Appreciation Day Honors Kelso and Gillentine in Wellington
A Sunday appreciation event in the Community Building honors Jimmie and Gladys Kelso for their extensive service to Wellington area residents. The feature tribute chronicles Jimmie Gillentine’s role in The Brand and Southwest Offset, noting his long career and impact on local and regional publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie
Gladys Keteo
Kelso
Wellingnon
Wellington
Jimmie Gillentine
Hereford
Southwest Offset
Amarillo
Dallas
WHS
SMU
Christmas Holiday Guests Fill Homes Across Area
A long list of visitors spent the Christmas holidays with families in Amarillo Quail Wellington Pampa and surrounding towns. Guests included relatives from Oklahoma City Wichita Falls Dallas Corpus Christi and California with many extended family gatherings noted during the season. A German cuckoo clock anecdote closes the column.
Rockets Fall to Paducah 69 48 in WHL Show
Wellington Rockets defeated Paducah 69 to 48 on WHL hardwood led by Ray Shrubs 14 and Bruce Oney 14. Paducah’s Spence scored 17 to pace their team as Wellington pulled away late with 22 points in the fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Pelon Oriente
Paducah
Rockets
Ray Shrubs
Bruce Oney
Denny Carter
Danny Waters
Ronnie Pennons
Jay Thomas
Rozell Oatley
Steve Hunter
Barry Long
Mike Williams
Gary Wright
Jones
Carl Wright
Don Lacy
Rockettes
Dragonettes
Rockette
Leigh Nall
Patti McAlister
Pam Black
Phyllis Sullivan
Mary Saied
Janie Davis
Katy Sullivan
Mary Thomas
Spence
Cotton market activity drives steady demand and prices
J from pages reports spot grades with 16 percent. Dominant staple was 31 followed by 45 percent, 30 at 25 percent, and 32 at 19 percent. Micronaire 3.5 to 4.9 on 42 percent, 3.0 to 3.2 on 29 percent, 3.3 to 3.4 on 21 percent. Mixed lots and high grades sold at 31.75 to 32.25 cents. Seed price to farmers $55 to $58 per ton. Sell it with a Classified Ad.
Lunghroom Menu for Wellington Week
Wellington menu for Monday through Friday lists various daily meals. Items include cubed beef with potatoes and vegetables, fish portions with sides, hamburgers with salad and rice, and smothered steak with dessert. Each day includes milk or chocolate milk as a beverage.
Couple Visits New Orleans and Gulf Coast Areas
Mr. and Mrs. George Patterson returned Sunday after spending Christmas with their daughter family in New Orleans. The group visited Laffite on the Gulf a pirate era haunt now an oil and shrimp center and Venice further down the Mississippi. They saw sugar cane fields in harvest and planting and stopped in Abbeville to visit a sugar cane mill indicating a regional sightseeing trip with relatives from New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Patterson
Leroy Belew
Joe Paul
Phillip Lee
Tracey
J.L. Jarvis
New Orleans
Laffite
Gulf
Venice
Mississippi
Wellington bank memories of a changing era
A veteran banker recalls late nights at First National during the 1930s bank holiday and the shift to modern services. He notes town traders, wage earners, and customers shaping a resilient community, with moves between banks and a final return to Wellington State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National
Wellegron
Ellington
Lewis Grocery
Earl Hunter
Mr. Riggs
Old Central State Bank
Abilene
H.C. Wooten Grocery
Clarendon
Daddy
M.F. Hunter
Frank Bourland
Childress
Idalou
Wellington
National
Wallington State Bank
Welling
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Gillentine
Texas Farm Bureau
Rural Electric Cooperatives
Baptist Standard
National Newspaper Association
James H. Kelso
James M. Gillentine
Cowboys
Vikings
Nebraska
Alabama
Allios Phipps
Mrs
Harvey
Okla City
Sori
Buris Phipps
Jim
Jen
Mra
Gary Dalley
Chris
C.C. Wilkerson
Euria Phipps
Wichita Falls
Jeff Rogers
Ronnie
David
Earl Bradshaw
Choctaw
Oklo
Wilkerson
Bradshaw
Owen Scoggin
Memphis
Buck Judd
Steve
Beverly
Travis Lockart
Calvin
Ferron
Doris
Edgar Lockhart
Buford Riley
Kent
Dee Herring
David Russell
Tommy
Lori
Panhandle
Eddie Riley
Doug
Kimberly
Boys Ranch
Claude Caison
C.H. Jones
Jackie
Penny Caison
Irving
Claude Jones
Grapevine
Rufus Jones
Quail
J.W., Boen
Asie
Lowell Nixon
Kim
Bill
Susie
Oklahoma City
Bill Owens
Donald Langley
J.D. Young
Peggie
Billy Walsh
Winters
Kenneth Minatrea
Kameron
Harold Watkins
Edi
Cynthia Hill
Brad, Scott and
Greg
Fred Watkins
Lewis Watkins
Sharon Coker
Austin
Joe Shields
Keith Jesse
Darrin
Mel
Larry Jesse
Teresa
Regina
Thomas Jesse
Dog
Alva Cristy
George Cristy
E.W. Clement
Henry Rogers
Lillie
Buford Wheeler
Eddie
Stephen Qualls
Spearman
Roy Jeffrey, Sr
Allen
Bill Havens
S.L. Lindsey
Tiffin Young
Corpus Christi
Jim Ward
San Angelo
Sam Lindsey
Viesting
Mes
Att Alexander
Chrietman
Col
John T
Ft. Gordon
Hagas
Cove
Sae Ee Tee
A.L. Robinson
Eugene Brown
Rhonda
Gena
Byron
Cleo Robinson
CW. Robinson
Vonda
Dan All
Amatillo
Leroy Robinson
Kathy and
Vance
Pampa
Otis Robinson
Pam Roberts
Ricky Robinson
John Masten
Novato
California
F.E. Conway
U.S
DaNang
Vietnam
John Howard
Laverne Burkard
Sweetwater
Pei Conrad Hatchitt
Qua
Ted A. Stansbury
Alex
Mike
Jeff
Tim
John Burdette
Julie
Lubbock
Jack Stansbury
W.S. Goforth
Cathy Singley
Texas Tech
T.L. Wilkerson
Ft. Worth
Ray Holt
Darrell Craig
Thomas Chumley
Angleton
Louis
Freeport
Francis Roberts
Cindy
Neal Roberts
Ronnie Roberts
Weatherford
Dean Marchant
Darin
Nikki
Big Springs
Roland Roberts
Thad
David Clay
Cecil Lockhart
Downing
Gladys Estes
Lucy Izard
J.C. Estes
Levelland
G.W. Messenger
Crovis
N.M
JF. Brown
Clyde
Mrs. Izard
BE. McKinney
Randy
Houston
R.T. Clark
Walt McGill
Charles R
Dick) Pendleton
Melanie
Jennifer
Jens Moore
Wheeler
Bonnie Gold
Canyon
Nicky Watts
C.W. Watts
Danny
George Henry
Kenneth
West Texas State University
Ray Henry
Karen
Carl Daves
Janet
Mra. C.Q. Wilkerson
Boris Phipps
Jim and
Dan
Mr. Wilkerson
Wichita
D. B. Vaughan
Clinton Hancock
Ft. Collins, Colorado
Michael Vaughan
D.L. Risley
Bill Tarter
Johnny Brown
George Holik
Herbert Bearden
Connie and
Mary
George Brewer
Drury Lacy
J.K. Porter
George
Scott
R.L. Porter
Jack Ball
R.C. Lewis
Mark
Mary Lynn
Bob Sanford
Belinda Jo Ball
Richard Fourmentin
Wheeler Harald Jones
Leroy Jones
Darrell
Lawton
Troy Jones
Frank Fourmentin
W.J. Simpson
Jimmie Kelso
Robert Fleming
Tom Lockridge
Hug Bowen
Renee White
Phoenix
Arizona
John Forbis
John T. Forbis
Donald Green
Edmond
Oklahoma
Lewis Green
Denny Judd
Gary Judd
John Hamilton
Childreas
J. Frank Johnson
Walter Johnson
Amazillo
Davis Robinson
Lungchroom
Ban — Ke
Ola B
Charles Michael
Charles
Kathy
Garden City, Kansas
J.F. Michael
Ver
Lyon
Eva Kaievel
Count Yorga
Lee’s
Lewis Gro. & Mkt
Maryland Club
del Monte
W.K
Ajax Detergent
Goodness Sake
Lewis Grocery & Market Delivery
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