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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1963
Page
6
The article traces football from harpaston in ancient Sparta to modern college play. It notes early forms in medieval England, later expansion in America, and key developments from Princeton Rutgers games to large teams. The piece touches on social impact, debates, and the evolving season ahead.
The Winters Association of Girls Scouts launches a fundraising drive led by John Gardner and Mrs. W L Collins to support another year of operations under the Heart of Texas Council. Four age groups will form Brownie Junior Cadette and Senior troops with volunteers urged to assist. Call PL4-2331 or PL4-4131 to donate or arrange pickup before the closing date.
Postmaster Rankin Pace says the ZIP code system is being adopted widely within six weeks of its launch. The new numbers speed dispatch when hand addressed letters are illegible and help both large mass mailers and smaller offices like Winters use the code to route mail efficiently.
The Winters library moves to North Main Street and will host an open house on Sunday October 13 from 3 to 5 PM. A planning meeting was held Tuesday evening with Rev. Edgar Graham and several local residents in attendance. gifts of new books are encouraged for the library.
J. E. Cox and Sons trucking firm returns to Winters after about two years away. Winters office at West Dale Street resumes its prior location, with operations also in San Angelo Abilene and Breckenridge. A. N. Crowley remains Winters manager guiding six local staff.
Winters schools will dismiss at 2 30 Friday to shuttle players band members and others to Brady for the football game. Buses will run regular routes and depart for Brady at 4 p.m.
Mrs. B B Bedford secretary manager of the Winters Chamber of Commerce announced this week that her office has a supply of forms for farmers to file refunds of federal tax on gasoline used on farms. There is no charge for the forms, a service provided by the Winters Chamber of Commerce.
Preliminary work started this week for paving 2260 feet of Rogers Street from East Pierce to the Novice Highway by the City street department. The contractor will begin this week and 30 feet wide pavement is planned with more paving expected later this year including North Concho and other short street sections. Residents are reminded that plans must be ready soon if paving is to occur this year, with no further work until next spring once this project ends.
The Concho Valley Rural Carriers Association met at Vernon's Cafe in Winters Saturday September 14 with W L Collins of Winters presiding. Ray Hollingshead of Winters gave the invocation and routine business was conducted. Next meeting will be in Ballinger December 7 for a Christmas party and officer election.
Gary Vaughan left Wednesday to enroll at Texas Tech in Lubbock for the fall semester and begin his sophomore year.
Winters city council approved a new garbage truck and Collectomatic Mark II unit for the City Sanitation Department. The 16 cubic yard rear loading unit will be mounted on a Waddell Chevrolet chassis, built in Milwaukee, and delivered to Winters within about eight weeks at a total cost of 7 876 08. The upgrade aims to improve efficiency and increase collection frequency.
Winters Public Schools report a record ten year total with 1199 students enrolled in the third week of the 1963 64 school year. Superintendent James B Nevins notes 405 riders arrive by bus and 15 new Alder Elementary pupils are included. Officials expect about 1200 students within the next week.
Winters Warehouse Co representatives report 1493 bales ginned by Wednesday morning, slightly above the same period last year. Cotton arrives at Winters from two gins in Winters and two in Wingate, reflecting an earlier and larger season.
Pvt Earl D Workman 18 son of Mr and Mrs Albert R Workman Route 3 Winters completed a three week antitank platoon training course at The Infantry Center Fort Benning Ga Sept 6 He entered the Army last February and completed basic training at Fort Polk La He is a 1963 graduate of Ballinger High School.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Molinare of Midland attended the funeral of Mrs. F. D. McCoy and then visited in the homes of Mrs. C. E. Briley and Estell and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Milliorn.
Winters High School Blizzards aim for their second win as they travel to face traditional rival Brady Bulldogs Friday night. The teams meet on equal footing after a prior setback to Mason and a season where both sides seek improvement.
Mason Punchers halted Winters Blizzards scoring to six as District 6-AA teams faced pre conference tests. Ballinger beat San Saba 21-6 while Hamlin led with 62 season points, Haskell dominated Clyde 95-14, and Stamford shut out Cisco 6-0. Brady hosts Winters next, aiming to rebound after losses and keep the title chase alive.
Local showers in early September pushed Winters proper rainfall for the year to 20 inches. Elsewhere in North Runnels, totals varied with some areas getting heavy rain and others only traces in the first half of the month. Strong showers last week suggested more rain than gauges showed.
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