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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1971
Page
5
A citizen writes that while public discourse is polarized he remains hopeful and vows constructive action. He blasts riots, censorship, and crime rhetoric while affirming law, taxes, duty, and community service as the path to national health. He ends with a pledge to stay engaged and work within the system.
The Winters Lions Club sponsors a Friday mass vaccination in the school cafeteria for area children from infants to 11 who lack rubella immunity. Parents must sign authorization blanks before vaccination, with no charge. Infants and preschoolers may attend 1 30 to 4 pm. The last mass inoculation was in 1969.
A Wilmeth community meeting is set for Tuesday May 1 at 8 30 in the Baptist Church Annex to discuss the proposed North Runnels rural water system. Attendees will hear from C T Parker Runnels County Agriculture Agent and Foy Brown of the Farmers Home Administration.
Winters resident Homer Hodge, currently district deputy governor, is a candidate for District Governor 2A-1 at the Lions convention in Midland this Friday and Saturday. Also competing is Miss Maurine Riess, named Miss Winters in the Lions beauty pageant, a Winters High School junior and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Riess.
Beginning May 16 the church moves the Sunday evening worship to 8 p m from 7 p m and Training Union to 7 p m from 6 p m on Sundays.
John’s International staff enjoyed a four day Amistad Reservoir fishing trip reporting pretty good fishing luck. The group included Benny Castillo James West R O Hood Pat Carren John Dry Rick Egbert and Butch Grant with others also present during the holiday break.
Jiggs Nichols captured the Winters Country Club City Golf Tournament crown with a 77 in the championship flight. John E. McAdoo was runner-up with 78 as Homer Hodge won the First Flight with 74 and C A Milam claimed Second Flight with 86.
Troylene McKnight a Winters freshman at Cisco Junior College has an ink and pencil drawing included in the Annual Anthology of College Art. She joins Paula Daniel Sue Ann White and Blue Homme with published works from CJC in this nationwide art compilation.
April rainfall figures show trace amounts on the 1st and 15th with 2.17 on the 16th 0.11 on the 17th 0.17 on the 18th 0.06 on the 20th and a summary record labeled 971. Quantities are given as inches and reflect light showers across the period.
Winters residents urged General Telephone to improve service and implement toll free Extended Area Service with neighboring towns before approving a rate increase. Council to meet again May 17 to discuss the request and EAS prospects with company representatives.
Dr. Thomas K. Kim, president of McMurry College in Abilene, will address the Winters Lions Club at the noon luncheon next Tuesday May 11. He is the fourth college head to speak to the group this spring and was inaugurated March 18 in the Civic Center Auditorium.
Charlsie Poe of Winters Texas receives the Best Historical Publication of the Year on Local or Regional History for Runnels Is My County The Texas State Historical Survey Committee announced the May 4 honor. Poe chronicles Runnels County from 1880 growth through cultural, educational, religious progress and regional changes.
C T Parker Runnels County Agent will open an office in the Winters Chamber of Commerce during May 24 28 to assist residents with water system signup. Hours 9 am to 5 pm. A $100 per meter sign up fee required and deposited at The Security State Bank Wingate. Deadline June 4. If project fails funds are returned. More community meetings scheduled to explain proposal and engineers to survey area for a Farmers Home Administration loan.
Wingate area residents are invited to a meeting at Wingate school on Thursday May 13 at 7 30 p m to discuss the proposed North Runnels rural water system. Speakers will be Foy Brown representative of the Farmers Home Administration and C T Parker Runnels County Agriculture Agent.
The Elementary and Junior High School bands with the fourth grade choir will stage a concert next Tuesday night May 11 in the high school gym. The program begins at 8 p.m. Admission is free with about 300 students performing under Mrs Kirke McKenzie. Each group will play three numbers for a roughly 40 minute program.
Win ters High School Blizzard Band members received awards at the third annual Spring Music Festival held in the Winters High School gymnasium. About 900 people attended with 100 band students. Jill Matthews earned the Martha Davis award for senior girls leadership and twirling duties. three senior boys shared the John Phillip Sousa award: Robert Anderson Troyvee McKnight and Randy Stevens. Nine grade Mary Jacob sophomore Trish Hill junior Maurine Riess earned class awards. F R Phil Anderson received a silver tray for service to the band.
Randall L Sneed son of Mr and Mrs Louis Q Sneed Route 1 Winters Texas has been promoted to airman first class in the U S Air Force He is a communications specialist at Goodfellow AFB Texas
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