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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1964
Page
5
Deskins Wells notes rainfall ended a 40 day heat wave aiding crops. Maize complete, cotton late. frost dates could affect lint quality and price. Local readers share fair visits, peaches from Collingsworth county urged for marketing, and school funding concerns amid migration of students.
Ben Saied, 74, longtime Childress merchant, died Saturday at the family home. Funeral services were held Sunday at 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, with burial in Childress Cemetery. Ante burial rites were at 3 p.m. at the Mason ic Lodge. He was born January 8, 1890, in Merjayoun Lebanon and came to the United States as a young man. Survived by wife Addeda, two daughters, three sons, a brother Mack, three sisters, 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
The St. Joseph's Hospital admission list shows patients admitted from August 11 to August 17, with names such as Mrs. W. W. Sugg Mrs. Massie Burney Mrs. Jose Remirez Grant Wooldridge Mrs. Bobo Castleberry and others. Several remain hospitalized while others were released after August 10.
Lt Jozelle Neptune, WAC selection officer for the Panhandle area, announces ten highly technical positions now open to young women in the Women's Army Corps. Previously limited to men, roles include cryptographic equipment repair radio operation and air defense fire distribution systems controller. Eligible women 18 to 34 may be trained before enlistment at Amarillo contact Lt Neptune or local Army recruiter for details.
Two Wellington girls Carol Blain and Vicki Killian plan to enroll at Texas Tech Lubbock this fall after being chosen for the school's first academic advisory clinic held last week. They were accompanied by Carol Blain's mother Mrs L E Ward and sister Jan Blain with about 300 girls invited. The event featured a dean of student life talk on study habits and meetings with school and department heads.
Texas Tech will graduate more than 550 students in the summer commencement at 7 15 p m on August 22 in Lubbock Municipal Coliseum. Among the degree candidates is Jerry Wallace Elbert of Wellington earning a bachelor of science in education with a major in physical education. He previously served with the Vernon School system.
Mrs. Sallie Gray manager of the Ritz-Bronco Theatres received $200 as winner of the July Hot Food Sales Contest among Video Theatres, based on concession sales during the period. Four local employees will divide $100 for promoting concession sales including Merle Parker at the Bronco, Marlene Ferguson at the Ritz, Riley Smith, and Sylvia Jackson.
Horak, a Texas University graduate and son in law of Mrs. Doshin Dix, often visits. Tuition for the course is $20 plus $3 for the textbook. Interested parties may call The Wellington Leader at 447-2414 or Louis Graham at 447-5495.
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