Fifth from Wellington Crowned Greenbelt Bowl Queen
Wellington’s Jan Blain was crowned 1968 Greenbelt Bowl Queen at the Greenbelt Football game in Childress on Saturday night August 10. The award was presented by Congressman Graham Purcell, with Blain nominated by Wellington guard Jim Lindsey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Jan Blain
Childress
Miss Blain
Jim Lindsey
Graham Purcell
Wichita Falls
Tanya Smith
Bill Herring
Dallas
Draft Board Registers Three County Boys in July
Three Collingsworth County boys registered with Selective Service in July, per registrar Bill Hatch. Names listed are Tony Gonzales, Kenneth Dale Henry, and David Lynn Groves. Antonius Stradivarius' signature allegedly forged more than any other.
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Collingsworth County
Bill Hatch
Tony Gonzales
Kenneth Dale Henry
David Lynn Groves
Antonius Stradivarius
Cotton buyers converge at Marian Airpark for Trad ers Compress work
A group of Southern cotton buyers visited Marian Airpark on Aug. 6 and 7 for business at Trad ers Compress. Gordon H. Birkner of Otto Goodocke Inc Hallettsville flew in with four buyers aboard an Aero Commander, while others arrived in a Bonanza from Memphis and a Beechcraft Twin Travel from Alabama. They stayed at Cherokee Inn.
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Marian Airpark
Traders Compress
Gordon H. Birkner
Otto Goodocke Inc
Hallettsville
Aero
Memphis
Tenn
Macon
Cherokee Inn
Alabama
Neale Johnson named Information Director for Texas Electric Cooperatives
Neale Johnson appointed Information Director for the Texas Electric Cooperatives in Austin. He brings years in farming and broadcasting, having worked as Farm Editor for the Wichita Falls Times and Record News and as Farm Director at KFDX-TV and KCBD Radio TV. Johnson, a Frederick Oklahoma native and Abilene Christian College graduate, succeeds Jim Morriss and will liaison with newspapers radio and TV to promote rural electrification in Texas. He serves as past president of the Lubbock Agriculture Club and secretary of the West Texas Water Institute. The family includes wife Sandra Terry and children Diane Keith and resides at 7518 St. Phillips Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Johnson
Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc
Austin
Statewide Service Association For Rural Electric Systems
Johnson
Texas
Jim Morriss
Methodist Church
Texas Electric Cooperatives
Johnson, dl
Abilene Christian College
Texas Tech
Wichita Falls Times
Record News
Kfdx - TV
Wichita Falls
Kcbd Radio and TV
Lubbock
Frederick
Okla
4-H
Future Farmers of America
Tillman County
Ola
Lubbock Agriculture Club
West Texas Water Institute
The
4-H Foundation
Texas 4-H Youth Development Foundation
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas
Future Farmers of America, Texas_ Association
Sandra Terry
Abilene
Diane
Keith
Brentwood Church of Christ
Brentwood
St. Phillips
Local families visit Dallas and Texas sites during spring travel
Mr and Mrs Donald Cole and daughters Betty and Lynn of Samnorwood toured Dallas visiting W R Montgomery family and others return to Samnorwood after Dallas Fort Worth area visits. John Coffee family and Lindy Norman plan trips to Houston Galveston and San Antonio while Roy Jeffrey guests include Mrs Dan Harrison and Mrs Harmon White. Finchers from Marietta Oklahoma visit Doug Johnson family and note newer Wellington move and local employment.
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Donald Coleman
Betty
Lynn
Samnorwood
Dallas
W. R. Montgomery
Coleman
Jenny Montgomery
Lillie Bradley
Dallas-Fort Worth
Mrs. Montgomery
Mrs. Bradley
Glen Moody
Fort Worth
John Coffee
Susan
Linda
Kay
Sammy
Lindy Norman
Houston
Astrodome
Galveston
HemisFair
San Antonio
Roy Jeffrey
Dan Harrison
Charles Jones
Sally
McAdams
Harmon White
Amarillo
Ed White
Canadian
Bill Fincher
Gayla
Tina
Marietta
Okla
Doug Johnson
Randy
Lindy
Finchers
Wellington
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Dougout
Clay White
Randall Hodges
Tim Jones
Ricky Norman
Benny Stallings
Dusty White
Paul Wilbur
Dicky Johnson
Brent Wade
Tommy Horton
Bruce Oney
Nicky Guthrie
Raymond Hodges
Elaine Yarbrough
Tony White
Beverly Singley
Texas Technological College
Sammie Thompson
Kenneth Alan Davis
Mineral Wells
Denton
Chas. B. Jones
Joe Walker
Oklahoma
Wellington Flying Service
L. B. Stevenson
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Rockford
Ill
Dayton
Washington, D. C
Mrs. Jameson
Billy Pat Swift
Hous
Ton
Spearman
Gene Morrow
Morrow Flying Service
Hereford
Jameson
E Troy Stafford
Tulsa
E Gordon Maddox
Harry Frye
Shamrock
Draft Board
Billy Ise Coates
Chester L. Harrison
West Avenue
Optometrist
Just
Town & Country Store
Ralph Wallin
Pam
Andy
Rolling Fork
Miss
E. J. Fletcher
Wallin
Church of Christ Here
Wright
CaCola
Carton
Shurfine
Clorox
Holly
Owens
Scott
USDA
Russet
Thompson
Crowes
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