Benson Long's Cotton Yield Sparks Small Town Talk
A local farmer Benson Long reports a strong cotton yield per acre from the James or McGuire place east of Wellington, not a bale but sizable. The piece also notes Dan Langford's connection to Larry Jones Feed The Children efforts and the broader holiday charity drive shipping commodities to Haiti and other nations, urging community action this Christmas season.
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Benson
Louis Allred
Acre
Benson Long
James Or McGuire Place
Wellington
The
Christian Science Monitor
Dan Langford
Oklahoma City
Larry Jones
Ethiopia
Jones
Langford
Haiti
Warrick’s, Inc
Caribbean
Central America
Africa
Wellington Dodson Lodges Consolidate in Merge
The Masonic Lodges of Wellington and Dodson have merged. On Thursday December 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lodge Hall, Wellington will host a supper and program to honor Dodson members and welcome Dodson guests. About 25 Dodson members remain, but attendance is limited. A history of Dodson Lodge is being prepared for The Wellington Leader.
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Wellington
Dodson
J.D. Sheer
Sheer
The
Dodson Lodge
Deadline for Letters to Santa Claus Wellington Leader
The Wellington Leader lists a December 13 deadline at 5 p.m. for letters to Santa to be received for the Christmas edition to be printed December 20. Children in the Wellington trade area or with ties to Wellington are urged to write.
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Santa Claus
Wellington
Link Found Between Youth Drinking Age and Fatal Crashes
Studies confirm a direct link between lower state drinking ages and teen and young adult traffic fatalities. Nineteen and twenty year olds are five percent of drivers but thirteen percent of deaths. alcohol is the major cause. Alcohol related crashes kill about fourteen people under twenty four daily, versus three to four deaths among ages twenty five to forty four.
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Austin
U.S
Texas Legislature Faces Deficit and School Reform Delay
A revised Texas revenue outlook threatens to slow last summer’s public school reform. Comptroller Bob Bullock warns of a $900 million deficit, forcing potential spending cuts or tax increases as Gov. Mark White proposes an economic summit to discuss delaying nonessential items. Attorney General Jim Mattox loses an appeal as he heads to felony trial in February.
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Austin
Texas
Bob Bullock
Mark White
White
Bullock
House
Senate
Jim Mattox
Mattox
Houston
Wellington JV teams place in Childress tourney action
Wellington Junior Varsity boys finish third in the Childress Junior High tournament held December 6 to 8, with Curtis Nash leading Wellington 11 and Arthur Pennon 10. The Wellington JV girls reach consolation finals but lose to Childress, while overtime battles mark a dramatic multi period win over Quanah and a late rally to beat Memphis for third.
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Wellington
Childress
Quanah
Wellington Girls
Arthur Pennon
Curtis Nash
Memphis
Williams
Quanah Girls
Extension Service Hosts Information Booth at Wellington Bank
County extension agents will staff an all day information booth from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Wellington State Bank on Friday December 14. They will answer questions and provide details about extension service programs.
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Don Reeves
County Extension Service
Wellington State Bank
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National Newspaper Association
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Jack L. Rosé
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Clarendon
Childress JV Girls
C - Wilson
Wright
Wginger Daniels
Stephanie Barton
Stacey Fires
Hope Gray
Michael Health Insurance Claims
P.O
Bobbie's Bookkeeping
Fmha
9Th Street
Bobbie Thomas
Collingsworth County
Collingsworth County Book
Tura
C. L. Harrison
Hollis
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