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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1964
Page
6
A Merry Christmas and a Good New Year greeting opens a reflective piece reminding readers of the paper’s staff health, kindness received, and holiday hopes. The column delves into wrapping, cards, and personal tales of football injuries, hog sales, and a visitor from Cortland seeking Loco information, ending with a drafted response concept.
The note praises Pat Bouchelle and Rube Crawley for farm homes and cheers Merrit Durfey and Cliff Campbell for ranch holdings. It singles out Cliff Campbell as the soul of generosity and hospitality in a fond closing.
Mr and Mrs H Lewis Holeman and daughter Tanya of Midland will visit their relatives Mr and Mrs Buster Hughs and family for Christmas. Holeman, an artist, was recently commissioned to paint the new Midland City Hall.
Mrs. Thomason active in church life and community. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday at West Avenue Church of Christ with Reggie Nails officiating. Burial in OM Cemetery Harmon county under Kelso Funeral Home. Survived by four sons and three daughters, 20 grandchildren and 26 great grandchildren. Mr. Thomason died Nov. 2, 1961.
Homer Brewer 71 of Albuquerque died December 2. He was a World War I veteran and former Wellington resident. Burial with full military honors at Santa Fe National Cemetery followed a Palm Chapel service. Survived by his wife, he was brother in law of Mrs. C. S. Bearden. Attending from here were Mrs. Bearden, Lucien Bearden and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Bearden.
Funeral services for Mr. Ingram were held at 10 30 a m at First Baptist Church with Rev Howard Cooper and Rev A B Earnest presiding Burial followed at North Wellington Cemetery under Kelso Funeral Home guidance Pallbearers included Horace Holliman De Holliman Henry Wolf Jimmy Bowen John Coffee and Earl Bowen He is survived by his wife and three sons Cleve Ingram Amarillo W S Ingram Friona and Clyde Ingram Stinnett along with three sisters Mrs Ben Bruer Mrs Emmett Cook and Mrs Rufus Nelson all of Wellington and eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren
Two suspects fled in a 1961 Pontiac seized at a roadblock near Elk City after guards released a sliding door. Sheriff said Elk City officers stopped them half an hour after an alert. Deputy Marsh noted sheriff’s deputies aided Childress County at the roadblock. Perkins faced a Memphis forgery sentence and now a mortgaged property removal charge tied to an airplane purchase from Jerry Nix. No charges yet against the two escapees. they await grand jury action.
A new anatomical note states the human foot comprises thirty three joints as part of ongoing studies. The finding highlights the foot's complex architecture and potential implications for footwear design and clinical treatment.
Mrs. Vernie Long 59 of Stinnett died Thursday December 17 at 11 30 a m in North Plains Hospital Borger Funeral services were conducted Saturday at Fellowship Baptist Church Borger with Rev Bill Ferking officiating then her body was brought here for graveside rites at 3 30 p m She was the former Pauline Owens and grew up in Vinson She is survived by her husband two daughters and a son including Mrs Leon Fields of Stinnett Mrs J L Grant of Anaheim California and J B Long of Dallas Also surviving are four sisters and three brothers including Mrs Eddie Morris Mrs Robert Fuller Mrs Nora Riley of Amarillo Mrs Loyd Upchurch of Oklahoma City J S Owens of Borger J J Owens of Vinson and J C Owens of Hollis There are 10 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
A UT study by Dr James A McNeal suggests children aged five to nine will drive future retail changes. Merchants may add shopping baskets lower display counters and bicycle parking while targeting promotions to kids and expanding door to door marketing in suburbs. Five year olds show basic money use while seven to nine year olds seek independent purchasing and see shopping as normal but not dominant.
Texas Techs band and football team travel to the Sun Bowl game against the University of Georgia on Saturday December 26. Carol Blain a member joins the trip with her parents and will depart Christmas morning to join band members in Lubbock. After the game the group will be guests at the Juarez Race Track for dog races and visits to points of interest in Juarez.
A Holstein Friesian Association report notes two registered Texas A&M University cows set production records. Agtex DCC Rabst Powell, a five year old, produced 16 600 lb of milk and 583 pounds of butterfat in 805 days. Agtex DIA Duke Watson, four years old, produced 15 080 pounds of milk and 548 pounds of butterfat in 305 days. The figures compare to the average U S dairy cow’s 7 211 pounds of milk and 270 pounds of butterfat per year.
The Texas Safety Association warns hunters that gun powder and alcohol do not mix. Hunting under the influence is dangerous as two drinks can cut visual acuity as much as wearing dark glasses at night, and drinking impairs judgment balance and reflexes.
The outlook for 1965 shows continued stability in net farm income at about the 1964 seasonally adjusted annual rate of 12.4 billion dollars. Gross income is expected to be similar to this year, with production expenses rising modestly and not as much as usual.
Mr Slay was buried in West Wellington Cemetery under Kelso Funeral Home directions. Pallbearers were Herman Childress Tom Wilkins W C Whatley of Groom Luther McPherson Jimmy Cochran and Russell Yates. Surviving relatives include wife one brother and two sisters Temple Slay Amarillo Mrs Thelma Poole Groom and Mrs Juanita Henry Erick Oklahoma.
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