Vaughn Boys Ranch Graduate Heads to Future
Johnny Vaughn, a Wellington boy at Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch, graduates with 33 fellow seniors from Boys Ranch High School on May 24. The 18 year old participated in football rodeo and wrestling and trained in butchering among sixteen vocations. Cal Farley’s Ranch near Amarillo, founded in 1939, houses over 2 000 boys with 348 residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny Vaughn
Wellington
Cal Farley
Boys Ranch
Toy
Boys Ranch High School
Johnny
Virgil Patterson
Amarillo
Former Resident Dies in Idaho
James M. Kelly of Boise, Idaho, formerly of Wellington, died suddenly of a heart attack. He was son of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Kelly of Wellington. Survived by wife, one son Eldon Kelly of Boise, two daughters Oleta Root of Boise and Nellie McDonald of Los Angeles, one brother Oscar Kelly of Wellington, one sister Pearl Lynn of Monroe, La. He worked for the M E T Railroad before moving to Boise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Kelly
Boise
Idaho
Wellington
J. T. Kelly
Eldon Kelly
Oleta Root
Nellie McDonald
Los Angeles
Calif
Oscar Kelly
Pearl Lynn
Monroe
Kelly
May Family Visits in Sweeny and Astros Giants Game
Mr and Mrs Roland May hugh and Vickie visited last week in Sweeny with their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Jim Bruton Jimmy Dean and Stevie. Thursday night they attended the baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Francisco Giants at the Astrodome in Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roland Mayhugh
Vickie
Sweeny
Jim Bruton
Jimmy Dean
Stevie
Houston Astros
San Francisco Giants
Astrodome
Houston
J C Weaver Dies Friday
James Cortez Weaver 75 of Childress died Friday morning May 17 in Childress General Hospital after two weeks of critical illness. He was a native of Petty Alabama and lived 65 years in Childress. He was a volunteer fireman and father of Mrs Shelton Nunnelley of Wellington. Funeral at Childress Church of Christ Saturday at 4 PM. Survivors: Lois his wife, sons James Bud of Mara ga California and Bill of Odessa. daughters Nunnelley Fletcher Moore. sister Mrs Kate Denny. many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Verbyi Gosnell visiting from Kansas City plans to return Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Cortez
Rip) Weaver
Childress
Childress General Hospital
Weaver
Shelton Nunnelley
Wellington
Highway Department
Petty
Ala
Childress Church
Christ
Arthur Judd
John Reese
Lubbock
Lois
James
Bud
Maraga
Calif
Bill
Odessa
Nunnelley
Harry Fletcher
Iowa Park
Franklin Moore
Quanah
Kate Denny
North Hollywood
Verbyi Gosnell
Kansas City
Kan
G. C. Graham
Grover Graham
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Wellington High School
Delores Moody
Nancy Sikes
Polly Browning
Cherry Lewis
Vaughn Boys Ranch
J.C. Weaver
Thunderbird
Jack Caffey
Ford
Mangum, Oklahoma
The
Wellington Leader
Dick Sweat
Childress Street
J. H. Wood
Lelia Lake
Texas
Electrolux
Electrolux Parts
Huston Furniture
Fred Bourland
Northern Star
Lankart
Rufus Sweat
Rt. 6
Don van Pelt
Vermeer
David Hudgins
Rt. 1
Lakeview
Williams
Moore Addition
Fl Paso
Graham Streets
Leslie Moore
Haskell
C. E. Caldwell Real Estate
Rainbow
King and Martin Feed and Seed
Joplin
South 16Th
Waco
Will
Peggy Harrell
Fred Saied
Dan Hatch
Sam Radis
King and Martin
Kenmore
Elmer Hiett
Tom Montgomery Real Estate
Shamrock
Massey Ferguson
Fred Cox, Jr
Manuel
Haskell St
J. L. Collins
Ira Self
A-Lp
Harold Elbert
Laws
Arca Tel
Willis-Pellow Granite Monument Works
Okla
Webber
South Choctaw
Mrs. T. B. Wilkins
J.C
Polly Nunnelley
Mrs. J. E. Lowry
Board OF Equalization
Collingsworth County
Lorene Jenkins
Brannor’s
N. Main
Duates
Gra
C&h Pharmacy
Childs
Montgomery Ward
South Side Square
Donley
Rawlsigh
Memphis
Tenn
Allison Equipment CO
Broadway
Hollis
Joy Avery
Avon
P.O. Box
Altus
Strong
J. W. Lindley
Jack Caffey Ford Mangum
Ford Mangum
Republican Party For Congress
Bob Price
Democratic Party
Dick Brown
Hartley County
Icharles L. Reynolds
Childress County
Jack Boone
Hall County
Pete
Dilly
Body Trimegon
Randall County
Paul Spillman
Rita Owens
Collagaworth
John Rainey
Pat O'Hatr
Woodrow Woop
Orville Vaughan
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