Blood drive urged by Winters churches a call to donate
Local churches urge congregations to join a high profile blood donation drive May 7 14. Volunteers and VFW members back the effort with hospital visits and blood typing to build a life saving supply. Donors can schedule appointments or walk in at the hospital to help those in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L of
VFW
Winters Municipal Hospital
John Townsend
Spill.Funeral Home
Winters
Winters Ministerial Alliance
God
Winters Students Win High State Contests Amid Strong Texas Field
Winters High School students excel at the University Interscholastic League meet in Austin on May 5 6 with two second places a third and a sixth. Marta Davidson placed second in Ready Writing, Evelyn Hudgins second in Region and third in Shorthand, Vic Foster tied for second in region and aided by teammates, and the girls doubles team Ginger Gardner and Nancy Spill finished second in tennis. Gardner Spill are daughters of local residents while Hudgins is the daughter of Homer Hudgins.
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Winters
Texas
Marta Davidson
Austin
Evelyn Hudgins
iy_ Tégion
Vic Foster
Miss Foster
Winters High School
Ginger Gardner
Nancy Spill
Crockett
Miss Gardner
John Gardner
Miss Spill
J. P
Pete) Davidson
Miss Hudgins
Homer Hudgins
Prize Allocation at Judging Event
Readable fragments indicate cash awards of $15 and $10 assigned during a judging session. The text is fragmented, but shows two prize amounts and a reference to a judging ceremony.
Special Mothers Day Services Slated At Baptist Church
Special Mothers Day services planned at the First Baptist Church with Rev. B T Shoemake delivering the morning sermon Peace Extraordinary. Organist Mrs L H Henslee to play the offertory Adoration and Loyd Roberson to direct the choir in Hail Immanuel Special recognition for mothers attending Evening service topic From Chaos to Order Public invited to attend.
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B. T. Shoemake
First Baptist Church
L. H.henslee
Loyd Roberson
Immanuel
Daughters of Two Former Residents Honor Grads
Dobbins grandchildren shine as valedictorians in Altus and Wilson high schools. Mary Lou Snow of Altus tops seniors with straight A’s and wins a $2400 Wellsley college scholarship and a $1500 Air Force Merit scholarship. Glenda Lynette Young of Wilson also earns valedictorian honors with a 92.75 grade and plans McMurry College.
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D. A. Dobbins
Mary Lou Snow
Cmset
Chester Snow
Altus
Okla
Glenda Lynette Young
L. E. Young
Wilson
Wilson High School
McMurry College
Abilene
Miss Snow
Wellesly College
Wellesley
Mass
Air Force
Snow
Wauch
Winters High School Hosts Band Mothers Club Installation
Rodney Cathey, Winters High principal, installed new Band Mothers Club officers at an annual tea held at the making cottage. Officers named were Mrs. J. W. Bahlman president, Wel don Middleton vice president, E Z Moore secretary, Frank Brown treasurer, Robert Gans reporter, and Roy Young stand chairman. The group planned a band picnic and presented gifts to past president Mrs. Bahlman and Mr. Gans amid crystal decor and a Blizzard trophy display. About twenty five members attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Cathey
Winters High School
Band Mothers Club
Blizzard
Homer Stoecker
Cathey
J. W. Bahiman
Weldon Middleton
E. Z. Moore
Frank Brown
Robert Gans
Roy Young
J. W. Bahlman
Gans
Dial Telephone System Opens in Crews Area
Taylor Telephone Cooperative in Crews area placed a modern dial telephone system in operation May 1. The new system brings dial service to residents who previously had no telephone communication. John Hardesty, manager, said this expansion brings the total of automatic unattended dial exchanges operated by the cooperative to 13 across seven counties.
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Taylor. Telephone
Cooperative, Inc
John Hardesty
Taylor Telephone Cooperative
Riding Club Barbecue Set for May Monday Night
Winters Riding Club schedules its annual barbecue for Monday night May 15 at 8 oclock in the city park. All members and prospective members are invited to attend.
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Winters Riding Club
Insect Control Short Course Set For Winters May 15
A five day Insect Control Short Course for adult farmers will run May 15 through 19 at Winters Vocational Agriculture building. Leader H A Turney from Texas A and M College will instruct with local coordinators James B Nevins Lon McDonald and Leland Robinson. An entry fee of 2 dollars applies and certificates will be awarded for full attendance.
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Winters High School Vocational Agriculture Department
James ‘B. Nevins
Lon McDonald
Leland Robinson
H. A. Turney
Vocational Agricre Division
Texas Education ’Agency
Department of Entomology
Texas A. and
M. College
Texas A
Turney
McDonald
Superintendent of
James B. Nevins
Teachers of Agriculture
Texas Education Agency
E. V
Campaign Starts Sunday Walking Blood Bank To Be Established
Rodney D. Cathey, Winters High School principal, wins a 1961 62 Social Science Research Fellowship at the University of Texas for 2400 dollars. A walking blood bank will start Sunday in Winters with church card distribution to recruit donors and a hospital office process for data entry and blood typing.
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Rodney D. Cathey
Winters
University of Texas
Cathey
Catholic Church Holds First Communion Mass at Mt Carmel
Mt Carmel Catholic Church will host a First Communion Mass on Sunday May 14 at 10 00 am Rev Father Julian Johnson will lead the service Those receiving communion include Tony Ortiz Eliseo Arispe Ruben Martinez Roy Flores Timmy Meyer Alvin Beimer Douglas Graham Tony Sanchez Abel Flores Eddie Martinez Johnny Martinez Ida Martinez Sara Arispe Mary Sanchez Isabel Torres and Alicia Arispe Theresa Meyer and Susan White serve as angels
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Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
Julian Johnson
Tony Ortiz
Eliseo Arispe
Ruben Martinez
Roy Flores
Timmy Meyer
Alvin Beimer
Douglas Graham
Tony Sanchez
Abel Flores
Eddie Martinez
Johnny Martinez
Ida Martinez
Sara Arispe
Mary Sanchez
Isabel Torres
Alicia Arispe
Theresa Meyer
Susan White
Gans Back as McMurry Summer Band Instruct
Robert Gans again named to the McMurry College Summer Band and Twirling School faculty. The program runs July 16 29 on the Abilene campus with Gans teaching theory under Dr Raymond T Bynum who notes 16 faculty preachers already named. The school boasts top West Texas band teachers and expects several hundred students from high school junior high and college levels.
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Robert Gans
Winters
McMurry College
Abilene
Gans
Raymond T. Bynum
West Texas
McMurry School
Bynum
Soil Stewardship Week Observed by Runnels County
Soil Stewardship Week May 7 to 12 is observed by the Runnels County Soil Conservation District with farmers and ranchers as cooperators. The district promotes soil and water conservation loans via the Farmers Home Administration and is run by the Runnels County PCP Development Committee.
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Runnels
Runnels County
PCP Development Committee
S Connecsions
Farmers Home Administration
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Vernon
Doyle Cooper
Baptist Chur
Dial
U. of T
Catholic Church
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