Palo Duro Canyon and Panhandle Parks Reflected In Public View
The author notes clear dry weather aiding cotton harvest and discusses agricultural policy, export markets, and Ezra Taft Benson. He highlights Palo Duro State Park receiving a federal grant of 112,400, matched by the state, for outdoor recreation facilities. He laments limited Panhandle land education and praises county Salt Fork park progress while imagining a vast Great Plains preservation effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agrica
Ezra Taft Benson
Eisenhower
Palo Duro State Park
Texas
Palo Duro Canyon
United States
Great Plaine
Canada
Seniors to Be Honored at Collingsworth Tea
Collingsworth County senior citizens will be honored Monday December 9 at 2 p.m. with a tea and get-together in the Farm Bureau building hospitality room. Hosted by the Home Demonstration Council, each club member brings a senior guest and all county seniors are invited. Mrs Leta Hill notes the event focuses on recreation and enjoyment. The HDC Council meets at 1 p.m. before the program and will deliver cookies to Thomas Nursing Home after entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth County
Home Demonstration Council
Farm Bureau
Home Demonstration Clubs
Citi
Leta Hill
Haskell Manuel
HDC Council
Lacy to Judge Area I Leadership Contests
Don Lacy an agricultural instructor from Wellington has been invited to serve as a judge in the Area I leadership contests in Plainview on Saturday December 7. Area I covers the Panhandle and South Plains regions and he will judge the senior chapter conducting division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Lacy
Wellington
Plainview
Panhandle
South Plains
Bill Tarters with Kin Thanksgiving Dinner Scene
Mr and Mrs Bill Tarter hosted Thanksgiving at the M C Kuykendall home in Amarillo. The gathering included Mrs Tarter s three nieces Mrs Kuykendall Mrs Leo Connor and Mrs Chuck Pickett plus Mr and Mrs Delmo Risley and their sons Jyil and Derek from San Antonio. The Risleys visited Fritch then Wellington before returning Sunday afternoon to the Tarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Tarter
M. C
Salvation Army Campaign List Highlights Local Helpers
Salvation Army campaign organizers in Wellington mobilize Brewer Moseley captains and volunteers including Shadid Saied Sanford Set tle White Hughs Sullivan Adams Langford Pendleton Mc Gill Jameson. Supporting divisions span schools County ASC C&H Pharmacy Cherokee Inn banks city hall post office hospital clinic and state highway department with Selba Rainey Phipps as treasurer and Dennis Holland in Dodson overseeing solicitations. Contributions can be mailed to Billy Moseley at City State Bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Moseley
City State Bank
Wellington
Mr. Bortnem
School Lunch Menu and Holiday Visits Noted
Lunchroom menus for Tue Dec 9 through Fri Dec 13 include fish sticks and more with milk. Weekend visitors reported: J M Romo family of Panhandle and Ken yard Poteet family with members from Grants New Mexico and Childress.
Hold Open House at Cleveland Paint and Wallpaper
Cleveland Paint and Wallpaper owned by Mr. and Mrs. Weldon Cleveland invites the public to an open house on Friday December 6 from 9 30 a m to 4 p m The event features demonstrations at 2 p m on bur lap papier mache and related crafts with displays of art supplies books decoupage boards styrofoam balls felt straw casting resin molds and more The couple note they have offered painting and wallpaper services for years and recently began stocking craft supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Paint & Wallaper
Weldon Cleveland
Cleveland
Obituary of Tompageons Rev. Jack Tutor and Calcote Family
Burial was in Shamrock Cemetery under Kelso Funeral Home. Survivors include husband John Calcote, three daughters Juanita Calcote of Wellington Ruby Needham and Lorene Lester of Amarillo, sons Roy of Winters Raymond of Farmington New Mexico, sister Ella George of Shamrock and 17 grandchildren. One son Dell Calcote killed in Okinawa World War II. Alvie Calcote died in 1943 at 21, a daughter died in infancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tompageons
Jack Tutor
Shamrock Cemetery
Kelso Funeral Home
John Calcote
Juanita Calcote
Wellington
Ruby Needham
Lorene Lester
Amarillo
Roy Calcote
Winters
Raymond Calcote
Farmington
N.M
Ella George
Shamrock
Dell Calcote
Okinawa
Alvie Calcote
GI Loans Pass 7 Million Reach in WWII Era
Nearly 7,000,000 home loans valued at 70 billion dollars have been made under the World War II GI loan program since 1944.
Sunday School Attendance Report for Local Churches
Fragmentary notes list several churches and attendance notes including First Baptist Nazarene Faith Baptist Assembly of God Mt. Sital Baptists and others with figures around 87 indicating attendees or weekly counts. The text appears to be a church list and attendance tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nazarene
Faith Baptist
Mt. Sital
Pigg Funeral Attended by Extended Group
A large group of friends and relatives gathered for the funeral of M. C. Pigg conducted Saturday November 2. Attendees included Ruth Beck of Dumas Joanne reradlin of Albuquerque LaVerne Scribner and Douglas Sima of Mobeetie Bud Scribner of Olton R A Sims of Mobeetie L H Skinner Iral Harddock Billy Joe Pigg Sr J W Pigg Barbara Deiter of Mangum Orville Dale Pigg of Bristow Charlie Saunders of Altus Albert Scribner of Lake City Verne Lohberger of Allison and W H Sims of Friona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth! Beck
Dumas
Joanne Reradlin
Albuquerque
N.M
LaVerne Scribner
Douglas Sima
Mobeetie
Bud Scribner
Olton
R. A. Sims
L. H. Skinner
Iral Harddock
Billy Joe Pigg Sr
J. C. Pigg
Edinburg
J. W. Pigg
Barbara Deiter
Mangum
Orville Dale Pigg
Bristow
Okla
Charlie Saunders
Altus
Albert Scribner
Lake City
Colo
Verne Lohberger
Allison
W. H. Sims
Friona
Quail Junior High Falls Twice to Hedley in Twin Games
Hedley junior high swept both halves on Monday night December 2. Hedley girls won 20 to 14 with Sandra Sullivan leading Quail scoring 6 points. Hedley boys defeated Quail 19 to 10. Bolin led Hedley with 10 points while Larry McCann topped Quail.
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Quail
Hedley Junior High
Hedley
Sandra Sullivan
Bolin
Larry McCann
Group Attends Vaughen Rites Amid Amarillo Figures
The attendance list for Vaughen rites includes Robert Hollis, Mrs. Glenn McConnell, G. E. Tennin, and many Amarillo residents. Others extend from Pampa, Calera, Idabel, Chea, Lela, and Corju Christi, with multiple couples named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Hollis
Glenn McConnell
G. E. Tennin
Fred Smart
Pampa
N. D. Griffin
Calera
Okla
P. T. Vaughan
Idabel
Mra
Sam Lindsey
Chea
B. W.layton
Frank Jompson
A. W. Duke
L. M. Me- Wright
Justice Me- Wright
Amarillo
Lester Day
Lela
C. D. Martin
Tiffin Young
J. L. Mathis
W. H. Berchfield
Corj Pua Christi
Methodists Set Annual Christmas Dinner
The First United Methodist Church mails tickets for its annual Christmas dinner to be held Saturday December 14 from 11 30 a m to 1 30 p m at Burn Handiey Community Center. Tickets are sold by Wesleyan Service Guild and WSCS members or at the door says Mrs R R Hightower president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Methodist Church
Burn Handiey Community Center
Wesleyan Service Guild
Women’s Society of Christian Service
R. R. Hightower
WSCS
Alfalfa Seed Prospects Highlighted by Lefty Thomas
Lefty Thomas extols alfalfa seed as a major money crop for Collingsworth praising a Kansas to Pecos corridor as ideal. He cites July open weather with dry spells, insect control, and fertilization as key to production viability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth
Kansas
Panhandle
Pecos
Family of the Year winners honor Wellington roots
Lefty Thomas a former Abilene tarleton football captain and Earl Rudder at Texas A&M shaped a legacy in agriculture Extension Service. The Thomas family, active in Glen Davis Methodist Church and local civic groups, inspired by service awards and a tradition of farming and education across Texas.
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Thomas
Abliene
Tarleton State
Aleo
Earl Rudder
Texas A&m University
A&m
East Texas
Extension Service
Wellington
Thomas— Casey
Chamber of Commerce
First Methodist Church
Boston
County Agents Association
Samnorwood Lions Club
Glen Davis
Dozier
Samnorwood
John Gordon Thomas
Ada Carole
Bryan
Don Rummell
Lubbock
Jack
FFA Banquet Details Shared by Wellington Hosts
On page one the banquet program lists TurkeyQuailDanny Watts of Wellington welcoming visiting FFA members Ricky Nall giving the invocation Danny West directing the sweetheart contest and Mike Davis directing the talent contest. Greenbelt District schools include Wellington Summerwood Quail Clarendon Es teltine Childress Medley Paducah Memphis Lakeview Turkey Quitaque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Page One
Turkey
Quail
Danny Watts
Wellington
Ricky Nall
Danny West
Mike Davis
Greenbelt
Summerwood
Clarendon
Esteltine
Childress
Medley
Paducah
Memphis
Lakeview
Quitaque
Pigg Family Remembers M C Pigg Pace of Wellington
The obituary notes M C Pigg who farmed from Wellington and remained active until recent years. A Baptist Church member and former Odd Fellows member, he is survived by daughter Mrs Boyd Barjenbruch of Bowie and brothers Willie Pigg Mangum Clarence Figg Martha and Clifton Pigg Edinburg. His wife died November 9 1957.
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Wellington
Kr. Pigg
The
Baptist Church
Odd Fellows
Boyd Barjenbruch
Bowie
Willie Pigg
Mangum
Clarence Figg
Martha
Clifton Pigg
Edinburgis
Veteran compensation to rise to 400 in 1989
The government will increase monthly payments for about 112000 veterans with 100 percent service connected disability from 300 to 400 dollars starting in 1989.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wells
John Thomas
Goodnight
the Panhandle
Canyon
Commissioners’ Court
Salt Fork
Imperial Sugar
MR. G
Shurfresh
HBC Council
Lacy
Bill Tarters
Kin
Salvation Army
J. M. Romo
Jesse Romo
Bill Nickell
Kenyard Poteet
J. E. Benham, Jr
David and
Shelly
Grants, N.M
Dan Cathron
Ricky
Randy
Danna Kay
RITZ
Rosemary
Mia Farrow
John Cassavetes
Mrs. Calcote
Samiey, Dee
Pigg Funeral
M. C. Pigg
Quail Junior Hi
Vaughen
Lefty Thomas
Thomas Nursing Home
Fifteenth Street
Wellington, Texas
Stratolounger, Kroehler
Sullivan
Tee
Sebastian
Daisy
Mr. Fine
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