Beating the Dictionary with Wild Word Fancies
A quirky collection of humorous coined words and pronunciations from Gene Dow’s Beagle Up Your Word Power features. The items spoof language by proposing playful definitions such as Aqualibrium for fountain height and Burgacide for grilling frustration.
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Gene Dow
The
Seminole Sentinel
Peppier
Pehp Ee
Petonic
Husband
George
Papa
War Bonds Payouts and Local Economic Notes Highlight 1947
In Collingsworth County the first week of bond redemption for World War II veterans totals 49,556.08 with many taking funds for notes home loans or marriage. County agents discuss a promising Harry Vetch seed crop and irrigation test drilling near Wellington as schools reopen. Public notices include librarian appointment and NASA linked education plans for Sumnerwood, plus local sports and community updates.
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Collingsworth County
Seok Ok
Harry Vetch
J. W. Thomas
East Texas
Atlantic Seaboard
Collingsworth
N.E. Childers
Wellington
Ben Farmer
Marella
Frank Coleman
Lubbock
Bushland
Duane Scott
John Brim
Sudan
Elvis Crawley
G. R. Lewis
Zook Thomas
Woodrow Wilson
Johnson
E. W. Clement
The
Texas Education Agency
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Virginia Robey News
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Panhandle
Carl Bedwell
Neil Wilbur
Betty Winslett
Kathy Southerland
Lucy Bedwell
Wellington Leader
N.E. Corner
Mangum
W. M. Willis
Henry Wells
Avalon Dallas
Fult Sa
Plvul Syste
Reece
Greenline Eq., Inc
Welling
Delia Cowan
John Lee
Hattie D. Wells
Leeva Pierce
Irene Parker
Loraine Parker
Wanda Kidd
Selby Sharp
Douglas Lynch
Nell Davis
Bob Percival
Bennett Goodloe
Boyd Russell
Lee Plante
Gladys Leggitt
Dorothy Harbin
Alf Wynn
Byron Duncan
Ouida Harris
Novella Chambers
W. L. White
Colleen Barton
Mary Alston
E. L. Pritchett
Christine Cooper
Dorothy Miller
W. F. Roberts
Bessie Jean Willis
East Ward
Ethel Clement
Fresno Gin
K. E. Jennings
Texarkana
Shell Oil Company
Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Company
Nebo Oil Company
Pure Oil Company
Tidewater Oil Company
Ohio Oil Company
Dodson
Pete Cummings
Commissioners Court
Katherine Boverie
Cummings
Salt Fork
Sumnerwood
Panhandle Educational Service Organization
West Texas State University
NASA
Manned Spacecraft Center
Supt
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Loyd Stephenson
J. M. Morgan
Summerwood
Larry Donaldson
Betty Courtney
Wayland College
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Flying Queens
Lynn Courtney
Wellington High School
Wayland
Mere To
Patrick Burke
Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church
Europe
Father Burke
Ireland
Jacqueline Kennedy
Bing Crosby
South Vietnam
Kelso
Chad Holland
Clay Holland
Kent Holland
Clay
Laura Campbell
Jack Campbell
Mike Myrick
Rodney Myrick
Mark Fourmentin
Darvin Nix
U.S
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Menguns
Avtios
Sharon Bowen
R.N
Mobile
Wellington State Bank
P.O. Box
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Cen Center Center
Bankiered Rine PO
Memphis
Jr. High
Clarendon
Rockets
Citizenshi
Wheeler