Multi-county alcoholism hearing set in Collingsworth County
Residents of Wheeler Gray Donley Collingsworth and Hall counties are invited to a Friday June 5 hearing in the Collingsworth County Courthouse at 1 30 p m. Jim Anderson John Welky and Wayne Hughes will discuss PARC the MH MR Regional Family Service Center legislation and regional funding for alcoholism programs and the reorganization of the Regional Alcoholism Advisory Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PRPC
Wheeler, Gray, Donley
Collingsworth
Hall County
Collingsworth County
Jim Anderson
Panhandle
Bob Watson
PARC
Amarillo Air Force Base
Anderson
John Welky
Wayne Hughes
County to Get More Registration Funds
Collingsworth County will gain 43473 from House Bill 61 and Senate Bill 150 boosting total registration fees to 135424 and net road and bridge funds to 128315 with 7209 for the tax assessor. Donley and other district counties receive increases while district road mileage totals are released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth County
Foster Whaley
Wellington
Collingsworth
Donley County
Library Friends Plan Two Day Old Paper Drive
Friends of the Library announce a two day paper drive to collect old newspapers. A trailer provided by Howard Murdock will be stationed at Wellington Lumber Company yard from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday then taken to an insulation firm in Hollis for purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Library
George Porter
Wellington Lumber Company
Hollis
Howard Murdock
Wheat Damage In Collingsworth County From Major Drought Storm
An estimated one third of the wheat crop in Collingsworth and north Childress counties was destroyed by hail during a heavy rainstorm Monday June 1. Tornados damaged buildings and trees, with no injuries reported. Damage extended to Dodson and Wellington areas, cutting power and sparking roof and window losses. A second storm night followed with more rainfall and continued damage. Extension Agent Don Reeves and Warrick's Inc. quoted low early estimates and high yields of over 30 bushels per acre in some fields.
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Louis Allred
Dodson Highway
Dodson
P.M. Scott
Collingsworth
North Childress County
Fresno
Farmers Coop Enterprises
Tommy Hightower
Wellington
Robert Bartenbruch
Don Reeves
Glen Warrick
Warrick’s Inc
Peeples Rescued From Floodwater Near Wellington
Ray Peeples narrowly escaped drowning after being swept into a shoulder deep bar ditch on Highway 203 east of Wellington. R L Hunnicutt of the Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation pulled him from the water as Peeples struggled for 100 yards, suffering a broken finger and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Peeples
Wellington
Peeples
R.L. Hunnicutt
Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Horace Powell
Joe Brooks
Helen
Bar Ditch
Hunnicutt
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Hughes
TCA
66Th
Armstrong
Briscoe
Childress
Floyd
Motley
Wheeler
Floyd County
Gray
Donley
Hall
Arle
Hes
Wellington, Texas
Rowan Alo
City of
Commissioners Court
Justice Department
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