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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1963
Page
7
A storm swept the county bringing strong winds and rain reducing visibility. Reports note wind driven rain and hail in places with some damage to trees and a mule barn roof. Rainfall ranged from half an inch to more, totaling about 6.3 inches for the year so far.
Jerrel Elliott named valedictorian with 94.77 average, Bernard Adams salutatorian at Winters High School. May Jane Matthews is top girl with 93.11. Elliott active in band, National Honor Society, Authors Anonymous. Adams led class and NHS. Matthews serves in Authors Anonymous and Quill and Scroll.
The 1909 Mil Building known as the first cottonseed meal and cane mill at San Angelo was completed in 1910. Builders were Messers Bird, Hall and Mertz with design by Mr. Creasy of Ballinger. The rock building drew stone fed from a quarry southeast of Winters on Gap.
Hugo Vogelsang a Winters farmer is named outstanding conservation farmer of Region II by the Fort Worth Press awards program. The announcement comes from Jake Presley Runnels Soil Conservation District chairman. Vogelsang president of the Runnels County Farm Bureau and Valley Creek Water Control District chair will be honored at a regional awards banquet at 7 p m Friday in the San Angelo College cafeteria with Paul Walser Temple assistant state conservation officer as speaker.
The senior class play Arsenic and Old Lace will be performed for the public in the high school auditorium tonight, starting at 8. Cast includes Tamara Gans Sharon Denson Linda White Tommy White Bernard Adams Jerrel Elliott Ronnie Dunnam Wayne Dobbins Eugene Mathis Jimmie Easterly and Jerry Sneed.
Winters School will run a summer driver education program for students starting June 3 at 8 30 am in the high school auditorium. Enrollment forms are available from elementary principal George Beard or high school principal Robert Christian. The course covers 30 hours of classroom work, 6 hours of driving, and 6 hours of observation, with credit as an elective not toward graduation, and male students may receive reduced auto insurance premiums. Instructors are L G Wilson and Bill Bryant, with one school car and another from Waddell Chevrolet. A 25 tuition is required to help cover costs.
Sharon Johnson a Winters High senior won first in shorthand at the State UIL in Austin. She earlier placed second in district and first at regional, with high accuracy at 90 to 100 words per minute. Her coach is Mrs. C S Jackson, Winters High shorthand coach. Grissom added a second in the 120 yard high hurdles on the track trip.
The Winters City Council schedules a public hearing on the proposed budget for the city’s operations for the next fiscal year starting October 1. The session will be at 7 30 p m in the City Hall second floor meeting room, inviting all Winters residents to attend and share views.
The Elementary and Junior High School bands perform at the high school auditorium on Tuesday May 14 at 8 p.m. Under Robert R. Gans the program showcases the fifth grade band of 39 members the sixth grade band of 35 members and the junior high band of 40 members designed to please all ages.
Mr and Mrs George Davis of Decatur announce the birth of son Tommy Sims Davis on May 4 at Decatur hospital. Maternal grandparents are Mr and Mrs Floyd Sims and the great grandmother is Mrs Rampy.
Winters High School presents a 58 member concert May 15 in the auditorium directed by Robert R. Gans. The program features both band and vocal groups with solo and ensemble pieces and awards to top contest winners.
Dr. Rupert N. Richardson will speak at a Sunday program in Winters presenting historical medallions to the Winters Cotton Oil Mill Site and the Blue Gap Section. Events include a Lazy N ponies act, music, and a caravan to Blue Gap for a second medallion presentation to Winters Postmaster Rankin Pace.
Winters residents and local VFW members were elected to District 22 offices at the annual convention in San Angelo. J A Henderson became junior vice commander, W L Collins named district trustee, Mrs Max Lewis district chaplain, and Mrs J A Henderson district Auxiliary trustee. Mrs W L Collins was election judge. state commander and auxiliary president spoke at the event.
Mrs. G. W. Comegys of Crane visits here this week to spend time with friends. The Comegys are former Winters residents.
Wingate School Band members led by director John Foster will present their final spring concert on the school lawn Friday evening. The public is invited to attend the outdoor performance featuring the Wingate band.
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