Kimbro Reunion and Cemetery Tree Planting Reflections
Letters from Wellington residents recount the Kimbro reunion at Cool Texas on May 27 1995 with memories of old times and cars and a humorous tale of a falling lid. Jim Ammons of Granite OK notes Needwood Cemetery tree planting to honor those who died and to symbolize shared generosity. Ben Karnes of Wellington named judge for the 1995 Piano Guild Auditions in Kansas City Missouri with his daughter Alexa Marshall of Dallas joining the event.
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Texas
Kimbros
Winnsboro
Christian
Bill
Mollie Christian
Wellington
Lutie
Uncle Sam
Needwood Cemetery Association
Beth
Tennessee
Raymond Waldrop
Jack
Alabama
National Guild of Piano Teachers
Ben Karnes
Piano Guild
Kansas City
Missouri
Karnes
Alexa Marshall
Dallas
Wellington Campaign Notes From 1945 to 1975 News
A collage of local items: Pep Parade benefits band uniforms and Girl Scout Troop 2 with June 7 8 shows at the high school. state highway approves two postwar farm to market roads Wellington Dodson and Wellington Rolla. Wellington Rodeo Association summer season starts June 9 with free performances and many riders. Army armory dedication set for June 11 with Amarillo attendees and regimental officers. Penny Day at Marian Airpark Pool on June 15 offers prizes and goldfish. severe weather June 3 1965 brings tornadoes and damage but no injuries. summer baseball leagues for 110 players with schedules at Marian Airpark Diamond. portrait tribute for Judge Luther Gribble in 1975 district court. medical doctors interview trip to Ft Chaffee Arkansas for Wellington hospital positions. slow pitch softball tournament planned June 20 22 with costs and sponsors. wheat fires burn 115 acres with multiple blazes and losses near Wellington.
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Band Mothers Club
Dorothy Progolz
T. J. Way
Logan Cummings
Calvin Hurst
J. W. Thomas
Iva Lamkin
Darvin Nix
W. A. Squyres
Charline Hyer
J. W. Holder
Frank Anderson
Cameron Beam
Bonnie Willis
Micky Kendrick
Wellington Rodeo Association
Eddie Smith
Fleet Pruden
142Nd Infantry
36Th Division
Texas National Guard
Amarillo
Jay Taylor
Marian Airpark Pool
Garvin McCaskill
Wellington
David McCaskill
Charles Welch
Billy Morris
the McCaskills
Johnny Cagle
St. Joseph's Hospital
National Guard
Luther Gribble
Collingsworth County
Gribble
County Bar Association
Wellington State Bank
100Th District
A. Wellington
Ft. Chaffee
Ark
United States
Texas
Garner Alcom
Collingsworth General Hospital
C. T. Hubbard
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Arlie
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Highway 83
FOX Rural Health Clinic
Steve Carter
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Estes Incorporated
Quail Peanut Co. PO
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Western Art Museum Art Center
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