28 Sep 1962
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Newspaper
Winters Enterprise
Location
Winters, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1962
Page
1
A Winters dated feature sketches Hoover and Roosevelt campaigning for the 1932 presidency with a forthcoming straw vote. The Winters Enterprise handles the ballots to New York for national tallying while other items note cemetery cleanups, coal stockpiling, cotton gins’ yields, weather woes, a Roscoe football opener, and local college students.
Twenty five years ago on September 24 1937 Russell's City Market added a new refrigerated display counter. Lions Club sponsored a drive for Winters High School band funds. Banner Produce D J Kirkham signed to handle Pillsbury balanced feeds. Six thousand eight hundred ninety eight bales of cotton ginned locally. Norton gin destroyed by fire with an estimated $25000 damage. H G Ashby was manager. A 12 year old grey wolf sheep killer was caught eight miles east of Winters on the W T Billups farm by O W Cates. Winters Blizzards were to play Rising Star with coach Fulkerson predicting a win. The week prior the Blizzards beat Hamlin 7 0. West Texas Utilities sponsored an essay contest with a $40000 prize.
Local reports state 2,894 bales were ginned from the 1942 cotton crop. Red Cross workers received materials at the center to sew men's pajamas for the organization, with events following the prior Friday at Bliz.
Texas Railroad Commission works on tougher rules to curb wells straying under property lines. Chairman Bill Murray and Commissioner Ben Ramsey argue against raising drilling costs while pressing a crackdown, with industry input split on feasibility.
Land Commissioner Jerry Sadler plans to oppose the National Seashore proposal for Padre Island as it reaches the State Legislature in 1963. He argues the federal plan would seize much of Texas oil under Laguna Madre, while sponsors insist U S law keeps oil rights with current surface owners.
Atty. Gen. Will Wilson ruled the State Board of Control lacks authority to regulate Capitol parking. The board sought power under an old horses law, but the ruling finds no legislative authorization. The issue centers on reserved spaces used by state officials amid concentrated state employment. A Texas Commission on State and Local Tax Policy hearing is noted.
Theatre stage raised over 8000 in War Bonds during Sa lut e to Our Heroes observance. Ambassadors and officials urged continued sacrifice as war news highlighted hardship. 1942 prices listed for coffee bacon margarine bread and steaks. A 3rd birthday party honored Dianne Sims and Runnels County students qualified for the milk program in 1942.
Dr J E Peavy Texas Health Commissioner reports 158 paralytic polio cases this season, Texas near half of national totals with 206 cases to date. He credits mass immunization and urges continued oral vaccines types I II and accelerated use, with type III limited to young children unless epidemics expand.
The Runnels County Historical Society was formed Sunday in Ballinger with officers Mrs. Edgar Boelsche as president J. W. Bahlman as vice president and Mrs. E C Grindstaff as secretary. Over 40 members joined and tours to Ballinger Museum Stage Coach Inn Restaurant and Fort Concho were planned.
A forthcoming program will feature a talk titled Tourist State and will include visits to Fort McCavitt and the San Saba Mission at Menard. The one program aims to promote Texas as a tourist state. It also mentions a future feature about Runnels County His.
A local incident highlights how a small fee decision sparked broader public fuss. City officials faced questions from residents and business owners about the policy, its timing, and potential impact on services and costs. Community leaders urged clarity and stakeholder input.
An observation notes that sustained harsh behavior does not improve a rude individual. The statement suggests that aggression tends to entrench meanness rather than reform it.
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