National Guard Survival Training At Camp Ripley
The 2nd Battalion (Mechanized) 142nd Infantry Texas Army National Guard based in Amarillo will train at Camp Ripley Minnesota from January 23 to February 6 1988. Wellington Co E with 65 attendees out of 84 in the company will participate. Training covers cold weather survival ski shelter and extreme cold operations using new equipment including a tow missile and TTY. Lt Col Max Rucker commands the battalion with units across Amarillo Borger Lubbock Brownfield Pampa Shamrock Plainview Tulsa Levelland and Wellington.
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Camp Mabry
Austin
142Nd Infantry
Texas Army National Guard
Amarillo
Camp Ripley
Minnesota
Wellington
Co. E
Vernon Day
Max Rucker
Texas Panhandle
High Plans
Borger
Lubbock
Brownfield
Pampa
Shamrock
Plainview
Tulsa
Levelland
Rental Property Policy Needs Replace Homeowner's Policy
Rental property differs from residential property and requires different coverage. Replace your Homeowner's policy with a Fire policy to cover wind hail and other risks, though theft of contents and personal liability may be excluded.
Rose Throne Seeks County Office Citing Experience
Rose Throne outlines qualifications for county office experience in office management and bookkeeping while running Butler's Locker Plant and Sno Cone business. She emphasizes courtesy and fairness and plans to visit voters statewide. Throne is a Wellington High School 1972 graduate and active in church PTO and Ex-Student Association.
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Butler
Collingsworth County
Throne
Wellington High School
Amarillo College
First Baptist Church
PTO
Wellington
Ex-Student Association
Rose Mary Popwell
Leo and
Marhard Popwell
1988 First Primary Elections and Ballot Deadlines
Election notice details absentee ballot deadline March 4 1988 and First Primary Election date March 8 1988 plus party precinct conventions. Offices listed include District Judge District Attorney County Attorney Sheriff Tax Assessor-Collector and two commissioners and a constable. A homing pigeon speed noted at up to 60 miles per hour for 75 miles.
Fire damages McKinnon home on Thanksgiving day
A Thanksgiving afternoon fire heavily damaged the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willie J. McKinnon at 405 Houston Street. Fire officials believe an electrical short started the blaze at about 1 45 p m in the den, with heat and smoke affecting the rest of the house while the McKinnons were visiting relatives in Pampa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie J. McKinnon
Houston Street
Danny Gray
New Credit Officer Named For WSE
Wellington State Bank announces Joe Warren Reed as assistant vice president and new credit officer. Reed, 36, comes from Havre Montana where he worked with SPCA, bringing agricultural lending experience to Wellington’s farming community. He and his wife Alesa and their four children relocated to a Wellington home.
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Wellington State Bank
Mark Keyes
Joe Warren
Spark) Reed
Reed
Wellington
Havre
Mont
Southwest Production Credit Association
SPCA
Keyes
Wichita
Colorado
Texas
WSB
Yellow Jacket
Montezuma
County
Colorado State University
Fort Lewis College
Alesa
Colton
Aeson
Ashley
McKensie
Wellington High announces second six weeks honor roll
Principal D Grady Harvell released the Wellington High School second six weeks honor roll listing names by grade and honor level. Freshmen include Becki Howard Frederic Schmidt on A honor and a longer A and B list. Sophomores Juniors and Seniors appear with separate A Honor Roll and A and B Honor Roll entries, naming numerous students across categories.
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D. Grady Harvell
Wellington High School
Becki Howard
Frederic Schmidt
Joe Bartlett
Debra Barton
Joe Kent Clark
Jennifer Hictt
Tina Hunter
Brent Martin
Marty Manuel
James McIntosh
Amy Ward
Julie Wilkins
Marla Keller
Scott Covey
Jennifer Floyd
Darren Kumar
Claudia Perez
Dennis Cudd
Wiley Fires
Jana Nash
Juda Nash
Jaime Sosa
Michael Turner
Robert Watts
Toni Bell
Thomas Cruiser
Greg Martin
Mrs Peeples Goes To Oregon
Estelle Gregory of Spring, Oregon visited her mother Mrs Lala Peeples in Wellington on Thanksgiving Day. They will depart Thursday December 3 for Oregon where Mrs Peeples plans to make her home. Mrs Gregory had been in Wellington six weeks earlier in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Gregory
Springheld
Oregon
Lala Peeples
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National Guard
Betsy Lemons
Agency
East Side Square
Rose Throne
McKinnon
Taylor
FOOD
9Th Street
Pam Tunter
WSE
Montrose, Co
Montana
Joe Warren Reed
Lucy Arredondo
Rhonda DeVoss
Lyndy Forrester
Stacey Hale
Rex Howard
D’nae Keller
Carrie Langford
Janie Lewis
Ronny Mote
Carter Nash
Valerie Noakes
Shelly Thomas
Mark Watts
Trina Baker
Danny Davis
Tony Fike
Nicole Linville
Linda Murdock
Curtis Nash
Betty Needham
Janna Nunnelley
Britt Schmidt
Lee Souder
Denise Wilks
Fabin Arredondo
Rusty Bawcom
Daryon Brown
Marvin Brown
Ginger Daniel
Stacey Fires
Alex Johnson
Jenifer LaRosa
Tony Leamon
Brad Long
Stephanie Martin
James H. McIntosh
Paula Nunnelley
Janie Porter
George Reynolds
James Reynolds
Tanmimy Thomas
Mrs. Peeples
Wellington Leader
West Avenue
Henry W. Wells
P.O. Box
Poinsettias
Alliene Shanks
Sunda
Dely Ie
Flomafax
WTU
West Texas
WTA
West Texas Utilities Company
Wey
Red River
Rio Grande
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