Winters Blizzards Play Non Conference Tilt In 1932
Thirty years ago in October 1932 the Winters Blizzards opened conference play against Santa Anna with a 7 to 0 loss at the Runnels County Fair. A San Angelo Bobcats game loomed that night as a non conference challenge. Local bowling was popular and Winters featured multiple teams including Barbers Mechanics Grocerymen and Independent squads. The first Fall Sale at The Fair drew unmatched prices as the Runnels County Fair offered parades contests and exhibits with women award winners Mesdames J M Pyburn Harold Henniger F C Ueckert Pete Davis F D Gardner H E White among others.
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Winters Blizzards
Santa Anna
Runnels County Fair
San Angelo Bobcats
Blizzards
Runnels County
Winters
Mesdames J. M. Pyburn
Harold Henniger
F. C. Ueckert
Pete Davis
F. D. Gardner
H. E. White
Ex Blizzard Players Earn Spots on McMurry Indian Team
Two former Winters Blizzard players gain berths on McMurry College Indians. Fred Austin, a 215 pound senior, starts at No. 1 fullback. William Grissom, a sophomore and former Blizzard, is described as a promising sophomore by Indian mentors.
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Winters
Blizzard
McMurry College
Fred Austin
Blizzards
William Grissom
McMurry
Winters Blizzard
Fire Damages Hinds and Carlisle Gin in 1937
Riley Marks notes events from October 8 1937 including a fire at Hinds and Carlisle Gin causing about 4000 dollars in damage. New equipment was installed to keep operations going. The Oct 1937 West Texas Fair Duchess Margarite Duncan of Winters is mentioned along with a 16 member Cotton Committee for Runnels County and a 50 dollar appreciation check from the gin to the Winters Volunteer Fire Department. 10487 bales had been ginned and liquor action would make Runnels County bone dry per J W Coates AB Line.
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Hinds & Carlisle
Margarite Duncan
Winters
Abilene
Runnels County
L. E. Hamilton
Carlisle
Winters Volunteer Fire Department
J. W. Coates
State Board of Liquor Control
Runnels
Prominent Winters News from October 1942 Mixes War Effort and Local Life
A 1942 review notes the Blizzards lost to Brady 22 19, with a planned game against Mozelle that night. It recalls 1937 school term opens October 4, rat prevention efforts by Lions Club, a county rat extermination set for October 23, and Fire Prevention Week activities. The Winters Band adds 52 new members, and civil projects include scrap iron drives, rubber conservation, and seed saving. Memorial Service honors 25 local boys in the armed forces. Prices listed: potatoes 25¢ lb, corn 14¢ per can, coffee 31¢ lb, bacon 39¢ lb, roast 25¢ lb. World War II patterns push dress rationing.
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Brady
Mozelle
Runnels Common
Lions Club
Winters
Bobby Drake James Hinds
W. G. Bedford
Wanda Yates
J. S. Bourn
J. D. Motley
Wallace Martin
United States
Pumphrey Church
County Historical Society Sets Date For Regular Meet
The Runnels County Historical Society committee met Sunday in Ballinger. A 2 p.m. first Sunday monthly meeting time was set. Reports included preservation work, medallion application for First Presbyterian Church, and marking Civil War veterans graves. A statewide meeting in San Antonio October 12-13 was announced with full schedule.
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County Historical Society
Runnels County Historical Survey
Ballinger Chamber of Commerce
Herman Giesecke, Jr
Ballinger C of C
Edgar Boelsche
Runnels County Historical Society
J. Dexter Eoff
First Presbyterian Church
Ballinger
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
TSHSC
Menger
San Antonio
Rupert N. Richardson
Abilene
The
Texas Historical Foundation
Alamo
Old San Antonio
Texas State Program For Historical Preservation
Texas
Regular Meeting of Sub Deb Club Held Monday Night
Judy Smith hosted the regular Sub Deb Club gathering at the Baldwins home Monday evening. After a brief business session Mary Young led the program and scandal was read. Refreshments were served to a list of members and guests. The meeting closed with the benediction.
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Judy Smith
Carl Baldwin
Mary Young
Ginger Gardner
Judy A. Smith
Susan Roberts
Louis Adams
Carolyn Scott
LaRoss Sheppard
Sharon Denson
Linda White
Jan Byrd
Judy Williams
Judy Kettler
Sherry Stanford
Karen Kaapp
Lois Davis
Wingate Social Notes Include Visits and Visits
Sunday gatherings in Wingate feature Ed and Voss family visits to Mulien and nearby relatives. A mix of travelers from Abilene Sonora California and Dallas stop by to see friends and families, while locals note hospital stays and conventions.
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Edwin Voss
Mulien
Fritz Vogler
Ricchie Vogler
Miles
Voss
Garland Briley
Bill
Abilene
Grace Irvin
Sonora
Carter
Clarice
Troy Carter
California
Wingate
Clay Allen
Chicago
Pat Prichard
Sans Souci Dinner Club Meeting At Leeman Home
Sans Souci Dinner Club members gathered at the Leeman residence with hosts the M. E. Leemans and co hosts the Fred Youngs. The table featured white cutwork linen and a centerpiece of white carnations in milk glass. Guests sat at linen dressed foursome tables and played games of forty two after dinner.
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Sans Souci Dinner Club
Leeman
M. E. Leeman
Fred Young
Messers and Mesdames
Harry Herman
Gattis Neely
George Poe
LaDell Davis
B. T. Gardner
Raymon Lloyd
W. F. Minzenmayer
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Eterprise S, Publishers
Bedford
Insurance Agency
Riley Marks
Lark
Chrysler
I. G
San Joyce
George
Ba Capital A
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and
Federal Reserve Syste
James West
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