Info Session Planned for Next Year’s Freshmen
Winters High School will hold a special meeting for incoming freshmen and their parents on Monday May 9 at 8 p m in the auditorium Principal B J Joyce announced pre registration for next year’s classes will be held Friday May 6 Students will receive information sheets to study discuss tentative schedules and questions about the program during the session two tests Kuder Preference and Town Test of Basic Skills were given to all beginning freshmen and test results will be reviewed by the counselor for course planning
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Winters High School
B. J. Joyce
Joyce
Spring Brings Flowers and Heating Chills Trend
A reflective line contrasts new spring blooms with fading winter chills. The speaker notes the competing charms of warmer weather and lingering cold, hinting at seasonal transition.
Bass Crop Shows Strong Potential For 1966 In Texas
Bass hatcheries report record or near record yields with black bass thriving in San Marcos and statewide. Harmon Henderson notes mild spring and later cold spell created ideal nesting and low fingerling losses. Parks and Wildlife spokesman adds favorable conditions spanned lakes streams and ponds, signaling back to back strong spawning seasons.
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Texas
Harmon Henderson
San Marcos State Hatchery
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
San Marcos
Henderson
Warden’s First Aid Saves Daughter at School
Warden Jay Pemberton credited with applying first aid training from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department preparatory school when his daughter Renée choked on rock candy. He used the technique Lower the Head and Gag the Mouth, clearing the obstruction and sparing the child from further harm.
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Jay Pemberton
Texas Parks ‘and
Pemberton
Rernee
Forest Fires Burn 19 119 Acres in East Texas Flats 1965
A 1965 report notes about 1509 forest fires burned 19 119 acres of East Texas forests. The text also offers a philosophical line about laziness and planning and a saying about money and value.
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Texas
Winters State Bank stockholders meeting notice 1966
Notice is given of the regular annual stockholders meeting of Winters State Bank to be held in the directors room at 10 a m Thursday May 26 1966 for electing directors and other business. Stockholders are urged to attend. Jna Q McAdams president.
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Winters, State Bank
Winters State Bank Jna
Q. McAdams
Lizards and Wildlife Tales From a Tanzania Peace Corps Volunteer
A Tanzania based Peace Corps volunteer writes of lizards as the dominant wildlife seen daily at Chunya and Lake Rukwa. He notes snakes, mosquitoes, ants, termites, and occasional big game near the lake with plans to visit for wildlife photography in June or July and an offer to hunt with a visiting White Father missionary.
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King Solomon's Mines
Peace Corps
Africa
Chunya
Lake Rukwa
Oxford
Kilimanjaro Trip Plans Aboard Peace Corps Letter
The writer notes Peace Corps policy on firearms and plans a August ascent of Mt Kilimanjaro with Serengeti visits. They expect to observe wildlife with cameras and pass time with local reptiles and insects while maintaining a busy appearance, ending with a light joke about a bee.
Early Texas Roots and Tidbits From Winters Paper
A May 6 1966 Winters Enterprise page recalls a proverb on bargains and courtesy. It notes Texas history with one of the earliest Texas families dating to around 1819 in San Augustine.
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Texas
San Augustine
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