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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1990
Page
2
Wellington Leader reports the Sumnerwood Ex-Students Association plans the largest reunion yet on July 21 at the Sumnerwood school. Registration starts at 10 a.m. with visiting until 4 p.m. A program in the gym follows, honoring 1946-47 and 1947-48 basketball teams, a king and queen, and a benediction.
Samnorwood's 1946-48 girls basketball teams including the Eaglettes and Eagles will receive posthumous recognition at a Samnorwood Ex-Students reunion. The 1947-48 year saw a gym fire destroying records, leaving lifelong achievements largely unrecorded until now. Retired Supt. Orville Cunningham recalls their dominant run against colleges and AAU play, with several Eaglettes earning Wayland Baptist College scholarships and one touring South America.
The page details a sequence of upcoming programs: painting with Mike Suiter July 24 at 10 30 a.m. Picture words with Lennie Morgan July 25 at 2 p.m. Film New Adventures of Scabod Crane July 26 at 10 30 a.m. Talking hands with LaDonna Moore July 28. Quilt Workshop July 31 at 10 30 a.m. Summer Reading Club grand finale announced.
Commissioners will review a vehicle registration fee rise at the August term. Tax Assessor Rose Mary Throne is authorized to have Pritchard and Abbott print the 1990 tax rolls and notices. Mary Lou Souder may attend a home economist program assistants meeting in Amarillo July 13 and accompany 4-H girls to Borger July 23, with expenses paid on bill. Claims approved for Collingsworth County law enforcement meals RSVP. Treasurer's report approved. A motion to issue checks for right of way easements when signed by owners will be paid from road and bridge funds. Payment to Collingsworth Public Library per August 15, 1988 agreement authorized. Reports from sheriff, tax assessor, justice of the peace, district clerk, treasurer, and road administrator.
The article notes rabbits are mainly nocturnal, feeding and playing from dusk to dawn while resting during daylight hours. It emphasizes their preference for nighttime activity and daytime sleep.
The Sumnerwood Ex-Students Association announces class reunions during the general reunion on Saturday July 21. Classes from 1935 to 1944 meet at the gym foyer at 10 a.m. for registration and lunch at Mitchell's Restaurant in Shamrock, then return at 1 p.m. for visiting. Other classes hold lunches, brunches, or picnics at indicated homes and venues with contact points for details.
The Wellington Leader lists publication schedule as weekly on Thursdays, with office at 913 West Avenue Wellington Texas and P O Box 992 Wellington Texas 79095. Editor and publisher is Henry W Wells. Subscription rates are 14 dollars yearly in trade territory and 17 dollars outside.
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