Doctors Day tribute and local anecdotes in small town paper
The piece lauds Doctors Day and the medical profession while noting the strains on doctors and their families. It highlights gratitude for physicians, recalls a lost brown leather coat found near the football stadium, and recounts Ellis Zane Moore rushing from Blizzard Field to inspect a water seepage issue before kickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Pat Miller
Eastland
Ellis Zane Moore
Blizzard Field
Ellis
Winters-Eastland game boosters name weekly player awards
The Booster Club selects Blizzards of the Week for the Winters Eastland game. Offense honors go to Jerry Mack Jackson and Defense honors to Wayne Schwartz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Mack Jackson
Wayne Schwartz
October 1971 Precipitation Summary
Weather data for October 1971 lists daily rainfall amounts from Oct 3 to Oct 30. Notable figures include 1.27 inches on Oct 4, 0.65 on Oct 18, and several trace or small amounts on Oct 15 and Oct 30.
Doctors Honored For Service In Winters Area
Rep. Grant Jones praised North Runnels County for plans to improve medical facilities at a Doctor’s Day luncheon co sponsored by Winters Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club. Four local doctors C T Rives H H McCreight T L Russell Z I Hale were honored with plaques as veterans and community contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Jones
Abilene
North Runnels County
Jones
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Winters Lions Club
Lions Club
Nooluncheon
C. T. Rives
H. H. McCreight
T. L. Russell
7. I. Hate
Winters
Armed Services
U. S. Marine Corps
Z. I. Hale
U. S. Air Force
Gene Wheat
Chamber of Commerce
J. W. Bahlman
Rep. Jones
David Ratliff
Stamford
Austin
Texas
Carroll Tatum
Winters Independent School District
Tatum
Sid Anderson Receives Mobil Oil Service Award
S. T. Sid Anderson, Winters Mobil agent, received a special award for 38 years of service at a Abilene dinner. Mobil area rep Buck Young presented a watch and a diamond tie tack. Anderson came to Winters from Ardmore Oklahoma, previously in dry goods. They have a son Bob, employed with Telco Industries in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. T
Sid) Anderson
Mobil Oil Co
Abilene
Buck Young
Mobil
Anderson
Winters
Mobil Consignee
Ardmore
Okla
Bahlmans Celebrate 16th Anniversary in Winters
Bahlman Jewelers owned by Mr and Mrs J W Bahlman marks 16 years in Winters this week with a special anniversary sale and related promotions at the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bahlman Jewelers
J. W. Bahlman
Housing Needed Now For Workers On Highway 83
Urgent call for housing for workers on US 83 and Winters Main Street reconstruction. Mobile home parking areas exist, but immediate furnished and unfurnished housing is needed. Those with apartments rooms or houses should contact the Chamber of Commerce or list them in The Enterprise For Rent columns.
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US 83
Winters Main Street
Chamber of Commerce
Winters teacher of month Kirke McKenzie honored
Kirke McKenzie Winters School Bands director was named October Teacher of the Month by the Alpha Chi chapter of Future Teachers of America. He has directed since 1968 after leading Sanderson Schools and is active in Lions Club Blizzard Boosters and church choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirke McKenzie
FTA
Alpha Chi Chapter
Future Teachers of America
Mr. McKenzie
Winters
Pecos
Fort Stockton
McMurry College
Sanderson
Big Bend
McKenzie
McMurry
National Honor Society
Blizzard
Winters Lions Club
Winters Livestock Association
First United Methodist Church
Carolyn Ann Clift
Hermleigh
Dausehter
Shelley
Fashion Shop in Winters Marks 20th Anniversary Sale
The Fashion Shop owned by Mrs. Frances Campbell observes its 20th year in business with an anniversary sale this week. The women's apparel store in Winters highlights the milestone with promotions and specials for customers.
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Frances Campbell
Thanks to helpers during Rickey's hospital stay
Mr and Mrs Hollis Dean express gratitude for support while Rickey remains in hospital and responds to treatment and therapy.
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Rickey
Hollis Dean
Hospital Fund Reaches $59,339 Total for North Runnels Equipment
The North Runnels Hospital Equipment Fund totals $59,339 with $243 added since last week. Ted Meyer, chair of the committee, reports ongoing contributions from donors including Mr. and Mrs. Sid Anderson and Mrs. Ela Thomas in memory gifts and general donations.
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North Runnels Hospital
Ted Meyer
Sid Anderson
Cou
George M. Beard
Stee
Bill Bell
James R. Brown
K. W. Huffman, Sr
Ela Thomas O
Thomason Completes Basic Air Force Training at Lackland
Airman John R. Thomason son of Mr and Mrs Keith J Thomason of Winters completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio. He will stay at Lackland for security police training. Thomason is a 1971 Winters High School graduate who attended Angelo State University in San Angelo.
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John R. Thomason
Keith J. Thomason
Winters
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Lackland
Airman Thomason
Winters High School
Angelo State University
San Angelo
Richard J. Stidman
Ethel N. Stidman
Rt. 1
U. S. Air Force
Lackland Afb
Hardin-Simmons University Parents Association chair named
The Rev. Harry Grantz pastor of Winters First Baptist Church was chosen as chairman of the Hardin-Simmons University Parents Association in Abilene. A 1949 graduate, he and his wife are parents of two HSU students Bill Grantz and Susan Grantz Rhodes. Grantz was named to the post during Parents Day at the university.
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Harry Grantz
Winters’ First Baptist Church
Parents Association of Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Hardin- Simmons
HSU
Bill Grantz
Susan Grantz Rhodes
Abilene University
Stidman Assigned to SAC Base in Michigan
Airman Richard J. Stidman has completed basic training at Lackland AFB and is assigned to a Strategic Air Command unit at K. I. Sawyer AFB Michigan for training and duty as a security policeman. He is a 1970 Globe High School graduate.
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Richard J. Stidman
SAC
Michigan
Strategic Air Command
K. I. Sawyer Afb
Mich
Airman
Stidman
Globe (Ariz.) High School
Merchants Plan Turkey Days Sales in Winters
Winters merchants announce Turkey Days from November 22 to 24 under the Winters Chamber of Commerce and Retail Trades Committee. The event will feature three days of sales, with some merchants offering gift drawings and clerks in Pilgrim costumes amid Thanksgiving decor in displays.
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Turkey
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Retail Trades Committee
Co-Op Members To Receive Refund Checks
Coleman County Electric Cooperative officials said patrons who used electrical service in 1961 will receive more than 160000 dollars in patronage refunds this week. The mailed checks total about 27 percent of each member’s 1961 electricity spending, reflecting refunds of money collected beyond the cost of delivering power.
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Coleman County Electric Cooperative, Inc
October Wet Month in Winters Recorded Rainfall
Rain fell on 13 of 31 days in October 1971 at Winters with 4.78 inches total official rainfall. Roy Rice, U S Weather Observer, notes October the wettest since 1959, with most rain since May and August 7.44 inches, September 7.21. Chart uses official U S Weather Station figures since 1967.
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Roy Rice
U. S
Right of Way Cleared on US 83 Rebuild From Taylor County Line to Winters
Road work crews cleared the right of way for US 83 reconstruction from the Taylor County line to Winters. Barricades and warning signs protect workers as heavy machinery operates along the highway. A caliche pit northeast of Winters will feed dump trucks constructing the widened road, budgeted at about 1.41 million dollars, with only two blocks of Main Street in Winters remaining untouched.
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Taylor County
Winters
FM 53
Main Street
Winters High Band Pre-Game Iwo Jima Ceremony Ahead of Cisco Game
Winters High School band will honor veterans with an Iwo Jima Flag Raising reenactment before the Winters vs Cisco football game at Blizzard Field. A Marine Reserve color guard from Abilene will participate. The district realignment affects next season as Winters moves to 7-AA and Cisco to 9-AA.
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Winters High School
Iwo Jima
Kirke McKenzie
U. S. Marine Reserve Unit
Abilene
McKenzie
Cisco Laboes
Blizzard Field
Blizzard Band
Cisco
Whch
Winters
Blizzards
Loboes
Cotton Stripping Slow 428 Bales Reported
Weather delays slow the 1971 cotton crop as Ras Gideon of Winters Warehouse notes only 428 bales received by Tuesday morning. Farmers delay defoliation awaiting frost while fields remain too wet for strippers. Rain and insects have reduced boll production.
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Ras Gideon
Winters
Rusty Allen Returns From Denver Visit
Mrs. Rusty Allen came home Saturday after a week in Denver Colorado with her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Larry Hafee. The Hafees welcomed a baby girl Julie Marie during the visit.
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Rusty Allen
Denver
Colo
Larry Hafee
Hafee
Julie Marie
Blizzard Band Garners All-District Honors In Llano
Winters High School Blizzard Band placed 20 members on the 96-chair All-District Band in Llano during Region 7 competition. Four alternates were also named as part of the daylong event featuring a clinic by Dr. Francis McBeth of Ouachita State University.
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Blizzard Band
Llano
Winters High School Blizzard
Winters
Francis McBeth
U.S
McBeth
Quachita State University
Arkadelphia
Ark
Blizzard
Kirke McKenzie
Gary Thomason
Glenn Colburn
Dusty Nichols
Lisa Bishop
Tandy Medford
Leslie Bishop
Paul Gerhardt
Rickey Mathis
Maurine Riess
Ginger Fairey
Brenda Easterly
Trish Hill
Marvin Clark
Wesley Wharton
Mary Jacob
Gwen Crouch
Barbara Fairey
David Carey
John Parramore
Jay Henderson
Kay Schwartz
Lou Ann Cole
Brenda Blackerby
Susanne Russell
Nabers backs Price for Texas House Speaker reform
Brownwood Texas Representative Lynn Nabers declared support for Palestine’s Rayford Price as House Speaker citing reform as essential. Nabers praised Price’s ethics code, limited seniority, and reduced conference committees to fix legislative balance and protect citizen rights.
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Lynn Nabers
Rayford Price
Brownwood
Texas
Palestine
Price
Nabers
Rep
House
Senate
Nabérs
Brows
Coleman
Comanche
Runnels
Callghan and
McCulk
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R. C. Thomas
Mobil Oil Service Award
Bahlman’s
J. R. Thomason
HSU Parents Ass'n
R., J. Stidman
Co-Op
Cisco Loboes
Pacific
Hamlin
Merkel
Anson
Ranger
Breckenridge
Albany
Ballinger
Clyde
Hamilton
Rep. Price
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