Reunion of Singing Families from Lewis and Brewer Lines
A Sunday reunion drew members of the Lewis, Brewer and Matt Lewis families from California to Arkansas. They sang from 100-year-old Christian Harmony books, shaped notes without accidentals, and one octave apart. Attendees included D C Camp and Wade families, George Brewer and others from Wellington, Batesville, Las Vegas, and Midland, among many relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis and Brewer
California
Arkansas
T. J. Lewis
Brewer
Matt Lewis
Sam Thompson
Matt’ Lewis
Walter Camp
Rama
This County
W. S. Brewer
George Brewer
Jack Brewer
Ben Brewer
Quinton Brewer
Herbert Bearden
Wellington
Marion Brewer
Batesville
Ark
Mat Lewis
Baptist WMU Meets at Church
The Woman's Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church met Monday August 3 for its regular monthly mission program. Mrs Charles Cason Sr led business and directed the program with Mickye Ann Kendrick in song Elaine Karnes reporting on Glorietta Youth Camp Mrs Silas Crawford discussing Missions in Germany France and Spain Mrs Dee Burba on Missions in Luxemburg and Argentina Mrs P E Lowry on Missions in Japan and Guam. Mrs Doshia Dix read the calendar of prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Union of the First Baptist Church
Charles Cason Sr
Mickye Ann Kendrick
Elaine Karnes
Glorietta
Silas Crawford
Germany
France
Spain
Dee Burba
Luxemburg
Argentina
P. E. Lowry
Japan
Guam
Doshia Dix Read
Stephens Quail News Highlights Local Family Travels
Mrs. G. reports numerous family updates from Creed Colorado to Canadian visits. Crews include J W Carson Johnny Bennie returning from vacation, Fires and Lela Maxwell visiting C E Childress, Jack Peek and Ira Brisbin hosting in Riverside and Borger, California vacations for Morgan family, Brammer move to Frank Kennedy place, Blevins visit Fort Worth, Campbell guests from Sayre, Holliman relatives hosting, and Timmons grandchildren staying with O'Hair grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Carson
Johnny
Bennie
Creed
Colo
A.J. Fires
Lela Maxwell
Ira ‘Brisbin
Borger
W. W. DuBose
California
J. I. Morgan
Lennie
Tennie
Jimmie
I. Morgan
E. G. Brammer
Frank Kennedy Place
Chester, Ark
Roy Canada
Dick Campbell
Donald
Burch
Sayre
St Josephs Hospital Patient Admissions and Discharges
Medical and traumatic surgery patients listed with admission dates from July 27 to Aug 4. Names include D E Fulton Mrs H E Sears Jess White Deborah Gail Janes James Danny Martin and others. Also notes pre July 27 admissions discharged in past week and visits from locals to Tell Homecoming Singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Fulton
H. E. Sears
Jess White
G. H. Brewer
J.,h. Seymour
Dodson
G. M. Thompson
Rte. 6
Wellington
Guy Lindley
Sumnerwood
Addie Nelson
Carroll Nunnelley
Clyde O. Seymour
Corona
Calif
Charles Slay
Deborah Gail Janes
Earl Janes
W. C. Minter
James Danny Martin
Troy Gene Thomason
Jennifer Joye Hudspeth
J. I. Thomas
Wes. Calhoun
Memphis
Herbert Wyatt
Leon Meek
W. C. Harwell
W. J. Aselton
Elmer Harold. Keller
Harold. Keller
Jose Lopez
Billy Porter
John Henry Cooley
Gordon Weeks
W. A. Bettis
A. B. Hicks
C.A. Winton
Kitchen Shower Honors Sue Saunders Bride Elect
Miss Sue Saunders bride elect of Mickey Breedlove was honored with a kitchen shower on Thursday July 30 at the home of Miss Vicki Killian with co hostess Miss Patricia Kimbro. Guests included Ann Orr Jane Orr Nancy Crawley Anne Howard Vikki Saunders Diane Moseley Judy Campbell Jackie DePauw Beverly Singley Joyce Holton Susan Sullivan Karen Childress and Mrs Richard Keller. Gift givers were Karen Richardson Jan Glenn Aleta Owens Lonette Neeley and Mrs Troy Marsh and Mrs Joe Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Saunders
Mickey Breedlove
Vicki Killian
Patricia Kimbro
Ann.Orr
Jane Orr
Nancy Crawley
Anne Howard
Vikki Saunders
Diane Moseley
Judy Campbell
Jackie DePauw
Beverly Singley
Joyce Holton
Susan Sullivan
Karen Childress
Richard Keller
Deadline Search Opens For Collingsworth Fair Queen Entries
The Collingsworth County Fair Queen contest opens with rules announced by Jack Sanford chairing the event. Entries must be 16 to 19, unmarried, living in the county, with a Aug 21 deadline. The pageant on Sept 7 selects a queen and two runners up to represent the chamber at Wheatheart and Miss Grain Sorghum events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth
Jack Sanford
Chamber of Commerce
Sanford
Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce
Dozier News Highlights Local Travel and Visits
Dr. Claude Caperton of Brownfield flew in Friday to bring his mother Mrs. Claude Caperton Sr. to stay several days at his home. Caperton’s wife was summoned to Illinois to be with her seriously ill father. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Breeding and family visited Lugert on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Caperton
Brownfield
Claude Caperton Sr
Dr. Caperton
Illinois
Jimmie Breeding
Lugert
First Christian Women Meet at Fellowship Hall
The Christian Women's Council met in the Fellowship Hall of the First Christian Church on Monday night August 3 with Mrs. Joe Bartlett as hostess. Mrs. Hiram Cassel gave the Bible lesson on The Life of Christ and the business section discussed a new church sign. Attending were Ozro Bartlett J M Strong Jack Sanford Jesse Wilson Sandy Parsons Jr Zook Thomas Viva Cleveland Cotton Lovell Otis Brown Raymond Neeley and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Women’s Council
Fellowship Hall
First Christian Church
Joe Bartlett
Hiram Cassel
Christ
Ozro Bartlett
J. M. Strong
Jack Sanford
Jesse Wilson
Sandy Parsons Jr
Zook Thomas
Viva Cleveland
Cotton Lovell
Otis Brown
Raymond Neeley
Cassel
Sweats Visit Minot AFB Family Members
Mr and Mrs Dick Sweat of Minot Air Force Base North Dakota will visit their parents Mr and Mrs Dick Sweat and Mr and Mrs Woodrow Wilson this weekend Their baby daughter Becky has stayed with grandparents for weeks Mrs Sweat attended the summer session at Minor State Teachers College and will enroll again in September as a senior
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air
Dick Sweat
Minot Air Force Base
North Dakota
Woodrow Wilson
Becky
Shower Honors Miss Campbell at Aug 1 Event
Hostesses Mrs Weldon Cleveland and Miss Lynda Orr hosted a bathroom shower honoring Sharon Campbell pride-elect of Gary Starkey at Henry Sullivan's home on Saturday August 1 at 3 o'clock. Pink amaryllis and zinnias centerpiece, pink linen table, apple blossom punch and cookies served to invited guests including Shirley Peters Vicki Glenn Celia Anderson Mrs Farris Wood Mrs Carl Daves and Mrs Loyal Ruffy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon-Cleveland
Lynda Orr
Sharon ‘Campbell
Gary Starkey
Henry Sullivan
Miss Campbell
Shirley Peters
Vicki Glenn
Celia Anderson
Farris Wood
Carl Daves
Loyal Ruffy
Amelia Rappold Circle Meets in Aug. 3 Home
Amelia Rappold Circle met Monday evening Aug 3 in Mrs E C Clement’s home. Mrs Rufus Sweat read the prayer calendar and Mrs A A McQueary led in prayer. The program titled The English Language Churches Overseas featured Mrs Sweat, Mrs McQueary, and Miss Inez Clement. Nine were served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Rappold
E. C. Clement
Rufus Sweat
A.A. McQueary
McQueary
Mabel Clement
Charles Cason
W.M.U
Ernest Harwell
Sweat
Inez Clement
Cason
Guild Members Attend School of Missions in Lubbock
Local guild president Mrs G L Jones and members Mrs Mayme Somerville and Mrs C A Kesler attended the School of Missions at St Johns Methodist Church in Lubbock last week. Rev and Mrs Tommy Austin and son Steve of LaPorte visited with Mr and Mrs G T Austin on their way to Glorietta New Mexico for the Baptist Assembly. Joan James, a student at International Beauty College Amarillo, returned home for summer. Mr and Mrs Leon Roberts were in Raton New Mexico for races over the past weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Missions
Lubbock
G. L. Jones
Guild
Mayme Somerville
First Methodist Church
C. A. Kesler
Trinity Methodist Church
Tommy Austin
Steve
LaPorte
G. T. Austin
Glorietta
N.M
Baptist Assembly
Joan James
International Beauty College
Amarillo
Leon Roberts
Raton
Newborn Daughter Joins Thomason Family in St Joseph
Mr and Mrs Troy Gene Thomason announce the birth of daughter Jannon Leigh on August 2 at St Josephs Hospital. The baby weighed seven pounds three ounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Gene Thomason
Jannon
Leigh
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Local Marriage Licenses Recorded in Oklahoma Counties
Richard Owens aged 25 and Patricia DePauw 23 of Collingsworth county were wed July 20. David Lee Chandler 17 and Linda Lou Thompson 16 of Washita county Oklahoma tied July 22. W D Payne 39 and Donna Ann Kinchen 31 of Oklahoma wed July 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Owens
Patricia DePauw
Collingsworth County
David Lee Chandler
Linda Lou Thompson
Washita County
Okla
W. D. Payne
Donna Ann Kinchen
Oklahoma
Local residents host weekend visitors from across the region
Mrs J L Burt and grandson Lanny Ford visit Denver with J L Burt Jr and Bob. Chester Fires house guests include sister in law Mrs Sam Miller and family from Childress. Miss Patricia Gibson stays with Rev Verrell Leeper. Gibson and Jenni Fer Leeper travel to Fort Worth after visiting New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Fires
Sam Miller
Childress
Verrell Leeper
Patricia Gibson
New York City
Miss Gibson
Leepers
Jennifer
Fort Worth
Kansan Seeks Word of Kin
A Salina Air Force man asks for information about his uncle Raymond Lee Pendergraft last heard from four years ago in Wellington. The nephew James E. Thompson 749 Merrill Street Salina Kansas 67403 requests contact from anyone with information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Salina
Kansas
Wellington
Raymond Lee Pendergraft
James E. Thompson
Merrill Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lewis-Brewer
Leroy
Lewis
Las Vegas
Nev
Manley Lewis
Ojar. Calif
Johnnie Orr
Cecil Lewis
Sweetwater
Beverly
Winfred Lewis
Floydada
Baptist
WMU
Quail News
T ‘Stephens
Barney Glenn
Vickie and
Jan
Dallas
Hollis Johnson
Braves
Wayne
Martin
Ted Brock
David Jackson
Truitt
Holton
Brice Jackson
Don Martin
Bobby Holman
Mike Belew
Gary Farrar
Mike Peters
Danny Gray
Jackie’ Brock
Lewis Pesch
Mattie Day
Robert’ Fleming
Deborah
Austin
Jimmie Kelso
Fleming
Kelsos
Gene Baird
Lucille Baird
Sam McGill
Kansan
Naxes
Dairy Mart
Mrs
Walter Williams
U. S
Recordek System
Wellington State Bank
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