Faulty Muffler Blamed For Winters Fatalities
A faulty muffler caused the deaths of 20 year old Ronnie Ellis Wilson and 17 year old Gayla Deane Springer in Winters. Chief Joe Stevens found their car off FM 1770 after an area wide search. Justice of the Peace Ray Heathcott ruled death by asphyxiation with time of death about 4 a.m. Sunday. The two were last seen at 2 a.m. while taking friends home. Wilson, a Winters High School 1971 graduate, had moved to Winters in 1952 and attended Odessa Junior College. Springer was the daughter of E Leon Springer. Survivors include parents and a brother. pallbearers were named.
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Ronnie Ellis Wilson
Gayla Deane Springer
Winters
Joe Stevens
Justice of the Peace
Ray Heathcott
Stevens
Wilson
Ellis Wilson
Miss Springer
E. Leon Springer
Ronnie Ells Wilson
San Saba
Winters High School
Odessa Junior College
The
Baptist Church
Gary Wayne Wilson
Eastland
Lara Wilson
San Antonio
Macey Miller
Lometa
Funeral Tuesday Morning For Ronnie Wilson
Funeral services for Ronnie Wilson were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Harry Grantz officiating. Burial followed in Lakeview Cemetery under Spill Funeral Home direction.
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Ronnie Wilson
First Baptist Church
Harry Grantz
Lakeview Cemetery
Spill Funeral Home
Funeral Tuesday for Miss Gayla Springer
Funeral services for Miss Gayla Deane Springer were held at 2 p. m. Tuesday in the First Baptist Church with Rev. Andrew Krumbhaar officiating. Burial followed in Miles Cemetery under Spill Funeral Home direction. Born March 22, 1955 in Crane, she lived in Hamilton County and later Paint Rock and Winters where her family operated a fabric business.
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Gayla Deane Springer
First Baptist Church
Andrew Krumbhaar
Immanuel Episcopal Church of
Candy Sale District Volunteers List
A continuation lists volunteers for a candy sale with residents along Jones Street Main and adjacent areas. Names include Stanley Blackwell B J Joyce Rosser Good Z I Hale J B Smith J S Tierce Deward Bissett George M Beard Tommy Chambliss Jay Dunnam Marshall Wharton Bud Davis Homer Hodge Harry Herman R C Thomas Tommy Russell Morris Robinson Bobby Mayo Kirke McKenzie Gene Wheat LaDell Davis B D Jobe C R Kendrick E E Thormeyer Arnold Thormeyer J D Wilson.
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Jones St
Main
East Pierce
Stanley Blackwell
B. J. Joyce
Rosser Good
Z. I. Hale
J. B. Smith
Parkview Add
Skyline Add
Old City Lake
J. S. Tierce
Deward Bissett
George M. Beard
Tommy Chambliss
Jay Dunnam
East Dale
Tinkle
Wood Streets
Marshall Wharton
Bud Davis
Homer Hodge
Harry Herman
R. C. Thomas
Truitt Street
Winters student elected TWU Junior Nursing Class president
Miss Meg Leathers of Winters has been elected president of the Junior Nursing Class of Texas Woman's University Houston Center. She is the daughter of Mrs. Robert B. Leathers and granddaughter of Mrs. Albert Sykes. She graduated Winters High School in 1969 and attends TWU College of Nursing at the Houston Medical Center, set to graduate in December 1973 with a Bachelor of Science in nursing.
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Meg Leathers of
Winters
Texas Woman’s University of the Houston Center
Robert B. Leathers
Albert Sykes
Miss Leathers
TWU College of Nursing
Houston Medical Center
Winters High senior honored in obituary listing
The report notes a Winters High School senior who cheered for the school and played on the girls basketball and tennis teams. Survivors include her parents three brothers and two sisters with extended family in Paint Rock and Bradshaw. Pallbearers include Scott King Wayne Schwartz Rodney Richards and others with Winters High School football players as honorary pallbearers.
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Winters High School
Stephenville Episcopal Church
Randy
University of Texas In
Austin
Van
San Angelo State University
Kyle
Pennye
Stephanie
R. M. Springer
Paint Rock
OQ. L. Claxton
Bradshaw
Scott King
Wayne Schwartz
Rodney Richards
Lee Choate
Rickey Mathis
Barry Marks
Glenn Hoppe
Oscar Torres
Fred de la Cruz
Kirk McCuistion
Home Town Talk About Mice And Winter Hopes
The column notes mice trap demand in local stores as shelves run bare. It jokes that cats once protected homes but now conspire with mice and musings on mouseproofing prove impractical. It forecasts a harsh winter and cold spell lasting into spring.
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Arund
Cotton Stripping Starts Slow with 236 Bales Added
The 1972 cotton stripping is off to a slow start with 236 bales reported by Winters Warehouse Co. from North Runnels Gins. Some farmers will delay defoliation awaiting frost as more cotton becomes ready.
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Winters Warehouse Co
North Runnels
Bank Closure Notice for Columbus Day in Winters State Bank
The Winters State Bank will be closed Monday October 9 in observance of Columbus Day. The closure reflects a year with several holidays moved to Monday to extend long weekends. Read Enterprise Classifieds.
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Winters State Bank
Dale's Ford Sales PP E Winners Crown Punt Pass Kick
The annual Punt Pass and Kick contest at the football field on September 30 crowned winners across ages eight to thirteen. Top finishers include Scott Perry age 8 with 109 feet and Leroy Jones age 13 with 233 feet, among others.
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Dale’s Ford Sales
Scott Perry
Second Place and Third Place Finishers Named in Distance Meet
Johnny Miller earned second place and Lara Isaias took third with a combined 15914 feet. First place winners advance to the Zone Meet at San Angelo Old Bobcat Stadium at 9 a.m. on Saturday October 8 1972.
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Johnny Miller
Lara Isaias
San Angelo
Bobcat
U.S. Tops World as Cotton Producer and Consumer
The United States stands as the world's largest producer and consumer of cotton, reflecting its dominant position in global textile markets and domestic fiber demand. The statement underscores America's leading role in cultivation and processing of cotton for export and industry use.
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U. S
Milliorn and Teten Visit Mrs Griffith at Merrill Home
Mr and Mrs Floyd Milliorn of DeSoto and Ralph Teten of Carlton visited Mrs Pamelee Griffith at Merrill Nursing Home and also at the Bill Milliorn residence on Saturday.
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Floyd Milliorn
DeSoto
Ralph Teten
Carlton
Pamelee Griffith
Merrill Nursing Home
Bill Milliorn
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Mike Wagner
Joe Pritchard
Huden White Jr
Mike Mathis
Donny Killough
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Dale
Ford
Scott Billups
Roger Stevens
Kerry Mabry
Bill Bredemeyer
John Henry Stuart
Rusty Allen
Josh Buchanan
Corky Solomon
Chuck Black
Jeff Russell
Terry Gerhart
Johnny Curbo
Leroy Jones
Mirish Production Co
Lee van Cleef
America
Hanes
Ae Alotse
Heidenheimer’s
Enterprise
Texas
Buford Owens
Abilene
Winters Enterprise
Smith Drug
Dial
Pews
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