Catholic Summer School Opens Man
Father Pat Burke announces a Catholic Summer School to run June 4 9 at the Gust Mottier Mercy Church and June 11 16 at St Patrick’s Shamrock. Sisters Celine and Beth from Panhandle teach alongside lay staff. about 65 children expected. First Holy Communion planned for June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Burke
Gust Mottier
Mercy Catholic Church
13Th and
Floydada
St. Patrick's
Shamrock
Panhandle
Celine
Beth
Wellington
15Th Street
Ladies of the Altar Society
Shorty Cortez
Tipton Miller
Allen J. Peters
Pat
Vacation Bible School at Faith Baptist to Run June 4 8
Faith Baptist Church announces Vacation Bible School for children from Monday June 4 through Friday June 8. Activities run 6 00 to 8 00 p.m daily with Bible study crafts and refreshments. Commencement will be at the evening service Sunday June 10 to display work and present a program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faith Baptist Church
Charles Floyd
Red Cross Blood Program Receives High Praise in Review
A National Red Cross team conducted a three day review of the Red River Regional Blood Program, including Collingsworth County, deeming the effort an unqualified success. The evaluators examined medical and technical management, nursing, donor development, and administration, with emphasis on financial efficiency and upcoming advances such as new hepatitis antigen testing via radioimmunoassay. The team praised performance and found it compares favorably with 59 other centers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Red Cross
Red River
Collingsworth County
Red Cross
Red River Valley
Visitors and Family Gatherings Across the Region
A string of relatives from Amarillo Guthrie Vernon Lampasas and Colorado visited local families this weekend. Notable gatherings included Ethel McGinnis Ona Black and E.B. Slay's sisterly visit, plus Memorial Day weekend visits by the Nunnelley and Ward families and a Lake McClellan outing with multiple households present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel McGinnis
Ona Black
Amarillo
E.B. Slay
Dale Craft
Lampasas
Rodney Myrick
Leigh
Mark
Mike
Church of Christ Announces Bible School Schedule
Vacation Bible School at the Church of Christ runs Sunday through Friday June 4 to 8 from 9 36 to 11 00 a m for all ages. Theme How Great Thou Art emphasized to study Gods greatness. About 200 attendees expected with Tom Anderson as minister and Colquitt Nash leading youth activities.
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Church of Christ
Tom Anderson
Tess
Anderso
Church of Christ, 14Th & Bowie
Anderson
Colquitt Nash
Notable Collingsworth figures active in civic duties
Mr. Coleman led the Collingsworth County Water Control and Improvement District and presided over the Greenbelt TV Translator System. A World War II POW and former Air Force officer, he later served as special ambassador to a Philippine POW meeting in Manila. Mrs. Coleman chaired civic groups, received leadership awards, and led youth baseball for 16 years while serving as county Democratic Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Terry
Methodist Church
Moseley
City State Bank
Quail High School
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Collingsworth County
Southeast Panhandle
Greenbelt Bankers Association
Bank
Soil Conservation District
Cancer Society
Collingsworth County Development Corporation
the Salvation
Church of Christ
Owens
Red Cross
Cancer Fund Drive
G.T. Owens, Sr
Wellington B&pw Club
B&pw Nike
National Leadership Institute
Coleman
Spencer Coleman
Ft. Worth
Bm, Sims
First in Family to Enter Ministry Preached Since School Days
The subject, a sophomore at Tanceaa High School in Amabile, is the first in his family to enter the ministry and has preached since sophomore year. Parents reside in Midland. He married Catal Schwartz of Lubbock and they have a 10 month old daughter, Michelle, living at 806 Haskell Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanceaa High School
Amabile
Midland
Catal Schwartz
Lubbock
Loc
Michelle
Haskell Street
Museum Project Advances at 1141 15th Street Site
Work continues on preparing the museum building at 1141 15th Street and in compiling information for the museum start up. Public interest and input are shaping the project while technical tasks proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
15Th Street
Family rites note continues from page one in Dallas obituary
The obituary fragment lists Mrs Ina Mae Southard of Los Angeles and Robert Wayne Childress of Dallas among survivors. It mentions two sisters Mrs Emil Kersten and Mrs Jess Wilson, a brother Herman Childress and four grandchildren.
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Ina Mae Southard
Los Angeles
Calif
Robert Wayne Childress
Dallas
Emil Kersten
Jess Wilson
Herman Childress
Reading Club for Youngsters Begins in Wellington
The Texas Reading Club will run this summer in Wellington to promote reading among children in grades 1 through 7 or 8. Sponsored by the Texas Library Association and county libraries, the program offers certificates to any child who reads 12 books and attends a wrap up party on Wednesday August 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Reading Club
Wellington
Rhtebell
Texas Library Association
Mes Isbell
Teading Club
Also Mentioned on This Page
Man
Europe
Washington
Elliot Richardson
Faith Baptist Bible School
Rev. Floyd
VBS
W.E. Marchant
Doug Haeley
Montgomery
Alabama
Della Marchant
Junior Davis
Kansas
Nebraska
Denver
Colorado
RC Blood Program
Oye
Lyman Daniel
Page
Kenny Tunstall
Guthrie
Mr. Tunstall
6666
Lake McClellan
Bobby Gronewald
Scott
Billy Wilkergon
Bobby
Ed White
Sandi
Joe Ed
C,b, DePauw
Wilbur DePauw
E.L, Dennis
Larry Oswalt
Robin of
Vernon
L.E. Ward
Lerd Oswalt
Holly, Colorado
Ernest Nunnelley
Mrs
Donald Nunnelley
Church of Christ Sets Bible School
Northwest Texas
Alfie H. Carleton
Texas-New Mexico
Hilbert J. Berger
St. Andrew United Methodist Church
West Lafayette
Ind
Ray Hill
Kevin
Jacksonville
Rocky Hill
Wellington High School
Bill Hill
Suzanne
Dalton Vaughan
Tulia
Quentin Hancock
Lynch
Reading Club
Messhell
George Washington
Mr. Spillman
Mr. Myrick
Pat Mc.Alister
Bill Spillman
Jake Leach
John Coleman
Sam Adams
Johnny Brown
Garner Alcom
James Sullivan
Elmer Hiett
Jimmy Bowen
RCA
RCA Color
ACE
Texas
Guster Hughs
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