Hiett Named President Of CC For 1974
Dan Hiett will head the Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce for 1974 after winning the unexpired term. Officers named were Charles Floyd first vice president Robert Owens second vice president Bill Moseley treasurer. Directors include Travis McClure and Mrs. Kenyard Poleet with a third place tie between Henry Sullivan and Tommy Thomas pending nominating committee decision. Neal Hall of Lone Star Gas Ft Worth announced as banquet speaker for February 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Floyd
Robert Owens
Bill Moseley
Travis McCluire
Kenyard Poleet
Henry Sullivan
Tommy Thomas
Neal Hall
Lone Star Gas
Ft. Worth
United Fund
Wellington picks two men for Med Committee
Two men named to represent Wellington on the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission Medical Committee were appointed by Mayor Bill Hatch. Tom Cunningham of Sumnerwood and Clyde Drake, both Collingsworth General Hospital board members, join Garner Allam as the county’s Medical Committee appointee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of Wellington
Panhandle
Skyrocket and Wellington Junior High Bands to Perform Christmas Concert
That Skyrocket Band and Wellington Junior High Band in red and white uniforms present their first concert of the year Sunday December 16 at 2:00 p.m. in the High School Auditorium under Keith Wood. The Skyrocket Band with 61 members will perform Christmas, contemporary and traditional pieces including We Wish You a Merry Christmas Sonus Ventorum and Nutcracker Suite themes. The Junior High Band of 29 will play Twelve Days of Christmas and Telephone Tune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Keith Wood
Wally Johnson
Lloyd Conley
Larry Adams
Terry Anderson
Starla Anderson
Carla Anderson
Betty Burba
Thai Skyrocket Band members earn All-Region chairs
Eleven members of the Thai Skyrocket Band won All-Region Band chairs from about 600 Class A bandsmen. Auditions were December 1 at Canyon High School for a 150 piece orchestra, with the concert set for January 12 at Canyon High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon High School
Keith Wood
Dickie Johnson
Betty Burba
Jean Ann Owens
Debra Long
Brenda Wills
Geney Marrow
Debbie Stallings
Randall Sims
Richard Sims
Freddy Chambers
Linda Coffee
Canyon
the Canyon High School
Christmas Pageant Slated at Dodson Church
The Dodson Church of the Nazarene presents "The Birthday of a King" on Sunday December 16 at 6 30 p m A large cast from Wellington Dodson and Hollis will perform with Sherrell Beanland directing the drama Mrs Kerry Cummins as organist Mrs Clinton Norman directing the play and Bill Holder guiding the children’s program The church invites the public to attend Rev Howard Smith pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson Church of the Nazarene
Christ
Kerry Cummins
Clinton Norman
Bill Holder
Wellington
Dodson
Hollis
Atte
Howard Smith
Federal Grant Approved for County Park on Salt Fork
The Bureau of Parks and Recreation approved a federal grant of 21 972 dollars to Collingsworth County to acquire a 10 acre site seven miles north of Wellington on US 88 for a county park. Funds come with 400 dollars state and 21 572 county matching money.
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Bureau of Parks and Recreation
Collingsworth
Wellington
US 88
Bob Price
Zock Thomas
State of
Texas
Zack Thomas
Muc
Commissioners Court
Salt Fork River
First Methodist Choir Presents Cantata Sunday
The First United Methodist Church choir presents its Christmas Cantata His Natal Day Sunday December 16 with a half hour prelude of Christmas music by Connie Lewis and Juliana Baumgardner. Mrs Hiram Cudd directs the cantata with Mrs Dan Howard Jr as organist and Mrs Robert Owens as pianist. The choir, joined by musicians from other churches, processes by candlelight to begin Ring Bells of Christmas. Keith Wood Wellington Schools band director is soloist for Prepare Ye the Way. The women’s chorus then sings Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Methodist Church
Connie Lewis
Juliana Baum
Hiram Cudd
Dan Howard, Jr
Robert Owens
Wellington
Hightower Enters Race for Congress
Texas State Senator Jack Hightower announces his bid for Congress from the 13th District. He chose Memphis, near his grandfather’s 1890 homestead, to speak at a news conference aiming to unseat Republican Bob Price. Hightower promises a positive campaign and direct outreach to citizens across the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tex
Jack Hightower
Vernon
Hightower
Bob Price
Pampa
Fire Destroys 47 Bales at Lutie Gin
Forty seven bales of cotton and the truck and trailer were destroyed by fire at the Lutie gin Monday night December 3. Loss estimated around 20000 dollars by manager Joe Frank Knoll. Fire responded by Wellington and Shamrock units with a bulldozer helper and gin staff fought the blaze into the early hours.
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Lutie Gin
Lutie
Joe Frank Knoll
Wellirngton
Shamrock
Harold Elbert
David Peters
Wellington
Knoll
Vernon Sherman
Red Cross Drive Sets $1 440 County Goal
Col lingsworth County launches a Red Cross fundraising drive led by county chairman Earl Hunter with a $1 440 target and $850 already raised. Campaign chair Mrs Ernest Harwell leads volunteers across Wellington and surrounding areas including B& PW Club workers, neighborhood captains, and rural chairmen to fund the blood center and disaster relief for service members and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Collingsworth
Earl Hunter
Ernest Harwell
Wellington
Hunter
Red River
Red Cross Blood Center
Collingsworth General Hospital
National Red Cross
B& PW
Red Cross Drive
Kenyard Poteet
Sandy Parsons
Bobo Castleberry
Eighth
Ninth
Tommy Thomas
Dan Howard, Jr
Wellington Leader publishes Santa letters annual event
The Wellington Leader will print its Christmas edition on December 20 featuring children letters to Santa Claus. Submit letters by December 15 to reach the North Pole workshop. For over four decades the paper has published letters from Collingsworth County residents and former residents, with elders now seeing grandchildren write too.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington Leader
Santa Claus
North Pole
Collingsworth County
Santa
WHS Christmas Tournament Opens Thursday
Wellington High School plans its annual Christmas Tournament from Thursday December 13 at 9 30 a m to Saturday evening December 15 featuring sixteen top Class A and AA teams including Clarendon Wellington Summerwood Quail Memphis Shamrock Paducah Quanah and Hedley. Games run all day Thursday and Friday with Saturday starting at noon and concluding with consolation and championship games and trophies for the top teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington High School
Robert Hicks
Clarendon
Wellington
Summerwood Quail
Memphis
Shamrock
Paducah
Quanah Boys
Hedley Girls
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UILL
Hiett
Dan Hiett
Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce
Prpc Medical
Wood
Sherrell Beanland
Salt Fork
William R. Kopp
Grtant-In-Aid
P& WC
Thomas
First Methodist Choir
Congress
Town
T.E. Lennon
Bill Hall
Rolla
Bill Jones
Lefty Thomas
Sumnerwood
Johnny Carson
Carl Wischkaemper
Quail
Greenbelt
Shannon Holland
Bill Richburg
Lakeview
Miss Holland
M. J. Holland
PFA
WHS
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