Wheat Harvest Nears Finish in Collingsworth County
Collingsworth County wheat harvest nears completion with about 336000 bushels delivered to Wellington and Dodson markets. A small remainder is scattered across the county as elevators hope to finish before week’s end. Yields on harvested wheat were better than expected, with reports of 4 and 5 bushel per acre on irrigated land in the south. Rye barley and oats harvests are underway with rye mostly seed and oats used for seed.
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Collingsworth
Wellington
Dodson
Three Lions Clubs Install Officers in Joint Ceremony
Three Lions Clubs Sammner wood Shamrock and Kelton will install officers for 1969 70 in joint services at Samnerwood Thursday evening June 26. It is the first time the three clubs share an installation with Rev C R Hawkins Norwood Lions president hosting a supper for Lions and guests at the school cafeteria. Boyd Meador McLean past district governor of Lions International will be the installing officer.
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Lions
Samnerwood
Sammnerwood
Shamrock
Kelton
C R. Hawkins
Norwood Lions
Boyd Meador
McLean
Lions International
Hay Burns on Graham Farm
About 75 bales of stacked hay were destroyed at Grover Graham farm eight miles southeast of Wellington on FM 338 Tuesday afternoon June 24. Fire department driver Mike Gilmore said the hay lay in line with wind blowing from burning trash and nearby hay remained untouched by the flames.
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Grover Graham
Wellington
Mike Gilmore
Sagebrush Feed Lot Expands Capacity and Modernizes Office
Sagebrush Feed Lot increases feeding capacity from 3 000 to 4 000 head using new pens and a second roller mill. A 24 by 32 foot masonry office with ivory and olive trim is nearly finished, housing a lobby private office kitchenette and wash room. Owners Herbert Bearden and John R Howard announce plans for further expansion.
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Herbert Bearden
John R. Heward
Mr. Bearden
Howard and
Bearden
Wellington
Norwood Ex-Students Reunion Set for July 5
Summerwood Ex-Students hold their threedyear reunion in Samnorwood with a 3:30 pm program hosted by Rudie Tate. Tom Christian of Claude 75th District will speak, Orville Cunningham MC, barbecue at 5:30, table games visitation at 7:00 and a dance at McLean Country Club at 8:00.
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Rudie Tate
Summerwood Ex-Students Association
Tom Christian
Claude
Orville Cunningham
Samnorwood
Hardin Simmons University
Abilene
Samnorwood Gymnasium
McLean Country Club
July 15 Deadline for Pupil Transfers Set by TEA
County Superintendent T E Lennon notes a July 15 1969 deadline for parental transfer applications for the 1969 70 school year in Texas. The Texas Education Agency letter says applications may be filed with receiving districts until July 15 1969 with no final district action dates set yet.
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T. E. Lennon
Texas Education Agency
State Board of Education
Lennon
Baylor Awards JD Degree to Spillman
Paul Spillman Collingsworth County Attorney has been awarded the Juris Doctor degree from Baylor University Law School. He previously earned the Bachelor of Laws in 1950 and began practice in Wellington. He served as county attorney before his current term and has a son Bill a Baylor Law student.
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Paul Spillman
Collingsworth
Baylor University Law School
American Bar Association
Spillman
Baylor
Wellington
Bill
Independence Eve Sing Out at Ellison Park
The Sky Rocket Youth Conference hosts a patriotic Independence Eve sing out at Ellison Park on Thursday July 3 at 7 p m Cathy Singley youth committee chair urges Collitt County youths to join and thank their heritage with music. Mrs Ernest Harwell notes music as a universal language and counselor remarks on expressing gratitude to forefathers The full program will be announced next week.
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Ellison Park
Collitt County
Cathy Singley
Ernest Harwell
Jaycees Sponsor Silvia Marie Show in Burnett Center
Wellington Jaycees sponsor the Silvia Marie Show a country and western act featuring 13 year old Silvia Marie and her band the Silver Miners on Thursday June 26 at 8 p m in Burnett Handley Community Center. Proceeds go to fund Jaycee summer projects with an hour long program followed by a dance.
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Wellington
Jaycees
Silvia Marie
Burn
Handley Community Center
Billy Wilkerson
Jaycee
The
Silver Miners
Ele
Ton’ Williams
Miss Sabra
Nashville
Tenn
Checker Works in Oklahoma
Tom Cunningham of Sumner wood is spot checker for the county ASCS office and works in northwest Oklahoma. Under a regulation each state will have out of state spot checkers. Cunningham worked in Alva for a week and Woodward last week and has now moved to Beaver. Mrs Cunningham has stayed with him during part of the time in their house trailer.
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Tom Cunningham
Sumnerwood
ASCS
Oklahoma
Millard Brown
Cunningham
Alva
Woodward
Beaver
Wellington burglaries damage stores and workshop equipment
Burglaries struck three Wellington firms Saturday night and Sunday morning. Scott and Lee Grocery suffered heavy forced entry with a damaged building. the Warrick Feed Store office was minorly damaged but a large evaporative cooler and air conditioner were stolen from a window. Singley Mill and Elevator also reported entry by forcing a north side door. an electric drill and several batteries were later found missing from Copeland farm workshop. Authorities cooperated with county officers to investigate.
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Wellington
Scott
Lee
Othe
Warrick
Algo
Childress
Bob
Scott' Anid“ Lee Grocery
Wilbe Cmissing
Laalee Wallington
John
Ingley Waear
Copeland
Alvin
Minatrea
Nazarene Church Plans Homecoming in Wellington
The Church of the Nazarene in Wellington announces a Homecoming on Sunday June 29 for its 58th anniversary. Rev. Philip Daniels leads plans with guest speaker Rev. Thurman Emmert of Derby Kansas born in Wellington and now pastor there. A noon basket dinner precedes the 7 p.m. service.
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Church of the Nazarene
Wellington
Philip Daniels
Thurman Emmert
Derby
Kan
Wichita
Daniels
Emmert
Clyde Emmert
Farris Cornelius
Wellington Guardsmen train at North Fort Hood summer camp
Two Wellington National Guard platoons join about 6 000 Guardsmen of the 72nd Infantry Brigade at North Fort Hood for a two-week summer camp. Components include Heavy Mortar and Anti-Tank Platoons with 32 officers and men under Lt. Bradford. Open House follows week training with range firings and field tasks across Texas and adjacent states.
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North Fort Hood
Wellington
National Guard
72Nd Infantry Brigade
Robert E. Valliant
Hdy
Hdy. Co
Ind Battalion
72D Infantry
Jess Wilson
J. C. Campsey
Jerry Settle
Gary R. Bradford
Amarillo
72Nd
Louisiana State Line
North Texas
Panhandle
Arrowhead
Qaetan- Midland-Abilene
Vietnam Europe Leader Brings Service Men Together Overseas
Command Sergeant Major R S Montague Jr. and his wife Joyce return from two years in Heidelburg Germany. He reports twenty Wellington boys served overseas and plans to report for duty at Fort Gordon Georgia on July 12 after visiting family in Idaho and Montana. He notes his three overseas assignments including Vietnam France and a preferred Europe posting.
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Wellington
Europe
Vietnam
R. S. Montague, Jr
Joyce
Heidelburg
Germany
Lare
Montague
Marie Ball
B. A
Youth Injured in Tractor Accident June 18
Gary Scott twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Dwane Scott is recovering in Amarillo after a farm tractor incident on June 18 at about 5 p m A branch struck and the tire grazed him with seven broken ribs facial cuts and other injuries The boy was treated at St Josephs and later transferred to Amarillo before being returned home in good condition
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Gary Scott
Dwane Scott
Amarillo
Gary
Joe Brock
St. Joseph's
Don Deeves
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Graham Farm
Bill Havens
Mets
Wischkaemper
Yankees
Colt League
Marian Airpark
Norwood
Sumnorwood
Checker
James Heath
Texas Industrial Commission
Wellington Chamber of Commerce
Ralph Owens
Heath
Nazarene Church
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