Expensive Christmas Tree Stolen From Childress Clinic
Scoop notes a costly 15 year old pine tree set at the new doctors' clinic in Childress. Susan Coffee Green reports it was chopped down and removed. mystery Santa contest generates town interest as locals recall seasonal tales and a 1966 Miracle of Christmas chapter about the poinsettia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coffee
W.D. Green
Childress County
Mike Hughes
Hughes Nursery
Wellington
Doctors’ Clinic
Childress
Susan Coffee Green
Chamber of Commerce
Donell Davis
Neil Wilbur
Fern Nix
Mexico
Jesus
Joe Roberts Poinsett
United States
Bullock pins waste tax as Texas 1986 issue
Texas Comptroller Bob Bullock argues for a hazardous waste tax to fund cleanup and deter out of state dumping. He says Texas’ $30 per ton permit is the nation’s lowest and could raise up to $50 million yearly while staying competitive. The idea shapes 1985 and 1986 political debates as leaders consider education, taxes, and special sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Lone Star
Tennessee
Gulf Coast
Hobby
White
Wellington Fire Calls Reported in November Events
Fire chief Danny Gray logs multiple incidents in November and December. A court house square pickup fire on November 17 was caused by back firing through a carburetor. November 19 house at Dodson suffered severe living room damage, cigarette indicated. November 24 house at 300 East Avenue fire from wood stove vent pipe insulation issue, smoke damage. December 3 trailer house at 200 East Avenue one end gutted, cause unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Court House Square
Dodson
Gray
East Avenue
Wellington couples wed in December license list
Marriage licenses issued include Joseph Napoleion Kilgore and Kay Givens Davis of Wellington on December 9. Jorge Manuel Leal and Teresa Michael Travis of Langley Air Force Base Virginia on December 8. Albert Dewayne Roberts and Jo Elyse Fulnechek of Harlingen on December 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Napoleion Kilgore
Kay Givens Davis
Wellington
Jorge Manuel Leal
Treesa Michael Travis
Langley Air Force Base
Albert Dewayne Roberts
Jo Elyse Fulnechek
Harlingen
Ambulance Report Log From Collingsworth District
Ambulance movements list patient names and routes between Collingsworth General Hospital Thomas Nursing Center St. Anthony's Hospital Amarillo Mayfair Bourland and other local facilities between November 1 and November 25. Names include Velda Elmore Iva Bell Mauldin Amanda Bell H C Templeton Irene McCarthy Curtis Norman Ruby Tenison Effie Patterson Eddie Smith Lillie Green Ethel Ray Frank Fourmentin and Augusta Harris with multiple transfers and home calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velda Elmore
13Th St
Collingsworth General Hospital
Iva Bell Mauldin
Ellison
Collingsworth General
Amanda Bell
Thomas Nursing Center
H.C. Templeton
Thomas Nursing Home
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Effie Patterson
Eddie Smith
Collingsworth
Velda
Frank Fourmentin
Ennis St
Augusta Harris
Home Delivered Meals Schedule And Notices
Home delivered meals for the homebound list meals for December Monday through Friday with menu items and a holiday note. The notices include names Guyon Norman Davis Gin ton Collingsworth Kathleen Jones Cynthia Gollihugh and addresses linking to Childress General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guyon Norman
Davis Gin ‘Ton Collingsworth
Kathleen Jones
East Avenue
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Amarillo
Cynthia Gollihugh
Childress St
Childress General Hospital
Hospitalized Names and December Admissions List
Visiting hours are 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 8 30 pm. The list records patients admitted on or after December 6 with several discharges through December 12. Names include Benny Forrester Bonnie Willis Richard Culpepper Jessie O Lewis Carthel Lewis Angela Kilgore Bessie Duke Grace Wilson Clara Baker Burt Duke Trina Baker David Carson Nora Martin Derek Jones Ruth Bishop Truman Campbell Bob Barton Janie Kelso Candy Canada Mara Powell Ethel Brewer Eulala Gartlet Charles Sifford Mrs Wade Schram Timothy Nova Martin Stormy Throne Ethel Bay Ruth Bishop.
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Benny Forrester
Bonnie Willis
Richard Culpepper
Jessie O. Lewis
Carthel Lewis
Angela Kilgore
Bessie Duke
Grace Wilson
Clara Baker
Burt Duke
Trina Baker
David Carson
Nora Martin
Derek Jones
Ruth Bishop
Truman Campbell
Bob Barton
Janie Kelso
Candy Canada
Mara Powell
Ethel Brewer
Real Estate Transactions Across Counties Journaled
Warrick Land and Cattle Co transfers surface rights in and to see 80 block 15. Velda Elmore sells lots 13 and 14 block 124 Wellington. Veterans Land Board receives tract from Phyllis Crosby Rosalie Bland William Rasberry Kent Rasberry Barbara Dunn Dorothy Morgan. Veterans Land Board to Johnny O Philley Armstrong County. Bobby Darrell Philley Potter County. Wellington Cemetery trustees Jimmie Kelso Zook Thomas Henry Sullivan to Hardy B Deger lot 21 block B North Fairview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warrick Land and Cattle Co., Inc
Frances Ellen Holland
Velda Elmore
Rhuia Ketchum
Wellington
Phyllis Crosby
Rosalie Bland
William Rasberry
Kent Rasberry
Barbara Dunn
Dorothy Morgan
Veterans Land Board
Johnny O. Philley
Armstrong County
Bobby Darrell Philley
Potter County
Zook Thomas
Jimmie Kelso
Henry Sullivan
Trustees of
Wellington Cemetery Association
Hardy B. Deger
North Fairview Cemetery
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West Avenue
H. Deskins Wells
Henry W. Welle
TA Texas Press Association
National Newspaper Association
Panhandle
Carter Holcomb
Tole
Pealm
Mark White
Bill Hobby
Veterans Home Loans
PUC
Mattox
al Erwin
Odds and Ends
John Hill
Texas Supreme Court
Mauro
New York
Mobil Oil Corp
Jim Rudd
D-Brownfield
Appropriations
Bill Presnal
Jay Gibson
D-Odessa
Doyle Willis
First Boston Corp
Garry Mauro
Republican Party
Jim Mattox
Mobil Oil
Public Utility Commission
Southwestern Bell
Chief Danny Gray
Bunker Hill Shopping
Eulala Gartlet
Charles Sifford
Wade Schram
Timothy
Nova Martin
Stormy Throne
Ethel Bay
Wellington Leader
P.O. Box
Shamrock
National Guard
South Main
David Thayer
Wilson
PGA
Macgregor
Hogan
Endicott-Johnson
Ben Hogan
Spalding
Magregor
David Smith
Barrol
Izod
Jerry Beva
Larry
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