Wellington approves volunteer fire retirement plan details
A 10 month study led to a retroactive July 1 1962 effective plan. Mayor Ralph Owens notes retirement at 20 years or age 55 yields 75 dollars monthly, widows 50 dollars. City funds 105 dollars yearly per active firefighter, 11 309 dollars yearly for 1982–1992. Few volunteers will qualify. four widows currently draw benefits. only one member now eligible for retirement. two active firefighters already eligible.
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Rudd and Wisdom, Inc
Austin
Ralph Owens
Owens
City of
Wellington
Glen Taylor
City of Wellington
Taylor
Russell Yates
Hiram Cudd
Jake Leach
W.H. Lindsey
Alton Wilkins
Ex-Student Luncheon Plans and New Addresses Reported
1957 Wellington Ex-Students luncheon at the Country Club will be pot luck with attendees asked to state their dish. Anita Savage Roberts requests advance notice of foods, and Ruth Jesse Docktar plans to attend to reconnect with friends. Ex-Students Association adds 18 new addresses via Louise Lancaster Peters, listing 1945 alumni from towns including Alva, Yazoo City, Roswell, and more, with Vickie Porter as secretary. The note mentions a retirement program under city funding and a 15 member governing board with Mayor as chairman.
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Anita Savage Roberts
Country Club
Anita
Ruth Jesse Docktar
la Habre
Bethine Adkins Wolf
Wellington
Ruth
Louise Lancaster Peters
Ex-Students Association
Vickie Porter
Jimmy Ray Holder
Alva
Doris Lamkin Kirk
Yazoo City
Miss
Iva Joyce Lamkin Parsons
Roswell
N.M
Helen Lang
Fire Department
Owens
Bill Hatch
Funeral set for Alva na Caeens in Wellington church
Funeral services for Alva na Caeens will be Thursday at 10 30 a m in Wellington with Pastor Stanley Hughes in Memorial Gardens under Guy Owens Funeral Home direction Pallbearers include Robert Lewis Louis Graham Marvin Manuel Bob Copeland Elmer Haralson Alvin Horton Hardy Wright and Raymond Hodges Memorials invited to Wellington Cemetery Association Cristy died Tuesday July 27 at 630 p m in Childress General Hospital He was 80 and a lifelong county resident a retired grocer born August 4 1896 in Shawnee Indian Territory He ran Monroe Grocery then Lewis Grocery retiring in 1965 He married Ethel Crossland February 9 1924 She died November 6 1980 A World War I veteran he belonged to First Baptist Church American Legion RSVP and Collingsworth County Senior Citizens Odd Fellows and various local groups He is survived by one son George Cristy of Seminole three grandchildren Loni Kay Clement Craig Cristy Kirk Cristy and two step sisters Pauline Hopper Myrtle Burder He was predeceased by daughter Noma Clement in 1973.
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Monroe Grocery
Wellington
Lewis Grocery
Ethel Crossland
Mr. Cristy
First Baptist Church
The
American Legion
Collingsworth County
Odd Fellows
RSVP
Thomas Nursing Center
George Cristy
Seminole
Loni Kay Clement
Mangum
Craig Cristy
Littlefield
Kirk Cristy
Pauline Hopper
Myrtle Burder
Roswell
N.M
Noma Clement
Wellington High School Grads Continue Longstanding Reunion
The Wellington High School graduating classes of 1928 and 1929 will sustain a long running tradition by gathering together for a continued reunion event.
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Wellington High School
Railroad Commission Advances UPS Hearing In Texas
The Railroad Commission directed its Transportation Division to start hearings on United Parcel Service demand for intra Texas point to point package transport. Dates remain to be fixed. UPS will present eight weeks of testimony, first in Austin then in Dallas, with opposing truck and bus firms to follow.
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Austin Tex
Railroad Commission
Transportation Division
United Parcel Service
Texas
UPS
Commission
Railroad
Austin
Dallas
Hedley School District Budget Hearing Notice
A hearing on the 1982 83 Budget of the Hedley School District will be held Monday August 9 at 8 00 p m in the Hedley School Library. The meeting is open to the public and the patrons are urged to attend. Glyndor Holland Superintendent Hedley School. All claims against the estate of Mrs Lorraine Boverie must be presented to John Boverie 6517 Aven Apt 1 A Lubbock TX 79412 within the time prescribed by law.
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Hedley
Hedley School
Lorraine Boverie
John Boverie
Aven
Apt
Lubbock
4-H Fashion Show Set With Collingsworth Winners
Six Collingsworth County 4-H champions will model self made apparel at the Panhandle Extension District Fashion Show on July 29 at the Amarillo Agricultural Center. Contestants from 20 counties compete for district honors and a state berth in Corpus Christi.
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Collingsworth County
Panhandle
Texas A&m University Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Nancy Rigby County
D’nae Keller
Jonny Settle
Shelly Thomas
Stacy Knoll
Lesa White
Nicole Keller
Extension and Research Center
Amarillo Blvd
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RR Commission
Bessie Jean West
Roberson’s
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Glyndor Holland
Hedley Schoo
Childress
Focal Gov't
John Adams
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