Six Seek Farm Bureau Queen Title in Burnet County
Six contestants vie for the 1968 Collingsworth County Farm Bureau Queen at Burn Handley Community Center on Saturday July 20 starting 8 30 p m The winner succeeds Tanya Horton and will advance to the District 1 contest in Amarillo on August 29 with judges from out of town evaluating appearance poise and personality.
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Collingsworth
Farm Bureau
Burn Handley
Tanya Horton
Collingsworth County Farm Bureau Queen
June Popwell
Jacqueline King
Odessa Stice
Samnerwood
Janice White
Janice Gosnell
Quail
Billie Purkey
Dee Burba
County Farm Bureau
Amarillo
Burba
Miss Horton
Appoint Diagnostic Team Visit Planned July 18 in Wellinon
A diagnostic and evaluation team from Amarillo State Center for Human Development will screen children in Wellinon on Thursday July 18. Judge Zaok Thomas is handling appointments at 447-5408. The program aims for early detection of hearing disabilities and mental retardation with criteria including delays in development and school achievement.
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Wellinon
Amarillo State
Women’s Division Four-H Club Dress Revue Slated
Mrs. Leta Hill announced a new Four-H Dress Revue in Burn Handy Community Center on Friday July 19 with a public show at 3 15 p m The event features a Make It With Cotton theme and new divisions for age groups up to 14 with winners advancing to the District Dress Revue in Am arika in August Dresses showcased will be cotton and actual judging occurs before the revue with refreshments served after the close Attendance is encouraged for all interested in 4 H Club work and practice runs are set for Thursday at 3 p m
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Collingsworth
Leta Hill
Burn Handley Community Center
Amarika
Hill
Frank Thomas Retired Farmer Dies After Ill Health
Frank Thomas 68 a prominent retired farmer of the Rolla community died in St Josephs Hospital at 11 p m Sunday July 14 after a long illness He had lived in the county since 1914 and in Rolla for many years He was born April 25 1900 in Fannin County son of the late Mr and Mrs H P Thomas He married Anna May Parrigin August 20 1922 in Wellington He was a Baptist Church member Funeral services were held at Kelso Chapel Tuesday at 1 p m conducted by the Rev Roland Jenkins and the Rev See back page
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Frank Thomas
Rolla
St. Joseph's Hospital
Thomas
Haywood Franklin Thomas
Fannin County
H. P. Thomas
Anna May Parrigin
Wellington
The
Baptist Church
Kelso Chapel
Roland Jenkins
Friendship Baptist Church
Truck Overturns South of Quail on FM 1547
A Panhandle Grocers truck from Amarillo overturned on a curve four and a half miles south of Quail around 12 30 p m Wednesday July 10. The driver Ralph Anderson was uninjured. Two wreckers from Amarillo lifted the 16 000 pounds of meats and groceries and the tractor unit sustained no loss. The road remained partly blocked until about 7 p m. Deputy George Hooten reported steering trouble as the cause and noted investigators Patrolmen Duane Nichols and Ira Khulman of Clarendon led the inquiry.
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Panhandle Associated Grocers
Amarillo
Quail
George Hooten
Ralph Anderson
Hooten
Anderson
Were
Wellington
Duane, Nichols
Ira Khulman
Clarendon
12 Inch Rain Wipes Out Crops and Floods Wellington
Heavy rains of up to 12 inches in two hours caused widespread flooding in the Wellington area on Monday. Roads, homes, and businesses suffered damage, with at least 27 flooded houses and numerous cars affected. Officials planned Civil Defense assistance and Red Cross relief as damage estimates loom near a million dollars.
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Welington
Wellington
Quail
Atteberry Hill
Jimmy Bowen Farm
Atteberry Lake
Bobh Sessions
Louis Allred
Zack Thomas
John Coleman
Red Cross
Final Rites Held for James Harris
Identification of a skeleton found March 5 in Buck Creek was announced by Sheriff Rainey. James Oliver Harris was claimed by his parents as the remains. Dental records aided identification. The skeleton likely lay in the creek 7 or 8 months.
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Buck Creek
John Rainey
J. T. Harris, Sr
James Oliver Harris
Kelso Funeral Home
Collingsworth County
Sheriff Rainey
Officials Plan Hiring Engineer for Wellington Flood Control
County and city leaders met to set plan for hiring an engineer to develop flood control for the Wellington watershed. A flood district option was discussed, taxes and boundary rules to be decided, with SBA damage estimates totaling 121 000 filed.
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Cials
Clyde Drake
Texas Highway Department
W. R. Breeding
Thomas
Small Business Administration
Governor Eggers to Campaign in Wellington on July 18
Republican governor candidate Paul Eggers will visit Wellington on Thursday July 18 as part of a Panhandle bus tour. He is scheduled in the business district from 1 55 to 2 35 p m and will meet residents while discussing state issues. Eggers, a Wichita Falls tax attorney and former Air Corps major, touts strong leadership and Texas growth. He and his wife Frances have a son Steven.
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Paul Eggers
Wellington
Panhandle
Eggers
GOP
Wichita Falls
University of Texas School of Law
State Bar of Texas
American Bar Association
Air Corps
Episcopal Diocese of
Dallas
Connie Daves Completes Fifth Leg Operation in Dallas
Eight year old Connie Daves underwent her fifth operation at Scottish Rite Hospital in Dallas on Friday to rotate bones in her legs. Dr. B H Carrell led the 5 hour procedure grafting bones to the ankles and removing scar tissue. She faces five to six weeks in the hospital with family notes at 2400 Welborn Street.
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Connie Daves
Scottish Rite Hospital
Dallas
Connie
Carroll Daves
B. H. Carrell
Scottish Rise Hospital
Welborn St
Wes
Services for Mrs. L. C. Jones Set Thursday
Mrs. L. C. Jones of Shamrock. formerly of Wellington, died July 16 at Thomas Nursing Home. Funeral at Richerson Funeral Home Shamrock at 2 p.m. Thursday. Born Marion Magnolia Campbell December 5, 1891 Winslow Arkansas. Survived by daughter Mrs. M. M. Nix, a granddaughter, three great grandchildren.
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L. C. Jones
Shamrock
Wellington
Thomas Nursing Home
Richerson Funeral Home
Jones
Marion Magnolia Campbell
Winslow
Ark
Hollis
The
Methodist Church
Easter Star
M. M. Nix
Friday Night Pony League Doubleheader at Marian Airpark
Wellington and Childress Pony Leaguers meet in a two game set at Marian Airpark on Friday July 19 at 7 p.m. for ages 11 to 18 with pitchers Kevin Woods Earl Griffin Danny Havina and Chris Lewellen slated to pitch. Watch for Paul Jones who is out due to age and John Coffee coaching the younger squad.
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Wellington
Childress
Marian Airpark Diamond
John Coffee
Gary Brewer
Danny West
Paul Jones
Stephen Qualls
Jones
Rayford Holtman
Holtman Candy Co
Kevin Woods
Earl Griffin
Danny Havina
Chris Lewellen
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Whitee
Coleman
Ellison Park
James Harris
Highway 83
Additio
Drake
Breeding
Sam Adams
Gary Reed
Salt Fork
Frances
Steven
Jay
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