Turn of the century brass watch fob links Grand Island Co to Winters Texas
A brass watch fob found in Winters Texas connects to the Grand Island Horse and Mule Company of Nebraska. The frayed piece, promoting auctions every Monday and Tuesday, likely dates from 1900 or soon after, with no date below the horses visible.
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Grand Island
Nebraska
Winters
Texas
Webster
W.W. King
Murray Street
Grand Island Horse & Mule Co
Grand Island Neb
Jon McNeill
Wingate
King
Grand Island Chamber of Commerce
Grand Island Horse and Mule Company
Third City Livestock Auction
Winters High names 1975 valedictorian and salutatorian
Mary Kay Bauer is valedictorian with a 96.32 four year average and John Parramore is salutatorian with a 95.13. Both belong to the Blizzard Band and National Honor Society and are named Outstanding West Texas Scholars by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. Graduation is May 16 at Blizzard Field.
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Mary Kay Bauer
Winters High School
John Parramore
Miss Bauer
Parramore
Blizzard Band
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
West Texas
Mary Kay
Betty Crocker
Winters Lions Club
John
Blizzard
Richard Bauer
R.C. Parramore
Blizzard Field
Winters High School Year Ends May 22
Senior students at Winters High School finish requirements and graduate on May 16. Immunization clinic for school and pre school children on May 16 in the elementary nurse’s office 9 30 a.m. to 12 noon with parental authorization and no charge. Report cards available May 24 after grading. Little League bake sale May 10 at 9 30 a.m. in front of Heidenheimer’s to fund suits and equipment.
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Winters High School
Little League
Little League Auxiliary
Heidenheimer's
Winters High School Music Festival Promises Circus Theme
The seventh annual spring Music Festival will be presented by the Winters High School Blizzard Band and the Junior High Breeze Band next Tuesday May 13 at 8 p.m. in the high school gym. The program features a circus themed concert titled The Greatest Show On Earth and will include a High School Chorale performance. Admission is free. Band director Kirke McKenzie notes the Blizzard Band and Breeze Band have won sweepstakes awards in three of the past seven years.
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Winters High School
Blizzard Band
Breeze
Kirke McKenzie
Winters Junior High
Blizzard Band To Compete In Flags Festival
Winters High School band will compete at the twelfth annual Six Flags Over Texas Band Festival in Arlington from May 8 to 10. Kirke McKenzie reports 125 students will travel with more than fifty bands vying for honors across five classifications. Judges include Dr. Karl Hovik Al G Wright and Lt Col Clifford Hunt. Eligibility requires a first division state rating or prior festival rating. After the event, students will enjoy Six Flags rides.
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Winters High School
Arlington
Kirke McKenzie
Six Flags
Karl Hovik
University of Northern Iowa
al G. Wright
Purde University
Clifford O. Hunt
American University Summer Schools of Music
Six Flags Over
Texas
Winters Plans 85th Jamboree For Bicentennial Birthday
Winters Chamber of Commerce lays out a three day jamboree from June 19 to 21 to celebrate the city's 85th birthday and the national bicentennial. Events include bicycle races watermelon feast outdoor square dance antique and arts shows junior Olympics hamburger supper talent show horse races swimming parade and barbecue with sponsors from Lions Club Riding Club Junior Chamber and others.
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The
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Winters Lions Club
Winters Riding Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Square Dance Club
Junior Culture Club
Little League Association
Activites
Winters City Council Approves First Reading Tax Increase
Winters city council on Monday night fixed a property tax rate of 1.20 per 100 valuation with 75 percent true value for 1975. Mayor Homer Hodge says the rise is about 20 percent across the board and marks the first tax increase since 1961. The meeting also approved bidding for a water department backhoe and noted multi-service employee Jerry Horton will split duties between cemeteries and other departments.
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Winters City
Homer Hodge
Winters
Water Department
Jerry Horton
John's International Team Wins Golf Championship at Winters Club
John's International, Inc. sponsored team captured first place in the annual Commercial-Industrial golf tournament at Winters Country Club, finishing 139 for 18 holes. Second went to First Savings & Loan with 140 and Bishop & Sons Dirt Contractors 141. Four players per team with individual scores noted and medalist honors shared. 12 teams and 48 golfers competed. The Watts attended the Texas Bankers Association conference in Houston May 4 6 with remarks by Federal Reserve Board member Philip E. Caldwell and FDIC chair Frank Wille.
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John’s International, Inc
Woodrow F. Watts
Texas Bankers Association
Houston
Philip E. Caldwell
Federal Reserve System
Frank Wille
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Leonard Passmore
State Funds Grant Aids 178 Children In Central Texas
Governor Dolph Briscoe announced Friday an Office of Human Development grant totaling 277,?07 to Central Texas Opportunities in Coleman. The funds include 177,207 in new federal money and 97 in state funds to aid low income families.
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Office of Human Development
Dolph Briscoe
Central Texas Opportunities, Inc
Coleman
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