Ex-Students to Gather Saturday in Wellington Reunion
Wellington ex students plan a large reunion at Burn Handley Community Center on Saturday August 7 with eight class reunions from 1928 29 1942 45 46 47 1957 1962 1967 1977. Registration runs 9 am to 4 pm followed by a barbecue and dance at the cafetorium. Jerry Manuel president and Vickie Mayhugh Porter coordinate events and photos.
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Wellington
Handley Community Center
Jerry Manuel
Vickie Mayhugh Porter
15Th Street
Jerry Duncan
Childress Street
Burn Handley Community Center
Red River Band
Hollis
Manuel
Anderson Studio
Childress
Five-Community Reunion Set For August in Burn
The Five-Community Reunion for Marella Quail Salt Fork Lillie and Cross Roads will be hosted in Burn on Saturday August 14 and Sunday August 15. County Judge Zook Thomas urges attendance to connect locals and visitors and to share early county history with the younger generation. Activities start at 6 p.m. Saturday with visiting and continue Sunday at 10:30 a.m. including worship at 11:15 and a basket dinner at 12:30. Officers include Thomas president Hugh Biedsoe vice president Billye Dodson Owens program chair and Mrs Wilson secretary.
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Burn Handley
Marella
Quail
Salt Fork
Lillie
Cross Roads
Zook Thomas
Dollie Mae Wilson
Greenbelt Bowl invites Rand Johnson and Kayla Johnson
West Texas high school star Rand Johnson from Wellington and his sister Kayla Johnson are set for the 33rd Greenbelt Bowl Football Classic in Childress. The event on August 6 at Fair Park Stadium features top players from West Texas and Western Oklahoma with a Queen’s contest on August 5 and a public celebration in Childress City auditorium.
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Rand Johnson
Wellington High School
Childress
Fair
Johnson
Kayla Johnson
Wellington
Willie McKinnon
West Texas
Western Oklahoma
Rich Lawrence
Panhandle State University
Goodwell
Don Carther
Lubbock Christian College
First National Bank
Childress City Auditorium
Ingram Qualifies for Texas Junior PGA in Midland
Heath Ingram 15 of Wellington will compete in the Texas Junior PGA tournament in Midland August 9 to 11 in the 14 15 year old group with about 200 Texans entered. He qualified from Clarendon with an 80 after earlier placing third in Amarillo. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Jim Ingram and attends Wellington High School.
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Heath Ingram
Wellington
Texas
Midland
Ingram
Clarendon
Clarendon Country Club
Heath
Amarillo
Ross Rogers Municipal
Tom Kite
Jim Ingram
Norden Bombsight Recalls WW II Incident
Thirty seven years ago this week the first atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima to end World War II. A few days later Nagasaki. The instrument enabling the Enola Gay crew to drop the bomb so accurately was the Norden Bombsight. See BOMBSIGHT, page 8.
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Hiroshima
Japan
Nagasaki
Norden
Wellington Council Reviews 1982 83 Budget Surplus Hope
Wellington City Council previewed the 1982 83 preliminary budget on Monday August 2 noting higher revenues and lower expenses than 81 82. The plan totals 803 250 with 254 250 general and 449 000 water sewer funds plus a 100 000 Airport Grant from the Texas Aeronautics Commission. Expenditures are set at 746 500 with 606 500 from the general fund.
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Wellington
Taylor
Texas Aeronautics Commission
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James Wolf
Sth Street
Dallas Street
Jack Campbell
Wolf
Thomas
Hugh Biedsoe
Billye Dod
Owens
Wilson
Rand
Kaylo Johnson
Wellington Country Club
Country Club
First Baptist Church
Eric
Council
Dane Dodge
Jerry Settle
Geronimo Molina, Jr
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