Crews Community Holds Display at Center
Crews Community held a display event Monday evening at the Community Center as part of the State Rural Neighborhood Progress Contest. Exhibits covered church progress, recreation, quilts, home improvement, health, farm income and beautification with ribbons and trophies shown.
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Crews Community Organization
Farmer Stockman
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Thelma Casey
San Angelo
Miss Sue, Hawthorne
Sweetwater
Nolan County
Larry ‘Burleson
College Station
Texas Extension Service
Sterling Lindsey
Robert Lee
Coke County
Ray Huckaby
Talpa
Winters
Ballinger
Crews
Marion - Wood
Jake Presley
Quincy Traylor
Robert Gerhart
Marion Wood
Ralph McWilliams
Noble Faubion
Owen Bragg
Chester McBeth
M. R. Petrie
Sam Faubion
Ss. J. Brevard
Obed Puller
Winters City Council reorganized during Monday meeting
The Winters City Council reorganized assigns new members to departments. Barney Bryant leads light and power, Ralph Lloyd oversees streets and sanitation, A B Spill runs the municipal hospital, Lee Harrison handles water and sewer, Elzie Cox manages swimming pool and cemeteries and serves as mayor pro tem. The pool lease was approved and water tanks nearing completion. Budget and open meetings are emphasized as residents are invited to participate.
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Winters
Barney Bryant
Ralph Lloyd
A. B. Spill
Lee Harrison
Elzie Cox
Cox
W. T. Stapler
Don Edwards
City Water Department
Harvey D.jones
C. R. Kendrick
Tab Hatler
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Jones
Winters Star Bill Miller Sets Regional Broad Jump Record
Winters High School senior Bill Miller set a new broad jump mark at the AA regional contests in Lubbock on Friday with 23 feet 2 inches, surpassing the 22 feet 2 inches record from 1957. Miller also finished second in the 100 yard dash as Winters earned 8 team points in field events, placing behind Seminole, Cisco, Orton, Stamford, Floydada and Coleman.
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Bill Miller
Lubbock
Andy"Springer
Abilene
Winters
Seminole
Cisco
Orton
Stamford
Floydada
Coleman
Miller
Lions Banquet Highlights Five Rules for Living
About 150 attendees heard Homer Jordan Jr. list five rules for better living at the Lions Club 35th anniversary banquet Tuesday night. The five rules urged keeping life simple always say the cheerful thing like people be enthusiastic and have the right attitude. Ballinger High School girls quintet provided special music and Winters High School principal Rodney Cathey served as master of ceremonies. Table decorations were by the Winters High School FHA chapter.
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Lions
Homer Jordan Jr
San Angelo
Honor Grads Honor Grads Ophelia Dietz and Worth Howe Jr
Ophelia Dietz daughter of Effie Dietz of Winters is chosen top student at Winters High and serves as co editor of the Glacier and active FHA leader. Worth Howe Jr son of Worth and Mrs Howe is salutatorian with a 94.93 average and active in choir National Honor Society and school publications.
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Ophelia Dietz
Effie Dietz
Crews
Winters High
Hunting Bane
Aoe Howe II
Worth Howe
Glacier
Winters
Future Homemakers of America
FHA
Area 4
National Honor Society
MYF
Worth
National Society
Authors Anonymous
Gate
Tepe
Contract Signed For New Winters Post Office Building
Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield announced a contract for a new Winters Post Office building. Floyd S. Harris of Fort Worth won the bid. construction and lease to the Post Office Department will begin soon, with completion not later than September 1. The 3,504 square foot facility will be privately owned and leased for 10 years with options to 10, featuring air conditioning, modern lighting, a 24 hour lobby, and ample parking. Summerfield touted modernization and cost savings of the Commercial Leasing Program.
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Arthur E. Summerfield
Post Office Department
Winters
Floyd S. Harris
Fort Worth
State
Church Streets
Summerfield
Post Office
Winters Students Win Region Contest In Literary Events
Winters High School tops the AA Interscholastic League regional meet at Lubbock with 66 points, Alpine 49, and Permian 32 as 44 schools from eight districts compete. Winners include Pat Patterson 2nd ready writing Marilyn Watkins 1st shorthand Darlene Seals 4th shorthand Billy Lynn Little 3rd boys' try reading Carole Smith 2nd typewriting Worth Howe 3rd newswriting Martha Lloyd 5th headline writing Serena Minzenmayer Naomi Busher 1st girls' debate Nancy Benson 4th girls' poetry reading.
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Winters High School
Lubbock
Winters
Alpine
Perryton
Pat Patterson
Marilyn Watkins
Darlene Seals
Billy Lynn Little
Carole’ “Smith
Worth Howe
Martha Lloyd
Serena Minzenmayer
Naomi Busher
Nancy Benson
Poe Couple Return From Louisiana Visit
Mr and Mrs George Poe returned home Tuesday from Fort Polk Louisiana where they visited their daughter Jean nine who is civil service recreational director at the Hub Service Club They also visited Mr and Mrs J W Roberson at Lake Charles Louisiana.
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George Poe
Fort Polk
Louisiana
Jeannine
Civil Service
Hub Service Club
Dr Max Leach to speak at Winters church gathering
Abi lene Christian College psychology head Dr Max Leach will headline a Winters Church of Christ young people gathering on Friday May 1. The program includes a 6 30 panel from Abilene College Church of Christ on youth responsibilities followed by an 8 00 address titled Christian Happiness in an Unhappy World with refreshments to follow.
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Max Leach
Winters Church of Christ
Abilene Christian College
Winters
Leach
Abilene
College Church of Christ In
Robert Gans
Ballinger Chamber Plans Study for County Hospital
The Ballinger Chamber of Commerce will meet at 4 30 p m Wednesday May 6 to discuss securing better hospital facilities in Runnels County A committee was named recently to study the hospital situation in Ballinger and will report at the meeting
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Ballinger
Girl Scout Craft Workshop Set in Ballinger
Notice says a Girl Scout camp craft workshop will be held in Ballinger on May 7 at the Girl Scout House. All workers are invited to attend.
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Ballinger
Girl Scout House
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Hawaii
Statehood
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Big Brother
Honor Grads
Worth Howe, II
Rsa
Wesley Hays
W. M. Hays
Raymon Lloyd
Hays
Winters Municipal Hospital
Roeneal Boles
Lloyd Home
County Hospital
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