Local families rally for Middle East service members in 1990
Lance Cpl. Brandon White of Hedley Schools faces deployment with Project Desert Shield after leaving Camp LeJeune on August 17. He is part of Company A, 2nd Amphibious Assault Vehicle Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, with a year in the Corps since 1989. News notes reflect community support including yellow ribbons and a Texas Panhandle-based veterans group organized by Patricia Wilson Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lance Cpl
Brandon White
Gary White
Hedley Schools
Marine Corps
Middle East
White
Laramie
Wyoming
Lcpt
Camp LeJeune
North Carolina
Spain
Saudi Arabia
Amphibious Assault Vehicle Battalion
2Nd
Marine Corps Division
Tommy Hudson
Abilene
Panhandle
Hudson
West Texas
Ice Cream Freeze Off Rules For 1990 Contest
The Collingsworth County Fair invites home made ice cream for the Ice Cream Freeze Off on Saturday September 15. All entries must be judged before sale with proceeds supporting Fun Fair expenses and charity. A $5 entry fee applies per freezer. Ice cream must be home made and packed in ice. dasher removed. Entries due to the gazebo by 11 00 a m. judges at 11 15 a m. Ribbons for first to third place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth County Fair
Chamber
Gazebo
Johnny Tims
First Baptist Church
PanFork Baptist to dedicate new tabernacle on Sept 2
PanFork Baptist Camp will dedicate its new tabernacle Sunday September 2 at 6 30 p.m. A 5 00 p.m. covered dish supper precedes the service with Milton Morlan giving a camp report and testimonies from local churches and former administrator John Gillispie. Jack Lee will deliver the message and Larry Heard will conclude with a charge and prayer. Area churches will dismiss evening services to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PanFork Baptist
Milton Morlan
John Gillispie
Jack Lee
First Baptist Church
Larry Heard
Texas
PanFork
Wellington Skyrocket Football Scrimmage Friday
Wellington High School football teams will scrimmage Perryton Rangers Friday at Powell Field in a 6:00 p.m. session. Coach James Williams praised Perryton's size and quarterback, notes JV uses 15 offensive and defensive plays, varsity runs two 20 play series, and signals to Mangum opener on Sept. 7 as the squad resumes two-a-day workouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
J.V
Perryton Rangers
Powell Field
Perryton
Tulsa
James Williams
Booster Club serves ice cream after Skyrocket scrimmage
The Skyrocket Booster Club will host an ice cream supper for the Skyrocket football team and all Skyrocket fans after the scrimmage with Perryton on Friday August 31 at Powell Field. Club president Danny Martin said community support funded commemorative signs and football calendars. The booster kickoffs and meeting room details were announced for August 4 at 7 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perryton
Powell Field
Danny Martin
Martin
Mangum
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Juan Garcia
Virginia Tarver
Wellington Elementary
Iraq
Kuwait
Desert Shield
Persian Gulf
Laramie High School
Chester and
Juanita White
Gary and
Janice White
Hedley
Mideast
Patricia Wilson Johnson
Texas Panhandle
Johnson
Pvt
Kevin L. Wilson
82Nd Airborne Division
Lance Cpl. White
Dan Howard
Quail
County Extension Service
Collingsworth County
U.S.D.A
New Tabernacle
PanFork Baptist Camp
Williams
Rockets
River Road
Vernon and Borger
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