Death claims Collingsworth pioneer Mrs. J. H. Birchfield
Laura Josephine Eddins Birchfield died at 6 30 a m Friday November 28 in Harmon County Memorial Hospital Hollis at age 93 from complications after a fall. Born July 2 1878 in Jewett Texas she moved with her family to Collingsworth County in 1907 and settled north of Dodson. She was a Methodist and member of Eastern Star and United Daughters of the Confederacy Real Daughter. Her late husband was a cattleman rancher and farmer.
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J.H. Birchfield
Collingsworth County
Harmon County Memorial Hospital
Hollis
Dodson
Birchfield
Eastern Star
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Aho
Bor
Laura Josephine £Odins
Jewett
Leon County
Louis Sanders Eddins
Hayes Radi
Texas
Co. H
Third Louisiana Infantry
Chico
Funeral set for E Lee longtime Wellington farmer
E E Lee 77 died at 10 10 a m Tuesday November 40 in Highland General Hospital Pampa He was born September 0 1894 in Coalgate Oklahoma and lived in Wellington 26 years Funeral services will be 3 00 p m Thursday at First Baptist Church with Rev Roy Collins officiating Burial at Memorial Gardens Kelso Funeral Home in charge Survivors include his wife Alma Lee of Wellington five sons and two daughters Raymond Lee Wayne Lee and Delmar Lee all of Wellington
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HE. Lee
Galveston
Highland ‘General Hospital
Pampa
Tenty
First Baptist Church
Roy Collins
Memorial Gardens
Keleo
Oklahoma
Erick
Alma Lee
Wellington
Song
Raymond Lee
Wayne Lee
Delmar Lee
Annual Norwood Tourney Slated December 9
The twelfth Sumnerwood Invitational will start at 9:00 a.m. Thursday December 9 with 16 teams from 8 schools. Coach Kenneth Marsdale announced plans for a two day event with finals at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Ten trophies will be awarded to top teams and the sportsmanship winner. Briscoe girls and Shamrock boys return as last year’s champions. Tournament officials are from Borger Chapter led by Mr. Martindale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumnerwood
Kenneth Marsdale
Briscoe Girls
Shamrock
Borger
Martindale
Quail
McLean
Allison
Lakeview
Wellington
Briscoe
Northwest Texas Research Meeting Set for December 6
The Northwest Texas Research Demonstration program holds its annual winter meeting Monday December 6 with Texas Experiment Station and Texas A&M Extension Service staff. County agents from Collingsworth Wheeler and Hall counties join Dwane Scott and area specialists to review county experiments and plan expanded teams for 1972.
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Northwest Texas
Texas Experiment Station
Texas A&m Extension Service
Collingsworth Wheeler and
Hall
Dwane Scott
Dan Reeves
Mr. Reeves
W.W. Grisham
James Simmons
James Mulkey
Chillicothe Experiment Station
Vernon
Lubbock
Amarillo
Max Hater
Wheeler
W.B. Hooses
Mom
Gine
Letters to Santa to be printed in Wellington edition
Santa from the North Pole awaits letters from Wellington boys and girls. The Wellington Leader will publish letters in the Christmas edition and forward them to Bante’s workshop. Children should address letters care of The Wellington Leader. Some letters already arrive from as far as Ft Worth.
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Santa Claus
North Pole
Wellington
Bante
North Pale
Ft. Worth
Santa Claus Visits Wellington for Trades Day Drawings
Santa will visit Wellington on December 4 18 and 24 arriving at 3 30 p m on the court house square in the big red fire truck to announce the first Trades Day drawing at 4 p m Merchants began selling tickets November 29 with drawings for 35 script 25 script and 16 script for winners present The Christmas program also urges residents to decorate homes and businesses for judging December 20
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Wellington
Santa Claus
North Pole
Santa
Margaret Vines
Chamber of Commerce
Collingsworth
Court House Square
Merchants of Wellington
Court House
Harold Gattis
Panhandle Man Named Police Chief
James King of Panhandle has been hired by Wellington City Council as Police Chief. King, 43, was Panhandle chief for about two years and may start around December 16. He and his wife have five children, two at home aged 17 and 13.
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James King
Panhandle
Wellington
John Coleman
Mr. King
King
Meyer Coleman
Hereford
Meeting Called December 7 On Ambulance Service
Wallace D. Lawson of the Texas Department of Health will lead an open Wellington meeting on December 7 at 10:00 a.m. in the district court room to discuss ambulance service options for Collingsworth County. He will present operation plans, answer questions, and assist Memphis Clarendon and McLean residents during his Panhandle visit.
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Collingsworth
Wallace D. Lawson
Texas Department of Health
Wellington
District Court Room
Kelso
Lawson
Memphis
Clarendon
McLean
Farmers Union Delegates to San Antonio Convention
Farmers from across Texas will gather in San Antonio December 6 to 8 for the Farmers Union convention at the St. Anthony Hotel. Delegates from Collingsworth County include President Donald Langley and Lloyd Wooldridge among others with Audie Tate serving on the program committee.
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San Antonio
Tunabxas Farmers Union
St. Anthony
Collingsworth County Farmers Union
Donald Langley
Quail
Lloyd Wooldridge
Donald Coleman
Samnerwood
Doug Seal
Dan Howard, Jr
4.L. Alexander
Little
Garland Hightower
Dodson
Audie Tate
Lang
Wellington Speech Hearing Clinic Set for Friday
Parents of children with suspected speech or hearing difficulties are reminded of a free clinic to be held Friday in Wellington. About 25 children have already scheduled, including some from outside the county. The event uses several rooms in the courthouse with therapists from the Amarillo center and aims to test rather than diagnose, potentially launching a local half time therapy program for all school ages.
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Wellington
B.M. Sims
Court House
Amarillo Speech and Hearing Center
Kenyard Poteet
Zock Thomas
Jimmy Langford
Amarillo
Wellington Lions sponsor Girlstown Christmas Fund drive
Wellington Lions announce two service projects for Christmas. They support the Girlstown Christmas Fund aiming to provide coats and shoes for 165 girls, with a target of 40 dollars per girl. Contributions may be sent to Girlstown USA Amarillo Texas 79105. The second project collects old eyeglasses to be reused in South American countries, with donation boxes at City State Bank and Wellington State Bank.
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Wellington Lions
Lions
District 291
Jack Neeley
Girlstown
USA
Amarillo
Texas
Lions International
South Amercan
City State Bank
Wellington State Bank
Norwood Office Extends Hours This December
Sumnerwood postmaster Mrs May B Shields announces December 6 to December 23 post office hours extended to 8 00 a m to 6 00 p m weekdays and 9 00 a m to 1 00 p m Saturdays with additional details on December 1 and 18.
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Sumnerwood
May B. Shields
Jim C. Jones Area Rancher Dies at 73
Jim C. Jones, 73, a Sumnerwood area farmer and rancher for 40 years, died November 19 at Shamrock General Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born November 13, 1898 in Bee Bee Arkansas, he moved to Jack County in 1906 and later to this county in 1930. He belonged to Flist Baptist Church. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 21, at Glen Davis Memorial Methodist Church.
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Jim C. Jones
Sumnerwood
Shamrock General Hospital
Mr. Jones
Bee Bee
Arkansas
Jack County
This
Flist Baptist Church
Glen Davis Memorial Methodist Church
Singers to Choose Books for Upcoming Events in Trinity Church
Collingsworth County Gospel Singers will meet Saturday December 6 to select new song books for regular and special events. President Tom Wilkins announced the meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church in addition to the usual singing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth County Gospel Singers
Tom Wilkins
Trinity Methodist Church
Methodist Women Plan Annual Turkey Dinner at Church
The First United Methodist Church Women will host the community Turkey Dinner on Saturday December 14. Proceeds support WSCS and Wesleyan teams with all meals home cooked around turkey entre. Tickets sold by WSCS members or at the door. event invites all women of the church and community.
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First United Methodist Church
Sue Bure Hendley
RT. Dyom
Women's Society of Christian Berries
Wesleyan Siulld
Church
WSCS
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Jal
N.M
Melanie Pendleton
Channy Wood
Jody Coleman
Leigh Myrick
Stephen Vassey
E. Lee
Norwood
Texas Research
Grea
Jimmie Kelso
Kelso Funeral Home
The
Lions Fund
Whiteface
Burger Girlstowns
Mr. Neeley
Methodist
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