Col Thompson Wins Texas Railroad Commissioner Job in Runoff
In the second primary Col. Ernst O Thompson was decisively reelected to the Texas Railroad Commission over Frank Morris. Incomplete returns showed Thompson leading with 44842 votes to Morris 2087. McDonald reelected as agriculture commissioner on a platform of co operation with New float farm policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernst O. Thompson
Texas Railroad Commission
Frank §. Morris
Thompson
Monnt MacDonald
J. of. McDonald
Corm
Bo Torredi
Morris
McDonald
Terrell
Ewing McDonald
Ald Hethy
Baptist Church Chooses Rev. J. M. Neal Pastor
Members of the First Baptist Church voted Sunday evening to call Rev. J. M. Neal of Clarksville as pastor. Neal has served nine years at Clarksville and came on trial with strong recommendations. He is a Southwest Seminary Fort Worth graduate. Mrs. Neal is the daughter of Tom Battey of Hollis and well known in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
J. M. Neal
Clarksvile
Neal
Clarksville
Southwest Seminary
Fort Worth
Mray Neal
Tom Battey
Hollis
County
Second Bale of Cotton Ginned in 1988 Season
The second bale of cotton for the 1988 season was burned out by the Farmers' Cooperative Society Gin Tuesday night. It weighed 489 pounds and was grown by Tom B. Berry. The first bale weighed 458 pounds, ginned by M. M. Mannahan of New Lo co Community last Wednesday, with more bales expected this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Cooperative Society
M. M. Mannahan
New Loco Community
Precinct Races Close Amid Funeral for Local Resident
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 4 PM at the First Baptist Church in Wellington for J. G. Wood aged 75 years two months and 24 days. Wood, who resided in the county for 26 years, died at his home in Weblan on August 26 after an extended illness. The service was conducted by Ron T. Horton, Plainview Baptist pastor, with Wood a longtime Baptist member.
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Weflufan
O'Elack Wathsetehry
Nineninae
Mer Wired
Ofelock
First Baptist Church
Wellington
Ron T. Pat Horton
Plainview
Chewiah Wood
Arkansas
Yenen Fe
Thie County
The
Baptist
Soybeans Prove Practical Here By Field Tests
Reports from test strips in the county show soybeans perform well on sandy land, tolerating dry weather better than other crops. Mond, two miles south and east, planted White Manmoth soybeans, noting strong growth and resilience in dry conditions. Boarman, two miles away, confirms similar results.
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TO. Mond
B. W. Boarman
Tampke And Peck Named As District Vocational Agricultural Club Heads
Tampke of Quail was named president and E A Peck of Samnorwood was named vice president of a new Memphis District Vocational Agriculture Club. The four-county association aims to aid soil conservation work with a planned October 10 meeting in Memphis.
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Tampke
Peck
Tabbock
Quail
Samnorwood
Lakeview
Eisterline
Childress
Kirkland
Memphia
Lubbock
Texas
Texas Yech
Election Returns On Page Seven
Fragmentary OCR shows election returns with totals and tabulations. Readable names and numbers are limited. key figures and exact candidates are unclear due to garbled text.
Assembly of God Revival Meeting in North Wellington
Rev. Gobel Lawrence of California conducts revival at the Assembly of God tabernacle in North Wellington this week. He hails from Collingsworth County and Buck Creek, reporting the largest church attendance in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gobel Lawrence
California
Assembly of God Tabernacle
Wellington
Rey Lawrence
Collingsworth County
Buck Creek
B. L. Store Remodeled With New Menswear Display
The B. and L. Department Store is being remodeled by owner Leon Blonstein. A complete Curlee Clothes line for men will be added this fall and more than 300 suits will be stocked. The ladies shoe department has been moved to the store center.
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Leon Blonstein
Blonstein
Rural Teachers to Get Experience Bonus
State department communications say teachers principals and superintendents in state aid schools will receive a slight salary increase for each year beyond three years of experience. County Superintendent Logan Cummings notes the bonus is $1 per month for each year over three, capped at $10 monthly.
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State Department
Logan Cummings
Two New Commissioners Nominated Saturday
In a tight election four Collingeworth County seats faced full contest with two incumbents defeated. Tennison led Wellington voters 876 to 664 in Wellington box, while Dodsonville backed Tennison 118 to 62. Lowry won Precinct 2 by 44 over Retner, with 68½ votes cast there. Write-in Ace Rainey tallied 11 votes for constable in precinct 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mart Hunter
Desens
Noe Tenyissa
Owen
Mir
Dwo
Wellington Hokes
Tennison
Jo CL Mord
Dodsonville
Ford
Shinberg
Sky rocket football squad visits Medicine Park Sunday
Twenty members of the Sky rocket Football squad visited Medicine Park as guests of coach Joe Colwnan. Assistant coach John H. Williams and school board secretary John Harper accompanied them. The trip capped strenuous workouts for the season opener on September 4, with Sumnerwood likely as the first opponent.
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Medicine Park
Joe Colwnan
John H. Williams
John ©. Harper
Sumnerwood
FHA Loans Here Total $12 084 In Collingsworth County
Twelve Federal Housing Administration loans totaling 12 084 were noted at a district lumbermen meeting in Childress. The report lists district totals by area: Childress 62 loans 23613 dollars Col Angworth 12 loans 12084 Halt eight loans 2584 Donley 10 loans 2896 Hardeman 24 loans 9958 for repair and remodeling. Texas totals show 9810 loans 8241505 dollars for remodeling and 1123 loans 2960461 dollars for new home construction.
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Collingsworth
Childress
FHA
Donley
Hardeman
Texas
Fort Worth Trip Looms For Softball All Stars
Sumnerwood leads county title race after a cinch week as two more games open this week. Thursday night August 7 and Monday August 1 schedule key matchups. All star team plans to depart next week for Fort Worth to defend the State softball championship in September. Moeadlay night Sashtiwond tops the league with six wins and two defeats. Late had four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumnerwood
Fort Worth
Wind Place Nivehuiowka Pathews Tie Despite Losses
The Pathews wed Nivehuiowka remain tied for Wind place with five losses and wins, as Out laws and Gatie battle 15 to 4. A late save by Sar Norwood helped their team margin to 22 to 17 while The Quitaws held decisive wins over two tough opponents, signaling momentum.
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Vos
Sony
Pathews
Nivehuiowka
Sayine
Quail School to Dedicate Building After September Opening
Announcement this week states the new Quail School, costing 41000, will likely be dedicated after the fair with completion expected around September 1. Plans are not yet finalized but organizers hope to feature distinguished educators on the program.
County Library Adds New Books to Shelves
Col lingsworth County Library expands holdings with four adult fiction titles including Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell and Sparkenbroke by Charles Morgan, plus a non fiction volume Stories of the Great Operas and Their Composers by Ernest Newman, and three children’s titles including Silver.
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Collingsworth
Katherine Boguvie
Margaret Mitchell
Ernest Newman
Silver
Bean Hill School Term Opens August Thirty-First
Bean Hill School will open Monday August 31 under Mrs. Riva Burdine who will lead the campus this year. Community members are invited to assist in cleaning the grounds prior to opening. Trustees for the year are J Le Peters, Lloyd Alexander and Chas Onion.
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Hill School
Riva Burdine
Schoo
J. le
Peters
Lloyd
Alexander
Chas
Onion
Moss Elected Judge With 1681 Vote Lead
Judge Moss of Memphis won the four county second primary with a 1681 vote margin over Judge Fires of Childress. Final returns show Moss carried Hart and Stonley counties while Fires carried Callingsworth and Childress. Moss to take the bench as Judge of the 100th judicial district on January 1, 1937.
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A. d. Fires
Moss
Memphis
Woth Judicial District
A. S. Moss
A. J. Fires
Childress
Judge Fires
100Th Judicial District
Hart and
Stonley
Fires
Callingsworth
Mrs. Annie Bird and Eunice Bird to Receive Degrees
Mrs. Annie Bird and her daughter Eunice Bird will graduate together after attending Sul Ress Teacher's College at Alpine this summer. Both have accepted positions in Port Kancock Schools with Bird completing 35 hours of work last summer and planning fall sessions, while Eunice needs one more year and will finish in summer. Mrs. Bird has long served this section as county tax assessor.
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Annie Bird
Burney Bird
Port Kancock
Sul Ress Teacher's College
Alpine
Bus Routes Predict Largest Wellington Enrollment This Week
Wellington High School plans a record enrollment this week due to transfers from Loco Artie and the Shinnery area. Two new buses join the Loco route with runs starting Monday as seniors begin matriculation and all divisions follow the published schedule. The Paul Kelley bus will extend to Kelley Corner and nearby farms before returning via the Memphis highway to town.
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Wellington High School
G. L. Parrar
Loco
Artie
Here
Shinnery
Wellington
Loco School
Paul Kelley
Kelley Corner
Cliff Capps
Kelley School
R. L. Wood
Mmerts
Corbett Ford
Joe Baumgardner
Cecil Coe
Memphis Highway
Town
Re. le
Dove Season Opens September First In County
Dove season will open in the county on September 1 and run through October 31. State game warden Austin O'Neil announced a daily bag limit of 14 doves and a possession limit of 20 doves. Weekly limit is 44 doves for hunters. Attention was called to the fact.
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Austin O'Neil
Rural Schools To Open Monday Announcement
The opening of Seale and Pleasant Point Schools will take effect Monday August 981, announced by Logan Cummings county superintendent. Seale School lists Loree Smith as instructor with trustees J A Scott Guy C Bumpass and D A Thomas. Pleasant Point School lists John O Thompson and Mrs Ray Long as instructors with trustees W H Montes Roy Young and F Watts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seale
Pleasant Point
Logan Cummings
Loree Smith
J. A. Scott
Guy C. Bumpass
D A. Thomas
John 0. Thompson
Ray Long
W. H. Montes
Roy Young
F. Watts
Farmers Digging Trench Silos to Feed Stock Here
Ben Burden and OC Z Ratliff three and one half miles north are diggings trench silos to store silage for winter feed as a shorter than usual corn crop reduces forage. Ratliff has many head of stock while Burden tends to a sizable herd. The men plan to use the silage to care for their stock through scarce feed conditions this year.
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Ben Burden
OC. Z. Ratlite
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Ernest Thompson
J. E. McDonald
Rie
Owas
Col. Thompson
Baptist Church
New Commissioners Court
WLM
Davis
N.C, Tennison
Lowry
N.C Tenniern
Ly Lowey
J. G. Wood
Assembly of God Revival Meeting
Tennison Fleetedt
Summerwood
Sutie
Leagire Sundin
Quail School
County Library
Bean. Hill
Hall
Eunice
Arlie
Dove
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