Oil and Gas Contributed $6 Million in 1980 Collings County
The sale of crude oil and natural gas from Collings County wells in 1980 boosted the local economy and accounted for $6.4 million of the $31.2 billion value of Texas production that year. The Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association reported Collings ranked 187th among Texas counties by marketed petroleum value.
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Collingsworth County
Texas
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
Association
Avery Rush, Jr
Amarillo
New Extension Agent Named for Collingsworth County
County Judge Bobby Jack Watson and district director Sue Farris announce the appointment of Nancy Faye Rigby as county Extension agent for home economics in Collingsworth County. Rigby, a Ballinger graduate and Tech University December alumna, will start February 1 after a January training stint in Sherman County.
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Collingsworth County
Bobby Jack Watson
Sue Farris
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Nancy Faye Rigby
Ballinger
Texas’ Tech University
Sherman County
Farris
Bigby
Ballinger High School
Angelo State University
Watson seeks second term as county judge
County Judge Bob Watson announces re election candidacy authorizing the Wellington Leader to publish his statement. The article notes his intent to serve again and references ongoing oil drilling activity with 15.9 million dollars spent on 26 wells including one exploratory wildcat well and two oil completions.
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Bob Watson
Wellington
Early 1982 political filing starts in Collingsworth County
Voter interest rises with candidate filing slated from January four to February first for county and precinct offices. County Judge Bob Watson seeks re election with others likely to run. Governor hopeful Bob Armstrong has filed in Wellington paths. District 66 candidate Foster Whaley anticipates a next week formal bid amid district redistricting questions. County officers Helen Gollihugh and Yvonne Brewer plan re election bids for third and fourth terms. Precinct races open with Wilson Porter, Joe Knoll, and Raymond Neeley weighing re election bids.
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Collingsworth
Doug Seal
Democratic
Wellington
Bobby Jack
Bob) Watson
Watson
Bob Armstrong
General Land Office
Texas
Quail
Foster Whaley
Whaley
Wheeler County
Dickens County
Crosby County
Lubbock
Gray
Donley
Armstrong
Hall
Wilson Porter
Justice of the Peace
Beatrice McKinney
Porter
City of Wellington
Joe F. Knoll
Raymond Neeley
Precinct 4
Knoll
Neeley
Commissioners Court
John Coleman
Panfork Baptist Encampment builds two new camp buildings
At Panfork Baptist Encampment seven miles northeast of Wellington two new buildings rise toward the 1982 summer camps with an estimated value near a quarter of a million dollars. The project includes labor donated by Rev. S L Yielding and cost elements for materials. The Pampa church building, 60 by 144 feet, will house two dormitories a reception room and offices for 88 people and will be paneled inside. The dining hall remains unfinished from 1981 work, with Rev. Yielding completing it.
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Panfork Baptist
Wellington
Rev. S.L
First Baptist Church
Pampa
Accomo
Skyrocket Basketball Tourney Opens in Wellington
The Wellington Skyrocket Basketball Tourney begins Jan 7 at 4 p.m. and runs through Jan 9 with four teams Quanah McLean Lakeview and Wellington. Boys and girls compete in a round robin festival with four daily rounds. Individual trophies, no team trophies, donated by local businesses. Officials include Richard Ortiz Earl Jackson Doug Coleman Jr.
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Wellington
Quanah
McLean
Lakeview
Wellington State Bank
City State Bank
Parson Drug
C&h Pharmacy
City Grocery
Hatch Dry Goods
Saied’s
Richard Ortiz
Earl Jackson
Amarillo
Doug Coleman, Jr
Dozier
Borger
Babson Urges Cautious Optimism On Reagan Era Recovery
Babson's Reports assesses late 1981 conditions contrasting with 1980 gains as Reagan policies begin to take effect. It notes inflation relief and lower interest rates may show progress, but warns the recession will take time and patience. The piece cites delayed tax depreciation benefits and a probable 1982 catch-up across capital spending.
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Babson
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Tech
Angelo State
Nancy Bigby
Panfork
Rocket Gym
Dale Morris
Babson's
Reagan
Babson's Reports, Inc
Wellesley Hills
Barson
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