Our Man in Tanzania and Beyond by Bill Pumphrey
A farewell note anticipates the final Tanzania piece by Peace Corps volunteer Bill Pumphrey of Winters Texas. It previews upcoming dateline articles from Athens Naples Rome Florence Venice Zagreb Vienna Prague East Berlin West Berlin Copenhagen and other cities as he tours Europe and the Middle East after completing his assignment.
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Athens
Naples
Rome
Florence
Venice
Zagreb
Vienna
Prague
East Berlin
West Berlin
Copenhagen
Tanzania
Bill Pumphrey
Winters
Chunya
Peace Corps
Pumphrey
Africa
Middle East
Europe
Glasgow
Dublin
London
Amsterdam
Brussels
Paris
Stuttgart
Munich
Zurich
Nice
Barcelona
Madrid
Lisbon
University of Texas
Doyle Pumphrey
Winters High School
27 Hole Route Commercial-Industrial Golf Tournament
Several teams signed up for a 27 hole low-ball partnership golf event at Winters Country Club on Sunday. Teams of four sponsored by local commercial and industrial firms will tee off between 8 a m and 11 a m with trophies for winning and runner-up firms and individual low medalists. Refreshments to be provided by Spill Bros Co. Tournament committee includes Art McLemore as chairman and Jiggs Nichols, George Hill, Wayne Stone, Ed Roller, James West, and Clarence Shade.
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Spill Bros. Co
Art. McLemore
Jiggs Nichols
George Hill
Wayne Stone
Ed Roller
James West
Clarence Shade
Oklahoma U selects Fagan for medical school term
Joe G. Fagan of Ponca City Oklahoma has been accepted for the fall term at the University of Oklahoma School of Medicine in Oklahoma City. He is a OU graduate who has done cancer research at the Oklahoma Medical Center the past year. His wife Phoebe attends OU Graduate School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine in biostatistics. They have one daughter Elizabeth.
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Oklahoma U
Joe G. Fagan
W. B. Fagan
Ponca City
Okla
University of Oklahoma School of Medicine
Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Medical Center
Phoebe
University of Oklahoma Graduate School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Department of Biostatistics
Elizabeth
Fagan
B Team Faces Coahoma On Blizzard Field Saturday Night
Winters high school notes a football doubleheader with the B squad meeting Coahoma at 7 30 p m on Blizzard Field Saturday night Sept 9. The eighth and ninth grade teams host Ballinger on Blizzard Field starting at 6 p m Thursday Sept 7.
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Winters High School
Coahoma
Blizzard Field
Ballinger
Bob Hatcher Finishes LCB Course in Abilene
Bob Hatcher of Winters has completed a special school in Abilene and been assigned an inspector role in the Abilene district. He and his wife Mrs Hatcher and two sons Jay and Jeff have moved to Abilene. Mrs Hatcher was formerly employed in Winters as the Runnels County Tax Collector.
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Bob Hatcher
Two Local Men Enlisted For Duty
Two local men from Winters were enlisted for duty as reflected in a brief wartime notice. The item highlights local manpower mobilization during the period and notes names or units if readable.
Cattlemen's Round-Up For Crippled Children In Abilene
The seventh annual event raises funds for the West Texas Rehabilitation Center in Abilene. Livestock donations from stockmen, sheep, goats and calves will be sold at auctions with proceeds aiding therapy and research for the center. Auctions run September 25 to October 2 across Abilene and Coleman and feature volunteers from Runnels County and nearby towns.
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Abilene
West Texas Rehabilitation Center
Coleman
Runnels County
W. T. Billups
Rosy Burns
Walter Spill
Winters
Paul Michaelis
Wingate
Earl Barr
Caddo Wright
Ballinger
Annual Drasco Homecoming Honors Community Ties
The ninth annual Drasco Homecoming drew eighty two attendees on Labor Day at the Tuscola Community Center. Highlights included invocations, readings, and a memorial for those who died since 1966. New officers were elected, and a historical marker for Drasco Community was planned.
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Drasco
Labor Day
Tuscola Community Center
James Alexander
Abilene
M. L. Dobbins
Elmo Mayhew
Chester Snow
Altus
Okla
Beulah Partoln
Albert Baker
First Methodist Church of
German
Mike Lee
A.t.williams
T. C. Williams
Doyle Baxter
Nannie Kelly Best
Raleigh ‘Neil
Andrew * Hardy
Wayne Hardy
A. W. Sanders
E. N. ‘Phipps
Elmer Dorsett
Frank Pumphrey
Nolan Kelly
W. F.blanchard
Vicki Young
Rankin Pace
Melinda Ann Sikes
Coleman
Tom Spencer
Comanche
Walter Hurt
Plainview
J.C. Belew
Wingate
Kenneth’ Massengale
Levelland
Harold Hudge
J. C. Massengale
Lubbock
Tom L. ‘Massengale
Killeen
L._ E. ‘Young
Janie
Tahoka
Joe Draper
Troy
Brownfield
Betty
Oscar Lawrence
Horace Abbott, Jr
Seagraves
Allen Sikes
Marlene
Malinda
John Couch
Vernon Cotton
Big Spring
Amos Aldridge
Goldsboro
Herman. Vinson
Mary Lewis
Mary Lewis, Mrs. ‘W.R. Bell, ‘and Mrs. Vada Simmons, Tuscola
Clay McIver
Ovale
W. S.taylor
Buffalo Gap
Edna Blanchard
Winona Alff
Kelley
Austin
Johnnie Herrington
Arlington
Gorman
Winters
Joe Baker
Vada Babston
M.'L. . Dobbins
Kit
D.A. Dobbins
H. C. Abbott
Lydia Kelley
Rankkin Pace
Roy -Crawford
Buck. Cummings
Margaret Ellen Stoecker Joins School Group
The fragment references Margaret Ellen Stoecker as a member of a school group or committee, indicating her active involvement within the local school community.
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Bay
Margaret
Ellen: Stoecker
Jacul- Stoecker
Substitute Teachers Needed in Winters Schools
Winters schools seek substitute teachers per Superintendent Carroll Tatum. Those with teaching experience or college training should register at the superintendent's office, with name qualifications and desired subject or grade level. Special demand exists at the secondary level.
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Carroll Tatum
Superintendent of Schools
Tatum
Wingate Man Receives Army Commission
Jimmy D. Carpenter of Wingate earned his Army commission as a Texas Tech ROTC officer candidate. The oath of office was given by Major Don E. Brown, with commissions presented by Col. Maxwell C. Murphy Jr. Carpenter also earned a Bachelor of Science from Tech.
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Jimmy D. Carpenter
Wingate
Texas Tech Army Rotc
Tech
Carpenter
Clarence Carpenter
Don E. Brown
Maxwell C. Murphy, Jr
Gilbert H. Schumpert
Winters nurse Becky Brown elected student council president
Becky Brown of Winters a student nurse at Methodist Hospital School of Nursing Dallas has been elected president of the student council. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Weldon Eugene Brown of Winters and a graduate of Winters High School.
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Becky Brown
Winters
Methodist Hospital
School of Nursing
Dallas
Miss Brown
Weldon Eugene Brown
Winters High School
Waggoner to Transfer as Tulia Electric Superintendent
N D Waggoner, longtime Winters Municipal Light Department head since 1962, resigns effective September 15 to become electric superintendent for Tulia Municipal Power Department. He served in WWII and Korea, held roles in Winters Fire Department, was appointed Winters Electrical Inspector, and is a Masonic member.
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N. D. Waggoner
Winters Municipal Light Department
Tulia
Waggoner
City Light Department
U. S. Army
Korea
Army
Department
Municipal Light Plant
Winters Volunteer Fire Department
Winters
Masonic Lodge
Winters Blizzards to Host Lakeview Chiefs Friday Night
Winters High School prepares for a Friday 8:00 PM game against San Angelo's Lakeview Chiefs. The Blizzard defense and a new QB Mike Kozelsky headline the matchup after last year’s 30-0 defeat, with Lakeview’s 3A-AAA prospects led by Terry Ford and Tom Parks in the backfield.
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Lakeview
San Angelo Way
Jerry Awalt
Randy Boles
Blizzards
Ranger
Chiefs
Mike Kozelsky
Big Boy
Sam Scott
Jimmy Vaughan
Dick McNeill
Lanny Bahlman
Danny Killough
Charles Mathis
Winters
L. G. Wilson
William Grissom
Jerry Neely
Bud Busher
Jimmy Fine
Benny Fine
Tommy Smith
Terry Ford
Tom Parks
Ford
Rodney Cason
Chris Christenson
Ralph Key
Lonnie Trowbridge
Gagan Mullins
Jerry Brisco
Ben Norton
Kenneth Helms
Bill Harwell
Earl Bowman
Bob Meeks
Merchants Meet Sept 19 on Winters Christmas Plans
Winters merchants are called to a Sept 19 meeting at 2 30 PM in the Chamber of Commerce office to discuss this year’s Christmas program. The Retail Trade Committee reported plan-making and urged all merchants to join. Members include W M Hays Frances Campbell Mrs Earl Roach Mrs John Gardner Mrs Floyd Grant J W Bahlman Harry Herman and Harry London.
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Winters
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Retail Trade Committee
Chamber of Commerce
W. M. Hays
Frances Campbell
Earl Roach
John Gardner
Floyd Grant
J. W. Bahlman
Harry Herman
Harry London
Weekend Rains Boost Winters Area Water Totals
Rain over Labor Day weekend dampened holiday plans and slowed dove hunting but benefited local farmers. Winters reported 4.3 inches of rain for the weekend, lifting the yearly total to 18.2 inches as showers continued Sunday and Monday across a large portion of the state.
Winters Lions Club Gave $714 Last Year
The Winters Lions Club contributed 714.79 to various projects for the year ending July 1 1967. The Winters Public Library and the West Texas Rehabilitation Center received 240 of the total. Donations included 193.54 to the Texas Lions Club Crippled Children's Camp at Kerrville and 85 for glasses for underprivileged Winters children. The Christmas program used 144.72 for gifts to local families along with additional sales and room auctions.
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Winters Lions Club
Ted Meyer
Winters Public Library
West Texas
of. Wint Vs. Lions
Burleson criticizes Congress amid district tour
Congressman Omar Burleson, back in his home district during Labor Day recess, says Congress has long sessions with less accomplished. He cites heavy constituent correspondence about Vietnam, riots, looting, and a proposed 10 percent income tax surcharge. He plans more speaking engagements in San Saba Lampasas Lometa and Lake Colorado City.
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Omar Burleson
Congress
Burleson
Lake Colorado City
Lions Club
San_ Saba
Lampasas
Lometa
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