County school board redistricting raises North Runnels concerns
Residents of Precinct No 3 worry that new lines could skew power for the County School Board and Commissioners Court. Precinct 2 voters can only elect the at large trustee while other precincts vote for their own trustee. Ballots for the April 1 Winters ISD election follow these rules and election judges will instruct voters by precinct. The piece notes historical context and contrasts with earlier road construction life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters Independent
Wingate Independent School District
Winters Independent School District
Runnels County
North Runnels County
Commissioners Court
Temperatures At Winters Station This Week In 1971
A weather note records the Winters U S Weather Station showing a low of 34 degrees on Monday March 8 1971 and Wednesday March 10 1971 and a high of 91 degrees on Sunday March 14 1971.
Blizzard Band Receives Elite Six Flags Festival Invite
Winters High School Blizzard Band earns invitation to the Six Flags Band Festival on May 12 joining about 15 top Class AA bands from Texas and beyond. The trip includes a performance, a gold trophy prize, and a Six Flags tour, with funds raised by band members and boosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blizzard
Six Flags
Kirke McKenzie
Texas
McKenzie
U. S
Wallace-Murray Scholarships Offered to Employee Families
The Wallace-Murray Foundation will award scholarships up to 1000 dollars for the 1972-1973 academic year to children of Wallace-Murray Corporation Dry Manufacturing Division employees. Applicants must be high school seniors graduating in June 1972, show financial need, scholarship and leadership, and be admitted as freshmen to an accredited college or trade school. Applications due April 15, 1972 to the Winters division personnel office, 205 North Melwood Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace-Murray Foundation
Wallace-Murray Corporation
Dry Manufacturing
Winters
Wallace-Murray
Office of Dry Manufacturing Division
Texas
North
Melwood Street
School Board Sets Tax Board Date in Winters District
Winters Independent School District trustees set May 30 as the Board of Tax Equalization meeting date and will announce tax board members later. In the regular session they set kindergarten eligibility at age five, approved an adult typing and shorthand class, adopted the 1972 73 school calendar, and heard a report from the local textbook committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Winters Independent
Board of Tax Equalization
Three Day Youth Revival At Drasco
Steve Stroope youth evangelist will speak at a three day revival at Drasco Baptist Church March 17 18 19 Fred McNab will be guest soloist Services begin 730 p m Friday and Saturday 11 a m and 6 p m Sunday Fellowship and music follow each day The Rev Larry Lancaster is pastor of the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Stroope
Drasco Baptist Church
Fred McNab
Larry Lancaster
Band Boosters Thank Attendees For Style Show
The Band Boosters express thanks to all who attended the style show Monday evening and helped make it a success. Special appreciation goes to The Fashion Shop and Heidenheimer's for participation and to the models for their time and talents, and to Mrs Frances Campbell and Mrs Bill Sharpes for their efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidenheimer’s
Cancer Society Plans Crusade Beginning Apr l
Mrs. Bill Bell is named chairwoman of the North Runnels Unit for the 1972 American Cancer Society Crusade starting April 1. The national theme “We want to wipe out cancer in your lifetime” urges public education and generous gifts to support education, research, and patient services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bell
North Runnels
American Cancer Society
Earl Roach
North Runnels Unit
Winters Little League Assn Meeting Friday Evening
An important meeting of the Winters Little League Association is called for Friday at 7 30 p m in City Hall. Association president Darrell Compton asks all coaches managers and other team workers and parents of players to attend to plan the season and welcome others interested in Little League baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little League Association
Darrell Compton
Missionary Tommy Dawson to Speak at Pentecostal Church
The Rev. Tommy Dawson of Gatesville, missionary to Japan, will speak at a special service at the Pentecostal Church of God, 606 N. Cryer, Tuesday March 21. Services start at 7 30 p m and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Dawson
Gatesville
Japan
Pentecostal Church of God
N. Cryer
Dirt Mover Aids Winters US 83 Widening Project
A large dirt loader works on the US 83 widening project through Winters. Excavated soil and rock are used to fill old gravel pits near Winters Lake, reclaiming waste land and improving Main Street with deep cuts filled as the highway nears completion. Cooper & Woodruff Construction Co. of Amarillo, supervised by the State Highway Department, handle the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Winters
Winters Lake
Main Street
Cooper & Woodruff Construction Co. of
Amarillo
State Highway Department
Winters Lions Club Ladies Night Banquet Set For March 23
Dr. Rod Cannedy of Hardin-Simmons University Abilene will speak at the Winters Lions Club Ladies Night Banquet for 2024. The event honors members wives and their guests, starts 7 30 p m in the school cafeteria, with Rev Bob Sanders as master of ceremonies and Rev Walter Probst giving the invocation. Larry and Jan Newberry provide entertainment. tickets available at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod Cannedy
Hardin- Simmons University
Abilene
Winters Lions Club
Lions Club
Bob Sanders
First United Methodist Church
Walter Probst
St. John's Lutheran Church
Larry and
Jan Newberry
The
First Baptist Church
Lions Club Donates Park Playground Equipment to Winters
The Winters Lions Club presented several playground items valued around $1500 to the City Park Department. The Gear was installed near the Municipal Swimming Pool. Items include a 10-foot Miracle Life Time Whirl, a merry-go-round, a slide, monkey bars, a horizontal ladder, six hobby horse swings, and a four-swing set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Winters Park
Winters Lions Club
Lions Club
Fiesta Drive-In
van Whittenberg
City Street & Park Department
Winters Lions Club Gives $333 to Hospital Fund
The Winters Lions Club contributed 333 to the Special Equipment Fund for the new North Runnels Hospital, raising the total to 62974.50 with additional memorials and gifts from local families and couples. Construction of the hospital is planned for late spring or early summer.
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Winters Lions Club
New North Runnels Hospital
Lions Club
W. T. Stanley Oo
Virgil Frierson
Pam Gilbert
Mack Edwards
Jesse Gray
Tatil
Boll Weevil Fight Board To Be Named Tuesday
A county meeting of cotton farmers in Ballinger will name the Boll Weevil Diapause program board on Tuesday March 21. The session in the District courtroom starts at 8 p m Central Time and will be led by C Parker Jr Runnels County Agricultural Agent. Farmers joining the area wide effort seek to eliminate the boll weevil.
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Ballinger
T. Parker, Jr
Runnels County
Winters ISD Hires 53 Teachers For Next Year
The Winters Independent School District board approves 53 teacher hires across three schools for the coming year. Principal assignments include Jake Joyce at the high school and George M. Beard overseeing primary and elementary. The action also authorizes a second teaching unit in vocational agriculture.
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Vocational Agriculture Department
Jake Joyce
George M. Beard
Dianne Davis
Ann Schertz
Matthi2s Russell
Joyce Krause
Patsy Hill
Lavelle Deaton
Doris Stoecker
Nina Hale
Betty Burns
Ouida Nichols
Emma Hill
Sue Huffman
Nadine Robinson
Brenda Brown
Jo Olive Hancock
Sarah Parker
Randy Loudermilk
Cassie Perry
Ernestine Gerstmann
James Powers
C. F. Busher Jr
Diana Wilde
James Jones
Ruthie R. Beard
Mary Stanfield
Winston Leicester
Linda Boyer
Joyce Wharton
Ralph Yarborough to Speak at F U Meeting March 24
Former U S Senate candidate Ralph Yarborough will headline the District VIII Farmers Union annual convention at Winters Community Center on March 24. State Rep Tom Moore and Jay Naman of Waco will speak, with a barbecue supper served by Runnels County Farmers Union. District covers eight counties including Dawson, Glasscock, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Runnels, Tom Green and Concho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Yarborough
U. S. Senate
Farmers Union
Winters
Tom Moore
Waco
Jay Naman
Texas Farmers Union
Runnels County Farmers Union
L. B. Watkins
Runnels County Unit
Winters Tire and Supply
Dawson
Glasscock
Martin
Midland
Mitchell
Runnels
Tom Green
Concho
Vernon Chandler
Bobby Rogers
Contested County School Board Race Noted in Winters Election
In Winters Independent School District voters in Commissioner's Precinct 3 may decide the Folsom Price contest. Incumbent M B Folsom faces Herman Price after precinct realignment. Incumbent E E King seeks re election as trustee at large with no opposition. Winters voters also elect Place 3 4 5 trustees Morrison Thomas Hays, all unopposed.
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Winters Independent
M. B. Folsom
Wingate
Herman Price
Ballinger
Price
Winters Independent School District
Runnels County
E. E. King
Board of Trustees
Roscoe Morrison
Richard C. Thomas
Westey M.hays
Annual Broom Sale By Lions Club Scheduled
The Winters Lions Club announces its annual broom sale for April 5 led by president Gene Wheat. The event supports local Lions Club assistance programs through its yearly projects.
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Lions Club
Winters Lions Club
Gene Wheat
Absentee Voting Opens in Winters City Election
Winters voters may vote absentee beginning Monday March 20 and must cast ballots by March 28. City Secretary Buford Baldwin notes three aldermen up for re election: James Spill Hal Dry and Bill Robinson. A 1 percent sales tax proposal also appears on the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters
Buford Baldwin
James Spill
Hal Dry
Bill Robinson
Tarleton honors student Susan White on A Honor Roll
Tarleton State College student Susan J. White of Winters earned placement on the Fall Semester 1971 A Honor Roll and Distinguished Student List. A senior English major, she carries at least 12 hours with a 3.25 GPA or higher and no grade below C. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Wade W White.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan J. White
Tarleton State College
Winters
Miss White
Wade W. White
Seniors To Career Clinic At Angelo State University
Members of Winters High School 1972 senior class will attend a Career Clinic at Angelo State University in San Angelo Friday of this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters High School
Angelo State University
San Angelo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Patrick Henry
U. S. Weather Station
Babs Tatum
Wayland Baptist College
Plainview
Walker
Wayland
Drasco
Cancer Society
Little League Assn
Pentecostal
Lions
Steetenyy
Boll Weevil Fight Board
East Parsonage and
Grant Streets
Board of Trustees of
Maurine Burroughs
John G. Key
Randall Caussey
David E. Coffman
Nancy Grundy
C. A. Milam
Jimmy Jordan
Weldon Middleton
Clifton Poe
James W. Reynolds
Charles Black
Patricia Hambright
Hortense Joyce
Stanley Blackwell
Clifford Hill
Frances Bredemeyer
Virginia Schwartz
Freddie Gardner
Rita Miles
Lula Harrison
Robert Stathem
Margie Grantz
Mary McMillan
Myrle Young
F. U
Susan White
Tarleton
Angelo
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