Winters Christmas parade opens holiday season in town
Winters plans the annual Christmas parade to launch the Yule season with numerous floats funded by civic and service groups. The Kiddies Parade follows a week later and prize money goes to the building organizations. The piece also notes autumn leaves, yard work burdens, deer hunting reports, and a Chamber of Commerce ballot tie for 1961 directors.
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Winters
Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Santa Claus
Winters High School Blizzard
B. B. Bedford
Gulf Service Station
North Main Street
Coin Machines Rifled Here and At Wingate
Two men were arrested for burglaries after gum machines were stolen from a Winters laundry and a soft drink machine was broken into in Wingate. An empty French fried potato carton helped police trace the suspects. By Monday evening police reported recovery of much of the stolen money.
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Winters
Wingate
Lawrence Hennigan
San Antonio Weekend Visit By Abilene Yates and Ballinger Party
Mr and Mrs John Lowder of Abilene Mr and Mrs Charles Yates and Sharon Kay of Ballinger and Mrs W J Yates spent the weekend in San Antonio visiting in the home of Sgt and Mrs Dell Gunn Ronnie Debra and Jana.
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San Antonio
John Lowder
Abilene
Charles Yates
Sharon Kay
Ballinger
W. J. Yates
Dell Gunn
Ronnie
Debra
Jana
Train wreck near highway leaves boxcars airborne
A group witnessed a downhill freight train derail into twisted metal but no injuries occurred. Names of witnesses include Bill Bean Jimmy Phillips James Huddleston and Wes Hays. The note also records college football picks with Baylor over Rice Houston over Tulsa Oklahoma over Oklahoma State TCU over SMU and New Mexico State over Texas Western.
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Bill Bean
Jimmy Phillips
James Huddleston
Wes Hays
Texas A
Texas
Baylor
Rice
Houston
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
TCU
SMU
N. M. State
Texas Western
Blizzard Band Wins First Division At Marching Contest
The Blizzard Marching Band directed by Robert R. Gans earned the First Division rating at the Region Marching Contest in San Angelo. It marked the sixth straight year with top rating as 44 bands vied for honors. Winters was named most outstanding band at inspection.
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Blizzard
Robert R. Gans
San Angelo
University of Texas In Austin
Marcene Matthies
Central High School
Snyder High School
Winters High School
Edison Junior High
Lee Junior High
Lincoln Junior High
Abilene
Throckmorton High
Rochester High
Albany High
Haskell High
Hamlin High
Ballinger High
Winters
Winters High Opens 1960 61 Basketball Schedule
Winters High School begins the 1960 61 basketball season for boys and girls with a busy home slate and the Winters Tournament set for December 15 16 17. Home games start at 6 30 p m with matchups including Clyde Ballinger Bronte Lake View Brady and Ranch area teams through February 10.
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Winters High
Clyde
Ballinger
Open
Bronte
Lake View
Winters
Brady
Lawn
Runnels County Cattle Brucellosis Testing Set Soon
Cattle herds in Runnels County will undergo brucellosis tests starting within a week to ten days. A Texas Livestock Sanitation Commission team of seven to nine specialists will work block by block, with a portable lab in Ballinger and no charge for the tests. All cattle will be tested except steers, spayed heifers, and calves under eight months.
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Runnels County
Texas Livestock Sanitation Commission
C. T. Parker
Parker
Jimmy Henderson
Jimmy Sousares
Livestock Sanitation Commission
Runnels
Ballinger
J A Broadstreet to Be Honored by Wingate Masons
Wingate Masonic Lodge to honor J A Broadstreet a longtime resident with 52 years in Masonry. Initiated at Thorndale Lodge in 1908 a supper and program planned for 7 30 p m inviting all area Masons to attend.
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J. A. Brodstreet
Wingate
Santa Parade Prompts Early Winters School Dismissal
Superintendent James B. Nevins announced Winters schools will dismiss at 3 p.m. Thursday December 1 to allow students to attend the Christmas parade. Buses will run their regular schedules at 3 p.m.
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James B. Nevins
Revival to feature Evangelist A C Bates at Assembly of God
Evangelist A C Bates of Waxahachie will preach the revival starting Sunday November 27 at the Assembly of God Church. A singing event is set for Saturday night November 26 at 7 30 with nightly services at 7 30 led by Rev J C Amburn. Bates is a noted camp meeting speaker and former Texas Assemblies of God administrator.
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A. C. Bates
Waxahachie
Assembly of God Church
J. C. Amburn
Bates
Assemblies of God Churches
Texas
Missions
United States
Farm Supply, Inc. Changes Hands in Winters TX
Farm Supply Inc a Winters hardware and appliance store was sold this week to A P Wright formerly of Corpus Christi. Wright a former Civil Service employee retired after 17 years service and will manage the business starting Tuesday. Wrights family includes two sons and four grandchildren with one son in Waco and another in Madrid Spain. Elzie Cox who ran Farm Supply since 1952 remains prominent in local civic and church groups.
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Farm Supply, Inc
Elzie Cox
A. P. Wright
Corpus Christi
Wright
Civil Service
Naval Air Station
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Miss Martha Lloyd Nominated Beauty at Abilene Christian
ACC students nominate Winters sophomore Martha Lloyd for Beauty. Finalists kept secret until yearbook spring announcement. Lloyd is daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymon Lloyd of 507 State. a Winters High School 1959 graduate and member of Delta Theta at ACC.
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Martha Lloyd
Abilene Christian College
Winters
ACC
Theose
Miss Lloyd
Raymon Lloyd
Winters High School
Delta Theta
Wilmeth Baptist Church Revival Begins Sunday
The Wilmeth Baptist Church will hold a revival starting Sunday at 7 p.m. and running through December 4. Rev. Archie Hanager will preach, Kenny Sheppard of Hardin-Simmons University will lead singing, with prayer meetings at 6:30 p.m. A booster band for children will perform between 6:30 and 7 p.m.
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Wilmeth Baptist Church
Archie Hanager
Kenny Sheppard
Hardin - Simmons University
Thanksgiving Visit By Mitchells With Parents
Elizabeth Mitchell, Baylor University student, and Marilyn Mitchell, Hardin-Simmons student, are spending Thanksgiving with their parents Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Mitchell.
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Elizabeth Mitchell
Baylor University
Marilyn Mitchell
Hardin-Simmons University
A. L. Mitchell
Caskeys Visit Sonora Relatives Sunday
Mr and Mrs Ray Caskey spent Sunday in Sonora visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs J W Nev ille.
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Ray Caskey
Sonora
J. W. Neville
Winters Majorettes Sweep First Division Twirling Contest
Winters High School majorettes won first division in both solo and ensemble twirling at the University Inter scholastic League contest in San Angelo. Dianne Buckner Tamara Gans Pamela Bedford Russell Bedford and Barbara Baldwin earned two gold medals each. Marcene Matthews won gold in solo. They will receive awards at the Christmas concert.
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Winters High School
San Angelo
Dianne Buckner
Tamara Gans
Pamela Bedford
Russell Bedford
Barbara Baldwin
Marcene Matthies
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Shorty Kirkham
Bull Run
West Texas
Colorado
Clovis, N. M
C. Smoma
Sweetheart and Queens
Winters Chapter
Future Farmers of America
Sharon Johnson, Center
Leonia Daniels
Jan Byrd
Little
Blizzard Band
Hamlin
Coleman
Cisco
Ranger
J. A. Broadstreet
Wingate Masons
A.C. Bates
Robert Gans
Ted Meyer
Veterans of Foreign
Weldon Collins
James Crockett
VFW Auxiliary
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