Special Tax Relief for Collingsworth Disaster Victims
President declares Collingsworth County a disaster area from May 7 1963 storms and floods. Victims may deduct casualty losses on 1968 federal returns, with non business deductions limited to the amount over 100 per casualty. Send postcard for IRS Publication 547 copy.
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Dallas
Collingsworth County
Ellis Campbell
Internal Revenue
Texas
Campbell
IRS
Internal Revenue Service
P.O. Box
Former Countain Clyde Kelley Dies in Crash
Clyde W. Kelley 71 of Mobeetie died in a head on collision near Shamrock Tuesday evening. Frank Gonzales Martinez 36 of Lutie was injured. Kelley en route home from Wellington pulled a stock trailer in a pickup. services held at Mobeetie Methodist Church. He was born March 19 1897 in Memphis and moved to Wheeler County in 1916. Survivors include wife a daughter three sons three grandchildren a sister and three brothers. California has within its borders all the various climates of North America.
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Collingsworth County
Clyde W. Kelley
Mabeetie
Shamrock
Shamrock General Hospital
Frank Gonzales Martinez
Lutie
Douglas Wright
Kelley
Wellington
Former Rocket Player Honored on All District Team
Joe Brock of Portales New Mexico is named to the first New Mexico District 4-A all district team. A Ram for year he played defensive line backer and end, captained the team, won five Ram of the Week honors, and also joined the Rams basketball squad. Brock formerly starred for Wellington Skyrockets.
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Joe Brock
Portales
N.M
Rams
New Mexico
Brock
Ram
Wellington
Clint Ramsey
Ted Brock
Burn Handley
Z. J. Neeley
Quail
Spanish 12 Day Devotion Climaxes at Our Mother of Mercy
Latin American parishioners end a 12 day devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe at Our Mother of Mercy Church. Since December 1 they gathered nightly for rosary and hymns honoring the apparition to Juan Diego. Simon Cantu led prayers. a large illuminated portrait was loaned by Mrs Concepcion Sanchez.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
Our Mother of Mercy
Virgin Mary
Juan Diego
Simon Cantu
Concepcion Sanchez
Real Estate Transfers in Wellington and Surroundings
Multiple transactions recorded. E C Scott or city of Wellington acquire half interest in a wall between Wellington blocks 9 and 10. C M Weaver and wife transfer E half or NW quarter of section 81 block 21 to R L Templeton. Bounds heirs quit claim NW quarter section 16 block 16 and West 142 acres of SW quarter section 91 block 16 to Mary Lee Bounds. City of Wellington deeds cemetery lot to Joyce Norman. E McKinney and wife sell lots 11 and 12 block 189 Wellington to Jake D Beese.
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E. C. Scott
City of Wellington
Wellington
C. M. Weaver
R. L. Templeton
James Hubert Bounds, Jr
Mary Lee Bounds
Joyce Norman
Co. E. McKinney
Jake D. Beese
Aunt of Mrs. Anderson Dies in Memphis Pioneer Family
Miss Mary Elizabeth Noel, 91, long time Memphis resident and aunt of Mrs. Frank Anderson, and great aunt of County Agent Don Reeves, died Tuesday morning in Hall County Hospital.
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Mary Elizabeth Noel
Memphis
Hall County Hospital
Frank Anderson
Don Reeves
Texans Drive More Miles in 1967
Texans logged 58 billion miles in 1967 with 6.7 million more vehicles on the road. The Texas Highway Department notes fatalities rose from 6.2 to 6.8 deaths per hundred million vehicle miles driven between 1968 and 1967.
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Texas Highway Department
Memorial for longtime Memphis resident Noel
Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in First Presbyterian Church for a longtime Memphis resident and charter church member. Rev. Owen McGarity officiated. burial followed in Fairview Cemetery. Noel came to Memphis in 1889 at age 11 from Bells with her parents, John G. Noel and wife. Survivors include brother J. W. Noel and sister Mrs. Conley Ward, plus several nieces. A procession to the funeral included Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Reeves, Dr. and Mrs. J. Frank Johnson, and others.
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First Presbyterian Church
Owen McGarity
Fairview Cemetery
Memphis
Miss Noel
Memphie
John G. Noel
Bells
Gray County
J. W. Noel
Conley Ward
Martha Sue Noel
Phillips
Paul Kennedy
McLean
Harry Boatright
Boys Ranch
Anderson
Reeves
J. Frank Johnson
John Howard
Fred Watkins
Andy Bell
R, R, Crawley
Franklin Coin and Early Currency Then and Now
The piece notes Benjamin Franklin designed the Fugio cent with a sun over a sundial and the motto MIND YOUR BUSINESS, dating 1787 and featuring the WE ARE ONE chain motif. It mentions 1866 fractional currency and a bank ad for CITY STATE BANK in Wellington offering full services and hours.
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Benjamin Franklin
U.S
Wellington
City State Bank
P.O
First state to abolish capital
Fragmentary OCR note notes a historic wage policy shift in Michigan mentioning capital abolition and a referenced wage rate around 73 cents, with unclear context and missing details.
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Michigan
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Countain
California
North America
Kiwanis
Wellington Kiwanis Club
Dee Burba
Jeff
Elanco
Trefiall
Treflar
Hanapolia, Ine
Warrick’s Inc
By Jeff Wilson
Elmer Hiett
Lynn Jenkins
Wellington Leader
Collingsworth
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