Graveside Rites Here for Former District Clerk
Graveside services for former Collingsworth County district clerk Mrs. A L Allison were held at Fairview Cemetery on Friday November 30 officiated by Rev Keith Bruce of First Baptist Wellington Burial was by Schooler Gordon Funeral Directors She was born Felix Gardner in 1905 at Dodson daughter of Dolly and Lee Gardner later married George Keller in 1925 and to A L Allen in 1959 Surviving are her husband two sons a sister four grandchildren and six great grandchildren she was preceded in death by two sisters
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Collingsworth County
A.L. Allison
Fairview Cemetery
Felix Keller
Amarillo
Wellington
Keith Bruce
First Baptist Church
Schooler Gordon
Allison
Felix Garnder
Dodson
Dolly
Lee Gardner
Gardner
George Keller
White and Kirk
Mr. Allison
The
Baptist Church
Order of Easter Star
A.L. Allen
Chambersburg
Bill Keller
Rockmart
Mildred Johnson
Frank
Helen) Ford
Ruth Barton Walker
Ernest Jackson
Eleene Keller
Clarendon
Lee Jackson
Pampa
Hallsville
Mulberry Springs
Lewisville
Wayne Jackson
Baton Rouge
Johnny Jackson
Dell Rapids
S.D
Minta Lacy
Lubbock
Alene Wright
Leader Readers and Community Figures Named
Charles Michael, W M Willis, Ronald Kersten, Rev and Mrs Tom Thomson, Kelly Cummings, and Leon Martin are listed as prominent local figures or participants in a community event or group.
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Charles Michael
W.M. Willis
Ronald Kersten
Tom Thomson
Kelly Cummings
Leon Martin
Obituary for Buddy Poteet Former Resident Dies at 61
Buddy Poteet 61 former Lone Star Gas superintendent died November 27 at his Amarillo home after a yearlong illness. Born in Wellington he moved via Stamford Vernon Abilene to Amarillo a month ago. Survived by wife Katharine three sons Dwayne James Mike. mother Nell Poteet. siblings Billie and Ruby. eight grandchildren. Graveside service held Llano Cemetery Amarillo with Rev. Rick Moore officiating. He served in World War II and attended Mulberry Springs Baptist Church.
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Walter A
Buddy) Poteet
South Crockett
Amarillo
Mr. Poteet
Lone Star Gas Co
Stamford
Vernon
Abilene
Assembly of God Church
Llano Cemetery
Rick Moore
1St Assembly of God Church
Katherine
Dwayne Poteet
James Poteet
Carlsbad
Texas
Mike Poteet
Lubbock
Nell Poteet
Pampa
Billie Killough
Ruby Killough
C E Jackson Dies in Hallsville at 66
Former Wellington man C E Jackson 66 died Monday in Veterans Administration Hospital Shreveport after a brief illness. He retired from H B Zachary Construction Co days before death. Born near Stamford Jones County on October 21 1918 to the late Mr and Mrs.
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C.E. Jackson
Hallsville
Veterans Administration Hospital
Shreveport
H.B Zachary Construction Company
Stamford
Jones County
Wellington Teams To Compete In Weekend Tournament
Wellington Skyrockets and Rockettes head to Sammnerwood for a four game weekend from Thursday to Saturday December 6 to 8 coach Don Lacy said. Wellington girls face Hedley at 4 pm and the Wellington boys play Hedley at 5 30 pm. Junior varsity squads join Childress JV tournament with Wellington Quanah JV girls at 4 pm and Wellington Quanah JV boys at 5 30 pm. Junior high teams host Clarendon Thursday December 6 at 5 pm. The note adds a Latin etymology of villian from villa meaning farm.
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Wellington
Rockettes
Don Lacy
Hedley
Childress
Quanah
Clarendon
Mock Ice Storm Exercise Tests Wellington Emergency Prep
A planned mock ice storm exercise dubbed ICE tested local agency readiness for a prolonged cold emergency. Coordinated by the Governor's Division of Emergency Management and the Department of Public Safety, the drill engaged county and city responders in Wellington with drills at city hall and planning briefings led by J R Bowen.
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Governor’s Division of Emergency Management
Department of Public Safety
Amarillo
Wellington
J.R. Bowen
Bowen
Zook Thomas
Charlene Poteet
Lennie Sims
Winnie Bell
Sheriffs Department
Don Fowler
Wade Welch
Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Marshall Peters
Earl Parker
Dudley Coleman
Freeda Moody
Tommy Hudson
West Texas Utilities Co
Perry Foster
Study Club
Farmers Tax Guide arrives at County Extension Office
The latest edition of the Farmers Tax Guide helps in preparing 1984 returns and explains how federal tax laws apply to farming. It covers Payment In Kind capital gains holding period investment credit depreciation installment sales and backup withholding with important dates for 1985 and a section on record keeping. Offered at no charge, available at the second floor County Courthouse Extension Office.
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Internal Revenue Service
RV Club Organizes Names New Officers in Wellington
The Collingsworth RV Club held its organizational meeting on Friday November 30 electing Buster Hughs as president Chester White as vice president Mrs Fleet Pruden secretary treasurer Mrs A V Lowrie reporter W R Breeding wagon boss and six directors including Nunnelley and Lowrie. Dues paid by Breeding Ray Clubb Wilbur DePauw Amarillo Hughs Holton Jackson Lowrie Nunnelley Pruden Patterson Parsons Reynolds Smith Starkey Thomason Judd and White. A meeting was held at Wellington State Bank Heritage Room with refreshments. Plans for monthly RV rallies include a trip to K Bobs in Childress January 4 meeting at 6 30 p m. Members urged to attend and new joiners welcome. Further activities listed include a February 8 covered dish supper and a March 8 game night at the Heritage Room. A reminder about vehicle identification cards for Wellington travelers was noted.
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Collingsworth Recreational Vehicle Club
Buster Hughs
Chester White
Fleet Pruden
Treauster
A.V. Lowrie
W.R. Breeding
Shelton Nunnelley
Breeding
Ray Clubb
Wilbur DePauw
Amarillo
Hughs
John Holton
John Jackson
Lowrie
Nunnelley
Louis Patterson
Sandy Parsons
Carroll Reynolds
Claude Smith
Oran Starkey
Troy Gene Thomason
Dick Judd
White
Zook Thomas
K-Bobs
Childress
Heritage Room
Wellington
Real estate seen as sturdy long term investment according to Born
Born argues that while real estate is influenced by interest rates like other investments, well located properties offer stronger long term potential than those tied to money and capital markets.
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College Station
Waldo Born
Texas Real Estate Research Center
Texas A&m University
Born
Bhutan issues phonograph stamp playing national anthem
Bhutan, a small Himalayan nation north of India, unveiled a postage stamp that doubles as a tiny phonograph record. The stamp plays the Bhutanese national anthem when activated.
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Bhutan
India
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