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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1965
Page
1
One rural crash occurred in Collingsworth County during May per Set J W Wilson highway patrol supervisor. May totals for 1965 show ten accidents with two killed, 12 injured, and 7185 dollars in property damage across the first five months.
The notice lists numerous oil and gas lease releases by Shell Oil Co to various buyers including H C Langford T Wheeler J R Bowen Sr Charles Allen Harrell M Dial Russell E Yates J L Langley and Nannie E Holton among others. The filings cover many tracts across sections and blocks in several townships and include mineral deeds such as City State Bank to James Doneghy.
A brief 15 minute relief pitch for Itch Me antiseptic ointment highlights quick drying action and germ killing properties. The ad notes use for eczema insect bites foot itch and surface rashes and promotes Parsons Drug Store as a point of sale.
Cozette Seitz won the recent 4 H Club Better Bake Show and will represent Collingsworth County at the district event in Amarillo during the Tri State Fair. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Seitz and a Wellington 4 H Club member.
John Rogers of Wellington will graduate from Harvard Thursday June 17 with a history bachelor’s degree magna cum laude. His Latin American history thesis is The Intellectual Confrontation with Nationalism in Argentina 1900 1950. He plans to attend Columbia Law School next fall.
Levelland readers learn SPC offers advanced fall term registration during summer. Students planning to attend next September may begin registration June 15. A separate note states U S Air Force installations total 13 200 000 acres.
Neal Gray of Wellington and John Alvin Horton of Richardson are among 122 candidates entering a final two week OCS course at Austin. Class No. 8 will train at Camp Mabry and aims to commission new second lieutenants in the National Guard. The Texas program, begun in 1957, follows Fort Benning guidelines and is run by the State Headquarters and Detachment. The course spans two weeks in June and July with eight monthly weekend assemblies and a concluding two week active duty phase.
Steve Owens lists a Wellington Chevrolet half ton pickup and a four door sedan from W. A. Adams. R. B. Tucker offers a Wellington Ford Forder sedan. The note recalls the first cookbook printed in Italy in 1975.
In Tyler State Park Gary Bieriz, an 11 year old member of the Royal Ambassadors church group, demonstrates foil based camp hacks. He uses foil to insulate a sleeping bag line fishing gear protect lures waterproof matches seal containers and foil wrap to keep foods and cooking gear clean.
A fisherman pauses at the lake shore to unwrap fish hooks from a packet of foil before wading into shallow water to fish. The action highlights a cautious prep step prior to casting.
Mexico City narcotics squad reports athletes hired for soccer and baseball exhibitions at detention houses have been smuggling marijuana and heroin to prisoners awaiting trial. The claim frames sports activities as a cover for narcotics trafficking within the system.
The Wellington Leader issued each Thursday from 913 West Ave Wellington Texas with editor H Deskins Wells. Subscriptions run four dollars yearly inside trade territory five dollars outside. Public notice notes postage prior to 1909.
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