Wellington to Begin School Year Registration Schedule
Wellington schools open with registration Aug 27 28 for elementary junior high and high school. Enrollment expected 750 775. Booker T Washington already hosting 120 students. High and junior high register by grade Aug 27 28 with fees for registration typing athletic insurance. New subjects world geography and chorus added in high school.
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Wellington
J. L. Harper
Booker T. Washington School
Harper
Jack Durham
James Larson
George Bush to Speak in Wellington on Thursday
Republican U S Senate candidate George Bush will speak at the Wellington community building Thursday Aug 20 at 2 30 p m. A meet and greet with Bush follows the talk and local Republicans urge conservatives to attend. Bush, a Houston businessman and oilman, is son of Senator Prescott Bush and a Yale graduate. He earned the Navy's Distinguished Flying Cross and three air medals in World War II and later moved to Texas to pursue industry and civic work.
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George Bush
United States
Wellington
David Baumgardner
Republican
Bush
Houston
Zapata Off-Shore Co
Gulf of Mexico
Connecticut
U.S
Senate
Navy
Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Yale University
Texas
Dresser Industries
Midland
Cancer Crusade
Community Chest
Dallas
Panhandle
Deep East
Fort Worth
Arlington
Childress
Canadian
Speed Reading Course Offered in Wellington This Fall
30 students needed to launch a speed reading class in Wellington this fall with Rudy Horak of Amarillo teaching one evening weekly. The two hour sessions run 7:30 to 9:30 for 10 weeks, focusing on increasing reading speed and comprehension and appealing to teachers and heavy readers.
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Wellington
Rudy Horak
Amarillo
Horak
Brown Child Dies Thursday in Dodson
Oliver Don Brown two year old son of Mr and Mrs Oliver Brown of Dodson died August 13 at 11 50 a m after admission to Hollis Memorial Hospital The death was due to acute viral pneumonia He was born October 1 1961 in Fresno California Funeral services were held at 10 a m Monday at the Primitive Baptist Church Dodson burial followed at Dodson cemetery Surviving are his parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs C Brown of San Antonio and Mrs Lillie Mae McGough of Fresno California
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Oliver Don Brown
Oliver Brown
Dodson
Hollis Memorial Hospital
Wellington
Oliver Don
Fresno
Calif
Primitive Baptist Church
Arlington Street
Floyd Pittman
Vinson
Dodson Cemetery
Kelso Funeral Home
C. Brown
San Antonio
Lillie Mae McGough
Jeff Bevers Dies in Calif Young Wellington native passes away in Riverside
An early Wellington resident Jeff Bevers died in Riverside California on Saturday August 8 at age 4 He was a brother of John Bevers and had lived here for years Survivors include another brother Will Bevers of Bakersfield California and a sister Mrs Jimmie Fouche of Elk City Oklahoma
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Wellington
Jeff Bevers
Riverside
Calif
Mr. Bevers
John Bevers
Will Bevers
Bakersfield
Jimmie Fouche
Elk City
Okla
Former Wellington Police Chief J F Holley Dies at 74
John Francis Holley known as France died at his home 201 10th Street Friday August 14 after a short illness. He served as police chief from 1951 to 1952 and worked as a mechanic and operator of a trucking business. Survived by wife Addie Berry man, son James, daughter Mrs. Ralph Gray, three sisters, and other relatives. Funeral 3 p.m. Saturday at Bowie Street Church of Christ. Burial at North Wellington Cemetery. Kelso Funeral Home in charge.
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J. F. Holley
Wellington
10Th Street
Mr. Holley
Bowie Street Church
Holley
Church of Christ
James Holley
Ralph Gray
Abilene
Charlie Curry
Hollis
Nina Cornyn
Little
Quail Young Farmers Elect New Officers
Quail Young Farmers met on Thursday Aug 13 to elect officers for the coming year. Carl Wischkaemper was chosen president succeeding P J White with Otis Emmert as vice president and Johnny Birkey as secretary. Other posts filled include Doc Johnson treasurer Loyd Langley reporter and Langley Canada Morgan program chairs.
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Quail
Carl Wischkaemper
P. J. White
Wischkaemper
Texas
Otis Emmert
Johnny Birkey
Doc Johnson
Loyd Langley
Miss Thompson Crowned Greenbelt Football Queen
Wellington's Sammie Thompson won the 15th Greenbelt Football Queen title at Childress on Saturday August 15. Jan Glenn finished as second runner up. The event featured 34 entrants and was part of the Greenbelt Queen's Parade. Kenneth Patterson and Bryan Hatch, WHS players, sponsored Miss Thompson and Miss Glenn, with Hatch an end and Patterson a halfback praised for their performances.
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Wellington
Sammie Thompson
Childress
Jan Glenn
WHS
Miss Thompson
Kenneth Patterson
Miss Glenn
Bryan Hatch
Hatch
Patterson
Drouth-Breaking Rains Save County Cotton Prospects
Widespread drouth-breaker rains from August 14 to 16 dropped 0.6 to 3 inches across the county, boosting the cotton crop though more rain is needed. Weather stations reported varied totals with 1.5 to 2.9 inches locally. Farmers note early boll cracking from prior dryness but praise Milo and irrigated cotton. frost timing and bollworm control remain key, with Regier urging spraying at 5 percent squares with worm presence and 10 to 15 percent boll punctures.
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Dodson
Town
A. V. Lowrie
Bill Patterson
Wellington
Grover Graham
Cecil Shanks
Fresno
Loco
Frank Fourmentin
Rolla
Sumnerwood
Dozier and Lutie
Roy Hoffman
Dozier
Lone Mound
Milo
Lewis Green
Lutie
Guy Lemley
Plymouth Flat
Quail
West County
Bill Cooke
Cecil Regier
Regier
Two Teachers Elected Quail School Opens Mon
Quail Schools start Monday August 24 with regular classes and meals. No cotton picking vacation this year says Supt. Herman Moseley. New hires include Mrs Norman Wilson home economics and Joe Lennon intermediate grades and junior high basketball coach.
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Moseley
Norman Wilson
Wellington
Joe Lennon
Dodson
Wilson
Poteau
Okla
Oklahoma State University
Soil Conservation Service Office
Lennon
T. E. Lennon
Clarendon Junior College
West Texas State University
Panhandle
Western Oklahoma
Pride of Dodson
Clarendon
Dodson Nazarene Revival Opens Friday Night
Dodson Church of the Nazarene announces a summer revival from August 21 to August 30 conducted by Rev. Otto Willison of Bethany Oklahoma. Nightly services begin at 8 p.m. with the evangelist and his wife singing special songs. Rev. Maurice Moore invites all to attend.
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Dodson Church of the Nazarene
Maurice Moore
Otto Willison
Bethany
Oklo
Moore
Plan to Move Thomas Here
Trusten Thomas told The Wellington Leader that 18 year old Tommy Thomas injured in a July 30 car crash and unconscious since then may be moved from Northwest Texas Hospital to St Joseph's Hospital over the weekend if plans hold. Doctors say recovery could take two to three months.
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Tommy Thomas
Northwest Texas Hospital
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Trusten Thomas
The
Wellington
Tommy
Mr. Thomas
Saturday Night County Beauties Compete for Farm Bureau Queen
Six Collingsworth county beauties enter the Farm Bureau Queen contest set for Saturday August 22 at 8 p.m. in the community building. Out of town judges will select the representative for the Amarillo district contest. Garland Smith-Cotton John of Amarillo will host with Joyce Holton piano numbers and Sylvia McQueary singing during modeling.
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Collingsworth County
Farm Bureau
Dee Coleman
Anne Howard
Colorado Woman’s College
Denver
Mrs. Coleman
Vicki Killian
Connie Null
Wellington
Nancy Hill
Jo Nell Breeding
Kaye Purkey
Sumnerwood
Lonetta Neeley
Quail
Nancy
Amarillo
Garland Smith
Cotton John
Joyce Holton
Sylvia McQueary
Mary Graham
Final Rites on Monday for Mrs. Bert Weaver
Mrs. Bert Weaver a longtime Quail area resident died Aug 15 11 55 a m in Highland General Hospital Pampa She moved to Wellington earlier this year was born Margaret Frances Pierce in 1898 and married Bert Weaver Feb 20 1916 Funeral services were held at Quail Baptist Church Burial followed at Quail Cemetery Survivors include five daughters two siblings ten grandchildren and her sister L J Wayne and brother E G Pierce
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Bert Weaver
Quail
Highland General Hospital
Pampa
Precinct 3
Jim Pierce
Big Sandy
Tenn
Weaver
Lillie
Baptist Church
Kelso Funeral Home
Emory Ewing
Phillips
Travis Somerville
Dallas
Louise Taylor
Brownfield
Gerald Copeland
Fullerton
Calif
Jesse West
Akron
Ohio
L. J. Wayne
Tulsa
E. G. Pierce
Quail YF to Meet Monday on Oils and Lubricants
The Quail chapter of Young Farmers of Texas will gather at the Ag building at 8 p.m. Monday August 24. A Humble Oil Company Amarillo representative will speak on oils for farm needs. New advisor Buford Comstock and president Carl Wischkaemper welcome community members.
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Quail
Young Farmers of Texas
Humble Oil Company
Amarillo
Buford Comstock
Carl Wischkaemper
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Supt. Harper
U.S. Senate
Brown
Greenbelt
Drouth
County
Collingsworth
Weather Bureau
Highway Department
Barney Glenn
A. C. Shipley
WeatherScan
Quail School
Herman Moseley
Dodson Nazarene Revival
Thomas
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