State water plan sparks local irrigation focus and wheat harvest notes
Deskins Wells discusses a state water plan and urges local actions to retain water on Elm Creek Buck Creek and a stream north of Wellington as Salt Fork dam progresses. Farmers report rapid wheat harvest in Quanah Vernon area with good yields but irrigation areas near Pampa Amarillo are sparse.
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Salt Fork
Elm Creek
Buck Creek
Wellington
Quanah- Vernon
Quanah
Pampa
Amarillo
Youth Delegates Named to Boys and Girls State in District Meeting
Five Collingsworth County youths selected as Boys and Girls State delegates will attend a district organizational meeting in Amarillo on Saturday June 4. Delegates depart Wellington at noon to meet peers. named are J D Ward Earl Lynn Feemster Jimmy Campbell Linda Moore Judy Martindale. Also home for summer from North Texas State University Penton are Aleta Owens and payee Holton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth County
Amarillo
John Coleman
Frank King
American Legion
Wellington
J. D. Ward
Bond Ward
Sumnerwood
Earl Lynn Feemster
North Texas State University
Penton
Aleta Owens
Gorman Owens
Payee Holton
John Holton
Norwood Baptists Plan Vacation Bible School
Sumnerwood Baptist Church announces its annual Vacation Bible School opening Monday June 10. Mrs Selba Rainey leads the project with a planning meeting this week to select teachers and lay out the program of work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumnerwood Baptist Church
Selba Rainey
Faith Baptist Vacation Bible School Planned in June
Faith Baptist Church announces a vacation Bible school to run Saturday through Friday, June 4 to June 10. Sessions from 8 to 10:30 a.m. cover four classes for ages 6 to 15 with graduation Friday at 8 p.m. Rev. Alvin Dupuy serves as principal with a staff of teachers led by Mrs. Dupuy and Mrs. Charlesreen Kennedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Dupuy
Dupuy
Charlesreen Kennedy
Loyd Vines
Carroll Daves
Russell Hill
Grady Phillips
Johnny Parker
Graves Decorated on Memorial Day in Wellington
Flags marked 158 veterans of all wars at North and West Wellington cemeteries followed by Memorial Day services at the VFW plot. Rev. Alvin Dupuy delivered the address with Commander Hubert Leach presiding. Color bearers were Louis Berg and Sam Thompson. color guards Joe Coleman and Durant McInnis.
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Wellington
VFW
Alvin Dupuy
Faith Baptist Church
Hubert Leach
Louis Berg
Sam Thompson
Joe Coleman
Durant McInnis
Clayton
N.M
Berg
Quail News Highlights Weekend Visits and Travels
Mrs. Lela Maxwell spent Memorial Day weekend in Hereford with son Kenneth Maxwell and family. Hereford guests included Billy Clubb. Don Johnson visited Rob ert Johnson's family. Bill Clay vacationed in Amarillo with daughter Lynn Dawson. Trips to Devil's River and Lugert involved multiple local families led by Langleys, Brammers, and Whites. the Johnny Parkers shared a lake cabin.
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Lela Maxwell
Hereford
Kenneth Maxwell and
Billy Clubb
Clarence Blevins
Don Johnson
Briscoe
Robert Johnson
Bill Clay
Amarillo
Lynn Dawson
Ira Morgan
Jack Morgan
Boys Ranch
Devil’s River
Carl
Mer
Marysville
Calif
A. E. Brammer
J. W. Canada
Arkansas
Russell Matthews
van Buren
Delbert White
Loyd Langley
Smokey Mitchell
Mark
Ronny Langley
Lugert
Susan
Paula
Pam
D. R. Langley
Donna
Randy
Sherri
Palo Cummings
Rita
Johnny Parkers
Bible School Opens May 6 at First Christian
The Daily Vacation Bible School of the First Christian Church runs through next week for children 3 to 13. It opens Monday June 6 and runs daily 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. with theme God Lives Today. Teachers include Mrs Oval Lovell Mrs Sandown Smith Mrs Jess Wilson and Mrs Ronald Kersten. Beth Smith will be pianist and secretary. Each day ends with an object lesson by Mrs Martha Morris.
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School of the First Christian Church
Floyd O'Donnell
God Lives
O'Donnell
Oval Lovell
Sandown Smith
Jess Wilson
Ronald Kersten
Floyd O’donnell
Rhonda Kersten
Beth Smith
Martha Morris
Min
O’donnell
Awards Honor Dodson High School Students at Commencement
At the Dodson high school commencement on May 19, awards recognized scholarship recipients Nancy Gulley Amelia Espinoza Delores Palacios and Linda Ford Crenshaw as senior valedictorian. Linda Sexton Lemons earned the salutatorian prize and Dale Derrick received the American Legion Citizenship Award. Delores Palacios was named best all around girl and Mike Gulley best all around boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson High School
Jimmy Humphreys
Nancy Gulley
Amelia Espinoza
Delores Palacios
Linda Ford Crenshaw
Linda Sexton Lemons
American Legion
Dale Derrick
Truett Holland
Dodson Legion Post
Mike Gulley
Summer School Plans Outline for Local Students
Three pages describe a summer program using Title 1 funds with about $16,000 available. Joan James, daughter of Mrs. Ace Rainey, is home this week before returning to West Texas State University Canyon for the first six weeks of the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan James
Ace Rainey
West Texas State University
Canyon
Just-Rite Cleaners Move to 8th Street
Mr and Mrs Calvin Philley announced their Just-Rite Cleaners moved to the former Quick Clean site at 1200 East Eighth Street. The shop will offer coin operated laundry and dry cleaning, conventional dry cleaning, and pick up and delivery service. The Philleys have years of experience in the dry cleaning business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Philley
Quick Clean
Eighth Street
H. A. Davis
Philley
Wellington
Perryton
Funeral held for Wayne Lee 15 in Wellington
Wayne Lee died after a short illness at St Josephs Hospital Monday night May 23. Funeral services were Thursday May 26 at 10 30 a m at First Baptist Church with Rev Allen B Earnest officiating. Burial followed at North Wellington Cemetery. He is survived by his father Raymond Lee of Wellington his mother Mrs Bill Stowe of Andrews three sisters and four brothers.
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Carroll
Wayne Lee
First Baptist Church
Allen B. Earnest
Wellington
St. Joseph’s Hospital
A. J. Fires
Charley Hill
John Abernathy
B. E. McKinney
Raymond Neeley
Will Williams
Kelso Funeral Home
Raymond Lee
Bill Stowe
Andrews
Ruth Essman Trompage One Surviving Family
Surviving are a daughter Miss Virgie Essman of Wellington and two sons Glen Essman of Wellington and Charley Essman of Tule Lake Calif with 12 grandchildren. Two sons Floyd and Elbie Essman preceded her in death. Tommy Ferguson of Borger visited over the weekend with his sister Mr and Mrs Scott Neil and family.
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Trompage
Tommy Ferguson
Borger
Scott Neil
Assembly of God Weekend Revival Set for June 3 4 5
The Assembly of God Church will host a weekend revival Friday through Sunday June 3 4 and 5. Services start at 7 30 each evening led by host pastor Rev James Jackson with gospel singing and an open invitation to all.
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Assembly of God Church
James Jackson
Jackson
Morris Opens Irrigation Supply Co Here
Bill Morris opens Irrigation Supply Co in Morris, offering automatic sprinkler systems irrigation supplies and parts plus aluminum welding. He previously worked five years at Bass Irrigation Co in Lubbock. Morris and wife Jeanie Martin have two children Tanya and Jimmy and are members of Westmoreland Baptist Church.
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Bill Morris
Lubbock
Open Irrigation Supply Co
Morris
Sambo
Jeanie Martin
Tanya
Jimmy
Bass Irrigation Co
Sprinkler Irrigation Association
Westmoreland Baptist Church
Trinity Church Picnic Planned Friday Night
The Trinity Methodist Church congregation will hold a church-wide picnic Friday evening in Ellison Park at 8 p.m. Members will bring basket dinners. This annual church family night closes the Vacation Bible School for Trinity Church children, said Rev. Johnny Welborn.
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Trinity Methodist Church
Ellison Park
Johnny Welborn
Trinity Church
Longtime county resident and church custodian dies
J A Lowe lived in the county 51 years and served 22 years as custodian of the church. Surviving spouse Mrs J A Lowe of Wellington and three children Francis Roberts Ol an Lowe and Mrs Alvin Squyres. Also a sister three brothers 11 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Relatives include Jim and Jan Phipps Am arillo visiting grandparents C O Wilkerson and Amos Phipps family. Alvin Horton and brother J T Horton visited Amarillo over the weekend.
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Lowe
J. A. Lowe
Wellington
Francis Roberts
Olan Lowe
Alvin Squyres
Riverside
Calif
Jim and
Jan Phipps
Amarillo
C. O. Wilkerson
Mrs. Earls Phipps
the Wilkersons
Amos Phipps
Mrs
Alvin Horton
J. T. Horton
Dodson Seniors Return From Trip
The Dodson High School senior class returned Thursday May 26 from a trip to Hot Springs Arkansas Lake Hamilton and Oklahoma City They traveled May 20 to Hot Springs then Lake Hamilton Oklahoma City Zoo Cow Boy Hall of Fame Spring Lake Amusement Park and visited before returning Sponsored by Floyd Teutsch Jimmy Humphreys and Albert Motsenbocker with members Clarice Green Mike Gulley John Hightower Maxine Leamon Elvis Sain Bobby Tabor Danny Lewis Dale Derrick Linda Lemons Joan Motsenbocker and Martha Leamon on the trip.
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Dodson
Hot Springs
Ark
Lake Hamilton
Oklahoma City
Spring Lake Amusement Park
Oklahoma City Zoo
Cowboy Hall of Fame
Floyd Teutsch
Jimmy Humphreys
Albert Motsenbocker
Clarice Green
Mike Gulley
John Hightower
Maxine Leamon
Elvis Sain
Bobby Tabor
Danny Lewis
Dale Derrick
Linda Lemons
Joan Motsenbocker
Martha Leamon
Four Wellington youth attend church camp at Roaring Springs
Four students from the Wellington Assembly of God Church will attend the church youth camp at Roaring Springs. They are Mike Poteet Wayne Whitson Mary Tingle and Doris Tingle. They leave Monday June 6 for the week long Bible education and recreation camp, per Rev James Jackson.
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Wellington
Assembly of God Church
Roaring Springs
James Jackson
Mike Poteet
Wayne Whitson
Mary Tingle
Doris Tingle
Girls Invited Contest for Miss Childress
Wellington girls are invited to enter the Miss Childress Contest on Saturday June 11 at Childress. The sponsor is the Childress Junior Chamber of Commerce and the deadline for entries is Saturday June 4. The winner will advance to the Miss Texas Pageant in Fort Worth. The franchise is held by the Childress Jaycees.
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Wellington
Childress
Childress Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jim Vaughan
Vaughan
Ft. Worth
Childress Jaycees
Quail Masonic Lodge Holds May Meeting
Members of the Quail Masonic Lodge met Saturday night May 28. The lodge holds regular meetings on the Saturday night before the full moon each month. Johnny Parker serves as worshipful master.
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Quail
Phipps Visit With Bethany Parents Noted
Mr and Mrs Dean Phipps of Bethany Oklahoma recently visited with his parents Mr and Mrs Amos Phipps.
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Dean Phipps
Bethany, Okla
Amos Phipps
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Jone
Collingsworth
Jewel Donnell
Norwood Baptists
Faith Baptist
Wilson
Bill Finch
Palmdale, Calif
G. J. Stephen
Bible School
First Christian
Just-Rite Cleaners
8Th Street
Ruth Essman
C. C. Bishop
Assembly of God
Mohammed
Miss Childress
Quail Masons
BBB
Maker
Ony State Bank
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