Ginning in County Passes 15000 Bales This Week
Collingsworth County gins report the cotton harvest surpassing 15000 bales with estimates that half the crop is out and in places up to 60 percent. Quality holds in places but grade and micronaire decline in many sections. Local gin managers note weather and calendar effects on grading.
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Collingsworth
J.N. Glasgow
Farmers Co-op Gin
Wellington
Grover Graham
Davis Gin
Bloodmobile visits Wellington for 100 unit goal
The Red Cross Bloodmobile from the Red River Regional Blood Center will be at Burn Handley Community Center in Wellington on Wednesday from 1 to 5 30 p m to collect at least 100 units of blood. Collingsworth General Hospital Auxiliary says the goal supports local needs and urges new donors, including those 17 and older, to contribute while equipment allows rapid processing.
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Red Cross
Wellington
Red River
Wichita Falls
Burn Handley Community Center
Wright
Lynn Wright
Collingsworth General Hospital
Collingsworth County
Gorman Owens
Wellington Business and Professional Women’s Club
Texas
Oklahoma
United States
Blessing Fund Tops Five Hundred Dollars in Collingsworth
Wellington's Christmas Blessing Fund aided 47 residents in 9 families week before Christmas, bringing donations to 1575 by Christmas Day. Items distributed included coats socks winter coveralls diapers shoes and some toys with food the most requested. Screening committee met Dec 23 to review final week applications with donors named including Raymond and Virginia Ford Marie Shadid Kat n Karl and First Methodist Church Jr High class.
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Collingsworth County
Wellington
Raymond and
Virginia Ford
Marie Shadid
Kat 'N Karl
Dudley Phipps
First Methodist Church
Mayme
Lou Denley
Cudd Bros. Trucking
Anonymous
Jess Wilson
Cold Weather Fires Report Toll On Homes
Wellington fire chief Danny Gray reports three Christmas holiday house blazes. Two minor fires resulted from frozen propane tank regulator vents directing propane to stoves. The third fire destroyed the home of the late Mrs. Jimmie White in Kelley Community, with possible causes including faulty wiring. Steve Kane reported the blaze after seeing flames at about 11:30 p.m.
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Wellington
Danny Gray
Jimmie White
Kelley
Steve Kane
Dodson
Gray
Babson Sees Slow Upturn Risk in 1983 Economic Outlook
Babson's Reports Inc predicts a cautious 1983 recovery as 1982 shows a flat year with a 5.1 percent drop in real GNP and unemployment near 11 percent. It notes inflation and interest rates have eased modestly, while some firms fix problems and position for improved demand, despite weak retail and capital spending.
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Babson’s Reports Inc
Wellesley Hills
Mass
GNP
Babson’s
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