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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1961
Page
6
Winters school pairs students with elders to study traffic behavior at a street corner. They observe violations from improper turns to running signals and discuss safe driving practices as a broader effort to improve road manners.
A fragment notes church activity at the Christ Church site with unclear details and possible community events. No names or dates are clearly readable in the surviving text.
Maintenance work in the Winters Independent School system proceeds through the summer with major projects including replacing all 64 north side windows at the high school and repairing the gymnasium floor. Contractors handle window work while teachers and caretaking staff paint and maintained grounds under superintendent James Nevins supervision.
Mr and Mrs John Burns of Hawkins are visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs George W Brown.
Sharon Eisenstein of Dallas spends a week visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Herman.
Thirty Winters High School students start the first phase of a summer driving program under Robert Christian. They will complete 30 hours of classroom work then take the written test in Ballinger for a restricted driving permit.
Army PFC Grady W Campbell son of Mollie C Campbell 710 N Main St Winters is with Company B 31st Infantry of the 7th Infantry Division in Korea. He entered the Army in 1959 completed basic training at Fort Ord CA and arrived overseas in August 1960.
Airman William W. Crim has finished basic training at Lackland and will report to Minot for hydraulic engineer on the job training after a two week visit with his parents. The Winters rodeo festival kicks off with a parade and continues Friday and Saturday with seven events each night and new belt buckle prizes for high money winners.
Mrs. Floyd Sims was elected president of the Texas Firemen and Fire Marshal's Auxiliary at a Tuesday Austin meeting. The Monday reception honored Mrs. Sims and Mrs. Jack Harrison. A luncheon and style show followed at the Commodore-Perry Deck. The 1961 convention will be held in the lower Rio Grande Valley with headquarters in McAllen.
Southside Baptist Church announces Vacation Bible School from Monday June 26 through Friday June 30. Beginners to intermediates attend daily 8:00 to 11:30 a.m. All children are invited to participate.
County Agent C T Parker spoke to the Winters Lions Tuesday noon about county water pollution and ways to obtain additional usable water. He described past efforts to curb pollution, urged action to preserve water, and noted cooperation with landowners, oil interests, and the Railroad Commission.
City employees began spraying to curb a rising mosquito population and plan to return to treated areas after full coverage. Recent rains intensified the problem. crews also mow weeds and tall grass as part of the fight. Mayor Harvey D. Jones said the effort will continue across town.
Herman Adams of Winters was among top Texas A and M College agricultural students named Sears Roebuck Foundation Agriculture Tour of Mexico winners. The group flew from College June 8 and returned June 18, based on college information.
Guests the past weekend at Mrs. R. H. Henslee's home were Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Holland and daughter Stephanie of Hobbs New Mexico. Mrs. Holland is a sister of Mrs. Henslee.
Weldon Middleton and Jerrell Elliott of Winters High School traveled to Austin for a four day science symposium at the University of Texas. Dr. E C Creutz of General Atomic Division explained thermonuclear reaction with a pinch model. Middleton and Elliott were guests of West Texas Utilities Company, co sponsors with the Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation.
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