Rockets Battle For Regional Title Friday
The Wellington Rockets face the Phillips Blackhawks in Region 1 championship action set for Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Phillips. Coach Al Duncan and Tommie Austin push the squad as underdogs, citing improvements since October and past wins over Shamrock.
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Wellington
Phillips Blackhawks
Phillips
Amarillon News-Globe
Blackhawks
Rockets
Hereford
Shamrock
Irish
al Duncan
Tommie Austin
Claunch Recalls Pacific Invasion Service and Kwajelein
Joe A. Claunch, after 19 months at sea, arrived in Wellington December 4 following his discharge. He saw action on Kwajelein Eniwetok and the Marshalls where he reported fierce fighting on Kwajelein and 5 unit casualties. He notes starved Japanese on bypassed islets and multiple air raids.
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LSM
Joe A. Claunch
Wellington
Claunch
Kwajelein
Eniwetok
Marshalls
Pacific
Page Hight
Chester Fires Recovers After Sunday Heart Attack
Chester Fires of Wellington a prominent county rancher is improving after suffering a heart attack Sunday night. He is reported to be resting well at St Joseph's Hospital as his children Mrs. John Vaughan and John Ann of Greenville and A J Fires of Temple visit him.
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Chester Fires
Wellington
Fires
St Joseph’s Hospital
John Vaughan
John Ann
Greenville
Pfe. A. J. Fires
McCloskey General Hospital
Temple
Army Recruiting Station Opens in Wellington Post Office
Sergeant Eugene E. Flanagan of the United States Army Recruiting Service will open a recruiting station in the Wellington post office for thirty days starting December 17, 1945. Veterans who re enroll within twenty days may receive furlough benefits and a re enlistment bonus, with rank adjustments upon discharge. Those missing the twenty day window can re enlist within ninety days to still obtain the bonus but forfeit furlough and rank. Enlistments for three years offer branch and theater choices. other terms include eighteen months or two years, all non three year enrollments in the regular army unassigned. Contact Sergeant Flanagan for questions and guidance.
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Eugene E. Flanagan
United States Army Recruiting Service
Wellington
Flanagan
Clement And Morrow Buy Clark Service Station On Highway
J T Clement and Harold Morrow announced the purchase of the Rock Filling Station on the highway at the east end of Eighth Street from J B Clark. Morrow is a former airman, both men have county ties, and the Clarks will continue to reside locally. They invite patrons to expect the same courteous service.
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J. T. Clement
Harold Morrow
Rock
Eighth Street
J. B. Clark
Mr. Morrow
England
Italy
Air Force
Mr. Clement
Four Sullivan Brothers Reunited After War Service
Four Sullivan brothers Cleo Howard Lloyd and Herman were discharged from the Army Navy and Marines and met at sister Mrs Kent Stone's home in San Bernardino California They are sons of Mr and Mrs C E Sullivan of Lillie Their service included extensive time in the Pacific Iceland and European theaters A celebration honored them on their father's birthday and plans were made for Christmas with their parents and two younger brothers Wel don and Wayne who are ready for service
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Sullivan
Army
Marines
Navy
Kent Stone
San Bernardino
Calif
Cleo
Howard
Lloyd
Herman
C. E. Sullivan
Lillie
Cleo Sullivan
Pacific War Zone
Howard Sullivan
Pacific
Herman Sullivan
Lloyd Sullivan
Europe
Presumed Dead for Pvt. Kenneth Dale Farris
Pvt. Kenneth Dale Farris of Dodson, missing in action since November 28, 1944, is presumed dead. He served with Company B, 22nd Infantry, in Germany and was wounded during a mission east of Zweifaul. The War Department notified his wife Erma Lee Hunt of Dallas that after two months without evidence of survival, they must record a presumptive finding of death. The Farris family connections are noted in Dodson and Seagraves communities.
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Kenneth Dale Farris
Dodson
Edward F. Witsell
Farris
Pvt
Germany
J. J. Farris
Seagraves
22Nd Infantry
Zwiefaul
Grosshau
Zweifaul
War Department
J. M. Parker Auction Of Livestock And Gear
J M Parker to hold auction Friday December 14 at the Parker farm ten miles northeast of Hedley and half a mile east of Bray school house. Horses cows pigs and chickens listed among livestock plus farming tools and a shed. Mr Moseley acts as auctioneer and W M Mosley as clerk. Coffee and lunch will be available. the public is invited.
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J. M. Parker
Parker
Hedley
Bray School House
Conrad Melton Home From Tinian
Conrad Melton on 80 day leave reached Wellington Monday night his first home visit in 27 months. He served 18 months on Tinian Island in the Marianas with the Medical Corps hospital division after three years in the Navy. He landed in San Francisco December 2 and will report to Oklahoma City for duty at its end.
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Conrad Melton
Wellington
Melton
Tinian Island
Marianas
Medical Corps
Hospital Division
Navy
San Francisco
Oklahoma City
John Jackson To Receive Discharge In Dallas
John Jackson S 1c former Hawaii stationed soldier returns to Wellington and will travel to Dallas December 26 to receive discharge. He joined January 18, 1944, trained, sent to Hawaii, returned November 19, reached home six days later. His wife and two children remained in Wellington during his service.
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John Jackson
S 1c
Hawaii
Wellington
Dallas
Jackson
United States
Kiwanis Officers From Two States To Be Installed
Kiwanis officials from Wellington Oklahoma and Hollis Oklahoma will converge December 18 for installation of 1946 officers. District Gov. Joe Porter of Lawton will oversee the program with Floyd Wood and Joe Feller among attendees. Wellington and Hollis clubs will install presidents and officers, with several division officers invited.
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Kiwanis
Wellington
Lawton
Floyd Wood
Will Joe Feller
Floyd Northrop
Ki-Notes
Kiwan
Peller
Northrop
Lawton Uso
Port Snl
Gus Koeninger
Plainview
Howard Riggs
John Casady
Cheyenne
Okla
Wellington Club
J. W. Holder
James Sullivan
John Halton
Tom. Jones
Joe Terry
New Oil Test Location On The Aldous Ranch
The John B. Barbour No 1 oil test in the southwest corner of section 84 block 16, near Elm Creek bridge on Highway 83, is announced. Mrs. Lillie J. Aldous owns the land. Moran Brothers of Pampa drill with a cable rig. Barbour from Wichita Falls. location date November 28.
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John B. Barbour
Section 84
Block 16
Lillie J. Aldous
Wellington
Elm Creek Bridge
Highway 83
Barbour
Wichita Falls
Moran Brothers
Pampa
William H. Robbins
Shamrock
C. B. Anderson
Section 96
Aldous
Edgar Wischkaemper
Cold Weather Hits County With Freeze and Rain Hope
A pre Christmas cold spell hit the county with a Sunday night freeze. Monday morn 18 degrees. Tuesday 19? Actually one degree warmer. Wednesday 38 with mist. Farmers and businessmen hope the mist forecasts a rainy spell to end a long dry period. Wheat and grain suffer moisture loss from the dry spell.
Norman Family Buys Cap Rock Bus Agency From Bryant
Mr and Mrs FE J Norman acquire Cap Rock Bus Agency and lunch room from Tom Bryant who has run the business for years. Normans are longtime Wellington residents and pledge continued service quality. Bryant, in business here over 15 years, has not revealed future plans.
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FE. J. Norman
Cap Rock
Tom Bryant
Wellington
Bryant
Wellington Welcomes Okinawa Seabees Hero Home for Christmas
First Class Petty Officer Claude Killingsworth of the Seabees returns to Wellington after 20 months overseas in Okinawa. He helped build eight air strips with the 58th Battalion, 6th Division Marines, and endured the island campaign and typhoon. He arrived December 1 and leaves January 2 for Dallas, awaiting discharge in March.
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Claude Killingsworth
Seabees
Okinawa
Wellington
Ile
Co. Killingsworth
Killingsworth
6Th Division
Marines
San Francisco
Dallas
Lindsey Chickens Triumph in State Poultry Show
Six white crested black Polish bantams owned by W. H. Lindsey won in Oklahoma City with first and third on hens, third and fifth on cockerels and pullets. Lindsey's birds also placed at Kansas State show. Three birds, a hen, pullet, and rocker, will enter the Madison Square Poultry Show in New York later this month.
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W. H. Lindsey
Oklahoma City
Mr. Lindsey
New York
Santa Letters Must Be Mailed By December 15
The Wellington Leader will print Santa letters from local children if mailed by December 15. Letters from county youngsters and former residents are arriving. enough space remains for all entries received by the deadline, provided the letters are mailed on time.
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Santa
Santa Claus
Wellington
Bettis Farm Sale Scheduled
W A Bettis a Shinnery farmer announces a farm sale at his place Tuesday December 18 starting 2 PM An Ao late model tractor and many attachments plus cattle horses household goods and various items will be sold Col Jack White Hollis acts as auctioneer Claude Nelson as clerk Coffee lunch at noon Bettis farm located one mile east one mile north and half east and half north and then a quarter mile west of Shinnery school Public invited Mr Bettis plans to quit farming for a time
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W. A. Bettis
Jack White
Hollis
Claude Nelsom
Bettis
Shinnery School
Hettis
Shinnery
Baumgardner Featured by State FFA Magazine
Marion Baumgardner, recently elected vice president of the national Future Farmers of America, is pictured on the cover of the November Lone Star Farmer. The feature covers his election and a brief history of his Future Farmers work, noting his high school farming program plus roles in football track class office and church youth groups. He plans to dedicate about 24 percent of his time to national FFA representation next year.
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Marion Baumgardner
National
Future Farmers of America Organization
Lone Star Farmer
FPA
Texas
Baumgardner
Future Farmers
United States
Territories
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