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Newspaper

Wellington Leader

Location

Wellington, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1980

Page

3

Dinner Monday Night Honors City Employees and Families

City of Wellington held a Christmas party on Monday December 8 at Burn Hardley Community Center with Santa arriving to greet children and listen to Christmas wishes. A fried chicken dinner followed as Carrie Langford Dana Langford Penny Wilkins and Julie Wilkins sang with accompanist Mrs. Don Van Pelt. Mayor Bill Hatch presented year end bonuses and City Manager Glen Taylor received a gift. invocations and benediction were offered by local officials. Attendees included numerous city employees and their families.

Wellington Burn Hardley Carrie Langford Dana Langford Penny Wilkins Julie Wilkins Don van Pelt Frosty the Snow Man Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Bill Hatch Glen Taylor Hatch Tom Wilkins Walter Castor Isadoro Corte Betty Barbee Doug Green Chad Randy McGill James Thomas Hope Danny Gray Charity Chasity D.R. McKinney Dan Langford Carrie Dana Eddie Davis Gina Del Jetty Settle Kristy Jenny Shannon Doc Turner Willie Grayson Penny Julie Ralph Owens Dudley Jill Gary Brewer

Midway EHC Christmas Luncheon Details

Midway Extension Home makers Club held its annual Christmas Luncheon on Thursday December 4 in the Heritage room. Mrs. Joe Terry gave the devotional The Fig Tree and led the opening prayer by Mrs. Emil Kersten. Members shared Christmas traditions and poems and voted to bring gifts to Thomas Nursing Center. Mrs. Peters gave the invocation as gifts were exchanged after the meal.

Midway Extension Homemakers Club Heritage Room Joe Terry Emil Kersten Thomas Nursing Center David Peters Terry Cecil Masten Peters Kersten Donald Curry Herbert Duncan Claude Carson Russell Hill

Melissa Mead Honored at Two Birthday Parties

Melissa Mead, aged six, was honored at two birthday gatherings. The first party, with friends and a church group, featured candles, gifts, cupcakes, and ice cream. A Sunday afternoon celebration at Dodson Nazarene Church included games, cake, presents, and family guests.

Melissa Mead Melissa Daniel Cassie Bergvall Michael Watts Bradley Southerland Mead Shanna Urban Dodson Nazarene Church Timothy Hightower Crysta Caswell Jared Caswell Misti Beanland Dennis Hayes Faith Hayes Jennifer Hayes Tommy Hightower Randell Caswell

Giant teddy bear and wreath cookies for Christmas gifts

Bake 1/4 inch cookie slices at 350 F 12 to 14 minutes until light golden. Shape wreaths and teddy bears from seven slices each, decorate with icing, and let cool completely. Howard Ball of Lompoc visits family as his mother undergoes knee surgery in Altus.

Howard Ball Lompoc Marie Ball Altus

Arvel Hicks Jr Feted On Second Birthday With Star Wars Theme

Arvel Lee Hicks Jr was honored on his second birthday Sunday December 7 in Heritage Room. Hostesses were his sister Edith Hicks and Mrs Frank Hamot. Guests included Stormy Lee Hicks Sandy and Misty Sanderson Debbie and Pete Parker Wilda and Frank Johnson Don Debbie Bambi Wesley Wilfong Alfie Seeley and Atcha Seely Frank and Charlotte Hamot and grandmothers Mrs Bill Fincher and Mrs Margarite Seely.

Arvel Lee Hicks, Jr Heritage Room Edith Hicks Frank Hamot Stormy Lee Hicks Sanda Misty Sanderson Debbie Pete Parker Wilda Frank Johnson Don Bambi Wesley Wilfong Alfie Seeley Atcha Seely Frank Charlotte Hamot Bill Fincher Margarite Seely

Houdini Left Vast Magic Library to Library of Congress

Hungarian born American magician Harry Houdini bequeathed his library of rare magic books to the Library of Congress, promising to preserve the collection as a national treasure for scholars and the public.

Harry Houdini Library of Magic Library of Congress

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