Booker T. Washington Ex-Students Plan Third Reunion
Booker T. Washington ex students will hold their third reunion Friday through Sunday in June 2022 in Wellington. About 250 to 300 alumni are expected to return to the National Guard Armory Northeast Park and Pioneer Park for a celebration led by Beulah Powell. Dr Travis July will deliver the keynote. Charles Taylor of Phoenix will have a leading role. three former students who are now clergymen will take part in Sunday services. Dr Francine Childs, Booker T. Washington School graduate and former teacher, currently at University of Ohio Athens, has left for India on a mission and will not attend.
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Booker T. Washington
Beulah Powell
Booker T. Washington School
Wellington
Francine Childs
University of Ohio At Athens
India
Childs
Storm Clouds Threaten Collingsworth County
Storms drenched Collingsworth and nearby areas Monday night June 9 with heavy rain and cloud turbulence. A funnel cloud near Memphis caused about one million dollars in damage. a rain column near Rolla could not be located by deputies. Wellington saw four inches weekly rain and a wall of water in the evening. schools and care centers moved or paused activities for safety. Some fields remained inaccessible, threatening cotton and wheat yields as farmers resume harvests disrupted by weather.
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Collingsworth
Oklahoma
John Rainey
Doneghy Ranch
Rolla
Burn Handley Community Center
Wellington Care Center
Dana Bishop
Rufus Sweat
Wellington ISD approves $183 621 in upgrades and bids
Wellington ISD spent a lengthy session approving or seeking bids on 183 621 in improvements including architectural accessibility mandated by OCR. Superintendent Ward noted a one time surplus funds mainly from prior solid taxing, with a three year payout, and projected next year surplus over 600 000 as the district plans for leaner years.
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Wellington Isd
Office of Civil Rights
Kirby Campbell
John Barton
Reed Souder
Sharon Starkey
Lawrence Ward
Wellington
Zook Thomas Re elected County Judge In Runoff Race
Zook Thomas, incumbent county judge, won re election over John Robert Henard in the Second Democratic Primary on Saturday June 7. Thomas 583 votes to Henard 484. Other races included John Sharp 619 over P S Ervin 132 for Railroad Commissioner and Mauzy 425 to 342 over Shirley Butts for Supreme Court Place 1.
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Zook Thomas
John Robert Henard
Judge Thomas
Henard
John Sharp
P.S. Ervin
Justice of the Supreme Court
Oscar H. Mauzy
Shirley Butts
Jay Gibson
Raul Gonzales
Court of Criminal Appeals
Rusty Duncan
George
Jorge’’ Martinez
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Collingsworth County
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Lutie
Dodson
Quail-Marella
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Dents
Tommy Hudson
Clarendon College
L.C. Sweat
West Avenue
Jorge and
Juan Navarro
Dallas Street
Robert M. Campbell
Jim Brady
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