John Ingram Dies at 69, Midway Farmer Remembered
John Ingram 69 longtime Midway farmer, pioneer in county agriculture, died suddenly Dec 17 while near his farm. He lived in the community 67 years after moving from Colorado County. He married Mary Lee Blasingame in 1919 and served as deacon in the Baptist Church and on the school board. Funeral services were held Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John. Ingram
Midway
Ingram
Colorado County
Will
Ellen Batchelor Ingram
The
Baptist Church
Mary Lee Blasingame
Grazing Soil Bank Land Extended Through March 1965
Millard Brown ASCS office manager announces emergency grazing and haying extension for Soil Bank land to March 31 1965. Farmers may graze or hay between January 1 and March 31 1965 by applying to the county committee. rates remain unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC
Millard Brown
ASCS
Schools Set Reopening Dates
County four schools announced reopening dates after Christmas holidays. Wellington and Quail will resume Monday January 4. Sumnerwood, dismissed early, will return Monday December 28. Dodson also starts on January 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Quail
Sumnerwood
Dodson
Two County Jail Escapees Stolen Car Getaway Ends
Two Collingsworth county prisoners escaped the new maximum security jail on December 17. They fled in a stolen car, were tracked to Elk City Oklahoma where police recaptured them. George Perkins 24 serving time with extra seven years and Edward Rodriguez 17 a trustie led the breakout with aide from a 15 year old informant Scooter Massey. Rainey noted Rodriguez crawled from a high window to seize keys and release Perkins after breaking into several shops and vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth County
Freedom
Elk City
Okla
John Rainey
George Perkins
Memphis
Edward Rodriguez
Scooter Massey
H. C. Tucker
Sheriff Rainey
Rodriguez
Vernon Rudy
Howard Crosby
Sam McGill
Perkins
Rainey
Kendrick
Oldsmobile
Johnson Pontiac
Buick
Santa Claus to Visit Wellington for Trades Day Drawings
Santa Claus makes his final Wellington appearance Christmas Eve Thursday arriving at 2 p.m. and remaining until 4 p.m. Higdon Chamber of Commerce reports two trades day drawings at 4 p.m. with prizes of 35 dollars and a growing 75 dollar final draw. Four winners listed include Mrs Belew Burba Howard and Martin with 35 and 25 dollar prizes.
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Santa Claus
Wellington
N.M. Higdon
Chamber of Commerce
Higdon
Arthur Belew
Carol Burba
W. F. Howard
Wayne Martin
Past Predictions Accurate Leader to Publish Babson Report
The Wellington Leader will publish Babson's Business and Financial Forecast for 1965 on December 31. The forecast cites an 88 percent accuracy for 1964 and lists decades of high accuracy in U S business forecasts. It covers topics from business volume to tax cuts and farm prices, reflecting long standing annual coverage.
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Wellington
Babson
U.S
New Freight Line Serves Wellington Amarillo Route
A new home owned freight line, B and W Freight Line, operates daily between Wellington and Amarillo with T G Garland as owner. It serves as a common carrier insured for property, personal, and cargo, offering overnight deliveries from Amarillo to Quail Wellington and Dodson. Schedule lists departures from Wellington at 2 30 pm and 6 pm from Amarillo with arrivals at 5 pm and 8 30 pm.
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Wellington
Amarillo
B&w
T. G. Garland
Floydada
Quail
Dodson
Garland
Y&j
Ed Bennett Prominent Area Rancher Dies in Hollis
Ed W. Bennett deceased at his Dodson southeast of Hollis home on December 17 about 3 15 am after years of ill health He would have been 81 December 23 with a lifelong role in livestock and farming He left a wife Mabell Scott a son Guy Bennett a daughter Mrs Floyd Merida and other relatives Burial followed at Dodson Cemetery with services at Coley Memorial Chapel Hollis.
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Ed W. Bennett
Dodson
Mr. Bennett
Denton County
Southeast Panhandle
Arlie
Arnett
Bennett
Coley Memorial Chapel
Hollis
van Bonneau
Dodson Cemetery
Kelso Funeral Home
Ross Swift
Carl Crosnoe
R. T. Jameson
Charles Grimes
Olan Farris
Ed Crowder
Floyd Merida
Amarillo
Guy Bennett
Alamogordo
N.M
Bob Birden
Painter Earl B Slay Dies After Illness in Wellington
Earl B Stopper Slay 60 a Wellington resident for nearly 40 years died Saturday December 19 at St Josephs Hospital after pneumonia followed by a heart attack. Born Groom Texas November 24 1884 he came to Wellington in 1925 and worked as a painter aftertime with J T Slay Grocery. A World War II veteran he was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Baptist Church. He married Nell Burton June 24 1950 in Amarillo. Funeral services were held Monday at First Baptist Church with Rev A B Earnest Jr and Rev Russell Pogue officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl B. (Stopper) Slay
Wellington
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Mr. Slay
Groom
J. T. Slay
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
Baptist Church
Nell Burton
Amarillo
First Baptist Church
A. B. Earnest, Jr
Russell Pogue
Petersburg
Water Board Election Set for January 12
Collingsworth County Water Control and Improvement District calls a January 12 election to elect three directors. Incumbents Temple Slay Cortez Barnett Louis Patterson retire. two voting boxes cover Wellington Dodson Quail Marella area and Lutie Dozier Summerwood. Heavy turnout urged due to dam project funding goals with core drilling planned at Lake Creek and Dozier creek mouths.
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Collingsworth County
Cortez Barnett
Dozier
Louis Patterson
Dodson
Howard
Water Board
Salt Fork
A. H. Wolverton
Austin
Lake Creek
Dozier Creek
Mrs Thomason dies at 93 in Wellington nursing home
Mrs. W. L. Thomason, longtime Wellington resident and Church of Christ member for 60 years, died Saturday evening at Thomas Nursing Home. Born July 4, 1871 in Navasota, she moved from Madge to West Texas, then to Wellington in 1948 after farming years with her husband, whom she wed Oct. 17, 1894 in Albany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Thomason
Wellington
Thomas Nursing Home
Thomason
Madge
Navasota
West Texas
Mr. Thomason
Albany
Kiwanis Ritz Kiddies Show Christmas Eve
The Wellington Kiwanis Club and the Ritz Theatre sponsor a free Kiddies Christmas Show on Thursday December 24 at 10 a.m. lasting about one hour. Kiwanis will give sacks of fruit and candy to participating boys and girls. The program features eight cartoons and a comedy act Flagpole Jitters. This annual gift supports late shopping plans for families in the Wellington trade area.
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Wellington Kiwanis Club
Ritz Theatre
B. F. Chance
The
Kiwanians
Kiwanis Club
Wellington Trade Area
Chance
Jim Cavenar
Ritz
Topnotch Entertainment
Cavenar
Norwood PTA To Discuss Individual Grouping In Classrooms
December 28 meeting of the Sam Norwood Parent-Teacher Association will discuss grouping students by abilities within grades. The session at 7:30 p.m. in the gym foyer features Robert Dwight, superintendent, as speaker. Chorus from Sumnerwood High will perform under Den Van Pelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samnorwood Parent-Teacher Association
A. F. Wischkaemper
Robert Dwight
PTA
Wischkaemper
Sumnerwood
Dwight
Sumnerwood High School
Hospital Bed Drive Brings $630 to Date
Friends of St. Joseph's Hospital report $630 raised in a drive to equip patient rooms with new high low beds. Mrs. John Sherman, hospital auxiliary president, said gifts come from Collingsworth County and beyond with donations from Amarillo Dallas and Plainview ranging from $1 to $100. The drive continues into the new year to allow more donors to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of
St. Joseph’s Hospital
John Sherman
Collingsworth
Sherman
Gideons Visit City Pastors In Amarillo
Amarillo businessmen R. L. Sanders Clyde Yoes and Henry Wilson visited Wellington on Tuesday December 22 representing the Gideon Society. They met pastors of most churches to arrange speaking dates for winter. The Gideons distribute Bibles to hotels motels and the armed services and have given testaments to fifth grade students in area schools.
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R. L. Sanders
Clyde Yoes
Henry Wilson
Amarillo
Wellington
Gideon Society
Gideons
Society
Armed Services
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John Ingram
First Methodist Church
Patti McAlister
Bob McAlister
Keith Davis
Neil Davis
Juliana Baumgardner
David Baumgardner
John Holton
Santa
City
Ed Bennett
Earl B. Slay
Norwood
Mark Fourmentin
Richard Fourmentin
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