New County Officials Take Office in January
County Judge Zook Thomas states oath can be administered by any qualified official as new officials prepare to assume duties after the New Year's holiday. Templeton becomes county attorney replacing Paul Spillman who did not seek re election. Cliff Hartman to succeed W O Vaughan as Commissioner of Precinct 1. Sheriff John Rainey Pat O Hair and Bruce Hite return to their posts. Frances Williams and Mrs Claude McKinney were sworn in earlier to fill expired terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zook Thomas
Templeton
Paul Spillman
Cliff Hartman
W.O. Vaughan
John Rainey
Pat O’hair
Bruce Hite
Frances Williams
Claude McKinney
Precinct One
Death of Local Retired Farmer Jess F. Yopp
Jess F. Yopp 78 a longtime Wellington and Quail area resident died Sunday December 4 at Wellington Nursing Center He was born June 26 1894 a Methodist his wife preceded him in death in 1967 Funeral services were held December 26 at Kelso Chapel with Rev Ted Savage officiating Burial at Fairview Cemetery Pallbearers named Survivors include step grandson B W Weatherby of Irving and numerous nieces and nephews living in the area Dudley Phipps Jack Phipps Mrs Kate Newman and Mrs Buford Chandler
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess F. Yopp
Wellington Nursing Center
Mr. Yopp
Wellington
Quail
Kelso Chapel
Ted Savage
First Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Kelso Funeral Home
Auburn Keller
E.H. Harwell
Leonard Karnes
Gilroy Rummel
Pete Chandler
Raymond Barton
B.W. Weatherby
Irving
Dudley Phipps
Jack Phipps
Kate Newman
Buford Chandler
Tylers Gift Building to Collingsworth Museum
Mr and Mrs R H Tyler of Olney donate their 1404 Fifteenth Street building to the Collingsworth County Museum. The transfer was finalized at a December 20 board meeting in the Spillman law offices. The fireproof Weather Scan site, once occupied by the Tyler company, will help advance the museum toward a living institution reflecting local heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.H. Tyler
Olney
Fifteenth Street
Collingsworth County Museum
Clyde Drake
Museum
Paul Spillman
Bill Spillman
Collingsworth County
Drake
R.H. Tyler Company
Earl Hunter
Marshall Peters
Museum Board
John Holton
Exes, Memphis on basketball scrimmage in Wellington
The Wellington Skyrockets and Rockettes host a high school A team scrimmage against ex students on Thursday December 28 with girls at 1 30 p m and boys at 3 00 p m The ex Rockets named include Mary Saied Leigh Nall Kathy Singley Denny Carter Ronnie Pennon Ray Shrubs Danny Waters and Sammy Coffee Public invited Coach Don Lacy says the event will sharpen the current squad District play resumes January 2 in Memphis with Wellington and Memphis B team girls at 5 00 p m A team girls at 6 30 and Rocket Cyclone at 8 00 coach notes Memphis squads are strong district contenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Rockettes
Mary Saied
Leigh Nall
Kathy Singley
Don Lacy
Rockets
Denny Carter
Ronnie Pennon
Ray Shrubs
Danny Waters
Sammy Coffee
Lacy
Vocational Class Enrollment Expands in Collingsworth County
Twenty five 15 week courses completed by Collingsworth County Community Action Center with 235 enrollees. Courses included Typing Bookkeeping Furniture Refinishing Upholstery Auto Mechanics Auto Body Repair Welding Floristry. Instructors from Wellington and Shamrock, with plans for new classes starting January 15 and enrollment open until January 12 at noon. Collaborations include Texas State Technical Institute and Amarillo Junior College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth County Community Action Center
Shamrock
J.B. King
Lorraine Parker
J.M. Strong
Jean Ferguson
L.R. Brinkley
Robert Wayne Powell
Willie J. McKennon
Wayne Parker
Troy Stallings
Ray Denton
Wellington
M Doris Ritter
Leta V
Dee Burba
Texas State Technical Insitute
Texas Panahadle Community Action Corporation
Amarillo
Dry Weather Spurs Cotton Harvest Across Collingsworth County
Cotton producers report 20 372 bales tagged as gins run two days behind due to dry weather. Estimates vary on how much is out with Wellington about 60 percent and Dodson near two thirds, Lutie around one third. Prices range from 25 to 27 cents per pound as grade and staple improve with dryer conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth
Wellington
Dodson
Lutie
Robert Bartenbruch
Dub Marchant
Farmers Co-op
Art Kane
Dodson Farmers Co-op
J.M. Morgan
Dozier
Appeal for Christmas Seal Campaign Support
Mrs Jimmie Sessions local director of the Top of Texas TB and Respiratory Disease Association appealed to Wellington residents for contributions to fund the Christmas Seal Campaign. Funds support the county TB survey, the quarterly Wellington TB clinic, and related testing and care by professionals including Dr. and hospital staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Sessions
Top of Texas TB and Respiratory Disease Association
Sessions
Texas Panhandle
National
TB and Respiratory Disease Association
Kiwanis Installs 9 New Members At Luncheon
Nine new members were installed in the Wellington Kiwanis Club by past president James Sullivan at a Friday noon meeting. The group includes Charles Waugh Sam Adams Don Reeves Larry Crump the Rev James Boswell Wayne Doty the Rev Frank Duncan Jerry Settle and Neal Roberts with Bob Watson unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Sullivan
Wellington Kiwanis Club
Charles van Sern x Adams
Don Reeves
Larry Crump
Mr. Sullivan
James Boswell
Wayne Doty
Frank Duncan
Jerry Settle
Neal Roberts
Paul Spillman
Charles Waugh
First Christian Church
Sam Adams
S&r, Hardware
Kiwanian
General Telephone Co
First Methodist Church
Wellington
Assembly of God Church
West Texas Utilities Company
CQH Pharmacy
Bob Watson
Kiwanis
Ritz
Babson Forecast Sees Good 1973 For Farmers And Consumers
Babson's Reports Inc. predicts 1973 will bring modest growth with potential labor and inflation challenges. It cautions 4,000,000 workers may enter new negotiations, led by Rubber Workers and auto labor talks, risking short term economic disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babson’s
United Rubber Workers
Teamsters
United Auto Workers
Readings Reported by U S Weather Bureau Observer
Dwane Scott reports 7 a m readings from the U S Weather Bureau observer station. The date is not specified in the fragment but indicates morning observations collected for weather monitoring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwane Scott
U.S. Weather Bureau
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Tylers
Collingsworth Museum
Guy Bell
Hiram Cudd
Boyd Derryberry
Woodrow Wilson
T.E. Lennon
Peters
Don Welch
Mr. Drake
Tyler
New Collingsworth County Museum
Memphis
Dozier and Lutie
Ernest Harwell
Collingsworth General Hospital
Texas State Health Department
Lubbock
Harwell
Babson’s Reports Inc
Wellesley Hills, Mass
Uel
Babson
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