Winters 85th Birthday Jamboree Draws Thousands
Thousands attended Winters 85th Birthday Jamboree over three days with events in Antiques and Arts Crafts and a Saturday parade described as one of the biggest and best. The Six White Horses of Hardin Simmons led the parade with the Six Flags of Texas banners. Parade float winners included Ministerial Alliance and Bahiman Jewelers among others.
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Hardin-Simmons University
Six Flags of Texas
Main Street
Ministerial Alliance
Girl Scouts
Bahiman Jewelers
Alexander Garden Center
Piggly Wiggly
Sally Smith
Carlton Parks Family
Post Office Box Rent Increased About 100 Percent
Winters Post Office raises lockbox rents by up to nearly 100 percent effective July 1. Postmaster H.M. Nichols says USPS explains lockbox and caller service are premium options for privacy and convenience, now offered on semi annual and annual terms. Annual rates listed: box 1 $11, box 2 $13, box 3 $15, box 4 $25.
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H.M
Jiggs) Nichols
Winters
U.S. Postal Service
Winters Post Office
Muscular Dystrophy Drive Raises $525 in Winters
A total of $525.77 was raised in the Muscular Dystrophy drive in Winters. Estella Brede Meyer, treasurer, announced the successful results and the directors extend thanks to numerous participants and workers led by Mesdames E. D. Roach, Harold M. Allen, Sal Esquivel, John G. Gardner, Marvin Seals, Lonnie Fowler, Fred C. Young, and many others including Miss Dorothy Long Eunice Polk and Sarah Parker.
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Estella Bredemeyer
Mesdames
E.D. Roach
Harold M. Allen
Sal Esquivel
John G. Gardner
Marvin Seals
Lonnie Fowler
Fred C. Young
Buck Smith
F.R. Anderson
Buck Cummings
Billy Joe Emmett
P.H. Danford
Raul Ortega
Carson Easterly
W.C. Bell
E.G. Roller
Robert Carey
Lorene Bradberry
Robinson Named Chairman of Runnels Soil District
Cone J. Robinson Sr. of Norton was chosen chairman of the board of directors of the Runnels Soil and Water Conservation District at a June 20 meeting. He succeeds the late Arthur Eggemeyer who had chaired nine months. Douglas Cole of Winters was named vice chairman, Sam Faubion of Crews secretary, with Otto Gottschalk of Ballinger as the other member. one vacancy remains.
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Cone J. Robinson Sr
Norton
Runnels Soil and Water Conservation District
Robinson
Arthur Eggemeyer
Douglas Cole
Winters
Sam Faubion
Crews
Otto Gottschalk
Ballinger
Little League Photo Day Set for July 2 at Miltons Auto Supply
All Little League baseball pictures will be ready and on sale Wednesday July 2 from 9 a m to 12 noon at Miltons Auto Supply. This will be the last day for players to purchase the pictures.
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Milton
ABCD Golf Tournament at Winters Country Club
The annual Fourth of July ABCD golf tournament will take place at Winters Country Club. Participants will play nine holes in the morning starting at 10 and nine more in the afternoon followed by a covered dish dinner.
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Winters Country Club
Social visits and family gatherings around Bronte and Sweetwater
Mrs. Lula Palmer visited with family in Sweetwater. Grady Patterson and Oak Creek Lake Home guests vacationed this week. Savannah Thompson and extended family joined the Pattersons, with hospital visits in Bronte. Father’s Day brought visits from LeRoy Chew’s family across Abilene Dallas and Albuquerque. Flora Sanderson celebrated her 84th birthday and many sent greetings.
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Lula Palmer
Sweetwater
Dabney Harris
Grady Patterson
Oak Creek Lake
Pattersons
Savannah Thompson
Blackwell
Jesse Eckles
San Angelo
Patterson
Jewel Turner
Bronte Hospital
LeRoy Chew
Elvin Chew
LeRoy Jr
Abilene
Johnny Chew
George Chew
Dallas
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Bronte
Lea Gaston
Kenneth May
Snyder
Eunice McGuire
Deming
Junior Taylor
J.D. Huffman
Talpa
Flora Sanderson
J.B. Patterson
Harvey Saunders
Infant Son Died in Galveston Fort Worth Family Mourns Baby
Four month old Fernando Cortez Hernandez died Thursday at 1 p.m. in John Sealy Hospital Galveston. Graveside services were held Friday at Lakeview Cemetery Winters. Born February 15 1975 in Fort Worth he is survived by his parents a sister Mary Ellen and grandparents in Fort Worth and El Paso. Visitors listed include Delana Cookstone Denton A C Brooker and others from Hobbs New Mexico Big Lake Abilene and El Paso.
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Fernando Cortez Hernandez
Fernando Hernandez
Fort Worth
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Lakeview Cemetery
Winters
Spill Funeral Home
Mary Ellen
Clara Cortez
Jessusa Hernandez
el Paso
C.C. Tippett
E.O. Brooker
Delana Cookstone
Denton
A.C. Brooker
Dale Thompson
Hobbs, N.M
Tom Aly
Big Lake
Hugh Pinmint
Abilene
Winters High School Class of 1965 Reunion July 4
The ten year class reunion for Winters High School Class of 1965 is scheduled for Friday July 4 at the Winters Community Center. It begins at 4 p.m. and lasts until it is over. It will be a picnic and family affair with attendees bringing a supper spread.
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Winters Community Center
Mary Young Aldridge
Ladies City Championship Golf Tourney Set for June 28
The Ladies Golf Association of Winters Country Club hosts the annual city championship on the club course Saturday at 2 p.m. Defending champ Mary Louis Bauer returns. Four flights based on scores with trophies in each, plus special prizes for accuracy and putting. Entry is $4 with registration by Friday June 27 and an awards dinner afterward.
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The
Ladies Golf Association of the
Winters Country Club
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