Retiring Bradshaw Winters bus driver clocked 32 years service
O L Claxton of Bradshaw retires after 32 years behind the wheel. He logged 114 years in total with Bradshaw and Winters schools, serving long routes and logging hundreds of thousands of miles without on road accidents. He recalls trips to Galveston Houston Corpus Christi and San Antonio with graduating classes and football teams. He thanks boards faculty and students for cooperation. Little League sparks parental fray as season nears.
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O. L. Claxton
Bradshaw
Claxton
Bradshaw School
Winters
Galveston
Houston
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Crane
Brownwood
Winters Lions honor peace officers on Appreciation Day
Winters Lions Club hosts Peace Officers Appreciation Day with speaker J Gordon Shanklin of the FBI Dallas office. Honorees include Chief of Police Stevens, Asst Chief Bredemeyer, Patrolman Luther Smith, Constable Van Whittenburg, Special Officer Mrs. Walker Tatum, Sheriff Johnny Wilson’s chief deputy, and Justice Ray Heathcott. Shanklin warns on rising crime and urges citizen support for law enforcement. The program also features wood sculptures by Kirke McKenzie displayed at Bahlman Jewelers and an upcoming Snyder show.
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Winters
Winters Lions Club
Winters Chamber of Commerce
J. Gordon Shanklin
Dallas
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. W. Bahlman
Joe Stevens
Stevens
Henry Bredemeyer
Luther
Doc) Smith
van Whittenburg
Walker Tatum
Runnels County Sheriff's Department
Johnny Wilson
Justice of the Peace
Ray Heathcott
Winters Lions
Shanklin
Best Ball Tourney At Country Club Memorial Day
Winters Country Club hosts an A B C D team Best Ball golf event on May 31 with 8 30 a m start, $2 entry per player. Teams by age groups 35 39 40 44 45 49 and 50 plus prizes include golf balls. A noon covered dish luncheon provided drinks and guest invites encouraged.
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Winters Country Club
Vacation Bible School Starts At Southside Church
Southside Baptist Church hosts a five day Vacation Bible School from May 31 to June 4 for children ages 1 to 14. Sessions run 8 30 to 11 00 am daily with nursery through juniors led by named superintendents and teachers and with Mrs Jimmy Black as principal and Mrs Elwood Wade as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southside Baptist Church
Sandy Bates
Shirley Allen
Jerry Chambliss
Carl Grenwelge
Bobby Woods
Sherry Ivey
W. E. Fisher
L. Winton
Laura Carrillo
Elodia Ysa
Roy Rice
Richard Dendy
Becky Torres
Garland O’dell
Jimmy Black
Elwood Wade
Orbie Harrison
Griff Brown Attends Oil Show in Tulsa Oklahoma
Griff Brown of Winters Construction Co attended the oil show in Tulsa Oklahoma on Thursday and Friday of last week.
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Griff Brown
Winters Construction Co
Tulsa
Okla
Winters Declares Buddy Poppy Day and Fund Drive
Saturday May 29 is Buddy Poppy Day with Winters Post 9193 VFW and Ladies Auxiliary leading a poppy sale to aid disabled veterans and the widows and orphans of deceased veterans. Little Miss Melinda Kvapil is named Buddy Poppy Girl as Goal Digger Club members sell poppies on the streets for the fund.
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Winters
Winters Post 9193
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies Auxiliary
Melinda Kvapil
Stan Kvapil
Goal Digger Club
Post Office Closed for Memorial Day Observance
Winters Post Office will close Monday May 3 for Memorial Day weekend. No rural or city routes will run and all service windows will be shut. Only mail for post office boxes will be processed.
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Winters
Post Office
Proclamation Urges Buddy Poppy Donations in Winters Texas
Mayor Wade W White of Winters Texas urges citizens to support the Veterans of Foreign Wars Buddy Poppy campaign. The sale raises funds for disabled and needy veterans and widows and orphans of deceased veterans. Citizens are asked to wear a Buddy Poppy as a sign of gratitude to those who sacrificed for Americans.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Wade W. White
Winters
Texas
Hatchel Post Office to Close on Route 3 Winters
Hatchel Texas 79524 ZIP code will be retired May 31 ending all business at the Hatchel post office. Beginning June 1 mail destined for Hatchel will be routed to Winters Route 3. Route 3 carrier is Donald Kruse. Postmaster R D Harber has run the office for about 13 years along with a store and filling station. The Hatchel post office opened April 21 1904 with Elijah W Hatchel as first postmaster.
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Winters
H. M
Jiggs) Nichols
U. S
Hatchel
Texas
Donald Kruse
R. D. Harber
Harber
Robert L
Snyder
Abilene
Elijah W. Hatcher
FHA Seeks Applicants for Texas Emergency Drouth Loans
The Farmers Home Administration announces available emergency loans to Texas farmers and ranchers affected by the 1970 drought. Lynn Futch states Congress asked for $65 million more funds. 1503 loans totaling $15 million have already been issued in Texas. Applications are taken at the Runnels County Courthouse third floor county office each Tuesday 9:30 am to noon.
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Texas
Lynn Futch
Farmers Home Administration
Nixon
Congress
FHA
Futch
Oklahoma
Runnels County
Red Cross Spent for Hail Damage Repairs
The Red Cross used 2651 dollars to aid elderly and low income families in Winters and Coleman after a May hailstorm. Betty Moody, a Childress caseworker, says 22 applications were approved for home repairs and contents replacement. All cases are now closed, with an assistance office to open in Coleman this week.
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The
Red Cross
Betty Moody
Childress
Winters Student Secretary of Cisco Wrangler Band
Miss Troylene McKnight of Winters, a Cisco Junior College student, was elected secretary treasurer for the 1971 72 Wrangler Band. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Troy McKnight of Winters. The band and Wr angler Belles officers will return as sophomores in fall 1971. Director Eris Ritchie and Mrs Pat Owens anticipate larger memberships with a 60 piece band and 40 plus Wr anger Belles. Academically eligible members receive substantial scholarships.
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Troylene McKnight
Winters
Cisco Junior College
Cisco Junior College Wrangler
Troy McKnight
CJC
Eris Ritchie
Wrangler Band
Pat Owens
Wrangler Belles
Rural Water Sign-up Drives Now Under Way
More than 100 North Runnels residents have signed up for the proposed rural water system with initial deposits of 100 each. County agent C T Parker urged signups ahead of the June 4 deadline as bankers and a local committee push for a preliminary survey and loan review this summer.
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North Runnels
C. T. Parker
Parker
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Press Gallaway
Security State Bank
Wingate
North Runnels Water Corporation
Sam
Farmers Home Administration
Rural Water Systems Get Finance Boost in Texas
J Lynn Futch state director of the Farmers Home Administration in Temple announced an additional 12.6 million dollars was released for rural water and sewer loans in Texas through June 30. Applicants must complete loan reviews before June 15 1971. More funding is planned for 1972. North Runnels area leader C T Parker urged quick action to secure approval for the proposed rural system if FHA funds permit.
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Texas
J. Lynn Futch
Farmers Home Administration
Temple
Futch
State Office of
C. T. Parker
Runnels
North Runnels
FHA
VFW Post Plans Memorial Day Open House Saturday
The VFW Post will observe Memorial Day with an open house at the Post Home on Saturday May 29 from 6 to 9. Refreshments will be served and the public is invited. The post will place flags on graves in four Winters cemeteries Thursday afternoon May 27.
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Winters Post
Post
VFW
Four Winters
J. A. Henderson
Auxiliary
Neil Colburn
Cancer Crusade Exceeds Goal in Local Drive
Cancer Crusade in North Runnels raised 2158.65 dollars, surpassing the 1700 dollar goal. Crusade Chairman Mrs. Bill Bell reported at a North Runnels Cancer Society meeting, thanking contributors. Frank Graham of the American Cancer Society praised the effort. Officers were elected for next year: President Mrs. Earl Roach, VP J. W. Bahlman, Secretary Mrs. Sallie Gray, Treasurer Mrs. Bill Bell. next meeting September 28 after summer break.
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Crusade
Bill Bell
North Runnels Cancer Society
Frank Graham
American Cancer Society
Earl Roach
J. W. Bahlman
Sallie Gray
Dru and Devin Smith Visit Grandparents in Midland
Dru and Devin Smith of Midland spent the past weekend in the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Merck.
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Dru and
Devin Smith
Midland
Mrs
A. O. Merck
Winters City Pool Opens Season With Family Plan
The Winters Municipal Swimming Pool opened for the season on Thursday. Manager Kirke McKenzie announced plans for swimming classes starting in June. A Family Season Swimming Program costs 17.50 for the season, with any immediate family member allowed to swim anytime. Additional options include Twenty-swim tickets at 8.50 for adults and 5.50 for students, and single swims at 0.50 for adults 0.35 for students. Classes will be labeled Minnows for ages two and up and Beginners/Intermediate for those with some instruction. advanced classes and diving may be offered.
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Kirke McKenzie
Eary
McKenzie
Vacation Bible School At Church Of Christ This June
Vacation Bible School starts June 7 at the Main Street Church of Christ led by minister Bobby Bates and runs through June 11. Classes from 9 to 11 a m daily serve all ages with an adult class by Ron Rhodes of Bronte who has 15 years study of the Book of Revelations. No registration time is set. everyone is invited.
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Main Street
Church of Christ
Bobby Bates
Ron Rhodes
Bronte
Rhodes
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R. C. Thomas
FBI
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Lions Club
Comanche Springs
Fort Stockton
Prest
Bahlman Jewelers
Vacation Bible School
Southside Church
Drouth
Secretary of Agriculture
CJC Wrangler Band
City Swim Pool
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