5 Community Reunion to Meet August 13 14
Plans completed for the S Community Reunion to be held Saturday night and Sunday August 13 and 14 at Burn Handley Community Center. Participants include Quail Marella Salt Fork Lillie and Cross Roads communities. Attendees include current and former residents with events led by Hugh Bledsoe and Trudie Peters. Activities include visiting, meals, devotional, memorial service, and an afternoon singing with a brief officers election for 1984. Gifts will honor the oldest attendee and the longest resident as well as the farthest traveler.
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Burn Handley Community Center
Quail
Marella
Salt Fork
Lillie
Cross Roads
Hugh Bledsoe
Management Changes at City State Bank City State
City State Bank officials announced management and ownership changes with Don Donaldson gaining voting control of the holding company that owns City State and Security State Bank in Hedley. Donaldson becomes vice chairman and CEO of City State, while Richard Fourmentin remains bank president. Diamond, the former principal shareholder, sells much of his stake over several years. Union Bank and Trust in Bartlesville will provide consulting services.
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City State Bank
City State and Security State Bank
Hedley
Don Donaldson
Bartlesville
Oklahoma
Donaldson
City State
Union Bank and Trust
Richard Fourmentin
Jim Diamond
Diamond
Bill Gillespie
Union Bank
Wellington
Donald
OM Reunion Set At Hall Lake In Harmon County
The OM Community reunion assembles Saturday August 20 at Hall Lake in Harmon County. D C Thomason says all who lived in or live in the community are invited. Hall Lake lies 12 miles north of Hollis on Oklahoma 30 with a sign entry. Attendees should bring a basket lunch. 12 noon meal will be served and time reserved for visiting. Ivan Argo is OM president and Levenia Conaway Hollis secretary. OM, with McKnight Tea Cross and Bitter Creek, is among De yon County’s oldest communities.
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Hall Lake
Harmon County
D.C. Thomason
Thomason
Hollis
Oklahoma Highway 30
Wellington
Ivan Argo
McKnight
Tea Cross
Bitter Creek
de Yon County
TDA Herbicide Report Not Yet Completed
The Texas Department of Agriculture has not issued its final written report on Collingsworth County cotton suspected to be affected by herbicide spraying. Officials say on-site work is done but the investigation continues this week as irrigated cotton shows impact.
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Texas Department of Agriculture
Collingsworth
TDA
Wellington School Board Approves 10 percent Tax Hike
The Wellington school board approved a 10 percent tax rate increase to 1.06 dollars per 100 valuation to fund a 5 percent budget rise to 1.516 million dollars. Most local revenue comes from taxes, with state funding up and federal down. The meeting covered student handbook changes, fuel and milk bids, lunch prices, health insurance, UIL catastrophic coverage, and other budget notes.
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Wellington
Langford Conoco
Elementary Enrollment Set for Aug 18 at Wellington
Wellington Elementary School will hold enrollment for new and returning students on Thursday August 18 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 15 to 3 30 p.m. Principal Melvin Cardwell notes immunization records are required for all new students.
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Wellington
Melvin Cardwell
First Call Made for Fun Fair Booths in Collingsworth
Loretta Wright announces the 2nd annual Collingsworth County Fun Fair in Ellison Park for Saturday Sept 10 with plans for more booths and games. Henry Wells will chair the chili cook-off. bed races bucket brigade and Cub Scouts events are planned. food booths include tacos hot dogs ice cream pies brownies and rice crispie treats. Contact Wright at 447 2707 or Margaret Vines at the Chamber of Commerce 447 5848 for entries or information.
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Loretta Wright
Collingsworth County Fair
Ellison Park
Collingsworth General Hospital
Wright
Margaret Vines
Chamber of Commerce
CJC Classes Enrollment Set for August 25 Wellington
Clarendon Junior College announces fall enrollment for Wellington classes on Thursday August 25 at 7 p.m. at Wellington Elementary north entrance. Mrs. Wanda Cardwell in charge says if 12 sign up they will offer most courses. Fees are 50 dollars for 3 hours or 75 dollars for 6 hours. Courses under consideration include college algebra child psychology sociology and typing.
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Clarendon Junior College
Wellington
North Entrance
Wanda Cardwell
Clarendon College
Williams Wins at State Wade Williams in Reining Show
Wade Williams won Reserve Champion with his 8 year old gelding Shorty at the State 4 H Club Horse Show in Waco held July 25 to 27. The event marked his third year competing at the state level and his final show before graduating from Wellington High School. Accompanying him were Extension Agent Don Reeves and family members.
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Wade Williams
Waco
Shorty
Williams
Don Reeves
James Williams
Bill Wilson
Gano Wison
Dale
Morris. Williams
Horse Club
Wellington High School
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Trudie Ogletree Peters
Alvin Horton
Clyde Ming
Pritchett
Colo
Isla Mae Morris
Horton
Gillespie
Donaldson and
Fourmentin
June Owens
Presi
Louis Allred
Cliff Hartman
Wayne Cudd
Ralph Owens
Raymond Ward
John Robert Howard
Earl Patterson
William O’' Rear
Vanesta Nall
Margaret Carroll
Kristy Barton
Laverne McCann
Jane Null
Toni Cummings
Reunion
Levenia Conaway
Jerry McCarty
Rodney Myrick
Myrick
The
Texas Association
Kenneth McKay
Kirby Campbell
Reed Souder
Frances Schmidt
Bill Spillman
Dan Langford
John Barton
Carroll Nunnelley
Henry Wells
Mrs. Wright
Bed Race
Bucket Brigade
Cardwell
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