Winters Churches Shape Towns Growth and Flags Honor Service
The article recalls Winters founding by religious groups and notes 75th anniversaries of the First Methodist and other churches. It details flag display on downtown meters defended by veterans and describes the First Methodist site history from 1899 to the modern red brick church opened in 1934.
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American Legion
Vietnam
First Methodist Church
Winters
Methodis
Runnels County
J. W. Bowden
Pictrée
J. W. Patson
Hatchel
P.T. ‘Stanford
Tabernacle
Winters First Methodist Church to mark 75th anniversary
The Winters church will celebrate its 75th founding with a morning and evening service on Sunday March 12. Ben Barnes Texas House Speaker will deliver the 6 pm address at the anniversary service with Rev Edward H Orwell as pastor heading the planning committee. Retired minister Roy Crawford will recount church history and former pastors and members are invited to attend. A photo display on the church history will follow in the Fellowship Hall.
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First Methodist Church of
Winters
Ben Barnes
Texas House of Representatives
DeLeon Methodist Church
Edward H. Orwell
Roy Crawford
Rankin Pace
Wesley M. Hays Jr
Chester Wilkerson
Winters Methodist
Fellowship Hall
Methodist Church
Okay Franc City Council Meeting Adopts Customer Plan
City council meeting on February 20 approved a customer program proposed by Bros, directing city staff to implement changes related to utility services and billing. Citizens await detailed rules and impact figures.
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Winters City” ‘Council
of Bros
Winters Elects Former Mayor D Jones For City Office
D Jones of Foxworth Gailbraith Lumber Co filed Friday as a candidate for Winters mayor. A three term former mayor and ex-alderman, he joins Wade White in the race. Elections set for Tuesday April 4 with two council seats also on the ballot. Filing deadline was Friday March 3.
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H. D. Jones
Foxworth-Gailbraith Lumber Co
Winters
Jones
Wade White
J. C. Jarrell
White
Nelan Bahlman
Winters City Council Approves Street Seal Coating Plan
The Winters City Council authorized a $3750 seal coating program for several streets begun within two to three weeks, using budget funds. Streets listed include State Roselane Magnolia Floyd Arlington Rogers Enterprise Cryer and the hospital front parking area. The meeting also named Hans Gerhart election judge for April 4 and hired Jerry Chambliss as lineman for City Light Plant after Alvin Scates resignation.
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Buford Baldwin
Hans Gerhart
Jerry G. Chambliss
Alvin Scates
Chambliss
Lone Star Gas Co
San Angelo
Winters High Band Wins Show Band Trophy at Brady
The Winters High School band directed by Jim Swofford won the show band trophy at the Heart O' Texas Band Festival in Brady and also captured the street parade trophy. Readings included teams from Blanco Santa Anna Ozona Menard Winters Ballinger Eastland Coleman Clyde Boerne Reagan County Big Lake Breckenridge Mason and Lakeview San Angelo. Brady High and Brady Junior High did not compete. A mass concert drew about 2500 spectators. C A Reynolds Brady superintendent awarded trophies during the concert. Winters members stayed with Brady residents Friday night.
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Winters
Jim Swofford
Heart O’ Texas
Brady
Blanco
Santa Anna
Ozona
Menard
Ballinger
Eastland
Coleman
Clyde
Boerne
Reagan County
Big Lake
Breckenridge
Mason
Lakeview
San Angelo
Brady High
Brady Junior High
C. A. Reynolds
Revival pastor B T Shoemake resigns in Winters Texas
The Rev. B T Shoemake resigns after 16 years as Winters First Baptist Church pastor and will move to Spearman to pastor a new church. He leaves March 15 and a farewell tea is set March 12. Mrs Shoemake has taught in Winters schools. The town plans highway upgrades on U S 83 and FM 53 with bids awarded to J H Strain Sons and T M Brown Sons for 635 446 47.
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B. T. Shoemake
Winters First Baptist Church
Spearman
Shoemake
Winters
Fellowship Hall
Church
Winters Lions Club
Hatchel
the Highway Commission
J. H. Strain & Sons, Inc
T. M. Brown & Sons, Inc
Tye
Mapes
Runnels County
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Ballinger
Coleman County
U. S
Highway 83
Winters Band Mothers Stage Festival of Fashions
The Winters Band Mothers present a Festival of Fashions style show in the school cafeteria on Monday night March 13 at 7 30. Models wear outfits from Winters and Heidenheimer's with Denise Williams and others. Door prizes and refreshments hosted by the Fashion Shop. Proceeds fund band instruments and equipment at Winters High School.
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Winters Band Mothers Organization
Winters’ Ladies’ Wear
Denise Williams
Kay Lynn Rives
Cindy Antilley
Dennis Poe
M. G
Butch) Perry
Riley Marks
Heidenheimer’s
Chris Hays
Tresia Sharpe
Jan Merck
Maria Shaw
A. L. Mitchell
Frank Brown
H. M
Jiggs) Nichols
Walter Spill
Winters
Winters High School
Elm Creek Water District bill heads to state legislature
The steering committee advances a local bill to create the Elm Creek Water Control District. A draft bill and area descriptions will be sent to the State Legislature with hearings planned. Taylor County sponsors the project and may fund maintenance up to $200 yearly. Winters Chamber endorses. Ballinger council backs the multi purpose district. local clubs discuss preliminary costs.
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Elm Creek Water District
Bill
Elm Creek Water
Taylor County
Elm Creek
Lio 18 Club
Gen Davy Jones Granted Permanent Two Star Rank
Gen. David M. Jones, longtime Winters resident by adoption, receives permanent two star rank after Senate confirmation. The Abilene area officer is linked to Dyess AFB colleagues and serves with NASA in Washington. He piloted a B-25 on the Tokyo raid in World War II.
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Davy Jones
David M. Jones
Winters
U. S. Senate
Jones
Air Force
Senate
Dyess Afb
Abilene
Roy G. Maddox
National Aeronautics and Space, Administration
Washington
Tokyo
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R&r. C. Thomas
First Baptist Church
Lutheran Church
Presbyterian Church
Church of Christ
Crawford
A. W.libbe
M. L. Dobbins
Gattis Neely
Hi. D. Jones
Winters Hi
Rev. Shoemake
State Highway Commission
Austin
J. A. Snell
W. B. Hoppe
Melvin Mapes
North Winters
Band Mothers
David M, Jones
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