Beaird Named Chairman of Collingsworth County USC Campaign
Beaird county superintendent named chairman of the Collingsworth County USC Campaign Committee for the nationwide drive this fall. Carl L. Phinney announced the appointment. Beaird succeeds Deskins Wells and will lead rural fundraising efforts with USO support to help overseas and hospitalized servicemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Beaird
Collingsworth County
USC
Beaird
Carl L. Phinney
Besird
Deskins Wells
Texas
Phinney
Mr. Beaird
36Th Division
USO
Navy Recruiter Here Aug 21 In Wellington
Chief M. E. Pierce Amarillo Navy Recruiting Station says there are twenty three service schools with courses from seven to forty eight weeks open to men who enlist in the U S Navy for the first time. The pay increase makes Apprentice Seaman 75 dollars a month and GI Bill rights extend to men enlisting before October 5 1946. A Navy Recruiting Representative will be at the Wellington Post Office from 12 30 to 1 30 pm on Wednesday August 21 to answer questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
M. E. Pierce
Amarillo
Pierce
Navy
G. I
Wellington
Church Speaker Is Scheduled for Nazarene Revival
Mrs. C. W. Davis wife of the revival leader at the Church of the Nazarene in Wellington will give a special address at the Sunday School hour Sunday morning August 18 at 10 oclock. She discusses experiences from an extended visit in the British West Indies after preaching in native churches across about a dozen islands. Davis is a longtime member of the Women's General Missionary Council, 18 years in service. The revival runs through this week ending with two services Sunday. Rev and Mrs Davis lead preaching and Jack Pierce directs singing. Women of the city are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Davis
Church of the Nazarene
Wellington
British West Indies
Duncan Heads to Oklahoma Coaching School
Al Duncan athletic director at Wellington high school will attend the Oklahoma Football Association coaching school in Oklahoma City from Monday August 19 through Friday August 23. Guest instructors include Fritz Crysler of the University of Michigan and Ed Mc Kennen of Cornell and Notre Dame fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Duncan
Wellington High School
Oklahoma Football Association
Oklahoma City
Fritz Crysler
University of Michigan
Ed McKennen
Notre Dame
Cornell
Legion Delegates Named for State Convention in Galveston
Delegates and alternates to the state American Legion Convention were named by Frank King Post in a meeting Monday night August 12. The 28th annual convention will be held in Galveston September 8 through 9. Delegates include Rolly Fisher Guy Clay Troy Gardner G F Lewis Dr E W Jones Dick Rapp Riley Danson James Sullivan Hiram Cudd J W Wells Lowell Wells and Bo Yates. Alternates are Weldon Thomas Frank Anderson Marvin Somerville Donald Curry Ernest Harwell R L Templeton Lon Strong Mack Wood C B Anderson J M Wells Jimmie Cochran and John Holton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Frank King
Galveston
Rolly Fisher
Guy Clay
Troy Gardner
G. F. Lewis
E. W. Jones
Dick Rapp
Riley Danson
James Sullivan
Hiram Cudd
J. W. Wells
Lowell Wells
Bo Yates
Weldon Thomas
Frank Anderson
Marvin Somerville
Donald Curry
Ernest Harwell
R. L. Templeton
Lon Strong
Mack Wood
C. B. Anderson
J. M. Wells
Jimmie Cochran
John Holton
Scattered Showers Cool Heat Relief Across County
Light showers fell Tuesday night August 18 across the county providing relief from the heat. Temperatures cooled from 108 down to 88 by Wednesday morning. Wellington saw a light shower while areas north reported intermittent rain and Quail received enough moisture to dampen the ground about half an inch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Quail
Veterans urged to consider local vocational school
Veterans were urged to contact the superintendent or high school official this week about enrolling in a Veterans Vocational School. The plan depends on interest and could include vocational agriculture plus commercial subjects and mechanics if there is demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Beaird
Quail Methodist Revival Opens Friday Evening
Quail Methodist Church announces revival services begin Friday night August 16 under Rev. C. D. Damron with Rev. R. Hart of Estelline in charge of preaching. The revival continues through the following week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quail Methodist Church
C. D. Damron
R. Hart of
Estelline
Singing Convention Postponed To September
The regular third Sunday singing convention is postponed for one month due to revival meetings across the county. Further announcements will be made about the September location.
Buddy Forbis to Speak at Fresno Church Sunday
Buddy Forbis of Wellington son of Mr and Mrs John Forbis will preach Sunday August 18 at the Fresno Methodist Church in the absence of Rev Hugh Bla lock. Morning services only will be conducted by Forbis. He was discharged recently after serving in the Navy and before enlisting studied at Southern Methodist University Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddy Forbis
Wellington
John Forbis
Fresno Methodist Church
Hugh Blalock
Forbis
Navy
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Dodson School Opens Year With 162 Enrolled
Dodson schools report 162 students enrolled after one week of classes. Superintendent T. E. Lennan announced a new athletic program led by Coach Phillip Wynn, a Dodson graduate and Texas Tech alum who recently completed military service. A baseball team is forming as faculty lines up teachers across grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
T. E. Lennan
Lennan
Phillip Wynn
Wynn
Texas Tech
Cently
Gene Roberson
Cleo Newman
Ella Mae Bevers
Rachel Deahl
Rooms Needed For Wellington Teachers
Supt. Logan Cummings says more rooms in private homes are needed for Wellington teachers. Married staff placements are arranged, but several single teachers still require lodging. Offer rooms or room and board by contacting Cummings at school number 340 or home 916-F12. teachers arrive shortly before school opens September 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Logan Cummings
Mr. Cummings
Lightning Burns 150 Acres of Grass in Pasture
A lightning strike at 8 30 Tuesday night August 13 ignited dry grass in Bob Glenn s pasture. Dan Heward and two McClaskeys led a 100 strong turnout that fought the fire for about an hour, destroying about 150 acres but sparing cattle and buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Heward
Bob Glenn
Heward
Bill McClaskey
Ed McClaskey
Boys Ranch Film to Screen at Ritz Theatre
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer shot at old Tascosa an engaging tale about Cal Farley rebuilding wayward boys. Manager Bill Hurd announces shows at the Ritz Theatre Friday and Saturday August 16 and 17. The film blends a tender human theme with pioneer era scenery and local interest in Farley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys Ranch
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Old Tascosa
Ritz Theatre
Bill Hurd
Old Tascos
Cal Farley
Mr. Farley
August 24 Deadline for Wheat Set Aside Payment
August 24 is the deadline for wheat farmers to sign the CCC Wheat Set Aside Payment application. Millard Brown of the AAA office says any farmer who sold big wheat to the government between May 24 and June 30, 1946 may pay the CCC the sale amount and receive a payment agreement to pay the market price for the wheat on a date chosen before April 1, 1947 after mailing the application.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Millard Brown
AAA
Old Settlers Meet Friday For Traditional Reunion
Pioneers who settled Collingsworth County and later settlers will gather August 16 at the LalTue Grove east of Wellington on the Mangum highway for the Old Settlers Reunion. Registration starts at 9 a.m. A fiddlers contest offers $50 top prize, with $25, $10, and $5 for next places. Families urged to bring baskets for a picnic lunch.
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Collingsworth County
LalTue Grove
Wellington
Mangum Highway
Dave Thomas
Enamp
Alva Wood
Brewer
Mr. Thomas
C. W. Roberts
W. Q. Richards
Sam Norwood
Elmore Dodson
R. H. Cocke
Pink Sullivan
Katherine Boverie
Wellington Public Schools Set Fall Term Start
Wellington public schools begin the fall term Monday September 9 with an expected enrollment of about 1400 students. The system adds one new English and speech teacher, brings back Robert Percival as head basketball coach, and expands per capita funding to 41 dollars per pupil.
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Wellington
Logan Cummings
Cummings
Dorothy Harbin
Loco
Robert Percival
Navy
State Board of Education
Buck Creek
Rolla
Wellington Independent School District
Fresno
Bean Hill
Midway
Honselog
Wilmuleer
Cross Roads
Kesler
Two Peach Crops Grow In Season At Talley Farm
R. A. Talley reports two peach crops in one season from his farm three miles north of Wellington. A peach tree bore a ripe fruit and another nearly as large fruit about three inches away. The small peaches are expected to ripen in four to six weeks and will be very sweet though not uniform in size.
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R. A. Talley
Mr. Talley
Talley Farm
Wellington
Talley
Old Settlers Seek Return of Table Trestles
The Old Settlers Association asks for the return of its table trestles for the Friday August 1 reunion. Dave Thomas says about 18 trestles are missing after loans to various communities and groups. please return them to Wooldridge Lumber Co. for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers Association
Wooldridge Lumber Co
Dave Thomas
John Christoph Cowboy of 65 Years Ago Dies
John Christoph died Friday in Wichita Falls after a stroke in 1944. A cowboy who came to Collingsworth County nine years before its organization, he ran cattle at the Diamond Tail Ranch and later served as jailer. He was 77 years old and survived by his wife, seven children, 16 grandchildren, a great grandchild, and several siblings. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church with interment in Wellington cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Gribble
Carl- Ray Dearing
J. C. Breeden
L. B. Williams
W. M. Tucker
Sam Hamilton
Deering
Miles Barton
Wellington
Gatesville
C. A. Williams
Ross Bell
Childress
Hamilton
Tucker
R. H. Cacke
Breeden
Alaska
Pacific
Williams
L. E. Riley
Memphis
Mr. Tucker
John ¥. Christoph
Collingsworth County
Wichita Falls
Diamond Tail
Childress County
South Dakota
Montana
Christoph
Methodist Church
Wilbur Jones
C. B. Anderson
Claude Savage
John Forhbis
Walter Culp
Hiram Cudd
Ernest Scott
R. H. Cocke
T. T. Benge
Claude McKinney
Fred LeDerer
E. B. Haralson
Rodney Stafford
Noel Cudd
Tob Lergitt
Goat Hopper
Florenc Stevens
Old Wellington
Ellis
Lonnie Christoph
Electra
Nean Christoph
Jizzie Dale
W. E. Cox
Charley Christoph
Callie Smith
Amarillo
John Wiley
California
Norwood School Begins Successful Year Monday
The Sumnerwood consolidated school opened Monday morning August 12 with a promising outlook for the new term. A large group of parents and friends attended the opening. Superintendent Orville Cunningham outlined planned work and summer improvements including reroofing the school and gym and interior redecorations. Faculty include Cunningham Cox Carter Rainey Sewell Gooch Thompson Rankin Brown Coffee Johnston with substitutes Redden Riley Clay and Daniel for a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumnerwood Consolidated
Gerald Robertson
America
Abercrombie
First Baptist Church
A. Cox
Orville Cunningham
Cunningham
Cox
Lee B. Carter
Selba Rainey
Lowell Lee Sewell
Guss Gooch
Lloyd Thompson
Effie Rankin
Maude Brown
Maudie Coffee
Abbie Johnston
Alvie Redden
Fannie Riley
Adele Clay
Laula Daniel
1945 CCC Lean Cotton Matures and Pooling Planned
All 1946 cotton loans matured on July 81 1946 with borrower right of repayment before October 1 1946. 1945 crop still loaned on October 1 1946 will be pooled by the Commodity Credit Corporation. Producers may profit from current cotton prices but no payments will be issued until full liquidation of pooled cotton. Further information available at the AAA office. Millard Brown in charge.
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Commodity Credit Corporation
AAA
Millard Brown
Former Dodson Resident Dies in Lubbock Home
8. A. Edwards, a former Dodson resident and longtime Childress County figure, died in his sleep at his Lubbock home after eating supper and going to bed. Death occurred sometime after midnight, according to family statements. He had moved to Lubbock after living in Dodson for five years and left many friends in the territory.
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A. Edwards
Dodson
Lubbock
Childress County
Napkin Returned After Lost Ad In The Wellington Leader
Mrs. Mickey Kendrick borrowed a fine linen napkin from Mrs. L A Manzer for a party. She posted a lost ad in The Wellington Leader, and the napkin was returned the day after publication despite warnings from her husband and the editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mickey Kendrick
L. A. Manzer
Wellington
The
Leader
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Duncan
Coaching
Fort Francis
Ontario
Legion Convention
Quail Methodist Revival
Dodson School
Ritz
John Christoph
Norwood School
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