Democrats hold state convention led by Gov Connally in Collingsworth
The Texas state Democratic convention met Tuesday with Gov. John Connally steering proceedings as Collingsworth County sent delegates Mr and Mrs John Coleman while Paul Spillman missed due to local business. Citizens note heat records, recent rains, and pleas to buy Panhandle processed beef to aid local agriculture.
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Democrats
John Connally
Collingsworth
Panhandle
John Coleman
Paul Spillman
Camp Fire Girls Day Camp Planned On Buck Creek
Buck Creek hosts Camp Fire Girls day camp June 23 to 26 at Willie Smith farm. Girls depart elementary school at 7 a m and return at 10 a m each morning. Five groups ride buses with leaders and pay 1.00 dollars fee covering insurance. Each leader runs her group craft work and cookouts.
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Camp Fire
Willie Smith
Buck Creek
J. B. King
Cecil Masten
James Sullivan
Bobo Castleberry
Jim Cochran
Marshall Peters
One Car Crash Destroys Vehicle Near Wellington
Miss Glyner Elbert escaped serious harm after a Friday night crash near the Ray Peeples home when her car veered left across the highway and struck a tree. She was treated at St. Josephs Hospital for bruises while witnesses gathered as deputies cleared the wreckage.
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Wellington
Glyner Elbert
Ray Peeples
John Rainey
Elbert
Harold Elbert
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Peeples
Friday Evening Baptists Honor Pastor Before Departure Jubilee Celebration
The First Baptist Church honored Dr. and Mrs. Glenn Hickey and Danny with a going away fellowship on June 12 marking 150 years of Baptist work in America. Guests performed a history of the church and a skit, with a message from Dr. Hickey and a Hickey family love gift. Refreshments followed in the dining room. The Hickeys plan to visit Arkansas relatives then sail in August to Sao Paulo Brazil for mission work.
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First Baptist Church
Glenn Hickey
Danny
America
Noble Murray
J. L
C. T. Hubbard
Hickey
Well ington Fire Department Attends State Meet
Four Well ington firefighters attended the 88th annual State Firemen and Fire Marshals Association convention in Dallas from June 9 to 11. Fire Chief Buster Hughs Johnny Cagle Leon Hartman and Jim Sikes represented the department. Palmer West of Eldorado served as association president and Burn Handley honored in the memorial service. Attorney General Waggoner Carr was the guest speaker predicting Texas will be the nation’s largest in population and industry by 2000.
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Wellington Fire Department
State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association
Dallas
Buster Hughs
Johnny Cagle
Leon Hartman
Jim Sikes
Palmer
Eldorado
Burn Handley
Waggoner Carr
Texas
Carr
Police Outline Four Lane Highway 83 Rules From Lucky Corner To Rail
Police Chief Donald Nunnelley described four lane traffic on Highway 83 from Lucky Corner to the railroad track with one parking lane beside the curb. He urged drivers to obey laws as the right lane remains for parking and slow traffic while passing in the right lane is legal.
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Lucky Corner
Donald Nunnelley
Nunnelley
Mrs McPherson Promoted to Esquire Theatre Manager
Lydia McPherson long time Ritz Bronco and Hobart Theatre manager will move to Esquire Theatre Hobart Oklahoma effective July 1. She has 19 years in theatre and comes from Wellington Sayre. Wayne Gray named successor at Ritz training for the job. Gray has worked at Dairy Mart and is active in Bluebird and Cub Scout work.
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Lydia McPherson
Ritz and Bronco Theatres
Esquire
Hobart
Oklo
Wayne Gray
McPherson
Wellington
Sayre
Okla
Video Independent
1964 Grain Sorghum Price Support Set in Collingsworth County
The 1964 grain sorghum price support in Collingsworth County caps loans and purchases at 1.75 per hundredweight for Grade No. 2 or better. ASCS Chairman W C Harwell notes county loan rates rose 6 cents from 1963 and total national support stays at 2.00 per cwt with a 1.77 average loan rate plus 23 cents payment in kind.
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Collingsworth
W. C. Harwell
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
Harwell
Judge Mary Lou Robinson to speak at Democratic Women meeting
Judge Mary Lou Robinson of the 108th District Court of Amarillo will be guest speaker for the League of Democratic Women on Tuesday June 23 at 3 00 p m in the Greenbelt Electric Building. Open meeting for all community women interested in the Democratic Party.
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Mary Lou Robinson
New Collingsworth County Jail Opens With Open House
A state of the art jail in Collingsworth County will host an open house Sunday June 21 from 1 to 5 p.m. Sheriff John Rainey and local officials will lead visitors through the modern one story rose buff brick building housing seven cells for 21 inmates including a women’s and a juvenile cell. The Waco Construction Company finished the project and Housing and Home Finance Agency representatives were due for a final audit. The jail features maximum security design prioritizing safety for officers and the public.
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Collingsworth County
John Rainey
Panhandle
Rainey
Donald Nunnelley
Waco Construction Company
Joe Brownfield
Housing and Home
Memphis
City Revises Storm Warning System Details
Wellington Fire Department announces changes to the storm warning system. The first alert will signal residents to seek shelter, with two long blasts indicating a tornado approach. Officials cite aiding elderly residents and continuity during power outages.
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Buster Hughs
Wellington
Johnny Cagle
Braves Cubs Win Monday Double Header
In the first game on Monday night the Braves defeated the Dodgers 12 to 4 as they scored in most innings. The nightcap saw the Cubs beat the Eagles 12 to 8 with a late rally in extra innings after tying the game in the sixth. The schedule lists a Thursday game: Quail Pony versus Sumnerwood Pony at Well.
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Braves
Cubs
Dodgers
Eagles
Quail
Sumnerwood
Seek Woman for Theft of Purse
The sheriff seeks a young woman for questioning in a purse theft at a doctor's office. The purse held over $100 and Mrs. Alton Wilkins' credit cards. She allegedly used the cards to pass forged and other checks totaling $111 in Amarillo.
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Sheriff's Department
John Rainey
Alton Wilkins
C. B. Jones
Glover Named Maintenance Foreman at State Highway Dept
Lawrence Glover of Crowell is appointed maintenance foreman for the State Highway Department succeeding the late Byron House. A 16 year veteran, he started as a truck driver and rose through ranks. He served in World War II with the 35th Infantry in Europe and lives with his wife and five children at 1203 El Paso Street.
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Lawrence Glover
Crowell
State Highway Department
Byron House
Glover
Highway Department
35Th Infantry
Europe
Glovers
Sharon
Mary Jo
Jimmy
Delbert
Terry
The
Assembly of God
el Paso Street
Bobbitt Joins General Telephone Co. as Repairman
E. C. Bobbitt transferred to Wellington as installing repairman for General Telephone Co. replacing Nathan Hamilton who moved to Panhandle as central office repairman. Bobbitt, from Clarendon, was a Ralls lineman last year and earlier served three years on a statewide construction crew. He and his wife are Church of Christ members.
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E. C. Bobbitt
Wellington
General Telephone Co
Nathan Hamilton
Panhandle
Bobbitt
Ralls
Clarendon
Church of Christ
Bryan Denley Undergoes Abdominal Surgery
Bryan Denley employed at City Barber Shop had abdominal surgery at Groom Memorial Hospital on Friday June 12. His daughter Miss Molly Denley says his condition is improving and he will return home Monday if there are no complications.
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Bryan Denley
Groom Memorial Hospital
Molly Denley
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Housing and Home Finance Agency
Fresno
U.S
Armour
Swift
Firemen’s Meet
Judge Robinson
Hughs
Cagle
Highway Dept
Phone Co
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