Community Notes From Abilene and Nearby Towns
Funeral for Jim Landers in Abilene attended by Mr. and Mrs. M B Folsome and Mrs. Morrison. Visitors and family gatherings mentioned across Winters, Junction, Lamesa, Donna, Muleshoe, Fort Stockton, Bronte, Hamilton, and Winters. Ginger Collinsworth wed Bruce Waggoner in a home ceremony conducted by Rev. Shoemake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Folsome
Morrison
Abilene
Jim Landers
Henry Landers
David Bryan
Ray Dunns
Clyde Dunns
Junction
Holder
Freddy Petershan
Ray Holder
Red Huckaby
Dean Holder
Lena Haines
California
J. W. Allen
Allen
C. L. Davores
Lamesa
H. L. Bryan
James
Allens
Davores
Lawrence Bryans
Joyce Heathcott
ACC
D. R. Heathcotts
Harter
Lillie Ruth
Donna
Stanley Harter
Muleshoe
Grace Irvin
Fort Stockton
Dennis Rodgers
Troy Harter
Henry Adcock
Bronte Hospital
A. Dooleys
Hamilton
Ginger Collinsworth
Bruce Waggoner
B. T. Shoemake
Winters
O. S. Phillips
Sub Deb Club Met In Scott Home
Sub Deb Club met Monday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Scott with Marion Burrows presiding and Janet Gerhart calling the roll. Members discussed summer camp, were served refreshments, and read a scandal with benediction repeated in unison. The group included Betty Mayfield, Sherry Kay Stanford, Sharon Johnson, Carolyn Scott, Linda White, Janet Gerhart, Marion Burrows, Mary Youne, Jan Byrd, Judy Williams, LaRoss Sheppard, Judy Smith, Wanda Powers, June Puckett, and sponsors Mrs. W. M. Hays and Mrs. Dick Stafford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Carolyn Scott
G. W. Scott
Marion Burrows
Janet Gerhart
Betty Mayfield
Sherry Kay Stanford
Sharon Johnson
Linda White
Mary Youne
Jan Byrd
Judy Williams
LaRoss Sheppard
Judy Smith
Wanda Powers
Winters High School Council Hosts April Barbecue
The Winters High School Student Council held its wrap up barbecue at Mr and Mrs A L Mitchells home on April 26. A L Mitchell presided for installing new officers Alvis Jackson is president Eugene Mathis vice president Tommy Alfrey secretary treasurer Dan Roberts pianist Jerrel Elliott song leader. Outgoing officers were A L Mitchell president Jerry Dunn vice president Lou Awalt secretary treasurer Dan Roberts pianist and Roy John Clark song leader. The gathering featured a sing song and games after the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters High School
A. L. Mitchell
Mike
A. L
Alvis Jackson
Eugene Mathis
Tommy Alfrey
Dan Roberts
Mrs J K Cannon 55 Dies. Rides Lubbock Ties and Family
Mrs J K Cannon 55 longtime Lubbock resident died at 11 p m Saturday at home 3307 Ave M of a heart attack Funeral services were held at 2 30 p m in Sanders Funeral Chapel with Dr Strain First Christian Church officiating She is survived by her husband two daughters Mrs R E Mee Devitt of Billercia Mass and Jane Cannon of the home a brother H G Kelly Winters three sisters Mrs J B Best Winters Mrs Howard Easter Abilene and Mrs J A Latham Mexia and three granddaughters Nephews served as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. K. Cannon
Lubbock
Ave
Sanders
Dr. Strain
First Christian Church
R. E. Mee- Devitt
Billercia
Mass
Jane Cannon
Ladies Aid Circle Hosts Lutheran Church Women
Winters Women of the American Lutheran Church met at St. John’s Lutheran Church basement for their quarterly gathering at 2 30 p m. The program on World Missions was moderated by Mrs W F Minzenmayer with a skit by Mesdames Kraatz Ueckert Voss Deike Kurtz and Ahrens Two films Cameroun and Zululand were shown Mrs Charles Kruse Jr presided at the business meeting and Mrs Ernest Thormeyer gave the devotional Refreshments were served to 46 members and guests In Wilson Home Bill Hughes and family of Stamford visited Mrs Merel Wilson and other local visitors were Mrs A F Harkins and Mr and Mrs Johnnie Wilson and son
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Circle
Lutheran Church Women Sun
American Lutheran Church Women of Winters
St. John’s Lutheran Church
World Missions
W. F. Minzenmayer
Mesdames W. Kraatz
Erwin Ueckert
Gus Voss
Fritz Deike
Raymond Kurtz
Billl Ahrens
Visitors drop by Smith home in Smith residence
Recent visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs Buck Smith included their son Mr and Mrs B W Smith and their daughters from Gainsville along with Mr and Mrs Roy Austin of Burleson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Buck Smith
B. W. Smith
Gainsville
Roy Austin
Burleson
Little Home Visitors From Tech and Lubbock
Little Home welcomed Button Little a Texas Tech student and Tom Adams of Lubbock for a weekend visit to Mr and Mrs Ervin Lit tle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little
Button Little
Texas Tech
Tom Adams
Lubbock
Ervin Little
Winters Girl Scout Assn Plans May Festival
Mrs. Clem Rozmen presided as chairman for the Winters Girl Scout Association meeting at the Scout Hut. A schedule for watering the rose bushes through the summer was set and final plans were made for a May Festival on May 5 with cake walks bingo a concession stand and music by the Bluff Creek Discards. The public is invited. donations of leather tooling equipment are sought and books belonging to the association should be returned to Mrs. Hubert Crenshaw. Fifteen leaders and mothers attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clem Rozmen
Girl Scout Ass’n
Girl Scout Association
Scout Hut
Bluff Creek
Association
Girl Scouts
Jack Roe
Ted Meyer
Nobel Dittrich Former Winters Resident Buried in Fort Worth
Nobel Dittrich aged 56 and a former Winters resident died of a heart attack on April 29 in Fort Worth. Survived by his wife a son and a sister Mrs Fred Bedford Jr of Chicago and Marvin and Mrs Fred Bedford attended the Fort Worth funeral on May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nobel Dittrich
Winters
Fort Worth
Fred Bedford Jr
Chicago
Illinois
Marvin Bedford
Fred Bedford
Wessels Ehlers Set June 16 Wedding at St John’s
Mr and Mrs C W Wessels announce the engagement and approaching marriage of Betty Sue Wessels to Milton George Ehlers son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Ehlers of Wilson. The ceremony is planned for Saturday June 16 at 7 30 p m at St John’s Lutheran Church with a reception to follow. Betty Sue is a 1961 graduate of Winters High School and Childers Beauty School Midland. Milton is a Wilson High School graduate and a senior at South Plains College Levelland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Sue Wessels
Milton George Ehlers
C. W. Wessels
Betty Sue
Herbert Ehlers
Wilson
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Miss Wessels
Winters High School
Childers Beauty School
Midland
Mr. Ehlers
Wilson High School
South Plains College
Levelland
Dentists Attend 82nd Texas Dental Association in Dallas
Dr. and Mrs. Tommy Russell and Jeffrey attended the 82nd annual Texas Dental Association in Dallas from April 29 to May 1. Russell participated in clinics and lectures on Oral Surgery Operative Dentistry Prosthetics and Pedodontia. The convention was held at the Statler Hilton Hotel and Dallas Municipal Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tommy Russell
Jeffrey
Texas Dental Association
Russelll
Statler-Hilton
Dallas Municipal Auditorium
Graveside Rites For Infant Gareee Hedd
Graveside services for infant Gareee Hedd were held Wednesday at Babyland in Lakeview Cemetery with Rev. Patrick Ryan officiating. The infant, one week old, died at 4 40 a.m. Tuesday in Winters and was the son of Mr and Mrs Fidencio Gonzales of Winters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidencion Gonzales
Fidencio Gonzales
Winters
Babyland
Lakeview Cemetery
Patrick Ryan
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Ballinger
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