Bob Glenn 93 Dies After Brief Illness
Bob Glenn died at 1 40 p m on Wednesday July 26 after a brief illness at home and hospitalization He was born March 15 1889 in Dallas County later settling in Collingsworth and influencing agriculture and finance in Wellington He married Gay Eeds of Wellington March 15 1917 Funeral services were held at Kelso Funeral Chapel with burial in Fairview Cemetery Survivors include his wife one sister Lora Glenn Amarillo 10 nieces and nephews and 27 great nieces and nephews
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Glenn
Collingsworth
Collingsworth General Hospital
Mr. Glenn
Dallas County
S.J
Jennie Wilson Glenn
Glenn
Wellington
Southeast
Panhandle
Gay Eeds
Kelso
James Boswell
First United Methodist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Kelso Funeral Home
Frank Campbell
Cliff Campbell
A.J. Fires
C.L. Shanks
Horace Small
Harold Gattis
Carthel Lewis
Gay Glenn
Lora Glenn
Amarillo
Carole Cochran Named to High School Who's Who
Carole Cochran of Wellington High School earned a spot in the sixth annual Who's Who Among American High School Students for 1971 72. She is top 10 in her class, was a Skyrocket Band twirler, and served as a Texas Youth Conference junior counselor in Austin. She plans to attend Texas Tech University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carole Cochran
Wellington High School
Carole
Jimmy Cochran
WHS
Austin
Texas Youth Conference
Three Communities Set Two Day Joint Reunion
The Lil lie Marella and Salt Fork communities plan a two day reunion in Wellington on August 12 and 13. Events include a Saturday evening gathering at Trinity United Methodist Church with singing and sandwiches and a Sunday basket dinner at Burn Handley Community Center. Registration starts at 10:00 a.m. both days and former residents are urged to bring photos and readings from school days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie
Marella
Salt Fork
Wellington
Trinity United Methodist Church
Burn Handley Community Center
R.H. Isbell
Raymond Horton
Isbell
Fellowship Hall
Trinity Church
State Lawmen Hear of Crime Proposals
Sheriff and Mrs. Rain ey attended the 96th annual meeting of the Sheriffs Association of Texas in Beau mont July 23 to 26. The association urged that probation on a first conviction bars new probated sentences and that cases on appeal go to Huntsville for DOC custody, not county jails. These proposals will be presented to the 1973 legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rainey
Sheriff’s Association of Texas, Inc
Beaumont
Collingsworth
Association
Texas Department of Corrections
Huntsville
Sheriff Rainey
Quarterly TB Survey Slated Here Tuesday
The quarterly Tuberculosis Survey will be held in Wellington on Tuesday August 8 from 1 00 p m to 3 00 p m Mrs Ernest Harwell says only a small number of patients remain in the program begun a year and a half ago to aid Collingsworth and nearby counties The clinic will serve Wellington Childress Memphis Paducah and possibly other nearby towns Originally more than 100 had active or suspected TB but most now no longer require medication or check ups
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Ernest Harwell
State Department of Health
Childress
Memphis
Paducah
Wellington Ex-Students Set Saturday Reunion in Wellington
Wellington Ex-Students plan a biennial reunion on Saturday August 5 at Burn Handley Community Center. An afternoon program features a 230 PM entertain ment by Jan Glenn and a 300 PM awards segment led by Miss Vickie Mayhugh and Mrs. J B King. Registration starts 1000 AM and barbecue serves 200 buffet style. The event includes informal visiting, an alumni dance at 900 PM, and three class reunions 1947 Silver Anniversary at Heritage Room 1100 AM lunch noon 1966 watermelon supper Ellison Park 700 PM, and 1928 29 lunch at Cherokee Inn with order-on-arrival dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Burn Handley Community Center
Jake Leach
Jan Glenn
Houston
Vickie Mayhugh
J.B. King
Evelyn Ball
Dora E. McCluskey Smith
Heritage Room of
Wellington State Bank
Ellison Park
Cherokee Inn
Loren Thompson
Eva Glenn
Museum as living part of Collingsworth County community
Wellington group hears Dan Traverso of the Texas State Historical Society describe a flexible future for the Collingsworth Museum. He urged community support, nonprofit volunteers, and possible links with the county library and archives, plus local crafts and country-store concepts to sustain and grow a community museum center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth County Museum
Museum of the Future
Dan Traverso
Texas State Historical Society
Austin
Traverse
Hereford
Deaf Smith County
Handley Downed MIG-19 Near Hanoi in 33rd TFW Victory
Major Phillip W. Handley of Wellington and 1st Lt. John J. Smallwood of Marietta Georgia piloted an F-4 Phantom to shoot down a North Vietnamese MIG-19 northeast of Hanoi during a large air assault. They were part of the 33rd Tactical Fighter Wing deployed to Southeast Asia in mid April under Nixon’s plan to protect remaining U.S. forces. Handley and Smallwood observed the MIG crash with no parachute seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
33Rd Tactical Fighter Wing
TFW
Hanoi
Phillip W. Handley
Wellington
John J. Smallwood
Handley
Smallwood
Eglin Air Force Base
33Rd
Southeast Asia
Marietta, Ga
Air Force
58Th
83Rd
Nixon
U.S
Vietnam
Philip
Andrea
Merioneth
Fort Walton Beach, Fla
Mrs. A. L. Adcock Dies After Long Illness
Oma Vernon Adcock, 71, died Saturday at 2:45 p.m. in Collingsworth General Hospital after years of illness. Born August 24, 1900 in Lamar County, she moved to the Rolla Swearingen area with her family in 1912 and married Mr. Adcock on February 17, 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.L. Adcock
Collingsworth General Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Thomas Nursing Home
Rolla-Swearingen
Oma Vernon
W.W
Fannie Grant Vernon
Lamar County
Quail
Mr. Adcock
Mrs. Graham Breaks Hip in Porch Fall
Mrs. G C Graham suffered a broken hip after a July porch fall at her home. She received surgery at Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo and was improving after the operation. She had stayed overnight at Collingsworth General Hospital before transfer, with family at her side from Grover Graham to Werby Gosnell and Lloyd Graham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.C. Graham
Northwest Texas
Amarillo
Collingsworth General Hospital
Grover Graham
Werby Gosnell
Kansas City
Lloyd Graham
Olton
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LOCO
Loco School
Loco-Arlie
Bonnie Wilkes
T. D. Hudspeth
San Antonio
Ben N. Moseley
Dalhart
Farm Bureau
Sandi White
Collingsworth County Farm Bureau
Ed White
Square House
American Museum Association
Collingsworth Museum Board
Mgj
Mig
Vinh
North Vietnam
Navy
Marine
A. L. Adcock
Mrs. Graham
Clyde Drake
B.M. Sims
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