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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1963
Page
6
A plea to recruit women to lead Scout programs, noting adult leadership is essential to sustain a thriving troop. The letter urges local organizers to involve six women, stressing that lack of leadership risks losing Girl Scout support and future participation from young members.
Winters High School elected its 1963 64 officers. Senior Mike Mitchell is president with Nicki Ty as treasurer and Dick as vice president. Other officers include Johnny, Larry Awalt, Mary Young, Barbara Belitz, Veronica, Mugrass, and reporter Teporter.
Winters officials declare Friday Sept 27 as Skinny Owens Day in honor of Buford G. Owens for decades of service. A 7:30 p m program precedes the 8 p m Winters Albany game at Blizzard Stadium with community leaders praising his church, fire dept, rodeo, and athletics work and long tenure with The Abilene Reporter News and Winters Enterprise.
The City of Winters Texas designates Friday September 27 1963 as Skinny Owens Day honoring Buford G Owens known as Skinny for more than a half century of service to the community. The proclamation notes his unselfish citizenship Christian character retirement from active work but continued public service.
Buford G. Owens, longtime Abilene Reporter-News agent and Winters booster, came to Winters in 1909 with the first train. Born near Sulphur Springs, he later ran Owens Drug Store and served 44 years with The Reporter-News, earning a Lions Club honor and a Mesa trip for his sole vacation.
American Red Cross first aid classes start at Winters City Hall on Tuesday October 1 at 7 30 p m. for ages 14 and up. Ted Meyer leads with Abilene instructors providing burns film training and mouth to mouth rescue. Junior and Boy Scout courses planned to fit school schedules.
Plans advance for District 22 Veterans of Foreign Wars Fall Convention to be held in Winters on October 19 and 20 with joint VFW Auxiliary events. John Richardson and Mrs Donaldson visit Winters post to finalize program including social, church services, lunch, and business sessions. A first aid class at City Hall starts October 1 at 7 30 p m for members and public.
Miss Deanna Kozelsky a Winters High senior will perform at the West Texas Amateur Hour in the Abilene High School auditorium on Tuesday Oct 8. Sponsored by Abilene Optimist Club the event seeks more talent for upcoming programs. Top three winners receive trophies and TV appearances. tickets are sold in Winters at Main Drug.
Mr and Mrs Billy Jacob and their daughter Tamara of Norman Oklahoma visited his parents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Jacob Sunday.
Winters High School Blizzards, standing 1-1-1, host the Albany Lions in Blizzard Stadium for their fourth game. The Lions, eyeing a state 1-A title, beat Winters on home soil in 1961 and return with Johnny Woodward at quarterback and Gary Hise as a top scorer. A pregame program honors B. G. Owens before an 8 p.m. kickoff.
Winters Scouting executives discussed the upcoming fund drive to meet the local Boy Scout budget. District figures Gattis Neely and W M Hays met with Billy W Hardin to plan, a steering committee was formed with Vic Sutton and Ted Meyer appointed as chair and co chair to recruit team captains for an October start.
Winters School earned national recognition as an alternate in the National Freedoms Foundation American Heritage contest. Superintendent James B. Nevins announced the honor, citing materials by George Beard and Dorothy Akins funded by the Winters VFW post. Admiral Felix B. Stump Ret. forwarded the notice in a Sept. 19 letter.
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