Post Office Vandalism Hits Wellington Five Times in Eight Days
Vandals struck the Wellington Post Office five times over eight days on August 14 16 17 22 and 24. Glass boxes were broken but no mail taken. Postmaster Don Manuel says doors were left unlocked at night and weekends to serve customers and may force closing those periods. Repair costs tally near $400. Federal offense carries prison and federal employment ban. Sheriff Rainey and the Lubbock postal inspector were notified. Shamrock Post Office later reports similar vandalism.
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U.S. Post Office
Wellington Post Office
Don Manuel
Manuel
John Rainey
Lubbock
Shamrock
Library to Have Books Evaluated in Wellington
Chris Hanson of the Panhandle Library Systems will visit Collingsworth County Library next week to assess books for rarity and value. Librarian Rhuia Ketchum says the evaluation, arranged by The Friends of the Library, precedes a county fair book sale at the Country Store in the American Legion Building with hours 11 am to 6 pm Friday and 9 am to 6 pm Saturday.
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Chris Hanson
Panhandle Library Systems
Wellington
Collingsworth County Library
Rhuia Ketchum
Friends of the Library
Collingsworth County Fair
Hanson
Austin
Ketchum
Willie Willard
American Legion
Superintendents and Coaches Meet Here in Wellington
District 2-2A superintendents and coaches met in Wellington on Wednesday August 27 with Dr. Lawrence Wars elected as chairman. Topics included football player eligibility rules dates for junior high basketball and a review of football rules. The gathering was held in the elementary school cafeteria at 7 30 p m.
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Wellington
Lawrence Wars
Wellington Council to Review Pruned Budget
Wellington City Council will meet on Tuesday September 2 to review a tightened fiscal plan for 1986 87 by City Manager Glen Taylor who has trimmed about 20000 in two weeks. He said revenue would be raised through fees and services and cutbacks made in a few places. The last presented budget stood at 803200 dollars.
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Wellington
Glen Taylor
Taylor
Museum Plans Sesqui Burgers Fundraiser for Fair Booth
Collingsworth County Historical Museum board met on Tuesday Aug 12 to finalize plans for the county fair booth on Sept 5-6 at Ellison Park. The booth will sell Sesqui burgers with Willie Faye Patrick as chair. Nora Drake says volunteers will help and more friends will be recruited.
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Collingsworth County Historical Museum
Collingsworth County
Ellison Park
Willie Faye Patrick
Nora Drake
Wellington
Pioneer Park
Dudley Coleman
Library Group Selects Site For New Combined Library
The Library Planning Committee voted 5 to 1 to place the new 10,000 square-foot combined school and county library on school district property facing Amarillo Street. The district will donate the site to avoid extra costs, with plans developed by Mike Briggs of BGR Architects and Mary Kay Wells.
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Amarillo Street
Betsy Lemons
Tommy Hudson
Kirby Campbell
Vance Hunt
Lawrence Ward
Henry Sullivan
Jamie Johnson
Mike Briggs
BGR Architects Engineers of
Lubbock
Mary Kay Wells
Texas Panhandle Library System
Briggs and
WHS Class of 1936 Donates Memorial to Library
The Wellington High School Class of 1936 donated $200 to Amarillo Area Foundation's Collingsworth Library Building Fund in memory of L C Hill who died earlier this year. The gift followed the class’s 50th anniversary reunion held this summer and is payable by check to Fund mailing to Rt. 2 Box 107 A Wellington Texas 79095.
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Wellington High School
Amarillo Area Foundation
Collingsworth Library
L.C. Hill
WHS
Ex-Students Association
Collingsworth Library Building Fund
Rt. 2
Wellington
Texas
Old Settlers Meet for Reunion in Collingsworth County
The Collingsworth County Old Settlers Reunion will be Sept. 6 at the RSVP center East Avenue. Registration starts 10 a.m. basket lunch at noon. Parade at courthouse square at 2:45 p.m. Pioneer Singers perform in early afternoon and a business session will elect officers. Three prizes honor longevity, distance, and grandchildren. About 70 residents expected from county and beyond.
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Collingsworth County
Old Settlers
RSVP
East Avenue
Pauline Masten
15-County Singing to Meet Here Aug 30-31
Wellington to host the 15 county Singing Convention August 30 and 31 with several hundred singers from the lower Panhandle and southwest Oklahoma. Vera Tisdale secretary treasurer. Shane Smith president. groups include duets trios and quartets at Wellington High School auditorium. Participants from Collingsworth Wheeler Gray Donley Childress Hall Briscoe Potter Armstrong Randall Swisher Deaf Smith Castro Hale Floydada Motley Harmon Beckham Jackson Greer and Oklahoma County expected.
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Wellington
Lower Panhandle
Oklahoma
Vera Tisdale
Wellington High School
Shane Smith
Garland Highton
Dodson
Mrs. Tisdale
Collingsworth
Wheeler
Gray
Donley
Childress
Hall
Briscoe
Potter
Armstrong
Randall
Swisher
Deaf Smith
Castro
Hale Floydada
Motley
Hardeman
Harmon
Beckham
Jackson
Greer
Oklahoma County
Distemper Shots Urged by Vet
Veterinarian Ben Carson reports having to euthanize three dogs in ten days due to distemper. He urges owners to vaccinate any dog not yet protected against distemper immediately.
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Ben Carson
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