Wellington Spring Clean-Up Underway City Beautification Effort
The Wellington Fire Department joins Mrs. Ernest Harwell to lead a week long spring clean up April 20 to 25. Fire crews burn vacant lots after work hours in teams of four while the city trash service covers collect duties daily. Residents are urged to tidy premises and improve town appearance as part of the Collingsworth Builders Club coordinated effort.
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Fire Department
Ernest Harwell
Chamber of Commerce
Wellington Fire Department
Buster Hughs
Tweek
Collingsworth Builders Club
21 Charter Members Honored At Legion 45th Anniversary
The Frank King Post 249 marked 45 years of the American Legion by honoring 21 charter members and past commanders on Thursday night April 16. Ernest Lewis and Polly O Neil attended. six past commanders were present including James Sullivan and Eli Wolf. A candlelight ceremony, birthday cake, and awards closed the event, with readings and songs by local groups.
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Frank King
American Legion
Ernest Lewis
Polly O'Neil
James Sullivan
Ernest Harwell
OC. A. Crawford
Riley Danson
Eli Wolf
Amarillo
Lewis
Richard
Randall Sims
Anna Key Kelso
Business and Professional Women’s Club
John Coleman
American Legion Auxiliary
Leon Hartman
Cc. A. Crawford
Charlie Walls
EM Wolf
Frank Hajek
J. B. Stevenson
Phyllis Ann Sullivan
John Forbis
Elvis Pitts
Ross Blythe
Joe Thompson
Carl Wall
Joe Beard
Butch McDaniel Leaves Cardinals in Player Shakeup
Reports say Kerry Don McDaniel was released by the St. Louis Cardinals as the last of the Arnett McDaniel brothers to join the NL club. Lindy McDaniel was traded to the Chicago Cubs where he stars as a relief pitcher. Von McDaniel, in the Houston organization, seeks a new chance as an infielder after a brief pitching stint with the Oklahoma City 89ers with limited success.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Kerry Don McDaniel
Arnett McDaniels
Lindy
Chicago Cubs
Von
Houston
Oklahoma City 89Ers
Look Out Below Sun to Explode After Six Billion Years
An astronomer predicts the sun will last about six billion years more before exploding, outlining a future cosmic timeline and stellar evolution context.
Quail FFA Stock Show Winners Named
Quail Future Farmers held their annual livestock show on Friday April 17 with 27 animals entered. Grand champion beef female was a heifer shown by Rodney Hill. reserve champion was a cow belonging to Duane Campbell. Royce Mitchell won grand champion female dog and Johnny Carson the reserve. Judges were Jake Tarter. Winners include Gilts under and over 6 months, pigs by Rodney Hill Royce Mitchell Jerry Haralson Mike Mitchell Ronnie Baker Johnny Carson Tommy Needham Smokey Mitchell Stanley Gosnell. Barrows led by Paul Gollighugh with Robert second and third.
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Quail Future Farmers
Rodney Hill
Duane Campbell
Royce Mitchell
Johnny Carson
Jake Tarter
Karl Feemster
Mike Mitchell
Ronnie Baker
Jerry Haralson
Tommy Needham
Smokey Mitchell
Stanley Gosnell
Local Livestock Winners and Prizes Noted
Dairy cows winners include Walter McGill first and Jerry Boyce second. Beef heifers top spot goes to Rodney Hill with Duane Campbell second. Beef cow honors go to Duane Campbell. Dairy heifers winner is Tom Needham. Cash prizes listed as 2 dollars for first 1 dollar for second and 50 cents for third. Also notes friendship motto adopted by Texas Legislature in February 1930.
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Blevins
Walter
McGill
Jerry Boyce
Rodney Hill
Duane Campbell
Duane Camp
State of
Texas
Eagles Fall to Hedley in Low-Scoring Contest
Hedley defeated Sumnerwood 13 to 7 and Norwood 18 to 7 in a Saturday doubleheader. Hedley pitcher Danny Morgan secured the win after four innings with Pat Chessier taking over, while Norwood loaded the box with five hits and five errors.
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Sumnerwood Eagles
Hedley
Norwood
Wayne ‘Lindley
Augustine Zermino
Zermino
Gary Hite
Danny
Morgan
Pat Chessier
Texans Invite Germans on Texas Tour
Two Texas tourists returned from Germany with aims to spark German interest in Texas tourism. Senator Walter Richter of Gonzales and Walter Meyer of San Antonio went as official goodwill envoys to Dusseldorf where Meyer rode in a carnival parade in cowboy attire.
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Texas
Germany
Walter Richter
Gonzales
Walter Meyer
San Antonio
Dusseldorf
Meyer
Richter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legion Honors
Butch McDaniel
Ion
Merri
Greenbelt
Quail
Wellington
Memphis
Otis Emmert
Smoke Mitchell
Denzil Phipps
Welling
Ronnie Hartman
Jackie Duncan
Bill Driver
Salt Fork Soil Conservation District
WTU
PAW
Hall
Burlington Industries
Texas Panhandle
WTA
West Texas Utilities Company
Yankees
Chuck
Bagon
Dr. Pepper
Purex
Mrs
Roberta
Shurfine
GE Portable
VY Gal
Carnation
Greenbelt Electric Cooperative, Inc
Eagles
Calvin Kincannon
David
Kindrick
Wayne
Lindsey
Alexander
Mike Chesser
Danny Morgan
Pat Chesser
Richard Dixon
Tom Leggitt
Rigth
Richard Shaw
Tony Winn
Holland
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