Methodists Set Annual Dinner At Community Building
The First United Methodist Church will hold its annual Christmas dinner on Saturday December 8 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm at the Community Building. Proceeds by United Methodist Women fund local projects. Committee members include Barbara Williamson Barbara Lewis Jerry Nix and Fred Covey. Tickets are sold by United Methodist Women. Menu features turkey dressing gravy green beans corn cranberry salad hot rolls drinks and assorted pies.
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First United Methodist Church
United Methodist
Barbara Williamson
Robert Lewis
Jerry Nix
Fred Covey
United Methodist Women
J.B. King
Former County Teacher John Wilks Masten Dies
John Wilks Masten 37 of Walcott former Collingsworth County teacher died of a heart attack at home Monday night December 3. Born Wellington September 15 1936 he taught at Dodson and Quail before moving to Canyon in 1971 and living in Walcott since August. He was a West Texas State University graduate with bachelor and master degrees and did postgrad work in Texas and New York. He belonged to Lions Club Quail membership and First Baptist Church Hereford. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Wednesday December 5 at First Methodist Church. Burial Memorial Gardens. See it page 8A.
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John Wilks Masten
Walcott
Collingsworth County
Masten
Dodson
Quall
Canyon
Wellington
Morton
West Texas State University
Texas
New York
Lions Club
Quail
First Baptist Church
Hereford
First Methodist Church
James Boswell
Doug Manning
Memorial Gardens
Wellington Christmas Tourney Set for December 13 15
The Wellington High School annual Christmas Invitational basketball tournament runs December 13 to 15 with 16 teams in boys and girls divisions. Defending boys champion Paducah faces Memphis while Wellington girls defend their bracket against Shamrock and Quail. games start 8:00 a.m. with multiple session times daily.
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WHS
Wellington
Southeast Panhandle
Paducah
Memphis
Wellington Girls
Shamrock
Quail
Clarendon
Summerwood
Quanah
Hedley
Hicks
Santa Arrives for Annual Visit in Collingsworth County
Santa Claus will visit Collingsworth area children on Saturday December 8 1972 at 3:00 pm arriving on the Volunteer Fire Department fire truck. He will spend about an hour with kids sharing Christmas wishes and tales of his workshop then accompany them to the courthouse south side for the 1973 Trades Day Drawing and a $75 script drawing for adults with prizes of 35 25 and 15 dollars.
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Santa Claus
Collingsworth
Santa
Court House
Shannon Holland FFA District Sweetheart Is Chosen
Shannon Holland of the Wellington FFA Chapter was named Green belt District FFA Sweetheart at the district banquet in Memphis on December 3. Connie Fowler and Connie Ferguson Valley were runners up, with plans to compete for Area FFA Sweetheart in May and ultimately the State convention.
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Shannon Holland
Future Farmer
FFA
Memphis
Shannon
Wellington
Connie Fowler
Lakeview
Connie Ferguson
Panhandle
Bobby Tucker
Mineola
Texas Association of Future Farmers of America
Steve Kane
Miss Holland
Robin Maddox
Richard Sanders
Lonnie Blakes
David Null
Jackie Black
Jim Bob Nall
Ray Jeffrey
Jeff Hanna
Bill Havens
George Tipton
Harold Lowe
Rodney Myrick
M.J. Holland
Lowell Mason to perform at First Christian Church weekend
Lowell Mason, 46 inches tall, billed as the world’s smallest gospel singer, will appear at First Christian Church Friday through Sunday November 7 8 and 9. Pastor Charles Waugh says services start 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday. His booming bass voice aims to thrill listeners.
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Lowell Mason
First Christian Church
Charles Waugh
Council Opens Way to Clear 100 Delapidated Buildings
City council adopts a strict ordinance to remove about 100 dilapidated structures after seeking owner consent first. A building standards commission will include the fire marshal and sanitary officer. Funding targets include 87.5 percent from federal and state sources for airpark work. Also discussed are dog control concerns and a school crossing patrol initiative.
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Council
Billy Hatch
Hatch
Bill McMorries
McMorries
Linda Belew Named Leader of Wellington Leader
Linda Belew daughter of Mrs Arthur Belew is named new leader of the Wellington Leader. A Wellington High School graduate she has spent two years with the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission and will head the circulation department serve as reporter and assist in advertising.
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Linda Belew
Arthur Belew
The
Wellington Leader
Wellington High School
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
Miss Belew
Four Skyrockets Named to All District Football Teams
Wellington seniors Richard Sanders J C Brooks Lewis Britt Randall Hodges Paul Wilbur Mike Williams earned spots on District 2 A all district rosters chosen by coaches. Sanders unanimous on defense interior lineman and offensive tackle on first team. Others on second teams include Hodges Wilbur Williams and Williams. Full first offensive team lists Merrell Beck Sanders Monroe Floyd Johnson Brooks Bradshaw Brooks Wyatt.
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Randall Hodges
Paul Wilbur
Mike Williams
Richard Sanders
James Williams
Wellington
Wheeler
J.C. Brooks
Lewis Britt
Sanders
Williams
Billy Merrell
Claude
James Beck
Memphis
Danny Monroe
Clarendon
Jimmy Floyd
Coy Johnson
Mark Bradshaw
Wyatt Brooks
See
Farmers Harvest Cotton Crops For Two Stricken Neighbors
Illness struck two Wellington area farmers J B Wade and V K Orr during the cotton harvest. Neighbors organized harvesting crews bringing strippers and trailers to Wade near Wellington and Orr near Loco. After short notices Wade underwent surgery and Orr recovered from a heart attack. both are expected home soon.
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Collingsworth
Wellington
J.B. Wade
Amarillo
V.K. Orr
Collingsworth General Hospital
Wade Farm
Benson Lang
Leslie Moore
Albert Fulcher
Wayne Martin
Harold Scott
Woody Wood
Gilroy Rummel
W R. Adams
Danny Davis
C.B. Wade
Ray Null
Raymond Ford
Jake
New Mail Dispatch Leaves Wellington at 2 PM
The Wellington Post Office implements a 2 PM mail dispatch carried by Amarillo Globe-News Publishing Co. The truck delivers afternoon papers to Amarillo and picks up mail for direct transfer to the Amarillo Sectional Center. Regular 4:30 PM mail runs continue but no connections, delaying mail one day in Amarillo.
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Wellington
Amarillo Globe News Publishing Co
Amarillo
L.B. Bratten
Bratten
Shamrock
Childress
Mrs. W. J. Neeley Dies at 92 in Wellington Area
Mrs. Lovella Moore Neeley longtime Quail resident dies in Collingsworth General Hospital at age 92. Born April 20 1881 in Boonesville Arkansas she moved from Honey Grove to Collingsworth County in 1923 and farmed before moving to Wellington in 1960. Funeral held November 30 at Primitive Baptist Church with burial in Quail cemetery. 102 descendants survive including sons Omer Neeley and others.
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W.J. Neeley
Collingsworth General Hospital
Thomas Nursing Home
Boonesville, Ark
Honey Grove
Primitive Baptist Church
W.R. Henderson
Paducah
A.D. Wood
Glenrose
Neeley of
Quail
Omer
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