Certificates Awarded At Vacation Bible School
Ninety two boys and girls received certificates from the Vacation Bible School of the First Baptist Church at closing exercises on Sunday evening June 11. The two week session enrolled 224 students and featured guided scripture memory led by Nellie Bly Slay. Certificates honored attendance and completion with lists detailing participants across Beginners Primary Junior and Intermediates groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bible School
First Baptist Church
Scripture Memory
Nellie Bly Slay
Clarence Bobo
J. L. Hays
L. A. Moore
J. C. Whisenant
James Temple Slay
Jerry Jones
James Howard Murry
Tommie Beam
Vada Cook
Sylvia Lou Roy
Zada Cook
Wilma Sue Berryman
James Frederick LeDerer
Betty Evelyn Curry
Maxine Carson
Lyla Ryan
Johndaline McClure
Louise McNeil
Hugh Etta Lowe
Elmer Roy
Hoyt Short
Carl Clement
Dora B. Roy
Jack Atkingon
Dorothy Riggs
Faye Moore
J. Porter Neal
Enlisted in Navy Alvis D Koen from Wellington
Alvis D. Koen 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Koen of Wellington, enlisted in the U S Navy in Oklahoma City. He was released for training at the Naval Training Station in California for 12 weeks before duty and has lived in Wellington most of his life after graduating from the local high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvis Daniel Koen
E. D. Koen
Wellington
U. S
Navy
Oklahoma City
Okla
Naval Training Station
San California
Navy Trade
United
New Books Unreadable in County Notice
Fragmentary OCR text references books, novels, and locations including Smoky Years and Trail. No coherent event or names fully readable to establish a proper news item.
Shinnery School Tour to Fort Sill and Craterville Park
Students and patrons of Shinnery School toured Medicine Park Cra terville Park and Fort Sill Oklahoma on Wednesday May 31. The outing honored the rural Inter scholastic League winners and was sponsored by Mr and Mrs Arthur Wells teachers at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medicine Park
Craterville Park
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Shinnery
Arthur Wells
Artillery Museum
Scott
Wells
Ann Bettis
Albert Bettis
Leon Bettis
Janell Bettis
Sharon Ann Bettis
W. GC. Teaves
Gay Reeves
Kerry Neth Reeves
Child Wandford
C. J. Blandford
Stella Mae Blandford
Loretta Blandford
Joy Blandford
Janis Blindford
Jess Wlassingame
W. A. Blassingame
Lavell Hyyam
Noran Blaasingame
W. R. Ward
John Henry Ward
Louise Ward
Bodah Mae Ward
FE. Welch
Oleta Welch
C. E. Welch
Wade Welch
William Worth Welch
Bean Hill Community Shower and Socials
Rain blessed Bean Hill Sunday night easing drought from hot winds. J H Nipper hosted a musical gathering last Saturday with Pete Chandler and his band providing music. Local families including the Peters, Moody, and Hall groups visited and shared time together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Nipper
Pete Chandler
Carter Brent
Sue
Helen
Pampa
A.J
Relatives Attend Bedside Of Former Plains Resident
Relatives gathered at Hereford on Friday to be with Mrs. L. T. Tennison, formerly of Wellington, as she lay critically ill after a major operation. Her sisters Mrs. J. Loving and others traveled from Qaul and surrounding areas. doctors warned of a slim chance of recovery after eight weeks of illness and two operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. T. Tennison
J. Owens
Teed
Okla
E. L. Riley
Quail
W. C. Lowry
Vernie Long
Claude Carson
Hereford
J. H. Loving
Tennison
Wellington
Forty Girls In Home Ec Project At Summerwood High
Forty Summerwood High School home economics students continue work on summer projects under instructor Misa Austine McDonald. Projects include canning fruit, dinners, wardrobe improvements, raising chickens, yard and exterior upgrades, and ice cream making. Weekly meetings at the school continue, with a picnic last Thursday at Shanrock roadside park. An encampment at Craterville Park is planned for July 19 20 and 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summerwood High School
Misa Austine McDonald
Shanrock
Craterville Park
Pastor Oscar Wells Leads Monahans Baptist Church
Oscar Wells, son of Mr and Mrs J O Wells of Wellington, is now pastor of the First Baptist Church in Monahans Texas. He was ordained to the ministry earlier in the spring and recently earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Tech. His major study was English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Wells
J. O. Wells
Wellington
First Baptist Church
Monahans
Texas Technological College
Nicholson Addresses Rotary on Texas Pension Law
Rotary luncheon speaker James E. Nicholson of Texas Old Age Assistance explains that Texas has not voted on a pension law and outlines liberalization of the assistance bill. He notes voters aimed to empower legislature to create an aid system and urges business leaders to aid eligible customers. Allen Hargraves and Morris Higbuy of Childress attend as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
James E. Nicholson
Rotary Club
Nicholson
Allen Hargraves
Morris Higbuy
Childress
New Collingsworth Welcomes Gerald Owens Junior
Mr and Mrs Gerald Owens of Wellington announce a son born Friday afternoon June 9 weighing eight pounds Jo Ann Sears daughter of Mr and Mrs I N Sears arrived Friday June 6 weighing twelve pounds at their home in the same town confirms local birth notices from the Wellington area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Owens
Wellington
Jo Ann Sears
I. N. Sears
Cherryhomes Named Resident Pastor at First Christian Church
Rawlins Cherryhomes recently earned a bachelor’s degree from Texas Christian University and has assumed duties as resident pastor at the First Christian Church. He has preached there since March 1937 and will lead Sunday services weekly with Sunday School at 10:00 A M, morning sermon at 11:00 A M, and an evening sermon at 8:15 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tev
Rawlins Cherryhomes
Texas Christian University
First Christian Church
Brother Cherryhomes
Wellington Christian Church
Blooming Grove
Texas
The
Christian Church
Midway News Briefs from Local Residents
Welton Roberson, formerly of this area, married Eva Reynolds in Quanah last week. Mrs. Ruby Riddle and two daughters visited Mrs. M. L. Robinson Sunday. Lloyd Robinson and Betty visited Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Robinson Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cason and Mrs. Burden visited Mr. and Mrs. Willis Brewer Sunday. Ted Poling and brothers with Maureen Edgar had supper with Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Radford Saturday. Mrs. J. B. Johnson visited her daughter near Shamrock recently. Mrs. Clyde Drake and Mrs. G. M. Terry and children, from Austin and Kilgore, arrived for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Cocke. Mrs. Cocke accompanied them home from Austin where she has been visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips Four
Boriver
Catherine Austin
Wellington
Verna Lee Harris
Golda Johnson
Elison Cummings
Donnie Todd
Herz Jones
Hollis Johnson
Margie Wilson
Johnson Home
Welton Roberson
Quanah
Eva Reynolds
Ruby Riddle
M. L. Robinson
Lloyd Robinson
Betty
Claude Cason
Burden
Willis Brewer
Ted Poling
Maureen Edgar
W. R. Radford
J. B. Johnson
Shamrock
Clyde Drake
Austin
G. M. Terry
Kilgore
A. V. Cocke
Sit. Okla
Helen Judd
Bart Martine
Blanch
Mickey
Ty. Raper
Carl Conner
Sumnerwood
Douglas Johnson
Everett Fain
Reuben Bartlett
Bean Hill
Jack Parker
Aberdeen
Prairie View
Delia Purdy
Wayne Johnson
Almagene
W. L. Green
Bonnie Huth Johnson
Wess
Roundup Roundup Sunday church services and community visits
The article lists numerous local visits and social events in Roundup including Rev. Buster Barker to conduct services on June 18, various families visiting each other, school activities, a Play presented by Mrs. G J Jones's pupils, and attendees at the Aberdeen school picnic. It notes church attendance and upcoming service June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Johnson
Roberta Johnson
Warnetta Johnson
EB. E. Miles
Quail
Mra
E. Brewer
T. PB. Green
Tommy
Hackberry
Lewis Green
G. J. Jones
Charley Hi
Dave Walker
Canyon
J. B. Wilborn
Wellington
Ira Wilborn
Buster Barker
Wellingstton
Assembly of God Church
Roundup
Theresa Johnson
Colored Methodist Church Represented At Pampa Meeting
Rev. Percy L. Gray pastor of the local colored Methodist Church left Wednesday for Pampa to attend a district meeting from June 14 to 18. He traveled with Greely Nicklesberry Tom Porter and Mrs. Matilda Jones. Gray says local churches have paid their general assessments in full and he hopes to serve four more years after four years in Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy L. Gray
Colored Methodist Church
Pampa
Greely Nicklesberry
Tom Porter
Matilda Jones
Gray
Wellington
Miss Estelle Ellis Returns From Hobart Visit
Miss Estelle Ellis came back last week from a two week stay in Hobart with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Sid Ellis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Ellis
Hobart
Mrs
Sid Ellis
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Alvis D. Koen
Ien
Bookseed
Shinnery School
Mary Peterl
Kodakc
Plains
Monahans, Tex
Collingsworth
Palace Drug Store
Yellowstone
Glacier
California
Seattle
Yews
Fort Worth
Deavarga
Sheen
Polina
Tip ‘Gred Fe Pelmans
Denver City
Ie He Roberts
PTC
J. A. Lowe
Thelma W. Johnson
Colored Methodist — Church
Lh. . Carton
Miracle
Pere Parr Es
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