DIDACTICS AND DOLLARS IN RURAL OUTLOOKS
The column surveys cotton allotments and their value in 1972 with one expert estimating a $100 loss per unused acre. It notes prior peanut allotment losses, markets in Texas and Oklahoma, and a $500 per acre sale price for favorable soils. It also covers currency devaluation impacts, a subscription issue in Mesquite, corn overproduction fears, jet turbulence experiences, and an Anne of The Thousand Days screening at the Ritz Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oklahoma
Kelso couple honored for ambulance service in Wellington area
About 800 friends attended a Burn Handley Community Center open house to honor Jimmie and Gladys Kelso for long service to the county and for donating a fully equipped ambulance to the Volunteer Ambulance Service. The Kelso Funeral Home has served the area since 1936 and supported local churches and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Lawton
Oklahoma
Jimmie Kelso
Burn Handley Community Center
Chamber of Commerce
City of Wellington
Commissioners Court
Business and
Professional Women’s Club
Robert Fleming
Darren
Deborah
Tom Lockwood
Austin
Kelso
Wellington High School
Ray Goodson
Memphis
Hedley
Clarendon
McLean
Gladys Kelso
Church of Christ
First Baptist Church
Couple From Montana Visit and Harvest at Power
Mr and Mrs Jim Anderson of Power Montana visit his wife’s ill mother Mrs Inez Gosnell and sister and brother while assisting with harvesting cotton. He runs a television shop in Power and she is Helen Gosnell. Also noted is history of Mr Nipper’s farming and moves to Tulsa Dim mitt Amarillo and other details. The article lists survivors including six relatives and eight grandchildren. A separate note states a shipment origin destination must be given and will be under quarantine upon arrival as inspected by a New Mexico Livestock Inspector with an estimated ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Anderson
Power
Montana
Inez Gosnell
Wayne Cummings
Robert Gosnell
Mr. Anderson
New Mexico
Holiday Visitors Spread Across Amarillo and Nearby Towns
Families from Amarillo and surrounding areas shared holiday visits with relatives in Woodward Lawton Glade Water Anchorage and more. Guests ranged from Kirby Campbell to the Bergvall and Fulcher families with trips to Red River New Mexico and Tres Ritas. A February banquet will honor officers and directors with committee appointments to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons
Parker Buys Texaco Station On Highway 83 South
Earl Parker announced the repurchase of the Texaco Station on Highway 83 South he formerly operated. Pete Moore and sons had the station for about a year. Parker, a former Wellington water and street department employee, invited old friends to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Parker
Texaco
Highway 83
Pete Moore and Sons
Parker
City of
Wellington
Mr. Parker
Patton Released From Amarillo Hospital After Surgery
Raymond Patton, who underwent major surgery in an Amarillo hospital in December, has been released and is recovering well. Mrs. Patton said in Wellington last week that he must remain in Amarillo for several weeks of therapy and they are staying with her brother at 3801 NE 11th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oran Starkey
Amarillo
Raymond Patton
Kathy Barton Joins Allene's Beauty Shop Staff
Mrs. Allene Johnson announced Kathy Barton has joined Allene's Beauty Shop at 809 Dallas Street. Barton, an experienced operator, makes three beauticians now affiliated with Allene's Salon and will be at the Salon Tuesday through Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allene Johnson
Kathy Barton
Allene
Dallas Street
Baumgardner Family Observes New Year Holiday
Mrs. Joe Baumgardner and her son Mr. and Mrs. David Baumgardner hosted several relatives over the New Year holiday. Guests included F.G. Baumgardner of Anderson Missouri, J.H. Baumgardner and Rebecca of Plainview, James Morris of College Station, Sharon Baumgardner of Lynn Massachusetts, and Robert Jacobson of Adrian. Local friends Mrs. Jack Moreman and children from Fort Worth called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Baumgardner
David Baumgardner
F.G. Baumgardner
Anderson, Missouri
J.H. Baumgardner
Rebecca
Plainview
James Morris
College Station
Sharon Baumgardner
Lynn
Mass
Robert Jacobson
Adrain
Jack Moreman
Ft. Worth
Oklahoma Man Gets Probation for Forgery
A McAlester man named Doyle Ingram, indicted on forgery charges, received a five year probation in the 100th District Court. He allegedly passed four checks while visiting his wife's relatives in Wellington at Gibsons Owens and Scott Grocery Lewis Grocery and City Grocery. He was detained by McAlester officers and escorted to Wellington for trial before returning to McAlester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McAlester
Oklahoma
John Rainey
Doyle Ingram
Wellington
Rainey
Ingram
Gibsons
Owens and Scott Grocery
Lewis Grocery
City Grocery
Alvin Minatrea
Kathy Graves Completes B S Degree at West Texas State
Kathy Graves completed her Bachelor of Science in elementary education with a minor in English at West Texas State University Canyon. She did practice teaching in the Canyon school system and worked in the University Library documents section. The couple resides in Littlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Riker Graves
West Texas State University
Canyon
Lindsey family relocates to Canyon new home and plans
Mr and Mrs Jim Lindsey moved to Canyon over the weekend and will reside at 1308 8th Street. Betsy Lindsey will enroll for the second semester at West Texas State University after attending Clarendon Junior College for three semesters and a summer. Mr Lindsey will be employed in Canyon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Lindsey
Canyon
8Th Street
Betsy Lindsey
West Texas State University
Clarendon Junior College
Lindsey
Mrs. Bill Boston Returns Here to Make Home
Former Wellington resident Mrs. Bill Boston returns to live in the area after years on a farm between Goodnight and Claude She also ran an antique business there and is a sister of Oran Starkey.
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Bill Boston
Wellington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Deskins
Wire Services
Lecy
John Connally
United States
National Observer
Washington
Hobart C. Smith
Mesquite
Iowa
Illinois
National Airlines
Houston
Anne of the
Ritz Theatre
Anne Boleyn
Henry VIII
Jimmie Kelsos
Starkey
Gladys Manley
Hollis
Melrose
N.M
Dodson
James H. Kelso
Lillie
Plymouth
Mrs. Kirby Campbell
Everett Bell
Ronald Bell
Ronnie
Iowa Park
Leonard Throne of
Childress
Bill Langford
J.D. Bruce
Carol
Gladewater
Sharon Thorpe
Anchorage
Alaska
Richard Campbell
Duane Campbell
Suzanne
Brad
James Fulcher
Arlington
Gene Hannah
Albert Fulcher
Vernon Rudy
Woodward
J.R. Mitchell
Kenneth Tenney
F.F. Popwell
Oren Rogers
Freeport
A.B. Carpenter
Sundown
Jennie McCutchen
Eldon McCutchen
Claymon McCutchen
Dell City
Troy Wallace
Army
Indiana
G.T. Austin
Dan Austin
Wink
Roy Slatten
Orton
Robert Cole
Garland
Kirby Campbell
Cliff
Howard Otto
S.J. Murphy
Sean
Phoenix
Arizona
William Chester
Eureka
Kansas
James Stavenhagen
Red River
J.M. Orr
Tres Ritas
Bill Wilson
Bruce Hite
Walter Bruce Hite
Sandi
Guthrie Hite
Vicky, Ray, Georgette and
Dale
Chandler
W.D. Bergvall
Vicki Bergvall
Gary Bergvall
San Antonio
Parkers Texaco Station
Patton
Allene’s
Baumgardners
Kathy Graves
Lindseys
Uae
Aarpeit
Wells & Wells
Jack
Calvin Hurst
Ington
Harold Watkins
West Avenue
The
Rickar
Richard Burton
Genevieve Bujold
Hal Wallis
Irene Papas
Anthony Quayle
John
Fryer
del Monte
Gerhart
Goodness
Lewis Grocery & Market
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