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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1962
Page
7
The piece discusses road construction and paving priorities in Texas, noting a new one half mile link north of Im 1770 toward Win. It highlights tax concerns, sustained road improvement, and the goal of better regional highways to aid farmers and ranchers despite winds and fences complicating progress. It references national issues and local reactions amid a broad push for better roads.
Rev A W Holck and his wife Velma Miller of Bartlett have joined St John’s Lutheran Church in Winters as pastor and wife. The family arrived April 25 to assume duties after his training at TLC University of Texas and Capital Seminary. They have two children, Phillip and Andrew.
J A Snell district engineer invites area residents to visit the Maintenance Section and Bal linger office on May 25 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to observe daily Highway Department operations and tests. The event highlights 2 200 miles of district highways and demonstrations of two way radio and surveying equipment.
Winters High School selects its 1962 63 cheerleaders. Sharon Johnson is head cheerleader and Linda White is assistant. Linda Easterly named junior leader with Ann Bean as sophomore leader and Barbara Daniel as freshman cheerleader. They perform at football games and other athletic events.
Bethel Baptist Church at 216 N Melwood will hold regular services this Sunday May 20 with all day activities. Rev John Oates pastor announces morning services at 10 o clock with Sunday School at 11 o'clock and evening service at 7 PM visiting ministers expected lunch served.
The Winters Area Little League Association announces week three games starting May 21 with all minor games at 5 30 p m and majors at 7 30 p m Lawn s two teams will use Wingate field until lighting is available Indians Jets Pirates and more are listed for Winters Wingate and Wingate Minors matchups through June 1.
The City of Winters will open the municipal swimming pool this Saturday for summer hours from 1 to 9 p.m. on weekdays, with Wednesday closing at 5 30. Sunday hours are 2 to 7 30 p.m. Robert James and Dick Stafford, Winters High coaches, run the pool and offer three two week swimming lesson sessions starting about June 1. Both instructors are licensed and additional class details are available from the pool operators. A pre season and resealing work is progressing, a new diving board installed, and the swimming complex and concession stand are city operated.
Mrs. T R Long of 300 Snoberts Street Winters plans to depart June 25 for the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. She is listed as a 1962 honor graduate of Abilene High School.
Mrs Homer Stoecker is chosen president for the Winters High School Band Mothers Club for the new year. She is the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Noel Reid and a Winters High School and Abilene Christian College graduate. A former teacher, she now teaches second grade. She has two children, Margaret Elexia a freshman at ACC and Reid a Winters sophomore.
Wingate School band students received major honors at a Friday night banquet hosted by the band mothers. Kenneth Patton won the most outstanding musician award, Butch Burrows the most improved player, both as loving cups. UIL Division I medals went to Johnny Pat Beck, Mike Magee, and Kenneth Patton. Tom Holland of Winters Church of Christ was the keynote speaker. The band highlighted its year, noted a cancer drive collection of 117 57, and featured a Moonlight and Roses theme with candlelit dinner and decorative arches.
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Mr and Mrs 0 D Bradford spent a week visiting their parents in Pate and Wright. The couple returned home after a short family gathering.
County official Melvin Mapes Precinct 2 says a road linking FM 53 with FM 1770 by Wingo Lake will be topped this week. The statement highlights local infrastructure work and the specific route affected.
A watershed work plan for Valley Creek was signed by seven sponsoring organizations in Win gate. The plan covers Nolan Taylor and Runnels counties with 20 structures at a total cost of about 2.14 million dollars and a local share of 120 thousand. The project follows a 1956 flood that caused nearly one million dollars in damages and aims to reduce future flood risk across a 235.1 square mile drainage.
Winters Schools will close Thursday May 24 at 2 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 but no students attend school All grades and business matters for the year will be completed on that day On Monday May 28 all buses run to reach school at 2 p m students receive report cards Buses last run about 2 45 p m
Following a Saturday try-out session, Junior High School students were selected as twirlers and majorettes for 1962 63. Robbie Sue Gans was named drum major and Kay Gardner was named featured twirler. Twirlers include Kay Orr Susan White Marsha Hays Doris Snell and Theresa Meyer.
Officers chosen to lead the Winters High School Blizzard for the 1962 63 year were announced by director Robert Gans. Elliott, son of the Rev and Mrs Raya, was named president and Jerry Sneed, son of Mr and Mrs GW Sneed, was appointed.
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