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Early Winters Band Shaped Winters Social Life Across Decades
The 1901 Winters band served as the town’s social hub through droughts and blizzards. Organized by Charlie Grant, it toured towns, held Friday practices, and performed at weddings, picnics, and political rallies. A notable San Angelo engagement preceded a fatal London Hotel fire.
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Charlie Grant
Mexico
Winters
Attie Grant
Mattie Curry
Austin
John G. Key Oil Company
Tinkle
Wingate
Ballinger
Bronte
Maverick
Robert Lee
Fort Chadbourne
Brownwood
San Angelo
Coleman
Big Spring
London