Winters Ends of the Abilene & Southern Line
The Abilene & Southern railway section from Winters to Ballinger has been removed, leaving Winters as the line end for the first time since 1909. Upgrades include heavier track from Winters to Abilene, new ballast and ties, and heavier yard track to support larger loads. The line now restricts cars to 220,000 pounds gross, with potential for bigger grain and feed shipments, though ballast is lighter than main lines.
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Winters
J. C. Jarrell
Winters Railroad
Jarrell
Gatesville
Blizzard Booster selections for Hamlin and Ballinger games
The Blizzard Booster picks highlight Rickey Mathis as offensive standout in both Hamlin and Ballinger games. Oscar Torres earns defense honors for Hamlin, while Rex Pritchard earns defense honors for Ballinger and Greg Poe ties for offense.
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Blizzards
The
Temperatures Forecast for Late October 1971
Readable forecast notes highs near 79 and lows around 44 degrees. The period covers Wednesday October 27 to Friday October 29 1971 with mild to warm daytime conditions and cool nights.
Precipitation Chronicle From Late October Text
Fragmentary OCR notes show dates in late October with rainfall amounts. Entries mention Thursday and Friday October days, Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday values including .02 and .16 inches, but many details are garbled. The readable data indicates a pattern of daily precipitation readings across multiple days.
Blizzard Field Clash: Winters Blizzards vs Haskell Indians Friday
Winters Blizzards at Blizzard field host Haskell Indians in a crucial district game. Both teams enter with 3-2 pre district records and recent losses. Winters seeks balance after a 34 0 setback to Ballinger while Haskell aims to rebound after a 20 12 defeat to Hamlin.
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Haskell Indians
Blizzard Field
Blizzards
Hamlin
Ballinger Bearcats
Anson
Winters
Ballinger
Stamford
Haskell
Clyde
Brady
Coleman
Eldorado
Merkel
Eastland
Seymour
Breckenridge
Olney
Winters Ex Students Association renamed Homecoming Association
Winters ex students voted to rename their group the Winters Homecoming Association during last weeks homecoming activities. The association will stage homecoming events biennially to align with the Winters Ballinger game when played in Winters. Officers for two years include Jay Dunnam president and Wesley Vogler vice president with secretary treasurer Mrs. Clifton Poe and reporter Mrs. Dennis Rodgers. New board members are Dennis Poe, Mrs. Betty Burns, James Spill, Mrs. Charlotte Davis, Edward Bredemeyer, and O. J. Murray. Holdover directors are Mrs. Gehrels, Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs. West, Mrs. McAdoo, and Mrs. Buford Baldwin. The Class of 1922 was saluted as the 50-year class. Class of 1956 had highest attendance.
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B. E Baldwin
James West
John McAdoo
Buford’ Baldwin
Blizzard Band Gears Up For UL Contests In Brownwood
The Blizzard Band of Winters High School prepares for the University Interscholastic League marching contests in Brownwood on Saturday November 18. Weather has cut outdoor practice slightly but directors say intensive sessions continue at 6 30 each evening on the north practice field north of the stadium with the public invited to watch.
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Blizzard
Brownwood
Kirke McKenzie
Jodie L. Sanders Student At TWC
Jodie Lynne Sanders daughter of the Rev Robert and Mrs. Sanders of Winters is a 1972 fall semester sophomore at Texas Wesleyan College Fort Worth. A 1971 Western Hills High School graduate she resides in Elizabeth Armstrong Hall on the TWC campus.
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Jodie Lynne Sanders
Robert Sanders, Winters
Texas Wesleyan College
Fort Worth
Western Hills High School
Elizabeth Armstrong
TWC
Wheeler Couple Honored At Open House On 40th Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J H Wheeler of Shep celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a surprise dinner and open house at the Shep Community Center on Oct 22 hosted by their children O E Self Brownwood Clinton Wheeler Ovale and Marybeth Price Abilene. The couple married Oct 22 1932 in Brown County and moved to Shep in 1946. They have eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Out of town guests arrived from Brownwood Bangs Coleman Sudan Lubbock Abilene and Ballinger among others.
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J. H. Wheeler
Shep
Shep Community Center
O. E. Self
Brownwood
Clinton Wheeler
Ovale
Marybeth Price
Abilene
Wheeler
Brown County
Margaret Marx
Lydia White
Parlee Tabor
Bangs
C. D. White
Jerry Steffey
Coleman
Philip Perce
Sudan
Alma Lou Pierce
Lubbock
Ada Denton
Charles Bradshaw
Ballinger
Card of Thanks for hospital kindness and gifts
Card of thanks from a patient expressing gratitude to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness during hospital stay including gifts cards letters phone calls visits and food.
Cigarette Tax Revenue Drops From 1971 to 1972
Revenue from cigarette taxes fell by 106000 in the year ending September 1972, totaling 15.34 million. The drop compares with the prior period starting September 1971. The figures reflect fiscal revenue trends reported for the state.
Winters High selects Homecoming Queens at Friday game
Cheryl Whitlow, 16, Winters High junior, and Mrs. A. D. Lee, Winters Flower Shop owner, named Homecoming Queens during halftime of the Winters Ballinger football clash. Whitlow, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Whitlow, was escorted by Ricky Mathis. Lee by Wesley Vogler. Whitlow plays varsity basketball and is a cheerleader with a past as a Glacier Queen and FFA Sweetheart candidate.
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Cheryl Whitlow
Winters High School
A. D., Lee
Winters Flower Shop
Winters
Ballinger
Jerry
B. Whitlow
Ricky Mathis
Lee
Wesley Vogler
Miss Whitlow
Glacier Queen
FFA
Winters to Host 1972 March Against Dystrophy
Miss Estella Bredemeyer of Winters State Bank is campaign treasurer for the November 6 drive. Volunteers will go house to house to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy and related neuromuscular diseases, with the bank serving as depository.
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Estella Bredemeyer
Winters State Bank
Winters
Bredemeyer
Texas
D C Fisher Deserves Your Support for Congress
Editorial backing O C Fisher to represent Texas in the 21st district cites his 29 years in Congress and seniority on the Armed Services Committee. It argues for re election on November 7th, stressing his work for defense, agriculture, industry, and federal budgeting.
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Runnels County
O. C. Fisher
San Angelo
Congress
Fisher
Representa‘tivy
Omar Burleson
Runnels
Washington
Texas
United States
Fisher i
House “Armed Services ‘Committee
Wretek Ghee
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Rick Dry
Dry Manufacturing Division
Wallace-Murray Corporation
Sting
Iver
R. C. Thomas
Aes Ry
Nterpi Herman
Winters Ex-Students Association
Homecoming Association
Ex-Students Association
Winters Homecoming Association
Jodie L. Sanders
Carl White
Doyle Jones
R. C. Hones
Raley Sims
Vana Henry
Wesley
L. C. Jones
Huston Jones
M. H. Jones
Tye
Junior White
Dock Havner
Tylie
Gordon Brookshier
Bahlman Jewelers
del Monte
Iy Corpo
Thursda
Onte Pineapple
Bahlman
FHA
Nelan Bahlman
Dale Whitecotton
Walker Tatum
Woodrow Watts
Ray Alderman
Gene Wheat
Raymon Lloyd
J. W. Bahlman
Hormel
Vienna
Campbell
Kountry
Ron EN
Stokely
Capi
Mrs. Lee
Tesh
Scottsdale, Ky
W” Permont
A. D. Lee
First Fist
Queens
Homd
Ernestina Delac
S. & H. Green
Bobby ‘Robinson
Curtiss Bree
Ballinger, Wills
Lo Ag
Diet Rite Cola
Kimbell Coffee
Carton
Gladiola
Texas Municipal League
Wade White
Nixon
D.C. Fisher
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