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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1973
Page
8
The column lists September gardening steps including preparing beds for bulbs and winter annuals, dividing perennials such as Cannas and daylilies, storing gladiolus corms, and watering. It notes spraying roses for mildew, fertilizing chrysanthemums, selecting spring bulbs, and chilling tulip bulbs. Daylilies are praised for versatility, sun needs, soil tolerance, and mass planting value in Texas landscapes.
The Winters Senior Citizens met Friday for an afternoon of games music and refreshments. Attendees included Lucy Melendez Celia Ortegon Ann Grenwelge Jackie Henderson Ida Bates Dama Lohman Claudia Pounds Ethel Hill Cora Beard Dessie Fisher Ruby Harris Ophelia Lopez Martha Sellers Olga Minzenmayer and numerous couples such as Mr and Mrs Reye Gonzales Mr and Mrs Slim Doty Mr and Mrs Jack Poindexter Mr and Mrs Charles Waller Mr and Mrs Harry Jonas Mr and Mrs Bud Montgomery and Mr and Mrs Paul Gerhardt.
David Wheeler, grandson of Mr and Mrs Harry Jonas of Winters, joined the U S Marine Corps in South Carolina in August. He is the son of Mrs W L Roberts of Conway South Carolina and attended Ballinger schools. He previously worked at Dry Manufacturing Division in Winters before entering the Marines. His grandfather is G C Wheeler of Ballinger.
After a month break Congress resumes with plans to finish by November 1. I describe my June July open heart surgery in Houston performed by Dr Denton Cooley. The bypass method uses leg vein grafts to bypass blocked coronary arteries and has become common nationwide.
The 14th annual Cattlemen's Round-Up to aid West Texas Rehabilitation Center is underway with 51 cattle pledged. Donors include 4T Ranches Georgetown N B Hunt Ranch Terrell Nine Bar Ranch Cypress W R Whittenburg Herefords Graham 5M Farms Lindale and Double M S Polled Herefords Loraine. The event aims to raise 130000 toward a 1973 budget of 525000, with tax deductions on cattle donations and free transport.
Mary Lou Wilkerson daughter of J C and Mrs J C Wilkerson Coleman Texas was one of 41 graduates in the fifth annual UT School of Allied Health Sciences ceremony at the UTMB Galveston campus August 23 She trained at Colorado City High School Midwestern University Wichita Falls and Winters schools She will work in physical therapy at West Texas Rehabilitation Center Abilene Her grandfather Loyd Wilkerson of Winters and grandmother Mrs Albert Sykes of Winters attended the event.
J A Snell district engineer of the Texas Highway Department in San Angelo will retire October 31 after a 44 year career. He joined in 1930 after UT graduation and led construction maintenance and operation across many Texas counties. D R Watson will succeed him as district engineer in San Angelo.
A Farm Electrification Short Course for adult farmers runs Monday through Thursday, September 17 to 20, at Winters High School. Classes start at 8 p m in the loag building with instructor Cleve Walkup from Texas A&M providing on the farm instruction and individual aid. An entry fee of 5 is charged and certificates are issued after all sessions. Contact superintendent Carroll Tatum or VOAG teacher Stanley Blackwell for details.
A brief guide explains how to select wire sizes for stall motor circuits, how to protect and ground electric motors, how to reverse and convert motors from 120W to 240W, and how to estimate operating costs for electrical equipment.
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