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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1968
Page
5
The Democratic Party plans to convene in Chicago on August 26 despite offers from Houston and Miami Beach. The piece recalls heat challenges in past Chicago conventions, notes union labor hopes, and mentions press access and personal reflections from Effie Lee Richards and others.
Jett Wilson president of the Chamber of Commerce unveiled changes to the Collingsworth County Free Fair leadership and schedule. Troy Marsh is new superintendent with Donald Nunnelley as assistant and Billy Moseley as treasurer. The event runs September 6 7 at Ellison Park with emphasis on Saturday activities and a cancelled Quarter Horse Show due to late ASA approval. a barbecue picnic and Old Settlers Reunion are slated for Saturday.
The Texas Employment Commission will open a temporary Wellington office to help farmers hire hoe hands and workers seeking jobs. Joe Miller said a TEC representative will work with County Judge Zook Thomas from Monday to Friday during normal hours and stay as needed to fill labor gaps. Some farmers report difficulty finding harvest labor while few locals seek work. reps may bring in workers from other areas if required.
The Rural Mail and Farm to Market system expands beyond transport to access rural and urban links. ASCS funds projects while Soil Conservation Service handles technical work with plans to start next month. Great Plains contracts allow restoration at original cost, though programs cannot be mixed. Nevada is described as the driest and most populated state.
Billie Purkey of Sumnerwood was crowned Collingsworth County Farm Bureau Queen on July 20 with runner up June Popwell. Other contestants were Janice White Jacqueline King Janice Gosnell Odessa Stice and more. Purkey will attend West Texas State University in the fall and compete in the District contest in Amarillo August 29.
Pam Patterson will represent Collingsworth County at the State 4-H Horse Show in Fort Worth August 9 and 10, competing in barrel racing and pole bending after placing at the District 1 event in Pampa on July 16. Bart Patterson and Charles Taylor led the halter division with top finishes, while seventeen riders from the county compete across events and age groups.
L M Bartlett of 1507 18th Street is convalescing at home following major surgery at Methodist Hospital in Lubbock on July 5. His daughter Mrs Virgil Patterson says he is doing as well as can be expected and may be able to go out in a few days.
Mr and Mrs Dudley Phipps of Memphis visited their son and daughter in law Mr and Mrs David Phipps at Memphis Naval Air Station. He attends an Air School and will complete his work in August. Phipps entered the Navy December 1 1947.
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