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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1967
Page
8
A fragment lists names such as Hope Lou der of Quail and Mike Williams of Wellington with mentions of dairy foods beef and home economics and a reference to front row participants including Keith Davis Stevie Marsh and Shevil White.
Eleven Wellington High School seniors took the College Entrance Board Examinations at Childress on Saturday December 2 and 21 will take the ACT this Saturday December 9. Counselor Louis Graham notes some students will take both tests and explains how the two tests differ and how colleges use scores along with grades and recommendations in admissions decisions.
The Rev. Richard Wilson aged 67, a retired Baptist pastor, died Thursday in a Shamrock hospital. He had lived in the Wellington-Shamrock area 19 years, previously worked on a Dr. J. W. Gooch farm, and is survived by his wife Thula Bea, sister Roberta Stokes of Tucson, and brother Pete Wilson of Longview. Funeral services were held Sunday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Wellington with Rev. J. F. Smith and Rev. C. R. Long officiating. Burial followed in Wellington Cemetery.
Quail Junior High girls won 37 to 8 led by Linda Lindsey with 19 points while Dodson's Sandra 3 scored 8. Quail boys triumphed 26 to 14 with Laron Peters scoring 11 as Allen L. of Dodson had 9. Next games set for Monday versus Lela Lake at Quail.
Tech ROTC cadets held their first fall retreat as President Grover E. Murray praised Army ROTC cadre member Sgt. Jesus Villarreal for meritorious air support combat service from September 1965 to May 1966, receiving the Air Medal.
New regulations for National Forest recreation areas take effect immediately. They cover dogs cars motorcycles and other visitor actions across the nation to regulate access and behavior in forest lands.
Seventy-one Sumnerwood students appear on the second six weeks honor roll. The report names seniors to eighth grades by GPA with A through D scale notes, listing many students and their grades across all classes.
The Veterans Administration reports across the board increases in October GI loan activity. VA starts rose 11.1 percent from September and were 73.6 percent higher than October 1966. Housing appraisal requests reached 12,923 for new homes, up 13.9 percent from September and 35.3 percent year over year, while existing-home appraisals at 16,962 fell 1.9 percent from September but rose 2.3 percent from October 1966.
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