perry
Richard Holder Named Distinguished Student at A&M
Richard A Holder of Winters, Texas, a Texas A M University student, has been notified by Dean Fred J Benson of the College of Engineering that he was designated a Distinguished Student for the past semester. Holder is a Winters High School graduate.
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Richard A. Holder
Winters
Texas A&m University
Fred J. Benson
University
Holder
Winters High School
Carla Walker Named to ACC Dean's Honor Roll
Carla Walker a junior home economics major at Abilene Christian College earned a spot on the Dean's Honor Roll for the spring semester. A Winters high school graduate, Miss Walker posted a 3.73 grade average and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Carlos Walker.
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Carla Walker
Abilene Christian College
Miss Walker
Carlos . Walker
North Runnels County Hospital calls for bids for new building
The North Runnels County Hospital District issued a bid call for construction of the new hospital. Bids open at 2 p m Thursday July 6 in the Winters Community Center. The project, approved by the State Department of Health, aims to replace the old Winters Municipal Hospital built in the 1930s.
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North Runnels County Hospital
North Runnels Hospital
Winters Community Center
John W. Norman
Hospital District Board
State Department of Health
North Runnels County
East Truitt Street
Winters Municipal Hospital
Winters
Highway 53
Reeves Addition
Winters Church of Christ gains Paul Wallace as minister
Paul Wallace is named minister for the Winters Church of Christ after 13 years at Austin Avenue Church of Christ in Brownwood. He moved to Winters with his family last week and has preached there during past meetings. He previously led Coleman Church of Christ. He is Texas born, son of Paul Wallace Sr., and holds degrees from Freed-Hardeman College and Southern Methodist University.
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Paul Wallace
Austin Avenue Church
Henderson
Tenn
Southern Methodist University
SMU
Rotary Club
Brownwood
Coleman
Coleman Lions Club
Faye Coursey
John
Abilene Christian College
David
ACC
Brownwood High School
Expect Paving To Begin On Highway In July
Highway Department sources say contractors will start asphalt paving on US 83 north to the Taylor County line and through Winters in the first week of July. Bridges north of Winters require substantial work, with curbing sidewalks and other construction in Winters to follow.
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Highway Department
Taylor County
City Power Dept Buys Pickup Truck
Winters City Council accepted bids for a City Electric Department pickup. Dale's Ford Sales offered $2,595.97 for an automatic transmission truck and Waddell Chevrolet Co. bid $2,552.26. The council chose Dale's Ford Sales.
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Winters
City Electric Department
Dale
Ford
Waddell Chevrolet Co
Kilgore High Student Cassie Awalt Plans Nursing Career
Cassie Awalt Northcutt of Kilgore will enter Kilgore College School of Nursing next fall after graduating Kilgore High School. She is the granddaughter of Mr and Mrs W G Bedford and Mr and Mrs Joe Awalt of Winters and daughter of Mr and Mrs Calvin Awalt of Kilgore.
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Cassie Awalt. Northcutt
Kilgore
W. G. Bedford
Joe Awalt
Winters
Kilgore College School of Nursing
Kilgore High School
Calvin, Awalt
Winters youth to attend 1972 Texas Boys State in Austin
Winters High School student Scott Alan King will represent Winters at the 1972 Texas American Legion Boys State session June 7 to 13 at the University of Texas in Austin. Commander Carson Easterly praised the Winters Lions Club for sponsor support and noted that two youths from each state event advance to Boys Nation in July in Washington, D C. The program focuses on party organization campaigns elections and local lawmaking in a simulated state.
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Scott Alan King
Winters
Texas American Legion Boys State
Carson Easterly
Roy Scoggins
American Legion
Texas American Legion
University of Texas, Austin
Post 261
Easterly
Winters Lions Club
The
American Legion Boys Nation
Washington
D. C
the Legion
Temple girl to enter junior college oratory
Christy Winn Autrey the daughter of Horace Autrey of Temple and granddaughter of Bill Moore of Winters will enter the Junior College oratory program in the fall, following treatment at Scott and White Hospital in Temple.
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Christy Winn Autrey
Horace Autrey
Temple
Bill Moore
Winters
Zeoble
Colles
Scott& White Weepital
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Tax Equalization Board
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Hospital Board
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