Marian Airpark Pool to Open Saturday for Summer
Marian Airpark Swimming Pool will open Saturday June 12 for the summer season City Manager Doc Bartenbruch announced James Larson Wellington High School band director will run the pool again this year The pool will be open one night weekly and closed one day with the day to be determined Children up to 12 admitted for 35 cents all others 50 cents Season tickets cost 12 and 14 dollars City employees have worked on filtration system repairs delayed by late parts earlier in the year said Bartenbruch
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Marian Airpark
Doc Bartenbruch
James Larson
Wellington
Barjenbruch
Summer Reading Program Opens at County Library
Mrs. R Isbell announces the Reading Club of the Texas State Library inviting participation this summer. Members who read twelve books will receive a certificate. Collingsworth County Library received gift books from the Lane family including six Spanish volumes and several college level references.
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R Isbell
Teyas State Library
Collingsworth County Library
G. W. Lane
Summer youth baseball program draws 170 players
About 170 boys join the summer program across Little League Pony League and Peewee levels. Opening Monday June 7 runs to Friday July 16 with four evenings of double headers weekly at Marian Airpark Diamond. Coaches include John Coffee Paul Guthrie Ted Brock Jimmy Bowen Hubert Baker Dick Pendleton Lonnie Roark J B Quey Mack Bush.
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Jack Neeley
The
Baseball Association
Neeley
Dodgers
John Coffee
Paul Guthrie
Braves
Ted Brock
Cubs
Jimmy Bowen
Twins
Hubert Baker
Marian Airpark
Dick Pendleton
Lonnie Roark
J. B. Quey
Mack Bush
Peewees
Nazarene Bible School Planned This Summer
The Church of the Nazarene Bible School will run daily from 4 30 to 7 00 p m June 14 to June 18. Superintendent Mrs Jim Sikes says music crafts and Bible lessons will be taught and all children aged 3 to 12 are invited to attend.
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Church of the Nazarene Bible School
Jim Sikes
Fair Chairmen Plan 1965 Collingsworth County Fair Catalog
Department chairmen of the 1965 Collingsworth County Free Fair will meet Thursday night June 10 at the Chamber of Commerce office. L M Higdon announced. Fair superintendent L B Bratten will direct the meeting. This gathering is the catalog information deadline. All chairmen urged to attend as a major early summer planning session.
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Collingsworth County
Higdon
Tornadoes Strike Wellington Area Causing Crop and Property Loss
Severe weather battered the Wellington region Thursday night with tornado funnels, hail and high winds. Wheat and cotton were ruined across county fields while houses and barns suffered damage. no injuries or livestock losses were reported. Police and National Guard aided flood control and hospital safety measures as rainfall totals reached up to 7 inches in places.
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Wellington
Johnny Cagle
Fire Department
St. Joseph's Hos
Pital
National Guard
Adele
Highway 83
John Rainey
Troy Marsh
Donald Nunnelley
Marsh
Salt Fork
Cross Roads
G. B. Hopper
Mrs. Parsons Wellington church leader dies at 97
Mrs S K Parsons Sr a long time Wellington church leader and civic supporter died at 1401 Amarillo Street at 745 p m Thursday June 3 after months of ill health She helped develop local culture and education and served in the Methodist Church choir Born Eunice Leona Sledge October 5 1890 she moved from Whitesboro to Durant Oklahoma as a child and joined the church at age ten
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Wellington
S. K. Parsons
Amarillo Street
Methodist Church
Parsons
Eunice Leona Sledge
T. B
Sallie Boston Sledge
Whitesboro
Durant
Okla
Durrant High School
Presbyterian College
Dur
Buck Page
Wellington civic leader Quinton Brewer dies at 41
Quinton Virgil Brewer, 41, Wellington business leader and City Council member, died of a heart attack at 12:30 p.m. in a doctor's office. He owned B&B Electric with his brother in law Lucien Bearden and operated farms east of Wellington. Brewer served on the City Council since 1959 and was active in the Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club and several local groups. He was married to Yvonne Shields and funeral services were held at First Methodist Church with a large crowd in attendance.
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Quinton Brewer
Wellington
Childress Street
Lucien Bearden
B&b Electric
Southeastern Panhandle
Brewer
Chamber of Commerce
Builders Club
Rotary Club
Band Parents Club
First Methodist Church
Quinton Virgil Brewer
George H. Brewer
Wellington High School
Yvonne Shields
Ellis Todd
Two Blasts That Signal Storms In Wellington
Wellington residents are alerted to approaching storms by two long siren blasts from the fire department. Chief Buster Hughs says the signal warns of tornado sightings and is not an all-clear cue. on Thursday night June 0?, a tornado was observed each time the siren sounded and residents were advised to shelter.
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Cross Roads Schools
Cross Roads School
J. M. Orr
Wellington
Buster Hughs
Rites Held Sunday for Ada Jackson of Dodson
Ada Elizabeth Jackson aged 81 died June 2 in Harmon County Memorial Hospital. Funeral at Coley Chapel Hollis Sunday at 2 pm burial West Wellington Cemetery. She lived in Dodson 50 years and leaves four daughters three sons seven grandchildren eight great grandchildren. Survived by Lela Owens Ozzie Shirley Mae Sims Bessie Lee Dodd Stoney Jackson E H Jackson Derwood Jackson. Born September 13 1883 Center Point Arkansas.
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Ada Elizabeth Jackson
Dodson
Harmon County Memorial Hospital
Coley Chapel
Hollis
West Wellington
Kelso Funeral Home
Jackson
Center Point
Ark
Ark. Surviving Mrs. Jackson Are Four Daughters and Three Sons: Mrs. Lela Owens
Ozzie Shirley
Hereford
Mae Sims
Amarillo
Bessie Lee Dodd
Grand Junction
Stoney Jackson
Childress
E. H. Jackson
Rockport
Derwood Jackson
Wichita Falls
Portrait Unveiled Honor Judge Gribble by Area Lawyers
A portrait of the late Judge Luther Gribble was presented to Collingsworth County in a brief Tuesday 9 45 a m ceremony in the district courtroom where he presided for 20 years. The Collingsworth County Bar Association and Wellington State Bank supported the tribute.
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Luther Gribble
Collingsworth County
Gribble
Collingsworth County Bar Association
Wellington State Bank
Do. A. Williams of
Childress
Wellington
6Th District
9Th Administrative Judicial District
Panhandle
West Texas
Charles Reynolds
100Th District
Victor Lindsey
Lubbock
R. F. Curry
Paul Spillman
100Th District Bar Association
Ellis Todd
Buck Pags
Aberdeen area farmer C R Preuit dies at 84
Claude Richard Preuit a long time Aberdeen and Shamrock resident and former Oklahoma school board member died in Shamrock hospital at 4 50 am Tuesday June 8 after months of poor health. He moved to Aberdeen 36 years ago and split time between the farm and Shamrock home. Born February 25 1881 in Bell Oklahoma his career covered farming community leadership and education development.
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Cc. R. Preuvit
Aberdeen
Shamrock
Preuit
Oklahoma
Lake Creek
Granite
Claude Richard Preuit
Bell
Retired Dodson Area Farmer Dies Thursday
John Wesley Tabor age 82 longtime Dodson area resident died Thursday June 3 at Hollis Hospital after months of ill health. Born Sept 14 1882 in Decatur he moved to Oklahoma as a youth and married Mary Frances Ramsey Oct 14 1901 at Ardmore. He was a Baptist Church member. Funeral services scheduled Saturday at 2 30 p.m. at South Baptist Church with Rev Weldon Bernard and Rev Maurice Moore officiating.
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John Wesley Tabor
Dodson
Hollis
Mr. Tabor
Decatur
Oklahoma
Mary Frances Ramsey
Ardmore
Springtown
The
Baptist Church
South Baptist Church
Weldon Bernard
Maurice Moore
Church of the Nazarene
Paga
Moisture Readings Report Week Month and Year
The report lists moisture totals: week 1.96 inches, month 2.4 inches, and year 8.64 inches. Measurements indicate cumulative precipitation patterns and soil moisture status for the period analyzed.
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Peewee
15Th Street
Dewey Barker
Nazarene Bible School
Fair
Hopper
Bob Bowen
Bob Glenn
Panfork Baptist
Dan Howard
Horace Small
Obieck
Hughs
Judge Gribble
Collingsworth
Williams
Mr. Williams
Coke Stevensan
C. R. Preuit
Aberdeen Area
Dodson Area
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