Home Town Tah reveals seasonal drift and small town life
Frost has nudged fall toward winter as communities ramp up for Turkey Day and Christmas. The column notes local meals by the Lions Club and Home Demonstration Club, recalls a Abilene Reporter News discussion on repurposing unused silos, and shares a daughter’s college trail from a kerosene lamp scholarship to an industrious, self-reliant adult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Duff
Abilene
Col Lége
Depreszu
Vocational Nurse Students to Receive Pins in Winters Ceremony
Seven students who finished a year of training at Winters Municipal Hospital will receive pins and certificates at a Dec. 1 graduation at St. John's Lutheran Church. Seventeen Junior Hospital Volunteers will get caps and stripes for their hospital hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters Municipal Hospital
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Ray Elliott
Winters First Methodist Church
Ranger
H.H. McCreight
Emma Henniger
Nelda Voss
Rougas
W. L. Bean
A. W. Holck
Winters
Winters Vocational Nurse School
Tommy Rougas
State Vocational Nurses
C. T. Rives
H. H. McCreight
Louise Davis
Betty Sue Gray
Gladys Hoppe
Mary Arispe
Dorothy Waldrop
Marcene Pritchard Smith
Deloris Foster Parks
Sherry Bedford
Kathy Balkum
Amanda Ortiz
Dora Snell
Mary Lynn Pritchard
Pat Sherman
Sherron Emmert
Bobbie Gans
Mary Young
Winters Blizzard land multiple All-District picks in 1964
Three Winters High School Blizzard players earned District 5-AA All-District honors, with seven more getting honorable mention on the mythical All-District team. Bob Foster and Jimmy Adams led the Winters offense, while Denny Aldridge and Chip Puckett highlighted defensive and offensive roles. Ballinger led district selections with nine first‑team picks. Stamford, Colorado City each had three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters High School Blizzard
Winters
Bob Foster
Jimmy Adams
Denny Aldridge
Chip Puckett
Richard Shade
Mike Patterson
Hank McCreight
Larry Awalt
Richard Puckett
Ballinger
Stamford
Colorado City
Anson
Haskell
Hamlin
Danny Slaughter
Mike Shivers
Tommy Jones
James Ledbetter
Marc Lovvorn
Clifford Odem
James Vogelsang
Charles Prewitt
Kyle Mansell
Eddie Jenkins
Eddie Farnsworth
Buddy Box
Ronnie Smith
Joe Josselet
Jerry Andrus
Robert
Winters Students Honored at FTA Convention in San Angelo
Winters High School students earned top FTA honors at the Eleventh District XI convention held at San Angelo Central High School. Hank McCreight was named Mr. FTA and Robie Davidson elected district recording secretary for 1965 66. Bobbie Sue Gans was Miss FTA runner up. McCreight advances to state contest in Houston March 12 13 with $250 scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters High School
FTA
WHS
District XI
Future Teachers of America
San Angelo Central High School
Robbie Davidson
J. P. Davidson
Hank McCreight
H. H. McCreight
Bobbie Sue Gans
Miss Gans
Robert Gans
McCreight
Houston
Winters
Andy Simpson
Judy Matthews
Gary Young
Gary Pinkerton
Zanette Moore
Phi Tau Alpha
Martha Lou Dickson
L. C. Jameson
Winters Alpha Chi Fta
Charles Kruse
David Ledbetter
Ballinger
Lakeview
Stephenville
Mason
WHS Girls Beat Bronte in Monday Basketball Showdown
Winters High School Blizzardettes A team won 66 to 52 over Bronte with Ida Martin scoring 37 and Ann Bean noted for defense. B team won 47 to 15 as Lynda Gibbs led with 18 while Sharon Mackey and Lisa Morrow each added six for Bronte.
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Winters High School Blizzardettes
Bronte Girls
Ida’ Martin
Ann Bean
Marla Rees
Lynda Gibbs
Sharon Mackey
Lisa Morrow
Bronte
Winters postmaster announces new mail routing and times
Winters Postmaster Rankin Pace announced new pickup times 3 p m and 6 p m for outgoing mail from Winters to Abilene Sectional Center. Sunday and holiday pickups shift to 3 p m from the post office parking lot. Mail must be posted by 2 30 p m or 5 30 p m to connect with routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters
Abilene
Rankin Pace
Pace
New Times
Ballinger
Wingage
Will
Kiddies Christmas Parade Planners See Big Turnout Expected
Winters chamber announces a 1964 Kiddies Christmas Parade on December 3 at 4 p.m. with Santa present and a chance to win part of a $300 prize pool across three Saturdays before Christmas. Winners from five divisions receive cash awards up to $6, $4, and $2, plus home and window contests with $25, $15, and $10 prizes.
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Chamber of Commerce
Main Street
Chamber of Commerce Office
Santa Claus
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Winters Schools Post Poster Winners in Fire Prevention Contest
Winters primary and elementary pupils won first second and third place ribbons in Class A and Class B divisions for Fire Prevention Week posters. Winners include Greg Poe and Kathye Wolford, with regional contest advancement at Hill Country Firefighters Association convention next April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters
Marvin Bedford
Greg Poe
Mike Moore
Denise Carroll
Kathye Wolford
William Russell
Cynthia Brown
Hill Country Fireman’s Association
Winters Man Listed In Who's Who At McMurry College
William Grissom a McMurry senior from Winters is named among twenty seven students listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Grissom a physical education major and son of Mr and Mrs Boyd Grissom Route 2 is active in football and president of Dirty Shirts a McMurry social club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Grissom
McMurry
Winters
Grissom
Boyd Grissom
Route 2
Dirty Shirts
Benson Begins Air Force Reserve Officers Training
Robert Allan Benson of Winters starts his first year in the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps while a Baylor University student. He is the son of George Alvin Benson of 310 South Magnolia, Winters, and graduated from Winters High School, entering Baylor in September 1964.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Allan Benson
Baylor University
Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps
George Alvin Benson
S. Magnolia, Winters
Benson
Winters High School
Baylor
Winters Livestock Association Barbecue Draws 500 Still Cold
About 500 people braved cold weather to attend Winters Livestock and Agricultural Association membership barbecue at the livestock barn. Jake Joyce reported 315 paid memberships as the crowd welcomed newcomers and out of town guests. The event closes the membership drive and funds the Winters Junior Livestock Show with preparations for the Jan 9 show underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livestock and Agricultural Association
Robert Walker
First Methodist
Jake Joyce
R. P. Penny
Winters
Thanksgiving Visits Tie Wichita Falls Woman to Abilene Dallas Family
Miss Marie Hill of Wichita Falls spends Thanksgiving with her mother Mrs. George C Hill and relatives. She joined friends in Abilene for a weekend visit in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Hill
Wichita Falls
George C. Hill
Abilene
Dallas
Farm Bureau Fire Safety Program At Winters High
Texas Farm Bureau safety director Joe Smetena presented a 45 minute Fire Safety program at Winters High School on November 19. He outlined seven basic fire facts including causes, control methods, and hazards of fuel vapors and wiring. The demonstration used a long table setup and a fire triangle board to show fuel heat and air as the three legs of fire. He warned that American homes face 1500 fires daily with over 5000 deaths yearly and illustrated ignition from overloaded circuits and improper fusing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Smetena
Texas Farm Bureau
Winters High School
Smetena
Smetona
Hii
County Farm
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San Angelo
Kathy Day
Brady
Donnie
C. L. Jean
Dublin
Joe Burkett
Coleman
Beverly Lumpkin
Melba Pflenger
Robbie Sue Gans
Wallop
N. Main Street
State Street
Chamber Office
Winters High
B. B. Bedford
Robert W. Walker
First Methodist Church
Groesbeck
Bell and
Hill Counties
Texas Wesleyan College of
Fort Worth
Southern Methodist University
Walker
Susan
Pat McNallen
Mission
Tommye Nevins
Randy Mabry
Buddy Weems
Mark Dendy
Opal Beall
Diane Grenwelge
Patsy Hill
Phillip Dickinson
Dana Barker
Kent McWilliams
Velma Hart
David Waldrop
Doris Waldrop
David Brown
Lera Henniger
Lisewell Brown
Mike Meyer
Alec Sutton
Sallie Gray
Perry Poe
Doris Stoecker
Candy Rougas
Jay Simpson
Shirley Mitchell
Drew Hall
Tommy Miller
Tonya Whitlow
Nina Hale
Becky Maybew
Freddie Morrison
Dorie, Miller
Leva Reagan
Greg
McMurry College
Alan Benson
Air Force Reserve Officers
Farm Bureau
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