Growth of Education Shaped by Local Efforts and Spring Fever
A discussion on progress in education credits local problem solving and community effort, linking high school to college attendance with a sense of national growth. The column notes spring weather fueling fishing tales, a 16 pound catfish report by Tom Holland, and a voter who writes in his own choice at Bluff Creek during the April 4 election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweetwater
Hamlin
Tom Holland
Old Winters Lake
Tom
Bluff Creek
Cancer Society to Organize in North Runnels County
Local volunteers form the American Cancer Society service and public education committees in Winters to prevent, detect, and treat cancer. They seek old bedsheets for dressings, loan closet items, and transportation for patients, with Mrs. Homer Hodge Jr. leading the service effort and Mrs. J. W. Bahlman directing educational outreach. The goal is to raise awareness and get patients to physicians when treatment is most effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
North Runnels County
Homer Hodge, Jr
Hodge
Medical Society
J. W. Bahlman
Public Education Committee
Winters
Bahlman
Ueckert Named Sub Area Chairman for Lutheran Home Campaign
Ellis Ueckert heads a $400,000 campaign by the Lutheran Churches of the Southern Area to fund two Homes for the Retired. He will coordinate through churches in Haskell Lagerton Stamford Avoca Snyder Abilene Winters San Angelo Miles Roscoe and Sweetwater with a March 20 goal to modernize the Trinity Lutheran Home at Round Rock and build a new Home at Shiner Texas for retired residents of any denomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Ueckert
Ueckert
Haskell
Lagerton
Stamford
Avoca
Snyder
Abilene
Winters
San Angelo
Miles
Roscoe
Sweetwater
Trinity Lutheran
Round Rock
Shiner
Texas
Yocham Takes 13th in Houston Stock Show Angus
Joe Yocham placed 13th in the Angus breeding heifer class at the Houston Stock Show with his registered Angus heifer that had won a previous judging contest. There were 39 entries in the class. He also won first on the essay My Scramble Calf and received a $25 prize. At San Antonio Fat Stock Show Briley won open swine first in junior Berkshire gilt class. Frierson took second and third in medium wool boys show with Hampshire fat lambs. Connie Gibbs finished seventh in junior Hampshire swine show. Entries included 18 head swine 35 sheep and one calf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Yocham
Houston
Joe
San Antonio
Mike Briley
Jerry Frierson
Hampshire
Connie Gibbs
Winters High School Honor Roll Top Twenty Two Students
Twenty two Winters High School students earned 90 or above in the fourth six weeks per principal Rodney Cathey. Ninth grade listed Leah Dodd Linda Easterly Anne Richie Joey Roberts Russell Bedford Andrea Bishop Nicki Eoff. Tenth grade Mary Jane Matthews Beverly Huddleston Bernard Adams Jerrell Elliott Linda White. Eleventh grade Edward Pope Don Orr Bryan Webb Floyd McMillan. Twelfth grade Dorris Jean Seals Diane Roper Barbara Sneed Evelyn Hudgins Cecile Nitsch Nancy Spill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters High School
Rodney Cathey
Leah Dodd
Linda Easterly
Anne Richie
Joey Roberts
Russell Bedford
Andrea Bishop
Nicki Eoff
Mary Jane Matthews
Beverly Huddleston
Bernard Adams
Jerrell Elliott
Linda White
Edward Pope
Don Orr
Bryan Webb
Floyd McMillan
Dorris Jean Seals
Diane Roper
Barbara Sneed
Evelyn Hudgins
Cecile Nitsch
Nancy Spill
Girl Scout Brownies Learn Sales At First Presbyterian
Brownie Troop 1 met Wednesday afternoon at First Presbyterian Church for a program led by Ann Bean and Betty Shoemake of Troop 3 who demonstrated the Bunny Hop. A cookie sale announcement was made and girls learned salesmanship. Nibbles were served to a list of attendees including Glenda Cooper Sandra Crockett Eileen Faubion Kilah Graves Shelih Kraatz Myrlee Minzenmayer Jean Mostad Pauline Rozmen Sally Simpson Gwen Wheeler Mary Lou Wilkerson Mrs J C Wilkerson and guests Joe Wilkerson Ann Bean Betty Shoemake Marla Weems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownie Troop 1
First Presbyterian Church
Ann Bean
Betty Shoemake
Troop 3
Kay Lynn Rives
Glenda Cooper
Sandra Crockett
Eileen Faubion
Kilah Graves
Shelih Kraatz
Myrlee Minzenmayer
Jean Mostad
Pauline Rozmen
Sally Simpson
Credit boost eyed for small Texas farmers in 1961 relief
Texas Agriculture Commissioner John C. White cited a recent visit with U S Secretary Orville Freeman predicting a short range credit shortage for family size farmers. Freeman spoke of a possible extra 35 million dollars for farm operating loans through the Farmers Home Administration to meet 1961 credit needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Agriculture
John C. White
U. S
Orville L. Freeman
Washington
Freeman
USDA
Farmers Home Administration
Congress
WTU and Editor Win George Washington Medals
West Texas Utilities Company and Jimmie Martin editor of the Electric Times receive George Washington Honor Medals along with two Texans for 1961. Freddoms Foundation awards total 773 medals for writings and deeds. Judges reviewed material stored at Valley Forge Army Hospital after a lengthy screening process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Utilities Company
Jimmie Martin
Electric Times
Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania
WTA
Valley Forge Army Hospital
Jones joins Florists Telegraph Delivery field service
Aston Jones formerly of Winters is now with the field service section of FTD. He has recently been in New York for a flower show and traveled through Ohio and Kentucky. After Easter he may oversee a Southern States territory. Four western states California Arizona New Mexico Nevada will produce over 20 percent of the nation's cotton crop this year, up from 6 percent twenty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
Jaycee-Ettes Meet in Sims Home for Afternoon Club
The Jaycee-Ettes gathered Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sims for games and a short business session led by president Obie Dee Bradford. A tea to promote the Easter Seal Drive will be held April 16 in the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall with Shelly Smith of the West Texas Rehabilitation Center as guest speaker. Birthdays for Mrs. Calvin Awalt, Mrs. Harold Poe, and Mrs. James Buxkemper were celebrated. Continuous refreshments were served to members and guests including Mrs. Andrew Lange of Ballinger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters Jaycee-Ettes
Floyd Sims
Obie Dee Bradford
Fellowship Hall
First Baptist Church
Shelly Smith
West Texas Rehabilitation Center
Abilene
West Texas
Calvin Awalt
Harold Poe
James Buxkemper
Bill Sharpes
Luther Minzenmayer
James West
John McAdoo
Bill Chapman
Andrew Lange
Ballinger
Runnels Entries Place In Stock Show At Houston
Runnels County entrants win positions at the Houston Fat Stock Show led by Marilyn Heinze with a grand champion Shropshire and Leonard Heinze grand champion crossbred. Others include Pat Pritchard Rodney Butts Johnny Hopper Bob Colburn and more with several top finishes and earnings totaling $1500 for the top four lambs and $2400 for the remaining exhibits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
C. T. Parker, Jr
Marilyn Heinze
Shropshire
Leonard Heinze
Pat Pritchard
Wingate
Rodney Butts
Winters
Johnny Hopper
Bob Colburn
Bob Kasberg
Miles
Linda Kasberg
Wayne Klattenhoff
Mark Heinze
Buff Hearne
Ballinger
Norton Junior Class Box Supper and Volleyball Game
The Norton High School junior class sponsors a box supper in the school lunchroom at 7 30 Tuesday night March 14 boxes offered without names for non buyers after the meal the Norton girls team meets the Women Outsiders in volleyball invitations extended and boxes encouraged. The U S space program aims for manned flights to the moon by 1970 with over 15 billion dollars planned for the next decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton
Norton High School
Martha Marks Presides For Sub Deb Meeting Monday Evening
Martha Marks presided over the Sub Deb Club meeting held at the Johnson home Monday evening with Sharon Johnson as hostess. Judy Williams was elected as a new member and the program Going Steady was presented by Beverly Huddleston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Marks
Leo Johnson
Sharon
Judy Williams
Beverly Huddleston
Tamara Gans
Bobbie Howard
Bettye Mayfield
Sharon Johnson
Marion Burrow
Judy Smith
Diana Roper
Judy Kettler
la Gatha Traylor
Evelyn Hudgins
Ginger Gardner
Denton visit ties Adami family back to parents
Dr. and Mrs. Gilbert Adami hosted a weekend visit by Debbie, David, and John Adami from Denton. They spent time at the home of his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Adami.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Adami
Debbie
David
John
Denton
Ernest Adami
Fragmented notes outline aims for program training and ties
The text outlines goals to develop cooperation and opportunities for individuals through training in ties and record keeping. It mentions enriching through public ties and acknowledges participant involvement and commendation for completing tasks.
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Cancer Society
N. Runnels County
Lutheran Church Campaign
Uncle Sam
Cryes
Evor
Cote
Alin
Girl Scout News
Lone Star Agriculture
WTU
Jaycee-Ettes
Sims
Alumagio
Alumagio Corp. of America
Albert Wuistinger
Old C. L. Green Mill
Summer
Heidenheimer’s
Cookie Sale
K Contins
Ami
Jarman
Idbaedi
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