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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1962
Page
6
A fragmented discourse discusses governor candidates and Proposition 2 on legalized gambling, noting voter publicity, the frame of government, and public concern about dignity, corruption, and crime. The piece reflects on past propositions and urges readers to form thoughts in the coming weeks.
Winters High School announces a spring concert on May 15 at 7 30 p m in the auditorium. The program features religious and secular choir pieces and concert band works that earned the seventh UIL sweepstakes trophy in Abilene. Barbara Boldin soprano soloist. Robert Gans directs both groups.
Winters Independent Schools will present the Elementary and Junior High bands in a spring concert Thursday May 10 at 7 30 p m in the high school auditorium. The annual concert features the beginning band the sixth grade band and the Junior High band under Robert Gans. The program aims to please all ages and admission is free.
The Winters High School senior class will present a program detailing their upcoming plans and reflections on their high school years. Students will host performances and display projects highlighting achievements and future goals.
Winters Jaycees urge several new teams to form a Community Softball League this year. Sponsoring businesses invited to contact John Edward Mc Adoo James Morrison or James Gehres to arrange support and schedule details.
Public invited to a May Festival hosted by Girl Scouts of Winters at the Scout Hut on Saturday May 5 at 7 30 p m. Proceeds fund hut improvements with activities including a cake walk bingo concession and a local band. No admission fee. Bake a cake and deliver by 6 p m. Saturday.
Winters welcomes Lee Upholstery at 117 North Main Street in the White Balding area. owner L Wooten moves from nearby and brings about eight years of upholstery experience across six years in Missouri. He plans to relocate his family to Winters soon.
Abilene hosted a National Honor Society Workshop with Winters High School principal Robert Christian and four NHS members attending. The day featured Dr. Richard Kim of Hardin-Simmons University as guest speaker and covered topics on committee work, activity evaluation, interrelation with other organizations, scholarship, and service. Afternoon clinics offered problem-solving sessions.
Mrs Earl Green of Breckenridge Mrs Luther B Bean of Dallas and Mrs Ray Caruth of Dallas, all former Winters residents, were here Tuesday on business and visiting with friends.
In Region 2 competition at Abilene, Winters High School concert band won top marks in marching, concert, and sight reading, earning the Sweepstakes trophy as one of six regional bands to do so. The event, sponsored by the University of Texas, showcases UIL marching and music contests among Texas schools.
In uncertain text, a student named Winters Mathis is noted with sponsorship for Boys and Girls State and mentions Veterans of Foreign Wars. The fragment hints at a school or civic program with Wy writing and dates unclear.
Local races show no countywide opposition in the Democratic Primary with a crowded Precinct 4 race for County Commissioner and multiple precinct level contests. Voters decide three propositions on horse racing and poll tax abolition with polls open 8 am to 7 pm in Winters and nearby precincts.
The Rev. Edgar H. Graham Sr newly appointed pastor of First Presbyterian Church will be installed in a special service on Thursday May 10 at 7 30 p m The Brazos Presbytery appointed a commission May 1 at its Wichita Falls meeting to conduct the installation Elder Gordon Wood will preside and ask questions The Rev Joe David Ruffin of Central Presbyterian Abilene will charge the congregation The Rev Floyd Kinser of Abilene will charge the pastor and the Rev Edgar H Graham Jr of Rosen Heights Presbyterian Fort Worth will preach the sermon H H Tucker of Central Presbyterian Abilene will offer a prayer.
Fiesta Drive-In Theatre on the highway south of town will open Saturday for the summer season. Manager Bobby Mayo says the drive-in will operate Saturday and Sunday nights. The season kicks off with a Speed-O-Rama featuring three pictures: Joy Ride, Roar of the Crowd, and Hot Car Girl.
Winters City Council adopted an ordinance granting West Texas Utilities a franchise to operate within city limits for 25 years. The measure, approved unanimously, conditions include rights to use city poles, a two percent gross receipts payment for five years rising to four percent thereafter, and city electricity charges during outages. Cal Young of Abilene, WTUC president, said the company would cooperate if the franchise is acceptable.
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