Longtime Boy Scout Master Honored At Annual Banquet
Glenn McLain, longtime Boy Scout Master, received a special commendation at the Blue and Gold banquet by Cat Scouts of the local area. Bob Sharp of the Golden Spread Council presented an engraved plaque, honoring his decades of service with Collingsworth County youth. The event recognized Tiger Cubs, Bobcats, and Webelos in Den 2, Den 8, and Webelos along with pins and awards for various scouts and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn McLain
Wellington
Golden Spread
Bob Sharp
McLain
Cub Scouts
Longline Wellington
Collingsworth County
Boy Scouts of America
Sharp
Pampa
Golden Spread Council
Principals and AD Extend Contracts in Wellington Board Vote
Wellington school principals D Grady Harvell Bob Allen Melvin Cardwell and athletic director James Williams received two year contract extensions through 1989 90 as trustees approved the measure at the February meeting. Substitute teacher pay rose from 30 to 45 per day after five days to reflect added duties. An election to fill three trustee seats is set for May 7 with issues and officials named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
D. Grady Harvell
Bob Allen
Melvin Cardwell
James Williams
Lawrence Ward
Helen Fires
Dorthea Farris
Dodson
Tommie Watts
Judy Thomas
Jerry Duncan
Reed Souder
Jamie Johnson
May 7 Elections Shift Texas Voters Eye Local Races
May 7 dates shift for city hospital and school elections under James M. Rains new rules. Wellington Independent School District votes for three trustees while Summerwood selects two. terms three years. Collingsworth Hospital board candidates listed by petition. Wellington council names three incumbents up for re election. mayor and two holdovers remain. Election calendar lists absentee ballot windows and filing deadlines through April 21 and beyond, with details for municipal school and county races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scholdt
James M. Rains
Texas
Wellington Independent
Jerry Duncan
Reed Souder
Jamie Johnson
Summerwood
Gary Oldham
Terry Thompson
Collingsworth County Hospital Board
Corkey Bowen
Bill Patrick
Loretta Wright
Robert Owens
L.B. Bratten
Wellington
Lyndon Crelia
Willie Grayson
Gary Brewer
Milburn Derryberry
Sam McGill
Robert Powell
Eligibls
Vose
Countywide Cotton Meeting Set For Feb sixteenth at Center
A countywide cotton production meeting will be held at the Burn Handley Community Center on Tuesday February 16 at 730 pm. Texas Agricultural Extension Service specialists from Amarillo and Lubbock will present on varieties weed control harvesting marketing and insect control. Extension Agent Don Reeves notes strong cotton markets and cautions about dry land cotton and insect costs. He mentions limited irrigation expansion and the potential for weevils and advises careful scouting and selective insecticide use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burn Handley Community Center
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Amarillo
Lubbock
Don Reeves
James Supak
Carl Patrick
Supak
Reeves
D Nae Keller Steer Places Second in Class at Ft Worth
D Nae Keller exhibited a European cross steer at the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show in Fort Worth, weighing 1056 pounds, placing second in its class. The 16 year old Wellington High student is the daughter of Elmer and Reller and will show again in Houston.
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D'Nae Keller
Ft. Worth
Wallington
P'Nae
Wellington
Elmer Reller
Max Stapleton
Haskell
D'Nae
Fort Worth
Houston
Postal Routes Extended For Wellington Residents
Wellington Postmaster Jerrold D. Manuel says 87 new mail stops will be added in Wellington after city streets were paved. Approval came from the Lubbock Delivery and Collection Department, with curb side delivery and rural boxes installed by residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Jerrold D. Manuel
Lubbock
Dallas Street
Ennis Street
Fort Worth Street
Galveston Street
City of
Manuel
Postal Service
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Tiger Cubs
Jonathan Killian
Preston Bruce
Tim Clark
Jason Hall
Joshua Crenshaw
Justin Tarver
Aaron McGill
Joey Green
Todd Harris
Den 2
Jeffrey Day
Brandon Ward
JR. Killian
Joshua Englehaupt
Ryan Colson
Levi Lewis
Toby Tarver
Richard Stein
Den
Christopher Belew
Toby Clark
Terry Fincher Jr
Kevin Hiett
Timothy Hightower
Benito Castillo
James Foster
Jeremy Hunter
Nicholas Souder
Cory Watts
Tanner Whitaker
Jimmy Argo
Jay Lindsey
Webelos den
Joey Day
Vanya Neeley
Gyon Prince
Joey Long
Clay Porter
Bobcats
Guyon Prince
News City, Hospital
Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce
Bill Hatch
Chamber
Sumnerwood School
Deliah
Howard
Jane Thomas
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