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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1997
Page
5
The Wellington Leader lists its address at 913 West Avenue Wellington Texas 79095 and announces publication every Thursday. It shows Henry Wells as Publisher with Virginia Robey as News Editor Neil Wilbur as Business Manager Betty Winslett as Composition Operations Assistant and Kathy Southerland as Office Assistant.
Melanie Oren notes a successful turnout for the Wellington Christmas Parade despite cold and snow. Santa delighted youngsters as participants and observers filled the streets, with many sponsors and community groups listed, including Wellington State Bank, Girl Scouts, and Collingsworth County entities. Parade marshal Howard Murdock led a festive procession amid strong local support and holiday greetings.
A discussion on the danger of a passive faith, urging obedience as evidence of belief. The Bowie Street Church of Christ in Bowie, Wellington, Texas, advocates that faith without works cannot save and cites multiple biblical verses to support active obedience as essential to salvation.
A collection of handwritten notes from multiple children detailing Christmas wishes. Elizabeth Derr asks for toys including a Tickle Me Elmo and Barbie Dentist. Cassidy Jade Davis requests musical toys and warm clothes. Samantha Sanderson seeks a Barbie jeep and Tickle Me Big Bird. other children ask for blocks, bright toys, and gifts for siblings and cousins.
Readers commend the Wellington Christmas parade for floats, the nativity, late business hours, and police and highway services that kept the event smooth. Supplemental letters from youngsters in Norman Edmond Mangum Hollis and other towns ask Santa for toys clothes and treats with familial greetings and holiday wishes.
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