Welcome to Hill Country Firemen Convention in Winters
Winters hosts the semi annual Hill Country Firemen Association convention with volunteers from 20 Texas towns attending. Fire Chief Marvin Bedford leads the hosting city as volunteers share ideas on fire prevention while many fund their own trips. The piece urges public thanks to volunteers and notes political skepticism.
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Texas
Hill Country Firemen’s Association
Winters
Marvin Bedford
Hill Country Association
Ballinger
Big Lake
Bangs
Brady
Bronte
Brownwood
Coleman
Early
Eden
Eldorado
Junction
Mason
Menard
Miles
Ozona
Rowena
Santa Anna
Sonora
Sterling City
Crim and King Return from Extended Western Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Crim of Waco visited with Mrs. W. W. King of Winters and have recently returned from a extended vacation trip to New Mexico Arizona Nevada and California with Mrs. King.
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Dave Crim
Waco
Weather Averages for Week Began September 30
Temperatures listed show daily highs and lows with three cool days in late September and a warming trend into early October. Forecast indicates lows around mid fifties and highs near sixty.
Winters Blizzards Visit Ballinger in District 8-AA Clash
Winters seeks a district road win at Ballinger in Bearcat Stadium Friday kickoff 7:30 p m The game amplifies the age old rivalry with Ballinger Homecoming stakes loom as Winters seeks to stay unbeaten while Ballinger aims to upset and claim county bragging rights Ballinger has one district win and Winters none after week one wins over Hamilton and Clyde
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Ballinger
Bearcat
Bearcats
Runnels
Winters
Blizzards
Clyde
Hamilton Bulldogs
Hamilton
Hamlin
Merkel
Anson
Brady
Reagan County
Stamford
Jerry Gibson
Big Blue
Gibson
Ballinger Bearcats
Winters School
Coleman
Eastland
Comanche
Indians
Dublin
Mavericks
Pre Ballinger Game Bonfire Ahead of Annual Match
At 8 a m Wednesday excitement rose as fans and WHS peers prepared for the annual clash with Ballinger. The pre Ballinger bonfire by WHS students was scheduled for Thursday after the B team football game.
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Ballinger
WHS
Winters Woman Named District Deputy Grand Matron
Mrs. K. W. Cook of Winters is appointed District Deputy Grand Matron for Section 1, District 5 of the Order of the Eastern Star Texas. The 88th Grand Chapter session in Houston made the appointment. Also named to committees were Mrs. John J. Swatchsue to the bulletin committee and Rev. Roy L. Crawford to the Masonic Ambassadors committee. Attendees included Mrs. Gayle Gardner Winters CBS, and Mr. and Mrs. Cook and Mr. and Mrs. Swatchsue.
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K. W. Cook
Winters
Order of the Eastern Star
Grand Chapter of
Texas
Worthy
Frances K. Herrin
Austin
John J. Swatchsue
Bulletin
Roy L. Crawford
Masonic Ambassadors
Houston
Gayle Gardner
Worothy
CBS
Swatchsue
Cotton Coming Into Winters
Ras Gideon, manager of Winters Warehouse Co., reported Tuesday noon that 50 bales of cotton from the 1970 crop had been received. Several more have already been ginned and expected to come in midweek. Farmers in North Runnel County have defoliated and stripping is underway. with favorable weather, stripping will be in full swing soon.
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Ras Gideon
Winters Warehouse Co
North Runnels County
District 8-AA Football Leaders Clash in Week Clash
Winters hosts Ballinger in a key district showdown while Hamilton visits Coleman. The four-way leaders fight for top spot as Ballinger enjoys a homecoming and Eastland’s game with Comanche appears easier. Ballinger 18 Hamilton 6 Eastland 58 Cisco 6 Winters 27 Clyde 0 Coleman 55 Comanche 6.
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Ballinger
Hamilton
Eastland
Cisco
Winters
Clyde
Coleman
Comanche
Coleman Arebe
Ballingerery
Comanche Perenne
Eastland Bheeeuee
Coleman Sreneeseee
Runnels County School Food Service Group Elects Officer
Members of the Runnels County School Food Service Association elected Christine Wade secretary treasurer at a Miles meeting on September 26. Billie Whitlow reported on a June Galveston state meeting, Margie Routh on a Big Spring workshop, and members spoke on bread meat and pie topics. Five Miles girls entertained, winners of the Farm Bureau talent contest, headed to Fort Worth for state contests.
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Runnels
Winters School Cafeteria Schedules National Lunch Week
Winters School Cafeteria joins nationwide observance October 11 to 17 with a universal menu on Wednesday October 14. The Type A lunch includes fried chicken with gravy, coleslaw, cranberry jelly, peas, rolls, raisins, milk, and meets U S Department of Agriculture guidelines. Betty Brown chairs local activities for reporting to state and national officials.
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Winters School
J. B. Whitlow
Winters
United States
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Betty Brown
Runnels County School Food Service Association
Winters Firemen Sponsor Fire Prevention Poster Contest
Winters Volunteer Fire Department sponsors an annual fire prevention poster contest in Winters Public Schools with three cash prizes per category across three divisions high school junior high intermediate and primary. Posters due October 30 must be original and student created in 14 by 22 inch format. entries limited to one per student with prizes $10 $7 and $5 plus ribbons for homerooms.
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Winters Volunteer Fire Department
Winters Public
Winters
Marvin Bedford
State Firemen’s Association
Fire Department
Winters Men Enroll at TSTI Waco Campus
John Scott Sims Leland M. Sheppard and Gary H. Jacob enrolled at James Connally Campus of Texas State Technical Institute in Waco. Sims studies automotive technology Sheppard civil and highway technology and Jacob chemical technology. TSTI marks its fifth year offering 57 courses across multiple campuses.
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James Connally
Texas State Technical Institute
Waco
John Scott Sims
Leland M. Sheppard
Gary H. Jacob
Sims
Floyd Sims
Sheppard
Barney D. Sheppard
Jacob
Herbert Jacob
TSTI
Mid- Continent
Amarillo
Rio Grande
Harlingen
Sweetwater
Eggemeyer Re-Elected To RSWCD Board In Miles
Arthur Eggemeyer of Route 1 Miles was elected to the Rowena based Runnels Soil and Water Conservation District board. James Urban also ran among 40 landowners turnout with tally clerks Emil Kloesel and Ben Freich. County agent C. T. Parker reported on freshwater pollution by salt and nitrates and the potential for cattle conditioning for feedlots.
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Arthur Eggemeyer
Miles
Runnels Soil and Water Conservation District
Rowena
le Roy Pelzel
Pelzel
James Urban
Route 1
Emil Kloesel
Ben Frerich
C. T. Parker
Luncheon Honors Ballinger Farm Bureau Directors Wives
Ballinger hosted a luncheon for Farm Bureau directors wives at the Texas Grill on Monday. Two guests from the Texas Farm Bureau Insurance office in Waco attended. Wilson Beard of Waco spoke on insurance and led a Q A session.
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Runnels County Farm Bureau
Texas Grill
Ballinger
Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Company
Waco
Wilson Beard
Mesdames B. B. Campbell
Doyle Condra
M. L. , Dobbins
Ben Frerich
Carl Gottschalk
Marion Hays
Sidney Horton
Leroy Pelzel
Chester McBeth
Hugo Vogelsang
Eugene Ischar
Lanham Carter
Hill Country Firemen Meet Set At Winters Saturday
Winters volunteers host the semi annual Hill Country Firemen Association convention on Saturday at the Winters Community Center. The all day program includes registrations, meetings, races for ladies and men, a barbecue supper, and a narcotics program by Abilene police after the meals. Twenty West Central Texas towns are represented, with officers and auxiliary leaders named.
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Winters
Hill Country Firemen’s Association
Texas
Marvin Bedford
Hill Country Firemen's Association
Cecil Scott
Winters Volunteer Fire Department
Wade W. White
Gerald Prosise
Eden
Association
Winters School
Karl Bielfeldt
Mason
Winters High School
Special Commissioners Appointed In Winters Street Project
Three North Runnels County men were named as Special Commissioners by County Judge W H Rampy to assess damages for the Main Street US 83 widening in Winters. The panel Audra L Mitchell Bobby Rogers and Vester Parrish will meet October 14 at Winters City Hall with owners who dispute appraised damages. The City of Winters has offered settlements to 73 affected property owners with about 20 not yet accepting.
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North Runnels
W. H. Rampy
Audra L. Mitchell
Bobby Rogers
Vester Parrish
Winters City Hall
State Highway
Winters
Special Commission
Rampy
Winters Blizzards blank Clyde 27 0 in district opener
Winters Blizzards overpower Clyde Bulldogs 27-0 in district 8-AA opener. Mike Mathis rushes 116 yards including a 50 yard TD run, Gary Barr held to minimal ground gains, and Joe Echols adds a late 31 yard score amid strong Blizzard defense. Next Friday they face Ballinger Bearcats in Ballinger.
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Bulldogs
Clyde
Gary Barr
Mike Mathis
Mathis
David Harrison
Blizzards
Joe Pritchard
Winters
Harrison
Ronnie Wilson
Jimmy Sims
Joe Echols
Steve Tatum
Ballinger Bearcats
Ballinger
Bearcats
Coleman
Eastland
Winters CC Elects Five New Directors In Card Ballot
Winters Chamber of Commerce named five new directors after a postcard election near week’s end. Elected were Dr. T. L. Russell Homer Hodge Lee Harrison Mrs John Gardner and Roy E Young. Holdovers include George R Hill Mrs J W Bahliman Carroll Tatum H M Jiggs Nichols and M D Johnston.
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Winters Chamber of Commerce
T. L. Russell
Homer Hodge
Lee Harrison
John Gardner
Roy E. Young
George R. Hill
J. W. BahlIman
Carroll Tatum
H. M
Jiggs) Nichols
M. D. Johnston
Raymond Burns
Jay Dunnam
George M. Garrett
Woodrow Watts
Jim Cowlishaw
Salvation Army Drive Kicked Off At Tuesday Dinner
The Salvation Army fund drive began with a Tuesday dinner at the Woman's Industrial Club building. Sixty workers attended as Manuel Esquivel Jr. announced a North Runnels County quota of $1200 and canvassing of homes and businesses commenced with missed contributors urged to leave gifts at the Chamber of Commerce or mail to Ted Meyer in Winters.
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Salvation Army
Woman's Industrial Club
North Runnels
Manuel Esquivel Jr
Esquivel
Chamber of Commerce
Ted Meyer
Winters
CAP Meeting Plans Priorities for Runnels County
Winters Mayor Wade White, chair of the policy advisory committee, announces a community actions meeting for Monday October 12 at Winters City Hall. The session starts at 8 p m and will cover plans for the year for the Community Actions Program and filling vacancies on the Policy Advisory Committee.
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Winters
Wade Www. White
Runnels County
Winters City Hall
Basketball Officials Training School Opens in Abilene
Abilene's Rose Park Activity Building hosts a basketball officials training school starting Sunday October 11 at 1 30 p m. Mel Neese city recreation chief invites local residents to join the officials chapter with sessions also on Tuesday evenings.
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Basketball Officials
Rose Park
Abilene
Mel Neese
City of
Neese
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Jake
R. C. Thomas
Lana Rice
North Rogers Street
Mrs
Roy Rice
Lana
Republic
Nalgesic
U. S
OES
Kelley Thomas
Gary Schwartz
Kelley
Gary
Raymond Schwartz
Winters Firemen
Eggemeyer
RSWCD
Hill Country
The
Bluff Creek Discords
Association Officers
Alex Kvapil
Drew Crain
Erman Miller
Shirley Radle
Marvin Moore
Mascot
Ladies’ Auxiliary
HCFA
Dorothy Wood
Broozie Denton
Sandra Casey
Mary Kvapil
Helen Selby
Flora Hubble
Deana Rutherford
Cecil C. Scott
Glenn Hoppe
J. C. Hodnett
Buford Baldwin
James E. Spill
Jerry B. Whitlow
Robert Carey
M. G
Butch) Perry
Neal Chambliss
Shelly Hamner
Debbie Carey
Judy Hodnett
James Gehrels
Winters CC
Salvation Army Drive
CAP
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