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Wellington Leader

Location

Wellington, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1985

Page

10

Family Caravan Tours Historic South to Washington Trip

Families Fincher Kilpatrick and guests traveled from Memphis to Norfolk and Washington with stops at Graceland Smoky Mountains and Pigeon Forge. They toured Naval Base Fredericksburg Arlington and the Capitol and ended August 15 returning via Richmond Roanoke and Bristol.

Terry Fincher T.J Lacie W.M. Kilpatrick, Jr Memphis Norfolk J. Merle Kilpatrick Little Rock Ark Wellington Mississippi Elvis Pressley Graceland Dickson Tenn Fineburg Finchers Pigeon Forge Gatlinburg Detroit Puerto Rico Patti Kilpatrick Botanical Gardens Duck Inn Beach Merle Kilpatrick Texas Panhandle Busch Gardens Merle Kilpatricks Fredericksburg Stonewall Jackson Fredericksburg Battlefield Kilpatricks Washington, D.C Pentagon Potomac Arlington National Cemetery White House Lincoln Memorial Iwo Jima Memorial Smithsonian Institution Complex National Capitol Rotunda Richamond Roanoke Bristol

Former and Present Nicholson Residents Hold Reunion

A Nicholson community reunion Sunday August 18 featured a basket dinner and a noon business meeting. Willie Knoll was reelected president Roy Hyman reelected vice president and Fayne Dunna way of Shamrock reelected secretary treasurer. The event at Sumnerwood School drew attendees from Shamrock Wellington Perryton Amarillo Abilene and other Texas towns.

Nicholson Willie Knoll Roy Hyman Fayne Dunnaway Shamrock Clovis Amarillo Mattie Garner Bill Knoll Robert Dunnaway Archie Hyman G.B. Hopper Wellington Ruby Hopper Wallace Sam H. Wallace Carl Johnson Karl Marilyn Jones Mesquite Evelyn McGee Virginia Burkhart Raymond Crossland Abilene Viola Hyman Parrish Floradel Boone Hill Lawton Okla A.L

Real Sailor Inspired Robinson Crusoe Tale

The Wellington Leader notes that the Crusoe story drew on Alexander Selkirk, a sailor who lived alone on a desert island for over four years. It adds cave explorers are spelunkers from speleology and that S.O.S. is a name chosen for easy wireless transmission.

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