Wellington Man Held on Aggressive Assault Bonds
Carroll Wayne Watts is jailed on 115000 bond after warrants for two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon aggravated assault with a motor vehicle and destruction of private property. He faced arraignment with incidents involving a shotgun firing at a home a threat at another residence a ramming attempt and deputy shots of tires. An ongoing investigation aims to determine motives and cause.
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Wellington
Carroll Wayne Watts
John Rainey
Sheriff's Department
Watts
Beatrice McKinney
Justice of the Peace
Jack Anthony
Dickie Judd
Judd
Sheriff Rainey
Obituary of Doyle Stallings Veteran and Father of Two
Doyle Stallings 60 died 2 55 p m Tuesday June 7 at home 100 Bowie Street after a long illness Funeral services 2 00 p m Thursday June 9 Faith Baptist Church Rev A R Vaughan and Tom Anderson officiating Burial Memorial Gardens Kelso Funeral Home Stallings born Dublin July 5 1916 lived in Sherman Van Alstyne Roswell NM Amarillo before settling in 1966 Disabled Army World War II member of Faith Baptist Church American Legion Married Treva Omey in Amarillo 1958 Survivors include wife two sons Kenneth Stallings of Holtis and Williams Eugene See 1 page 2
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Doyle Stallings
Bowie Street
Faith Baptist Church
A.R. Vaughan
Assembly of God
Tom Anderson
Church of Christ
Memorial Gardens
Kelso Funeral Home
Mr. Stallings
Dublin
Sherman and
van Alstyne
Roswell
N.M
Amarillo
American Legion
Treva Omey
Kenneth M. Stallings
Holtis and
Williams
Eugene
Wheat Harvest Opens With Yields Above Early Forecast
Collingsworth County reports early wheat harvest strong with yields over 30 bushels per acre in places. First deliveries went to the Farmers Co op elevator at Dodson on June 1 by Jack Davis. Dodson elevator moves wheat to Fort Worth as storage tightens while Wellington area lags in finish. Markets show Wellington at 1.88 while Dodson sits at 1.83 with a 7 percent rebate consideration.
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Collingsworth
Farmers Co-op Society
Dodson
Jack Davis
John Barton
Barton
Fort Worth
Glenn Warrick
Warrick's Inc
Wellington
Singley
City Council Adopts 14 Month Consolidated Law Enforcement Budget
The City Council approved a 14 month Consolidated Law Enforcement Agency budget totaling 129,923 for city and county operations starting August 12. Sheriff John Rainey and Deputy J.R. Nelson outlined amendments while the Criminal Justice Council funded 26,088. Fines are shared 60 40 between county and city and expected to yield about 31,000.
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Law Enforcement Agency
John Rainey
J.R. Nelson
Criminal Justice Council
Sheriff's Department
Nelson
Rainey
J.R. Harrison
Church of the Nazarene
Wellington School Board Reviews Plans For New Building
The Wellington School Board met with architect Tom Brown and Speed Fab-Crete representatives to finalize details on a new elementary building and gym enlargement. They will reconvene next Monday to review the plans, after receiving $540000 in bond funds with $500000 placed in CDs.
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Wellington
Tom Brown
Speed Fab-Crete
Ft. Worth
Powell Field
Brown
Quail School Seeks Federal Funding for Reconstruction
Quail School Board seeks emergency federal funding to rebuild after the May tornado that destroyed the plant. If approved, funds plus $153,000 insurance could finance a new campus, with portable buildings as interim housing and possible inclusion in the district.
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Quail
Wilford Arthur
Wellington
Arthur
Mr. Arthur
Wellington Slow Pitch Tournament Opens Friday 1977
The Wellington Slow Pitch Softball League hosts a three day 16 team tournament Friday through Sunday June 10 11 12 with 7:30 p.m. starts and late night play. Tony Stephens notes high enthusiasm capacity crowds and ASA approved umpires.
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Wellington
Participanf
Tony Stephens
Stephens
National Guard
Langford’s
Arnett, Hollis
Martin Seed
Owens Supply
Motes Garage
Davis
Amarillo Umpire's Association
ASA
Dozier Man Dies in One Car Accident
A 46 year old Dozier man was killed early Monday when his car left FM Road 1056, struck an embankment and overturned. Jack Henry, living in the community about a year, died instantly. justice of the peace ruled accidental death. He was born July 18 1930 in Knobel Arkansas and served in the armed forces. Funeral arrangements were announced with burial at Lee Funeral Home. Survivors include his wife Helen and three sons.
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Dozier
Jack Henry
John Rainey
Beatrice McKinney
Mr. Henry
Mangum
Knobel
Ark
Helen Tallman
Albuquerque
N.M
Lee Funeral Home
Kelso Funeral’ Home
Mea
Helen ‘Henry of
Ped David
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First United Methodist Church
Barbara Reynolds
Betty Campbell
Brandom, Wells & Goudy of
Shamrock
Quail School
Texas Education Agency
Ruben Sanchez
Richard Keller
Obie White
Stow Pitcn
Langfords
Arnett
Hollis
Burlington Northern and Hudson
Pampa
Clarendon
H. Barret Ford
Qwens Supply
Mate
Nardin and Bath
Davis Thriftway
Childress Dozier
Stephens Whan
Page
Dozier Man
Salt Fork River Bridge
Arizona
Kelso
Jimmy Shoe
Cara
Heary
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