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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1966
Page
5
The article predicts a steady economy with growth for aggressive workers and notes agriculture leading the way in 1967. It cites potential gains in cotton, grain sorghum, and wheat, with higher crop acreage and generally good prices though some yields may be flat or short. It highlights rainfall patterns, farm prices easing grocery costs, and shares advice on smart shopping and nutrition.
Texas state quota for February is 674 men part of a national call of 10,900 for the army. Col. Morris S. Schwartz notes February is below January and marks the lowest state count since June 1965. Local boards will mail February induction and pre induction quotas around Jan. 9.
Major Crosby son of Howard E. Crosby of Wellington earned a 1952 Wellington High School diploma and a 1956 BS in industrial arts from West Texas State University Canyon. Since June 1956 he has served in the Army with a tour in Germany plus Vietnam and stateside duties. He is married to Joan Hill, has two children Cheryl and Linda, and resides at Sandia Base.
Babson’s Forecast from page one predicts sudden peace or bigger war deflation amid inflation tax squeezes and bonds on a bargain counter. It notes looting in the war on poverty price and wage controls and stock selectivity, with a crisis in home building and rising living costs. Labor at the crossroads and rising unemployment mark the outlook.
Veterans Administration official says new law signed by President Johnson raises monthly Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for dependents of service connected deaths. Child payments rise to 80, 115, 149 plus 29 per extra child. single parent from 83 to 97. income limit up from 1,750 to 1,800. deductions aligned with veteran widow rules.
Beginning January 1 a Social Security Administration representative will be in the courthouse every Tuesday from 8 30 to 11 30 a m The first quarter includes January 3 10 17 24 31 February 7 14 21 28 and March 7 14 21 28 If a visit is missed the representative can be seen at Shamrock on Mondays 10 to 11 30 a m or Clarendon on Thursdays 8 30 to 11 30 a m on dates listed in the notice
Collingsworth County records one vehicle collision before Operation Deathwatch. Sheriff John Rainey says a 1963 Oldsmobile driven by James Chancellor of Amarillo hit a steer about a mile south of Quail. Chancellor uninjured. vehicle lightly damaged. The steer died. Chancellor is the son in law of Mr and Mrs A C Patterson.
An analysis of hosting manners contrasts genuine warmth with strategic politeness. The author argues that making guests feel at home is a social asset even when personal feelings differ. The piece examines cues, timing, and balance between courtesy and honesty in social gatherings.
A group of students spread holiday cheer by caroling on December 22 for S. Josephs Hospital and convent, Thomas Nursing Home, and local homes. They returned December 23 to sing again for the hospital, with participants including Karen Richardson, Linda Richardson, Jan Glenn, Mary Helen Langford, Aleta Owens, Ronny Hurst, Drew Langford, Joe Rudy, Bill Spillman, Randy Wooldridge, Bill Tyler, Jamie Johnson, and Joe Wood.
January 3 features baked beef with brown gravy and side dishes followed by a daily milk option. January 4 offers turkey salad sandwich and soup with fruit and milk. January 5 serves fried chicken with sides and dessert. January 6 presents fish sticks with potatoes and pea salad, ending with jello and milk, noting the daily half pint milk. Horse racing is noted as an ancient sport.
Wellington police chief Donald Nunnelley reported 57 city vehicle accidents in 1966 with 118 vehicles involved and 17 injured. Total vehicle damage estimated at 12047.70 dollars, not counting medical bills. Most crashes occurred at intersections and on the courthouse square due to failure to yield.
Page one lists approved practices and federal cost share rates for county road right of way and farmland projects. Items include sorghum cover, perennial grasses, nitrogen and phosphoric acid inputs, woody plant control, aerial and ground spraying, livestock water works, terraces, fences, wind erosion controls, sod waterway creation, and deep plowing with specified rates per acre or per unit. Strong entities include ASCS, federal cost share, and concrete practice codes like A-2a B-3 C-1 and D-1.
Mr and Mrs John Forbis spent Christmas in Littlefield with their son and family and with the Kirbys. The Kirbys include daughter Leigh and Linn a Stanford senior who also joined the gathering. Linn attended Florence Italy during junior year.
A sequence of county marriage notices shows couples from Cambridge Massachusetts to Hastings Ontario obtaining licenses in Oklahoma towns. Names include Joseph Plante and Hattie Lorene Moler, Curtis Foust and Mona Alene Fox, Luther Blakley and Ada Mae Rice, Fred Hoffman and Ruth Cockayne, Victor Porter and Nova Gay Hardin, Danny Amox and Linda Martin, and Cato McGee with William Gun ter. Dates range December 12 to December 23.
Nevis Compos a Wellington gin employee was hurt Wednesday December 1 after slipping from the roof of the engine room and falling to the ground. Alonzo Cartwright the gin manager said Compos was in good condition but no release date from St Josephs Hospital was known.
Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cudd last week were his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jon Sanford of Albany, Calif. The two had just received their degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, she the bachelor of arts degree in political science and he a master's degree in electrical engineering. Mrs. Sanford formerly lived here.
W. S. Allen, Texas A&M University Extension agricultural engineer, states the choice of interior paint depends on wear and tear. He notes three general classes alkyd oil base and latex water base and special paints. Allen advises reading paint container labels to decide and then acquire quality paint equipment and ladders, plus safety during the job.
Rufus A Williams and wife transfer lots 17 18 19 block 161 Wellington to Harry L Creed Veterans Land Board deeds to Roy K Smith and Bill McCarver split SE quarter of section 36 block 14 and 90 acres SE quarter of section 36 block 14 Wellington. Ernest Hunsaker and wife to Ernest Hunsaker Jr lots 13 through 24 block 29 Wellington. Ernest Hunsaker Jr north half of West 200 acres of south half section 30 block 10 Wellington. Cemetery deed City of Wellington to Mrs M I Wilks lot 13 block 37 Wellington Cemetery addition. W W Paul Jr to Gus Barton north 91 feet lot 3 and south 2 feet of lots 2 3 21 block 20 21 Stall Addition Wellington. James Doneghy to Wellington Cemetery Association 13.73 acre tract out of southeast part of section 98 block 14. H C Templeton and wife to R J Mitchell and wife lots 12 14 block 157 Wellington.
More than 3,000 distinct organic chemicals trace their origin to petroleum or natural gas. The statement highlights the expansive role of fossil fuels in producing chemical compounds used across industries.
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