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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2000
Page
5
The Farmers Union urges Congress to overhaul farm policy, calling for higher loan rates for commodities, higher dairy support prices, and protected markets. They plan a September 10–13 fly-in to urge lawmakers as prices slide and production costs rise across rural America.
The Wellington Care Center organs a busy week with float plans for the Peanut Festival and October Fun Fest Carnival. Residents join Monday exercise and bingo, Tuesday sing along with guests, and craft tissue flowers Wednesday. Volunteers assist across events while birthday celebrations, readings, quilting, church services, and visits from relatives mark the week. The piece notes key residents and volunteers and recalls John Jacob Abel's 1914 kidney milestone.
Orval B Couch 91 of Homer Louisiana died Monday August 21 2000 Funeral services were held August 23 2000 at First Baptist Church Homer LA He helped organize Rural Electric Coops in the panhandle in the late 1930s moved to Homer in 1955 to manage Claiborne Electric retired 1975 Survived by wife Lillian son Lynn Couch daughter Carolyn Stothart five granddaughters eight great grandchildren plus extended relatives He was a longtime civic leader in Homer and a Mason.
A Wellington reader thanks the newspaper for coverage of the 65th Wellington High School Class of 1935 reunion held August 5 2000. The writer praises Dr Dick Bilis Lennie Lima R L Templeton and staff including Kathy Southerland and notes efforts to coordinate news and ads for Wellington Shamrock Hedley Memphis and other towns.
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