Three Future Farmers Tour Europe for Goodwill Mission
Three Collingsworth Future Farmers join a Texas A and M era group on a three week Europe tour starting June 4. Joel Lowry Texas Tech student Neal Lowry recent Summerwood HS graduate and cousin Don Paul Sweat will visit eight countries including Hungary Czechoslovakia and West Berlin meeting farm youths and viewing cooperative farms. The group travels from Dallas by jet joining about 35 youths under the Future Farmers of America initiative now in its second year of a government cultural exchange program.
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Europe
Collingsworth
Texas
Iowa
Neal Lowry
Don Paul Sweat
Joel Lowry
Lowry Brothers
Jack Lowry
Lutie
Sweat
Rufus Sweat
FFA
Neal
Area 1
Summerwood Ffa
Wellington
Téxea
Texas Tech
Summerwood High School
Wellington High School
Lowrys
Don Paul
Ming
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Hudapeat
Prague
West
Berlin
Freedom University
Future Farmers of America
Dallas
First Baptist Vacation Bible School Ends Friday
About 125 children attend the First Baptist Church Vacation Bible School which began June 3 and will conclude Friday. The final program includes worship, demonstrations from each department and a handwork view session. Dr. Glenn Hickey serves as school principal with department superintendents named for Intermediate through Nursery classes.
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First Baptist Church
de. Glenn Hickey
Ellison Park
Hickey
The
Bible School
E. 3B. Beale
W. F. Harbin
R. C. Bryan
Push Work for FM Highway Push Work for FM Highway
Members of the Commission conferred with Pal mer Massey district highway engineer on the proposed farm to market road from Quail to Memphis Judge C C Diah op said Massey would seek a single contract for all grade drainage and bridge work with a contract setting date June 25 The State Highway Department engineers in Clarendon are conducting survey work along the route per Judge Mishap
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Commissionary Court
Palmer Massey
Quail
Memphis
C. C. Diahop
Massey
State Highway Commission
Collingsworth
State Highway Department
Clarendon
Mishap
Faith Baptist Bible School Opens June 10
The Vacation Bible School at Faith Baptist Church opens Monday June 10 and runs through Friday June 14 with classes 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. each day. Rev. Kenneth Quaid leads as principal, about 100 children are expected, and a closing picnic at Ellison Park on Friday June 14 precedes the 7:30 p.m. commencement. Preparation Day is Saturday June 8 with a 9 a.m. church meeting and a 10:30 a.m. parade downtown.
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Bible School
Faith Baptist Church
Kenneth Quaid
Quaid
Princi
Pal
Ellison Park
Earl Parker
Emmet Ware
Howard Murdock
Tima Hall
Lonnia Needham
New Oil Well in North Part of County
A new oil well completion is announced in the northeast corner of the county, the first in that area. The Fl Porado Of and Gas No. 2 Lee in section 15, block 13 produced 77 barrels of 387 gravity oil with 10 percent water, depth 2,211 feet, tested May 15 after spudding May 1 and completing May 6. Also reported is Fl Taso Gas Co. 2 A Tindall gas well in section 47, block 16, potential 700000 cubic feet, depth 2022, spudded 4-10-63 and tested 5-10-63. Intentions to drill are Mal-Cra Oil Corp. No. 2 Bell and No. 6 Bell with depths around 2,200 feet.
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Lee
Wellington
Fl Taso Gas Co
Mal-Cra Oil Corp. No
Bell
Mal Cra Oil Corp. No
Weather Bureau
Highwe Department
Everette Main
W. L. Green
AL Domer
Cortes Barnett
Sim
Dozier
A.J
Elm Creek
Vounts
Buddy Yarbronich
George Sparkman
Farm Home Administration
Wallington
Dodson
Ed Crowder
Dudson
Crowder
Tow
Rolla
Jack Moreman
P J White Named President of Young Farmers
Quail Young Farmers elected officers on Monday May 27 with P J White chosen as president replacing Donald Langtey of Wellington. Otis Emmer, N E Childers, Carl Wischkwemper, Loyd Langley named as vice president secretary treasurer and reporter. White named Outstanding Farmer of 1963 and will contest arena to select the state outstanding farmer. June 24 meeting to feature IRS representative on farmers social security. open to interested attendees.
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Quail
P. J. White
Donald Langtey
Wellington
Pare Otis Emmert
N. E. Childers
Carl Wischkwemper
Loyd Langley
White
Internal Revenue Service
Rev Ward resigns to lead Grand Saline Baptist Church
The Rev John Henry Ward resigns as pastor of Fundamental Baptist Church to accept the pastorate at Bible Baptist Church in Grand Saline. Replacement is Rev Charley Buford Clayton New Mexico with the Ward family moving to Grand Saline next week. Ward family roots and church leadership noted. Buford brings eight years in ministry and prior Calvary Baptist building program in Clayton.
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John Henry Ward
Fundamental Baptist Church
Bible Baptist Church
Grand Saline
Charley Buford
Clayton
N.M
Ward
Hible
Wiwanis Club
Wesley
Joy
Laytina
Rev. Ward
Raymond Ward
Ww. Roberts
Reve
Collingsworth county drought relief from beneficial rains
Heavy late season rains drenched Collingsworth County from May to early June, with 4 to 9 inches across the county and up to 9 inches around Lutie. The rain reduced drought effects on wheat and cotton, helped livestock water, but caused some road and field damage and limited early cotton emergence.
Hearing on Proposed Game Regulations June 10
Sportsmen landowners and others can attend a Texas Game and Fish Commission public hearing Monday June 10 at 10 am in the courthouse. Weinart Farr district game warden says technicians will present recommendations for wildlife conservation based on field studies. The session will be recorded and a summary given to Commissioners before the July meeting when hunting and fishing proclamations are issued. Proposals include extending the quail season to open Nov 16 to Jan 31, an antelope open season Sept 28 to Oct 1 in the Panhandle, and a beaver season Dec 1 to Feb 28. Farr notes other ideas are under consideration but not specific to this area.
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Texas Game and Fish Commission
Court House
Weinart Farr
Game and Fish Commission
Panhandle
Farr
Injured Man Transferred to Amarillo for Amputation
Sherri Rigsby, 22, badly burned in a power line accident on May 25, was moved from St. Joseph's Hospital to Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo on June 1. Doctors planned amputation of part of his left foot. he works for K and K Line Construction Co rebuilding lines for West Texas Utilities Company.
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Sherri Rigsby
St. Joseph's Hospital
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo
Rigsby
K&k Line Construction Co
West Texas Utilities Company
First Methodist Picks Summer Youth Director
First Methodist Church names Linda Shewbert of Plainview as summer youth director to strengthen the program. She arrives mid week per Rev Davis Edens and will work with the pastor and MYF Council. Junior high to college age youths participate in a Youth Activities Week and Christian Adventure Week. Miss Shewbert, a McMurry College senior, helped lead the Youth Fellowship team.
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First Methodist Church
Linda Shewbert
Plainview
Shewbert
Davis Edens
MYF Council
Edens
McMurry College
Continuca
Rainfall Totals For Week And Month Noted
Rainfall for the week measured 440. in. May rainfall recorded 2.57 inches. Yearly total to date stands at 7.05 inches.
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Goodwill Mission
Three Future Farmers
First Baptist Bible School
Clyde de Moss
Glenn Hickey
Olan Lowe
Earl Pord
Faith Baptist Bible School
Young Farmers
Grand Saline Baptist Church
Jess Han
Mare Dou
Marian Airpark
First Methodist
ST. Joseph
Mary Adele
E. W. Jones
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