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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1960
Page
6
In the Home Town column, readers hear calls for a traffic patrol on North Main Street during school peaks and notes on weekly school lunch menus resuming. Coach moves, football pickers, and local quips follow, including a quip about political doublespeak and a joke about borrowing husbands.
Winters gins have finished 156 bales of the 1960 cotton crop by Wednesday morning as picking starts slowly. Farmers report a mild picker shortage not yet critical, with pay around 1.75 dollars per hundred weight delivered to the gin. some growers may defoliate and strip if costs rise.
The Literary and Service Club hosts Fashions Around the Clock at Winters High School auditorium on Monday September 12 at 8 p.m. Heidenheimer's and The Fashion Shop models present outfits, with Tom Thumb Wedding entertainment by Winters youths and a cast featuring Brenda Griffin Mark Harrison and other local names.
The Winters school office has 161 reserved seat tickets for the Winters Brady football game on Friday night September 16. Tickets go on sale Wednesday September 13. Season ticket holders without general admission may buy in advance to avoid lines. The game starts at 8 p.m. at Blizzard Field.
The Rev. Leslie E. Ellison, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, will head the Winters and North Runnels Salvation Army service unit campaign for funds. The two week drive begins October 17 in three divisions with a goal of 1 000 dollars. The local committee has aided 264 people in the past year with groceries clothing fuel milk lodging meals transportation and medicine.
Diane Buckner was elected president of the 40 voice high school girls choir. Other officers chosen were Frances Saunders vice president Evelyn Hudgins secretary treasurer Marta Davidson Jaye Henley Virginia Foster and Jean Mayo librarians.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Webb and Pamela attended the Webb reunion at Ft Parker on Sunday September 4. Theresa Meyer daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Meyer joined as a guest.
The Winters Band Mothers hold their first regular meeting on Tuesday September 13 at 4 15 p m in the Blizzard Band Hall. All mothers of band students in grades 5 through 12 are urged to attend.
About 100 Winters students will enroll in 26 colleges and universities for the fall term with the University of Texas hosting the largest group. The list names numerous students and their parentage across UT, North Texas State, Texas Tech, Abilene Christian, and McMurry, with manysons and daughters continuing academic paths.
Winters High SchoolBlizzards defeated Lakeview Chiefs 18 to 0 in Lakeview in the season opener. Johnny Caskey passed for the opening touchdown and conversions and added a rushing TD. William Grissom Joel Butts and James Williams contributed as receivers and on defense. Lakeview managed five first downs and a late two point safety by Bruce Waggoner.
W. D. Waggoner's Walker foxhounds dominated the Tarrant County Fox Wolf and Coon Hunters Association beach show, winning Best Female Puppy "Little Sister" and several other prizes. The prolific exhibitor took home top coon hound and multiple puppy class ribbons before announcing he will dispose of all his dogs.
Winters High prepares for an 8 o clock home football game against Anson at Blizzard Field following a 18 0 win over Lakeview. Tri captains Grissom Jackson Williams lead the team with key players Crowe Clanton Jackson Knapp Waggoner Caskey and Grissom on offense and a strong defensive group led by Williams Mitchell Jackson and Grissom.
Winters School Superintendent J. B. Nevins announces an annual option for parents to sign up students for accident insurance. Coverage is provided by Old Security Life Insurance Co. with sign up from Sept. 9 to Sept. 16. Policies apply to accidents at school and during travel to and from school or school sponsored activities.
Winters Public Schools reports the largest junior high band membership with 61 signups. Officers named are Mary Young president Ann Bean vice president and Judy Matthews secretary treasurer. The band will perform at all in town football games. Senior High librarians named are Sandra Cowan Virginia Sullivan Sherry Stanford and Pat Winton.
In Midland Mr and Mrs Jim Bailey Jr and son Jimmy Lewis spent the weekend visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Blackman. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Tommy of Blackman of Roswell New Mexico.
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