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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 2000
Page
7
The article details proper care for poinsettias including watering, lighting, and temperature needs. It covers winter indoor care, preventing drafts, and keeping above 60 degrees, plus steps for reblooming such as withholding water after flowering, storing dry plants at 50 to 60 degrees, and spring repotting and pruning. It warns that reblooming is difficult, and suggests discarding plants if efforts are not pursued.
Visiting in Forrest and Garth Abernethy’s home were their sons and wives Douglas and Evelyn from Kansas City and David and Carol from Pratt, plus two and a half days of family time. Buck and Maudine Judd hosted Amarillo relatives including three children and spouses with Bryan Owens giving the blessing. attendees from Amarillo included Dwight and Janet McKay, Jody and Stefanie McKay, Monty Owens, Bryan and Drenda Owens, Jacy and J’Lee Judd, Zane Abel, Regie Judd, Steve Judd, and Jason Judd from Levelland.
Four Collingsworth County 4-H members Jake Dunlap Becca Johnson Brittin Bohannon Cash Langford Bo Bohannon and Alisa Langford compete at the District 4-H Food Show in Amarillo on Saturday December 9 Program Assistant Saunna Blacksher will assist with judging. Congratulations to take Dunlap for securing 2nd place in the Lightweight English steer class at the Wheeler Livestock Show on December 2.
Gus Barton 82 of Wellington died Wednesday November 29 2000. Graveside service December 1 2000 at Memorial Gardens Cemetery officiated by Rev James McLeod. Born March 16 1918 in Collingsworth County he married Colene Jones in Hollis Oklahoma. He was a farmer former city councilman and a Baptist. Survived by siblings and many nieces and nephews. memorials to Wellington Cemetery Association or Crown of Texas Hospice.
In 1862 Texas produced a record cotton surplus as the Confederacy sought cash from 4 cent cotton to buy rifles. Freighted to Matamoros, cotton faced Union advances at the Rio Grande prompting Rip Ford to raid Mexican cotton south of the river to fund arms. The episode illustrates Texas wartime pressures and supply challenges.
In Wellington's schools I attended East Ward and Wellington High, graduating in May 1941. I dispute the claim the last class under an eleven year system graduated in 1941 42 and state the twelve year system began September 1941. Others from May 1941 include Billy Hatch Zonetta Moore and Durant McInnis.
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