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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1968
Page
6
The Wellington region faced record rainfall of ten and a half inches flooding spillways and dam areas while hail destroyed tens of bushels of wheat and stripped fruit trees. Water rates loom as residents adjust after a high toll on land and wells. The VFW Youth Rodeo set for June 7 and 8 draws growing crowds, and nearby Greenbelt Lake opens with promises of future recreation development.
Mrs. Martha Kay Dickerson 27 of Tempe Arizona was found shot six times at close range in the Salt River bed. Her husband Boyd Dickerson of Tempe was charged with first degree homicide. Funeral held in Hollis Church of Christ. burial in Fairmount Cemetery. Survivors include twin sons and extensive Landreth family.
Noel Burge died October 14 1965. Funeral services were held at South Baptist Church with Rev Weldon Barnard officiating. Burial in Dodson Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Surviving are a son Wendell Burge and a daughter Mrs Dwayne Carter, two sisters and seven grandchildren. Several boxes carried absentee votes with small margins.
Sheriff John Rainey said four men wanted in the county have been located in the last week. Kenneth Tennion, 23, was picked up in Wichita Kansas after being found in Syracuse and having other charges. Valentine Davitta, 36, was located in Ulysses Kansas facing disposing of mortgaged property. George Larry Jones, 8, held on forgery and receiving money under false pretenses after a prior misdemeanor conviction with a $10 fine and $117.30 costs. Paul Raborn King, 41, remained in Arlington custody with a hold order issued to bring him here after Arlington trial.
Chester White, longtime county road department maintainer operator, was appointed County Road Administrator Saturday succeeding Frank Lindsey who resigned but remains as a machine operator. County Judge Zock Thomas announced the changes this week praising Lindsey for trimming costs and White for his familiarity with the county road system. White is a long time resident of the county and farmed near Quail before joining the department. He and his wife moved to a farm two miles north of Wellington when she joined the Wellington School System.
John Oldham Tompage Oldham of Saminorwood Dusty Oldham of Shamrock and Mrs Barbara Schneider of Lakewood Calif survive with five brothers Robert Haskell Herman Bill and Elmer Oldham all of various towns plus nine grandchildren and one great grandchild in the listing of survivors.
Faith Baptist announces 12 year program with Rev. Jack Tutor named principal. Superintendents listed as Mrs. Johnny Moat for juniors, Mrs. R. B. Lucas for primary, and Mrs. Jack Tutor for beginners.
Two women were injured Saturday afternoon June 1 when their car overturned on a flooded stretch of Highway 203 two miles east of Quail. Brenda Lee Burtram 21 and Delane Ratliff 17 of Hereford suffered severe cuts and bruises and were treated at St Joseph's Hospital. Their two young sons were not reported injured. The accident occurred around 3 p.m. as water covered the road and the vehicle entered deeper water, ending upside down. Both women were rescued by Kelso ambulance and later discharged.
The Airpark Pool opens Saturday under City Manager Doc Bartenbruch and James Larson. It operates 2 p.m. daily with one weekly closure and Friday night hours. Season tickets for children and adults are on sale. single admissions available all summer. Further details to be announced.
Mrs. Bolton formerly Mrs. Bolton married Dec 14 1935 at Salt Fork. Funeral services conducted at Trinity Methodist Church with Rev Knight and Rev Lancaster officiating. Burial at Fairview Cemetery directed by Kelso Funeral Home. Survived by husband of Wellington a daughter and a son plus two sisters and a brother.
Three County youths study government and citizen duties and learn how government quality links to citizen involvement. On Friday June 14 the Boys State delegates will sit in elected offices at the State Capitol and run the state for a day leading to a Governor's Ball at the Student Union that evening.
A violent hail and rain storm struck Rolla and Swearingen around 9 p m causing extensive damage. A L Adcock reported ruined cotton and wheat 40 and 120 acres respectively with shattered windows. George Roberts lost crops and windows with a 50 by 10 by 8 foot ice drift noted in a pond. Jack Moreman described stripped mesquite trees and broken grass. L A Davis saw a damaged barn and seed house with 80 000 pounds of maize salvageable though some grain blown away. No cattle losses reported.
The article details extensive flood and hail damage across Rolla area farms. Losses include ruined crops, washed-out fields, broken power lines, and road washouts from Atteberry Lake spillway breaches to Dodson bridges. Officials estimate widespread dirt needs for road repair and drainage projects.
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