Pioneer Breakfast honors early Collingsworth settlers Saturday
Wellington Rodeo Association will sponsor the Annual Pioneer Breakfast at Ellison Park at 8 a.m. Saturday Aug 22 with 6 15 a.m. setup by volunteers. Recipients include descendants of pioneer families and county leaders receiving honor certificates, plus 1991 honorees receiving missed certificates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington Rodeo Association
Wes Andres
Ellison Park
Andres
The
Rodeo Association
WRA
Kevin Hamby
Mary Blacksher
Alice Patterson
Eddie Blacksher
Jimmy Patterson
Randy Motsenbocker
Collingsworth County
Peanut Festival Tshirt Day in Wellington Promotes Events
Friday marks T Shirt Day with plans for a Peanut Festival in Wellington led by Chamber President Sherry Cromartie. Saturday features pet show at 9 30 a m and a parade at 11 a m with free entries but must register. Organizers report strong participation and publicity efforts across arena towns.
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Wellington
Chamber of Commerce
Sherry Cromartie
Saunna Blacksher
Mary Blacksher
Rodeo Association
Mary
Quilt Show To Highlight 2nd Peanut Festival At County Museum
Collingsworth County Museum hosts a quilt exhibit in the Sullivan Building as part of the 2nd annual Peanut Festival. quilts must predate 1950 and carry owner name date and design. entries limited to county residents. Ice cream sales support museum funds and a day of music, with Kenny Karnes directing entertainment and a parade slated for 11 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth County Museum
Sullivan Building
Lameda Black
Rhuia Ketchum
James Thomas
Thomas
Museum Association
Ben Karnes
Pioneer Quartet
Karen Hale
Stoney Blades
Ben Kames
Donna Coleman
Lighthouse Quartet
Court House Square
Peanut Field Day Tour Draws 80 Producers in 1992 Demo
The 1992 Peanut Field Day hosted by the Texas Agricultural Extension Service drew 80 producers Friday August 14. Dale Dunlap notes tours of result demonstration plots covered by A and M Extension Service specialists on peanut crop management. They urged rotation with milo wheat or grass, warned of scar spot disease, reported low insect damage, and identified yellow nut sedge control as a concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Dale Dunlap
Collingsworth County
A&m Extension Service
Tarver cites 182 inmates jailed first half of 1992
Sheriff Dale Tarver reports 182 inmates housed in Collingsworth County Jail from January to June 1992, totaling 853 days at an average of 4.68 inmates per day and $5.26 per prisoner daily for basic needs. Including wider costs, average daily cost rises to about $54 per prisoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Tarver
Collingsworth County
Collingsworth
Texas Department of Corrections
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Robert Bartenbruch
David Baumgardner
Carl Wishkaemper
Elvis Pitts
Palo Cummings
Garland Hightower
Walter Deger
J.H. Oldham
Gus Barton
Zook Thomas
Mack Willis
Shelton Nunnelley
Chester Fires
Grover Graham
Emory Hunter
Kenneth Kramer
John Ingram
Carthel Lewis
R.L
Templeton, Lottie Handley and
Dollie Mae Wilson
Jesse Peters
Cal Suggs
Steve Owens
Kenneth Hudson
Ross Oatman
Raymond Lee
Willie O'Rear
Les White
Dennis Lacy
Kolina Kotara
White Deer
Shonda Colson
Amy Chauveaux
Kirby Campbell
Tom Messick
C & C Rodeo Co
Cromartie
Chamber
Sonya Bouldin
Robi Lou Mabery
Jaime Nicole Blades
Ann Harper
Judy Clark
the Guajardo
Southerland
McKinney Band
Drake Museum
Nora and Clyde Drake
Nora Drake
Clyde Drake
Ben Donnell
Corpus Christi
Robert Beauchamp
San Antonio
Sullivan
Pruden
Willie B. Harwell
Linda Jones
Wellington State Bank
Donna Maxwell
Elaina Barton
Wellington Florist
Debbie Shaver
Lameda
Peanut Farmer
Keith Wood
Elk City
Tarver
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