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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1964
Page
6
In Winters a push to fund an annual rodeo is nearing a July 12 deadline. A 60 day fundraising window started when residents began the drive. 34 of 105 investors have pledged $100 each, leaving 71 to go. If funded, land and facilities will be built or leased. if not, all money is returned.
Common stockholders of The Southwestern States Telephone Company and California Water & Telephone Company approved mergers with General Telephone Electronics Corporation. High approval in San Francisco meetings and New York votes. Western Utilities and West Coast Telephone also approved. Four San Francisco based companies will exchange for General Telephone common stock.
Herbert Ryan, son of Mrs. J. E. Ryann and former Winters resident, is serving his second term as mayor of Richardson. He was featured in a brochure titled Remarkable Richardson that highlights the city’s growth in a 12 page spread. Ryan first became mayor and won re election against an opponent.
June 29 games feature Indians and Wingate in multiple divisions at Wingate with Lawn matchups and Winters field standings. June 30 sees Jets against Yankees and Pirate minors versus Giant minors at Winters. Early July includes Indians versus Dodgers and Cardinals at Winters with Jets Wingate and Wingate Lawn clashes and Swan against Yankees.
Sgt. and Mrs. Kenneth Roberts from Denver Colorado visit the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. C F Roberts with her mother Mrs. T F Ragsdale. Other visitors include Mr and Mrs J L Allred of San Antonio and Douglas Roberts of Arlington.
Claude R Stone Jr presided over the Runnels County Tuberculosis Association board session in Winters on Thursday evening. Reports from secretary Chester McBeth noted, with Dr John E Green reporting a discharged medical case from McKnight Hospital and Judge Rampy noting admissions largely unchanged. Joe Hambright was chosen Christmas Seal Sale chairman for 1964 with a lengthy list of volunteers across Ballinger Winters Crews Mav erick Norton Wilmoth Wingate and Rowena to assist the drive.
A Winters rodeo committee meets Friday at City Hall to discuss re organizing an annual rodeo. They aim to sell 105 shares at 100 dollars each, with July 12 as the deadline. Harvey D. Jones says 34 shares are sold. 71 remain. Funds if raised will buy land and build pens and stands. if not, money is refunded. The group disbanded last year after promoting rodeos for 16 to 17 years.
The Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency provides 12615 dollars to the Texas State Department of Health to fund a two year comprehensive growth and development study for Winters. Bryant Carrington Engineers of Austin will lead the planning with city funds covering the rest.
More than 1 500 ROTC cadets from the four state U S Army area attend a six week training at Fort Sill Oklahoma. Among 65 Texas Tech upperclassmen is James W Little of Winters Texas. Cadets will undergo night problems weapons firing demonstrations guard duty and inspections to prepare for commissions as second lieutenants.
Jimmy Bock formerly of Denison has begun duties at Winters Lumber Co after moving with his family to 105 South Arlington. He and his wife are members of the Baptist Church and have two children, Sheila and John.
The Pentecostal Church of God at 610 North Cryer hosts a weekend revival starting Friday at 7:30 PM and ending with Sunday night services. Rev. Jim Turney will preach, with prayer meetings each morning at 9:00 AM.
Winters businesses will close Saturday July 4 1964 as part of several holiday observances urged by the Winters Chamber of Commerce. The move marks a municipal pause for Independence Day celebrations with most shops shuttered.
Rev Virgil James pastor of Southside Baptist Church Winters will preach at Bradshaw Baptist Church in a revival running from Sunday morning June 28 to Sunday night July 5. Evening services start at 8 00 with pre service booster choir by Johnny Johnson Abilene at 7 15 and prayer services for adults and youth.
Runnels County Association for Retarded Children names one and two year directors at Ballinger meeting. One year directors include Gene Keel Frank Jernigan Odell Howard Buddy Caser and Frank Haines. Two year directors are Henry Guevara Mack West Charles Hambright Gene Heidenheimer the Rev Fred Campbell and Walter Adams. The group plans to publicize needs at local events and to evaluate children to aid those with real handicaps.
A content reunion is scheduled for Sunday July 5 at the picnic ground. A basket lunch will be served at noon and all residents are invited per R B Smith, a longtime local.
City of Winters announces parallel parking on Main Street effective July 1 to widen traffic space for U S Highway 83. Workmen will remove excess meters, paint angled and parallel spaces, and police will enforce the 18 inch curb rule, with some curb-height adjustments planned.
Officers of the Future Homemakers of America met in the Homemaking Cottage on the morning of June 16 to plan their program for the coming school year. Present were Kathy Shaw Linda Lloyd Floretta Jones Louise Adams Jeanie Hood Donna England Dana Bishop Sarah Brown Shirley Heath and sponsor Mrs Cecil Hambright.
All main lines of the city's water distribution system will be flushed and cleaned next Tuesday according to city water superintendent W D Waggoner. Residents are advised to take precautions to prevent inconvenience and possible damage to laundry.
Four youths from Winters are named among students accepted for the 17th Annual Mc Murry College Band and Twirling School to be held July 12 25. Gayla Beall Lanny Bahiman Jimmy Vaughan and Linne Cheryl Barron join more than 200 students at the Texas summer program directed by Dr Raymond T Bynum with instructors from McMurry College and other specialists.
Billy Lynn Little, a student at Texas University, spent the past weekend visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Little.
Valley Creek Water Control District reports two floodwater retard ing structures at sites 3 and 18 are about 98 percent complete with contractor T F Free expected to finish in two weeks. Four more structures await easements as 60 percent of land rights are secured, with July contract hopes for sites 6 10 14 and 16.
Private Ronald M. Mapes and Private Jimmy Simpson have completed eight weeks of basic training at Fort Polk Louisiana and will proceed to further training. They return to Fort Polk on June 26. Mapes will join Noncommissioned Officers Academy for two weeks before advanced infantry training. Simpson will begin advanced infantry training on arrival. Also returning to finish training are Private Jean Maas and Private Glenn Youne.
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