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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1971
Page
4
The article notes a rush to plant cotton and grain sorghum after wet and dry spells, with June 10 set by the ASC for cotton and continued seed sourcing. It discusses weather impact, hail damage driving repair work, and insurance rate effects tied to fire history, plus Hawthorne quotation on summer days.
The Panhandle region receives a $20,000 grant plus $2,222 from the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission to update the five year criminal justice plan for 25 counties. A full time criminal justice planner will support the effort, with the advisory board replacing the prior committee. Separate storm damage across Dodson and Wellington areas caused extensive property and electrical damage, including destroyed barns, damaged roofs, toppled poles, and a blown transformer.
The Rolling Plains Citizens Band Radio Club holds its monthly meeting Thursday June 17 at 8 p.m. in the Heritage Room of Wellington State Bank per president Wayne Reynolds Jr. All members and prospective joiners are urged to attend. The report notes extensive rainfall across the area with multiple inches measured by residents and farms during the week. An alligator pear is commonly called an avocado.
Mr. and Mrs. Sami and Sandra and Jan McGill returned from a four city California visit. They stopped in Turlock to see the Baird relatives, in Rio Vista with an uncle, and in Sacramento with Mew Gill’s nephew Mee Gill family. They spent four days at Disneyland in Anaheim.
No. 3 techm page 1964 reports a forthcoming definitive book on the Quarter Hone by Laune to be published by Doubleday, plus Laune illustrated Sand in My Eye published in 1956. Canyon Texas hosts the 1971 TEXAS program with multiple artists and nightly musical drama at Palo Duro Canyon through Aug 28. Also notes CAP program credits and ASCS deadlines for cotton farmers with set aside acres and grazing rules.
Boys and girls will join the Belliegwnates 4 H Home program this summer with weekly Monday 6:00 p.m. meetings at the V Rodeo Arena. Don Reeves announces the plan and warns that under 9 may join but cannot compete in district contests.
Names of service members from multiple Texas towns including Amarillo Childress Canyon Clarendon and Shamrock, plus 1963 consecration of M DeFalco as Amarillo Diocese bishop. Also recaps recent visitors and residents in Mineral Wells Fort Worth Houston and Dallas areas with several family ties noted.
Mrs. Olean Leggitt hosts weekend guests granddaughter Jennifer Villyard Ike Hubbard of Oklahoma City and Peter Meiler of Zurich. They attend Schiller College in Bonnigheim Germany. Peter spends the summer with Ike in Oklahoma City. An 1843 Paris club founded is mentioned.
Jerrell P. Fielding of the Department of Public Safety earned four National Police Records for Smallbore Rifle Fire at the NRA Registered Tournament in San Antonio on May 5. He broke three of his own marks on May 7 and received awards for these as well, competing against more than 25 contestants. Fielding is the son of Mr and Mrs Paul Fielding of Quail No 6.
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