Wellington Skyrockets Face Final Regional Game Against Panhandle
The Wellington Skyrockets meet the Panhandle Panthers in a regional playoff Friday December 9 at Panhandle starting 2 PM. It is the second regional meeting this year and the final high school game for twelve Rockets players. Tickets are on sale at John Harper’s office. reserve seats cost $1, school kids 25 cents, general admission 75 cents.
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Wellington
Panhandle Panthers
Panhandle
Harper
Quail Girl Is Badly Burned
Virginia Blevins five-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs Carol Blevins near Quail was badly burned December 1 at home when she ran around a corner as her father poured hot water from a wash pot. She sustained burn injuries to the left side of face neck and shoulders. Hospital attendants say her condition is improving and she may return home by Wednesday.
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Virginia Blevins
Carol Blevins
Quail
Dodson Resident John H. Scott Dies After Illness
John H. Scott of Dodson died Saturday morning December 3 at his home after about six months of illness. He lived in the Dodson area for 48 years contributing to local development. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Dodson Methodist Church with Pastor Van Bona'eau and others officiating. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers included longtime friends and local figures. Flowers were carried by several women in the community. Continued on Page Six.
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John H. Scott
Dodson
Scott
Methodist Church
van Bonaeau
Church of Christ
Church of Christ, In Charge. Assisting Him Were Rev. Bright
W. W. Carter
Mr. Scott
Jesus
P. R. Jarrell
Church of the Nazarene
Clair Laurence
Jake Laurence
Ross Swift
Rufus Jamison
Jack Davis
Frank Lemley
R. J. Holland
BE. J. Smith
F. W. McDowell
Tobe Teaht
Dewey Malone
Tom Cornelius
Mr. Laurence
John Weatherly
A. B. Crawford
Sam Lemley
Ben Webb
Tobe Deahl
Dollie Whisenant
Rosalee Jones
Kiddies Urged to Send Letters to Santa This Week
The Leader invites children to write to Santa Claus and send letters by the week’s end. Letters from across the county and two neighboring counties plus Oklahoma will be printed and forwarded to Santa at the North Pole for Christmas Eve delivery.
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Santa
Wadia
Lucy
Wadivauer
Dante
aOangelers
Santa Claus
North Pole
Oklahoma
Wellington Honors 174 Students For Six Weeks
The Wellington schools listed 174 students on the honor roll for the second six weeks. G. L. Farrar, superintendent, released the list showing 59 high school, 11 junior high, 48 East Ward, and 56 West Ward honorees.
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Wellington
G. L. Farrar
East Ward
West Ward
Physical Education Program At PTA Open House
A program of physical education will be shown at the PTA open house at the high school auditorium Monday evening December 2. Parents of Junior High and High School are invited to attend and see the physical education work, presented by junior high boys under John Lee. The event starts at 7:50 p.m.
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PTA
Guy Crawford
John Lee
Mrs Eula Love Heads Rebekahs in Wellington
Mrs Eula Love was named Nobel Grand of the Rebekah Lodge in Wellington for the coming term at the December 5 officer election. She succeeds Mrs Vivian Vandiver and was Vice Grand in the prior six months. Other officers include Florence Hughes Vice Grand Ruby Smith secretary Nettie Box treasurer Vivian Vandiver lodge deputy Frankie Clay representative Effie Hartman alterna te B A Vandiver team captain Willia Belle Kersten reporter. The group introduced Dora Ryan and held a short drill session before adjournment.
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Eula Love
Rebekah Lodge
Wellington
Love
Vivian Vandiver
Florence Hughes
Ruby Smith
Nettie Box
Frankie Clay
Rebekah
Effie Hartman
B. A. Vandiver
Willia Belle Kersten
Dora” Ryan
Ginnings Near Twenty Thousand Mark in Collingsworth County
The Wellington Leader reports Collingsworth County gins nearing 20 000 bales with most cotton already out. Seven thousand bales ginned since November 1, and estimates across communities place out percentages from ninety to ninety nine percent. Local ginners anticipate about 150 more bales.
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Collingsworth
Wellington
Olen Alexander
Department of Commerce
Dodson
County Agricultural Council Named For Farm Problem Work
County officials announce a new County Agricultural Council to coordinate with the County Agent and extend farming programs. The organization meeting is set for December 15 to elect officers and appoint committees, with plans to address farm problems and extension work for the year.
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Xtra
Tvas
Wo OK. Cottinkame
County Agricultural Council
Home Demonstration Council
Loyalty Day Designated by Local Baptist Church
The Baptist Church set aside Sunday December 11 as Loyalty Day to encourage pledges for the 1939 budget. Rev. J. P. Neal invites members to bring pledge cards to Sunday services and drop them in a slot in a miniature church displayed at the front.
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J. P. Neal
Neal
Father Daly Transferred to Borger by Amarillo Bishop
Father James Daly pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Wellington and Shamrock has been transferred to Borger as announced by Bishop Robert FE Lucy of Amarillo in a telegram late last week. He will begin his new assignment Friday December 0. Replacing him will be Rev Andrew Quante from Borger who has been active in community work and Rotary Club. A Rotary banquet honors him before his departure to Wellington.
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James Daly
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church
Wellington
Shamrock
Borger
Robert FE. Lucy
Amarillo
Father Daly
Andrew Quante
Quante
Rotary Club
Wellington Woman Has Poem Included In Crown Anthology
Mrs. Gene Jenkins of 410 Bowie Street Wellington has a poem titled Nikka accepted for publication in the Crown Anthology of Verse a standard compilation of contemporary poetry. The volume features works from eminent poets and is set to be released early in 1939 by Crown Publications of New York.
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Gene Jenkins
Bowie Street
Wellington
Crown
Jenkins
Bishop Family Hurt In Wreck Near Dumas
Reports from Wellington say Mrs. Q. H. Bishop and daughter Maxine were seriously injured when a tire blew on a truck causing their car to skid into it. Mr. Bishop was only lightly hurt. Both cars were badly damaged in the collision northeast of Dumas. Details were not learned by Wednesday morning.
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Wellington
Q. H. Bishop
Maxine
Dumas
Wellington Merchants Ready for Christmas Business
Multicolored lights blaze as Wellington shops decorate for a big holiday season. Merchants display practical gifts and innovative window scenes, with court house lights and evergreen wreaths enhancing the festive town center.
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Wellington
Wellington's
Panhandle
Court House
Masten Named Vice President of Master Farmers Group
F O Masten of Collingsworth County was elected vice president of the Master Farmers of the United States and Canada at a November 29 Chicago meeting. He also nominated Arthur Biderman of Columbus for president. The group represents 1474 Master Farmers in the U S and 31 in Canada with H W Avery re elected secretary treasurer.
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F. O. Masten
Collingsworth County
United States
Canada
Saddle and Sirloin Club
Chicago
Masten
Arthur Biderman
Columbus
H. W. Avery
Wakefield
Kan
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Great Northern
Texas
Jack Ball Escapes Injury In Bridge Overturn
Wellington man Jack Ball escaped uninjured when his car went off the Salt Park river bridge embankment and overturned three times Tuesday night. He said he did not see the warning flares until near the barricade and chose to turn onto the embankment rather than stop, but the slope caused the vehicle to flip over.
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Jack Ball
Wellington
Salt Park River
Mr. Ball
Ball
Womanless Wedding to Be Staged at Wilnuker Dec 14
Wilnuker School hosts a sock supper and a womanless wedding on Wednesday December 14 at 7 30 pm to raise funds for school equipment. The cast features T J Walters as bride and George Duncan as groom with a full supporting lineup and guests.
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Wilnuker
Wilnuker School
Harold Leach
Bride
T. J. Walters
George Duncan
Norman Gleaton
J. C. Hartman, Jr
Marshall Baxter
Weldon Thomas
Olen Thomas
W. L. Duncan, Jr
Ray Null
Solon
Cleveland
Joyce Walters
M. C. Cleveland
G. J. Baxter
Groom
Alford Patterson
Shorty Hartman
Floyd
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Rockets
John HH. Starr
Lutie
Edna Earl Alexander
Grace Clark
Elizabeth Curtoer
Dobbin Curtner
Bettye Jane Diltis
Wilma Ruth Forbis
Katherine Lynn
Dorothy J. McDowell
Barbara Morgan
Vermael Scott
Patricia Sullivan
Travia Tennison
Thar Seni Bera
Cecal Bretoy Campbell
L. Burt
George Langley
Richard Peters
W. M. Radford
Paul Vandiver
Jean Anderson
Twoulse Anda
Loretta Blanford
Leata Finley
Lora Frances Jones
Merle Lynskay
Helen Nelson
Frances Stevenson
Helen Sue Singley
Antoinette Thomas
Edna Joyce Gribble
Irene Ball
Evelyn Ball
Juanita Crane
Audieists
Viola Hunsaker
Betty Jane New
Mrs
Eula
Love Heads
Rebekahs
Council
Baptist
Fiat
Master Farmers
U.S
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