Airport runway expansion plan outlined with funding details
Officials discussed an 500 foot airspace easement plan linked to a 75 000 TAC grant for 1981 20 percent city in kind work valued at 18750. Runway length to 4500 feet 60 feet wide with new lights drainage and a future all new 2400 foot north south runway on the west side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buster Hughs
Zeb Roberson
John D. Glenn
Taylor
O.W. Johnson
Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Hatch
Nell McKinney
Public Letter Coll inpenard at General Hospital Board
General Hospital Board held a special meeting on February 16 approving an open letter to the paying public announcing the district will sue accounts delinquent over 60 days. The letter states the district will not pay salaries for physicians providing services in Collingsworth County Texas and that patients must pay for such doctors. The board also called a directors election for April 4 to fill three 2 year terms. Present were Corky Bowen Robert Owens Bill Howard Lyman Daniel and Buddy Carter. Elmer Feemster and Dee Coleman were absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coll Inpenard
General Hospital Board
Collingsworth
Texas
Corky Bowen
Robert Owens
Bill Howard
Lyman Daniel
Buddy Carter
Elmer Feemster
Dee Coleman
Real Estate Deals Across Wellington and Surrounding Areas
A sequence of land transfers including Fannie Feemster to Elmer Feemster and multiple Wellington parcels. Transactions cover blocks 193 164 123 122 21 22 14 38 plus sections 100 94 83 and 61 70 88 with holdings to Arrow Cattle Co and Lad Farms Inc among others. City and cemetery deeds noted in the denotation of transfers and executorial conveyances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie B. Feemster
R.E. Feemster
Elmer Feemster
Faye Sparlin
Lavelle Elbert
Wellington
Bill Jones
Jo Ann
Fayteen
P. Marshall
James Ralph Ferguson
Jerry Dane
John Dodge
Patsy
Barbara Lively Blosom
J.C. Bloxom
Gary Bloxom
Hugh Curtis Lively
Lynda Gail Williamson
Charlie Williamson
Connie Lynn Reprecht
Benny Repprecht
Larry Peters
Arrow Cattle Co., Inc
R.L. Templeton
City of
W.H. Gibbons
W.M. Gibbons
Thelma
R.W. Warren
Jane
Collingsworth County
Apri-Fuels Co-op, Inc
Murl Lacy
Norman
Lad Farms, Inc
Benny Reeves
Dennis Pepper
Sam Schaffer
Town of
Thomas
A.R. Vaughan
Rural fire district vote eyed for Collingsworth County
Public comments precede a potential rural fire prevention district election within 60 days. A yes vote could form a five member fire commission to tax at up to 3 cents per 100 valuation to fund Wellington and Sumnerwood volunteer departments and other districts coordinated statewide by 17 councils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baling
Board of Fire Commissioners
Collingsworth County
Wellington
Sumnerwood
Federal Land Bank Will Increases Rates In 1981
Talmadge P. Porter, manager of The Federal Land Bank Association of Memphis, announced that the Federal Land Bank of Texas will raise billing rates on farm and ranch land loans from 9 to 10 percent and on rural residence loans from 10 to 11 percent, effective January 1, 1981, citing high funding costs. The association provides long term real estate loans on farm and ranch land and rural residences across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talmadge P. Porter
Federal Land Bank Association of Memphis
Federal Land Bank of Texas
Porter
Wellington band director recalled Baumgardner pupil and Dust Bowl ask
The article recalls Wellington High School band director Dr Theo Nichols who taught a Baumgardner boy and led bands in 1938 39. It notes a pigeon drought prank tied to a football touchdown and mentions Nichols later becoming a dentist in Abilene. It invites readers to share Dust Bowl photos from Collingsworth County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Nichols
Wellington
Baumgardner
Baumgardner Farm
Rocket Stadium
Theo
Clyde Miller
Peck White
Abilene
Collingsworth County
Oil and gas lease assignments filed in Wheeler County
Wheeler County Oil Co transfers rights to Bill Pike and Terry Rogers covering portions of section 70 and block 16, with multiple assignments for the same tract and surrounding sections. Helen H. Lemon receives an overriding royalty interest in sections 22 21 and block 23. Panhandle Petroleum Inc transfers an overriding royalty in section 60 block 16 to Bill Spillman. Wellington Leader brief notice lists publication details and editor Henry Wells with subscription rates and mailing address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler County Oil Co
Bill Pike
Terry Rogers
Wheeler Oil Co
Helen H. Lemon
Panhandle Petroleum Inc
Bill Spillman
Wellington Leader
West Avenue
Wellington
Texas
Henry
Wells
P.O. Box
Local figures and school ties noted in Clarendon youth
The text references the daughter of the late Me and Weight, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Weight now in Paken. He attended Sumnerwood School for junior and senior years. The Doug Wrights belong to the Church of Christ in Clarendon with involvement in local school and sports activities. Americans spend about 36 percent of their total food dollars on dining out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weight
Lela
Mes
Howard Weight
Paken
Sumnerwood School
Doug Wrights
Church of Christ At
Clarendon
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New Zealand
United States
West Coast
Las Vegas
Bill Cosby
Hilton Hotel
Grand Canyon
Oklahoma Indian Country
Natchez
Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Florida
Atlantic Seaboard
West
Vancouver
Crelia, Owens
Willie Grayson
Tom Wilkins
Gary Brewer
Jerry
UNCAN
Chevrolet, Inc
9Th
Federal Land Bank
Saucety
Virginia Robey
General Telephone
Candy Reyes
Gage
Alllene Shanks
Pegay Hendrix
Affiliated Foods Inc
Delsey
Borden
Shurfine
Ive
Ream
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