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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1962
Page
1
The item discusses proposals for road improvements and tax implications in Texas, noting planned connections and the impact on farmers and ranchers. It references highway week, Salvation Army activities, and wartime era concerns, including local winds and social issues mentioned in a fragmented, mid-century news fragment.
Fragmentary text notes area placement and names in a local page item. The readable words reference saints and a person named Rosa but lack clear event details, dates, or outcomes.
Rev A W Holck appointed pastor of St John Lutheran Church Winters and his family arrived April 25 to assume duties. Native of Austin he studied at Texas Lutheran College and UT graduating in 1953. He interned in Seguin and earned a Capital Seminary degree in Columbus Ohio before serving Brenham five years. Mrs Holck Velma Miller of Bartlett graduated UT in 1955 and taught in Sequin Columbus and Brenham. They have two children Phillip and Andrew.
J A Snell district engineer invites Bal linger residents to an open house at the Maintenance Section and office of the Resident Highway Engineer on May 25 in observance of National Highway Week. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors will tour facilities and view tests and operations that keep 2 200 miles of highways in the district in smooth riding condition.
Sharon Johnson was elected head cheerleader with Linda White as assistant. Linda Easterly named junior leader and Ann Bean as sophomore leader. Barbara Daniel will lead the freshman squad. The group cheers at football games and other athletic events.
Bethel Baptist Church at 216 N. Melwood announces regular Sunday worship led by Rev. John Oates with visiting ministers expected. Morning service at 10 o’clock includes Sunday School, 1 pm service, evening service at 7 pm, lunch provided, and mid-week services begin at 7 pm.
The Winters Area Little League Association outlines week by week games starting May 21 with minor league games at 5 30 p m and majors at 7 30 p m Lawn teams host at Wingate until night play begins May 21 Indians Jets Indians Minors Pirates May 22 Dodgers Yankees Giant Minors Cardinal Minors Lawn Wingate May 24 Indians Jets Indian Minors Pirate Minors May 25 Dodgers Lawn Giant Minors Wingate Lawn Indians Lawn Minors Indian Minors May 26 Dodgers Wingate May 31 Jets Yankees Pirates Minors Cardinal Minors June 1 Dodgers Lawn Giant Minors Lawn Minors Indians Wingate Indian Minors Wingate Minors
Winters municipal pool to open Saturday for summer months. Coaches Robert James and Dick Stafford will run operations for the season. Hours are 1 to 9 p m on weekdays except Wednesday closes 5 30 p m Sunday 2 5 30 p m. Swimming lessons three two week sessions each about 10 hours begin June 1 Mon through Fri. Both instructors are licensed. Further class times by contacting pool operators. Pre season work includes new diving board and repaired awning. Pool and concession stand operated by the City.
Robert Rhame and Mrs. T R Long of 300 Roberts St Winters plan departure June 25 for the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He is a 1962 honor graduate of Abilene High School.
Mrs Homer Stoecker elected president for the new year of the Winters High School Band Mothers Club. She is a Winters High School graduate and Abilene Christian College alumna, a second grade teacher, and mother of two: Margaret Ellen, ACC freshman, and Seea Aehanors in Winters.
Wingate School band mothers sponsored a Friday night banquet at Pierce's Cafeteria where director John Foster presented Kenneth Patton the most outstanding musician award and Butch Burrows the most improved player award. Other UIL Division I medalists included Johnny Pat Beck Mike Magee and Kenneth Patton. Tom Holland of Winters Church of Christ spoke. Foster highlighted the year and announced $117.97 raised for the cancer drive. The Moonlight and Roses themed event featured candlelight dinner, rose arches, a picket fence, and a quarter moon.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions Kenneth Lloyd of Columbia South Carolina Mr and Mrs Rodney Uy of Pet and Mrs Callen Johnson of Dé Mir with unclear context.
Fr. De Caradioes spent the weekend visiting her parents in Weatherford, pausing from travels to see John Wright.
County Commissioner Mapes from Prec 2 announces a schedule change this week. The notice references FMS3 to EME routing and aims to inform residents about adjusted service.
A watershed work plan for the Valley Creek watershed was signed in Wingate by seven sponsoring organizations led by Runnels County and Taylor Nolan counties. The plan aims to build 20 structures across Nolan Taylor and Runnels counties at a total cost of about 2.14 million dollars with the local share around 120 thousand.
Winters Schools will close Thursday May 24 at 30 p m according to James Nevins superintendent All bus runs will be made at this time Friday May 25 will be a workday for teachers with no students report cards and year end business to be completed On Monday May 28 buses run to reach school at 2 p m students receive report cards last bus run around 2 45 p m
After Saturday try-outs for the 1962-63 school year junior high students were selected as twirlers and majorettes. Robbie Sue Gans named drum major with Kay Gardner as featured twirler. Twirlers include Kay Orr Susan White Marsha Hays Doris Snell and Theresa Meyer.
Officers who will lead the Winters High School Blizzard for the 1962-63 school year were appointed recently, according to Robert R. Gans, director. Terrell Elliott, son of the Rev. La, was named among the appointees.
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