Porch Rockers Set For Early Grid season Outlook
Local football fans begin the porch talk as 5A teams open practice. Winters junior Fred Gray, a South Africa native living with his uncle in Winters, shows soccer roots with 40 yard field goals and strong kickoffs. Coach L G Wilson praises Fred for promising field goal potential and adds he may play split end later.
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Winters
Fred Gray
Winters High School
Fred
South Africa
Glenn Gray
Winters Church of Christ
L. G. Wilson
Lake View
Wilson
Fred Will
Mrs M Leeman Leaves Friday for Autumn Pilgrimage
Mrs M Leeman departs Friday to join a party in Dallas for the Autumn Pilgrimage of New States and Canada.
Wingate Methodist Church Dedication Sunday Evening
Bishop W Kenneth Pope will preach at the dedication of Wingate Methodist Church on the lawn Sunday at 7 p m. Rev Edward Orwell leads the service with trustees Jack Patton Jim King and Mrs J W Dunn presenting the building. A fellowship and refreshments follow in the church hall. Regular services are dismissed for attendance. Local church members and visitors invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Kenneth Pope
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Methodist Church
Wingate
Edward Orwell
Wingate, Winters and
Crews Methodist
Industrial Seminar Set for Winters September 23
An all day Winters seminar sponsored by the Winters Chamber of Commerce gathers engineers bankers and officials from the Texas Industrial Commission for site tours at 8 45 to 9 45 and a City Hall program from 10 to 12 30 followed by a luncheon at Huffman House. Executives from Texas A&M General Telephone West Texas Utilities and others will discuss economic problems and development plans for Winters with a Q and A session to 3 45. There is no charge for the seminar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Texas Industrial Commission
Huffman House
Chamber
Harry W. Clark
James Bradley
Texas A. & M. University
Don Raburn
Larry S. Milner
The
Industrial Commission
James Covell
General Telephone
Bill Sayles
West Texas Utilities Co
James Swann
Industrial Development Commission
Harvey D. Jones
Winters. Chamber of Commerce
Winters
Texas
Chambers of Commerce
Winters Blizzards Fall to Lake View in Season Opener
Winters Blizzards lost 30 to 0 to Lake View in the season opener. Lake View appeared faster and more experienced, with a late first-half kick after an interception.
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Lake View
Lake ‘View
Pilards
The
Chiefs
VFW Auxiliary to Sponsor American Heritage Program
Winters Post 9193 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary will sponsor the American Heritage Program in primary and elementary schools as a youth and community service effort. The sponsor decision was announced this week by post commander E F Miller Jr after a VFW meeting.
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Winters Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary
Veterans Organization
VFW
E.F. Miller Jr
Eddie Little Wins First In Central West Photo Contest
Eddie Little, a Winters photographer, won first place in the Texas Photographers Association area contest held in De Leon. The winning image shows progress on the water settling basin from summer. Second place went to James Cotton of Cisco with a view of the Featherlite plant.
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Eddie. Little
Winters
Central and West
Texas Photographers Association
de Leon
James Cotton
Cisco
de Leon Garden Club
Waco
First Bale 66 Cotton Brought In at Winters
The first bale of the 1966 cotton crop was brought in to a Winters gin by John Hord. Davidson Gin ginned the bale at no charge and buyer F A Grant paid a 50 dollar premium. Winters Chamber of Commerce will award Hord 50 dollars. Harvest gathering has not started. warehouses report no cotton received yet. Most growers expect mechanical stripping and defoliation to dominate this year's picking.
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John Hord
Winters Chamber of Commerce
Hord
Winters Warehouse &Co
Reserve Chaplain John E. Jackson Completes Course
John E. Jackson, 23, son of Milton and Mrs. Jackson of Wingate Route 2, completed a chaplain orienta tion course Sept 1 at Fort Hamilton New York. He trained in psychology counseling instruction military admin map reading and supply techniques. He is assigned to the U S Army Reserve Control Group St Louis on inactive status. He attended The Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary Capital University Columbus Ohio.
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John E. Jackson
Milton Jackson
Route 2
Wingate
Army Chaplain School
Fort Hamilton
N.Y
Jackson
U. S. Army Reserve Control Group
St. Louis
Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary
Capital University
Columbus
Ohio
Drop Noted In Winters Schools Enrollment
Winters Public Schools report a enrollment decline in the third week of the 1966-67 term. Superintendent Robert F. Christian notes 1054 students on Monday, down 66 from 1120 last year, with cuts across Primary 25, Elementary 32, and High School 9.
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Robert F. Christian
Tommy Blackmon Buys North Main Filling Station
Tommy Blackmon buys Premier Service Station on North Main from Robert Robinson. He stays at Blackmon's Repair and Body Shop while Leon Hilliard runs the station. Both men invite friends to visit the new operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Blackmon
North Main
Blackmon
Robert Robinson
Leon Hilliard
Couple Visited California and El Paso Daughters
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gottschalk returned from West Covina California where they visited daughter Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Mielke and their children. They also visited daughter Carolyn a vocational teacher at Coronado High School in El Paso.
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Calif
Carl Gottschalk
West Covina
California
Leonard Mielke
Carolyn
Cornado High School
el Paso
Winters Students to Enroll At 23 Colleges This Fall
About 131 Winters students will attend 23 colleges and universities this fall. They head to Texas Tech University University of Texas Angelo State College Abilene Christian College Tarleton North Texas State Texas A&M Oklahoma State Southwestern State Baylor SMU and others in Texas Oklahoma and Tennessee. Names of students and institutions are listed.
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Texas
Tennessee
Oklahoma
University OF Texas
Larry
Rives
Charles Bahlman
Jeanie Bahlman
Ann Bean
Ronald Kraatz
Don ‘Adams
Reid Stoecker
Alan Benson
Betty
Jean, White
Roper
Stanford
Denny Aldridge
Robbie Davidson
Jerry Dunn
Jimmy “Johnson
Kenneth Oaken
Mike Marks
Larry Webb
Sally Patterson
Pat Patterson
Angelo State College
Linda
Schroeder
Debbby Hight
Glynn
Abilene ‘Christian
Judy
Smith
Tommy Young
Elaine Beard
Nicki Eoff
Bernard Adams
Susan Roberts
Tarleton
Ross Anderson
Jerry Mills
Lynn Mitchell
Betty Mills
Jerry Alexander
Johnny Beck
Pete Higgins
Calvin Jackson
Alvin Gerhart
North Texas State
Mike Bedford
Mike Hays
Leroy Kettler
Don Orr
Cindy Coward
Sally Eckols
Donny Buchanan
Texas A&m
Michael Deike
Rusty Sewell
Bo Killough
Rickey Boles
Cary Green
Fred Minzenmayer
Oklahoma State University
Richard Shade
A. L. Mitchell
Southwestern State College
Ivan Smith
Texas Lutheran
Arnold Thormeyer
Margie Kraatz
Texas Christian University
Dickie Hale
Kathy Dunn
Larry Hensley
Hardin-Simmons University
Glenda Sims
LeRoy McGahon
Baylor Russell
Bedford
Jerry Sneed
Katherine
Clark
SMU
Barbara Baldwin
Bec
Ko Browne
Brenda
Presley
Southwestern State Teachers College LaRoss
Sheppard
Howard
Payne Shirley
Heath
Kathy
Shaw
Women’s
University Florette - Jones
Janice ‘Stephens
Blizzard vs Coleman grid clash at home Friday night
The WHS Blizzard host Coleman at Blizzard Stadium in a non-conference tilt their second of the season. Coleman, returning to 2 A, features QB Alvin Dunn and backfield veterans led by Bobby Howard Aaron Borland and Mike Holmes. Co-Captains are Alvin Dunn and George Mostad with probable starters listed for offense and defense.
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Blizzard Stadium
Blue Cats
Coleman
Blizzards
Lake View
WHS
Jerry Awalt
Brady
Ballinger
Anson
Coleman Boys
Blue Cat
Bobby Howard
Alvin Dunn
George Mostad
Private Dunn to Attend Leadership School
Pvt. E2 W C Dunn, son of Mrs Lena O Dunn of Wingate, has reported to Fort Gordon Georgia after visiting Wingate and Albuquerque New Mexico. A 1964 Winters High School graduate, Dunn has been selected for leadership training and has volunteered for service in Viet Nam with a probable deployment soon.
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W.C. Dunn
Pvt
Lena O. Dunn
Wingate
Fort Gordon
Georgia
A. L. Price Jr
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Dunn
Winters High School
Viet Nam
Winters City Hires Mrs. Pierce for Hospital Business Office
Winters Municipal Hospital will add Mrs. Johnny Loretta Pierce to its business office, starting Oct 1, replacing Mrs. Lot White who resigned. The Winters City Council also noted aerial mapping of U S Highway 83 for potential right of way appraisals and discussed ongoing mosquito spraying. Tax notices will be mailed starting Oct 1 by City Secretary Buford Baldwin.
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Winters
Johnny
Loretta) Pierce
Winters Municipal Hospital
Pierce
Lot White
W. M. Hays
Texas Highway Department
Community clean up campaign begins in Winters
The Winters Chamber of Commerce and the City of Winters launch a fall cleanup drive from Monday September 26 through Thursday September 29. City trucks will haul refuse with help from Runnels Count sheriff trucks providing support along Main and Dale streets coordinates. The Chamber will operate a clearing station for special pickup requests during the event.
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Winters Chamber of Commerce
Winters
Melvin
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Ifield
Jea
Eddie Little
Besa
Texas Tech
Hank McCreight
van Spill
Zanette Moore
Dick Young
Linda Hill
Beth Spill
Helen Simpson
Judy Kettler
Mike Mitchell
Scotty Belew
Louis Simpson
Donna Minzenmayer
Mike Patterson
Kenny Davis
Bob Jones
Rickey Robinson
Kenneth Patton
Roger Pendereras
Lanny England
Earl Green
Johnny Key
Patsy Mayo
Randell’ Sprinkle
Ginger
Gardner
A Freed-Hardeman i Rosemarie
Arley
Aaron Borland
Mike Holmes
Terry Rives
Danny Killough
Lanny Bahlman
Skippy Sheppard
Allen Andrea
Sam Scott
Alfonso Esquivel
Randall Boles
Fred Wilder
Larry Donica
D. Killough
Jimmy Vaughan
Walter Morrow
Donald Wade
John Sims
Ronald Gray
W. C. Dunn
School For Leadership
Johnny Pierce
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