Hare and Hound Enduro at Red River Track South of Wellington
The first Hare and Hound Enduro in the area drew 23 riders on a 30 mile course across 140 acres. Half finished amid machines needing tuning rather than rider skill. Open class winner Danny Leathers led Bert Billings and Dwain Moore with several other class victors named.
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Red River Track
Wellington
C.A. Wilbur
Red River
Wilbur
Danny Leathers
Bert Billings
Dwain Moore
Paul Jones
Marvin Shetts
Judson King
Jim Niblett
Johnny Doughton
Embrys Earn Degrees at West Texas State University
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Embry graduated from West Texas State University on May 6 with BBA degrees. He specialized in Industrial Agricultural Business and worked in intra mural sports, and she majored in business education with activities in Zeta Tau Alpha, student senate, and intramural sports.
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Johnny Embry
West Texas State University
Embry
Joe Embry
Muleshoe
Production Credit Association
Amarillo
Tanya Horton
Raymond Horton
Zeta Tau Alpha Fraternity
Kappa Alpha
WTSI
OATE Elects Lonnie Fuson As President
Dr Lonnie W Fuson of Northeastern State College was elected president of the Oklahoma Association of Teacher Educators at the Lake Texoma Lodge convention. He aims to push a state sponsored gratuity for supervising teachers and to grow public school member participation.
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Lonnie W. Fuson
Northeastern State College
Oklahoma Association of Teacher Educators
O.A.T.E
Lake Texoma Lodge
Fuson
Oklahoma
The
Association of Teacher Educators
ATATE
Couch Undergoes Dual Surgeries in Hospital
Orval Couch of Homer La is seriously ill in a local hospital after two operations. The first on May 4 followed by a second four days later after a specialist was brought from Shreveport. He remains in significant pain with no visitor policy and unclear recovery time. His children Lynn Couch of Overland Park Kansas and Carolyn Stothart of Nachitoches La stay by his side.
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Orval Couch
Homer
Shreveport
Couch
Lowell Wells
Lynn Couch
Overland Park
Kansas
Will Stothart
Carolyn
Nachitoched
PCA Officers Re-elected at Board Meeting
At the Stamford office following the 38th Annual Stockholders Meeting in Stamford Texas on April 22 1950 PCA elected Lasater Hensley Guthrie as chairman and Dean Decker Childress as vice chairman. Directors reappointed include Mack T Claburn Anson and Decker with J L Hill Jr and R C Cobb also in officer roles. Central Office in Stamford with other offices in Spur Matador Munday and Childress.
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Stamford
Rolling Plains Production Credit Association
Lasater Hensley
Guthrie
Dean Decker
Childress
Mack T. Claburn
Anson
W.C
Jiggs) Mann
Clarendon
J.P. Perrin
Haskell
Association
Spur
Matador
Munday and Childress
Wellington Leader publication details and rates
The Wellington Leader issued every Thursday from 913 West Ave Wellington Texas. It was entered as second class mail on August 25 1909 at the Wellington post office under the 1879 act. H Deskins Wells is listed as editor and publisher. Subscription rates are five dollars twenty five cents yearly inside trade territory and six dollars fifty cents yearly outside.
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West Ave
Wellington
Tex
H. Deskins Wells
Lonnie Needham Jr. Graduates as Quail High Scholar Athlete
Lonnie Hugh Needham Jr son of Lonnie Needham Sr born August 22 1952 in Perriton and a Quail High School graduate plans farming after graduation He played district champion basketball twice and baseball winner in 1971 earned FFA livestock judging state contest honors He married Patricia Seale and they have a baby Also profiled are Jerry Barton born October 13 1953 a Quail student athlete on district championship teams and future plans at Texas State Technical Institute plus a note on guests of Mrs G C Graham for Mothers Day.
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Lonnie Hugh Needham, Jr
Lonnie Needham
Perryton
Lonnie
FFA
College Station
Patricia Seale
Mond Barton
Wellington
Quail School
Jerry
Future Farmers Chapter
Bowie Street
Sosa Returns From Germany After 14 Months Duty
Sp 4 Rufus Sosa of the Army Military Police has returned home after 14 months in Nissainex Germany. He completed his tour and plans to live here. He enjoyed his assignment in southern Germany and visited Heidelberg castle and Rhine River area. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Adam Sosa Sr. His arrival was a Mother's Day event for Mrs Sosa. A sister Mrs Kenny Tunstall of Guthrie joined the family for a dinner and celebration.
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Rufus Sosa
Army Military Police
Missanex
Germany
Heidelberg
Rhine River
Adam Sosa
Sosa
Kenny Tunstall
Guthrie
Local Family News From Plainview and Shamrock
Buddy Dodson of Plainview spent the weekend with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C E Dodson and other relatives. Mrs Virgil Estes underwent surgery in Shamrock General Hospital Wednesday May 10. She is reported as improving.
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Buddy Dodson
Plainview
Mrs. C.E. Dodson
Virgil Estes
Shamrock General Hospital
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Bobby Hayes
Wayne Woodard
Mike Adamson
Mark Tarpley
Kenneth Foster
Randy O’hair
Craig Needham
Rusty Webb
Eddie Hayes
Embrys
Tanya Horton Embry
Oate
Lonnie Fuson
Samnorwood
Feliciano Segura, Jr
Sandra Gowin
Laron Breeding
Anna Oldham
John Hal Christner
John William Stares
PCA
Jerry Dwight Barton
Quail High School
G.C. Graham
Wendell Graham
Corpus Christi
Lloyd Graham
Olton
Grover Graham
C. A. Winton Garage
Arnett
Wells & Wells
Insurance Dial
Wellington, Texas
West Avenue
Nancy
Texas
Mass Phil Cates
Pol. Ad. Pd
Phil Cates
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