Winters Welcomes Newcomers During US 83 and Main Street Project
The town prepares for months of street incursions as US 83 and Main Street reconstruction begins. Officials urge residents to accept temporary inconvenience while welcoming workers who will move to Winters for the project and may stay after its completion. The piece notes contractor Strebeck of Cooper & Woodruff and a clipped letter to God found at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US 83
Main Street
Winters
A. D. Strebeck
Cooper & Woodruff
Amarillo
Strebeck
L. E. Whittham
Dennis Rodgers
VFW and Auxiliary Barbecue Supper Slated for November Sixth
Winters Post 9193 Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor a barbecue on Saturday November 6 at the Post Home for members and families. The current 1972 membership cards will be accepted for admission.
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Winters Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ladies Auxiliary
Post Home
Weather Outlook Text Fragment
Fragment lists temperatures and days from October 27 to November 2 with highs 77 and 79 on specific days, but lacks complete context or locations.
Eastland Mavericks Visit Winters Blizzards Friday Night
Eastland No 1A A team faces Winters No 3 in District 8-AA as the Mavericks seek their season high scoring against the Blizzards at Blizzard Field. Kickoff is 7 30 with the realignment ending regular season meetings between the teams.
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Eastland Mavericks
Mavericks
Blizzard Field
Eastland
Winters
Ballinger
Blizzards
Hamilton
Mavs
Coleman
Haskell
Mav
Winters FFA Qualifies For Area Contests In Stephenville
Coleman hosts District FFA Leadership contests with Winters High School earning spots in Senior Chapter Conducting and Junior Chapter Conducting as well as Radio. Teams from Ballinger Mozelle Coleman Winters and others placed to advance to Stephenville on November 15.
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Future Farmers of America
Coleman
Winters
Stephenville
Talpa
Ballinger
Miles
Mozelle
Quiz
May
Bangs
FFA
Tarleton Student George Wyatt Begins Winters Teaching Practicum
George Wyatt of Tarleton State College a senior in agricultural education starts student teaching in Winters Public Schools under Stanley Blackwell from October 25 to December 16. He will assist with all activities of the local vocational agriculture program and after completion earns a bachelor of science degree and becomes eligible for a provisional secondary vocational agriculture teaching certificate. Tarleton supervisors Dr Bill Irick and Dr Johnny Johnson oversee the program.
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George Wyatt
Tarleton State College
Winters
Stanley Blackwell
Wyatt
Bill Irick
Johnny Johnson
Mrs. Gore Assigned to CAP Office Training Task
Mrs. Frank Gore is assigned to the Writers Community Action office by coordinator Carlos Florez as part of Operation Mainstream. Mainstream is a program funded by the Labor Department. She will train under director Mrs. Billy Joe Emmert at the multipurpose center. The Rev Cresencio Rodriguez of the Winters Latin American Baptist Church joins CT O pportunities board and policy advisory committee.
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Frank Gore
Writers Community Action
Carlos Florez
Mainstream
Labor Department
Gore
Billy Joe Emmert
Cresencio Rodriguez
Latin American Baptist Church
Winters
Central Texas Opportunities, Inc
Urgent Meeting of Roy Scoggins American Legion Post
The Roy Scoggins Post of the American Legion calls an important meeting for Monday November 8 at 7 30 p m. Commander Carson Easterly urges all Legionnaires to attend. refreshments will be served.
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American Legion
Roy Scoggins
The
Carson Easterly
Iwo Jima Flag Raising Ceremony At Winters Cisco Game
Winters High School band directed by Kirke McKenzie will stage an Iwo Jima flag raising pre game ceremony at the Winters Cisco football game on Friday November 12. A Marine Reserve color guard from Abilene will participate in the program honoring veterans of all wars.
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Winters High School
Kirke McKenzie
Iwo Jima
Winters-Cisco
McKenzie
U. S
WHS
U. S. Marine Reserve Unit
Abilene
Doctors Day Luncheon to Honor Winters Physicians
Winters Chamber of Commerce and Winters Lions Club sponsor a Doctors Day luncheon at the Winters Community Center on Tuesday November 9. Senator David W Ratliff of Stamford will speak. Reservations required by Friday 5 p m at 754 5210.
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Doctors of Winters
Winters Community Center
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Winters Lions Club
David W. Ratliff
Stamford
M. D
Doc) Johnston
Johnston
Lions Club
Chamber of Commerce
Watts named to Baptist Executive Board in Texas
Winters man Woodrow F. Watts president of The Winters State Bank was elected to the 192 member Executive Board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas at the annual meeting in Houston. The board includes laymen and ordained church leaders from across Texas and oversees BGCT business between sessions.
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Winters
Houston
Texas Baptist Board
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Woodrow F. Watts
Winters State Bank
Texas
District Lions Governor Hodge Visits Grady Club
Homer H. Hodge of Winters Lions International District 2-AL spoke to the Grady Lions Club Monday night on the six district goals with emphasis on community service. He was accompanied by Mrs. Hodge and guest Betty Brown of Winters.
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Homer H. Hodge
Winters
Lions International
Grady Lions Club
Gov. Hodge
Grady
Hodge
Betty Brown
Coupland Home Visit From Plainview Resident
Hugh Ritch of Plainview spent a few days last week in the home of his sister Mrs. Lora Coupland. They visited Mrs. Coupland's daughter and family Mr and Mrs Neil Scott of San Angelo.
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Hugh Ritch
Plainview
Lora Coupland
Doctors Appreciation Day Proclaimed in Winters Texas
The City of Winters Texas designates November 9 1971 as Doctors Appreciation Day proclaimed by Mayor Wade W White. The proclamation urges citizens to observe the day honoring local physicians for their service to Winters and surrounding communities. Attested by City Secretary Buford Baldwin.
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City of
Winters
Wade W. White
State of Texas
Winters Chamber Names Five New Directors For 1972
Members of the Winters Chamber of Commerce elected five new directors for 1972 by postcard ballot. The new board includes D. C. Bissett, W. A. Griffin, Mrs. W. M. Hays, Botby Mayo, and George M. Beard, with two-year terms. They replace five outgoing directors. remaining directors include Dr. T. L. Russell and others. Officers to be elected at December meeting with terms beginning January 1.
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Chamber of Commerce
Winters Chamber of Commerce
D. C. Bissett
Bill) Griffin
Botby Mayo
George M. Beard
M. D. Johnston
George R. Hill
J. W. Bahlman
H. M. (Jiggs) Nichols
Carroll Tatum
T. L. Russell
Homer Hodge
Lee ‘Harrison
John Gardner
Roy ‘Young
Widening Of Main Street To Begin This Week
Preparation of right of way for US 83 reconstruction will start this week with dirt turning in a few days. Cooper & Woodruff Inc. of Amarillo leads the project cost about 1.414 million dollars funded by the state and local entities. Completion target is 213 working days though weather may alter phases including concrete pours delayed until spring.
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Taylor County
Winters
FM 53
Main Street
Parsonage Street
Wood Street
State Highway Department
Wade White
Winters City
Cooper & Woodruff, Inc
Amarillo
Highway Department
A. D. Strebeck
Strebeck
Charles Schmidt
Harold Strebeck
Travis Gilliland
Highway Damage Suits Decided In And Out Of Court
A US 83 right of way condemnation case in County Court ended with a six person jury awarding M G Middlebrook 2284 for 3300 sought. Several other similar suits were settled out of court with tentative final judgments pending by County Judge Elliott Kemp.
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Winters’ Main Street
M. G. Middlebrook
State of Texas
Middlebrook
Elliott Kemp
J. C. Jarrell
Charles Kruse
D. C. Robinson
Monroe Boles
F. D. Gardner
Frank Brown
Winters
Mrs. George Poe To Speak At Sweetwater Saturday
Mrs. George Poe will address District 3 Teenage Library Association in Sweetwater on Saturday November 6 speaking about Runnels County schools and presenting slides. She recently spoke to the Ruby Lions Club and the Story Tellers League at Abilene City Library on October 21.
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George
Charlsie) Poe
District 3
Teenage Library Association
Sweetwater
Runnels County
Poe
Ruby Lions Club
Story Tellers League
Abilene
Abilene City Library
Winters artisan earns honorable mention at Snyder Palette show
Kirke McKenzie of Winters received honorable mention for Wautusi Warrior a wood sculpture at the Snyder Palette Club Art Show held in the Scurry County Coliseum. His sculpture the only piece of sculpture in the event was carved from a native elm aged at least 125 years found near Comanche Springs Fort Stockton. McKenzie a Winters school band director uses only a wood chisel and mallet in his hobby.
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Kirke McKenzie
Winters
Snyder Palette Club
Scurry County Coliseum
McKenzie
Comanche Springs
Fort Stockton
Hudon White Jr Wins Texas A&M Agriculture Scholarship
Hudon White Jr of Winters, a freshman agricultural economics major at Texas A&M University, was named a College of Agriculture scholarship winner at a faculty staff meeting on October 28. He is the son of Hudon White Sr and was active as a student leader and in 4‑H. The scholarships are funded by College of Agriculture supporters and chosen by the scholarship committee.
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Herschel Hudon White, Jr
Winters
Texas A&m University
College of Agriculture
H. O. Kunkel
White
Hudon
Hudon White
The
A&m College of Agriculture
Blizzard Boosters pick for Hamilton game
Blizzard Boosters select weekly standout players for the Hamilton game with Jerry Mack Jackson named on offense and Lynn Giles on defense.
Hospital Fund Nearing Sixty Thousand With Gifts Piling Up
The North Runnels Hospital Equipment Fund totals $59,096 as of this week with $170 added since the last report. Ted Meyer, chairman, notes steady pledges and also lists several anonymous and memorial contributions, including gifts from Mrs. C. M. Gooch and the Pumphreys, among others.
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North Runnels Hospital
Ted Meyer
C. M. Gooch
Milton
Marcelle
Patterson
C. M
Pumphrey
Mike
A ' Zuniga, Jr
Mansfield
Welch Family Relocates to London England
Mr and Mrs William H Welch and their three sons move from Venezuela and Houston to London England. He serves as manager of Eastern Hemisphere Operations for National Lead Industries. She is the former Marianne Kendrick daughter of Mr and Mrs C R Kendrick of Winters.
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William . H. Welch
Venzuela
Houston
London
England
Ok He
Eastern Hemisphere
National Lead ‘Industries
Marianne Kendrick
C. R. Kendrick
Winters
Welch
Steven
Ronnie
A Clinton
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BR. C. Thomas
VFW
U. S. Weather Station
Anson
Cisco
Merkel
Hamlin
Clyde
Comanche
Ranger
DeLeon
Tarleton
CAP
M. L. Dobbins
Dobbins
Doyle Condra
Sen
David Ratliff
Woodrow Watts
Baptist Executive Board
Coupland Home
North Runnels County
Buford Baldwin
George Poe
Hudon White, Jr
Texas A. & M
Welches
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