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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1962
Page
7
A Shamrock resident who grew up in Samnorwood is recorded as a fatality in a local road accident. Details remain sparse but authorities report the death as the result of a street collision involving a single vehicle.
Funeral services for Odessa Luce Glazner 31 of Shamrock are set for Thursday at Glen Davis Memorial Methodist Church Dozier. She died in a car pickup collision 6 30 a m Tuesday on US 83 north of Shamrock.
The Department of Highways and Public Transportation Commission designated a Farm to Market Road from FM 338 north one mile to SH 203 at a $40,000 estimated cost. The route lies east of US 43 near the Farmers Co-op Gin, with county right of way obligations and a 90 day acceptance window.
The Wellington Open Tennis Tournament set for July 7–10 at Ellison Park will raise funds for Wellington High School tennis nets and racket stringers. Entries cap at 16 per event with a four event limit. two out of three set matches use 12 point tiebreakers.
A full day of motorcycle races is set for Sunday June 13 as Wellington hosts the National MotoSport Association qualifying event at Big Bluff Motocross. Practice starts 7 pm races 8 am with 60 races and about 200 riders.
Only about 175 votes were cast on Saturday in the Second Democratic Primary due to lack of local or district races and low interest in state candidates. Absentees numbered two. In Attorney General race John Hanna led with 98 to Jim Mattox 70. Garry Mauro 74 edged Pete Snelson 89 for Commissioner, General Land Office. In Court of Crim Appeals Place 1 Chuck Campbell Jr 80 over John Humphreys 74. Place 2 saw Bill Black 67 vs Chuck Miller 84.
The 1962 wheat harvest in Collingsworth County opens with hail damaged grain. First loads to Farmers Co op Enterprises in Dodson show 20 to 31 bushels per acre, quality high despite hail. Deliveries flow from Oklahoma and local farms, with Tam 101 favored and moisture around 12 to 13 percent.
In a special meeting June 2 Collingsworth County Judge Bob Watson resigned after 3 1/2 years. Former County Judge Thomas was named to fill the six month unexpired term and was immediately sworn in by County Attorney Charles Carter. Thomas will then begin his elected term after winning the First Democratic Primary. Watson resigns to become Director of Law Enforcement Training for the 15 county South Plains Association of Governments in Lubbock.
City Manager Glen Taylor announced improvements at Marian Airport began in favorable weather. The first phase widens the runway to 450 feet and extends it, with top layer work by a road contractor. Second phase installs lights at an estimated cost of 100000 dollars. A third phase for a 2400 foot north south runway on the west side awaits Texas Aeronautics Commission approval in 1983, extending the original two year plan.
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