Family notes on knee surgery and vehicle mishap
Update covers a dad recovering from knee surgery and discomfort finding a chair. It mentions a borrowed pickup with a dead battery, three outings to the Baptist Encampment, and observations of Cami practicing shot put. Also notes Cowboys camp in Austin, a fan hug incident, Monica Seles, Earl Shamblee's passing, and a birthday wish to mom.
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Cami
Cowboys
Austin
Troy
Monica Seles
Wellington
Earl Shamblee
Wellington plans postwar improvements and alfalfa seed growth
City Manager Burn Handley outlined a major postwar improvement program for Wellington, including water supply, swimming pool, Ellison Park, fire protection, airport, garbage pickup, community building, and street upgrades. Oak seed grower association led by Ak C. Leggitt formed with 17 county members growing about 500 acres of certified alfalfa. inspection fee set at 20 cents per acre. Thirteen local servicemen received honorable discharges in June. Fifty nine Boy Scouts toured in July, receiving free swims and meals. Bus service suspended by Glenn Bell’s Railroad Commission ruling, with potential resumption. Farm safety week urged July 24-30 amid accident prevention push. Opened gallery of local artists at City State Bank with rotating exhibits. Youth rodeo to be held July 23-24. Sumnerwood Schools modernization approved at $10,000. Combined law enforcement program for Collingsworth County and Wellington set to start August 1 with $43,289 state grant and local match. Ambulance service to receive $22,808. Rural Electrification loan of $270,000 to Greenbelt Electric Cooperative funds new customers and facility renewals across six Texas counties and one in Oklahoma.
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Wellington
Burn Handley
West
Texas
Pink Sullivan
County Planning Board
Ellison Park
C. R. Leggitt
Collingsworth County
State
J. W. Thomas
State Seed Board
Austin
City State Bank
Jeff Wilson
Holly Smith
Anna Carson
Corky
Hug Bowen
Lucille Gilmore
Lyndal Bowen
Mary Lou Gibson
Ava van Pelt
Exa Cudd
Maud Self
Peggy Scott
Lynn Hunter
Jean Cudd
Ola B. Hunter
Dorothy Robertson
Edythe Jackson
John
Eugene Sherman
Sumnerwood
Board of Trustees
Robert Dwight
City of
John Rainey
Dolph Briscoe
Criminal Justice Department
Rural Electrification Administration
Greenbelt Electric Cooperative, Inc
Lloyd Bentsen
John G. Tower
George Henry
Henry
Greenbelt Electric Cooperative
Oklahoma
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Henry Wells
Melanie Jeffrey
Robisou Mabery
Kerry Hookstra
Panhandle
Virginia Rebel News
Neil Wilbur
Priscilla Sullivan
Betty Winslett
Texas Press Association
Tommy Hudson
National Weather Bureau
Jim's Electric & Auto Care
Gail-Service
Pricce
I Oil
Kirby Campbell
Dee Burba
The
Italy
France
Germany
Southwest Pacific
China
Lawrence V. Dunn
Dalton Honeycutt
Dozier
Irvin B. Bogle
John Beverie
Truman O. Bradstreet
Ivory V. Morris
Troy W. Gardner
John R. Howard Jr
James E. Abel
Charles E. King
John D. Christoph
Orval A. Allan
Leroy Gilmore
Adobe Walls Council
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Camp Ki-Owah
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Shamrock
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Pampa
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Wheeler
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Southeastern Panhandle
Glynn Moore Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Tokok
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Bob Watson
City of Wellington
Collingsworth County Hospital
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Ayon Royer
Ibes
Bryan Troxell
Amarillo
Felands Clade
Stete
Wellington State Bank
P.D. Box
Wellington Ph
Wheeler Banking Center
P.Q. Box
Whesies
Kiwanis Club
Norwood
Lune
Horse Club
Collingsworth Public Library
Marian Airpark
AA Meeting Court House
Collingsworth Co
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