Wellington High set to graduate seven percent of seniors
Schools close after the 1925 term with Wellington High School to hold its twenty eighth annual commencement on Thursday evening May 16 at 8 oclock. GL Farrar superintendent announced today. Seventh Grade exercises will be Friday morning with cards issued to students and Rev T M Johnard delivering the address. The procession will be led by Mrs Aubray Dobbs. Continued on Page 8.
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Wellington High School
GL. Farrar
T. M. Johnard
Aubray Dobbs
Church Service Honors Mothers Reflects on Past and Present
A sermon by John Johnston at Methodist Church titled Mothers of Yesterday Today Tomorrow opened an evening service on May 12 dedicated to mothers. The choir led by Campbell performed with Dora Forbis and Mrs Zorn accompanying, singling out a maternal theme.
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Johnnston
Mathodiat Church Sundey
J Campbell
Dora
Fragmentary OCR Entry Confirms No Clear News Result
The readable bits show no decisive event, names, or places due to garbled text. The fragment offers minimal context and no verifiable facts to summarize an actual item.
Wellington High School Holds Twenty-Eighth Commencement
Pictured are Superintendent G. L. Farrer Principal I. P. Decker and senior Mildred Hulacy among the twenty-five seniors who will graduate Thursday evening May 16 in the Wellington High School twenty eighth annual Commencement Exercise.
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G. L. Farrer
Welligtor
I. FP. Decker
Aisa
Mildred Hulacy
Wellington High School
Shelterbelt talks set for Wellington May 22 to 25
District supervisor BE Le Myers of the Shelterbelt project will visit Wellington May 22 25 to discuss government tree planting programs. Four meetings will be held in the county for discussions led by County Home Demonstration Agent Annie MacDonlaghey with the first session at Dodonville on May 22, continued on page.
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BE. le. Myers
Distriet
Wellington
Annie Mac’ Donlaghey
Will. We
Dodnonville
Negro Minstrel Nets School $60
A negro minstrel show earns the school sixty dollars, with details suggesting fundraising or admission revenue. The fragment indicates a financial outcome tied to a minstrel event at the school.
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Nets
Certificates: 1934 to 1935 36 changes for cotton tax
J J Walker announces new 1935 36 exemption certificate for cotton producers in Collingworth County replacing 1934 certificates. The old certificates will be useless unless exchanged, and the 1935 36 forms are now in the local office for immediate processing.
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Collingaworth
J. J. Walker
Walker
Wellington Trades Day to Run Nine Additional Weeks
J. G. Cy Bishop announced that Wellington merchants will extend Trades Day on Saturdays for nine more weeks. He noted strong interest and said prize awards would be made at the event’s end.
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Wellington
Cy Bishop
Bishop
Court Delays Session With Highway Board
Wellington area court delays plans for paving Highway 4 toward Shamrock after a state highway chair confirms federal grant details must be known. Officials await department clearance and Federal funds before proceeding, with surface estimates already compiled for the Wheeler County line.
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Highway 4
Wellington
Shamrock
Commissioner's Court
Austin
Harry Hinea
State Highway Commission
Texas Highway Commission
Wheeler
Beert
Country Editor Looks All Longana Turn to Page Seven
The text appears as a fragmented editorial note from a Louisiana page, referencing a "Longana" impression under a portrait of Kingfish Jone and a directive to turn to Deck'd Didactics. The passage reads as a typographic puzzle or stray clipping without full context.
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Louisiana
Kingfish Jone
Farm Association Leaders Named In 76 Communities
County agent John C. Stovan reports 26 rural associations have organized and listed officers as shelterbelt plans advance. Residents will receive application blanks via their local chairmen to join the shelterbelt program. The county agricultural committee is chaired by A. Barton with members Palo C. Gummings F. W. Thompson B. G. Glenn Wood Coleman and H. J. Peters.
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Callingsworth
John C. Stovan
Stovall
County Agricultural Committee
A. Barton
Palo C. Gummings
F. W. Thompson
B. G. Glenn
Wood Coleman
H. JL. Peters
Mrs Woodman Buried After Late May Funeral
Funeral services for Stella Maude Woodman aged 46 were held Monday from the Baptist Church in Wellington led by Rev. D. D. Sumrall. A longtime county resident known in the Crossroads area where she lived at death. She belonged to the Baptist Church and had attended for many years. Born in Ohio on April 1.Continued on Page 8, Sec.
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Stella Maude Woodman
Baptist Church
Wellington
D. D. Sumrall
Ohio
Wellington Folk Attend Baptist Church Session
A layman's meeting of the Baptist Church in Amarillo drew attendees from Collingsworth County. Included were A. L. Burt, T. He Raine, Mr. and Bre. 0. Gook, among others. The meeting was held on May 10.
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Wellington
A. Layman
the Baptist’ Church
Amarillo
Collingsworth County
A. L. Burt
Gassers Fall Short Against Childress Nine
The Wellington Gassers lost 13 to 3 Sunday afternoon as Childress Electrics slugged 16 hits at the Wellington diamond. Star Hall earned the win for Childress, while Brisbin and Nig Wilson starred for the Gassers in the outfield.
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Childress
Childress Electrites
Collingsworth Gassers
Wellington
Gassers
Electrics
Star Hall
Brisbin
Wilson
Buried Sunday J W Johnson Pioneer Cattleman
J W Johnson 78 longtime West Texas cattleman died Saturday at his ranch four miles north of Childress after several weeks illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at the First Baptist Church in Childress with many county residents in attendance.
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West
Texas
J."w. Johnson
By le: Witin
Childress
Johnson
Baptist Church
EeLi ‘Winn
John‘ Rey
Noles
Wiley
Local Names in Fragmentary Notice Prompt
Fragmentary OCR lists names Mary Peters Viola Moody Thuld Damron 1a Douise Tony Wile Stovall and a scrambled Hubert Leagh sand with unclear context. The readable items suggest a personnel or witness roster but no event, date, or organization specified. Further text needed to clarify roles or notice purpose.
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Mary Peters
Viola’ Moody
Thuld Damron
1A Douise
Tony, Wile
Rainfall Lifts Wellington Farmland in May
Collingsworth County saw a stretch of soaking rains over several days. Totals reach about two inches in Wellington from Saturday through Wednesday with a three inch monthly total including last week’s moisture. Farmers call Tuesday’s rain the best in two years as planting advances.
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Collingsworth
Wellington
J. M
Nnche
Funeral Service For Mrs Noe
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ellen Noe 66 were held from the Wellington Nazarene Church conducted by Rev. S L Wood. She resided on Route 5 outside the city and was born January 16 1869 in Marion County Arkem Sas. She was a Nazarene Church member and survived by husband W J Noe of Wellington and five sons including P E Baweom W Hee Baweom T F Noe and R C Noe. Continued on Pa
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Ellen Noe
Wellington
Nazarene
S. L.wood
Nazarene Church
W. Jd. Noe
P.E. Baweom
W. «Hee Baweom
T. F. Noe
sWellington
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Bradford Knapp
Aise
Esha
Parrar
W. Ff. Drcher
Mildred Hulsey
Highway Board
A. Country
Longana
Farm Association
Joe Thompson
American Legion Today
The
Legion
J. W. Johnson
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