Best All Around Chosen Winners Announced In Youth Rodeo
Wellington youths Pam Patterson and Tommy Yarbrough were named best all around cowgirl and cowboy at the two day VFW youth rodeo ending June 18. Contestants earned top honors by amassing highest points across events with 127 entries. Winners for each event included Pam Patterson in pole bending and barrel racing, Linda Williams in pole bending and ribbon roping, and Tommy Yarbrough in tie-down calf roping with a trophy for best averages. Attendance rose for the final night despite storm warnings, with VFW planning more rodeos this summer.
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Tiny Pam Patterson
Tommy Yarbrough
Wellington
Jimmy Bowen
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Bowen
Pam Patterson
Pam
Leigh Nall
Marilyn Wooldridge
Vinson
Leigh
Susan Lowe
Linda Williams
Linda
Vicki Hines
Childress
Janice White
Andy Lowe
Monte Kramer
Andy
Gene Jett
Eddie Orr
Tommy
Dickie Garrison
Matador
Don Vaughan
Clinton Ellis
Hollis
Jimmy Cleveland
LaGene Robinson
Cleveland
Robinson
Garrison
Lynn Kramer
Mike Webster
Memphis
Monte
Pam Guthrie
Alan Fires
Eddie
Carla Atwood
Janice
Vicki
Reece Bowen
Paul Wilbur
Royce Tippitt
Tell
Reece
Keith Davis
Royce
Alex Bell
Amarillo
Jim Howard
Joey Meador
Air Force Captain McFarland Eyes Viet Nam Skies
Captain Donald J. McFarland in Viet Nam flies a Bird Dog forward air controller over the Qui Nhon valley. He coordinates strike aircraft for ground troops with a Republic of Korea Tiger Division unit and conducts aerial scouting for Viet Cong signs. He is based at Qui Nhon Airfield and is a former Tarleton State College graduate. His wife Mary hails from Longview. Marine Private Edgar S. Hale III has completed Mechanical Fundamentals School in Memphis and proceeds to Basic Helicopter School to become a helicopter mechanic with a Marine aviation unit.
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Air Force
Wellington
Qui Nhon
Viet Nam
Donald J. McFarland
D. J. McFarland
Prairie Hill
Homer Holton
Republic of Korea
Qui Nhon Airfield
South China Sea
Pacific Air Forces
America’s
Overseas Air Arm
Southeast Asia
Far East
Pacific
Continental Air Command
Robins Afb
Memphis
Tenn
Edgar S. Hale III
E. S. Hale, Jr
East Ave
Naval Air Training Center
Marine Corps Aviation
Elaine White Among Dean's Honor Roll Recipients at SW State
Elaine White of Wellington is listed on the Dean's Honor Roll as 66 students earned straight A grades this spring at Southwestern State College in Weatherford Oklahoma. More than 700 students qualified for the Dean's Honor Roll with B average or better, no D or incomplete grades, and a minimum 14 semester hours.
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Weatherford
Okla
Southwester State College
Wellington
Elaine White
King in Cast of Texas at Palo Duro Park
Bob King of Dozier joins the cast of Texas at the Pioneer Amphitheatre Palo Duro Canyon State Park. He plays Flip Saunders on the outdoor musical drama set in the 1880s, opening July 1 and running to September 5 with 50 cast members and live animals.
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King
Texas
Palo Duro Park
Bob King
Dozier
Europe
Nacent
Quanah Parker
Ishati
William Angus Moore
Margaret Echols Moore
Royal Brantley
Linda Adams
Neil Hess
Erin Wertenberger
Oil and Gas Lease Amendments and Release Notices
Lease amendment involving El Paso Natural Gas Co and others with George N Atkinson Jr as independent executor of J Atkinson estate. Also release of oil and gas lease from Shell Oil Co to T C Clement covering land described as section 35 block 10 and related tracts in sections 76 86 77 block 12.
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el Paso Natural Gag Co
George N. Atkinson, Jr
J. Atkinson
Shell Oil Co
T. C
Second Place John Bunyan work read widely
The passage notes that John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress is read more widely than any book in English aside from the Bible, highlighting its broad popularity and enduring reach.
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John Bunyan
Rural May Accident Counts in Collingsworth County Tex
The Texas Highway Patrol reports one traffic crash in Collingsworth County in May with about 200 dollars in property damage. Through May 1968 the county had nine rural accidents causing two deaths four injuries and about 9 100 dollars in damage. Nearby counties show varied totals with Donley Gray and Cottle reporting multiple incidents and injuries.
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The
Texas Highway Patrol
Collingsworth County
J. W. Wilson
Childress
Cottle
Donley
Gray
Local Accident Totals and Property Damages Report
Hall district records 1 accident with 8 injured and $1,500 property damage. Hardeman reports 4 accidents, 7 injured, no deaths, $950 property damage. Wheeler logs 11 accidents with no fatalities or injuries and $4,450 property loss.
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Hall
Hardeman
Wheeler
London man tows wreck to Transport Minister office
Joseph Mourai of London grew angry after an abandoned car sat outside his home for six months. He towed the wreck to the steps of Transport Minister Barbara Castle and painted a message blaming her for the lingering nuisance.
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Joseph Mourai
London
England
Barbara Castle
Mrs. Castle
Joseph Mourat
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Capt. McFarland
Tarleton State College
Stephenville
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Mary
Longview
Cherokee Inn
Texas Employment Commission
Chamber OF Commerce
P. O. Box
City Hall
P. O
Avenue R
N. W. Childress
Viet Cong
OIL and Gas News
Nate
Calvin Hurst
Wells & “— Watkin
Jack Sanford
DIAL
West Avenue
TREAS
Moving Story
Oldsmobile
Olds
Rocket Action
Starfire
Kendrick Olds CO
Wellington, Texas
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