Wellington to Host Kiwanis Ritz Christmas Shows and Local Notices
The Wellington community plans a December 23 Kiwanis Ritz show for children and a busy Christmas schedule with a 2 p.m. all bands concert at Wellington High School and evening cantatas at local churches. Also notes CCC cotton actions, hospital fund progress toward 13 500, HemisFair pianos appeal, Trail Dust book orders, Sumnerwood tournament dining critique, and a language remark.
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Wellington
Wellington High School
Methodist Church
Baptist Church
Quail Rockets Participate In Salt Fork Classic Tourney
The Salt Fork Classic Invitational, co sponsored by Clarendon College and the Clarendon Jaycees, opens at 9 15 a m Thursday Dec 14 with 18 teams from Wellington Hedley Quail Memphis Estelline Clarendon Groom White Deer and Slaton. The schedule lists boys and girls games plus a tournament queen and all tournament team selection.
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Clarendon College Athletic Department
Clarendon Jaycees
Wellington
Hedley
Quail
Memphis
Estelline
Clarendon
Groom
White Deer
Slaton
Jaycees
Texas oil production totals nearly 30 billion barrels
The article lists numerous names in school bands including Alto sax, tenor sax, clarinets, horns, cornets and trombones with sections such as the fifth grade Sparkler Band. It notes Texas has produced 29.7 billion barrels of oil, 36.2 percent of the U.S. total.
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Cynthia Clement
Phyllis Sullivan
Edi Watkins
Dana Bell
Joe Peters
Connie Lewis
Patti McAlister
Lennie Morgan
Stephen Hix
Brent Wade
Owen Lewis
Lillie Rogers
Dan Fires
Dale Blakes
Lonnie Blakes
Sherry Gray
Nancy Graham
Debra Long
Angela Mitchell
Tina Nunnelley
Sharon Robinson
General Welch
Joy Jesse
Katy Sullivan
Connie Bearden
Earl Hartman
Mitzi Pendleton
Sandi White
Gary Wright
Diana Brooks
Dan Crawford
Keith Davis
Paul Gonzales
Dickie Johnson
Tim Jones
Stevie Kane
Glendine Lange
Paul Wilbur
Randall Hodges
Roy Jeffrey
Eric Thomas
Gary Scott
Alton Belew
Barry Long
Jack Wilson
Harold Maxwell
Steve Marsh
Genise Ingram
Maxine Sterling
Debra Thomas
Mary Thomas
Jean Owens
Betty Burba
Della Shumate
Pam Black
Beth Derryberry
Kathy Kersten
Pam Mitchell
Renee Mitchell
Geney Morrow
Sharon Pease
Janie Reynolds
Lucy Sullivan
Jackie Brand
Robert Wolf
Danny Fowler
Gary Brown
Judy Chandler
Mike Cummings
Odilia Gonzales
Steve Hartman
von Holtman
Derik Jones
Jim Bob Nall
John O’rear
Joe Porter
Toni Taylor
Larry Wright
Texas
U.S
Classified Ad Brings Profitable Pre Holiday Work
Mrs. Donald Nunnelley told The Wellington Leader she had more work than she could handle before Christmas after placing a small classified ad for oil tinting and painting. The ad drew customers and proved profitable, with repeat demand and easy pricing.
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Donald Nunnelley
Wellington
Busy Bluebirds Formed At Bluebird Group Meeting
A Bluebird organizational meeting was held at Mrs. Troy Marsh's home on December 11. The group opened with songs and planned a Christmas party for December 20. the chosen name is Busy Bluebirds. Refreshments served to listed members.
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Bluebird
Troy Marsh
Bluebirds
Janie Taylor
Ranee Taylor
Kathy Trimble
Penny Morgan
Kathrine Hite
Terry Vassey
Suzie Castleberry
Debra Stallings
Kay Chance
Pam Marsh
Cecil Lockhart
Marsh
First Baptist Members Hold Church Fellowship Dinner
First Baptist Church members held an all church dinner on Thursday evening December 7 with a traditional turkey meal and a program directed by Rev. Leroy Gaston. Decorations featured a green Christmas tree with red ornaments and garlands running along each table. Speakers from various departments explained their roles and meanings of Sunday School Training Union Brotherhood WMU GA Music and worship. Special music included O Holy Night by Kathy Scott. Hospitality committee members were C. T. Hubbard Ola Mae Smith and T. B. Wilkins. The compass plant note adds a non sequitur about Mississippi Valley flora with north south leaf orientation.
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First Bapitist Church
Leroy Gaston
Milburn Derryberry
Carroll Daves
Tom Wilkins
Brotherhood
E. W. Clement
WMU
Alvin Horton
Kathy Scott
G.a.s
Guy Clement
Henry Davidson
Melvin Seale
C. T. Hubbard
Ola Mae Smith
T. B.wilkins
Sanford siblings honored at Texas schools in late 1960s events
Nancy Sanford, a Midwestern University sophomore in Wichita Falls, was elected basketball cheerleader and named sponsor for Co. B ROTC, attending the fall Military Ball. Her brother Bob, an architecture major at Texas Tech, attended the State Architects convention in Houston where he won a 100 dollar cash prize for a Baptist church design and a 75 dollar sculptured glass timepiece for top materials collection. The story also notes family ties and local public notices.
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Texas
Nancy Sanford
Midwestern University
Wichita Falls
Co. B
Miss Sanford
Jack Sanford
Bob Sanford
Texas Tech
Rice Hotel
Houston
University of Texas
Sanford
New Zealand Woman Visits Family Before Returning Home
Mrs. Kingsley Nichols of Aukland New Zealand recently spent three weeks with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs H J P Field near Quail before returning home. She is the wife of a New Zealand Navy officer and had visited relatives in the United States and England while her husband was on assignment in Singapore. A former Wellington resident she knew mayor Frank Kitts who was knighted after his tour in the United States.
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Kingsley Nichols
Aukland
New Zealand
H. J. P. Field
Quail
Nichols
United States
England
Singapore
Wellington
Frank Kitts
Funeral Attendees for Dodson Janes Service
Out of town relatives attend the funeral of Dodson Janes Thursday Dec 7 with Bill Perrin of Shamrock Mr and Mrs Wesley Ammons of Dum as Mr and Mrs A C Black of Amarillo Mr and Mrs Lawrence Vaughan of Cement Oklahoma Mr and Mrs Ariel Stanton of Chickasha Okla Mrs Myrtle Reynolds Plainview and Mr and Mrs Jimmy Brown of Lubbock
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Tom Page
J.T. Reynolds
Fresno
Clarendon College
France
Germany
Essie Moody
Wellington
Jones
Collingsworth County
Methodist Church
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Janes
Lena Underdown
Bill Janes
Earl Janes
Jimmy Brown
Lubbock
Dodson Jones, Jr
Dodson Janes
Bill Perrin
Shamrock
Wesley Ammons
Dumas
A. C. Black
Amarillo
Lawrence Vaughan
Cement
Oklahoma
Ariel Stanton
Chickasha
Okla
Myrtle Reynolds
Plainview
Christmas Concert Aids Needed for Local Clothing Drive
The article covers a church Christmas program with a girls chorus and choir performing carols and a pantomime. Singers include Carey Lewis Debbie Lewis Sandra McGill and Jane Thompson among others. A clothing drive is underway and donations are sought through ag students, Jaycees or Rotary members.
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Jack Moreman
Art Kane
Tom Lewis
A. V. Lowrie
Ben Meador
J. F. Michael
Richard Nall
Gorman Owens
S. B.owen
Gary Reed
James Sullivan
Don van Pelt
Ellis Todd
W. QO. Vaughan
L. B. Bratten
R. R. Crawley
John Masten
Fred Saied
W. C. Vaughan
Lam
Jaycees
Rotary
Kiwanis Installations Highlight Longtime Attendance Awards
Kiwanis held installations with Lonnie Dement re-elected secretary and Pat McAlister as treasurer. Powell became immediate past president as directors Jimmie Kelso C T Hubbard Denver Powell John Coleman J L Harper John Holton Ralph Owens and Ralph Seitz joined. George Shadid earned 19 years perfect attendance, Cicero Gulley and Joe Terry 18 years. Additional perfect attendance awards went to Sam Adams 5 years John Brown 7 Dee Burba 6 Bobo Castleberry 2 John Coleman 13 B F Chance 9 J L Harper 1 C T Hubbard 9 Jake Leach 5 Pat McAlister 1 Mr Powell 4 Mack Saied Jr 11 and James Sullivan 3. John Brown, past president, presented. Special awards honored Mrs Calvin Aaron staff for luncheons Mrs John Coleman for Christmas decorations and Tan ya Horton the club pianist. The Rev Mr Crosley MC and Rev Leroy Gaston gave invocation with Jeff Wilson introducing guests from Shamrock and Amarillo. Burba introduced John Coleman who presented Mr Aaron. The speech notes that chairs symbolized honor in the Middle Ages.
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John Brown
Dee Burba
Bobo Castleberry
John Coleman
B. F. Chance
J. L. Harper
C. T. Hubbard
Jake Leach
Pat McAlister
Mr. Powell
Mack Saied, Jr
James Sullivan
Calvin Aaron
Kiwanis
Tanya Horton
Crosley
Leroy Gaston
Jeff Wilson
Shamrock
Amarillo
Burba
Division XVIII
Aaron
Regulators Urge Patents to Try Bukets Kidney Tabs
In a 24 hour health note Parsons Drug promotes Bukets tabs to ease nocturia and kidney discomfort. The ad claims 3 daily tabs support natural waste passage and regularity for functional kidney disorders.
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Parsons Drug
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Daskins Wells
CCC
Commodity Credit Corporation
Collingsworth County Hospital
Zack Thomas
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Friends of the Hospital
Institute of Texas Cultures
Panhandle
HemisFair
W. S. Peters
Philadelphia
David
Marshall Peters
Douglas Meador
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Meador
Sumnerwood
Mlc
L.M
Quails Rockets
Salt Fork
Wellington Kiwanis
Denver Powell
W. Travis Aaron
Kiwanis International
Bluebird Group
First Baptist
Mississippi Valley
Claude Keys
Curlee
Saleds
Nancy and
Dodson Jones
Commission
Galveston
Janes Service
W. O. Vaughan
Wells & Wells
Galvin Hurst
DIAL
West Avenue
Harold Watkins
Swift
Folger’s Coffee
Miss King’s Cakes
MR. G
Tendercrust
Foilepan Brown
Goodness
Hershey's
Calif
Lewis
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