Baptists Seek To Buy Old Country Club
Panhandle and North Fork Baptist Associations negotiate purchase of 160 acre Country Club site eleven miles northeast of Wellington for a permanent encampment. An August 18 meeting will form a joint corporation to handle legal matters and fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
North Fork
Quail Baptist Church
Collingsworth
Wheeler
Gray
Hall
Donley
Guy Killian
Quail Church
Killian
McBroome Buys Grocery Station In Town
J. McBroome district clerk announces purchase of Haskell Street Grocery and Station near the town corner. He will assume operation with Mrs. McBroome and son Elmon, till January 1, 1947. Store will stock groceries Texaco products and offer daily delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. McBroome
Haskell Street
Mrs. Horton Critically Ill at Son's Home
Mrs. T. G. Horton, 89, longtime Lillie resident since 1915, lies critically ill at her son Mack Horton's home. No hope for recovery. Known as Grandma Horton, she is grandmother to Alvin Horton, Raymond Horton, and Mrs. Ernest Harwell of Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Horton
Lillie
Mack Horton
Horton
Grandma Horton
Alvin Horton
Raymond Horton
Ernest Harwell
Wellington
Opening Set For Two Schools This Monday
The Lone Mound and Needwood schools will open Monday August 12 per county superintendent B W Beaird. The date aligns with Sumnerwood School for shared high school attendance. Mrs Charley Hill returns as Needwood teacher and Mrs Mettie Beasley teaches at Lone Mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Mound
Needwood
B. W. Beaird
Sumnerwood
Charley Hill
Mettie Beasley
Hearings Set on Collingsworth Soil District Aug 20
Two meetings on organizing the proposed Collingsworth County Soil Conservation district are called by the State Soil Conservation Board for August 20. At 10 a.m. in Wellington courthouse and 2 p.m. at Quail High School a board representative explains the process and weighs district need. turnout may decide whether an election is held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth County’ Soil
State Soil Conservation Board
Delegates Named For State Democratic Meet
A county Democratic convention named seven delegates and seven alternates to the state convention in San Antonio on September 10. Delegates are Judge Holton, Richard Cocke, Hiram Cudd, James Sullivan, L. A. Manzer, Judge Luther Gribble and C. R B. Anderson. Alternates include Mack Wood and Miss Margaret Shields among others. The group voted to send an uninstructed delegation and to follow Seay's unit voting recommendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Harry L. Seay
L. A. Manzer
Collingsworth County
Collingsworth
Seay
Judge Holton
Richard Cocke
Hiram Cudd
James Sullivan
Luther Gribble
C. R B. Anderson
Mack Wood
J. McBroome
Margaret Shields
Sandy Parsons, Jr
Howard Riggs
Deskins Wells
Pink Sullivan
Gribble
Miss Shields
Baptist Revival Opens At Buck Creek August 16
Elder W A Hansard of Amarillo will open a revival at the Friend ship Baptist Church in Buck Creek Friday August 16 for 10 days. Services will be held twice daily at 10 am and 8 pm. Mr and Mrs J W Lancaster will lead the music with Elder J O Richardson assisting. Hansard is a former Buck Creek pastor and is well known across the county. His friends and all interested are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Hansard
Amarillo
Friendship Baptist Church
Buck Creek
J. W. Lancaster
J. O. Richardson
Hansard
Quail Canning Center Set to Open Saturday
The Quail community canning center will open Saturday August 10 and operate every Saturday until school ends for cotton picking. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vegetables and fruits to be canned should arrive by opening time. The program is directed by Frank Kennedy and overseen with the vocational agriculture department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quail
Vocational Agriculture Department
Frank Kennedy
Nine Chicks Hatch in Wellington Using Canna Heat
In Wellington Mrs. A. B. Cooper reports nine baby chicks hatched under canna plants beside her garage without a hen or incubator. Temperature in sunlit ground and dense foliage provided warmth. hatchlings emerged over two days with one chick dying. Experts note incubator temps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
A. B. Cooper
Haskell Street
Nipper Child Dies In Gun Accident
Basil Dwayne Nipper, six year old son of Mr and Mrs Ernest Nipper of Dodson, was killed Sunday evening when a .22 rifle discharged at the Ben Brewer home east of Wellington. He died at St Josephs Hospital from a heart wound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Dwayne Nipper
Ernest Nipper
Dodson
Ben Brewer
Wellington
St. Joseph's Hospital
South Dakota
Student flier solos after short practice at Wellington
Harold Maddox completed a solo takeoff and landing at 8 30 Monday morning after about thirty minutes of practice at Wellington Airport. Weldon Thomas praised his landing except for one or two light bounces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Harold Maddox
Weldon Thomas
Brother Of A L Nowlin Dies In Dallas
Mr and Mrs A L Nowlin were summoned to Dallas by the death of Jr E Nowlin. He had visited Wellington several times. Funeral arrangements were not learned at press time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Nowlin
Dallas
Jr. E. Nowlin
Mr. Nowlin
Wellington
Revival Opens At Lone Mound Baptist Church
Revival services began Friday night at Lone Mound Baptist Church with Rev. W. W. Squyres as pastor and Rev. J. C. Traweek Jr of God ley preaching. Traweek, a former World War II chaplain, is regarded as an outstanding preacher. The public is invited to attend remaining services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lone Mound Baptist Church
W. W. Squyres
J. C. Traweek, Jr
Godley
Traweek
Veterans Vocational School aims to train returning soldiers
B W Beaird announced a Veterans Vocational School plan with agricultural focus first and optional courses in distributive merchandising and mechanics. The program, in cooperation with the Department of Vocational Education, requires farm ownership to enroll, with 15 to 20 veterans per class and 10.5 weekly instruction hours plus two hours on a farm. Separately, R D Wiley of First National Bank of Wellington bid $110,000 on city municipal bonds at 2 percent interest for five improvement projects. Mayor Pink Sullivan said bids opened July 27 and work will start after legal steps. water system upgrades are priority, with park, street, or airport projects possible depending on supplies.
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Veterans Vocational School
B. W. Beaird
Beaird
Veterans Vocational Schools
Department of
R. D. Wiley
First National Bank of Wellington
City of Wellington
Pink Sullivan
Wiley
Attorney General's Department
Sullivan
McLean Man Named To Head Norwood School
Orville Cunningham of McLean, former Kellerville School superintendent and ex Navy lieutenant, elected superintendent of Sumnerwood Consolidated School. He brings 11 years teaching experience, prior principal posts, and engineering work at Pantex. Opening date set for August 12 with Cunningham noted as a leading local athletic coach and boxing program proponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Cunningham
MclLean
Kellerville
Sumnerwood Consolidated School
B. W. Beaird
Cunningham
Noah Cunningham
Quail Consolidated School
Collingsworth County
Liberty
McLean School
Pantex Ordnance Works
McLean
Pacific
West Texas State College
Panhandle
Jail Escapee Williams Recaptured After Memphis Sighting
L B Williams who escaped from the county jail July 30 surrendered to Hall county officers Wednesday afternoon after being found hiding in an old gun in Memphis He carried a pistol taken from the jail and did not resist when seen Williams second escape from the jail in six weeks he is held on burglary and kidnapping charges and moved to Childress County jail Willard Huckaby who escaped with Williams remains at large The escape occurred while the sheriff was away delivering a prisoner to Huntsville and officers were absent about half an hour.
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L. B. Williams
Hall County
Memphis
Lon Shields
Williams
Childress
Mr. Shields
W. C. Anderson
Willard Huckaby
Huntsville
Widely Known Farmer W H Helbert Dies
W H Helbert longtime Bell County farmer died at his home northeast of Wellington on Tuesday July 30 after a 10 day illness. He would have been 72 on August 1. Born August 1 1874 at Quitman Arkansas he moved to Texas as a child and later lived in Logansport Louisiana before returning to Bell County. He married Louella Guthrie about 45 years ago and worked his own crops until death. Continued on Page Seven.
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W. H. Helbert
Wellington
Mr. Herbert
William Henry Helbert
Quitman
Ark
Henry P
Puss Crane Helbert
Bell County
Texas
Logansport
Louella Guthrie
Loco Revival Set to Open August 11
Rev. John L. King of Quanah will open revival services at Loco Baptist Church on Sunday August 11 with two daily services at 10 am and 8 pm. Pastor W E Brown urges the public to attend for strong preaching and singing and support. King is currently leading a revival at Dodson Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. King
Quanah I
Loco Baptist Church
W. E. Brown
Rev Brown
King
Dodson Baptist Church
Former Employee Returns To Set Type For Leader
Vince Thompson, formerly setting type for The Wellington Leader, returns to the shop this week to work while on vacation. Ted Rogers and Mrs. Rogers vacation in Colorado, the first break in five years. Thompson, now living in Fort Worth, arrived Saturday with family to visit her parents, then started work at The Leader Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vince Thompson
Wellington
Ted Rogers
McSpadden Opens Roofing Company in Wellington
FE M McSpadden announces Modern Roofing Company in Wellington located in the Lowry Building east of Collingsworth Motor Co. The firm will offer roofing insulation air condition supplies and bathroom fixtures with 18 years in roofing. The family moved from Grand Junction Colorado and expects to meet local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
FE. M. McSpadden
Lowry Building
Collingsworth Motor Co
Wanda Rella
Richard
Water Situation Slightly Eased in Wellington
Water supply in Wellington is easing after a new well added last week pumps about 100 gallons per minute. Cooler weather and a Saturday shower reduced use, but Burn Handley warns that continued heat and limited facilities may still cause shortages if water is not conserved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Burn Handley
Handley
Fiddlers Contest at Reunion Draws Early Settlers
An old fiddlers contest highlights the Old Settlers Reunion on Friday August 16. Dave Thomas in charge and Alva Wood directing, with a possible singing quartet. A noon basket dinner, and a large crowd expected, invites all settlers with 25 years or more.
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Baptists
Old Country Club
McBroome
Son
Hearings On Soil District
OPA
Truman
Office of Price Administration
T. J. Way
I. C. Ruby
M. P. Brown
Enis Schaded
R. L. Gillentine
G. B. Hopper
J. F. Johnson
Tom Bryant
Hardy Wright
H. Deskins Wells
R. Pinkston
J. B. Castleberry
Z. J. Neeley
Tom Campbell
J. D. Thomas
B. F. Ford
J. §. Maddox
Dick Sweat
L. A. Gilmore
United States
Harry Truman
The
White House
Nipper
First National Bank
Norwood
W.H. Helbert
McSpadden
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