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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1996
Page
3
Veterans gathered May 27 at the VFW building for coffee and donuts before flag placements on graves and a country breakfast by the ladies auxiliary. Afterward, VFW and auxiliary members attended the Memorial Day service at the courthouse.
Sabine Pass Chapter 2459 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy met May 22 1996 at the Wellington State Bank Heritage Room. Vickie Porter presided as Exa Cudd led pledges while Lameda Black read minutes and Cudd reported funds. New member Joyce Porter joined Shamrock. upcoming officers to be installed June 1996 at Mitchells Restaurant Shamrock. Cudd presented The Tragic Mothers of Richmond detailing wartime suffering of Confederate mothers and Mary Custis Lee. Attendees included Mary Jones and members Gertrude Mayhugh Vickie Porter Lameda Black Mary Morgan and Exa Cudd.
A quip attributed to Mae West notes that love overcomes many obstacles but cannot cure poverty or dental pain. The remark highlights enduring human troubles alongside romance. The statement survives as a cultural aside reflecting West’s wit and era.
The First Baptist Church Teenagers held a May 31 1996 dinner in the Fellowship Hall with fish provided by J C Hartman and Raymond Horton families. Heather Wilson, Miss Lake Meredith, performed piano pieces for the Miss Texas Pageant in Fort Worth on July 6. Attendees included Heather Wilson and many listed community members.
Tim and Debora Maxwell of Paducah are the parents of a daughter born May 23, 1996 at Childress Regional Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds 1 1/2 ounces. Grandparents are Eddie and Donna Maxwell and George and Brenda Barton of Wellington. Great grandparents are Jake and Jane Maxwell Annie Isaacs and Jimmy and Dorothy Phillips of Wellington.
Marcia Cox and John R. Henard II united in marriage at First United Methodist Church Quanah on Friday evening May 17 1996 at 8 o'clock. Rev Jesse De performed the double ring ceremony with attendants Andrea Cox Sharon Patterson Kimberlee Heward Robin Heward and best man Rev Steve Ulrey. Approximately sixty guests attended.
Anne Long leads the 23rd Psalm Circle at First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall on May 26 at 6 30 pm. Rose Marie Davis gave opening prayer and the group discussed meals for August and summer program at the Opportunity Center. The program urged letting God control life, comparing mind lint to clutter cleared by grace. Members present included Anne Long Gracie Michael Juanita Owens Priscilla Sullivan Gay McAlister Rose Marie Davis Anita Roberts.
Jack and Donna Ashley of Independence Missouri are parents of twin girls born May 20 1996 Jessica Lynn 5 pounds 6 ounces Samantha Christine 6 pounds 2 ounces Grandparents Johnny and Eunice Dickson Hedley Great grandparents Bernice Stice Summerwood Helen Ashley Amarillo and Mr and Mrs J M Dickson Panhandle Kenneth and Carrie Warren are parents of daughter Kelsey Elizabeth born May 14 1996 at Northwest Texas Hospital Amarillo weighing 6 pounds 2 1/2 ounces Grandparents Anne Langford Dan Langford Robert W Warren Great grandparents John Robert Howard Jr Henry Langford and Charles Gibb Edinburgh Scotland
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