Congressional district reshaping pits Price and Purcell in Texas scramble
The new 18th District redraw combines Purcell and Panhandle areas, forcing Bob Price and Graham Purcell into unfamiliar territory from Childress to Wichita Falls and Collingeworth to Dallem. Analysts warn of high race costs around 150000, with loss of Senate seniority possible. The writer also recalls a Lake Meredith trip and family notes before the University of Texas start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham Parcdll
Bob Price
Purcell
Panhandle
Price
Texas Panhandle
Wichita Falls
Childress
Clay County
Collingeworth
Dallem
Susan Lowe Competes in Weekend Youth Rodeos
Susan Lowe took part in two youth rodeos over the weekend. At Wheeler on Thursday night she finished third. At Quanah on Saturday she placed fourth.
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Susan Lowe
Wheeler
Quanah
Funeral Trip For Mrs Effie Burkett Attended By Kin
Mrs Bill Hill and her sister Mrs Meta Thomas of Dalbert visited Stephen ville on Monday August 16 for the funeral of Mrs Effie Burkett who died Saturday. She would have been 90 this December. Mrs Burkett and Elmer Burkett and their daughter Mae llie lived in China Grove during the 1910s.
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Bill Hill
Meta Thomas
Dalbert
Stephenville
Effie Burkett
Tates Move to Virginia
Mr and Mrs Dean Tate and children Lynn and Tim move to Bristol Virginia August 23 to join Reynolds Aluminum Company plant there His cousin recently transferred from Houston to the Bristol plant Mrs Tate was formerly Colson and Mr Tate previously worked at Warrick Feed Store.
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Dean Tate
Lynn
Timee
Bristol
Virginia
Tate
Reynolds Aluminum Company
Houston
Colson
Warrick Feed Store
Family Visitation Across States Referenced in Local Notes
Tennessee visitors Pat and Mrs. Carter with children Hud and Gigi stayed with Ray and Mond Ross in Quail and with Frank Carter in Pampa. They vacationed at the Carter cabin near Raton New Mexico and Taos.
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Pat Carter
Hud and
Gigi
Nashville
Tenn
Raymond Ross
Joel
Ross Ranch
Quail
Frank Carter
Pampa
Carter Cabin
Raton
N.M
Taos
Mark Fires Cited as Distinguished Veterinary Student at A&M
Chester Mark Fires of Wellington has been named a distinguished student in Veterinary Medicine at Texas A&M University. Dean Alvin A. Price announced the honor after Fires earned a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree on August 6 with a GPA of 3.25 in the spring trimester.
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College Station
Chester
Mark Fires
A.J. Fires
Wellington
Texas A&m University
Alvin A. Price
Fires
College of Veterinary Medicine
Torrez Family at Kin's Rites
Mr and Mrs Julian Torrez and children of Perryton formerly of Wellington returned from Uvalde this week after attending the funeral of Genaro Torrez of Camp Wood Mrs Sid Harrison has returned from a summer visiting relatives in three states She visited Ray Thomas in Wichita Falls and det er Beulah Hutcher son in Oklahoma City She then picked up Clinton Ray Thomas and traveled with him to California to visit Navy Lt Granvel Harrison Ret and Mrs Harrison in San Diego They were guests of Dr Dorothy Holman who formerly lived here Then Mr and Mrs Harrison returned with them to Phoenix Arizona for several days.
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Julian Torrez
Perryton
Wellington
Uvalde
Torrez
Genaro Torrez
Camp Wood
Wichita Falls
Ray Thomas
Oklahoma City
Beulah Hutcherson
Clinton Ray Thomas
California
Navy
Granvel Harrison
Harrison
San Diego
Dorothy Holman
Mrs. Roberts Dies in Dallas at 6 30 A M
Mrs. Ruth Roberts died in a Dallas hospital at 6 30 a m from a heart attack. She was the daughter of the late Rev and Mrs Aaron and grew up in Wellington. Funeral services were set for Thursday. She is survived by a daughter Mrs J E Stewart of Shreveport and several siblings.ii
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G.L. Jones
Ruth Roberts
Dallas
Roberts
Aaron
Wellington
School Staff Listings for No 3 Page
The excerpt lists teachers and staff across grades junior high and high school. Names include Mrs. Chester White Mrs. Ralph Ward Mrs. Lynn Wright Dick Hamilton Lester Guesby Carroll Nunnelley Mrs. Dick Pendleton and others governing subjects from remedial reading to science English business math and vocational agriculture. Don Van Pelt is counselor under the county co op program.
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Ous Sweat
R.B. Tucker
Chester White
Ralph Ward
Lynn Wright
Dick Hamilton
Lester Guesby
Carroll Nunnelley
Dick Pendleton
Amonett
E.W. Clement
Bob McAlister
Sparish
Clinton Norman
Engsh
Lonnie Roberson
Charles Floyd
Elaine White
Jolene Groves
Raymond Hodges
Rodney Myrick
P.M. Scott
Don Friemel
Billy R. Long
Louis Graham
Ben Ratliff
Stephen Schmidly
Don Lacy
Jimmy Forrester
Don van Pelt
Mrs W N Miller Takes Westward Tours Across Several States
Mrs. W N Miller traveled from Blythe California to Yroka Medford and Kismath River California visiting relatives including Dexter Lam or Monroe Sasser and Clara Rose in San Jon New Mexico. She met Ethel Music in Redding founder of an Assembly of God Church and stopped to see Paul Stallings resthey and Troy Stallings families along the way.
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Blythe
Calif
Yroka
Medford
Oregon
Kismath River
Dexter Lamor
Dester
Redding
Ethel Music
Red Bluff
Fremo
Paul Stallings
Miler
Monroe Sasser
Orange Cove
Resthey
Clara Rose
San Jon
N.M
Troy Stallings
Burl Brims Visit Here
Dr. Burl Brim and family of Ashland Oregon visited his parents Mr. and Mrs John Brim before returning home He formerly taught at West Texas State University and now teaches at Southern Oregon College
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Snd
Burl Brim
Ashland
Oregon
John Brim
Brim
West Texas State University
Southern Oregon College
Former Countians Visit, Highlighting Local Pasts and Places
A group of former Countians returned to the area visiting Mrs. Mrsavin Vernon Fritts and her daughter in Amarillo, plus Mr and Mrs Louis E Fritts and Dee Ann in Fallbrook California. They toured their old home three miles south of Sumnerwood near Plymouth Cemetery in Wellington and Shamrock on Thursday afternoon. The piece also notes constitutional eligibility requirements for U S presidents.
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Mravin Vernon Fritts
Robert Fritts
Amarillo
Lous E. Fritts
Dee Ann
Fallbrook
Calif
Sumnerwood
Plymouth Cemetery
Wellington
Shamrock
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