Collingsworth County Officials to Be Sworn In at New Year Ceremony
Officials will take oaths at a 12:01 a.m. January 1 1987 in a public Special meeting of the Commissioners Court on the courthouse’s second floor. Newly elected and re elected officials will gather at midnight for the ceremony marking the 1987 33 terms. Only two new faces join the group while four new county officials will take office. N Tennison and C L Lowry are noted commissioners among those taking office.
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Collingsworth County
Commissioner's Court
Court House
N. ©. Tennison
C. L. Lowry
Auto Overturns Kill Two In Christmas Day Crash
A high speed auto crash one mile north of town on Thursday afternoon killed St. C. Sanders 45 and Truman Francis 3 0, injuring many spectators. Sanders died at the scene, Francis at Mangum Hospital after internal injuries. Francis buried Saturday in Mangum after moving to Collingsworth County in June.
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Truman Francis
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Sanders
Francis
Jocal Hospital
Francis Poneral
Truman Francia
Mangum
Collingsworth
Inez Leach Escapes Injury In Auto Accident
Inez Leach near Lubbock Sunday escaped with slight injuries after her car veered onto a shoulder and overturned in soft dirt. Her parents, Mr and Mrs Wan Reach, were with her. the incident disrupted traffic as vehicles passed.
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Inez Leach
Leath
Lubbock
Misa Udach
Mra
Wan
Ani
Magazines Sought For Library Here
Local library seeks donations of magazines to bolster its periodical shelves. The appeal notes ongoing need for current issues and back copies, inviting community members to contribute issues of broad interest and value to readers.
Vouchers Delayed On Farm Program For This County
Vouchers for the 1986 Farm Program failed to arrive this week and will be delayed about 16 days. County agent John O. Stovall announced the postponement, noting many program details must be re adjusted. Total benefit payments are expected to reach around 275000, arriving in late January and early February. Percy Mimms, assistant, said statements vary in measurement and officials in College Station are assisting to adjust estimates. The county office is busy revising these figures as delays continue.
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Fann
Percy Mimms
College Station
New Year Service Planned at Kelley Methodist Church
Rev W F L Strong pastor announces New Year service at Kelley Methodist Church scheduled for Sunday at 7 o clock. The announcement notes a regular sermon and morning program with worship and hymns as part of the day’s activities.
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Kelley Methodist Church
Highway 4 resurfacing project near Salt Fork River begins
Work started on Highway 4 from one mile north of Salt Fork River to the Wheeler County line with surfacing due to finish in June or July. Bitholithice Company of Dallas holds a 10 263 contract total. A detour is in place on the south end directing northbound traffic toward Shamrock. Excavation work is underway and concrete pouring not expected until spring weather allows.
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Hightay 4
Salt Fork River
Wheeler County
Bitholithice Company
Dallas
Shamrock
Salt Tork Bridge
Summerwood
Highway 4
S'norwood Plans Tourney 15 16
Thirty basketball teams invited to a Sam Norwood tournament on January 15 16 plans complete. Awards will go to winning teams and to individual members. EF Q Sanders Superintendent says trophies will be awarded to the two winning girl teams.
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EF. Q. Sanders
Pastor J R Goodwin Takes Wellington Parish Post
Rev J R Goodwin arrives from Dallas to resume active ministry at Assembly of God Church in Wellington. He spent six months in evangelistic work and previously led Oak Full Grape Sunday School in Dallas and was an active Assembly of God member. He will lead the next service at the local church Friday.
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J. R. Goodwin
Assembly of God Church
Wellington
Dallas
Goodwin
the Oak
Assembly of: God
Wellington High School Football Banquet Honors 306 Attendees
Wellington High School honored 306 attendees at a Monday evening football banquet. Speakers included Mike Arumbelow of Texas Christian University and Amarillo sportsman Cal Farley. Rev J P Nel led the invocation, with a three course dinner to follow and music by Maria's Accordion Band.
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Mike Arumbelow
Texas Christian University
Cal Farley
Amarillo
Clint Simali
J. P. Nel
First Baptist Church
Maria
EB. W. Jones
Wells
J. W. Jones
Wellington
Hobbs
New Mexico
Vernon Stafford
Buster Worley
Hale County
Seldon Hudson
Baptists To Open Sunday School Drive Here Jan 3
Rev J P Neal pastor of First Baptist Church announced that the Associational Sunday School Enlargement Campaign will open Sunday January 3. Twenty churches including the local Baptist Church will cooperate in the movement with a meeting planned in Shamrock.
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Baptists
J. P.neal
First Baptist Church, Today
the North Fork
Baptist Association
Baptist
Shamrock Sat
Two Subs Bring Four Dollars in Local Subscriptions
In Collingaworth County two local men named J. E. Dollar and W. C. Dollar each subscribed, paying one dollar to total four dollars for the pair. The office records show two dollars for each man, under the ad promising a whole year for one dollar.
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Collingaworth County
Buck
J. E. Dollar
W. C. Dollar
New County Agent Arrives and Plans Local Stay
W. XK Cottingame arrived Monday from Damas to inspect the county agent office and begin work. He will be permanently located here after January 2, 1987, and has deep Texas farming roots. Cottingame studied agriculture and dairy husbandry at Texas A and M College, graduating in 1924, then moved to Abilene to manage a large dairy herd before joining the extension service in 1930.
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W. XK. Cottingame
Damas
Mr. Cottingame
Hill ‘County
Texas
Texas A. and
M. College
Abilene
Club Leaders To Attend Meeting Saturday Jan 2
A general meeting of all Kitchen and Home Food supply Demonstrators will be held in the home demonstration agent's office at the courthouse on Saturday at 2 20 p m Miss Margaret Moser gent said today the session will invite home demonstration club demonstrators and other women interested in becoming independent demonstrators General instructions on improving kitchens and the home food supply program will be given It will be decided if kitchens will be scored before and after improvement or only after Improve ment There will be a hardware store tour for demonstrators to view kitchen equipment and finishes
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Margaret Mosergent
Misa Mos
New Machinery Installed Here In Self Shop
Announcement said Ira Self installed a complete new Super Hi-Tone Gleaning system in his east side square shop and invited the public to visit the plant.
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Ira-Self
Mr. Self
Cecil Holley In Critical Condition After Crash Near Lubbock
Reports from Lubbock describe Cecil Holley remaining in critical condition after a Christmas Day automobile accident near Lubbock. His parents, Mr and Mrs Franz Holley, were summoned to the scene as details said no visitors besides immediate family. The collision occurred when the car attempted to pass a truck.
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Lubbock
Cecil Holley
Franz Holley
Cecil
Paga Five
Missionary Ruth Anderson Speaks At First Methodist Church
Services at First Methodist Church featured Ruth Anderson missionary to Brazil speaking Sunday evening December 27. She told of missions and discussed her work visiting relatives in the region, including her brother Frank Anderson, now at Porta Alegro.
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Ruth Anderson
Brazil
Anderson
Cr Frank Anderson
Ishe
Porta‘ Alegro
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Collingaworth
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N. O. Tennison
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