FFA sponsors Pee Wee basketball doubleheader Saturday night
Wellington chapter of Future Farmers of America hosts four Pee Wee basketball games Saturday February 15 starting at 6 30 p m in Skyrock gymnasium. Fourth to sixth graders coach lines feature Crispy Critters versus Canable Animals then Eagles versus Raiders with sixth grade girls Mark Killan Squaws versus Danny Gray Tigerettes and final sixth grade boys Cowboys versus Colts with multiple players named.
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Wellington
Future Farmers of America
Skyrock
LaDonna Jones
Kathy Daniels
Linda Coffee
Renee Taylor
Lana Lacy
Kim Goforth
Stan Parker
Quinn Barber
Cowboys
Colts
Hot Rod Jones
Gary Brown
Jim Bob Nall
Steve Hartman
Robert Wolf
Ricky Norman
Larry Wright
Mike Cummings
John O'Rear
Larry Whitten
Nicky Watts
Admission charge supports Father and Son Banquet
A small admission charge will be collected with all proceeds directed to the annual Father and Son Banquet fund.
Williams Family Returns After Six Week South Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams returned home after more than six weeks in Texas and Louisiana. They visited relatives in Austin Mauriceville Baton Rouge and Coleman joining E M Strickland and several Williams family members. The group fell ill with flu after Christmas but continued their journey home.
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Fred Williams
Texas
Louisiana
Austin
E.M. Strickland
Mauriceville
Orange
Jerry Strickland
Tonya
Jerri Alana
Baton Rouge
Howard Poor
Pat Poor
Larry Poor
Todd
Sam Robinson
Diane Robinson
Ted Alexander
Williams
Robert Prather
Coleman
Strong Studies For Ministry Leads Funeral Visit
Don Strong a senior ministerial student at Midwestern Christian College School of Evangelism Ottumwa with his wife Paula and their year old daughter Marina Louise attended the funeral of his grandmother Mrs Ben Brewer. Strong's family moved here when he was 12. he is the son of Mr and Mrs Robert Strong and grandson of Mr and Mrs J M Strong. He graduated from Amarillo High School and began ministry five years ago.
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Don Strong
Midwestern Christian College School of Evangelism
Ottumwa
Town
Paula
Marina Louise
Ben Brewer
Midwestern Christian College
The
Christian Church
Robert Strong
J. M. Strong
Amarillo High School
Dixia
Egg tooth helps hatchling break shell
An egg tooth is a hard tile knob on the end of a young bird’s soft beak. It helps the chick crack the eggshell during hatching and is shed soon after emergence.
Quail 4H Club Names Officers at February Meeting
Members of the Quail 4H Club met at the school Hbra on Wednesday February 6 to elect officers Clifton Sullivan was chosen president Tomiy Caldwell vice president Joey Ross secretary treasurer and Sandra Sullivan reporter Mrs Leta Hill home demonstration agent attended to assist The group planned recreation for the February 24 meeting and considered a boys project.
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Clifton Sullivan
Tomiy Caldwell
Joey Ross
Sandra Sullivan
Leta Hill
Five Collingsworth County youths register for Selective Service
Five Collingsworth County boys registered with the Selective Service in January 1969 according to registrar Bill Hatch. The names listed are Joe Napoleon Kilgore, Michael Eugene Little, Daniel Michael Brinkley, Ricky Gene Brown and Leslie Joe Cummings.
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Collingsworth County
Selective Service
Bill Hatch
Joe Napoleon Kilgore
Michael Eugene Little
Daniel Michael Brinkley
Ricky Gene Brown
Leslie Joe Cummings
Lt Wischkaemper Commissioned After Engineer School
Fort Belvoir Virginia Lt Michael Wischkaemper has graduated from the Army Engineer Officer Candidate School and earned a second lieutenant commission in the engineers. He will be assigned to Fort Sill Oklahoma and is the son of Mr and Mrs A F Wischkaemper formerly of Samnorwood now of Slaton.
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Fort Belvoir
Mike Wischkaemper
United States Army Engineer Office
Corps of Engineers
U. S. Army
Wischkaemper
Ft. Sill
Okla
A. F. Wischkaemper
Samnorwood
Slaton
Samnorwood High School
Texas Technological College
Two from Collingsworth on WT Honor Roll
Two Collingsworth County students appear on the West Texas State University Honor Roll for the Fall semester. David Groves of Wellington and Joe Lackey each posted a 2.8 GPA while enrolled for 15 or more semester hours in residence.
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Collingsworth County
West Texas State University
David Groves
Claude Groves
Wellington
Joe Lackey
IL Lackey
Wellington Leader publisher and mailing details
Wellington Leader published weekly at 913 West Ave Wellington Texas. Editor and publisher H Deskins Wells lists subscription rates four dollars a year within trade territory five dollars outside. Paper entered as second class mail August 25 1909 under act of March 3 1879.
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Wellington
West Ave
Tex
H. Deskins Wells
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Dodson Junior High
Asa Atchley
Dodson
Esmerida Coronado
Mary Cantu
FFA
Snational
Future Farmers
Mal & Elevator
America
Five County Boys Register
O. B. Raburn
Shurfresh
Crisco
Libby
Kraft Soft Kay
Dr Peppers
Vienna
Herry
Ar A
Land Bank
Waters Dee To
Federal Land Bank Ass’n of Shamrock
Jack Williams
Shamrock, Texas
Owens
Scott
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