Autumn Tones and Rainy Days Across North Runnels
The column blends local weather anecdotes from North Runnels with seasonal musings as autumn begins on September 23. Readers recall uneven rains, homegrown gauge quirks, and the gentle shift in season, then note Texas lawmakers Sen. John Tower and others earning the Golden Bulldog Watchdog of the Treasury Award for fiscal votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Runnels
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
John Tower
National Associated Businessmen, Inc
Congress
Rep
O. C. Fisher
San Angelo
4-H Awards Dinner In Ballinger Center Saturday Evening
The Runnels County 4-H Club awards banquet will be held at the Ballinger Community Center on Saturday September 26 at 7 pm. The event recognizes 4-H members who completed their projects for the year and will award members for their various projects.
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Ballinger Center
Runnels County
Ballinger Community Center
Winters High to honor Armed Forces with tribute program
The Winters High School Band led by Kirke McKenzie will perform a war tribute at the Winters-Clyde football game on Friday October 2. The program features Flanders Field dedicated to fallen service members with Gilbert Bean as narrator and direction by Johnny Key and Kirke McKenzie.
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Armed Forces
Winters High School
Kirke McKenzie
Flanders Field
Gilbert Bean
Johnny Key
Weather snapshot shows high 92 and lows near 60
Historical brief notes last year record high reached 92 on Wednesday September 17 with lower temperatures around 60 on Friday September 19 and Saturday September 20 1969.
Band Boosters Plan Membership Drive Next Week
Winters School Band Boosters announce a family membership drive led by Nelan Bahlman and Barry Snyder. For $3 yearly, members gain admission to all band events with normal fees, including the spring and Christmas concerts, and other public appearances. ers urged to join, including parents and community members.
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Winters
Nelan Bahlman
Barry Snyder
FFA Officers Plan Sweetheart Contest and Initiation
Winters FFA chapter officers met to map school year activities including a Sweetheart contest and Greenhand initiation. They will attend a district meeting in Bangs next Tuesday with adviser Stanley Blackwell present at Winters High School.
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FFA
The
Future Farmers of America
Bangs
Stanley Blackwell
Vo-Ag
Winters High School
Runnels Unit TSTA Meeting Here Tuesday
The Runnels County Unit of the Texas State Teachers Association will meet at Winters High School auditorium on Tuesday September 29. Roy Scruggs TEA consultant will speak on New Laws Affecting the Classroom Teacher. The Winters Winds choir will perform under Kirke McKenzie. Refreshments follow in the Homemaking Cottage. Mrs Lee Harrison is president and will chair the 6 30 executive meeting. Regular meeting at 7 30 p m.
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Blue Gap
Texas
Winters
Kirke McKenzie
David Guion
Runnels
Kathrine Freiberger
Dallas
Guion
Loyd Roberson
Rankin Pace
Runnels County Historical Survey Committee
Poe
Lorieta Hall Naylor
Naylor Company
San Antonio
New Book
Naylor
Spill Bros. Co
John Gardner
Runnels County
Texas State Teachers Association
Winters High School
Roy Scruggs
Texas Education Agency
Lee Harrison
Friday social at Humble Building canceled on home game nights
Notice for senior community members that the Friday night social at the Humble Building is cancelled on nights when home football games are played to accommodate attendees.
Local Farmers To SCS Field Day At Knox City
Field day at the Soil Conservation Service plant materials center in Knox City is set for Wednesday September 30. Runnels County SCS officials list attendees from the area including Arthur Eggemeyer Kirby Robinson Bill Minzenmayer Gunder Hays W R Gray Jr and Jake Presley. Guided tours begin at 9 am with bus service until 3 pm. A 3200 foot all weather runway at the site offers flight access with transportation from the Knox City Chamber of Commerce. Grass seed dealers seed growers conservation directors researchers wildlife enthusiasts and livestock producers are invited.
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Soil Conservation Service Plant Materials Center
Knox City
Woodrow Hoffman
Runnels County
SCS
Hoffman
Arthur Eggemeyer
Kirby Robinson
Bill Minzenmayer
Gunder Hays
W. R. Gray Jr
Jake Presley
Runnels
Blizzards Beat Merkel Badgers 20 to 7 in 1970 Opener
The Blizzards won their second straight game by defeating the Merkel Badgers 20 to 7. Tommy Anderson scored a Badger TD, while Blizzard Von Byrd and Ronnie Wilson added key Blizzards scores. The victory sets up a Friday night matchup with the Anson Tigers at Blizzard Stadium.
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Blizzards
Merkel Badgers
Badgers
Tommy Anderson
Winters
Ronnie Wilson
Blizzard von Byrd
Badger
Wilson
Mickey Smith
Byrd
Anson Tigers
Blizzard Stadium
Anson
Tigers
Aspermont
Coleman
N Runnels Cancer Society Reports Kept At Chamber Meet
Fourteen members of the North Runnels Chapter met at the Chamber of Commerce office. Mrs. Joan Nichols of Ozona reviewed Texas Board accomplishments and recommendations for the year. Frank Graham outlined chapter plans and a cancer film to be shown October 27. Homer Hodge chaired. committee chairs were named including George Beard public education and others.
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North Runnels
The
Cancer Society
Texas Board
Chamber of Commerce
Joan Nichols
Ozona
Frank Graham
Homer Hodge
George Beard
LaDell Davis
Bill Bell
Raymon Lloyd
Davis
Winters Lions Move to New Quarters October 6
Winters Lions Club will relocate to the Winters Community Center effective Tuesday October 6. Ted Meyer president says the change shifts the group from the Industrial Club building where they have met for many years. The Winters Industrial Club ladies will continue to prepare and serve the Tuesday luncheon at the new center.
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Winters Lions Club
Winters Community Center
Ted Meyer
Ladies of Winters Industrial Club
Meyer
Industrial Club
Bobby Bates Named New Minister at Winters Church of Christ
Bobby Bates formerly of Stephenville becomes minister at the North Main Street Church of Christ in Winters succeeding Glenn Gray of Houston. Bates, a Irving native and Abilene Christian College graduate, spent time in the Holland Mission Field and led Stephenville’s North Side Church of Christ before moving to Winters. He is married to Wilma Brooks of Irving with three children Ronnie 8 Vicki 5 and David 2.
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Bobby Bates
Church of Christ
Stephenville
North Main Street
Winters
Glenn Gray
Houston
Mr. Bates
Irving
Abilene Christian College
Holland
U. S
North Side
Wilma Brooks
Ronnie
Vicki
David
Social Security Visit Dates Set for Winters
Jules Gipson, field representative for the San Angelo Social Security Office, will hold October visits at the Winters Chamber of Commerce. He will be available Monday October 12 and Monday October 26 from 9 30 to 11 30 am for claims information and other SSA business.
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Jules Gipson
San Angelo
Social Security Administration
Winters student named assistant director of ASU dormitory
Marsha Hays of Winters a senior at Angelo State University has been chosen as assistant director of the Women's High Rise Residence Hall in San Angelo. She is an elementary education major with an English minor and is the first woman to hold the post. Her duties include counseling and guiding activities beyond the classroom.
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Marsha Hays
Winters
Angelo State University
San Angelo
ASU
Miss Hays
Winters High School
W. M. Hays
Hays
Green Family Weekend Visit in San Angelo
Mr and Mrs Carl Green spent the weekend in San Angelo with Mrs Lee Blackwell the greens mother and also visited Mrs Alma Spann and Mrs W R Murphy.
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Carl Green
San Angelo
Lee Blackwell
Alma Spann
W. R. Murphy
Pork Producers Set Two Day Meeting and Barbecue
The Runnels Area Pork Producers Association will hold a two day meeting next Monday and Tuesday. Texas A&M specialist Frank Orts will judge eight live pigs at 9:30 Monday and discuss carcass merits after a Tuesday barbecue. Dr. William Thomas will speak on herd management disease and nutrition. Members and prospective members are urged to attend and call the county extension office to confirm plans.
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Texas A&m University
Runnels Area
William Thomas
Texas A&m
District Court Room
Ballinger
Orts
Winters Blizzards Host Anson In Non-Conference Clash
Winters Blizzards, now in District 8-AA, face Anson at Blizzardland in a Friday night game. Mike Smith and Billy Ray Grant shift to end positions while QB Ronnie Wilson recovers. Steve Tatum may start. Anson sits at 1-1 in pre district play with Sid Middlebrook and Randy Lepard among key players.
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Anson
Blizzardland
Blizzard
Mike Smith
Billy Ray Grant
Ronnie Wilson
Steve Tatum
B Team Junior High Schedule Reveals Weeknight Games
The B Team and STH Grade junior high schedules list games at 7 30 p m with venues alternating between here and there. Key dates include Sept 24 Clyde there and Ballinger here, continuing through Nov 5 Roscoe there.
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Lake View
Ballinger
Coleman
Baird
Clyde
Early
Roscoe
Winters native Pat Vaughan helps build BART rapid transit cars
Pat Vaughan son of Mr and Mrs E E Vaughan of Winters works as an inspector for Rohr Corporation making special rail cars for San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit System. Two prototype cars already built feature air cushion bellows and cantilevered foam padded seats to maximize ride quality and legroom.
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Pat Vaughan
E. E. Vaughan
Winters
Rohr Corporation
San Francisco
Bay Area Rapid Transit System
BART
Bay Area
Vaughan
Runnels County Among Key Texas Oil Producers
Texas oil fields have produced over 32 million barrels in 80 years while Runnels County reports 96,449,100 barrels since 1927. In 1969 Runnels yielded 2,890,660 barrels at 7,920 daily. Major counties include Andrews, Ector, Scurry, with Gregg leading all counties at 2,195,668,052 cumulative barrels.
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Runnels County
Texas
Texas Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association
Runnels
Andrews
Ector
Scurry
Gregg County
Rusk
Winters City Sets 1970 Tax Rate No Change From 1969
Winters City Council adopted a 1970 tax rate of 1.50 per 100 valuation with 0.94 for the general fund and 0.56 for debt service. No rate change from 1969. Wilbur Waggoner was certified as sewer operator. two custodians were hired for City Hall and the Community Center. Final letters will go to property owners about purchasing extra footage for widening Main Street US 83.
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Winters
Buford Baldwin
General Fund
State Department of Health
Wilbur Waggoner
Water Department
Department of Health
Abilene
Billy Randall Stevens
Arnold Wayne Norman
Winters High School
Winters’ Main Street
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R. C. Thomas
Sunlawn
Miles
Rowena
John W. Norman
U. S. Weather Station
TSTA
Ricky Marks
R. Q. Marks
Marks
WHS
Winters Merkel
N. Runnels Cancer Society
Winters Lions
New Quarters
Jerry Gibson
Merkel
Big Blue
Gibson
Mike Mathis
Sid Middlebrook
Randy Lepard
Charles Dalbert
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