Local Notes From Dodsonville and Surrounding Areas
Illness and medical appointments mark the week with appendicitis cases in Dodsonville and Hollis. A hospital operation for Alma Hart reports she is doing nicely. Community visits, births, social events and debates fill the local scene, with many townsfolk traveling to Hollis Fort Worth Shamrock and Wellington on various errands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Hart
Hollis
P.M. Johnson
Charlie Hart
Vivian May
Jack White
Dodsonville
Jim Dodson
Holle
Busiiness
Tomibson
Gunetrean
Welkington
Sam Thomas Sanday
Ploy
Midicone Park
Bae Wee
Molly
Are
Borned IL McHeaver
Fort Worth
Vis
L. W. Davis
Abernathy
Ida Mae Avelon
Chattingoga
Tenn
Hus Hai
Sap Orchestra
Pryton Smith
J. G. Nesbitt
Ho . Abernathy
J. M. Abernathy
Hie Travis
HL. Evans
Waco
B. Y. Pla
Shamrock
Mangum Beats Fighting Wildcats 8 to 2 In Midweek Tilt
Mangum finally shut down Wellington with strong pitching from Venable and a balanced offensive attack. Every Mangum batter had at least one hit as the team rolled to an 8 to 2 win at Mangum ballpark on Wednesday. Hale led Wellington with two hits, but the Wildcats fell short as Venable and Klepner held them to a 3 run performance. Wellington faces Hollis next at the local fair park while Hollis and Mangum vie for second place in the league standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mangum
Wellington
Oklahomans
Wildests
Venable
Hale
Hiltenge Wildest
Jones
Hollis
Harriman County
Wildcats
Hellis
Wellington Boys
George Richards Buys Interest in Nowlin-Richards Store
George Richards purchases the Nowlin interest in the Nowlin-Richards grocery store and takes charge of the business. Transaction details are unclear due to damaged OCR text from the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Richards
Nowlin
Nowlin-Richards
Vine Richards
City Cafe Relocates to Hilburn Building
City Cafe moves to the Hilburn building four doors west of its former site on the square. The renovated space offers a larger front, expanded kitchen, rewooded interiors, new linoleum, and a cooling system that keeps the dining room comfortable, with W. O. Burden and John Beavers continuing as proprietors to serve customers more efficiently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilburn
W. O. Burden
John Beavers
Judge Templeton to Speak On Road Bond Election
R H Templeton announces plans to present the opposite side of the road bond issue. He states he will speak next Saturday night June 11 at the Court House and then at Buck Creek on June 16 and Quail on June 17 with further dates to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Buck Creek
Quail
R. H. Templeton
Cochran Reports Crops Better Here Than Plains Area
A L Cochran returned from Amarillo and other Plains points noting this territory’s crops and general condition look better and more prosperous than the Plains. He warns Claude to Amarillo area needs rain as crops and grass burn up while cattle around Dathart are being fed as in winter due to insufficient spring rainfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Cochran
Amarillo
Childress Boy Drowns in Lake During Swim
Rossiter C Rossiter, 16, of Childress, drowned at City Lake Wednesday afternoon at two while swimming with cramps. He was a junior at Childress High School and had been fishing earlier with H V Williams and W A Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiman
Roseiter
H. V. Williams
Polo Played By Local Horsemen At Greer Geesey Ranch
Local horsemen at the Greer Geesey Ranch near Welfing do practice polo a new diversion not tied to cattle breeding or farming. Participants include Feit Greer C Le Geesey John Loter Jee ee Bob Suf ford Cal Sugg Ed Spaith and Wiley Hazard who are learning the sport with homemade gear and improving despite limited experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer and Freesey Ranch
Welfing Do
Trereaml Gevsey Place
Eltica
Gmme
Feit Greer
C. le Geesey
John Loter
Jee Ee Bob Suefford
Cal Sugg
Ed Spaith
Wiley Hazard
Seceru A Priek
Summer Vacation Motorcade planned by West Texas Chamber
Extensive plans outline a ten day Summer Vacation Motorcade sponsored by the West Texas Chamber of Commerce starting July 2 in Sweetwater. Delegations from Wellington will join, travel by stage through Alpine Carlsbad Roswell and Alamogordo, with tours of Davis Mountains Lincoln National Forest and more. An active social itinerary includes banquets and luncheons as emphasis on regional unity and tourism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
West Texas Organization
Sweetwater
Alpine
Texas
New Mexico
Davis Mountains
Lincoln National Forest
Carlsbad Carvera
Cloudcroft
San Angelo
Roswell
Alamogordo
Homer D. Wade
Mananger
Mae Mathews
Wellington Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Wellington
Wade
W. Haynie
W. T.C
Duggin
Rally in Interest of Good Roads Draws Crowd at Dodsonville
A large crowd heard speakers advocate good roads at a Dodsonville rally. Judge I H Cocke argued that county taxes fund external roads and urged local votes for federal and state aid. Dr E W Jones warned higher local taxes if roads are approved and noted faster rural medical response. Rev C R Joyner linked progress to better highways and the Wellington Quartet performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodsonville
Tong Tun
I. H. Cocke
Collingsworth County
Judge Cocke
Cocke
E. W. Jones
Is County
C. R. Joyner
First Baptist Church
Wellington
Rev. Joyner
J. L. Burt
J. M. Edwards
Lemoin Edwards
Price Daves Wounded by Accidental Gunshot
Price Daves, 28, living northeast of Quail, was shot in the leg by an accidentally discharged shotgun while riding in a pasture Wednesday night. He rode home after bandaging the wound, then was taken by Goodson ambulance to Baptist Hospital in Wellington. Doctors cautioned the injury's seriousness could not yet be determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Daves
Quail
Daves
Goodson
Baptist Hospital
Wellington
EB. W. Moss
W. H. Herbert
Voters urged by Mrs Hamiron and figures on road taxes
Mrs J C Hamiron speaks against forcing renters to vote a certain way while offering to pay higher taxes if they back the policy. Engineer McDonough estimates pave and road costs and asks to reveal the real figures on expensive wills and court houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Hamiron
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Mae Brooks
B. T. Webb
van Vonean
Gunter
Mrs. Jameson
Johnny Ruth Hardy
Mable Scott
Marion Lee Hutler
Turkey
Oletha Watkins
Joyce Watkins
Petersburg
Jameson
J. 4. Hubanks
Sandy
W. W. Wilson
A. G. Nisbett
Peyton Smith
General Wells
R. C. Slaughter
B.A. Williams
Larsie Williams
Hupband
John Sanders
George Herry
N. Royal
McKinney
Mr. McKinney
Mangum Ball Club
Fighting Wildcats
Fair Park
Tanings Mangum
Klepner
Knight
Horton
George McCullough
Altus
Lone Wolf
Hollin
Hobart
Neatley
Vaught
Stewart
Hartman
I Wilhite
N ' Squires
Ta Fargular
Klopner
Poe
J Hickey
O'Neil
I ‘Dean
A Hale
Marcum
Brith
Rf Horton
Lone Wolf Ut
City Cafe
Hilburn Bldg
Childress
Greer-Geesey Ranch
Mleburt
Ross Wilkerson
Sullivan’s Grocery
Sullivan Grocery
Sullivan
Luther Sullivan
Mr. Wilkerson
Luther
L. C. Sullivan
Arthur Sullivan
Wilkerson
Sullivans
Marland Company
Marland Concern
R. H. Cocke
Dozier
Aberdeen
Bert Starkey
Nae Deahtiweek
Roscoe Sasser
White Deer
Daisy Birchfield
Denton
College of Industrial Arts
Miss Birchfield
Joe Birchfield
McDoNaro
R. Pinkston
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