Dodson Gets New Electronic Phone System Switchover
General Telephone of the South west will switch Dodson to electronic switching at 12 01 a m on Saturday August 16 1986 with a 15 minute service interruption. The upgrade expands from relay to electronic lines 192 now 1000 potential. New seven digit dialing begins August 16. long distance callers may need operator aid. Cost exceeds 1.5 million dollars and enhances local service.
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General Telephone of the
Southwest
Dodson
Jerry West
Memphis
West
Ex-Students Reunion Foiled By Late Arrival In Wellington
Tanya Horton and her children arrived too late for the Ex-Students reunion. Horton, once a Wellington Leader high school senior in 1968, recalls the town’s ties to Miss Texas participants Jan Glenn and Donna Jameson. Judge Zack Thomas notes historically extreme heat in 1953 with days around 106 to 108 degrees, cattlemen renting Oklahoma grassland and shipping cattle.
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Wellington
Tanya Horton
Tanya
Raymond
Faye Horton
Jan Glenn
Donna Jameson
Zack Thomas
Oklahoma
Museum to Open During Parade in Wellington
The Collingsworth County historical museum will open during the Lone Star Wagon Train ride through Wellington on Thursday August 14. Spectators are invited to sit on the curb and watch the procession as it heads to Pioneer Park where the train rests for the night per administrator Nora Drake.
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Collingsworth County
Wellington
Pioneer Park
Nora Drake
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