Little White Frame Drummers Showroom Marks Old Town Drift
A West Dale Street building once served as a drummer showroom a hub for traveling salesmen who supplied local merchants. Drummers arrived by train with sample cases, later using the hotel as their base to display wares from clothing to hardware.
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West Dale Street
Rock Hotel
Alderman- Cave Milling & Grain Co
Fort Worth
Dallas
Chicago
Houston
Philadelphia
New York
San Francisco
Rock
Melwood Street
Buster Brown
Marvin Pumphrey
Coon Dog Field Trials Sunday Near Winters Lake
A coon dog show and field trials will be held Sunday May 6 at Winters Lake east of Winters starting at 1 p m. The public is invited to attend and dog owners are encouraged to enter dogs in the events.
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Coon
Winters Lake
Winters
Weather Outlook for Winters Week Ahead
This week at Weather Station Winters shows daily highs and lows from Tuesday May 1 to Sunday April 29. Last year records cite a low of 50 degrees on Thursday April 27 1972 and a high of 85 degrees on Sunday April 30 1972.
North Hospital Fund Reaches $69,424.16
The special committee chair Ted Meyer reports the hospital equipment fund for the new North Hospital tops $69,424.16 as construction proceeds. Memorials and contributions continue to be received weekly. Contributions and memorials since the last report include:
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New North Hospital
Ted Meyer
Winters Lions coordinate landscaping for hospital grounds
The Winters Lions Club will coordinate landscaping work for the new North Runnels Hospital District grounds under the district board and architect plans. The project will occur in phases, with the Lions as a coordinating clearinghouse for contributions to a dedicated fund. a $250 check was presented by Lions President George M. Beard to John W. Norman. A coordinating committee includes George M. Garrett, Gattis Neely, and Andy Riess. Volunteers and donors are invited to contact the Lions Club.
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Winters Lions Club
North Runnels Hospital
Hospital District Board
Lions Club
George M. Beard
John W. Norman
Hospital District Board of Directors
George M. Garrett
Gattis Neely
Andy Riess
Winters Receives 9825 in 1973 Federal Revenue Sharing
The City of Winters received 9825 in Federal revenue sharing funds, the first of four payments for 1973. A June 1 instalment is expected. Funds carry restrictions guiding spending, with plans to be drawn at the next City Council meeting and a portion likely used for streets and sewer sanitation.
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City of
Winters
Winters Chamber seeks merchants for charge-card program
Members of the Retail Trades Committee canvass the local business community to offer charge-card facilities. About 25 businesses have shown interest and will receive extra training along with the card machine. The Winters State Bank will partner with the system, and nonparticipants may contact the Chamber of Commerce office.
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Winters Chambers of Commerce
Winters State Bank
Chamber of Commerce
WHS Twirlers Lead Blizzard Band at SMU Camp
Winters High School majorettes and twirlers will attend a twirling camp at Southern Methodist University in Dallas this summer. Planning to attend are Keva Harrison Teri Statham Jeannette Briley Randy Rougas Donna Carroll Cathy Colburn and Christy Spraberry.
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WHS
SMU
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Keva Harrison
Teri Stathem
Jeannette Briley
Randy Rougas
Donna Carroll
Cathy Colburn
Christy Spraberry
Rain Delays Winters Lions Map and Broom Sale
Winters Lions Club annual map and broom sale faced rain and storms last Wednesday. President George M. Beard said sales almost matched a normal year before the weather forced cancellation of a potential reschedule. He thanked the public for support and noted limited coverage of residential areas by volunteers.
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Lions Club
George M. Beard
Beard
Winters Schools Plan A In-Service Workshop In Brady
Supt Carroll Tatum High School Principal Jake Joyce and Elementary Principal George M Beard will attend a May 7 in service workshop in Brady to study Plan A for special education. Plan A will replace the current program in Winters Schools next school year.
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Winters Independent School District
Supt
Carroll Tatum
Jake Joyce
George M. Beard
Brady
Winters
Winters Industrial Golf Meet Sunday at local course
The seventh annual Winters Industrial Golf Tournament hosted by the Winters Country Club will be held Sunday May 6 at the local course with 27 holes starting at 10 a m. Packaging Corporation of Abilene defends. Winners receive first second third place trophies and top medalist prize. Two best partnership teams also win prizes. Ten teams entered and more expected, including Packaging Corp of Abilene Dry Manufacturing Division Wallace Murray Corp John’s International Bob Loyd LP Gas Co Pool Company Mac Oil Field Co Alamo Tron Works San Angelo Heidenheimer’s West Texas Utilities and First Savings and Loan Association.
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Packaging Corporation of Abilene
Packaging Corporation of
Abi- Jene
Dry Manufacturing
Wallace-Murray Corporation
John's International
Bob Loyd LP Gas Co
Poo! Company
Mac Oil Field Co
Alamo Tron Works of
San Angelo
Heidenheimer's
West Texas Utilities
First Savings and Loan Association
Myers named president of Wallace-Murray Corp
Charles V. Myers, 56, elected president and chief executive of Wallace-Murray Corporation. He succeeds Fred R. Raach, 58, who becomes chairman of the planning committee while remaining on the board. The change follows a year of reorganizing management structure.
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Charles V. Myers
Wallace- Murray Corporation
Franklin H. Kissner
Myers
Fred R. Raach
Winters
Wallace-Murray Corporation
Kissner
Raach
Robert J. Niehaus
John C. Orr
Robert A. Sherman
Eljer Plumbingware
Eljer
Murray Corporation of America
Ford City
Pennsylvania
Mr. Myers
Ohio State University
U. S. Steel
Wallace Murray
Wallace-Murray
Sperry Rand Corporation
Univac
Winters London Pastors Exchange Pulpits This Summer
The Winters Parish United Methodist Church will exchange pulpits with London England ministers for six weeks from June 1 to July 15. Rev. Bob Sanders will swap with Rev. Eric Roberts of King's Hall Methodist Church in Middlesex.
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United Methodist Churches
Bob Sanders
Eric Roberts
London
England
Worth Methodist Council
King’s Hall Methodist Church
Southall
Middlesex
Greater London
Sanders
King’s Hall
Heathrow
West Indies
India
Pakistan
Newcastle-on- Tyne
World Methodist Historical Society
Bristol
Epworth
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Winters
Wingate
Crews
Talna
United Methodist Church
World Methodist Council
Winters Blizzard Band Concert Tuesday at Community Center
The 125 member Winters High School Blizzard Concert Band presents its annual spring concert next Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the Community Center under Kirke McKenzie. Admission is free. attendees may bring chairs due to limited seating. The program includes seven selections, films, Americana slideshow, intermission acts Hobo Band and Country Western Band, and receptions for seniors and parents.
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Winters High School Blizzard
Kirke McKenzie
Martha Davis
John Phillip Sousa
Brady
Blizzard
Potential Farm Fuel Shortages Foreseeable Despite Rain Relief
Local LP and diesel fuel dealers warn that even with recent rains preventing a field slowdown, shortages could emerge in coming months. Dealers resist new customers, limit diesel allocations, and seek cross-state shipments as transport bottlenecks and rising prices threaten farm users and storage adequacy.
Winters Little League to Reorganize for Summer Baseball
Winters Little League Association will hold a meeting to reorganize and plan summer baseball. The session is set for Thursday night May 3 at 7 30 p m at the Winters Community Center, announced president Chili Black. All interested in Little League are invited to attend.
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Winters Little League Association
Winters Community Center
Chili Black
Larry Hensley to become Ensign after May graduation
Larry D. Hensley son of Mr and Mrs Duncan Hensley of Winters is at the Naval Officer Candidate School Newport Rhode Island for basic naval science and indoctrination. He will be commissioned an ensign when he graduates in May.
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Larry D. Hensley
Duncan Hensley
Winters
Naval Officer Candidate School
Newport
R.I
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R. C. Thomas
U. S
H. L. Parks
Karla Melson
Frank Johnson
Grover Davis
Vera Cain
Joe Frank Albro
Winters Lions
Hall
Lions
Industrial Golf
Winters Industrial
The
Winters Country Club
Charles V. Myers Heads Corporation
Texas
Little League Organization
Larry Hensley
Ensign
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