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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1959
Page
9
Home Town Construction will begin work on Winters new post office in the next few days under Postmaster Rankin Pace. The projected completion is around September 1 with new furniture and fixtures to be installed. Mailmen may be added if Winters adopts house to house delivery.
Mrs Jack Harrison of Winters was chosen president of the State Firemen's and Fire Marshal's Association Auxiliary during a Wednesday meeting ahead of the state convention in Fort Worth. She has been a member since 1938 and served on the executive board for four years. She helped with the state memorial services at Will Rogers Auditorium in Fort Worth.
Walter Thormeyer, son of Mr and Mrs E E Thormeyer of Winters, will be ordained as an American Lutheran Church minister at St John’s Lutheran Church Winters Sunday at 7 30 p m. The ordination will be conducted by Rev Vernon Mohr Texas District president and Rev L D Braun of McGregor will preach. A reception follows in the church parlors.
Winters Chamber of Commerce runs an eight week contest to name the most courteous saleslady and salesman. Official ballots appear weekly in The Winters Enterprise with $50 Savings Bonds for the top man and top woman. Employers cannot enter, ballots due by August 3, results in the August 7 issue.
Floats competing in the Winters Rodeo Parades on June 25 and 27 may win 50, 30, and 20 dollars. Eligible entries must join both parades, be locally built, and pass through Davidson Gin lot to North Main Street with the Blizzard Band leading. Round-Up Association will host a barbecue after the parade with riding clubs present.
A barnstorming group plans a publicity tour to surrounding towns next Tuesday to promote the Winters Annual Rodeo set for June 25 26 and 27. Ralph Lloyd chairs the barnstorming committee and will lead the effort with the Winters String Band joining to advertise. They will travel to Tuscola Lawn Novice Coleman Talpa Valera and Ballinger.
The Winters Pony League season is two thirds complete with Wingate Redlegs leading the standings at seven wins and no losses. Organizer Tab Hatter seeks more participation and officials or managers. interest in extra teams and an all-star game with Ballinger is noted. Batting leaders include Holder 409 and McMillon 385 among others.
Mrs. J. S. Sanders and daughter Elsie Lee and May Sanders of San Angelo and Mrs. W. J. Yates return from a vacation to El Paso. They visited theatres at Jal New Mexico and at Carlsbad Caverns during the trip.
The 13th annual Winters Rodeo opens Thursday afternoon at 5 with a downtown parade. Activities include calf scramble nightly with a lamb prize, dog and pony act by Portis and Mary Sims, steer wrestling and a Friday trailer race. Rex Felker will announce. events run through Saturday with grand entry at 8 and judging of the man and woman of the west.
The Winters Round-Up Inc announces the annual rodeo and a western beauty and beard contest led by B G Owens. Judging occurs after the parade at Main Drug Co with winners announced at Blizzard Field. Prizes include two ten dollar awards for most representative west lady and west man, plus a beard pattern prize. Entries welcome. no one barred.
Rev E L Craig is reappointed as pastor of the First Methodist Church after a Fort Worth conference last week. Other Brownwood District appointments include Rev Carroll Thompson and Rev Louis Berry III. Supplying churches listed as Drasco Wingate Norton Bethel and Talpa Crews. The Craigs, Winters residents for three years, attended the conference.
H. W. Schwartz of Odessa visited Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Boles. He held company at home with Mrs. Jim Hood and her child.
Johnny Key, son of Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Key Jr., has been awarded an applied music scholarship to West Texas State College in Canyon. The award, potentially up to 200 dollars per year, comes via a letter from Ted J. Crager, chair of the Department of Music. A 1959 Winters High School graduate, Key was band captain and a former band lieutenant, and he belonged to the all region band in his junior and senior years. He formerly served as Gale editor and had poems published in National and American publications.
Blizzard High School band members including next year’s ninth graders must report to the band hall at 4:00 p.m. Thursday June 25 to prepare for the rodeo parade. Drum Major Nancy Roberts leads the band with featured twirler Nell Lacy, corporal Diane Buckner, assistant drum major Nancy Benson, majorettes Lynann Krusse and Pamela Bedford.
Mr and Mrs Glenn D Henson relocate to Odessa with change in employment. The notice mentions Mrs Henson and Younger Linda Bedford in connection with Wm Cameron Company Division though details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
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