Major Change in Fair Eligibility for Collingsworth County
Walter Clements announces new Collingsworth County Fair rules to allow nonresidents to display only if space permits while judging and ribbons remain for county residents or students' families. Dates are Sept 9 and 10 with community building hours Friday 11:30 to 5 and Saturday 9 to 12.
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Collingsworth County Fair
Walter Clements
Collingsworth County
Collingsworth County Fair Committee
Registration for CJC Fall Classes at Wellington
Clarendon Junior College opens fall term registration at Wellington on Thursday August 25 at 7:00 p.m. at the north entrance of the elementary school. Contact Mrs. Wanda Cardwell at 493-2668 for details. Costs: 3 hours 50 dollars, 6 hours 75 dollars plus books.
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Clarendon Junior College
Wellington
Wanda Cardwell
Dodson
Wellington Band Rehearsals Start Early for 83 84
Band director Frank Aue expects a real good year with 33 to 35 members. Rehearsals begin before school starts with evening sessions Monday to Friday at 7 30 p m in the band hall. Instrumentations are strong with ample players for most parts.
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Wellington
Frank Aue
Aue
Rue
Allsup's Supports Muscular Dystrophy Drive Nationwide
Allsup's Convenience Stores will display MDA collection canisters in New Mexico Texas and Oklahoma through Labor Day September 5. The effort funds research for 40 neuromuscular diseases and mentions ALS breakthroughs plus a Door Bell Brigade for kids August 27 and 28 offering free fountain drinks for donations.
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Allsup’s
New Mexico
Texas
Oklahoma
Muscular Dystrophy Association
MDA
Jack Crow
Concession Stand Plans Outlined by Band Volunteers
Band Parents Club met August 1 to set operations for Powell Field concessions. Rev. Clifford Harper leads, Jim Morgan handles orders and maintenance, Mrs. Harold Caldwell recruits game volunteers as former head Mrs. Howard Murdock steps aside but will assist. A Sept. 23 cleanup and inventory day is planned.
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Band Parents Club
Powell Field
Clifford Harper
Dodson
Jim Morgan
Harold Caldwell
Howard Murdock
TSTA Membership Drive Planned in Collingsworth County
Members met at Mrs. Jean Cavitt’s Sumnerwood home on Wednesday August 10 to plan the 1983 84 programs and a countywide membership push. Distribution of materials occurred as Mrs. Shirley Howard highlighted TSTA NEA scale and member benefits while plans for September October and March were outlined.
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Collingsworth County
TSTA
Jean Cavitt
Sumnerwood
National Education Association
NEA
Shirley Howard
Howard
Keller to Pastor First Christian
David Keller has been appointed pastor of First Christian Church in Wellington. His first service was Sunday August 14. He comes from Portales New Mexico where he earned an M A in Religion at Eastern New Mexico University and pastored in Denver City Texas. He holds a B A in Bible Ministries from Manhattan Bible College and has served churches in Morrowville and Oxford.
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David Keller
First Christian Church
Keller
Wellington
Portales
N.M
Eastern New Mexico University
Denver City
Texas
Manhattan Bible College
Manhattan
Kansas
Morrowville
Oxford
Smoke Damages Barton Home in Garage Fire
Fire damaged the home of Mr and Mrs Mortis Barton in Bridge City Texas when an attached garage caught fire on Thursday August 4. Fire chief Danny Gray said the origin is unknown and boxes were stored in the garage. The Koders Keller family is noted in the report with a daughter Tera and two young sons.
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Mortis Barton
David Keller
Kansas
Bridge City, Texas
Keller
Hettie
Tera
David 5
Nathan 2
Danny Gray
Gray
Ist Methodist Flea Market Reopens Aug. 17
The First United Methodist Church women announce the flea market will resume on Wednesday August 17 on its normal Wednesday and Friday schedule. New items include school clothes and shelves of paperback books. The public is invited to stop by and browse.
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First United Methodist Church
Free and Reduced Meals Available At Wellington School
Wellington School offers free and reduced price meals for students based on income. Information and the official sliding scale are available through the school business office. Regular prices apply for K-5 and 6-12 meals, with breakfast priced separately. Foster children may qualify.
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Wellington
School Business Office
Kenneth McKay
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