Candidates File Names For July Primary Election
Gullingaworth County prepares for the July Democratic primary with filing deadlines set. Lee C. O Neil announced certification for July 23 as county officials filed for offices, with June 18 last for names, June 24 last for ballot fees, and June 28 final for campaign expenses. Multiple candidates filed for Chief Justice, district offices, and county posts. O Neil remains unopposed for Democratic chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gullingaworth
Halet
Lee C. O'Neil
M. J. R. Jackson
Court of Civil Appeals
Eugene Worley
H. Goforth
Mr. O'Neil
Seventh Supreme Judicial District
Amarillo
J. R. Jackson
W. N. Stokes
A. J. Folley
Congress
18Th
Marvin Jones
James O. Cade
Toth
John Dever
C. C. Broughton
W. H. Goforth
Luther Gribble
C. C. Bishop
W. M. Tucker
Logan Cummings
Collingaworth
Charley UaPauw
Frank Hunt
Claude McKinney
Howard S. Riggs
W. D
Forsythe Named Manager of Sinclair Station
R. F. Forsythe formerly of Dallas was appointed manager of the Sinclair Service Station at 8th and Arington Streets. E. L. Winn, Sinclair distributor for Wellington, announced the appointment and invited the public to visit. Forsythe and his wife with their daughter are briefly noted as relatives of Mrs. J. W. Harper.
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R. EF. Forsythe
Dallas
Sinclair
8Th and
Arington
E. L. Winn
Sinclair Products
Wellington
Forsythe
Wynn
Red Cross Aid Offered After Thursday Rain
The American National Red Cross offered aid to Dick Wiley County Chairman after Thursday rainfall. Wiley and officials noted county residents were not eligible for disaster assistance. Local officials said flood relief is a hallmark of Red Cross aid and similar offers have been made in past floods and cyclones.
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American National Red Cross
Dick Wiley
Wiley
Red Cross
Buginese
Salt Fork River Bridge Disaster Warnings Tragedy Follows
Photo shows the Salt Fork River camp after the June 16 flood swept away the Fort Worth and Denver bridge. Locomotive and fireman were drowned as floodwaters toppled the bridge and wreckage spread along the river banks.
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Salt Fork
Fort Worth and
Bencer
FB. Burton
Jim Vinson
Wellington
Jin O'Neil
H. A. Holcomb
Marshall Wells
Plans For 6th Annual Dodson Singing Held
Plans are nearing completion for the two day Dodson Singing set for June 25 and 26. President Harry Patterson says about two thousand visitors are expected, with guests staying in Dodson homes and meals provided Sunday. Churches cooperate and a women’s committee oversees visitor care while the program committee arranges with Texas singers.
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Dodson
Harry Patterson
Patterson
B. A. Rickets
Texas
Effort To End Gas Hearing In City This Week
City officials and United Gas Corporation officials seek a conclusion to the gas rate hearing that has dragged on since May 31. J. W. Strange testified about company operations and local office practices, noting advertising expenses as essential.
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J. W. Strange
United Gas Corporation
Strange
Loc
Bus and Wagon Help Cross Salt Fork River Bridge
River ferry service near Wells and Shamrock halted by the Salt Fork River bridge washout. Rail and bus lines shifted passengers to a wagon for river crossing, then reboarded on the opposite shore. A frightened group of children rode the wagon with an elderly woman remarking on buckboard driving.
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Salt Fork River
Rus
Wells
Shamrock
Sixteen Carloads Wheat Shipped From County
Wheat harvest estimated sixty to seventy five percent complete with sixteen carloads shipped Tuesday evening. Wellington Dodson and New Loco Samner wood stations report shipments while bridge washouts on Salt Fork Buck Creek divert grain to other markets. No. 2 grade wheat dominates with Fresno and Quail area origins and farmers in the southern county largely finished or quitting due to unprofitable yields.
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Wellington
Dodson
Loco
Samnerwood
Salt Fork
Buck Creek
Fresno
Begin Lighting Maps This Week
Orval Couch announced that the county has secured nearly all names needed to apply for a rural electrification project. He completed a house to house survey in thicker populated areas and said work on the location map will start Saturday and be finished within the next days.
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Orval Couch
Couch
Washington
Air Conditioner Installed at Farmer's Cafe Announcement
Harry Farmer announced this week the installation of an air conditioner at Farmer's Cafe to improve customer comfort during the summer. He noted the addition will not affect food service and aims to enhance the dining experience.
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Farmer’s Cafe
Farmer's Cafe
Harry Farmer
Floods and train wrecks plague Collingsworth County recovery
After heavy rains and washed out bridges, Collingsworth County works to return to normal. Three of five missing bodies recovered including engineer Marvin Griggs and fireman C E Burton near Hollis Oklahoma. Mrs Bert Freeman found northeast of Hollis. Brakeman Dick Brown in Shamrock hospital after rescue. others escaped. Highway traffic from Wellington to Childress gradually resumes as Salt Fork bridge damage limits crossing.
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Marvin Y. Griggs
C. E. Burton
Fort Worth
Denver
Salt Fork Bridge
Jal
Hollis
Oklahoma
Bert Freeman
Lelia Lake
Grig
Joe Harper
Wellington
Childress
Sale Fork
Wellington Seek New Route After Buck Creek Bridge Washout
A farm to market road southwest from Wellington wins approval from the State Highway Commission after local leaders including Judge Luther Gribble Paul Starr Dick Wiley and Gene Lewis urge immediate rebuilding. They request a new Buck Creek bridge on the route replacing the washed out structure at an estimated three thousand dollars with a survey promised soon and Senator C C Small aiding.
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Wellington
State Highway Commission
C. C. Small
Judge Gribble
Boy Crushes Finger and Walks Eight Miles for Help
Ten year old Bobby Russell crushed his right middle finger in the windmill gear while his eight year old sister and four year old brother watched. He left the farm alone to walk eight miles to a doctor for medical aid, after the accident near Wellington.
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Bobby Russell
Hobby
Clay Russell
Wellington
Bridge Crash Witness Describes Salt Fork Event
TV couldn't leave. J H White watched the Salt Fork River bridge fail Thursday morning while warning motorists with flares. He reported the 1936 structure cost about 10000 when built and noted no cars fell into the river. He woke before dawn, saw water covering the area, and alerted his family before inspecting the damaged bridge. Page Seven continues.
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J. H. White
Salt Fork River Highway Bridge
Highway Department
Mr. White
A. Servien
Wes
Plains Candidate Speaks Thursday on Panhandle Tour
Senator G. H. Nelson of Lubbock County, candidate for Lieut Governor, plans a Thursday campaign stop in Wellington with visits to Pam pa Shamrock Chil dress Quanah Vernon Electra and Wichita Falls. He promotes the Lieut Governor role as a legislative throne with power over legislation.
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G. H. Nelson
Lubbock
Wellington
Panhandle
Nelson
Pampa
Shamrock
Childress
Quanah
Vernon
Electra
Wichita Falls
East
Tex
Cass County
Texas
Free
Jeff Davis to Speak Sunday on Liquor Question
Jeff Davis executive secretary of United Texas Days will speak at the Baptist Church in Wellington Sunday evening June 26 at 8 15. He says the talk will address the liquor question from an educational standpoint and invites the entire public to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff Davis
United Texas Days
Baptist Church
Wellington
Davis
J. P.neal
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Sinclair Station
Peneerspeurre
Katrecnieyy
Collingsworth County
Wellington-Memphis
Gribble
Commissioners Court
Plains
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