Long illness ends life of Mrs J L Burt in Wellington
Mrs J L Burt 84, daughter of B D and Jennie Griggs, died at Collingsworth General Hospital at 10 05 a m Thursday July 26 after a long illness. A leading Wellington businesswoman she ran The Fashion Shop from 1943 until retirement in 1959 and taught the Business and Professional Women's Sunday School class at First Baptist for 30 years. She was born in Macon Georgia September 10 1888 and moved to Wellington 59 years ago with husband D L Burt who ran a local photographic studio until 1942. Funeral services were held Saturday see 2 page 7.
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Mes
J.L. Burt
East Avenue
Wellington
Collingsworth General Hospital
Burt
Saied
Panhandle
First Baptist Church
Maude Griggs
Macon
Georgia
B.D
Jennie Moore Griggs
Texas
Greer County
Oklahoma
Mangum High School
D.l. Burt
Mangum
Rockets Draw Shoes Aug 8 for Wellington Skyrockets
Wellington Skyrockets freshmen through seniors will receive their football shoes on Wednesday August 8 at 8 30 a m at the field house Head coach James Williams announced. summer conditioning starts August 13 with 6 30 a m workouts and no contact drills except Friday the four coaches include Carroll Nunnelley Robert Hicks Phil Bailey and Williams planning for the 1973 season.
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Wellington
James Williams
Williams
Kindergarten Enrollment Day Set for August 7 at Wellington
Wellington School will register kindergarteners on Tuesday August 7. Supt Thayne Amonett says every child must present a doctor’s immunization record and a birth certificate copy, these become part of the permanent school record. Enrollment decisions for the first or second semester depend on whether the child is five by September 1, and kindergarten becomes mandatory in the district this year.
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Wellington
Thayne Amonett
Green author pens history of pump irrigation on the Texas High Plains
Dr. Donald E. Green of Wellington, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Green, authors a UT Press book Land of the Underground Rain detailing the rise of pump irrigation from early wells in Hereford and Plainview to current groundwater concerns. The work profiles the people and roles shaping the region’s use of water resources. Born 1936 in Wellington, Green reflects on formative memories and frontier histories through Collingsworth County elders.
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Donald E. Green
Central State University
Edmond, Okla
Lewis Green
Wellington
University of Texas Press
Texas High Plains
United States
Hereford
Plainview
High Plains
Dr. Green
Lutie
Samnarwood
Wellington High School
Hattie Wells
Wellington High
Collingsworth County
Elmo Dodson
Uncle Jim White
Texas Panhandle
County Agent On Vacation
County Agent Don Reeves will be away from the office through Friday August 10 while attending the state 4-H Horse Show. He will be on a brief family vacation after the contest concludes, but the Extension Service office remains open with the secretary on duty each morning for information.
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Don Reeves
Extension Service
Mr. Reeves
Dodson farmer-rancher C E Hightower dies at 75
C E Hightower a prominent Dodson farmer rancher died at 9 20 a m Friday July 27 in Harmon County Memorial Hospital Hollis Oklahoma after a five day illness He was born October 15 1897 in Cave City Arkansas moved to Texas in 1907 and lived in Dodson He married Jewel Bynum August 5 1921 She died October 22 1964 His son Bynum Marcellus Hightower died in 1959 He served many years on the Dodson School Board.
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Elmer Hightower
Dodson
Harmon County Memorial Hospital
Hollis
Oklahoma
Cave City
Ark
Hightower
Texas
Jewel Bynum
Bynum Marcellus Hightower
Dodson School
Rainy weekend boosts crops with up to four inches fell
A weekend storm drenched Collingsworth County with as much as four inches of rain, mostly Saturday, causing washouts and crop damage. Hail struck southwest of Wellington, with lighter hail in other areas, and several farmers reported significant crop losses and flooding along county roads.
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Collingsworth
Wellington
Fresno
Chester White
Jim Reynolds
Tommy Lewis
Hay Camp Country Club Opens to Members Saturday
Hay Camp Country Club announces opening to members on Saturday August 4 with the club house and swimming pool directions posted. The pool hours are 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. and the restaurant opens at 5:00 p.m. Reservations are requested. The club rests in the Mill Ron Ranch house area and a grand opening will follow when the golf course and lakes are completed.
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Hay Camp Country Club
A.B. Dean
Dean
Mill [Ron Ranch
Southeast
Panhandle
Insects and Farmers Warned Over Grasshopper Infestation
County Agent Don Reeves warns that week rains can trigger quick insect buildup in cotton and grain sorghum. Grasshoppers remain the primary problem, with this year's outbreak worse than 1972, as many farmers spray or deploy poison bait.
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Don Reeves
US 83 widening plans stretch from Lutie to Elm Hill
The Texas Highway Department sketches widening US 83 from Lutie to Elm Creek Hill into a divided highway after earlier Wellington to Lutie work. If on schedule, Lutie Elm Creek contract could be let early 1974 and Elm Creek Hill to Shamrock final phase by late next year, with financing awaiting a federal highway bill.
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Lutie North
Elm Creek Hill
Texas Highway Department
O.W. Johnson
Wellington
Lutie
Johnson
Childress
Lance Castleberry
Lions Club Announces Florida Best Ball Golf Tourney
Wellington Lions Club sponsors first Florida Best Ball Scramble tournament August 25 and 26 with men and women in four player teams A B C D. Overton explains format and encourages area golfers to enter with contact names listed.
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Lions Club
Florida
Wellington
Mr. Overton
Jack Neeley
Lions
Bill Long
Bob McAlister
John Coffee
Marlin Felts
Judge Appointed to Vernon Bank Case
District Judge Robert E. Montgomery of the 100th Judicial District was named to preside over all court proceedings stemming from the Vernon Texas bank failure tied to fraudulent cotton warehouse receipts and banking irregularities. He will empanel a Grand Jury in Wilbarger County to investigate and hear criminal indictments or civil actions.
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Memphis
Robert E. Montgomery
Vernon
Texas
Montgomery
Wilbarger County
Howard Davidson
Ninth Administrative Judicial District
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Ity
Carroll Nunnelley
Robert Hicks
Rotan
Phil Bailey
Nunnelley
C.E. Hightower
Buck Creek
Steve Owens
Red River
Pete Hartman
Wayne Martins
Alfred Patterson
Dennis Lacy
L.C. Tyson
Hartmans
Consid
Frank Fourmentin
Richard Fourmentin
David Carson
Keith Smith
Billy Hall
Rolla
R.T. Savage
Route Two
J. B. Hollis
Cal
Mrs. Hollis
Hay Camp Club
Elm Hill
B.L. DeBerry
Congress
House of Representatives
Elm Creek
Vernon Bank
Davidson
Dodson Bank
Bill Neal
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