Dam Site Survey Begins on Elm Creek West of Highway Bridge
Survey work starts on a dam site near Elm Creek about one mile west of the highway bridge after the county Water Conservation Committee secured an option on 1760 acres from Albert Mamby. Committee leaders will travel to Amarillo to tender the option and seek Water Conservation approval with Bureau of Agricultural Economics representatives.
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Eim Creek
Collingsworth County Water Conservation Committee
Albert Mamby
Finn Creek
Dozier Creek
Bob Glenn
Lee O Noell
Amarillo
Bureau of Agricultural Economica
Wheeler County
Dozier
Farm Groups To Organize Clubs In County
County plans include forming two community agricultural associations and four 4-H clubs. An agr iculture association meeting is set for Swearingen Wednesday evening, with Kelley hosting a similar gathering Friday. Boys 4-H clubs to be organized at Lillie Thursday and Ring Monday. Farmers and youth urged to attend and cooperate.
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Swearingen
Kelley
Lillie
Ring
Black Cats Meet Clinton Team In June Teenth Game
The Wellington Cats host the Clinton Greys in a June Teenth game to celebrate the holiday. Earl Shambee promotes peaceful attendance and orderly easing of parking as the Colored people of Wellington join in the event. The Clinton club, last year’s Western Oklahoma champions, seeks a stronger roster for this year’s match.
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Black Cats
Clinton
Wellington
Wellington Cats
Okla
Greys
Oklahoma
Grays State
Earl Shambee
Necti
Belew Sells First Wheat for 1938 Harvest at Wellington
Arthur Belew, Loco farmer, sold the first load of wheat in Wellington on Saturday June 4 signaling the start of Collingsworth County 1938 harvest. Belew’s No 1 wheat tested 66.1 and brought 60 cents a bushel plus a five cent premium to Warrick Feed Co. The first load beat last year by ten days. Durfey of Loca brought in the second first-load on June 7. Wheat shipments total remain light with two cars from Wellington and three from Dodge yet to follow. more action expected next week.
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Arthur Belew
Wellington
Collingsworth County
Belew
Warrick Feed Co
W. OD. Durfey
Durfey
Dodson
Grasshoppers Captured By Druggist In Novel Vat Method
A. L. Cochran of Wellington outfits a car mounted vat to catch grasshoppers by the gallon on a nine mile east farm. The eight by eighteen inch by five inch container uses a backboard to trap insects as the car moves, with force driving them into the vat.
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Wellington
Beasleys Named Master Farmers Of District 1
Mr and Mrs Guy Beasley of Abra were named Master Farmers for Extension Service District One by Progressive Farmer Magazine. Agents visited Friday to inform them of the honor, noting Beasley’s diversified farming with cotton cattle mules and hogs on terraced red sandy loam acres.
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Guy Beasley
Abra
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Beasley
Ruby
Mashburn
Parker
Hannah
Petition Refused For Election On Wines And Beer
Collingsworth County Commissioners Court refused to call a local option election on beer and light wines after discovering many signatures were not from legally qualified voters. Although the petition showed 217 signatures, improper signatories were removed, leaving an insufficient total. The court noted ten percent of qualified voters must sign, based on last governor election tallies, and the matter will not proceed.
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Commissioners Court
Callingsworth County
Collingsworth County
Texas
State of Texas
Commissioner Court
Hereford Bull Navigates Salt Fork During Flood
Flood waters on Salt Fork surge after heavy rain washing out multiple bridges. A Hereford bull named Joe Hardy waded into the treacherous current, nearly drowning, then swam to safety on the north bank. Two Fort Worth and Denver trainmen died when a northbound freight engine and tender plunged through the bridge seven miles north of Wellington. Several crew members escaped, with brakemen and the conductor surviving or being rescued. Debris and rising water reported at fourteen feet, the river’s highest in thirty-five years, flooding highways 83 and east Wellington to Mangum and disrupting communications.
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Salt Fork
Dave Thomas
Joe Hardy
Fort Worth
Denver
Wellington
Marvin Griggs
C. E. Burton
H. L. McKenzie
Dick Brown
Joe Harper
Brown
Andy Bell
Bell
Shamrock Hospital
Salt Fork River
Shamrock
Mangum
Childress
Rain And Hail For Neighbor Counties
A severe windstorm swept Memphis Tuesday night causing heavy property damage across the region. The Memphis Cotton Compress lost a roof on one building while storefronts and residences suffered damage. no injuries were reported.
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Memphis
Lower Anhandle
Houston Vaught Breaks Arm In Tree Fall
Houston Vaught, about twelve, broke his right elbow when he fell from a tree at home on Tuesday June 7. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Vaught and is recovering as expected per the attending physicians.
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Houston Vaught
S. H. Vaught
Abra July 4 Rodeo And Picnic Is Announced
The Abra Fourth of July rodeo and picnic, a county tradition, will be held Monday, July 4 at the Abra Grove. A candidate speaking session precedes riding events, followed by cigar races and a picnic lunch. Directors include Groves, Kin Cannon, Breeding, Pharis, and Amerson.
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Abra
Abra Grove
George Groves
Dee Kincannon
J. Q
L. C, Pharis
John
Groves
Carl Amerson
Plana
Dezier
Damage to crops heavy as hail falls in county
Heavy crop damage reported across the county after rain and hail on Thursday night June 9. Wellington saw about 1.25 inches of rain, with hail injuring flowers and gardens. Additional showers on June 14 brought 0.65 inches and up to 1.5 inches in Quail area, with wind tearing a Wellington Ice Co. tower and destroying a Sumnerwood windmill.
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Wellington
Quail
Wellington Ice Co
C. B. Cates
Sumnerwood
Midway
Oklahoma
Rolla
Lille
Salt Fork
Cross Roads
Marella
Lutie
Three County Bridges Fail In Flood Damage
County officials report three bridges washed out during Wednesday night rain causing an estimated damage of about 25 000 dollars. Commissioner Matt Hunter and roads official Shy Morgan noted Salt River Abra road suffered the worst, with a bridge destroyed and pilings washed away. Repair costs for the Salt Park River bridge are estimated at 13 500 dollars as Luther Gribble notes limited budget remaining for the 500 foot bridge south of Buck.
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Matt Hunter
Shy Morgan
Abra
Luther
Gribble
Budge
Buck
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Elm Creek
Ahoiba
Marie McLear
Belles Isle Lake
Oklahoma City
Misa Amclear
Hpictrbe County
Gnianowa News
A. L. Cochran
Beasleys
Hereford
River
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