County Rural Accidents Rise in July in Collingsworth
The Texas Highway Patrol reports seven rural highway crashes in Collingsworth County during July, injuring five people and causing about 29 760 dollars in damage. For January–June 1968 the county recorded 23 accidents with one death and 13 injuries and 39 935 dollars in property damage. Other District 5B counties logged various July totals: Childress five accidents seven injuries no deaths Cottle two accidents two injuries Donley eight accidents one death six injuries Gray twenty one accidents one death sixteen injuries Hall four accidents no deaths four injuries Wheeler five accidents no deaths two injuries. The three county district totaled 223 accidents 16 killed 128 injured and 257 768 dollars in damage.
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The
Texas Highway Patrol
Collingsworth County
Dalrymple
Gray
Hall
Wheeler
Marchants Visit Rio Grande Valley Towns
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Marchant and Mrs. Della Marchant returned from a combined business and pleasure trip to the Rio Grande Valley. They visited Dallas Houston Corpus Christi Pharr McAllen Hargail Edinburg and HemisFair in San Antonio. Mr. Marchant made contacts for cotton pullers for the coming season.
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W. E. Marchant
Della Marchant
Rio Grande Valley
Pharr
McAllen
San Antonio
HemisFair
Mrs. A. T. Smith Returns Home From Long Trip
Mrs. A. T. Smith came home Sunday after a three week trip through South and West Texas. Daughters and families visited in Wellington before she joined the Roberts family to Alpine, then San Antonio to see a niece and HemisFair.
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A. T. Smith
South
Texas
Jess Lawson
Molly
Sarah
Mike
Levelland
Archie Roberts
Marilyn
Carolyn
Kathy
Beeville
Earl Clement
Dan
Ted
Polly
Ronny
Goger
Candy
Pueblo
Colo
Marian Airpark Notes and Visits Highlight August Events
The document records Aug 10 stop to refuel by Rev. Chas Kasinger of Cyril Oklahoma at Marian Airpark. Gordon Maddox of Memphis picked up a repaired Tri-Pacer from Welling ton Flying Service. On Aug 15 Bill Dambacher of Chillicothe Missouri flew in aboard a Colair A 90 en route to Texhoma to spray green bugs. Dambacher formerly lived at Marian. Wesley Bullard and family from Post brought their Bonanza for Cliff Hartman to inspect for licensing.
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Chas, Kasinger
Cyril, Okla
Marian Airpark
E Gordon Maddox
Memphis
Wellington Flying Service
Bill Dambacher
Chillicothe, Mo
Texhoma
Dambacher
Wesley Bullard
Post
Bonanza
Cliff Hartman
Horton and Harwell Contractors Electric Co Ad
Horton and Harwell Contractors Electric Co lists Langford Conoco Station supplies and a contact phone number 447 5755 for electrical and contracting needs.
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Langford
Conoco Station
Gosnell Radio & TV
Zenith
Bathing Belief in Europe Through the Ages
The article notes that from the Middle Ages to the late 1800s outdoor bathing was discouraged in Europe. Officials warned it spread epidemics that repeatedly afflicted the continent and shaped public health attitudes for centuries.
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Europe
Faith Baptist Church undergoing repair and remodeling
Faith Baptist Church repairs begin with new windows doors and roof as exterior painting and interior sheet rock installation proceed. Other projects planned later this year include additional renovation.
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Faith Baptist Church
Lloyd Vines
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tom Caterlin
J. H. Hale
Wellington
Homer
Howard Holton
Chamber of Commerce
Wellington State Bank
F.d.lc
Sullivan Hardware
Presen
Clark Chevrolet
Ben Franklin Store
Chevrolet
Horton & Harwell
North Side Square
C & H Pharmacy
Vaughn Cleaners
Wells & Wells
Ham Holton
Jimmy Cochran
Warrick Feed Store
Tiny's Auto Store
Glenn Taylor
Purina Feeds
DeKalb Seeds
City State Bank
Mobil Oil Co
A. L. Elliott
John Holton
Enco
Butane
Wellington Lumber Co
Building & Plumbing Paints & Vannabes
Herman Harris
Goodyear Tractor Then
M. W. Cobb Chiropractor
South Main
Shamrock, Texas
Iota
Mells
Singley Mill & Elevator
Taylor-Evans, Inc
DAG Saumdock
Diamond Shamrocs
Faith Baptist
HemiaFair
France
Parsons Drug
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