Collingsworth County Museum Aims to Preserve Local History
A community driven effort in Wellington seeks to establish a Collingsworth County Museum on 15th and Ennis Streets. Volunteers have already cleaned the building, built displays, and solicited donations of artifacts to portray pioneer life and local stories for future generations.
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Collingaworth County
Collingeworth County
Tellca
Patt
Collingsworth County
Collingsworth County Museum
15Th
Ennis Streets
Wellington
United States
Collingsworth
Bond Sales Totals Reach $5 812 for June and Half Year
Bond sales in Collingsworth County for June and the first six months amount to 5812 and 76570 respectively. Texas sales reach 16998 for June with 119984 for first half of 1973, achieving 56 percent of the annual goal.
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United States Savings
Collingsworth
Texas
Hospital Notes Show Short Visiting Hours This Week
Medical patients listed with admission dates from July 23 to 27. Lillie Green admitted July 23 to 26 for medical care. Elmer Bell admitted July 23. John W. Martin admitted July 24 to 27. Ova Adkinson of Childress a medical patient since July 24. Leota Stokes admitted July 25 for medical treatment.
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Lillie Green
Elmer Bell
John W. Martin
Ova Adkinson
Childress
Leota Stokes
Hartmans Return From Colorado Vacation
Mr and Mrs Ronnie Hartman and son Tim returned July 25 from a Colorado trip visiting the Black Canyon of the Gunnison Mesa Verde and Gunnison area. The family noted few visitors at the canyon side while many flooded the opposite bank reachable from Gunnison.
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Ronnie Hartman
Tim
Platora
Gunnison
Colorado
Black Canyon
Gunnison River
Mesa Verde
Dallas Family Moves Here
Hobart C Smith and his wife move from Dallas to the Smith family farm 1.5 miles NW of town. Mrs Rosa Whitaker joins them buying a home on Dalhart Street. Smith’s family earlier left in 1919 for Arlington to attend college at the University of Texas at Arlington.
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Hobart C. Smith
Dallas
Smith
Mrs. Smith
Rosa Whitaker
Dalhart Street
Mr. Smith
S.T. Smith
Arlington
University of Texas At Arlington
Hobart Smith
Methodist Church
A D Paynes To Live Here In Wellington
Residents Me and Mrs A D Payne from Amarilla occupy trailer home at 1409 Ete fis Street Wellington near the Al ters and Collings worth County Museum. Mr Payne works as a Lamar Life Insurance Company representative with Amatilid district HQ. they are Catholic and active in Knights of Columbus and Altar Society. They have two daughters who formerly visited with grandparents in the area.
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Wellington
A.D. Payne
Amarilla
Mes
Gus Allen
Paynes
Etefis Street
Alters
Collingsworth County Museum
Payne
Lamar Life Insurance Company
Amatilid
Abilene
Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Amagillo
Altar Society
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Life Underwriters Association
South Texas Families Visit Texas Tour Mixes Names
A South Texas family group including Billy Leach and children from Nederland and San Antonio visited July 17 and 18. They toured Six Flags in Arlington, attended a Texas football game at Palo Duro Canyon, and planned to visit grandmother Mrs. W.E. Leath in Lubbock. Family ties include Mrs. Andrea Leach and Mrs. Bill Leach, with siblings Kathy and Kay linked to Kerrville and Big Leader.
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Mes
Billy Leach
Nederland
Dowdy Peest
San Antono
Mia
Hopert Leahy
Arlington
Texas
Palours Canyon
Lubbowk
Leath
Priest
Andrea Leach
Bill Leach
Howaton
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Tand Museum
15Th and
Ennis
Hoits Foofti
Hartmans
Stewart Knight
Jay
Stephanie and
Jeffrey
Quanah
A.V. Lowrie
Dodson
John Eron Forbis
Perryton
Rommnie Forbis
Angela
Alex Frankourt
Charley Caldwell
Bennie Defver
Hollis
Randy Black Seale
Malcolm Seale
Alvin Ellis al Reed
Ellis LaHue
William D. Lewis
Marcissa Coronado
Helle Perrin
Grace Bishop
Doh Roberts
Dan Howard, Jr
J.C. Cason
Lila Treadwell
Lee Roark
Frank Anderson
L.E. Goswick
William A. Bettis
Ruby Thorne
Laura Bell
Gladys Bell
Eagles
Tony Maxwell
Mickey Anglin
Wade Williams
Gary Corter
Eddie Trimble
Vid Castillo
Mark Foutmedtin
Cody Angtin
Greg Carter
Channy Wood
James Herring
Jay Jones
Separation
Mare
A.D. Paynes
of Shamrock
Jack Williams
Richard Sterling
Shamrock
Wheeler Counties
South Texas
Kathy
Joe Paulk
Kerrville
Kay
Roy Paulk
Big Leader
PSST
Wellington, Texas
Nh Hall
Anns
Aur Ata
Sblades
Stn
Gibson
Wien
Folger’s
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