Jeff Wilson to Head C-C in 1968
Jeff Wilson president of City State Bank and longtime civic leader will head the Collingsworth County Chamber of Commerce in 1968. He was elected December 4 and will take office January 1968, succeeding Wayne Cudd. Alvin Horton will be the new vice president, with Billy Moseley returning as treasurer. Three new directors were elected: Robert Lewis John Coleman and Denver Powell. Holdovers include C T Hubbard Bill Hatch Jack Sanford George Shadid Jimmie Kelso Eddie Slay J I Morgan.
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Jeff Wilson
The
City State Bank
Collingsworth County
Wilson
Wayne Cudd
Chamber
Alvin Horton
Callingsworth County
Billy Moseley
Robert Lewis
Lewis Grocery
John Coleman
Wellington
Denver Powell
West Texas Utilities
C. T. Hubbard
Bill Hatch
Jack Sanford
George Shadid
Jimmie Kelso
Eddie Slay
J. I. Morgan
Quail
Hick Page
Montgomery Enters Race for District Attorney
Memphis attorney Robert E. Montgomery, 36, announced his candidacy for District Attorney of the 100th Judicial District covering Carson, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley and Hall Counties. A Baylor Law School alumnus and former editor of the Baylor Law Review, he has served as special county judge in Midland and Swisher Counties and held a prior law partnership in Midland and Tulsa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Montgomery
Memphis
Carson
Childress
Collingsworth
Donley
Hall
Montgomery
Kermit High School
Texas Tech
Baylor University Law School
Baylor
Phi Alpha Legal Fraternity
Baylor Law Review
Baylor Law School
Southwestern Legal Foundation
Southern Methodist University
U.S. Air Force
Law Partnership
Midland
Tulsa
Swisher
First Christian Church
Lions onSee
Pioneer J J O Hair Dies at 89 in Quail Area
J L O Hair 89 longtime Ring Farm resident and Collingsworth school trustee dies in St Josephs Hospital at 8 15 a m Friday Dec 1 after a weeklong illness He lived on the Ring Farm from 1904 until two months ago worked tractor until tipping accident June 10 and suffered a late November stroke The quiet farmer served many years to the county community back page continues.
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J. L. O’hair
Quail
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Mr. O’hair
Ring
Thomas Nursing Home
O'Hair
Collingsworth Schools
Ring School
Mrs. J. F. Yopp Dies After Long Illness at 74
Mrs. J. F. Yopp 74 died 9:50 a.m. Sunday in a Wichita Falls hospital after a lengthy illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday in Kelso Chapel with Rev. Leroy Gaston officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery. pallbearers named. Born December 18, 1892 in Quitman Arkansas she lived in Collingsworth County and Wellington. Survived by husband of Wellington and one grandson B. W. Weatherby of Irving. son Charley Marshall Weatherby preceded in death.
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J. F. Yopp
Wichita Falls
Kelso Chapel
Leroy Gaston
First Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Kelso Funeral Home
Gilroy Rummel
Byron Duncan
Dan Guthrie
Raymond Barton
Pete Chandler
Yopp
Maude Weatherby
Quitman
Ark
Collingsworth County
Arkansas
Mr. Yopp
Wellington
B. W. Weatherby
Irving
Charley Marshall Weatherby
Toy and Clothes Pick-up Set for Sunday
A town wide toy and clothes drive is planned for Sunday December 10 starting at 2 p m to help Wellington needy children at Christmas. The event is sponsored by the Wellington Future Farmers Rotary Club and joined by the Wellington Jaycees.
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Wellington Future Farmers
Rotary Club
Wellington Jaycees
Rotary
the Jaycees
Don Lacy
Wellington Kiwanis to Install 1968 Officers at Banquet
The Wellington Kiwanis Club will install 1968 officers at the annual banquet Thursday December 8. Rev Ronald Crosley will become president with Dee Burba Sam Adams Pat McAlister Lonnie Dement and others named to leadership roles. Lt Gov W Travis Aaron of Amarillo and several past officials will oversee ceremonies and awards. Pianist Tanya Horton will provide music.
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Wellington Kiwanis Club
Denver Powell
Division VI
Kiwanis International
W. Travis Aaron
Amarillo
Ronald Crosley
Church of the Nazarene
Dee Burba
Sam Adams
Pat McAlister
Lonnie Dement
Powell
Jimmie Kelso
C. T. Hubbard
John Coleman
J. L. Harper
John Holton
Ralph Owens
J. W. Seitz
Crosley
Leroy Gaston
First Baptist Church
Jeff Wilson
Mr. Burba
Dodson Janes, Lifelong County Resident Dies at 73
Dodson Janes 73, lifelong Collingsworth County resident, died at his home on 907 Childress Street at 10 30 a m Tuesday December 5. Funeral services set for Thursday December 7 at 10 a m at First Methodist Church with Rev Ellis Todd and Rev C R Hawkins officiating. Burial in Memorial Gardens under Kelso Funeral Home. Born October 17 1894 in the county he was the son of Willam and Nannie Reynolds Janes and helped shape early county history. a World War I veteran and Methodist Church member. He was married to Miss Es
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Dodson Janes
Collingsworth County
Childress Street
First Methodist Church
Ellis Todd
C. R. Hawkins
Glen Davis Memorial Methodist Church
Dozier
Memorial Gardens
Kelso
Mr. Janes
This
County
Willam
Nannie Reynolds Janes
Collingsworth
Methodist Church
Wellington High to Perform All Regional Band Concert
Seventeen Wellington High School musicians won chairs in the All Regional Band and will perform at West Texas State University auditorium on Saturday at 7 30 p m. Band director James Larson announced the ensemble rehearses Friday and Saturday morning with instrument clinics Saturday afternoon led by clinician Don Baird from West Texas State. This marks the largest Wellington tally in the event.
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Canyon
Wellington High School
James Larson
Don Baird
West Texas State
West Texas State University
Bill D. Black dies in November 29 car crash near Hollis
Bill D. Black 36 of 605 El Paso Street died about 11 45 p m Wednesday November 29 in a one car crash on US 62 west of Hollis The Phillips 66 dealer owned a US 83 South service station prior history includes other stations He was a Church of Christ and Kiwanis member Born July 6 1931 in Freestone County He moved here 32 years ago and married Marie Gibson August 2 1948 Funeral at the Church of Christ December 1 buried Memorial Gardens See back page
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Hollis
Bill D. Black
Phillips 66
el Paso Street
Oklahoma
Gerald Cartnell
Cartwell
Black
US 83
Church of Christ and the Kiwanis Club
Billy Doyle Black
Freestone County
C. W. Black
Wellington
Marie Gibson
Church of Christ
E. J. Fletcher
Memorial Gardens
Baptist Youth M Night at Norwood Held
The North Fork Association of Baptist Churches held its annual Baptist Training Union M night on Monday December 4 at Sumnerwood. Rev. Keith McCormick of First Baptist Wheeler gave the message and a film strip show on advanced church training accompanied the program. About 115 people attended, noted Rev. Leroy Gaston of Wellington, marking one of the better attended meetings in some time.
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North Fork Association of Baptist Churches
Baptist Training Union
Sumnerwood
Keith McCormick
First Baptist Church
Wheeler
Southern Baptist Convention
Leroy Gaston
Wellington
Durfey Dies at 86. Longtime Buck Creek Resident Remembered
Mrs. W. D. Durfey former Minnie Love Campbell aged 86 died in St. Josephs Hospital after a long illness. She helped settle Buck Creek later known as Loco in Childress County with the Campbell family in 1889 and her marriage to Mr. Durfey in 1908. She attended Goodnight and Clarendon Colleges and taught music while supporting her childrens education across Wellington Clayton and Harlingen before moving permanently to Wellington in 1961. She and her husband were charter members of Bethel Methodist Church and she served as the community musician for both Baptist and Methodist services.
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W. D. Durfey
Buck Creek
St. Joseph’s Hospital
North Childress County
Minnie Love Campbell
William T
Susanna Kenny Campbell
Meridian
Campbell
Clayton
Harlingen
Looo
Wellington
Durfey
Area Children to Greet Santa Claus Saturday
Hundreds of Wellington area children will greet the real Santa Claus Saturday December 9 on the court house square. He arrives at 3 p.m. and passes out candy. The Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce sponsors the visit and the Good Will Trades Day Drawing follows at 4 p.m.
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Santa Claus
Wellington
Court House Square
Norwood FFA Team to Contest State Parliamentry
The Sumnerwood FFA senior conducting team will compete in the state parliamentary contest in Huntsville on Saturday December 9 following a first place finish in Area I leadership at Plainview on December 2. Nelson Dwyer serves as president Gary Oldham as vice president Ron Warmack as treasurer Frankie Green as secretary Kim Jones as reporter Ken Wischkaemper as sentinel Stanley Oldham as advisor and Johnny Breeding Ray Dwyer and Gene Patton as members with John Dwyer as vocational agriculture instructor.
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Sumnerwood Future Farmers of America
Huntsville
Panhandle
Plainview
John Dwyer
Childress
Texas
Nelson Dwyer
Gary Oldham
Ron Warmack
Frankie Green
Kim Jones
Ken Wischkaemper
Sentinel
Stanley Oldham
Johnny Breeding
Ray Dwyer
Gene Patton
Greenbelt District FFA Banquet Slated For December
Greenbelt District Future Farmers of America hosts its annual banquet Monday December 11 at 7 30 p.m. in the elementary school cafeteria with 12 area schools represented. Walter Labay Plainview adviser will speak on agriculture for the youths. Contests include FFA Sweetheart and district talent, with banners awarded to Greenbelt district winners from the November 11 contest. Represented chapters include Wellington Quail Summerwood Memphis Paducah Estelline Turkey Childress Clarendon Hedley Lakeview and Quitaque.
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Wallington
Walter Labay
Plainview
Area I Vocational Agriculture Advisor
Greenbelt
FFA
Wellington
Quail
Summerwood
Memphis
Paducah
Estelline
Turkey
Childress
Clarendon
Hedley
Lakeview
Quitaque
Wellington schools bands to give Christmas concert
The massed Wellington bands will perform their annual Christmas concert on Sunday December 17 at 2 p m in the new high school auditorium. Participants include the High School Junior High and Elementary School Bands with the 30 piece elementary band making its public debut.
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Wellington
James Larson
Larson
Samnorwood Tourney Opens With Girls Contest Thursday
The Samnorwood basketball tournament starts Thursday Dec 7 at 9 a.m. with a girls game against Dodson and runs through Dec 9. Wellington Skyrockets are the team to beat in the boys bracket led by Kent Clark and Andy Howard, with Shamrock and White Deer as top challengers and Quail a potential dark horse.
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Samnorwood
Dodson
Wellington Skyrockets
Kent Clark
Andy Howard
Shamrock
White Deer Boys
Quail
Flamet
Santa to greet kids from Wellington’s new fire truck
Santa Claus plans to enter town on Wellington’s new fire truck. Mayor John Coleman pledged the vehicle will be ready and firemen agree it’s the best use for the big truck. Children should expect Santa’s greeting from the apparatus this year. Reindeer will wait outside town.
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Santa Claus
Wellington
John Coleman
Santa
Dancer
Prancer
Wellington Merchants Predict Strong Christmas Trade
Several longtime businessmen say shopping picked up Monday as mid week trends and better economic conditions suggest Wellington Christmas business will exceed 1966. Mrs Phipps notes key holiday dates with the Wellington Good Will Trades Day Drawings at 4 p.m. Saturday Dec 16 Friday Dec 22 and Saturday Dec 23. The Kiwanis Club Ritz Theatre Kiddies Christmas Show is scheduled for Saturday morning Dec 23.
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Wellington
Jack Gibson Dies in Shamrock After Ill Health
Jack D. Gibson, 67, died at his Shamrock home on Thursday November 30 after years of ill health. A Wellington businessman from 1922 he moved to Shamrock in 1954 and served as Pontiac Buick dealer. Born July 26 1900 in Little Rock Ark he later moved to Ft Worth before settling in Wellington. He married Eddie Wells in 1924, she died in 1953, later he married Ruby Adams of Shamrock in 1854. He was a Kiwanis member and church steward.
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Jack D. Gibson
Shamrock
Mr. Gibson
Wellington
Southeast Panhandle
Little Rock
Ark
Ft. Worth
Magnolia
Pontiac
Buick
Eddie Wells
Edd Wells
Gibson
Kiwanis Club
Ruby Adams
Methodist Church
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Rainfall Totals Reported for Week and Month
The week recorded rainfall of .06 inches while November shows .31 inches. Yearly total reaches 14.78 inches. Local weather notes emphasize modest precipitation alongside ongoing warm conditions.
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C-C
Board of Directors
Robert Montgomery
J. J. O'Hair
Quail Area
Horse Club
Lucy Sullivan
Teresa Patterson
Pamatterson
Susan Lowe
Rev. Crosley
Kiwanis
Aaron
John Brown
Tanya Horton
WHS
Buck
Baptist
Norwood
Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce
Pat Phipps
Chamber of Commerce
A. M. Saunders
Sammy Helmers
Norwood Ffa
Greenbelt District
Jack Gibson
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