Leases Filed For Oil Block In Lutle Area
Leases on about six thousand acres in North Collingsworth County were filed with the County Clerk this week. The leases list Charles H Mey and F Anderson of Oklahoma City as owners and cover oil and gas rights for five years. Work on the lease began in April with first filings on April 30. The block lies just south of the Wischkaemper and Knoll well site where gas was reported. Wellington visitors from Oklahoma City were present for final lease arrangements. Drilling contracts were not yet drawn up and plans for an oil test well were not confirmed.
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Collingsworth County
Lutic
Charles H. Mey
F. Anderson
Oklahoma City
Wischkaemper and Knoll
Althowzh
Okahomsa Tity
Wellington
Wellington Couple Back From Fishing At Aransas Pass
Mr and Mrs WoW Sugeg re turned Monday from ten ¢ fishing in the Gulf of Mexico near Aransas Pass. They joined a party from Oklahoma City and Sulphur Oklahoma with their daughter and son in law. The inland headquarters were off the coast near Aransas Pass. The group reported unusually good luck with nine varieties of fish caught. They also visited the lower Rio Grande Valley Temple and Helien on the trip.
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Wow. Sugeg
Gulf of Mesice
Aransas Pass
Wellington
Oklahoma City
Sulphur
Oklahoma
Rio Grande Valley
Temple
Helien
Eagles Win In Kelton Tourney
Sumnerwood Eagles under coach Paul Morrin won the Kelton tournament with a 20 to 18 victory over Wheeler in their opener and 27 to 23 over McKentie in the semi final. Collingsworth County beat Shamrock 45 to 26 for third, while Sumnerwood girls fell to Miami by one point in their first game. The Eagles plan more games in December as the season progresses.
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Quentin Fritts
Sumnerwood Eagles
Paul Morrin
Kelton
Eagles
Wheeler Boys
McKentie
Collingsworth County
Shamrock
Chilatinas
Eagles plan +0
Gizla
Dodaon
Local Ritz Theatre to Host Little Miss and Mr Wellington
Seniors present annual stage revue at Ritz Theatre with over forty children entered. Galvin Council announces event with Miss Fay Handley hosting after the show. Audience votes determine two winners while all contestants attend a post show reception.
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Little Miss
Mr. Wellington
Ritz Theatre
Miss Wellington
Galvin Council
Wellmurten
Wels Hinton
iHaeh
Cotton Allotments For 1939 Are Distributed
Cotton acreage allotments for 1939 were distributed across the county. W. K. Cattingame and staff reported 79,627 acres in total, about one third of the county’s 248,275 tilled acres, with minor changes from last year and special rules for farms under five acres.
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W. K. Cattingame
Cottingame
Senior Play Promises Drama in Dont Darken My Door
The Senior Class presents Dont Darken My Door at the High School auditorium Thursday evening December 15. The play begins at 730 and features Wellington’s top dramatic talent under Mrs. Lester Benge. Cast includes Frances Stowell as Rosemary Kent Roy Campbell as Tom Garrick Billie Voca Brickey as Peppy Foster and Alvin Martin as Abe Stubbins with local school members.
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Lester Benne
Dees High School
Tom Garrick
Roy Campbell
Jane Perkins
Peppy Foster
Billie Voca Brickey
Abe Stubbins
Alvin Martin
Church Starts Youth Revival in Wellington
The Church of the Nazarene in Wellington begins a youth revival Tuesday night December 20 and runs through the holiday season. Special speaker Rev Melton Thoms of Bethany Peniel College Oklahoma will deliver a gospel message aimed at today’s youth.
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Church of the Nazarene In
Wellington
Melton Thoms
Bethany Peniel College
Bethany
Oklahoma
Thomas
Thoniag
Melton Thomas Evangeliat
Church of the Nazarene
Thomas Is
Okla
District Court Posts Heaviest Week in Years in Collingsworth
The District Court, led by Judge A S Moss, disposed many cases in seven days and plans to stay through Saturday to clear the docket. W H Goforth reports this as the busiest week since his tenure began, with two late night sessions and a six day jury term. The murder trial of Loco John Thomas was postponed due to a missing witness, while several other cases involving African American defendants received prison or suspended sentences.
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Collingsworth
W. H. Goforth
A. S. Moss
Loco John Thomas
Negra
Manaella Davis
Hazel Battle
A. J. Johnson
J. H. Daffron
Jessie Loftis
Buford Cleree
Grey County
J. W. Cabot
Bill Lynch
Eight To One Vote Favors Control In Collingsworth County
Collingsworth County farmers vote eight to one to continue cotton marketing quotas for 1939. Total votes 921 with 820 for continuance, 100 against and one mutilated ballot. Nationwide results show 937,004 cotton growers in nineteen states for quotas, 174,917 opposed.
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Collingsworth County
Congress
Quail Farmer Recovers From Arm Injury
A. W. Boyett, a local quail farmer, is recovering after a fall at home on November 30. Doctors initially feared a fracture, but X rays showed no bone injury and the arm is improving steadily, according to physicians.
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Quail Farmer
A. W. Boyett
Future Farmers To Honor Dads In Wellington Banquet
The Quail Chapter of Future Farmers of America plans a fathers banquet at First Christian Church in Wellington on Thursday evening December 15. O. T. Ryan of Lubbock heads the event as area FFA supervisor with L. A. Manzer, Wellington banker, as co speakers. About seventy boys, their fathers, and a few guests are expected.
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First Christian Church
Wellington
O. T. Ryan
FFA
Lubbock
L. A. Manzer
Quail School
Inspection Of Rural Schools Set For Week By County Official
Logi county superintendent announces inspections of sixteen rural schools for next week led by John Li Beard and includes schedules for Wednesday Thursday Friday and Monday with times at each site. Patrons and school board members are urged to visit during inspection hours amid budget and standard year preparations.
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John Li
Beard
Childress
Logi County
Cottonwood
Quail
Aberdeen
Lone Mound
Abra
Dozier
Sumnerwood
Buck Creek
Swearingen
Rolla
Kelley
Dodson
Shinnery
Cummings
Requirements For REA Fulfilled In County
All requirements for securing an R E A allotment for the county are fulfilled. Orval Couch, project superintendent, was notified by C O Falkenwald, director of the Examining division of R E A in Washington. Plans must pass through departments before the allotment amount is set. no start date can be fixed until the allotment arrives. Falkenwald said the process would take only a few days. Couch attended a supervisors meeting in Oklahoma City with other operating projects.
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R.E.A
Orval Couch
C. O. Falkenwald
Washington
Falkenwald
Couch
Oklahoma City
Firemen Answer Two Calls Here
Volunteer firemen answered two calls with little damage reported. A gas heater near a window shade sparked the blaze at the Wes Hotel operated by Ay-T, according to Fire Chief Burn Hand and Secretary Bo Yates.
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Tas
Bo Yates
Wes
Ay -T
Han Vale
Gurtain
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Wischkaemper Well
Wellington Skyrockets
Panhandle Panthers
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Denzil Bevers
George Stafford
Boyd Williams
Ray Sisk
Don Austin
Kay Watson
V. Hates
Richard Bailey
Tommy Austin
Walter Nelson
John Harper
Ralph Fulton
New Wellington
Ted Keys
J. C. Boyd
Boyd Construction Co
Dallas
Wellington Leader
District Court
Lester Benge
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