Services Held Thursday for Mrs. Aaron
Mrs. Pearl Aaron 81 longtime Collingsworth resident died February 1 at Collingsworth General Hospital. Funeral at First United Methodist Church with Rev. James Boswell officiating. Burial in Fairview Cemetery. She developed a town meals service for civic groups and clubs and was active in 4-H Home Demonstration and B P W. Survived by her husband Calvin Aaron, married 1914 at Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Aaron
Collingsworth General Hospital
First United Methodist Church
James Boswell
Fairview Cemetery
Kelso Funeral Home
Jack Campbell
Jack Neeley
G.B. Hopper
Jack Davis
Alvin Horton
Luther Sullivan
Jake Leach
Sam Adams
Aaron
Farm Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Wellington School to Seek Moody Rating for Bond Issue
Wellington School district plans to seek a Moody Investors Service rating in New York after voters approved a 540000 bond for new construction and remodeling. The board aims to reduce interest costs potentially saving about 80000, with ratings work and bond sale steps set for the coming weeks.
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New York
Wellington
E.W. Clement
W.K. Orr, Jr
George B. Buescher, Jr
Abilene
Moody Investors Service
Orr
Buescher
Public meeting on gas rate raise requested by Lone Star
Wellington prepares for a public meeting Thursday February 10 at 7 30 p m in Burn Handley Community Center to hear Lone Star Gas Co and city officials argue over a proposed rate increase. City manager Tiny Taylor and city attorney Paul Spillman will attend with Lone Star representatives.
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Lone Star Gas Company
Wellington
City of
Burn Handley Community Center
Tiny Taylor
Paul Spillman
Lone Star Gas Co
Mike Naylor
Lone Star
West Texas Utilities Co
Abilene
Bob Alvin
Darvin
Breeding
A.D. Green
Jack Kennedy
WTU
West Texas
Heart Sunday Fund Drive Underway in County
American Heart Association's county unit gears up for Heart Sunday February 20 with volunteer coordinators named by Mrs. Guy Owens. Bill Beall leads efforts around Wellington square, while G B Hopper covers northeast Wellington. Eleven town areas have co captains and FHA helpers. additional workers planned for outlying communities including Lutie Aberdeen and Sumnerwood Dozier.
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American Heart Association
Heart
Guy Owens
Raymond Ford
Bill Beall
Wellington State Bank
G.B. Hopper
Wellington
FHA
Owens
Baylor's Teaff to Speak at Chamber Banquet
Baylor University head football coach Grant Teaff will headline the Chamber of Commerce annual banquet on Tuesday March 15 tickets go on sale later this month. The event will also award Outstanding Citizen Most Courteous Sales Person and Outstanding Farmer Rancher with Salt Fork Soil Conservation District presenting the latter. Teaff led the Baylor Bears to a 7 3 1 record in 1976 and is seen as an engaging after dinner speaker.
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Grant Teaff
Baylor University
Chamber of Commerce
Henry Wells
Salt Fork
Two Evans brothers arrested. FBI wanted pair taken in by sheriff
Roy Edward Evans 39 and Gene Earl Evans 29 were arrested Sunday by the county sheriff with Texas Ranger help. Roy faced burglary charges in Missouri and possible kidnapping or armed robbery links, while Gene was a federal parole violator. Wives Kathy Mac Evans and Linda Faye Akridge were not detained. Authorities noted the men had ties to Pennsylvania incidents and were considered armed and dangerous, though no weapons were found.
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FBI
Sheriff's Department
John Rainey
Roy Edward Evans
Ozark
Gene Earl Evans
Beatrice McKinney
Rainey
Missouri
Pennsylvania
Kathy Mac Evans
Bowie
Linda Faye Akridge
St. Louis
Steve Vines
Roy Edwards
King’s Inn
Julian Torrez
Jerry Settle
Bob Watson
Wilson Porter
Gene Evans
Sheriff Rainey
Annual Quail Pie Supper and Coronation Set for February 14
The Quail High School pie supper, a major Southeast Panhandle fundraiser, will be held Monday February 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the Quail gymnasium. The event features coronations of Mr and Miss Quail High School and Mr and Miss Quail Grade School, with proceeds funding student activities and sports equipment.
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Quail High School
Southeast Panhandle
Quail
Miss Quail
Dolly Mae Wilson
Creselia Torrez
Mr Quail
Silas Crawford 75 Retired Farmer Dies
Silas Crawford 75 a retired farm and community leader died Sunday February 6 in an Amarillo hospital after declining health since September 1975. He long guided Arlie area groups including school board church work and Farm Bureau and was a deacon at First Baptist Wellington later buried in Arlie Cemetery with Kreos Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Silas Crawford
Amarillo
Mr. Crawford
Atlie
A.B
Nancy West Crawford
Arlie Baptist Church
First Baptist Church
Crawford
Loco Farmers Co-op Gin
Bloodmobile set for Burn Handley Community Center
Red Cross donor center moves to Burn Handley Community Center with Charles Floyd of Cal lingsworth General Hospital announcing. Bloodmobile arrives Monday February 21 from 1 to 6 pm, sponsored by the B and P W Club with Mrs. Ernest Harwell coordinating.
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Red Cross
Handley Community Center
Charles Floyd
Callingsworth General Hospital
B&pw Club
Ernest Harwell
Wellington Young
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Calvin Aaron
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Austin
Thomas Brown
A.la
Ft. Worth
Quail-Samnorwood
Harvey Oatman
Samioewood
Quail Gym
Eagles
Spillman
WTA
Cal Hurst
1St Street
8Th Street
Harold Wayne Moore
Don Jones
Robert Powell
Kim Cannon
Terry Vassey
Kathy Trimble
Susie Patrick
8Th
15 Street
George Henry
B.L. Langford
Herman Childress
Ray Peeples
Sonya
Lutie
Aberdeen
Sam Carter
Paschall
Carter
Charles Roberts
Douglas Coleman
Sumnerwood
Dozier
Delbert White
Mrs. B.B. Martin
Dodson
Baylor
Soil Conservation District
Teaff
Baylor Bears
Bears
Evans
Linda Akridge
Vines
Miss Akridge
Keller
J.R. Nelson
Candy Canada
John Shields
Stacy Brandvik
Brent Hall
Kay Guthrie
David Castor
Mildred Boyett
Brady Chance
Lee Ann Marcum
David Torrez
Karen Caldwell
Russ Mangum
Kathy Guthrie
Ralph Fielding
Melisss Guthrie
Dale Boyett
Russell Mangum
Harvey Oaings
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star
Susie Trout
Hollis
First
Baptist Church
Mickey Fugitt
Arlie Cemetery
Gulley
John Nash
Herman Belew
Bill Harbin
D.C. Thomason
Gene’ Bawc
Garry Bowen
St. Anthony's Hospital, Amarillo
Paul Murdock
Parents Club
Bowen
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