Winters Dispatches From A Hurricane Zone
Local residents recount travel and shelter during the hurricane and its aftermath. Families from Port Lavaca Nederland and Texas City report minimal home damage inland, while waterfront damage and power outages persist. City officials discuss flood depth gauges and warning measures as readers look ahead to football picks.
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Harlan Aschen
Port Lavaca
Aschen
Altus Ueckert
Ellis Ueckert
Winters
Aschens
Cuero
Phlugerville
Shipman
Texas City
Jackie Briley
Robert Briley
Jack Gotcher
Nederland
Port Arthur
Dallas
Town and Country Garden Club to Meet at Briley Home
First meeting of the Town and Country Garden Club is set for Wednesday September 20 at 9 30 a m in Mrs George Briley’s home A special program features an out of town speaker on flower shows and flower preparation All members urged to attend prospective members invited.
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Town and Country Garden Club
George Briley
Knowledge advances by steps and not by leaps
A concise observation notes that progress comes through gradual, incremental improvements rather than sudden dramatic shifts. The idea emphasizes steady progress, disciplined effort, and cumulative gains guiding long term development.
Anson Defeats Winters In Narrow Football Clash
The Tigers limit Winters to seven yards on three plays in the final sequence but lose control late as Anson secures the win. Grissom leads ground gainers with 61 yards while Caskey and Young execute a reverse for 15 yards. The game ends with Winters on Anson’s 30 and Anson holding the victory.
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Winters
Anson
Grissom
Winters High Blizzards Fall 18 0 to Anson Friday Night
Winters High School, the unbeaten District 7-AA leader, lost 18-0 to top-rated Anson on Friday. Anson built a 6-0 lead late in the first quarter, then stretched to 12-0 by halftime and 18-0 in the third period as Winters struggled offensively.
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Winters High School Blizzards
Anson
Winters
Johnny Caskey
Roger Huber
Huber
Blizzards
Steve Grissom
Grissom
Caskey
Mike Blackman
Tommy Young
Denny Aldridge
Big Blue
Gary Blankenship
Dudley White
Jerry Pearce
Pearce
Roger Stanford
White
Young
Addison
Tigers
Blackman
Blizzard
Farmers Vote Yes on Wheat Quotas in Nationwide Referendum
Texas and 38 other states vote August 24 to keep marketing quotas for 1962 wheat crops. National result: 79.4 percent in favor. Texas 78.9 percent. A two thirds majority was required to sustain quotas and activate the wheat stabilization program.
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Texas
C. H. Bates
Extension
Bates
Back-to-College Nursing and College Plans Report
The Enterprise lists students heading to various colleges this fall. Geral Dietz and Willie Kraatz attend Southern Medical School and Texas Lutheran College respectively, Joe Kraatz and Macy Hejl are linked to Lutheran Seminary and Fort Worth College, Jimmy Roberts to Harvard, Betty Stanley to Fort Worth College, with additional notes inviting late enrollments.
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School of Nursing
Geral Dietz
Effie Dietz
Southern Medical School
Joe Kraatz
Walter Kraatz
Lutheran Seminary
St. Paul
Minn
Jimmy Roberts
Wayne Roberts
Harvard University
Willie Kraatz
Texas Lutheran College
Macy Hejl
Ben J. Hejl
Fort Worth College
Betty Stanley
Crayton Stanley
Enterprise
Wilcox Couple Visit Winters and Attend Wedding
Mr and Mrs Herbert Gerhart of Wilcox Arizona visited relatives in Winters and spent several days there They also attended the wedding of Darlene Lemons and Billy Jacob, highlighting a family and social news moment.
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Herbert Gerhart
Wilcox
Arizona
Darlene Lemons
Billy Jacob
Edward S Gee Dies. Winters Roller Rink Operator
Edward S Gee aged 56 of 317 N San Angelo Winters was a longtime roller skating rink operator in Texas. Funeral services set for 10 a m Friday at Johnsons Chapel with burial in Winters Dr Richard Crews and Rev Charles Hannan will officiate He was born April 24 1892 in Winters where he lived until 1948.
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Edward S. Gee
N. San Angelo
St. John's Hospital
Johnson's
Winters
Richard Crews
Charles Hannan
First Christian Church
Mr. Gee
Texas
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