Claude Savage Named To Head Rural Carriers
Claude Savage of Dodson was named president of the Panhandle Rural Mail Carriers Association at its annual Wellington meeting on Tuesday May 30. He succeeds Lee Barry of Briscoe. Officers named include W. Cobb of Kirkland as vice president and Barry as secretary treasurer. The auxiliary elected Mrs BR W Alewine Hedley president, Mrs A B Clements Kirkland vice president, and Mrs Lee Barry Briscoe secretary treasurer. The next annual meeting will be at Kirkland. Chief speaker was R F Curry Wellington postmaster. Other program items included songs, duets, a Keller quartet, and a Zonetta Moore reading. Curry praised rural carriers and their organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Savage
Dodson
Panhandle
Wellington
Lee Barry
Briscoe
W. ©. Cobb
Kirkland
Prient
Mr. Barry
BR. W. Alewine
Hedley
Mra
A. B. Clements
Mra. Lee Barry
R. F. Curry
America
W. C. Cobb
C. ¢. Bishop
Post Office Department
Odell Names Currin New Quail High Coach
BO Currin of Odell was elected teacher and coach at Quai High School in a May 25 school board meeting. Mrs Currin was named as a grade school teacher. The Currins, North Texas State Teachers College graduates, have served Odell for six years. W S Hing resigned as athletic coach to take a South Texas post for 1999 40 year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BO. Currin
Odell
Quai
Currin
W. 8. Hing
South Texas School
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Ig Algo
Presiding Elder to Preach Here Sunday Morning
A local church announces that Elder Kirby will deliver the sermon Sunday morning at the usual service time. The visitor is noted as the presiding elder of the region and will speak at the pulpit.
Wheeler County May Be Brought Into Local REA
Wheeler County may join Greenbelt Rural Electrification Association project as meetings and surveys proceed. Orval Couch announced a series of community meetings after findings favored a Collingsworth County hookup. The first meeting was May 29 at Mobettie with strong interest, and seventeen miles of poles have begun in western Collingsworth. Residents are urged to wire their homes to speed service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler County
Orval Couch
Collingsworth County
Mobettie
Couch
Kelton
Twitty
Wheeler
Lela
Collingsworth
Retiring Trustee Passes Torch to Son at Local Enterprise
A long serving school trustee retires after three decades of service. The son succeeds him, continuing a family record of community leadership. The enterprise notes emphasize strong local contributions and sustained growth in the school aid program.
Hopper Poison Plants To Open Friday
Poison plants to mix grass hopper poison will open Friday in the county, says county agent W K Cattingame. Residents south of Salt Fork will pick up bait at Wellington and those north at Dozter or Sumnerwood. If infestation stays light, bait will be distributed to individuals rather than whole communities and plants may stay open a week or ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.K. Cattingame
Salt Fork
Wellington
Dozter
Sumnerwood
Oschner Addresses Kiwanis Club On Service
Irvin Oschner lieutenant governor of the Kiwanis clubs of Texas visited the local Kiwanis for a luncheon Friday May 26 and spoke on Kiwanis Service. He illustrated the talk with stories of people who served others rather than pursued money, recalling Pasteur’s life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irvin Oschner
Kiwanis Clubs of
Texas
Kiwanis Service
Oschner
Pasteur
Marshall Wells to Receive Bachelor of Journalism Degree
Marshall Wells of Wellington will receive a Bachelor of Journalism degree at the University of Texas commencement in Austin on Monday June 5. He is among 528 graduates and is the son of H A Wells. Wells attended Wellington High School and has been active in campus scholastic and social affairs. Also, Winifred Small of Amarillo will receive a Bachelor of Arts degree, and Lester Campbell of Turkey will receive a Bachelor of Tourism degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Wells
Wellington
Wellington District Court Closes After 22 Cases
Judge A S Moss of the 100th district praised the session as the lightest docket yet. In Wellington the five week term disposed of 22 cases, 17 civil and 5 criminal, including seven divorces. Thirteen cases were continued to the next term. among criminal counts were forgery, murder, and burglary. Two-year sentence for John Lee Thompson and seven years on two counts for Ernest Bales, with Crystal Hoffman getting a four year suspended sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Moss
Wellington
John Lee Thompson
Ernest Bales
Crystal Hoffman
Walter Duke
Wellington Community House Sketch Approved
City Council and local groups approved an architect drawing for a Wellington Community House. Lawrence A. Kerr of Amarillo presented the sketch. Mayor LeDerer said Kerr will pursue WPA government approval with no bond issue, for an estimated $45,000 project and about thirty days before submission to officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
American Legion
Lawrence A. Kerr
Amarillo
F. C. LeDerer
Kerr
W.P.A
LeDerer
Wellington Group Leaves For Tour In Eastern States
Mr and Mrs John Williams and Mr and Mrs Jimmie Richards depart for a month long tour through the eastern and northern states. They will visit Washington Philadelphia Buffalo Niagara Falls Chicago Cleveland Detroit and New York. Mr Williams will represent the group in planning events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Williams
Jimmie Richards
Washington
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
New York
Williams
Revivalist to Resume Missions in Texas Oklahoma Tour
Minister of the Church of Christ, after conducting revival series in Texas and Oklahoma, returns this week and will travel soon to conduct further meetings. He will be away from Wellington for most of the summer as he continues his mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Christ
Ing
Texas
Oklahoma
Wellington
Degrees Awarded By Canyon School
Three county students will receive degrees from West Texas State College at Canyon during the commencement on Thursday June 1. About 120 seniors will graduate. Jewel Francas Somerville of Wellington will earn a Spanish degree after leading the Spanish Club and chairing it this year. Reda Brickey, Wellington teacher, majored in geography. Olie T. Brown of Sumnerwood graduates with an agriculture major and Who's Who honors. Elton Arburn of Hollis Oklahoma, formerly Wellington, earns a physical education degree.
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West Texas State College
Canyon
Jewel Francas Somerville
Marvin Somerville
Women’s Athletic Association
Women's Chorus
YWCA
International Relations Club
Reda’ Brickey
Wellington
Olie‘t. Brown
Sumnerwood
Brown
Who's Who
Elton Arburn
Hollis
Oklahoma
Sections Get First Moisture Since Heavy Fall In January
Collingsworth County faced its heaviest rain of the year on May 25 as showers moved through near the Childress County line. Totals ranged from light drizzle to seven inches with Wellington central, causing crop losses and damage to bridges. Two wrecks and two Wellington fires were linked to the downpour, while other areas reported four to five inches northward and half an inch in Dozier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth
Childress County
Wheeler County
Wellington
Dodson
Arlie
Loco
R. R. Crawley
Buck Creek
Frank Fourmentin
Rolla
Swearingen
Highway Department
Riley Dawson
Salt Fork
Lutie and
Aberdéan
J. A. Coleman
Dozier
Plans Besun For 4 H And Women's Club Encampment
Preliminary plans for the 4 H Club encampment and the Home Demonstration Club encampment were discussed by the Demonstration Club Council and 4 H Club boys. For the first time, county youths will encamp out of the county at Craterville Park in Wichita National Forest near Lawton Oklahoma. The event is set for Friday and Saturday June 23 and 24 with parents invited to attend, and groups may depart Wellington soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craterville
Park
Wichita National Forest
Lawton
Oklo
W. K. Cottingame
Cottingame
Wellington
4-H Club Boys Begin Livestock Judging Course
The 4-H Club boys in the county will start a June livestock judging course under county agent W. K. Cottingham. It covers beef cattle horses hogs and sheep with hands on farm visits each Saturday. First stop is Sitters Ranch. participants meet at 9 30 am at the county agent’s office with rides arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Cottingame
Sitters Ranch
Wellington
Cottingame
Three high schools to close Friday in county
Three of the county’s four high schools will close Friday with commencement exercises for graduating seniors. Quail will hold ceremonies Thursday evening, Sumnerwood Journey in Memphis Friday, and the class valedictorian is Dorothy Stephens with Paul Scott as salutatorian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seach
Dodwith
Jorney
Memphis
Dorrothy
Stephens
Paul
Scott
Summer School Opens June 5 at Wellington High
The Wellington Flight School summer session opens Monday June 5 with principal W F Decker and staff Hattie D Wells and Reda Brickay teaching. Classes run 8 to noon in the high school and seventh grade junior high. Six classes will accommodate all pupils seeking work. late arrivals may join on June 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Deckers
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Curry
Quail
Kirby
Arrow
Atlantic
New Hampshire
Falcon
Mrs. Vera'l. Back
We Breeding
Selious
Hig Bor
Kiwanis Club
Community House
Guy N. Wood
Paul Coe
Texas Tech College
Lubbock
Mosday
Canyon School
Craterville Park
Dorothy
McDwellis
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