Coleman Tells of Japanese Brutality During World War II
Wellington man's POW journal chronicles the Bataan death march and camps. John S. Coleman Jr. spoke to Amarillo Lions about his WW II experiences after Pearl Harbor. He details training, bombings, survival, and the will to endure. His memoir Bataan and Beyond: Memories of an American POW carries a foreword by Col. Dooley.
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Tom Allston
Amarillo Globe News
Wellington
Bataan
John S. Coleman
Amarillo
Lions Club
Pearl Harbor
Texas A&m University Press
Bataan and
Thomas Dooley
Jonathan Wainwright
Coleman
Philippines
Australia
Camp O’donnell
Amarillian Lloyd Hayes
Colemman
Lions
States
River Valley Folk Festival opens in Canadian Saturday
The River Valley Pioneer Museum sponsors a full day event at Hemphill Exhibition Building with indoor shows, crafts, food booths, and a 9 am to 9 pm schedule. Admission is 1.50 for adults, 1 for students, preschoolers free, featuring Kwahadi Indian Dancers, Bill Waddell, Adobe Walls dancers, ventriloquist Rick Fiel, Lone Star Shootists, and various craft demos plus food options.
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River Valley Pioneer Museum
Museum Building Fund
Hemphill Exhibition Building
Canadian
Amarillo
Bill Waddell
Big Texan Steak Ranch
County Exhibition
DAR Presents Flag To Highway Official
DAR La Paisana Chapter observed Flag Day early by presenting an American Flag to the Texas Highway Department maintenance division. Don Fowler accepted the flag. ceremony included Rita Lowrie, Mrs. Gary Starkey, and scouts Douglas Cudd and Scott Hawkins. June 13 event noted, with attendees listed.
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Texas State Highway Department
Billy Mac Sims
Les White
Burn Handley
Rita Lowrie
J.D. Coleman
Scott Hawkins
Douglas Cudd
Gary Starkey
Donald Fowler
Carroll Reynolds
Harry Truman
United States
W.L. White
Don Fowler
Wellington Care Center News Highlights Community Visits and Events
Weekly notes list winners Mrs. Eliza Jones and Mrs. Stella Tarver, volunteers for games, and sing along sessions. Bible study and church services featured Rev. Keith Bruce and Nat Villanueva. Many visitors from Amarillo to Graham are recorded with families and affiliations.
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Eliza Jones
Stella Tarver
Bessie Tucker
Elise Wilson
Lelon Downs
Ola Parker
Ruth Wilhelm
Vera Tisdale
Lola Estes
Wilma Gibbs
Keith Bruce
Ron Long
Myra Hays
Wellington Rocket cheerleaders raise 795 at weeklong car wash
Despite rain, Wellington Rocket cheerleaders collected 795 during their annual car wash fundraiser June 9 to 13. Funds support camp expenses and purchasing signs and athlete favors. Seven Rockets depart for cheer camp on June 23 and return June 27. Students Margo Duncan Ashley Williams Kay Lynn Bartlett Leslie Hammons Janna Nunnelley Rusty Bawcom and mascot Ginger Daniel will attend Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene.
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Wellington
Hardin-Simmons University At
Abilene
Margo Duncan
Ashley Williams
Kay- Lynn Bartlett
Leslie Hammons
Janna Nunnelley
Rusty Bawcom
Ginger Daniel
Mixed Drink Tax Rebates to Collingsworth County
State Comptroller Bob Bullock sent May 1 checks to 220 counties and 423 cities representing their share of the 12 percent mixed drink tax for the first quarter of 1986. Collingsworth County received $277.49 from a $2,219.89 tax total, part of the $11.7 million mailed nationwide. The state collected $48.9 million, up from $48.7 million a year earlier.
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Collingsworth
Bob Bullock
Texas
Bullock
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Debbie Heward
DAR
Wellington Care Center News
By Ilene Brinkley
Law
Dale Farris
Inlaw
Elvis White
Clarendon
Harold White
Hedley
Renee Shields
Lela Lake
Paul King
Holliday
Estelle Gentry
J.T. Montgomery
Wilcox
Arizona
Myrtle West
J.T. Ogletree
Arlington
Eva Needham
Robbie Snider
Janie Lowe
Irene Barth
Shamrock
Billye Evelyn Kidwell
Kristi, Jill
Dawn
Altus
Lydabel
Mittie Aaron
Billy Aaron
Graham
Jewell Smith
Robert Oldham
Ruth Rogers
Aztec
N.M
Terry Raines
Malony King
Marissa
Ethan
Flora Belle Madlock
Wyndy Holland
Leveland
Vera Tims
Fred Gribble
Theresa Hatch
Parker Myers
Truman Henry, Lee
Audra
Collingsworth County
Panhandle
Wash Nets
Dairy Queen
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