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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1969
Page
5
Thanksgiving Day observance on November 27 prompts gratitude for the Pilgrims heritage and a reflection on modern progress. The article notes Apollo 12 crew moonwalks, color camera failure, and public interest, cautioning that space gains may outpace immediate visible benefits while acknowledging substantial realized benefits.
Winters Chamber of Commerce schedules a Kids Christmas Parade on Saturday December 6 at 10 am with bands, Santa on a pony sleigh and a 95 prize fund in four divisions. A hay money scramble for ages up to 12 follows on the bank lot, plus a 3 pm hay scramble for younger children. Evening shoppers extend to December 19 with open stores and a planned free movie for kids.
President Nixon designates November 21 to 28 1969 as National Farm City Week urging national participation. The aim is to highlight urban rural interdependence with agriculture a major economy contributor and millions of rural non farm jobs. Local official Arthur Eggemeyer notes plans to emphasize land use conservation and environmental protection during the observance.
Roy Young, longtime Gulf Service on North Main Street, sold the station to Virgil Awalt. The change, effective Tuesday, shifts from Gulf to Enco and Humble Oil products. Awalt, who ran Wingate’s station for 10 years, notes the Wingate and Enco history and a recent Shell change.
The Winters ISD board named a faculty committee to handle textbooks. Members include Car roll Tatum as chairman, B J Joyce, George Beard, Clifford Hill, Robert Stathem, Maurine Burroughs, Weldon Middleton, David Coffman, Jerry Gibson, Mary Louise Bauer, Ruthie Beard, Matthiel Russell, Doris Stoecker, Betty Burns and George Davis. The board also reviewed football gate receipts, noting 1969 totals of 3798.13 versus 4345.78 in 1968, excluding Ballinger and Coleman games.
Mrs Patricia J McClish of Winters is named a pledge of Phi Upsilon Omicron an honorary professional home economics fraternity at North Texas State University Denton She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Rudolph R Baclmann of 303 S Magnolia Winters Texas.
Army Specialist Four Melvin W. Middleton 21 of Wingate was assigned October 2 to the Headquarters Company at Fort Campbell Kentucky as an aircraft mechanic. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Willard O Middleton of Wingate.
Winters High School Blizzard Band directed by Kirke McKenzie will participate in the University Interscholastic League marching contests in Ranger on Saturday. Bands will be judged separately on marching coordination and musical ability.
The Winters City Council approved purchasing a new street sweeper from Patton Equipment Co. of Abilene for 6500 dollars with a trade-in of the old model. In other business the council re appointed Dr H H Mc Creight as City Health Officer.
Jeanne Babs Tatum daughter of Mr and Mrs Walker Tatum 211 Paloma St Winters was among several nominees for Campus Beauty at Wayland Baptist College Plainview The contest occurred Saturday night November 15 Tatum a Wayland freshman majors in physical education with a minor in business administration plans to teach.
Fort Smith Arkansas Army Recruiter Jerry L. Davis has been promoted from Staff Sergeant to Sergeant First Class. His wife Caro lyn Green is the daughter of Mr and Mrs O H Green of Winters.
The Fifth Sunday evening service of the Runnels County Methodists will be held at Ballinger Methodist Church at 6 p m Sunday November 30. Glenn Bowman pastor of Winters United Methodist Church will bring the sermon. Ballinger youths will lead the youth meeting at 5 p m before the services.
A. E. Prugel of Sonora District 2A-1 Texas Lions Clubs addressed the Winters Lions Club at a noon meeting. He praised Lions International for forging foreign friendships and said the district will emphasize youth work and LE O Clubs to involve young people in community service. Prugel, a 26 year Lion, former Sonora mayor and rancher, urged club support for youth programs.
The Post Office will be closed all day Thursday November 27 Thanksgiving Day City and rural routes will not run and windows will be closed Box mail will be distributed per Postmaster H M Nichols statement
Postmaster H M Nichols urges early sending of gift parcels and cards to ensure delivery before Christmas. He specifies deadlines for distant and local mail, emphasizes using ZIP Codes and a return address, and warns of post Christmas delays and losses from unreadable addresses and missing return addresses.
An immunization clinic for children aged 1 through 10 to receive rubella vaccine will be held Friday afternoon at the Winters School cafeteria from 1 30 to 4 p m. The Winters Lions Club sponsor the event with nurses and Lions volunteers assisting. No charge for the vaccine. contributions welcome.
Ras Gideon, manager of Winters Warehouse Co., said 1444 bales of cotton were brought in from North Runnels County on Tuesday. Light showers slowed harvest. early week sun and wind should dry fields so pickers can return to work. High winds hindered stripping into open trailers, but basket pickers operated with little trouble. With fair weather, area gins are expected to run at capacity in a few days.
The Royal Ambassadors of the Southside Baptist Church and the RAs of the First Baptist Church plan a football game Sunday, November 22, starting at 2 p.m. at Blizzard practice field. Steve Sample coaches the Southside team and Wayne Wade coaches the First Baptist team.
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