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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1967
Page
5
The piece urges readers to buy local and support Winters merchants this holiday season, arguing small, in town purchases keep money circulating and benefit everyone. It also discusses daylight saving time opinions and the ongoing desire for standard time. It ends with reflections on the calendar and seasonal changes.
Winters High School and Colorado City clash in District 5-AA as Winters aims to rebound from a 1-7 season while Colorado City holds a 4-4 record. Kickoff is 8 p.m. with both teams leveraging recent losses to Brady and Ballinger and contrasting district tallies amid a multi-year cross-division series.
The 1968 Winters district plan enlarges to seven conference games in eight teams while adding non conference tests with Sonora Coahoma and Clyde. Home and away dates run through November with games against Anson Hamlin Haskell Merkel Stamford Ballinger Coleman and Winters hosting or visiting each week.
McMurry College sophomore quarterback Richard Puckett from Winters tops the Indians total offense with 552 yards through seven games this season. He averages about 70 yards per Lone Star Conference game, including 353 passing yards and two passing touchdowns while scoring three rushing touchdowns for 18 points.
Bobby Mayo, manager of the State and Fiesta drive-ins, announces the drive-in theatre has closed for the season. The State Theatre downtown is now open and will show films on Friday Saturday and Sunday during the winter season.
A group from Elm Creek Water Control District in east Runnels and South Taylor counties toured Valley Creek watershed sites with Elm Creek board members and Willow Creek participants. U S Soil Conservation Service staff from Runnels and Taylor counties explained Site 18 on Ralph Burns place where a water retarding structure exists.
Merchants in Winters plan a giant Sidewalk Sale on Friday November 17 beginning at 5 30 p m to kick off the Christmas shopping season. Local merchants will offer sidewalk displays and multiple drawings run by individual businesses with no central drawing. The event is sponsored by the Winters Chamber of Commerce with a Moonlight Sale to follow on December 18. Merchants must notify the Chamber office by noon Tuesday November 7 about donated merchandise.
Linda Smith a Winters High School senior was named Blizzard Football Sweetheart in pre game ceremonies at Blizzard Field. She is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith and has cheered for four years, serving as head cheerleader this year.
Larry H. Rives of Winters is enrolled in the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Texas. Cadet Rives, a member of the Quartermaster Battalion, will train in general military and Quartermaster oriented subjects and leadership. The 1967-68 year will include Quartermaster Field Training Exercise multiple drill periods and a formal social program.
Rankin Pace of Winters named one of 26 outstanding county historical survey committee chairmen for 1967. Pace heads the Runnels County committee and serves as Winters postmaster, Lions Club president, and First Methodist Church treasurer. Award announced at Galveston meeting October 26-28.
Evelyn Bockman daughter of Mr and Mrs E A Fairey will join her husband Marc now promoted to the Washington Daily News in Washington D C They met in 1964 on the Reporter in Sweetwater Texas and have one daughter Rebecca Michelle 11 The Bockmans will visit Winters before moving to Washington in late November
Drasco Baptist Church marks 60 years since its 1907 founding with a Sunday program on November 5. Dr. Willis J. Ray and Dr. E. D. Dunlap, both former pastors, will preach and lead devotions as the Sunny Side Quartet and others perform. A noon basket lunch follows a morning service and the day ends with an 7 p.m. evening service and pastor/member recognitions.
Mr and Mrs George M Garrett returned Friday from a five day trip to Washington D C and the Cumberland Mountains and Shenandoah Valley They participated in a three and a half day National Defense Executive Reserve meeting in Washington D C While in the capital Mrs Garrett toured the White House attended a cabinet wives luncheon with Betty Furness spoke and toured Alexandria Mount Vernon and the National Cemetery She also witnessed the Changing of the Guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier
Absentee voting is open through Nov 10 for Winters Texas bond issue of 120000 to fund right of way and damages for widening U S Highway 83. Only Winters residents owning property taxed in Winters may vote with affidavit of ownership required. No tax increase expected to retire bonds. City and local groups back the measure. highway routing around town could hurt economy.
Two more young people join the City of Winters on the on the job training program funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity. Anita Gonzales works at Winters Municipal Hospital 30 hours weekly with eight hours of classes. David Val Verde works in the Municipal Water Department 34 hours weekly with six hours of classes. Six participants are now employed across city departments under the OEO program.
Winters Shooters Association has joined the ranks of NRA affiliated organizations. Officers include James Spill as president Dennis Rodgers as vice president Frank K Antilley as executive O D Bradford as instructor Gayland Robinson as secretary and Lyndon McBeth as treasurer. The club joins 12000 other rifle and pistol groups affiliated with the NRA and will promote competitive shooting in local regional and national matches.
Winters Blizzards and Stamford Bulldogs battled to a 0-0 tie in the first twelve minutes at Blizzard Field before Stamford pulled away to a 17-0 victory. The setback leaves Winters with two remaining games, at Colorado City this week and at Anson next week, as Wilder Boles and Kozelsky led Stamford’s offense after Winters’ earlier stand.
Winters High School seniors lined the field at the Winters Stamford game Friday night for the Blizzard Band halftime ceremony. Lenda Fuller, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lece Fuller, was named 1967 Blizzard Band Sweetheart alongside fellow seniors Brenda Awalt Gayla Beall Martha Brown Larry Cook and Aurora Ruiz as part of the band roster and introductions.
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