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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1973
Page
5
Deskins Wells argues for eating plainer cheaper foods and wasting less to curb high prices and health costs. He notes urban hunger, rising obesity, and the value of fall gardens with beans, cabbage, tomatoes and other vegetables, while reporting local thefts of onions and sackfuls of potatoes and mentioning visiting friends from Lubbock.
Leader Readers note residents relocating as Hobart Smith moves to Wellington and James White to Amarillo while others shift to Canyon and Richardson. Visiting family members arrive in Wellington and Amarillo for nursing center and vacation visits. Overnight guests in Anniston, Alabama and Garden City, Kansas reflect travel plans and family ties. If you no longer need it, sell it via a Leader want ad.
About 10 000 spectators expected for the 29th annual Boys Ranch Rodeo at Cal Farley's Boys Ranch. Two 2:30 p.m. performances feature more than 150 calves steers bulls and bucking drones. 885 ranch boys participate with alumni returning for the event. Tickets start at 1.50 general admission and 2.50 for box seats.
Curtis Watts, field representative for the Amarillo Social Security office, announces a new Wellington location in the Heritage Room of Wellington State Bank on Monday August 20 and Mondays September 10 and 24. Public advised to use the building east entrance. previously based in the courthouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Spillman and daughters Cheryl and Lynette return from a short vacation at Rainbow Trout Lodge, 20 miles northeast of Antonito, Colorado. They report good fishing and activities including a swimming pool, horseback riding, tennis and other sports.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Scott of Lubbock announce the birth of daughter Stephanie Ann on the 30th weighing seven pounds two ounces. Grandparents are Mrs Weldon Minyard and Mr and Mrs J H Scott. great grandparents are Mrs Vera Coffee and Mr and Mrs Lee Minyard.
Texas reports more than 600 screwworm cases in 1973 by July end as heat and rains spread infestations across southern and southwestern counties. Dr. Meadows says August through November are crucial. spraying, sterile fly drops, and vigilant owner cooperation are key to eradicating the flesh-eating pest.
A Wellington compiled list includes many residents and businesses with vehicles such as Ford pickups Chevrolet pickups GMC cab and chassis Pontiac four doors and station wagons. It also notes motorcycles trailers and a Subaru two door alongside other makes and models.
Five young men from the county registered with Selective Service during July, per Local Board No. 20 head Bill Hatch. The registrants are Jaco Ranald Green, Johnnie Ray Party, Paul Gonzales, Richy Michael Montgomery, and Bana Vaughn Hell.
Me and Mrs Wayne Gulley of Fort Worth and guest Steve Farr of Kailua Hawaii visited Mrs LD McMinn and relatives in Cross Plains and Vernon while en route to Red River New Mexico for a short vacation. Other relatives and neighbors gathered including Patrolman Don Gosnell his wife Cindy and daughter Bonnie, Deb bie Clark and J C Clark in Mineral Wells Tulare Calif and Oklahoma City. Mrs Bell recovers from illness and visits with Oran Starkey and sister W M Boston in Abernathy amidst family chatter and nursing student Jan Hewett of Oklahoma City.
A fragmented note describes a family gathering with Be Joe Horn and others visiting in Plainview and later traveling to a different location. It mentions engineers and home connections, and references several relatives including a daughter and sister family, Bolton children, and Mrs Regie Lewis with Mrs Nita Beard among other relatives and friends.
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