Resting Native Grassland Boosts Grass and Beef Output
Ronald Rugh a range conservationist with the local Soil Conservation Service says resting native grassland improves grass cover and increases beef production. Cooperators in the Runnels Soil and Water Conservation District report deferred grazing as a strong practice to seed out better grasses and improve rangeland vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Rugh
Soil Conservation Service
Runnels Soil and Water Conservation District
Rugh
Runnels
Wingate Gator Tops Club Holds Monday Meeting
Regular weekly meeting of the Wingate Gator Tops Club was held Monday at Humble Recreation Hall. Mrs. Richard Beck presented the program and Mrs. E. F. Albro was named this week's queen. Members present included Mesdames Wayne Owen George Cave James Williams Alpheus Hill Richard Beck E F Albro Pat Pritchard Ed Donica Joe Bryan and W O Middleton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wingate Gator Tops Club
Humble Recreation Hall
Richard Beck
E. F. Albro
Mesdames Wayne Owen
George Cave
James Williams
Alpheus Hill
Pat Pritchard
Ed Donica
Joe Bryan
W. O. Middleton
Winners For Tops Club Hold Monday Meeting
Regular meeting of the Winners for Tops Club was held Monday evening in the club house. A pink and blue shower was presented Mrs. John Bedford. Refreshments were served to several members. Mrs. D. W. Williams was queen for the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tops Club
John Bedford
Bill Millorn
Woodrnd Watts
Floyd Sims
D. W. Williams
Marvin Bedford
Charles Pinkerton
J. L. Shaw
Wes Hays
Craven Family Weekend Visit in Austin
Mr and Mrs Johnny Craven of Austin spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Bill Craven in the same city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Johnny Craven
Bill Craven
Conservationists Offer Help With Deferred READ ADS
Rugh says the classified ads are deferred and invites residents to consult a Soil Conservation Service office in Ballinger for guidance. The note encourages contacting local conservationists for assistance with the process.
Serena Tischler and Henry Maas Wed in Winters Ceremony
Serena Faye Tischler daughter of Mr and Mrs Monroe Tischler and Henry Gene Maas son of Mr and Mrs H B Maas were married Saturday June 14 at 7:30 pm in the home of the bride's parents 401 South Arlington Winters. Rev Walter C Probst Sr officiated with David Sherman organist Meg Leathers soloist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Serena Faye Tischler
Monroe Tischler
Henry Gene Maas
South Arlington
H. B. Maas
Route I
Winters
Walter C. Probst
St. John’s Lutheran Church
David Sherman
Meg Leathers
Harvey Tischler
Randy Jones
Ballinger
R W Taylor Leads Air Evac From Saipan to Guam
U S Air Force Sergeant Roy W Taylor Jr a para rescue recovery specialist with the 79th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron led a life saving air evacuation from Saipan to Agana Guam For a 16 year old boy needing neurosurgery not available on Saipan the C 130 Hercules crew from Anderson AFB Guam completed the mission in under two hours and admitted the youth to the hospital Taylor a 1965 Reagan Houston High School graduate is the son of Roy W Taylor and the late Mrs Taylor of Houston and is married to Dora O Snell of Winters Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Air Force
Roy W. Taylor Jr
Dora O. Snell
Winters
Saipan
U. S. Naval Hospital
Agana
Guam
Taylor
Anderson Afb
79Th Aerospace Rescue
Anderson
Regan
Houston
Roy W. Taylor
Harold Snell
Melba Lewis Receives Howard Payne College Scholarship
Melba Lewis of Route 4 Winters has been offered a $100 per semester academic scholarship to Howard Payne College for 1969 70 after a qualifying score on her college entrance exam. The scholarship may continue each semester if she maintains dean’s honor roll status with at least 12 credit hours and a 3.65 GPA.
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Melba Lewis
Route 4
Winters
Howard Payne College
HPC
Winters Suffer Storm Damage To Power And Phone Lines
Electric power and telephone facilities in Winters and nearby areas were hard hit by last Thursday's hailstorm. About 100 meters and several controls at the city lines were damaged, with a $3,000 repair estimate to restore the line. Rural lines and toll cables also suffered, causing outages that required extra crews and emergency calls for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters
City of Winters
F. R. (Phil) Anderson
West Texas Utilities Co
WTU
Winters High School graduate wins essay award in Texas
Mike Kozelsky son of Mr and Mrs Joe Kozelsky and a 1969 Winters High School graduate earned a certificate of achievement for an essay on Patriotism What It Means To Me. The Knights of Columbus Texas sponsored contest had 800 entries with Kozelsky finishing in the top 25. He will study aero nautical and space engineering at Texas A M University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Kozelsky
Joe Kozelsky
Winters High School
Kozelsky
Knights of Columbus of Texas
Kenneth Fiest
Rowena Council
Knights of Columbus
Texas A&M _ University
National Honor Society
Visitors Honor Worthington Family at Winters Park Picnic
A Worthington family group from Fresno California gathered with Winters residents for a Wednesday evening picnic at Winters City Park. Attendees included Leon and wife with Pat and Davis other family members and numerous Winters and San Angelo guests. A closing line notes a man gazing at stars amid road puddles.
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City Park
Leon Worthington
Fresno
California
Winters City Park
Pat
Son Davis
Willis Davis
Carla Sue
Mike
Lettie Davis
Loyd Compton
Dennis Poe
Greg and
Perry
C. O. Rodgers
Dennis Rodgers
Denice and
Dean
Winters
Herbert Skinner
Austin
Jack Davis
Abilene
Ruby Burns
Lou Ann Burns
Vickie Bowen
San Angelo
Lester Glass
Steve
Cary
Miles
Carrol Gotcher
Grover Davis
LaDell Davis
Clara McAdams
P. M. Davis
Jay Dunnam
Connie
Stephanie
Natalie
Kimberly
Thelma Henslee
Bill Worthington
R. Q. Marks
Marks
Collins
T. H. Worthington
Judy McNeill and Sam Scott to Wed at First Baptist
Judy McNeill and Sam Scott will be married Saturday July 26 at 7 PM in the First Baptist Church in Winters. Judy is a 1969 Winters High School graduate employed in Abilene. Sam, also a 1969 graduate, works for Sojourner Exploration in Abilene. Parents are Mr and Mrs Jon McNeill of Wingate and Mr and Mrs G W Scott Jr of Winters. Friends and relatives are invited.
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Judy McNeill
Sam Scott
First Baptist Church
Jon McNeill
Wingate
Sam
G. W. Scott, Jr
Winters
Judy
Winters High School
U. S. Time Corporation
Abilene
Scott
Sojourner Exploration
City of
Thompson to Begin Second Vietnam Tour From Fort Lewis
SP4 Whitley Earl Thompson son of Mr and Mrs R E Thompson will depart June 20 from Fort Lewis Washington for his second Vietnam tour. He has served nearly three years in the U S Army and recently stationed at Fort Bragg North Carolina. During his first Vietnam tour he fought in the Dac To battle from November 13 to December 27 and was wounded July 3 1968 leading a reconnaissance patrol at Phan Viet. He was hospitalized for 30 days then sent to Fort Sam Houston for malaria and wound treatment.
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Whitley Earl Thompson
R. E. Thompson
Fort Lewis
Wash
Vietnam
Fort Bragg
N. C
U. S. Army
Fort Polk
Phan Viet
Fort Sam Houston
Goal Diggers Club Summer Meet At Pierce Home
The Goal Diggers Club held a summer meeting at the home of Mr and Mrs Johnnie Pierce with Janice as hostess. Pamella Smith called the meeting to order and roll was taken by Phyllis Smith. A cake sale was scheduled for Friday June 20 and a dance was planned with details to be announced. Pamella Smith presented a program on the club constitution.
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Goal Diggers Club
Johnnie Pierce
Janice
Pamella Smith
Phyllis Smith
Summer Rec Program Underway in Winters
The city sponsored program for all ages, run with Winters schools, reports 119 enrolled. Jerry Gibson, director, notes activities run 1 to 9 pm daily in the old school gym. Basketball, volleyball, trampoline, weight lifting, jogging and more are offered under supervision. About 20 adults are enrolled. more adults and girls are encouraged to join. A hail storm caused brief delays but debris was cleared and facilities are again available. No charge for participation.
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Winters
Jerry Gibson
Gibson
Local Meeting Closes After Brief Public Session
Debra Carroll Carla Walker Ginger Fairey Janice Mills Jill Matthews Beckey Mathis Bren da Burns Janice Pierce Melanie Bomar Phyllis Grissom Pam and Phyllis Smith and sponsor Karen Hicks attended a meeting that ended with a benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Debra Carroll
Carla Walker
Ginger Fairey
Janice Mills
Jill Matthews
Beckey Mathis
Brenda Burns
Janice Pierce
Melanie Bomar
Phyllis Grissom
Pam
Phyllis Smith
Karen Hicks
Benediction
Winters Students Named to McMurry Dean's List
Two Winters students, Richard Lee Puckett and Larry Gene Cook, are named to McMurry College's spring dean's list. The list includes 148 students overall for the semester based on 12 or more hours and a 3.5 GPA or higher. Both students are described as sons of local Winters residents.
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McMurry College
Porter Crow
Richard Lee Puckett
Larry Gene Cook
Winters
McMurry
Puckett
Barney C. Puckett
Cook
K. W. Cook
Also Mentioned on This Page
Enterprise
Texas
Wingate Gator Tops
Recreation Hall
Soil Conservation Service Office
Northrup King
Herbert Jacob
Johnny Beck
Bennett Tischler
Linda Tischler
Kenneth Tischler
Moss
Angelo State University
Dallas
North Main
Set. R. W. Taylor
Howard Payne
Cortez
Montezuma
Mexico
W.E. Thompson
Pierce Home
TAX Equalization Board
Poventiseo
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