County Says No to Bingo Game Inquiry
Collingsworth County will not allow regular bingo activity. County Judge Zack Thomas said an out-of-county group asked about sites and noted pending permits in two counties. He urged Wellington and the Ministerial Alliance to protest. The chamber may run temporary bingo for fair week only.
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Collingsworth
Zack Thomas
Thomas
Wallace Sheppard
Regular Veterans Association
Department of Texas
Fort Worth
Sheppard
State Comptroller’s Office
Commissioners Court
City of
Wellington
Ministerial Alliance
Chamber of Commerce
General Telephone Opens Wellington Office
General Telephone Company opened a Wellington office on July 14 1982 at Hartman Electric and Refrigeration 906 9th Street. The service agency offers direct access to billing and service staff plus options to pay bills test and repair phones and purchase equipment.
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General Telephone Company
Wellington
Jim Davis
General Telephone
Hartman Electric and Refrigeration
9Th Street
Davis
Billing Center
Business Office
Dodson Bans Hogs and Goats in City Limits
Dodson City Council met June 28 to pass an ordinance prohibiting residents from keeping hogs or goats within the city. Mayor John Green said Texas law allows such regulation and stated violations carry a fine up to 100 dollars. The move follows several local complaints, with the meeting called at council member Olan Farris's request.
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Dodson City
John Green
Olan Farris
Wellington begins work on new volunteer fire station
Concrete slab will be poured and 22 inch I beams cut into 7 inch T beams for the Wellington volunteer fire station north of Burn Handley Community Center on 9th Street. City Manager Glen Taylor says walls may wait for funds while inside work is planned for later.
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Wellington
Burn Handley Community Center
9Th Street
Glen Taylor
Taylor
Hatch Jackson Named To Chamber Board
Bill Hatch was reelected to the Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce board and Billy Jackson was elected a new member at the regular board meeting on Monday July 12. Jackson, Lone Star Gas resident manager, succeeds Johnny Nash. A second regular member remains to be elected and another appointed to fill Guy Blanton’s unexpired term. Charles Carter presided. The board voted to send letters to state officials and to Senators and Congressman Hightower Stenholm and Hance urging disaster area designation for crop losses. Carter chaired the brochure committee. Dorothy McGill and Virginia Robey will meet Friday to continue work on new brochures.
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Bill Hatch
Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce
Billy Jackson
Jackson
Lone Star Gas
Johnny Nash
Guy Blanton
Dallas
Charles Carter
Texas
Jack Hightower
Charles Stenholm
Kent Hance
Drilling Under Way on Second Hembree Well
A.W. Hembree Co is drilling its No 1 Bessie B Fenley wildcat three miles east of Wellington. The operation uses a new automated rig with a 7500 foot depth target and may reach 13000 to 14000 feet. progress reports will be provided after completion.
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A.W. Hembree Co
Bessie B. Fenley
Wellington
A.W. Hembree
Hembree
Railroad Commission
Shawnee, Oklo
Harrell-Loving
Clarendon College Offers Summer Classes in Wellington
Clarendon College will offer six courses in Wellington during the second summer session. Deadline to register is Thursday July 15. Classes run 6 to 10 p m Monday through Thursday in the Elementary School business office area.
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Clarendon College
Wellington
Melvin Cardwell
Christian School Meeting Friday in Wellington
A public meeting for interested parents is set for Friday July 16 at 7 30 p m in Burn Handley Community Center to discuss starting a Christian school next year. Enrollment requires testing to place children in subjects with no obligation to sign up. Material from Accelerated Christian Education will be shown and questions answered.
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Wellington
Glen Rowe
Burn Handley Community Center
Rowe
Commissioners Approve Temporary Low Water Crossing
Collingsworth County Commissioners authorize a temporary Elm Creek crossing on the Needwood Texola road after a washout. Wolf Creek floods alter Elm Creek’s channel, with plans to establish the new channel before a permanent crossing is built. The court also notes road crews will push dirt into road beds and fix washouts to aid the wheat delivery season.
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Collingsworth
Elm Creek
Needwood
Texola
Zock Thomas
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M.w.paschall
Glynn Moore
Veterans Foreign Wars
Zook Thomas
United States
Collingsworth County
Raymond Neeley
Bill Lowe
James R. Bowen
VFW
John R. Howard, Jr
Joe F. Knoll
Jim Sikes
GTE Phone Mart
GTE
Dodson
Green
Ralph Owens
Hatch
Carter
Chamber
Dorothy McGill
Virginia Robey
Texas Industrial
Chamber Board
Kenneth McKay
Kay Mead
Mrs. Cardwell
Zeldon Jenkins
Earl Parker
All-Stars
Rondel Lange
C.H. Campbell
Carter Lyon Nash
Bobby Wilkerson
Shane Black
Brad Long
Lee Souder
Ronny Heisler
David Mithlo
Daryon Brown
Danny Davis
Billy Bouldin
Lance Stephens
Eddie Garza
Rubin Garza
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