Collingsworth Chamber Names 1976 Officers Directors
At the January 12 meeting Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce installed 1976 officers including Henry Wells as president and Lyman Daniel as first vice president. New directors are Mrs Bill Hall Bob Bell and Dr Mark Fires.
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Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce
Henry Wells
Chamber of Commerce
Deskins Wells
Sandy Parsons
Lyman Daniel
Estelline Glenn
Bill Moseley
Margaret Vines
Chamber
Bill Hall
Bob Bell
Mark Fires
Travis McGuire
Charlene Poteet
Tommy Thomas
Hartman Seeks Re election as Precinct 1 Commissioner
Cliff Hartman asks Wellington voters for another term as Commissioner of Precinct 1. He cites four years of county service, pledges continued cooperation between county and city governments, and a business like administration. He plans to meet voters before the election and invites support.
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Cliff Hartman
Wellington
Hartman
Dodson Girl Drowns In Well Near Mangum Oklahoma
Regina Sue Green a Dodson girl nearly three years old drowned after falling into an old hand dug well about a mile north and one east of Mangum Oklahoma Her body recovered at 1240 a m Monday after more than 11 hours missing with 250 people helping in the search The well about 60 feet deep contained 30 feet of water and she was found at the bottom visiting her maternal grandparents and parents.
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Dodson
Regina Sue Green
Mangum
Oklahoma
John Green
Mike
A.L. Leamon
Greer County
Floyd Denton
Seamon
Denton
Funeral for Mrs Dave Brewer Thursday at Trinity United Methodist
Funeral services for Mrs. Dave Brewer lifelong county resident will be held at 2 00 p m Thursday January 15 at Trinity United Methodist Church. Rev C R Hawkins officiating with burial in Memorial Gardens under Kelso Funeral Home direction. She died unexpectedly at her home 140 El Paso Street.
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Dave Brewer
Trinity United Methodist Church
C.R. Hawkins
Memorial Gardens
Kelso Funeral Home
Boverie Home Destroyed by Fire in Wellington
Fire in bitter cold destroyed the Boverie house, a Wellington landmark built in the early 1900s by C Boverie. Mrs A C Boverie suffered burns and remained hospitalized after flames spread from an open bedroom heater.
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Wellington
Boverie
Wellingto
C.B. Boverie
Aberdeen
A.C. Boverie
Collingsworth General Hospital
Wellington County Banks Post All Time Asset and Deposit Highs
Assets of Wellington's two banks rise to $25.63 million with deposits at $23.62 million as of December 31 1975. The year shows a $4 million asset gain and more than $8.5 million increase in deposits from three years prior.
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Wellington
Federal Reserve Bank
State Banking
City State Bank
Wellington State Bank
Collingsworth County
Collingsworth
City
State
Approval Granted for FM Road 3134 Construction in Collingsworth
Administrative approval for FM Road 3134 in Collingsworth County has been granted. The project extends 6.2 miles from the Donley County line to Dozier and McLean, linking with existing sections. Construction hinges on funds, with two 10 foot lanes planned and overseen by O V Johnson in Wellington after right of way papers were submitted.
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Childress
Collingsworth County
Lewis H. White
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Donley County
White
Dozier
McLean
O.V. Johnson
Wellington
Templeton Seeks Re election for Collingsworth County Attorney
R L Templeton states his candidacy for county attorney of Collingsworth County, subject to Democratic Primary on May 4. He praises two years in office, pledges equal treatment and the Golden Rule, and asks voters for support.
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R.L. Templeton
Wellington
Collingsworth County
Sheve
Ambulance Service Elects Leadership At Annual Meet
Wellington volunteers re elected their slate of officers during the annual meeting and dinner. Bob Watson began a third term as president Marshall Peters was named vice president and Margaret Vines returned as secretary. Dr Louis Finney praised the group and outlined Panhandle Emergency Medical System goals for improving access to care and emergency response.
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Wellington
Volunter Ambulance Service
Bob Watson
Marshall Peters
Margaret Vines
Louis Finney
Amarillo
Panhandle
Collingsworth
Collingsworth Volunmbes
County Livestock Show Opens Season in Collingsworth
Collingsworth County youths enter the annual youth livestock show on Saturday January 17 at 1 00 pm at the Livestock Show barn and arena on Amarillo Street between 7th and 8th If weather cancels the event it moves to the Soil Conservation Service barn Don Reeves the extension agent says 15 to 20 steers expected with seven boys and 15 calves entered Mark Fourmentin fields two Angus steers an Angus Hereford cross and a polled Hereford and has already won a grand champion at the Amarillo Livestock Show.
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Collingsworth County
Amarillo Street
Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Don Reeves
Mark Fourmentin
Skyrockets Tie for Top Place in District 2A Play
Wellington defeated Wheeler Mustange 52 to 37 on Tuesday January 13 to share first place at the midpoint of District 2 A. Edward Thomas led with 22 points while Wheeler’s Jim Verden scored 17 as Wellington pulled away in the third quarter. Memphis fell to Clarendon Bronchos by 10, knocking the Cyclones from contention for a three way tie.
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Wellington Skyrockets
Wheeler Mustange
Cyclones
Rockets
Wellington
Edward Thomas
Sammy Gonzales
Neal Cochrane
Shane Tarver
George Brewer
Cliff Pennon
Wheeler
Jim Verden
Wellington School Enrollment Up 80
Wellington schools report 777 students, about 80 more than last year, with 13 new entrants since Christmas break from Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma. Most new students remain, prompting the addition of a first grade teacher. Enrollment in May was 690.
County nominates candidates for Outstanding Citizen honor
Five residents are nominated for the county Outstanding Citizen award. A selections committee of the chamber will review the names and choose one recipient from the nominees for final recognition.
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Cesidente
Services for Bessie Winters Set in First Baptist Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie Winters will be at 10 00 a.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church with Rev. Roy Collins officiating. Burial will be in Palrview Cemetery. She died Tuesday January 13 in Wellington. Winters and her late husband W E Winters were longtime residents of Indian Creek Community and active in education and religion before retiring from farming in Wellington. Born Bessie Keesee in Protem Missouri on June 20 1909, she was the daughter of Jobe and Louisa Randall Keesee. The family moved to Granite Greer County Indian Territory before statehood and later to MGA.
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Bessie Winters
First Baptist
Roy Collins
Palrview
Mia. Winters
Indian Creek
W.E. Winters
Wellington
Bessie Keesee
Protem
Missouri
Jobe
Louisa Randall Keesee
Granite
Greer County
Indian Territory
MGA
Winter
Io Okishama
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West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Collingsworth Volunteer Ambulance Service
Center
R. L. Templeton
Ambulance Service
Richard Fourmentin
Memphis
Clarendon Bronchos
The
Mustangs
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