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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1963
Page
5
Childress A defeated Rockets A 48 to 26 in the Bobcats den on Friday night. Thornton led with 18 points for Childress while Sanders scored 9 for Wellington. Skyrocket B beat Wellington 27 to 23 with Ronny Hurst as high scorer.
Mrs. M. L. Adkins remains at M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston for post operative treatment after recent major surgery. She will stay a week or two longer. Friends may write to Mrs. Henrietta Adkins Room 105 East M. D. Anderson Hospital Houston Texas. Paducah tops Wellington 35 to 38 in a boys and girls game with Betty Courtney scoring 15 for the Rockets and Jan Glenn 9. for Paducah Allan Greer 18 and Raymond Sandera 10 led.
Dr. Mackin, whose West Texas and Northern Mexico studies influenced his move, has joined the University of Washington geology faculty in 1934. He becomes the first to hold the William Stamps Farish Chair in geology, established by Mrs Libbie Farish of Houston in honor of her husband. He will teach advanced map interpretation and geomorphology to graduates and undergraduates.
Dr. J. Hoover Macklin joins University of Texas faculty as a geomorphology specialist. His maps reveal earth history insights valuable to hydroelectric and water conservation projects and inform geology of iron ore in Utah Nevada, radioactive ore in Idaho, and volcanic history in Washington Oregon.
The Texas A M College Plant Sciences Building houses environmental growth chambers that enable scientists to regulate all environmental factors for growing plants.
Ann Graves, daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Savage of Wellington is a 1961 Wellington High School graduate. She attends Texas Wesleyan College as a freshman nursing major.
Mrs. Sam H. Brown of Memphis died at Northwest Texas Hospital in Amarillo on Saturday January 12. A former Wellington resident she moved to Hall County ten years ago. Funeral services were held January 14 at First Baptist Church in Memphis with burial in Fairview Cemetery. Born June 26, 1893 near Jacksboro, she was Ida Medra Biffle before marrying Sam H. Brown February 2, 1912 in Wellington. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs. Hill Wells and Mrs. Buster Morrison both of Memphis seven grandchildren two sisters Mrs. Annie Robinson Sun Valley California and Mrs. Katie Isbell Wellington and a brother W. M. Biffle Hedley.
The Texas Supreme Court upheld Weslaco's authority to set local phone rates and General Telephone's right to intrastate long distance rates. The dispute began when General Telephone sought to block local rate setting and to challenge Weslaco's intrastate rate basis aligned with FCC rules. The ruling affirms the 4th Court of Civil Appeals decision. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hutchingen visited Amarillo Monday with sister Mrs. Ethal Pitcock.
Mr and Mrs Charley Johnson and six year old daughter Cindy visit his parents Mr and Mrs Head Johnson from Farmington New Mexico. Johnson recently long away after graduating high school in 1953 and works as a carpenter.
Texas State Securities Board reports a strong 1962 with 695 permits issued for $457.24 million in Texas securities and over $446,000 in fees collected. Three permit applications totaling $745,000 were denied and 22 applications worth $22,417,826 were withdrawn. Rep Forrest Hardin of San Angelo plans to introduce a bill raising the highway speed limit to 76 mph.
William F Bennett of Texas A&M reports 17 768 soil tests from three laboratories in the year ending Sept 1962, surpassing prior totals. Counties with the most samples included Hunt Baylor and Pannin, with out-of-state submissions from Mexico New Mexico and Nevada. emphasis on soil fertility testing as a key farming aid.
Bryan senator W T Moore says he will introduce legislation to require a vote of the people before a four year state supported college can be created. The proposal ties the creation of HIG College to public approval in Austin.
In Austin Senator Schwartz aims to shift burden of proof to insurers, seeking a state board to require insurers to cover homeowners water damage claims. Rep Don Gaddo drafts auto accident bill to fund personal injury costs from uninsured drivers.
In Austin the House committee considering state government reform has urged tighter rules on aid for legitimate dependent children. A sub-committee report backed the recommendation after debate over whether it would promote illegitimacy. A separate note mentions 278 large water falls in Brazil.
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