Collingsworth Museum spotlights local Black history month
In February, the Collingsworth County Museum and Wellington Leader highlight Black history with displays on the county’s early Black residents, education, and notable athletes. The article traces Booker T. Washington School’s role, principals, and graduates, plus later athletic successes at Wellington High School and community figures shaping local Black history.
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Collingsworth County
Wellington
Colored Methodist Church
J.W. Griffins
Booker T. Washington
Wellington Independent
West Texas
W.E. Brown
WHS
George Shrubs
Nakia Nash
Earl Shamblee
Thula B. Porter
BTW
Beulah Powell
Corean Washington
Lameda Black
Mary Nell Holton
Doris Stallings
Collingsworth County Museum
Proud to be an America benefit concert in Wellington
A benefit concert titled Proud to be an America With a Great Past and a Bright Future will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday February 10 2002 at First United Methodist Church. Proceeds go to the Wellington Opportunity Center with WWW Harmony and local talents performing. Admission is 5 for adults 3 for children eight and under. infants free. The center aids about 76 youths in grades through 6 providing support discipline and guidance to foster growth and education.
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America
First United Methodist Church
Wellington
Janet Birkey
Karen
Payton Kane
Wellingam
Calendar sale boosts museum fund in Wellington
Following a Wellington Leader article, calendars featuring the January house image drew strong demand and sold out. The museum has a limited restock and the calendars are available for purchase at the library.
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Wellington
Skyrockets to join District 3 1A for 2002-04
UIL releases district changes for 2002 to 2004. Skyrockets will compete in District 3 1A next year alongside Clarendon Claude Memphis Shamrock and Wheeler with Wellington added to the district.
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Skyrockets
UIL
Wellington
Clarendon
Claude
Memphis
Shamrock
Wheeler
Plant Trees Properly For Successful Growth
Dale Dunlap County Extension Agent AG advises winter planting in January and February. Choose 4 to 8 ft trees, plant promptly, keep roots moist, and dig a hole matching the root system. Balance soil depth, wrap trunk, and form a water basin with three to five gallons per tree. Contact Collingsworth County Extension Office at 806-447-2313.
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Dale Dunlap
County Extension Agent AG
Dunlap
The
Collingsworth County
Sermon on the Mount presented by First Christian Church
The First Christian Church will feature The Sermon on the Mount presented from memory with Jesus words from Matthew chapters 5 6 and 7. Baker has performed this in camps churches indoors and outdoors across the western United States Canada and Mexico. The talk is billed as a Christian Manifesto and offers a foundation for Christ s later teachings. A cordial invitation is extended to join the church fellowship for the program.
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Christian Church
Jesus
Baker
United States
Canada
Mexico
Christ
Fellowship of Believers At
First Christian Church
BPW Club Brisket Dinner Fund-Raiser
Members of the BPW Club host an annual brisket dinner fundraiser at Wellington Elementary Cafeteria on Sunday February 10 2002. Meals run 1130 AM to 130 PM with take outs and deliveries. Menu includes brisket beans potato salad coleslaw cornbread and homemade pies and cobblers. Tickets available from members or at the door.
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BPW Club
Wellington
Wellington center to give away Troy Aikman signed football
Wellington Activity Center hosts a charity draw offering a football signed by Troy Aikman on February 28. Tickets are $1 each and available at the WAC front desk.
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WAC
Troy Aikman
Wellington
Local deputy arrests kidnapper in Collingsworth County
Gray County man Hidelio Loya, 43, was arrested Saturday night by Deputy Julian Torrez with Constable Ronnie Ward for alleged aggravated kidnapping and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The suspect allegedly forced a pickup into a tree in McLean, assaulted the driver, then abducted a female passenger and fled. Torrez intercepted near Abra after responding to radio alerts. Continued on Page 2.
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Gray County
Collingsworth
McLean
Hidelio Loya
Julian Torrez
Ronnie Ward
Loya
Main
Torrez
Collingsworth County
Abra
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Blalock
Wellinton
Pampa
William Francis Simpson
Leslie L. Pheagan
Dorothy Price
Joe Leonard Powell
Francine C. Childs
Dr. Childs
Ohio University
Prairie View
James A. Smith
Lorenzo Person
Wellington High School
Mary Ingram
Robert Chambers
Jason Mathis
Booker T
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Horace Powell
Eddie Joe Mimmons
Latrina Meadows
Neelie Woodson
Charlynell Jones
Myrna Lois Ellis
Amy Price
Ruby Nash
Luewilma Price
Helen Miner
Harold Jones
Rosie Sterling
Ruth Sutton
Velma Bess
Christine Wiggins
Thelma Armstrong
Alice Williams
Dorothy Thomas
Lou Helen Moore
Sally Meadows
Betty Moore
Gene Barber
Elmer Shurbles
Calvin Cuupepper
James Riley
Herman Moore
Marvin Roland
Robert Barber
James Smith
Calvin Roland
Bowdin Jones
Ronald Barr
Jimmy Barker
Claude Barber
George Washington
Charles Mathis
Diane Bartlett
Bartlett
Museum
Bill Baker
BPW
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