Funds Sought for Senior Citizen RSVP Program in Two Counties
An RSVP funding request aims to recruit volunteers 60 and older in Collingsworth and Wheeler Counties to boost community life through tutoring and nursing home assistance. The plan calls for 27,949 dollars for 1973 74 and 68,232 dollars total through 1978, with support from TPCAC and RSVP representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Setior
Collingsworth
Wheeler
RSVP
Panhandle Community Action Corporation
Jimmie Sessions
TPCAC
Sessions
Church of Christ To Host Area Youth Meeting Thursday
Wellington Church of Christ will host an area youth meeting on Thursday June 28 at 7 30 p m with about 250 junior high and high school students from Lawns Mangum Altus Hollis Childress Shamrock Memphis and nearby areas. Leon Dennis of Southwestern College Weatherford Oklahoma will speak on Jesus and Others.
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Church of Christ
Wellington
Mangum
Altus
Hollis
Childress
Shamrock
Memphis
Ific
Jesus
Colquitt Nash
Leon Dennis
Church of Christ Bible
Southwestern College
Weatherford
Oklahoma
Dennis
Law+ton
Southwestern Oklahoma
Wellington Church
Nash
Child- Tess
Altom Joins Panel to Seek Health Funds for Panhandle
Garner Altom has been chosen as one of five hospital administrators to serve on a committee to obtain a grant for a regional emergency medical communications system in the Panhandle region. The panel will pursue funds from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences. Collingsworth County would gain base and mobile ambulance equipment and training if approved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garner Altom
Panhandle
Collingsworth County
Alcom
Plans Complete for Four H Dress Revue in Collingsworth County
Four H Chub girls will stage their annual dress revue Friday June 29 at 2 00 pm in the Greenbelt Electric Cooperative building. There are three divisions 9 11 12 13 and 14 plus years and older. Sixteen girls expected. The senior winner advances to District One revue in Amarillo and five district winners go to the state event. All 4 H Club girls are urged to attend even if not entered.
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Collingsworth County
Greenbelt
Amarillo
Felt
District 4-H Horse Show set for June 28 29
About 185 4-H riders from 22 Panhandle counties will compete at the District 4-H Horse Show in Bill Cady Arena. Seven riders from Collingsworth County include Kathy Patterson and Kirk Patterson among others. Judges include Mike Drennan with Gaines Franks as superintendent. top 20 advance to the State 4-H Horse Show in August.
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Collingsworth County
4-H Horse Club
Dan Reeves
Kathy Patterson
Kirk Patterson
Carl Taylor
Toni Taylor
Pat White
Bari Patterson
Jim Bob Nall
Panhandle
Bill Cady
Mike Drennan
Meade
Kansas
Gaines Franks
Potter County
Qdessa
Burial Here Thursday for Amarillo Man
Funeral services for Johnny Virg al Brown of Amarillo will be held Thursday at Fairview Cemetery at 2 30 p m. Brown died unexpectedly Tuesday in Amarillo after moving from Wellington in 1946. He served in the Amarillo Fire Department since 1947 and was president of the Amarillo Firefighters Association. He was born in Wellington October 21 1918, son of Mrs Nora Brown and the late Foster Brown. He married Jessie Brewer Trimble on September 6 1946 in Amarillo.
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Wellington
Johnny Virgal Brown
Amarillo
Fairview Cemetery
Brown
NS. Griggs Funeral Chapel
Kelso Funeral Home
Mr. Brown
Nora Brown
Foster Brown
Jessie Brewer Trimble
Norwood Lions Install New Officers Friday
Sumnerwood Lions hold annual installation at Lions Park Friday evening June 29 with supper at 8 00 p m Wellington Lion Dan Howard Sr zone chairman will install Richard Bentley as Boss Lion president succeeding Joe Frank Knoll Other officers include Jimmy Breeding Jimmy Brown Marvin Knoll Rex Peeples Jack Thomas and Clarence Loring Directors are J H Oldham Billy Waters Willie Knoll and Gus Gooch Knoll serves as director at large All lions and lionesses urged to attend
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Sumnerwood Lions
Lions Park
Wellington
Dan Howard
Richard Bentley
Boss Lion
Joe Frank Knoll
Jimmy Breeding
Jimmy Brown
Marvin Knoll
Rex Peeples
Jack Thomas
Clarence Loring
J.H. Oldham
Billy Waters
Willie Knoll
Gus Gooch
Knoll
Fifth Nurse from Philippines Arrives at Collingsworth General
Concepcion B. Sony Tiongson, a registered nurse from Caniugan Bulacan Philippines, arrived June 21 to work at Collingsworth General Hospital for at least a year. She was met at Amarillo Airport by administrator Garner Alcom and fellow countrymen Romulo Eisma and others.
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Concepcion B
Sony) Tiongson
Caniugan
Malolos Bulacan
Philippines
Central Luzon Educational Center
Cabanatuan City
Collingsworth General Hospital
Amarillo
Garner Alcom
Sony
Lilian Quiambao
Miss Tiongson
Lexas
Concepcion B. Tiongson
Mafolos Bulacan
Wellington
Donor Recruitment for Bloodmobile Begins
A Red Cross Bloodmobile drive will visit every county community next week with new evening hours 4 to 9 p.m. at Burn Handley Community Center in Wellington. The campaign, run by the Business and Professional Women's Club, aims to ease farming workers’ schedules and reduce wait times for donors.
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Red Cross
Red River
Wichita Falls
Wellington
Burn Handley Community Center
Ernest Harwell
Myra Hays
Wellington Leader Announces July 3 Print Date
Due to the Fourth of July holiday on a Wednesday the Wellington Leader will print on Tuesday July 3. Offices and businesses will close July 4, so all news and ad copy must be submitted early for that issue. Readers and advertisers are asked to cooperate.
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Wellington Leader
Film Location Inquiry Targets Collingsworth County Sites
Texas Film Commission executive director Warren Skaaren asks Mrs. Clyde Drake to provide site details and research for potential motion picture locations. The County Historical Survey Committee compiles information to share with film companies for consideration as Texas inventories resources for production.
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Collingsworth County
Warren Skaaren
Texas Film Commission
Informa
Clyde Drake
County Historical Survey Committee
Skaaren
English Girl Visits Kin on Southwestern US Tour
Miss Celia Jones a 15 year old English girl from Liverpool visits her cousin Father Patrick Burke priest of Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church. They had not met before and Celia plans to spend most of her visit in the southwestern United States focusing on Wellington Shamrock and Amarillo areas.
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Celia Jones
Liverpool
Patrick Burke
Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church
Celia
United States
Wellington, Shamrock
Amarillo
Expanded Regional MHMR Work Told
Louise Evans outlined reorganizing the Amarillo MHMR Regional Board to better serve Collingsworth and nearby counties. District 6 trustees and local officials met in Wellington with Evans, Sims, Crostin, and Christian presenting plans and expanded programs.
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Amarillo
Sims
Crostin
Miss Evans
Doe Klueppel
Allen Walker
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Bob Hernandez
Texas
Theda Calloway
Mike McQueen
The
Texas Panhandle Community Action Corporaton
Four-H Horse Club
Bart Patterson
Toni
Texas Hospital Associa
Johnson Foundation
National Academy of Sciences
W.W. Grisham, Jr
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Norwood Lions
Romulo Eisma
U.S. Navy
Pensacola
Florida
Los Angeles
Bill Spillman
Pat McAlister
Rufus Sweat
Doc Turner
Samnetwood Lions
Chubr
Carl Wischkaemper
Johnny Carson
MHMR
Tom Christian
Claude
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