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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1973
Page
15
Wellington merchants will begin collecting the one per cent city sales tax from January 1. The tax mirrors the state levy and payments will return to the city shortly after June 1. Council members anticipate uncertain revenue with a few predicting higher-than-expected returns.
Marvin Seale a longtime Collingsworth County farmer died in Collingsworth General Hospital at 2 20 am Monday December 17 after a period of critical illness He was born March 29 1889 in Denton County to Wal and Elizabeth Seale and moved west with his family to settle near Salt Fork River shaping the community that bears the Seale name
The Wellington City Council approved an 181000 airport improvement plan funded mostly by federal and state grants. The project includes land acquisition a 4000 foot north south runway lighting a stub taxiway and contingencies with environmental impact studies and an archeological survey to assess historic remains.
In a December 6 called meeting the Commissioners Court examined plans for Collingsworth County Park at Salt Fork River and US 83. A federal grant of 21,972 will be matched by 400 state funds and 21,572 county funds for land and river frontage. the November 30 effective date and April 1977 ending date were noted.
A new adult and juvenile probation program is proposed for the 100th Judicial District in the Panhandle. It would expand the Multi-County Juvenile Probation Program to five counties with headquarters in Wellington and a Memphis sub-office, overseen by Judge Robert Montgomery.
Collingsworth County reports mid point in cotton harvest with about 23 250 bales ginned and 50 percent completed. The white crop could reach 45 000 to 60 000 bales worth an estimated 13 million dollars if weather holds. Gins run 12 to 16 hours with limited help, 24 hour shifts planned as new staffing arrives.
The Kiwanis Club and Ritz Theatre announce their annual Christmas Show for Collingsworth County children. The event, featuring Ballad of Josie rated G, runs 10:00 a.m. to about 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. on December 22, with Ritz staff and Kiwanis volunteers aiding and free Christmas treats distributed after.
An 11 member SAC Detachment 35A unit led by 1st Lt. Gordon Ramsey used mobile radar near Collingsworth County to score bomber runs and assess hits on five targets. B 52s and FB 111s from across the U S participated, with two training units operating in the corridor and Hollis.
Mrs Beatrice McKinney announces candidacy for a full term as Justice of the Peace in Precinct One, under the Democratic Primary. She is serving the unexpired term of her late husband Claude McKinney, covering Callingsworth County with minor uninhabited areas. She cites training completed in three Justice of the Peace Inservice Programs as required by state law.
Norwood Lefors teams will meet December 29 in Lefors for the first encounter this year. The Sumnerwood Eagles and Eaglettes travel for a 7:00 p.m. game. District play begins January 4 with Estelline teams coming to Norwood for another 7:00 p.m. tip.
The Texas Railroad Commission office in Pampa lists a permit to drill seven gas wells in northeast Collingsworth County early 1974. Operator W L Pennington follows a 4 000 acre block assembled by Mrs Patsy Brown and Harold Rogers of Wichita Falls. Wells near Elm Creek, north of El Paso Natural Gas holdings, will be on land owned by Dorothy Miller Julia Emmert Ervin Emmert and others. Drilling to about 2 100 feet, no material shortages anticipated.
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