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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1963
Page
5
Local column recalls a light rain event with thunder and brief snow memories from 1898. Residents discuss past weather, a 21 inch yearly rainfall area, and old winters when snow fell midafternoon. The piece mixes community anecdotes with sports and local reminiscences.
Ministers from area churches lead the annual community wing service to be held at 4 p.m. next Wednesday in the First Baptist Church. Edgar Graham and A. W. Holk will speak and read. T. Shoemake will give the benediction. Mrs. L. H. Hea will be at the organ. choir members from local churches participate. Admission is by contribution to the Winters Alliance for community work. All residents are invited.
Winters High School Blizzard Marching Band won their ninth consecutive first division award in the region competition at Bobcat Stadium San Angelo. Majorettes swept twirling with multiple gold medals and senior leadership praised by band director Robert R. Gans. The band advances to Stamford for halftime at the Winters Hirschi game.
Larry Aldridge son of Mr and Mrs J D Aldridge of Winters has been selected to Who's Who among students in American Universities and Colleges at Tarleton State College. A senior history major and four year letterman on the Texan basketball team he was co-captain last year and serves on the student council treasurer of the Silver Keys social club and the TTP spirit organization.
A report by Turner Engineering Co of Austin states Winters faces no extreme water problems for many months. The lake holds about 1000 acre feet, with higher evaporation in summer and low winter losses. Rain boosted levels, prompting the council to reverse a plan to halt most water sales to Sun Ray Oil Co. and Pan American Oil Co.
Katherine Grissom was elected Sweetheart of the Winters FFA chapter alongside Jan Byrd and Barbara Daniels chosen as Chapter Queens. Sixteen girls competed, ballots chosen by members, 100 attendees. Grissom, a Winters High sophomore, may vie for a District Sweetheart title later.
Walter Karl Kraatz, son of Mr and Mrs Walter Kraatz, enlisted in the U S Air Force November 4 and was assigned to Lackland AFB San Antonio for basic training. He left November 7 for his new post. His brother PFC Charles Kraatz serves in Okinawa with the Communications Platoon First Battalion.
Winters Chamber of Commerce invites all children up to 12 to join the Kiddies Christmas Parade on Thursday afternoon December 5 starting at 4 pm. Five divisions offer prizes for best decorated tricycle bicycle wagon costume and group entries. Parade forms in the 100 block of West Parsonage then Main Street to Dale and ends at the Chamber office for Santa Claus. The Winters High School Band will perform and Mrs B Bedford notes entry details are available through the chamber.
Winters High School Blizzard band will ride one school bus to Stamford for the Winters-Hirschi bi district game. A group of Wingate and Winters residents donated funds to charter an additional bus. Director Robert Gans thanked donors and indicated support may continue for future post season travel.
Winters city tax collection for 1963 reached about 83 000 with 23 353.38 gathered by Saturday. Delinquent taxes totaled 3 400, per Mayor Harvey D. Jones who noted the advance over the same period in the prior year.
Sixteen merchants of the Winters Chamber of Commerce met to decide closing time for Saturday so staff can travel to Stamford for the bi district football game between Winters and Hirschi. The group voted to close at 5 p.m. Attending firms included Winters Variety Farm Equipment J S Bourn Texaco Winns Bell Grocery Harrison Auto Parts Main Drug Main Radio TV Robert Robinson Service City Grocery Bahlman Jewelers Hart TV Service Heidenheimer's Mansell Bros Winters Sheet Metal Spill Bros Co.
Mr and Mrs Button Little and Marvin Traylor visited Friday in Lubbock and attended the Winters and Ballinger football game in Ballinger.
W D Waggoner superintendent of the City Water Department will flush all water mains in Winters next Tuesday. Residents are reminded that water pressure will be low in sections of town during flushing.
Winters High School aims for a bi district playoff win as the 6 AA champions meet Wichita Falls Hirschi High Saturday at 7 30 in Stamford Stadium. Hirschi won District 5 AA by beating Olney 14 5. The winner advances to regional play next weekend against Crane or Dublin. Winters owns a 6 3 record this season with four wins over A A A opponents and recent wins over Anson and Hamlin.
Hirschi High School, in its second year, finished 6-3-1 and tied with Winters. They opened with a 14-14 draw with Henrietta, then lost to Wichita Falls Rider 0-24 and Lawton Eisenhower 6-14, and 6-7 to Quanah. They beat Electra 20-0 and other foes including Childress, Town Park, Seymour, and Olney.
Stamford bi district football ticket plan described by Superintendent James Nevins. About 50 cent tickets went on sale Wednesday morning and sold many quickly. No box office rush seen versus Ballinger game. Tickets available at the school office until 4 p.m. Friday. remaining seats expect to be available at stadium box office. Winters fans will occupy the home side, Winters was home team last year in Stamford.
Winters City Sanitation Department employees pose with a new 16 cubic yard trash unit mounted on a Chevrolet chassis. A Z Wright, Joe Robbins and Elmer Yates are pictured, highlighting easier operation and fewer trips to the dump. Rear end loading is featured for improved efficiency.
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