Fair Catalogs Ready for Distribution in 1963 County Fair
Collingsworth County Free Fair catalogs for 1963 are prepared for mailing to department chairmen and out-of-town groups. The cover highlights agriculture, livestock, and gas. new events include a fashion show and a girls’ bake bow. Fair Queen events start Monday Sept 2 with a Wellington carnival and Gear Lodel Shows at Fort Worth.
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Collingsworth County
N. M. Higdon
Chamber of Commerce
Wellington
Higdon
Fort Worth
Two Burned in Butane Fire Near Wellington
A June 27 explosion aboard a pickup tank at a Wellington butane facility burned two men. Darrell Nennelly and Ray Thomas suffered burns to the arms chest and upper body and were hospitalized at St Joseph's. Fire units reported no equipment damage and the truck was only scorched.
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Wellington
Darrell Nennelley
Ball Game Set for Sunday by Shamblee’s All Stars
Shamblee’s All Stars, a youth baseball team with players up to 16, will face Mexican club A. C. Chile on Sunday at 7 pm at the fairgrounds. Earl Shamblee says admission is free and the public is invited.
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Shamblee
All Stars
Wil
A. C
Chile
Earl Shamblee
Baptist Panfork Encampment Opens Summer Program July 8
Panfork Baptist Encampment opens for the first of three youth groups on Monday July 1, with sessions running through July 11 for juniors aged 9 to 12, July 15 to 18 for junior girls, and July 22 to 25 for the combined youth camp. Dr Glenn Wickey of First Baptist Church directs, with Rev. W. R. Lawrence of Clarendon as president.
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Panfork Baptist
Panhandle
Glenn Wickey
First Baptist Church
Tere
Furfought
Salt Fork
W. R. Lawrence
Clarendon
Panfork
North Fork
J. B. North
Wellington to Close for July Fourth Holiday
Wellington will close for the July Fourth holiday as most businesses government offices and banks suspend operations per a city proclamation by Mayor Hiram Cudd. No local celebrations are planned in Callingsworth county with residents likely attending rodeos in nearby counties or at nearby lakes. The back page lists Sumnerwood Baptist Church camp staff for junior and senior camps including pastors evangelists missionaries directors and music staff.
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Wellington
Oerseroyance
Hiram Cudd
Callingsworth County
Couities
Byron House Replaces Ed Haynes as Maintenance Head
Ed Haynes retires after 32 years with the Texas State Highway Department, including a decade in Wellington. Byron F. House, a 20 year veteran from Guthrie, succeeds him. Haynes helped pave US 66 and recalls horse drawn equipment. The Houses, both native to Oklahoma, attend the First Christian Church in Wellington.
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Ed Haynes
State Highway Department
Byron House
Guthrie
Highway Department
Texan
Haynes
Shamrock
Wellington
Denton County
Oklahoma
Okahoma
Ed Haynes Jr
Dallas
Ta Wellington
13Th
Bowie Street
Church of Christ
House
Benjamin
She
The
First Christian Church
Three Collingsworth C C Directors Elected
Three Collingsworth County Chamber of Commerce directors were named Monday night July 9 after ballots counted. No M Higdon Minneper announced Wood Coleman was re elected from the Samar wood area. New directors are J J Morgan for the Quail area replacing Carl Wischkaemper and Tom Birchfield for Dadgon replacing Orville Vaughan. They take office immediately for two years.
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Collingsworth County
Rev Damron to Preach Sunday at Trinity Church
The Rev C. Tamron, a retired Methodist minister, will be the guest preacher at Trinity Methodist Church on Sunday July 7 at 11 a.m. Members and friends are urged to attend, says pastor Rev R H Knight. Damron once led Trinity and, about 80 years ago, headed rural churches that formed the Wellington Methodist Circuit before consolidation moved them to town as Trinity Church.
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Tamron
Trinity Methodist Church
R. H. Knight
Damron
Trinity
Wellington
Trinity Church
Appaloosa Show Gains State Club Approval in Texas
The Collingsworth County Appaloosa Horse Show won Texas Appaloosa Horse Club approval, boosting its status and expected turnout. Jim Wales notified N. M. Higdon. Paul Guthrie will supervise with Rotary Club sponsorship as the event opens Friday at the Collingsworth County Free Fair. Breeders from Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and New Mexico were drawn by the show’s recognition.
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Collingsworth County
Paul Guthrie
Kansas
New Mexico
Girl Breaks Both Arms In Farm Horse Accident
Teresa Patterson six and a half year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Patterson broke both arms Thursday June 27 when she fell from a horse on the farm of Raymond Ward Teresa's grandfather. She and Rodney White rode bareback and she is now in casts and feeling fine.
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Teresa Patterson
Earl Patterson
Teresa
Rodney White
Raymond Ward
Red Cross fund drive totals announced for county
George Shadid reported the county Red Cross drive has closed with a total of 741 collected. He praised workers in both town and rural areas for their excellent cooperation.
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George Shadid
Red Cross
Samnerwood Exstudents Reunion headline event set
More than 500 alumni are expected for the Sumnerwood Ex-Students Reunion on Saturday July 6 with a 1 pm registration. The program at 3 pm features Oran Grayson Las Vegas mayor and former Plymouth resident as speaker, with Orville Cunningham master of ceremonies. A big barbecue at 5 4 pm caps the day with tickets available until then.
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Samnerwood
Doug Coleman
Cali
Las Veras
Nev
Plymouth
Orville Cunningham
Merle Walker
Grayson
E.G. Sanders
Amarillo
Sumnerwoed
Colerman
Donald Coleman
Marvin Knoll
Board of Education
ExeSttte Dem Association
Ye. m
Darlene Rainey
Coleman
Bill Knoll
Samnarwood
Sumnorwood
Needwonl
Round
Two Cases Filed Seek Precinct Rebound and Tractor Halt
Two suits filed in 100th District Court on Friday June 28 target Collingsworth County commissioners. One seeks re drawing precinct lines to equalize population among four precincts, the other blocks leasing and buying a Caterpillar tractor pending a hearing. Judge Luther Gribble set a July hearing on the temporary injunction. Plaintiffs are Dr Charles B Jones and James Doneghy. defendants include county officials and several named commissioners.
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100Th District Court
Wellington
Commissioners’ Court
Collingsworth County
Lan
West, Texas Equipment Co
Luther Gribble
LO A.m
Chas. B. Jones
Ami James Doneghy
Bishop
Nty
Woody Wood
Alfred Knott
Clyde Emmert
W. R. Breeding
Lorene Jenkins
J. J. Aaron
Chix
United States
Supreme Court
Tennessee
Commissigners Court
W. T. Link
Clarendon
Society pages feature Emory Hunter's compiled book
Mrs. Emory Hunter holds a book she compiled as part of a society page story. Leader Staff Photo accompanies the shot and a related piece runs on the Society pages.
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Gory
Emory Hunter
Officers Recover Stolen Goods in County Court
Aoyounse living three miles south of town faced theft charges after a county sheriff’s report. John Rainey Estes and his wife Lose were fined for related acts, with Estes sentenced to days in jail and fees paid. The couple allegedly aided a break-in at a local farm, damaging equipment and fleeing on foot before capture. The case involved a battery from drill hardware and a vehicle incident near Kermit Hill.
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Shere WE John Rainey
D? Estes
Iil
Lose
Wink
Qdis Faumert
Aniel Albe
Barthute Farm
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Sumnerwood Baptist Church
Frank Rosg
Wheeler
Babilawrence
Sam Morris
Shawnee
Oklo
Stan Richigan
Surger
Richard Johnson
Pampa
Charles Uzate
Mobectic
Morning Watch
Dudley Herage
Borger
Pantor
Mervyn Blall
Skellytown
Vada Waldron
Argrening
Merk
Jim Hager
Lannie Howards
Ad Spivey
C-C
Texas Appaloosa Horse Club
Refapio
Fornia
Virginia
Lions Park
Daner
YFW
Oran Gray
Midland County
Moore County
St. Joseph’s Auxiliary
Texas Hospital Auxiliary Association
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