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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1967
Page
5
Winters stands as a key agricultural livestock center and oil gas producer. City leaders and locals study a land strip capable of handling twin engine airplanes about 3600 feet long to boost business access and stabilize the economy without a full airport complex.
Estella Bredemeyer, cashier of Winters State Bank, was named Woman Of Year by area bankers at the Abilene Chapter American Institute of Banking banquet in Abilene. She received a plaque for her banking service and ongoing study, and has held multiple national and state banking roles. Vern Waldo of First National Bank of Nevada spoke at the event.
Southside Baptist Church announces a Vacation Bible School from May 29 to June 2 with enrollment starting May 26 at 4 pm. Classes run 8 30 to 11 30 am daily. five classes include Nursery Beginner Primary Junior and Intermediate with each class led by named superintendents and teachers. Commencement is scheduled for Friday night June 2 at 8 pm.
Cherry Eckert Story CPAs completed an interim audit for Winters confirming city accounting records are maintained in good order and funds properly accounted for. The review covers the transition between administrations with the annual year end audit due October 31.
The Winters pool opens May 20 with sessions at 1 PM and 2 PM and daily at 4 PM. Lifeguards for the season are Bo Killough, Jimmy Vaughan, and Rose Marie McCarley. Red Cross lifesaving lessons begin May 29 with registration due May 28. Lessons run daily with Saturday mornings, taught by Susan Roberts. Junior lifeguards must be 12 and senior lifeguards 16.
Mr and Mrs J W Neville of Sonora spent Sunday visiting her mother Mrs J A Davidson.
Winters Lake recreation project needs playground items to complete the area. Archers urge donations of usable swings and slides. equipment will be repaired and painted by club members. Contact Jerry Whitlow or Bob Wilson or another club member with available items.
The Texas House approved H. B. 1250 sponsored by Rep. Grant Jones to create the Elm Creek Water Control District. Sen. David Ratliff will carry it in the Senate as it covers eastern Runnels County and part of South Taylor County for water and flood control in cooperation with the U S Soil Conservation Service.
Captain Wayne D. Herrington son of Mr and Mrs L D Herrington Lawn and nephew of Mr and Mrs J D Aldridge Winters recently returned from Vietnam. He served with the 504th Military Police Battalion providing combat support in the 11 Corps area of operations. He will report to Fort Benning for Ranger training then serve as operations officer of the Provost Marshal office and 57th Military Police Company at West Point New York. He is a 1960 Haskell High School and 1964 Tarleton State College graduate.
Superintendent Robert F. Christian announces May 24 as the final regular class day with 3 p.m. dismissal and on May 26 buses run to school by 2 p.m. Students in grades seven and eight in certain conditions leave earlier. Last cafeteria meal is Wednesday noon. May 25 is a teacher work day with no classes. Baccalaureate and commencement set for 8 p.m. at Blizzard Field.
The 4 H Clubs sponsor a pet vaccination project in Wingate on Saturday May 20 at 8 a m in the county barn. Dr. Robert Miller of Ballinger will administer shots for a 3 dollar per animal fee. Pet owners nearby are urged to bring animals early.
Winters High School held its annual awards day on May 11 with trophies and team awards from the band track team girls basketball and the FFA chapter. Individual awards recognized top students across departments including Merit Awards for top five percent and National Essay Association Publication awards for Delores Folsom Mike Emmert and Bill Baldwin.
City leaders study a basic landing strip near Winters to serve business aviation. Officials aim for a 3600 foot hard surfaced strip aligned to prevailing winds, with no hangar or service facilities planned now. Local industrials say flying customers land at Abilene due to lack of Winters facilities.
Thompson Hayward Chemical Company Kansas City appoints Nathan Roeneal Boles to its San Antonio office sales staff. He will manage T H agricultural and industrial chemicals in southern Texas after stint with American Cyanamid in Texas. Boles, a Texas A&M agronomy graduate, is son of Monroe and Mrs. Boles of Winters.
The City of Winters will hold a public hearing on its proposed budget for the next fiscal year at City Hall starting 7:30 PM on Thursday May 25. Mayor Wade W. White announced the session inviting all residents and taxpayers to attend and discuss the budget before final adoption.
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