20 Feb 1975
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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1975
Page
1
The 1975 Wellingtonians reunion in the Fort Worth area will be held Saturday April 5 at Wyatt's Cafeteria 6205. Dr Dick G Ellis heads the arrangements for the event.
Texas Highway Patrol records show two rural highway crashes in Collingsworth County during January 1975 with no fatalities and two people injured. The regional and county totals for January 1975 list 451 accidents, 16 deaths, and 241 injuries in Lubbock DPS region, compared to 1974 figures. other local notes and ads follow.
Henry Cocke formerly of Oklahoma returns to Wellington and will reside at Thomas Nursing Center. He is the uncle of Mrs. Clyde Drake and Dick Richards and is a former retiree who lived away for years. The article notes a local County Museum displaying an artifact collection and a village site thought to be 450 to 500 years old, linked to semi agricultural Indians displaced by Comanche and Kiowa movements. Panhandle Archaeological Association reports the dig, with Jack Hughes of Canyon and West Texas State University involvement offering evaluation.
Leader Readers list names such as Mrs. T C Clement Loren Thompson Martha Reeves Frank Coleman Jr Frank Boyles E J Bartlett Rita Owens Denzil Lacy Mrs Ian Jefferys Mrs Sam Thomas J L Deger as part of Leader Want Ads promising quick results.
IRS official Ronald Archer warns taxpayers that refunds usually arrive in four to five weeks if returns are correct and filed by mid February. Delays rise to ten to twelve weeks for late filings, with mistakes like unsigned forms or wrong social security numbers causing longer waits. Taxpayers can call IRS Dallas (214) 742-2440 or toll free (800) 492-4830 for help.
The Wellington council tabled a fate increase hearing for March 5 before the Railroad Commission. City Manager Tiny Taylor said HUD discretionary funds may back major projects with a March 1 deadline. The panel approved hiring a second police officer to provide 20 of 24 hour protection and rejected a joint county law enforcement plan.
A Wellington high school vocational day hosts recruiters from Army Navy and Air Force plus experts in engineering forestry wildlife management business law teaching and nursing to help students explore careers. Sealed bids are invited for a half ton pickup with heater by the City of Wellington with bids due March 17 and council to open the same day.
Wellington Leader published every Thursday at 913 West Ave Wellington Texas. Entered as second class mail August 25 1908 at Wellington post office under act of March 3 1875. H Deskins Wells editor and publisher. Subscription rates six dollars a year inside trade territory seven dollars and fifty cents outside trade territory.
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