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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1972
Page
5
Deskins Wells reviews 1972 as a year of striking weather and rapid global events. Locally, Collingsworth County saw a record cotton year with late ginning, good wheat prospects, and improving grain prices. He notes a hopeful outlook for 1973 and thanks readers for well wishes amid personal illness. A non-conference game with Hedley was canceled.
Wellington parish priest Father Pat Burke earned a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from Cambridge University after two years of correspondence study. He already holds multiple degrees including philosophy education, English literature, and sacred theology licenses, and hints at pursuing a PhD despite joking about laziness.
The Chamber of Commerce and Wellington Housing Authority will relocate to the Paul Spillman Building at 916 West Avenue and open January 2. Margaret Vines, secretary, says the site offers a more convenient location on the direct route from the square to the Post Office with space for small offices and group meetings.
Trusten Thomas Jr an executive of Thomas Nursing Home has become administrator of Friendswood Arms unit of Autumn Hills Convalescent Center at Friendswood He and his wife Martha with children Dana and Michael moved Tuesday The family has long been active in church Rotary and community service in Wellington and the NASA area near Houston
Winners of the final Trades Day drawing were announced with a mother and daughter winning cash prizes and a bicycle. Lynn Wilson won $35, Mrs. Tony Hunter $25, Mrs. Eugene Vernon $15, and Betty Vernon won the bicycle. Santa Claus made a last visit, delivering gifts to residents at Thomas Nursing Home and Wellington Nursing Center after visiting downtown children.
Mrs. Alton Wilkins returned to Collingsworth General Hospital Thursday after surgery on a broken left leg suffered in a porch fall at a friend's home. She was transferred from Northwest Texas Hospital in raritla, with both bones broken and heel chipped, and is reported improving after x rays and treatment. Bonnie Willis Mac Willis joined by Mrs. Irvin West and niece Tim Flowers visited Christmas in Wichita Falls and Lubbock. Pvt Reece Bowen, stationed at Fort Leonard Wood, spent Christmas with his parents in J R Bowen Jr. district.
Local families around Dimmitt and nearby towns hosted Christmas visitors from Oklahoma California and Oregon. Guests included the Lindleys Williams Owenses Cald wells and Bartletts among others. Community notes mention farm conditions and plans for volunteer work at Collingsworth General Hospital and rural Adult Vocational Training expansion.
Ray Wall aged 80 of La Marque died Friday at 6 30 p m after a heart attack earlier that day He was a Wellington area pioneer and longtime La Marque Chamber of Commerce manager Survivors include his wife one sister Mrs Clark Anderson and several nieces and nephews Funeral services and burial were in La Marque Messages of condolence were read at the family home in Wellington and relatives visited over the Christmas period.
Homer C. Sanders 87 of Mangum Oklahoma former Collingsworth County resident died Friday December 15 Born November 12 1885 in Texas he moved to Greer County in 1916 farmed in China Grove Elm Valley area retired in 1952 and later moved to Mangum Funeral services were held at Greer Funeral Home December 18 with burial in Riverside Cemetery Mangum Surviving are three daughters two sons a step son and step daughter 20 grandchildren 31 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren
Mrs Leslie Moore wife of Olan Moore graduates from Texas Tech at Lubbock with a BA in English and a drama minor She plans to teach both subjects She is the daughter of Fred Covey and wife of Olan Moore The Moore family notes the achievement as a local milestone in the classifieds.
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