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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1971
Page
6
Winters Independent Schools menu for Monday October 18 through Friday October 22 features grilled cheese with chili beans and salad, chicken pie, chicken fried steak with potatoes, choice of hamburgers or sandwich, and fried fish fillets with rice and sides. Milk accompanies all meals.
Members of the Wingate Sew and Sew Club gathered at the Methodist Church with Mrs. Press Galloway hosting. Quilting took place and coffee and punch were served to a group of dames and four visitors, with the next meeting planned at Mrs. Myrtle Ganaway's home.
The Ladies Aid Circle of St John’s Lutheran Church met Thursday in the Educational Building. Circle chairman Mrs Walter Gerhart presided. program chair Mrs W F Minzenmayer led devotional and meditation. Bible study leaders were Mrs Carl Gottschalk Ellis Ueckert and Mrs Walter Gerhart. Twenty six members and two visitors attended. Refreshments were served by several listed members.
Mrs Carroll Tatum installed officers of the Mary Sunday School Class of the First Baptist Church at a salad supper in the Fellowship Hall. Officers installed were Mrs Jim Gehrels president Mrs Richard Gran vice president Mrs Jery Priddy secretary Mrs Cleta Phillips treasurer. Group leaders and assistant teacher were also named.
Classified ad note invites readers to place Wanted items in the Enterprise Classified column. It signals a simple purchasing prompt and funnels requests to the paper’s listings.
Three Ballinger women’s clubs will host a morning coffee during the Heart of Texas District Diamond Jubilee meeting at First Baptist Church Balnger on Wednesday October 20 from 9 to 9 30. Club presidents are named as Mrs Sam Jones Mrs Charles Kruse and Mrs O J Murray. Charles Stewart chairman of the Texas Fine Arts and Humanities Commission will speak at a luncheon at First United Methodist Church Ballinger at 12 30.
The Wingate Gator TOPS Club met Monday morning with Mrs. Bill Hamilton presenting the program. Queen of the week was Mrs. Wayne Owen. Attendees included Mesdames E. F. Albro R. E. Beck Joe Bryan Ed Donica Alpheus Hill Wayne Owen Ed Poehls Pat Pritchard Mathie Romine and E. T. Ware.
The Naomi Circle of the WSCS at First United Methodist Church met Tuesday morning at Mrs. Homer Hodge Sr.'s home with Mrs. Thad Traylor presiding. Miss Margarite Mathis prayed, Mrs. John Schaffriaa spoke on Faith In Our Time. New members Mrs. Hodge and Mrs. Lang attended, with others present including Mesdames E. L. Marks, Paul Gerhardt, M. L. Dobbins, Elmo Mayhew and W. W. Parramore.
The Davis family of Winters held their annual gathering at 1717 Butternut Abilene. The event also celebrated Mrs. P C Davis's 81st birthday with 10 children 17 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren in attendance from multiple Texas cities.
The family thanks friends for kind words and deeds after the passing of J O Smith. Appreciation expressed for support during their loss.
John F. Waddell of Waddell Chevrolet Company has been elected to the District Chevrolet Dealer Council after returning from a Dallas Zone meeting where he served as spokesman for the area's dealers. The nationwide program creates a multi level structure from district to national to improve communication and progress. Waddell, the Winters dealer since 1949, represents his district in district and zone councils feeding recommendations to Chevrolet Motor Division executives.
Lupe Lujano completes four weeks of training at the Mobil Training Center in Fort Worth and is named operator of the Mobil Service Station at 201 North Main. Lujano brings eight years of service station experience. S. T. Anderson remains the local Mobil wholesale consignee.
Mrs. Billy Joe Emmert is appointed director of the Winters Multi-Purpose Center under the Office of Economic Opportunity effective October 11. She has served as administrator at Merrill Nursing Home in Winters for seven years.
The Mary Martha Circle of the First United Methodist Church met Tuesday morning at the home of Mrs. August McWilliams. Mrs. J. D. Vinson presided with the program led by Mrs. Roy Crawford. Coffee and cookies were served to listed members and visitors Mrs. Jodie Kimbell and Mrs. Ralph Vancil.
Mrs. Leola White came back Sunday after a week with Mr. and Mrs. I Taylor in San Angelo. She joined Concho Porcelain Art Club activities preparing for an art show at the San Angelo fairgrounds on October 31.
The principal’s office released honors for the first six weeks of the 1971 72 school year. Eligibility required at least one A and no grade below a B in academic subjects. A list includes Mary Kay Bauer Kay Schwartz Debbie Lloyd Cliff Poe Landa Walker Mike Moore with several students earning four A’s.
The record lists participants with counts of A and B votes led by Sherri Ivey with 3 A’s. It includes Keva Harrison and a longer roster of named individuals across multiple A and B tallies.
The State of Texas to Ray Magee is commanded to appear before the 119th District Court in Ballinger to answer the petition filed August 26 1971 for divorce and child custody in the marriage of Sally Magee and Ray Magee. The citation must be served within 90 days. issue dated September 20 1971.
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