Christmas Decorations Winners Announced by County Chamber
The Cherokee Inn and Restaurant won the top business decorations prize for Wellington, repeat champions with a Snow White theme and interior classic reds and greens. Honorable mention went to The Long Dollar, while five homes received honorable mentions for festive displays including Santa on a motorcycle at 1511 El Paso.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Hatch
Chamber of Commerce
Cherokee Inn and Restaurant
Wellington
Snow White
Seven Dwarfs
Bob and
Chris Goforth
Raymond
Beverly Neeley
Santa Claus
Jim
Cheryl Lindsey
el Paso
Lindsey
Hatch
Henry Sullivan
Kenneth Peeks
Haskell
Clothing Store Owners Pleased, Others Are Not
Seven Wellington merchants were polled on Christmas business this year. Two praised results, two noted gains in the last two weeks, two reported declines, one refused comment, and another said sales were off 20 percent. Specific owners expressed varied outcomes, with Hatch, Saied, Gilley, Harrell, Holland, Owens, Keller cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Bill Hatch
Hatch’s Dry Goods
Mack Saied
Saied
Nick Gilley
City TV
Bids Set for Sumnerwood FM Road Rework in 1987
Bids will be opened January 14 at 9 a.m. in Austin for the Sumnerwood FM 1036 project spanning about 3.278 miles from US 83 along the present route. The $300,000 project includes 11 culverts, base rework, widening to 20 feet, resurfacing, and roughly 100 construction days once started.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samnerwood
Glenn W. McLain
Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Austin
McLain
Sumnerwood
5 459 Bales Ginned to Date
Four Collingsworth County gins report 5 459 bales weighed in as of Monday, December 22. Damp recent weather slowed ginning but growers pressed on while dry days allowed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collingsworth County
Blessing Fund Receives Camp Fire Bake Sale Gift
Ten Camp Fire Girls from Collingsworth County raised eighty dollars by selling baked goods for the Blessing Fund to aid 128 local children for Christmas. On December 18 they presented the donation to Mrs Jim Forrester at Wellington State Bank. Girls named: Abbey Hanson Janie Wilkerson Heidi Lewis Amber Ford Nichole Williams Marnie Spillman Jayme Davis Crystal Patterson Jenifer Long Katie Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington Camp
Collingsworth County
Jim Forrester
Wellington State Bank
Abbey Hanson
Janie Wilkerson
Heidi Lewis
Amber Ford
Nichole Williams
Marnie Spillman
Jayme Davis
Crystal Patterson
Jenifer Long
Katie Johnson
Also Mentioned on This Page
H.L. Jenkins
Corsicana
Dwain Marple
East Avenue
Joey Manual
Dallas
Atpep
First United Methodist Church
Ace Harrell
Ben Franklin
Frances Holland
The
Western Wear
Steve Owens
Owens Enterprises
Carolyn Keller
Sears
Baptist
Joseph
Ron Long
First Baptist Church
Jesus
Sumnerwood FM
Glenn McLain
Ington
Texas
Camp Fire Girls Donation
Blessing
Bill McKinney
Blessing Fund
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