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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1968
Page
9
Collingsworth County ASCS Manager Millard Brown says 1969 wheat acreage allotments total 23 165 acres, down 3 463 from last year a 13 percent cut aligning with the national reduction. The program offers diversions payments price support loans and certificates with 549 farmers in the county.
Mrs. James E. Leach of Glasgow Montana visits family here en route to Dyess Air Force Base Abilene where she begins a new Civil Service position. Her husband T Sgt James E Leach will transfer to Goose Bay AFB Labrador in September. He is brother of Jake Leach.
Texas Local Board No 20 forwarded registrants to the Armed Forces Entrance and Examining Station in Amarillo for induction on July 23. Names include Preston T. Hannah Wellington Michael Q Finley Wellington John R Russell Wellington Catarina Moreno Memphis. Sixteen registrants were called for armed forces physical examination on this date.
Eddie Wheeler has joined the Silverton School faculty for the coming year after teaching last year at Estelline. The Wheelers and their baby daughter stay in Canyon this summer while he attends West Texas State University and visit his parents in Reed and Canyon.
J S Shannon 80 of Monday died Tuesday July 16 after years of illness. He was brother in law to Mrs E F Bartlett and Mrs Bryan Denley. Survived by wife and four children. Funeral Thursday July 18 at First United Methodist Church Monday with burial there. Attending from here were E F Bartlett and others.
Guidelines for cooking chicken pieces outdoors specify placing pieces 4 to 6 inches from the fire and cooking 25 to 30 minutes. Turn and baste with skin side up to ensure the interior cooks first and the skin crisps.
Mr and Mrs John Forbis and their son with family visited in Littlefield. They stayed with their daughter and son in law Mrs James Kirby and Leigh. Also present were Mr and Mrs David Coombs of Los Angeles, the Kirbys’ daughter Martha Lin Taylor and her husband.
A. Cunningham Spearman School announces James Aliet Cunningham as superintendent designate. He comes from Whiteface Schools where he served 17 years as teacher and five years as administrator. He starts Thursday August 1 and holds degrees from Texas Tech. His wife Faye Neeley earned a home economics degree and will not teach at Spearman. They have a 9 year old son named Mark.
Mr and Mrs Loyd Langley and daughters Pam Paula and Susan of Quail visited Carlsbad Cavern on vacation. They noted changes since a 22 year prior visit including a hard surfaced trail railing along most of the way and an exit elevator now in operation. They were told much of the ceiling water has dried up over the past decade.
Amarillo district manager Travis C. Briggs says social security services are regularly available in most counties served by the Amarillo office. Field representatives will visit communities on scheduled dates to help residents file claims or answer Medicare questions, with dates listed for Wellington in Collingsworth County on August 6 13 and 27.
Florist advice on selecting appropriate arrangements for homes warns against color clashes and suggests white carnations as safe choices. It notes cards improve reception of gifts and recommends avoiding on arrival deliveries that force hurried arranging. Also promotes Corky’s Flower & Gift Shop in Wellington with hours and contact.
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