Story Tellin Man program to feature parables of Jesus
The program The Story Tellin Man by Ken Madema will have boys and girls telling parables of Jesus. Some stories are sad or happy, others adventurous or quiet, with a few making clear points and others leaving meaning open to interpretation. Lesley Singers assist with music in Sweetwater, part of four singing and a handbell choir spanning ages to adults, linked to United Methodist Youth Fellowship on Sunday evenings.
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Ken Madema
Jesus
Lesley Singers
Sweetwater
United Methodist Youth Fellowship
Pete Chandler Longtime Area Resident Dies
Pete Chandler 75 died Monday after months of illness. He lived in Collingsworth County 67 years, retired farmer, ran a Wellington laundry. Born May 31, 1907 in Grayson County, he came from Vernon in 1915, later in Fresno. Survived by wife Dee Anna, son Weese, stepson, siblings, and four grandchildren. Funeral July 28 at First Baptist Church.
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Pete Chandler
Collingsworth County
Chandler
Wellington
Corsicana
William Eulyn Chandler
Grayson County
W.F
Lula Belle Roberts Chandler
Vernon
Fresno
Ana Mae Seale
Dee Anna Morgan
Memphis
First Baptist Church
Stanley Hughes
Marshall Peters
Fairview Cemetery
Kelso Funeral Home
Steve Owens
Johnny Nash
David Peters
Jesse Peters
Jimmy Langford
Sam McGill
Weese Chandler
Mary Ann Hill
Amarillo
Buford Chandler
Floyd Chandler
Opal Wood
Arlington
Ruby Harris
Susie
Billy Pete
Deborah Mae
Stacy Renee Chandler
Sims Ranch Wins Tourney at Memphis Softball Meet
Sims Ranch won the Memphis Softball Tournament held Friday to Sunday July 23 24 and 25. Thirteen teams competed with Memphis Jazz second Amarillo Drillers third and Childress Hosses fourth. Sims Ranch defeated Memphis Press 24 0 then Memphis Jazz 27 13 and Amarillo Drillers 37 11. In the finals Wellington’s Sims Ranch defeated Jazz 32 7. Team members include Dickey Johnson Sammy Coffee Jimmy Black James Hale Richard Sims Randall Hodges Tim Lewellan Tony Martinez Tracy Duncan Lanny Ford Randall Sims Denny Carter Ricky Smith and Brent Wade.
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Sims Ranch
Memphis
Memphis Jazz
Amarillo Drillers
Childress Hosses
Memphis Compress
Ranchers
Jazz
Wellington
Dickey Johnson
Sammy Coffee
Jimmy Black
James Hale
Richard Sims
Randall Hodges
Tim Lewellan
Tony Martinez
Tracy Duncan
Lanny Ford
Randall Sims
Denny Carter
Ricky Smith
Brent Wade
Lay Witness Renewal Set at First Baptist Church
A lay witness renewal will be held at First Baptist Church Friday through Sunday July 30 31 and August 1 with visiting speakers presenting the services. Approximately 20 laymen and laywomen from the area will attend.
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First Baptist Church
Two Couples Visit Oregon Relatives
Mr and Mrs J W Seitz and Mr and Mrs Macy Sanders spent two weeks in Grants Pass Oregon visiting Floyd Gardner and his twin sons Donnie and David Gardner. They traveled through Oregon and California and also stayed in Las Vegas Nevada. Mrs Sanders fell ill on return but is improving. Professionals will conduct meetings from Wolforth Hale Center and Oklahoma with events starting Friday 7 p.m. dinner and 8 p.m. meetings. Saturday includes a 10 a.m. coffee and noon luncheons, and 7 p.m. Mexican supper before the 8 p.m. general session. Sunday features Sunday School at 9:45 and 11 a.m. worship.
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J.W. Seitz
Macy Sanders
Grants Pass
Oregon
Floyd Gardner
Donnie
David
Sanders
Ethel Littleton
Seitz
California
Las Vegas
Nevada
Wolfforth
Lubbock
Hale Center
Oklahoma
John Scott
Leader Readers Readies for North Platte and Amarillo
Kathy Allen of North Platte and Wes Savage of Amarillo lead a reader list alongside Lettie J. Hanna David Pruitt Grace Thompson and George Barton in a community roster update.
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Kathy Allen
North Platte
Wes Savage
Amarillo
Lettie J. Hanna
David Pruitt
Grace Thompson
George Barton
Evangelistic services led by Boyce Evans Association opener
The Boyce Evans Evangelistic Association will conduct daily services in the fellowship hall led by Boyce Evans, a Texan and Hardin-Simmons graduate with Air Force flying service in WWII and Korea. Larry Turner from Carthage, Missouri, leads music. Hollingsworth calls him a skilled musician and experienced youth worker.
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Boyce Evans
Charles Hollingsworth
Turner
The
Boyce Evans Evangelistic Association
GTE Names Donald Gray New Cable Splicer in Wellington
Donald Gray is the new cable splicer for General Telephone in Wellington announced by J H Davis operations manager. A Clifton Illinois native, he attended Kanakakee Community College and has eleven years with GTE. He and his wife Linda have three children Brant Kristen and Beth and are Catholic.
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Donald Gray
General Telephone Company
Wellington
J.H. Davis
Gray
Clifton
Illinois
Kankakee
Texas flags flown over state through history
Notes mention openings set at a time and honor a Fresno couple Mrs Kate Weiss and her family of seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A factoid lists six nations whose flags have flown over Texas: Spain France Mexico the Republic of Texas the Confederacy and the United States. Baby spiders are called spiderlings.
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N.M
Kate Weiss
Fresno, Ca
Spain
France
Mexico
Republic of Texas
Obituary Notice for Fate Russell of Childress Area
Fate Russell, longtime rancher south of Childress, veteran of World War I, and member of the American Legion and First United Methodist Church, died recently. He and Oma Lee Windop married in 1921 at Childress First United Methodist Church. Burial followed in Childress Cemetery. survivors include son Carson Russell and daughter Maurine Little, with sisters Bevers and Macie Taylor.
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Childress
Fate Russell
Buckle L
American Legion
First United Methodist Church
Oma Lee Windop
Bill Wright
Childress Cemetery
Carson Russell
Bixby
Maurine Little
Amarillo
Bevers
Macie Taylor
Clovis
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