Date finalized for 2004 county Peanut Festival
The Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce announces the 2004 Peanut Festival set for September 11 with the Ritz Theatre restoration theme. Activities include a peanut recipe contest, parade management by the Wellington Volunteer Fire Department, and a park booth program, plus ongoing community events and a call for new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce
Danny Chisum
Chisum
Chamber
Cheryl Tarver
Wellington
Ritz Theatre
Carol Bodine
Letters to the Editor From Online Poets About Identity
The editor receives 300 word letters defending or questioning the writer’s identity, each signed as The Editor. The letters discuss online poets and the ethics of revealing or protecting identities. Controversial remarks are toned down to avoid slander while presenting the author’s point of view.
Ritz Memories and a Life Shaped by a Small Town Theatre
A Seminole Oklahoma woman recalls the Ritz Theatre on 1 July 1951 where she met her husband during a hot summer afternoon. They married the next January and raised three children, fondly noting the theatre’s unique cry room and long movie schedules still archived in her scrapbook.
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Ritz
Seminole
Fletcher Curry
June Allyson
Dick Powell
Guy Bumpa
Rubye
Parsons Drug
Rogers Melton
James James Retires From DPS After 29 Years
Local State Trooper John James announces retirement effective June 30, 2004 after 29 years serving Texas Collingsworth County and the Wellington area. A 1975 DPS Academy graduate, he began in Hereford for a year before moving to Wellington on August 15, 1976. He is the current Collingsworth County Judge and plans to seek election in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Blazek
First Christian Church
Wellington
Bob
Monahans
FCC
Alma Zuelli
Bill Baker
Alma
John James
James
State of Texas
Collingsworth County
DPS Academy
Hereford
Collingsworth
Hunter education classes begin in Shamrock
Hunter education classes begin at the old school building 511 South Wall Street Shamrock on August 27 and 28. Friday class starts at 6 00 pm and Saturday at 8 am. The fee is 10 dollars and attendees must join both days. Students must be 12 years old or older. Call Robert Greenwalt at 806 256 3522 for more information.
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Hunter Education
South Wall Street
Shamrock
Robert Greenwalt
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A & E Meat Processing
B&pw
Barbara Barlett
Barlett’s Hardware and Lumber
Crossroad Peanut Company
Karen Coleman
Evelyn Campbell
Wellington Florist
Collingsworth Public Library
Collingsworth Abstract
Collingsworth County Museum
Community Bank
Jean Cudd
Annese Carter
Chuck Carter
Keith Davis
First Priority Irrigation
First Wellington
Farmer’s Coop Gin
Greenlight Gas
Godfrey Pest Control
Dark Green
Greenbelt Electric
Bill Hatch
Wauellington
Mon
Sumnerwood
Hedley Mon
Reenbelt Electric Cooperative P
Texas
Sayedee Armstrong
SHS
DPS
8Th Street
Northside Square
Wellington State Bank
P.O
Childress Banking
Childress
FDIC
Canadian Banking Center
Canadian
Memphis Banking Center
P.O. Box
Memphis
Wheeler Banking Center
Wheeler
Rockets
Hale Center
Eagles
Jayton
Church of
Benjamin
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