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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1961
Page
6
Incomplete text discusses education in America, noting persistent trends and concerns about student attention and classroom practices. Mentions teachers, public education, and a shift from basic spelling to a more organized system, with emphasis on dedication and nationwide progress.
R H Lawrence executive director of the Texas Bureau for Economic Understanding spoke to Winters teachers at a Teachers Appreciation Banquet, warning that Communists aim to conquer the world by 1973. He urged devotion to the nation's founding ideals and the Godly basis of American liberty, noting the American Heritage program supports schools statewide.
The FB Saakee a as ra n on doors Thursday to sell the popular lints and a 10 ounce box of vanilla bins. Cookies cost 50 cents per box or 6 per carton. The council aims to sell 48.66 during a 10 day drive. Each troop targets an average 20 boxes per girl.
Sixteen Winters school staff were honored at the annual Teacher Appreciation Banquet. Fifteen year service awards went to Mrs. E Y Buckner Mrs H H Henniger and Mrs J B Whitlow. Ten year pins were given to Mrs Myrle Frazier and Mrs Sam Russell. Five year awards were presented to Mrs Dorothy Akins Mrs Lula Harrison James Jones Mrs H M Nichols and Mrs B T Shoemake. The Winters VFW received special awards for aiding school work and providing flags notebooks and clothing for underprivileged children.
The City Secretary announces that for the April 4 city election candidates will draw for ballot positions at City Hall 10 a m Friday March 10. Mayor contenders are incumbent Harvey Dale Jones and George Poe. Five candidates seek two alderman seats: Griff Brown T A Smith A C Ernst Barney Bryant Ralph Lloyd.
Winters Chamber of Commerce launches a one day annual membership drive on Tuesday March 14 with teams of two visiting local businesses. A 6:30 AM breakfast at Pierce's Cafeteria precedes the effort and reservations will be coordinated by secretary Mrs B B Bedford. The board meeting earlier discussed Public School Week promotions, air strip regulations, hospital sign needs at Truitt and Main Streets and paving plans led by Bob Chastain of Wichita Falls. Attendees included A W Libbe Ted Meyer Harry Herman Mord Tucker Walker Tatum Homer Hudgins John W Norman and Mrs B B Bedford.
Workmen this week installed more of the new mercury vapor street lights on Main Street including the Leeman Addition. City officials say the conversion from old lights is ongoing and will take months to complete with hopes of illuminating the entire Main Street soon.
The Rev C N Roth former Winters St John s Lutheran Church pastor will be guest speaker at the dedication of a new Winters Church educational building. A Sunday program follows a noon congregational dinner with an Open House from 2 to 5 p m. Roth led Winters Lutheran 1934 46 and later served as president of the Texas District of the American Lutheran Church. He now pastors St Paul s Lutheran in Bulverde. Residents and friends are invited to attend.
Winters High School Concert Band directed by Robert R. Gans won first divisions in both concert playing and sight reading at the Band Festival Contests in Sweetwater. Competing in AA with five other bands, Winters topped the two events while Hamlin Cisco Stamford Haskell and Lockney also competed. Other winners included Lincoln Junior Band Abilene in CC Travis Junior High Sayds in C and Munday High School in Class A.
Winters student Jo Ann Alfrey was installed as secretary of Kappa Delta at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Elected Feb 27, she joins a council with president Sue Sluter and other officers from Dallas Amarillo Wichita Falls Fort Worth and Atlanta. Alfrey is a Winters High School graduate and a TCU sophomore.
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