Rain Touts Boost County Crops After Week of Moisture
The Week's rain brought about an inch of moisture to cropland and pastures with varying totals across the county. Wellington recorded 1.01 inches while eastern parts logged about half an inch. Farmers welcomed the showers aiding crops already in the ground as forecasts indicated clearing skies and rising temperatures.
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Wellington
Fecano
Quail
Marella
Lillie
Indian Creek
Lutie
Aberdeen
Midway
Bean Hill
Fire Department Hears State Fire Training Leaders
Frank Williams of Texas A and M and Glen Culberson of the State Fire Marshalls Association spoke to Wellington's Fire Department on Wednesday night. Williams showed training drill motion pictures and offered critique and tips. Texas leads the nation in using film in firefighting instruction.
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Frank Williams
Texas A
Glen Culberson
State Fire Marshalls Association
Wellington
Culbersor
Williams
Texas
Methodist Lay Services Set Through June
Lay services run through June with June named Layman’s Month. Rev. J W Hawkins notes each local circuit church prepares programs and discusses Why Go to Church. Bethel Church Loco held the June 5 service led by lay members. Salp Fork to host June 12 with Warren Atkinson in charge.
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J. W. Hawkins
Bethel Church
Loco
Salp Fork
Warren ‘Atkinaga
Quail Church
Hudson
Gohatae
Ten Students Earn Degrees Across Nation
Ten students from Collingsworth County received college degrees as spring term ended. One earned a master’s, one a bachelor of laws, others bachelor of arts or science. Canyon produced three graduates led by Mary Lee Davis and Effie Nell Farmer. Texas Tech in Lubbock awarded Ree Berta Claghy a Bachelor of Arts.
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Collingsworth County
Canyon
Mary’ Lee
Davis
UW. OM. Davis
Lone Moundy
Misa Effie Nell Farmer
Gas Rate Hearing Resumes Here Wednesday in Wellington
The Wellington City Council adjourned the gas rate hearing Friday and will resume Wednesday morning. United Gas Corporation presents testimony on why rates should not be lowered. Two witnesses testified, FE L Henderson and H E Womack, as the council prepares to set a fair rate and draft an ordinance.
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City Council of
Wellington
R. H. Templeton
United Gas Corporation
City of
FE. L. Henderson
H. E. Womack
War Company
Change in Wellington afternoon mail arrival time
Announcement by post master R F Curry that Katy railroad mail now arrives at 2 o clock instead of 1 o clock each day. He warns patrons not to expect mail before 2 50 or 3 o'clock due to the new schedule.
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Wellington
R. F. Curry
Katy
Mr. Curry
Mabel Jones Appointed Instructor at State College
Miss Mabel Jones formerly of this county is named instructor at Pennsylvania State College for the upcoming year and will begin duties in early September. She earned a master’s from Kansas State University in institutional management and wrote a thesis on Vocational Course in Institutional Food Service. She will leave June 15 for Aomerada New Mexico to serve as dietician at Kickapoo Kamp for the summer.
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Mabel Jones
Pennsylvania State College
Jones
Henry Jones
Marella
Kansas State University
al Food Service
Aoerada
N. M
Kickapoo Kamp
Dedication Addresses Salute Hospital and Donor Team
Hundreds gathered at the hospital dedication as Bishop Lucey lauded the Dominican Sisters and Sisters of Charity for service and thanked Dr. E B Weronen for the hospital gift. Judge Luther Gribble echoed that an institution lives in the people who sustain it.
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Hop. Lucey
Sisters of Charity
EB. Weronen
Robert’ EH
Luceys
Amarillo
Wellington
Lusoy
Luther
Gribble
Rotary Charter Sends Dallas Group to Medical Meetings
Dr. and Mrs. E W Jones Elmer Knox Jones and Mrs Dick Broyles of Dallas left Sunday for San Francisco California for the American Medical Association session June 13 to 17 En route they will attend the New Mexico State Medical Association Elmer Knox Jones medical student will also attend these meetings These gatherings are open only to doctors or medical students with a dean’s letter Mrs Broyles is Mrs Jones sister in law.
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E. W. Jones
Mrs. Jones
Elmer Knox Jones
San Francisco
California
American Medical Association
New México Medical Association
Dick Broyles
Dallas
New Mexico State Medical Association
Jones
Rotary International
Elmer Knox-‘Jones
Medical Association
Broyles
First Christian Church announces summer services in Wellington
Preaching services for the First Christian Church in Wellington are announced for the first and second Sundays of each summer month. Rev Rawlins Cherryhomes, recent visitor to TCU, arrives in Wellington to resume his work. Continued on Page 12.
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Wellington
IOOF Memorial Service Set for June 14 at Wellington
The I O O F Lodge in Wellington will observe its annual memorial service on Tuesday night June 14 at the IOOF Hall. Visitors from Clarendon Memphis Childress Shamrock and McLean are expected to attend along with all local members and families.
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I. O. O. F. Lodge
Wellington
Clarendon
Memphis
Childress
Shamrock
McLean
Io. 0. F. Hall
Postal Receipts Show Increase
Postmaster R F Curry reported that May postal receipts rose slightly from the previous year. May 1888 receipts totaled 1268.25 versus 1205.29 for the same period last year, while most adjacent towns showed decreases.
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R. F. Curry
Curry
Banquet Honors Guests From Dozen Texas Oklahoma Towns
Rotary event in Wellington Tuesday June 7 gathers Rotarians and Rotary Anns from twelve clubs in Texas and Oklahoma. Vernon past governor Ray H. Nichols gave the charter address. Bud Manger hosts with Guy Brooks as MC. Moscow. The burlesque talk on Communism by Professor Dmitri Sargonovitch drew mixed reactions.
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Rotarians
Rotary Anns
Texas
Oklahoma
Wellington Club
Ray H. Nichols
Vernon
Oldist
Eddie Yeager
Mangum
Porter Neal
First Baptist Church
Wellington
Dmitri Sargonovitch
Dolf Shults
Southwestern Oklahoma Teachers College
Weatherford
Rotary
Mary Jane Brooks
Rose Wells
Clay Sullivan
Ann High
Helen Hurst
Beth
Nine Births Recorded in May at Wellington
May births totaled nine in Wellington per a release by justice of the peace H A Phillips. Four were girls and five were boys with one colored birth. Names include Cynthia Ann Swanda May 9 and Dorothy Lee Sango May 18 among others listed with parents.
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Wellington
H. A. Phillips
Cynthia Ann Swanda
Cecil Swanda
Ray Bert Winegate
Ray M. Winegate
Tommie Hampton Puryear
H. H. Puryear
Evelyn Joyce Warrick
James
Lawrence Warrick
June Ann Hardy
Gerald Hardy
Joe Owens
Floyd Luther Owens
Billie Webb Reeves
J. W. Reeves
William Derr Benge
W. Lester Benge
Dorothy Lee Sango
Edd Sango
Dogs Put Down After Rabies Suspicion Near Aberdeen
Two dogs believed to suffer from rabies were killed by Shell Gulley at his home near Aberdeen on Sunday. The animals showed rabies symptoms such as running fits, though no livestock on the farm was bitten.
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Shell Gulley
Aberdeen
Farmers Approve Rural Electrification Project
A meeting in Morrison County discusses steps for a government financed rural electrification project. Coy Barrett of Morrison Engineering cautions effort requires farmer and business support, with signups due by June 13. The plan forms a cooperative with a president and board, chartered to obtain funding loans for distribution lines.
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Coy Barrett
Morrison Engineering Company
Waco
Orval Couch
Barrett
Carda
General Acreage Farm Allotment Set At 180 652 Acres
County agent W. K. Cottingame announces the general acreage allotment total 180 652 acres and a county cut of 526 acres for 1987. Quotas cover wheat and feed crops with two farm groups, and farmers are urged to report 1935 cotton production and complete 1936 worksheets. Grasshopper poison is available in Wellington with Friday afternoon pickup and Forest Service crews handling mixing.
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W. K. Cottingame
Wellington
Cottingame
Forest Service
Dodson Club Sponsors City Bridge Tourney at High School
The Civic Club of Dodson will host a game tournament at the high school Friday night June 10 at 8 15. Games offered include bridge dominos and forty two with tickets sold at the door. President Mrs E J Smith invites all including candidates to attend as the club works on a city park project.
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Civic Club of
Dodson
E. J. Smith
Miss Slay to Lead Girls Camp in Georgetown Connecticut
Naomi Slay, student at West Texas State College, will assist in teaching at a girls camp in Georgetown Connecticut this summer. She is the daughter of Mrs. Chag Sle.
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Mise Mary Law
Misa Naomi
Aet Aa
Mina’ Leting
Ull
Mary White
Rutdoan
Noom
Dades
Slaw
Connecticut
Naomi. Slay
West Texas State College
Georgetown
Conn
Ming Slay
Chag
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Fire Department
Ot County
IOOF
Texas- Oklahoma
Couch
Legal Cummings
Barret
SOM
Dodson Club
Miss Slay
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