4 H Center Campaign Aims to Fund Texas Facility
Collingeworth County 4 H member leads statewide drive to raise funds for a Texas 4 H Center. The center will host camping programs leadership labs international activities and extension service projects while serving as a community educational hub. A statewide council of business leaders will help raise the remaining funds to complete the center.
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Collingeworth County
Bill Oes
Texas
Mare
Former Residents Visit Wellington from Ft Worth
Mrs. Bob Collier once Pearl Goodnight Thompson and her son Jim Thompson with Mrs. Bill Needham and three children from Ft Worth visited relatives in Wellington on Friday and Saturday April 23 and 24. They attended to business about the estate of Bob Goodnight who died recently and visited aunts in Thomas Nutting Home and the Cummings couple.
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Bop
Bob Collier
Jim Thompson
Bill Needham
Ft. Worth
E.L. Rankin
Thomas Nutting
Palo Cummings
Girl Scout Troop Wins Blue Ribbon at Camp Mel Davis
Samnorwood Girl Scouts from Troop 42 attended the junior camporee at Camp Mel Davis near Lefors on April 23 and 24. The group earned a blue ribbon for campsite or campfire appearance among 24 troops, with ribbons awarded in limited numbers.
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Sumnerwood Girl Scout Troop
Camp
Mel Davis
Alva Clark
Mabel Bryant
Debbie Clark
James Martindale
Tonya Kincannon
Leitha Martindale
Tammie Clark
Gracie Segura
Girl Scouts
Samnorwood
Lefors
Quivers Couies
Wellington Lions Club Sweetheart Wins Runner-Up in Contest
Leigh Nall, sweetheart of the Wellington Lions Club, earned first runner-up in the District 2T 1 Sweetheart Contest during the Lions convention. Mary Schaub of Sumner Wood Club was among the top 10. The event drew over 600 girls and leaders with Saturday contests including lashing, knot tying, camp fires, and insignia.
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Leigh Nall
Wellington Lions Club
Mary Schaub
Sumnerwood Club
Samnetwood
Mable Bryant
Debbie Clark
Tonya Kincannon
Leitha Martindale
Tammie Clark
Gracie Segura
James Martindale
Alva Clark
District Lions hear banquet honors and election results
The District 2 Lions convention honored contestants at a breakfast and Saturday night banquet. Floyd Sackett of Pampa was elected District Governor to take office July. Wellington, Quail, and Summerwood Lions attended with several members and their families.
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Wor
Breeding
High Plains Eye Bank
E Eye Bank
Wellington
McLean Club
Canyon
Quail Lions
Brenda Hilders
Iiter Tal
Salmats
Floyd Sackett
Pampa
Five Wellington Students Seek Degrees at West Texas State
Canyon Texas May convocation honors five Wellington students among 887 candidates for bachelor of science degrees. Rebecca Ann Brewer, Ol Gilmore, Jane Jenkins, Jackie Lynn Needham, and Cherry Lane Sims are listed as candidates with Spring convocation at 4 30 p.m. May 9 in Amarillo Civic Center Coliseum.
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Canyon
Tex
Studelite
Wellington
West Texas
Alor
Selanve
Rebeccs
Ann Brewer
Cuanvanss
Meen
Ol Gilmore
Mie
L.A. Gilmore
Jane Jenkins
Lynn Jenkins
Jackie Lynn Needham
Jack Needham
WOO Childress
Cherry Lane Sims
Met. C.G. Lewis
Route St
Amarsillo Civic Center Coliseum
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State Center
By Gaylord Cook
Nevers
Church OF Christ
Shamrock
Plains
Singley Mill & Elevator
Teeas
Lions Sweetheart
Miss Nall
Richard Nall
Lions
Dee Coleman
Bob McAlister
Pete Moore
Cameron and Curtin
Wayne Cudd
Barl Lynn Bartlett
Quail
Miss Childers
N.E. Childers
Lion
John Masten
Summerwood
Miss Schaub
Rudie Tate
Wood Coleman
Bill Knoll
WR. Breeding
John Alf Thomas
Larry Water
Chester L. Harrison
Optometrist
Weat Avenue
Ntry Fresh Biscuits
Kimbell
Oleo
Lipton
Shasta
Chetna Ananas
Poundine
City Grocery
Hartman
James McDanel
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