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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1966
Page
6
The piece surveys Wellington Christmas lights and shopping bustle contrasting rich south of 15th Street with the older town. It reflects on pagan origins of many holiday customs, recalls midcentury family Christmases, and contrasts abundant modern celebrations with simpler past dinners and gifts.
Twenty Collingsworth County residents attended the Panhandle Economic Program kick-off in Memphis on December 8. farm management specialist Jim Murphrey of Texas A&M University outlined how the southeast Panhandle can secure a larger share of available resources and boost local economic growth.
Funeral services for Mrs. E M Trew who lived in Rolla and Wellington area and died in Fort Worth on December 7 were held at First Baptist Church Wellington. She was born Teresa Tarter June 3 1891 in Whitewright and moved to Rolla in 1908. Survived by three sons eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren along with siblings. Burial in West Wellington Cemetery. Kelso Funeral Home handled arrangements.
Trinity Methodist Church announces a junior church Christmas program titled The Message of the Bells to be held Wednesday December 21 at 730 p.m. All children and young people will participate with Rob Isbell serving as master of ceremonies. The event replaces the December meetings of the Methodist Men Service Guild and Junior Church.
State law requires at least one certified operator per shift by health department engineers. Operators seek certification on their own time to improve efficiency as public servants. Engineers view the attainment as proof of Bartenbruch's effort to prepare for duties of his profession.
The text notes that much effort was needed and parables describe women overspending at the grocery store. A saying suggests a woman spending heavily could outpace a husband’s earnings, illustrating household finance tensions and gender roles of the era.
In 1847 Michigan became the first U S state to abolish the death penalty for all crimes, marking a historic shift in criminal justice. The move reflected growing reform currents and influenced debates across the nation.
Bands and choirs from elementary to high school perform for students and families in a festive Christmas program. The piece lists numerous student names across bands and choirs and notes the event requires no admission. The English Houses of Parliament are briefly referenced at article end.
Wellington high school schedules one remaining home basketball date before Christmas. The B teams meet Dodson on Friday Dec 16 at 6 30 p.m. The Rockets and Rockettes contest the Clarendon tournament this weekend with girls at 10 30 a.m. and boys at 12 15 p.m.
Out of town attendees at the Wilks funeral include James McCormack and Don Womble from Dallas and Farmington respectively Annie Cooper of Childress Wayne Doering Jack Carroll Bob Kincheloe of Amarillo Leo Fields of Memphis and W B Wilks of Santa Fe Springs California plus M I Wilks family members from Farmington and Amarillo.
A readable OCR fragment lists players by position from Wellington Seymour Quanah Electra and surrounding schools. It names ends guards tackles centers linebackers and defensive backs with players and their class senior or junior plus hometowns such as Iowa Park Olney Quanah Seymour Wellington Electra and Seymour.
Non juniors in Speech Class assist with the production. Proceeds from the play will be used by the juniors to finance the junior senior banquet.
Two Wellington youths are among 16,003 OSU students on campus this fall, part of 19,072 total statewide enrollment. Registrar Raymond Girod noted gains over last year, with on campus totals rising to 15,079 from 14,? and OSU Tech, Okmulgee, adding 2,422 and OSU Technical Institute 647. Wellington residents are Marjorie Jane Orr, a junior in arts and sciences, and Tommy Glenn Thomas, a junior in agriculture.
A listing of players by position shows Liam of Wellington and Joe Studer of Seymour among linebackers alongside Dale Jackson of Olney and Ricky Peters of El ectra. Linemen include Jim Lindsey of Wellington Tony Kuehler of Seymour Rocky French of Iowa Park and Lynn Clements of Quanah. Backs feature Joe Brock of Wellington David Davis of Olney Ted Berry of Tow a Park Tom Porter of Seyrae and Bill Gholson of Quanah.
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