Two Duck Defeats and Draft-Dodger Debate
In Ponte Vedra Bill Griffin bowled over two water hazards by duck hits on Nos. 1 and 2, claiming birdies to peers who call them adult ducks. In a separate stance, the piece attacks politicians pushing blanket clemency for draft-dodgers, warning it could erode law and values across society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Griffin
Ponte Vedra
Jacksonville
Fla
Ponte Vedra Inn
No. 1 Fairway
Bill
Hal Dry
Temperature extremes from last year cited in brief note
The file lists last year’s readings with a high of 77 and a low of 16 degrees for early March including Monday 1 and Wednesday 3 1971.
Birthday toast at Winters Flower Shop for Mrs. A. D. Lee
Mrs. A D Lee celebrated her 19th February 29 birthday at a Win ters shop open house. The party featured Woodrow Watts presenting the cake to Mrs. Lee who is 80, with friends and local business people in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D. Lee
Winters Flower Shop
Lee
Woodrow Watts
Winters State Bank
Louis Heard
Emma Marks
Frances Campbell
J. W. Bahlman
J. W.W. Bahlman
Harry Herman
Bill Robinson
Estella Bredemeyer
Brady Tracksters Win Blizzard Relays Crown Again
Brady High School claimed the Blizzard Relays title with 156 points, ahead of Stamford 113 and Ballinger 57. Discus winner Drex Martin led Brady with 130-2. other top results include Stamford in several events and Brady athletes winning multiple distances and relays despite morning wind.
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Brady
Blizzard
Brady High School
Brady Tracksters
Stamford
Ballinger
Drex Martin
Brad Davis
Ringo Bolin
Johnny Slaughter
David Dunn
Clyde
Rick Lopez
Joey Partin
Don Meyer
Jerry Jackson
Winters
Fred Washington
Hal Huffman
Johnny Hester
Joseph Pierce
Charles Woodard
Otis Cooper
Chuck Lawson
Robert Alvarado
Roscoe
Robert Morris
Billy Grant
Robert Buxkemper
City Hires Two Men to Improve Winters Cemeteries
The Winters City Council and a chamber of commerce committee plan cemetery improvements. One employee already works full time at the cemeteries, and a second man will split time between cemeteries and other city departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Winters City Hires Patrolman Trainee Under Grant
Winters City Council approved hiring Ray Guevara as a patrolman trainee for the police department. Guevara will start March 15 under a crime prevention program funded 90 percent by West Central Texas Council of Governments and 10 percent by the city. Also, Kirke McKenzie was reappointed to manage the Municipal Swimming Pool for the summer, and the council will study a resident’s request to light the tennis courts at City Park near the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Guevara
Winters Police Department
Guevara
Winters
West Central Texas Council of Governments
Kirke McKenzie
Three Students Inducted Into Honor Society
Winters chapter of the National Honor Society inducted Van Springer a senior and Benjie Lee and Ruth Crenshaw juniors during February 22 installation. Springer is the son of Mr and Mrs Leon Springer. Miss Lee and Miss Crenshaw are daughters of Mrs Chesta Lee and Mr Hubert Crenshaw. New members and parents were later honored at a party in the Homemaking Cottage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Honor Society
van Springer
Benjie Lee
Ruth Crenshaw
Springer
Leon Springer
Miss Lee
Chesta Lee
Miss Crenshaw
Hubert Crenshaw
Beavis Seeks Talent for 1972 Farm Bureau Contests
The Runnels County Farm Bureau launches its annual Talent Fund contest for 1972 under the Young Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee. Eligible entrants are ages 17 to 30 as of December 1, 1972 and must be Farm Bureau members or from Farm Bureau families. Contact the Farm Bureau office for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runnels County Farm Bureau
Young Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee
The
Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Office
Visit Brings Home Staff Sergeant T D Collins
Staff Sergeant T D Collins, stationed at De Nange Air Force Base in Vietnam, visits the home of his mother and sister Sherrie Ann Collins. He is the son of Mrs. Weldon L. Collins and the late Mr. Collins of Winters. His wife is former Eileen Faubion of Abilene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vietnam
T. D. Collins
de Nange Air Force Base
Sherrie Ann Collins
Weldon L. Collins
Mr. Collins
Winters
Eileen Faubion
Abilene
Tulsa Visit By Mrs. Ola Yates
Mrs. Ola Yates spent two weeks visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Stehle in Tulsa Oklahoma. She returned home Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Ola Yates
E. A. Stehle
Oklo
Winters FHA to observe National FHA Week in March
Winters High School Future Homemakers of America chapter plans activities March 19 to 25 to mark National FHA Week under the theme Profiles of youth. The 47 members will attend church, publicize FHA, host a color day, honor parents, host a pot luck, and visit hospitals and rest homes. The local unit is led by Kathye Wolford with advisers Mrs. Cecil Hambright and Mrs. Jake Joyce.
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FHA
Winters Chapter
Future Homemakers of America
Winters Fha
Kathye Wolford
Winters High School
Homemakers of America
Organization
National
Organization of
The
U. S. Office of Education
Division of Vocational and Technical Education
American Home Economics Association
Washington, D. C
Debbie Eoff
Brenda Smith
Ruth Crenshaw
Rae Brown
Kay Schwartz
Mary Beth Jacob
Debbie Lloyd
Cindre Wolford
Marilyn Mayfield
Becky Simpson
Connie Giles
Cecil Hambright
Jake Joyce
Hospital Fund Reaches 62574 for North Runnels Facility
The special equipment fund for the North Runnels Hospital now totals 62574 in cash contributions and pledges. Ted Meyer, chairman, announced latest gifts including memorials and individual donations. Previous acknowledgments bring the total to date to 62535, with new contributions totaling 39.00 and 10.00 from several donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New North Runnels Hospital
Ted Meyer
Evaristo DeLaCruz
Pam
Gilbert Oo
Line Grisham
Sanford
Berthellobee
Winters High Blizzard Band Sweet Sale Saturday
Winters High School Blizzard Band will hold a Sweet Sale on Saturday March 11 in front of Western Auto to raise funds for a trip to the Six Flags Band Festival in May. The sale starts at 10 a.m.
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Winters High School Blizzard
Western * Auto Store
John LaNoue to Speak at Baptist Youth Conference
John LaNoue Youth Associate BGCT Church Services Division will headline the Missons Stewardship Youth Conference in Bronte on Thursday March 16 at 7 p.m. with BGCT leadership and mission program leaders joining local churches in the Runnels Baptist Association event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Runnels Baptist Association
Bronte First Baptist Church
John LaNoue
Church Services Division
BGCT
Texas
Baptist’ General Convention of
Convention
Wingate Junior High Basketball Teams Honored At Banquet
Wingate Junior High basketball teams were honored at a Wednesday banquet in the Wingate School cafeteria hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stuart. Guest speaker Miss Freddie Gardner of Winters High praised Wingate’s program and named outstanding players including Alex Ochoa and Phyllis O’Dell among several award recipients.
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Wingate
Wingate School
Walter Stuart
Freddie Gardner
Winters High School
Wingate Schol
Winters
Miss Gardner
Dianne Wilde
Alex Ochoa
Phyllis O'Dell
Patti Walker
Shelia Gallaway
Gwen Smith
Melinda Hill
Dianne Baize
Sno-Men And Winter Winds On Program
The Sno-Men and the Winters Winds of Winters High School will present a special program on Wednesday March 15 at 9 15 a m in the high school auditorium. The program will last about one hour Kirke McKenzie VHS band and music director invites the public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sno-Men
Winters Winds
Winters High School
Kirke McKenzie
VHS
Band Style Show Slated Monday
The Band Boosters present a Fashion American Style show Monday March 13 at 8 p.m. in Winters Community Center featuring The Fashion Shop and Heidenheimer's models led by Mrs. Parramore and Miss Williams with narration by Mrs. Gilmore Sanders. Proceeds fund band activities.
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Winters Community Center
Heidenheimer’s
Heidenheimer's
Robert Parramore
David Smith
Delbert Kruse
Sandy Bates
Tresia Sharpes
Susan Poe
Sherri Curbo
Melinda Minzenmayer
Denise Wil
Winters Council Favors Water for Rural Distribution System
Winters City Council approved providing water for the North Runnels Rural Water Corporation proposal. Engineers and attorneys will study details as a steering committee outlined funding via Farm Home Administration loans or federal grants. The plan envisions city treatment capacity only, with the rural corporation handling construction and operation.
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Winters Council
Winters City Council
North Runnels Rural Water Corporation
Wade White
Winters
White
Rural Water Steering Committee
LaDell Davis
C. T. Parker
Rural Corporation
Farm Home Administration
Security State Bank
Wingate
Winters Women Seek Cable TV Service Plans
Representatives of the Junior Culture Club met the Winters City Council to urge an investigation into inviting a television cable company. The city will contact existing operators to study prospects for cable service, with club members offering cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters
Women’s Club
Buford Baldwin
Dale Whitecotton
Bill Griffin
O. J. Murray
Mary Browning
Robby Blackwood
Winters teacher of the month named
Virginia Schwartz a Winters High School business teacher has been chosen as February Teacher of the Month by the Alpha Chi Chapter of Future Teachers of America. She is a 1947 Anson High School graduate and Hardin-Simmons alumna with a BBA in business, teaches typing economics and world geography, and serves on several education boards. She is married to Raymond Schwartz and they have four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Schwartz
Winters High School
Alpha Chi Chapter
Future Teachers of America
Winters Classroom Teachers Association
Runnels County
TSTA
Texas Business Educators Association
Winters Livestock Association
Schwartz
Raymond
Drasce Road
Richard
Wayne
Cathy
Gary
The
First. Baptist Church
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Wallace- Murray Corporation
Hal
Wallace-Murray
U. S
Randy Rougas
Robin Sanders
Brownwood
Miss Rougas
Ruby Nell Rougas
Miss Sanders
Gilmore Sanders
Robert Stevenson
Randy Hendricks
Rick Medford
Stan McBroom
Scott King
Curtis Johnson
Jarrell Hurst
Rob Drake
Police Dept
WCT
Honor
Beavis
Baptist
V. Schwartz
Fed
Mrs
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