Contract Let For Surfacing Quail Highway
The Texas Highway Commission approved expenditure of 142000 dollars for FM road mileage in Collingsworth County as part of the 1965 FM Road program. District Engineer W J McGee said 13.2 miles will be involved for FM Road 2166 from the Hall County line to FM Road 1056 known as the Memphis highway. Dirt work and structures were completed during the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Highway Commission
Collingsworth
W. J. McGee
Childress
Hall County
Quail
Mrs. G. W. Lane Veteran Area Teacher Dies
Mrs. G W Lane longtime West Texas teacher died suddenly at home Friday May 28 shortly before 6 am two days after closing her kindergarten classes for the summer She taught in Wellington Tell Cattle County Taylor County and Hockley County Born August 13 1885 she earned a BS at Texas Technological College and an M Ed from West Texas State University She was a Church of Christ member and active in the Wellington BPW Funeral services were Sunday at 2 30 pm at the Church of Christ with ministers Gran del Forehand and John Gay officiating Burial followed See back page
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Lane
West Texas
Felton Lane
Tell
Cattle County
Taylor County
Hockley County
Ellie Lee Lane
Montague County
Eulogy
Bosque County
West Texas State University
Church of Christ
Wellington Business and Professional Women’s Club
Grandel
John Gay
Church of Christ At
Childress
Jeff D. Wilson Becomes City State Bank Vice President
Jeff D. Wilson, assistant vice president of First National Bank in Lubbock, purchases City State Bank in Wellington from James Doneghy and becomes vice president. He plans a broad stock offering to Collingsworth County residents, with about half retained by Wilson and a public distribution aim, ensuring continuity of bank policies and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City State Bank
The
James Doneghy
Jeff D. Wilson
Lubbock, Center
Joe Lh Sail
First National Bank
Lubbock
Wilson
Collingsworth County
Doneghy
Advanced Study Planned Reggie Nalls Resigns for Arkansas Ministry
Reverend Reggie Nalls, a Church of Christ minister in Wellington, resigns to lead a new ministry in Judsonia Arkansas. He will teach a five day class in Amarillo then return to hold a meeting in Wellington. He will pursue a master’s degree at Harding College in Searcy while continuing ministry. The Nalls family includes five children.
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Reggie Nalls
Church of Christ
Arkansas
Judsoma
Ark
Nalls
Wellington
Central Church of Christ, Amarillo
Chickasha
Oklo
Judsonia
Harding College
Searcy
Christian Publishing Co
Christ
Middle East
Min. Nalls
Erick
Okla
West to join BSU revival team in Germany this summer
Gary West of Howard Payne College will join two other students Karen Robbins and Zachary Young on a Baptist Student Union sponsored summer missionary team. They plan youth led revivals in English speaking churches across Germany and Switzerland with early stops in London Paris and Rome before orientation in Frankfurt. West is BSU president and Blue Key member.
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Gary West
Howard Payne College
Brownwood
Baptist Student Union
Germany
Texas
Karen Robbins
Mississippi College
Clinton
Miss
Zachary Young
University of Southwestern Louisiana
Lafayette
London
Paris
Rome
Frankfurt
Kassel
Weisbaden
Mainz
Kaiserlautern
Baum
Kolder
Bad Kreuznach
Rambert
Interlachen
Switzerland
West
Oris West
Howard Payne
BSU
Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
College Ministerial Association
Ann
Baptist World Alliance
Miami
Florida
Summer School Time Announced at Wellington High
Wellington high school will open summer classes Monday June 7 from 8 to 11 a.m. daily. Instructor Mrs Bernice Welch announced. Two units are offered American history and a combined Texas history government course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington High School
Bernice Welch
Collingsworth Harvest Opens With First Wheat Deliveries
Colson delivers the first load to Warrick Feed Store at 3 p.m. on May 26 as Collingsworth County wheat harvest begins. Four more loads follow within hours to Wellington and Dodson elevators, with several growers reporting 20 to 25 bushels per acre and irrigated fields averaging over 30.
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Collingsworth County
Wellington
Dodson
Darrell Colson
Warrick Feed
Earl Keller
Howard Hunt
Farmers Coop Enterprises
Jim Wood
Joe Simpson
Arlie
Childress County
Pete
Nipper
Ed Crowder
Coop
Salt Fork River
Cotson
Keller
Wood
Hunt
Fresno
Simpson
Warrick's
Farmers Co-op Enterprises
Velman Warrick
Loco-Arlie
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Gopher Control Demonstration Scheduled Near Wellington
A gopher control demonstration will take place at the Dwane Scott farm half a mile north of Wellington on FM 1035 Tuesday June 8 at 10 a.m. County agent Sammy Helmers says attendance is required to buy poison grain and that those attending will be eligible to purchase grain for an indefinite period. Poison grain will be sold at a nonprofit price to attendees and can be shipped to qualified users nationwide.
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Dwane Scott Farm
Wellington
Sammy Helmers
Helmers
Bureau of Redent and Predatory Animal Service
Mrs Bennett Breaks Leg After Fall at Home
Mrs. W. A. Bennett of 1002 Childress Street suffered a broken right leg in a fall on Thursday May 27. She slipped on the curb after a ride with a friend and was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in fair condition.
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W. A. Bennett
Childress Street
Portrait of Judge Gribble to be presented in June ceremony
A portrait of the late Judge Luther Gribble will be presented in a public ceremony Tuesday June 8 at 9 45 a m in Collingsworth County District Court. The Collingsworth County Bar Association and Wellington State Bank sponsor the oils portrait to hang beside that of Judge A J Fires.
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Luther Gribble
Collingsworth County
District Court
Collingsworth County Bar Association
Wellington State Bank
A. J. Fires
100Th District Court
R. F. Curry
Gribble
C. A. Williams of
Childress
100Th District
Paul Spillman
100Th District Bar Association
Ellis Todd
Spillman
Pastors Reassigned at Northwest Texas Annual Conference
The Northwest Texas Annual Conference in Lubbock announced pastor changes for Wellington area churches. Rev John Wilber joins Trinity Church replacing Rev R H Knight who retires. Rev Ellis Todd returns to First Methodist Wellington. Dr John English appointed pastor Snyder First Methodist. Rev Duane Bruce named district superintendent. Rev Bill Hawkins to Glen Davis Memorial Dozier. Dodson Church joins Wellington First Methodist.
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McMurry College
Abilene
Ellis Todd
First Methodist
Todd
John English
Childress
First Methodist Church
Snyder
Duane Bruce
Perryton
Glen Davis Memorial Methodist Church
Dozier
Bill Hawkins
Aberdeen
Dodson Methodist Church
First Methodist Church At
Wellington
J. F. Michael
Weather line reports weekly moisture totals
Readable figures show week moisture 0.22 inches, May total 1.37 inches, and year moisture 3.70 inches. The terse note summarizes precipitation values without broader forecast context.
Joseph I Petersen dies in Wichita at 77
Joseph I. Petersen died May 28 in St. Francis Hospital Wichita after a lingering illness. He was 77 and had lived here nine years moving from Chickasha Oklahoma. He worked for Massey Ferguson Implement Company before illness. He and his wife celebrated their fiftieth anniversary in 1960. Funeral services were May 29 at Culbertson Mortuary Wichita. Burial was in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. He is survived by his wife four brothers and five sisters.
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Joseph I. Petersen
St. Francis Hospital
Wichita
Kan
Mr. Petersen
Massey Ferguson Implement Company
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Sinta Robby
Terry
Mr. Wilson
Zook Thomas
Diana Lynn
Lisa Dawn
Joe Terry
Earl Ford
Dan Hiett
Billy Moseley
James Wilson
Sandown Smith
John Nash
Thomas
City State
Jeff Wilson
First National
Howard Moore
Callingsworth
Parnell
Amarillo High School
Amarillo Junior College
American Institute of Banking
Colson
Collingsworth Harvest
Gopher Control
Virginia Adrey
Wellington State Bar Association
Judge Gribble
Cherokee
Clarendon
John Wilber
Trinity Methodist
Nng Low
Sun
Joe Peterson
Kansas
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