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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1966
Page
1
A flurry of Thanksgiving visits links families from Big Spring Lubbock and Amarillo to Osage and Plainview. Guests included Janes Sullivan and Phyllis Afin visiting Dickens in Pink and Wayne, and others from Newport Beach Calif Lub bock Fort Worth Dozier and Roswell N M.
Vera Coffee entertained over the weekend with Ben Coffee and son Ben ny Ray of Pampa, Mr and Mrs Jack Estes, Don and Dale of Ewing, and Mr and Mrs Denzil Mynard and Stacy of Petersburg. Visitors included Mr and Mrs George Cristy of Seminole with Alva Cristy and Jake Leach. Also present were Mr and Mrs Eddie Davis of Paris and Mr and Mrs D D Peters of Lubbock with Rodell Byers. Recent guests of W R Breeding were their daughter, Mr and Mrs Rudy Tate and Stanley and Lynn of Dumas, Herman Clyde Childress, a West Texas State University student, and Mr and Mrs Don Langford visiting Herman Childress and Jenny Langford.
Thanksgiving gatherings featured the Rus sell family visiting Mr. and Mrs. Otto Russell and relatives in Garland Canyon and Wellington. Other guests included Kay Blevins now Mrs Holliman visiting grandparents in Quail and Wellington, Leeper family in Hedley, Coleman family from Roanoke Ark, and Jack Scott visiting in Memphis. The holiday bring together extended kin across multiple towns.
Mrs. Lucian Bearden attended a two day insurance school in Abilene on November 15 and 16. She was accompanied by Mrs. Charlie Bearden and Mrs. Eth el Brewer to visit their niece, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Crain. Scottie and Tammy Lockhart from Memphis spent the weekend with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sandy Parsons Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Baggett of San Antonio visited his brother Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Baggett and attended to business. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sikes of Jacksboro and Mr. and Mrs. Chester Brantley of Vernon visited over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Brantley. Mrs. O. T. Clay of Tucumcari New Mexico visited Tuesday. A daughter and son in law Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cameron joined Mrs. Bryan Denley for Thanksgiving after moving from Denver to Amarillo. Danny Martin of Lubbock visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Winton and Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Martin over the weekend.
Mr and Mrs QO W Johnson and boys attended the Texas Tech and Arkansas game in Lubbock and visited her parents in Matador. The Holland and Warrick families joined Thanksgiving with relatives in Matador Weatherford Elecra Littlefield and Seagraves.
Personal visits by numerous families from Canyon White Deer Norman Wewoka Dallas Amarillo Denton Austin Borger Morton Knox City and other Texas towns occurred this weekend. Attendees included Andy Bell, Eddie Slay, Joel Hammons, Larry Hammons, Ernie Coggins, Harold Pigg, Kelley Pigg, Louise Kendrick, Melvin Kiker, C A Kiker, J Q Warren, and others visiting relatives and parents in Borger Denton Norman and surrounding communities.
Major and Mrs. Edd Howell and Michael of Bossier City Louisiana visited her mother Mrs. J F Michael last week. Ervie Robinson Jr and Cathy of El Paso joined relatives in Wellington en route home from Perryton visiting FE R Robinsons. Mrs Ervie Robinson known as Nellie Jolley of Lutie. The Robinsons have three other children Ervie, Saundra, and Buzz. Thanksgiving guests of Mr and Mrs Bob Glenn and Mr and Mrs Barney Glenn included Mr and Mrs John D Glenn Canadian Miss Maude Glenn and Miss Lora Glenn Amarillo. Capt and Mrs Daryl Morris and Debbie of Fort Sill Oklahoma visited Lewis Morris and Al Bettis and Millard Brown Jr and sister. Daughters Jan and Vicki Glenn students at Texas Tech Lubbock joined over holiday. The son and daughter of Mr and Mrs Bill Reeves Glenn Reeves and children of Commerce and Dr and Mrs Ed Dempsey Shelley and Susan of Odessa visited during father’s surgery at St Joseph’s on Wednesday November 23. They also called on Mrs Glenn Reeves parents Harold Keller and the Reeves Dempseys visited their sister Mrs Bob McAlister and children.
Jerry Buske and Miss Cherry Lewis of Abilene visited with his parents Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Buske Thanksgiving day.
Richard Mauldin a veterinary student at Oklahoma State University Stillwater spent Thanksgiving with his parents Mr and Mrs Hubert Mauldin. Guests at the home of Mr and Mrs John Holton included Mr and Mrs Herbert Duncan Mrs Mildred Starr and Mr and Mrs Don Howington and Donnie of Amarillo. Hezze Jones weekend visitors were their daughter and son in laws Mr and Mrs Tony Layton and the Kerr family of Amarillo.
North Texas State University students home from Denton for Thanksgiving include John Ford son of Mr and Mrs Jack Ford Jerry Rainey son of Mr and Mrs John Rain ey Aleta Owens daughter of Mr and Mrs Gorman Owens and Mary Graham daughter of Mr and Mrs Grover Graham.
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