Martinez Named Owens Salvage Employee of the Month
Domingo Martinez is June Employee of the Month at Owens Salvage Co. Owner Robert Owens announces. Martinez, 48, dismantling foreman lives in Shamrock along Old Highway 66, commutes 50 miles daily. Married with two children, he came from Austin three years ago after six years as a mechanic. He enjoys fishing, keeps two horses, and attends Jehovah’s Witnesses Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Domingo Martinez
Owens Salvage Co
Robert Owens
Martinez
Shamrock
Panhandle
Austin
Falfurrias
Jacinto
Elisa Martinez
Janie Botello
Ana Lisa
Marty
Jehovah's Witnesses Church
Shamrock Schools
Shelly Hill Graduates From West Texas State University
Shelly Hill of White Deer earned a Bachelor of Business Administration at the recent West Texas State University spring commencement. She is the daughter of Billy Hill and Edith Messer and granddaughter of C D Messer. A White Deer High School graduate, she works for Kelly Girl Service in Amarillo. Aunt and uncle Benton and Mrs Wauer attended from Wellington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelly Hill
White Deer
West Texas State University
Miss Hill
Billy Hill
C.D. Messer
Wellington
White Deer High School
Edith Messer
Kelly Girl Service
Amarillo
Benton Wauer
Wimbledon Croquet Club Adds Lawn Tennis in Tough Times
In the 1870s the Wimbledon croquet club, facing hardships, expanded its title by adding lawn tennis to its activities, shaping a pivotal moment in the sport’s history.
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Wimbledon
Welcome for Lorene Morris at Thomas Nursing Center
Mrs Lorene Morris welcomed as new resident in Room 4 B Wing. The center lists weekly activity winners, volunteers, sing alongs, nail care, worship services, and a long visitors roster including relatives from Amarillo Hillsboro Canadian and Shamrock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Morris
Violet Potter
Lillian Smith
Elise Wilson
Marie Smith
Lelon Downs
Ruth Wilhelm
Mary Fulcher
Bernice Lancaster
Pauline Hartman
the First Methodist Church
Exa Cudd
Odessa Covey
Priscilla Sullivan
Donita Ward
Haun Kite
Church of Christ
Tom Thomson
First Methodist Church
Mattie Maddox
Bryant Maddox
Maudie Maddox
Amarillo
Dorothy Jane Vinson
Hillsboro
Dell Riggs
Florence Fuson
Irene Harding
Ruth Cook
Jamie Kindall
Roberta
Mary Anderson
Audrey Barnes
Bakersfield
M. Milburn
Shamrock
Eulala Garrets
L.O. Tyson
Chas. Tucker
Oakland
Velda Elmore
Leonna Elliott
Nancy Parkhouse
Kathy Parkhouse
Richardson
Betty Crawford
Sherman
Charlie Bairfield
Clarendon
Earl Alexander
Obie White
Dale Farris
Elvis White
Dorothy Davis
Clara Nickle
Hollis
Judy Farris
Brownfield
Estelle Gentry
Ruth Wyrick
Mattie Lindsey
Ola Parker
Shirley Howard
Edna Kesler
James Carson
Brandy
Nebraska
Tom Stansell
Olton
Lorraine Harwell
Beginnings of Paper Money in England in the 1600s
The custom of paper money started in England during the 1600s when goldsmiths issued receipts for valuables stored with them. These receipts functioned as a form of money, laying groundwork for modern currency practices.
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England
Soldier of the Month Dickie Braddock of Co E
Memphis native Dickie Gene Braddock is named Soldier of the Month for Company E 2nd Battalion 142 Infantry Wellington unit of the Texas Army National Guard. A Vietnam veteran with 13 months in the 162nd Assault Helicopter Company 12th Aviation Battalion 1st Aviation Brigade he re enlisted for six years to pursue a Guard career. Braddock, 38, was drafted in July 1967, trained at Fort Polk and Fort Rucker, served as UH-1H crew chief in Vietnam, and later joined the Texas Army National Guard in 1982 rising to section leader and now steering anti-tank duties in Co 2/142 Mechanized Infantry Battalion. He is employed by Memphis Glass and Supply and is the son of Marvin and Vira Braddock of Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickie Gene Braddock
Memphis
142 Infantry
Wellington
Texas Army National Guard
Army
National Guard
Vietnam
162Nd
Braddock
U.S. Army
Fort Polk
Ft. Rucker
Alabama
Army Reserve
Red Eye
Co. 2/142
The
Memphis Glass and Supply
Marvin and
Vira Braddock
Austin
Memphis High School
Softball Tourney Slated at Memphis
The Memphis M Club sponsors a softball tournament Friday to Sunday June 28-30 with ten men's and ten women's teams. Trophies go to the top three teams in each division, individual trophies for the top five teams. Entry is 80 dollars per team plus a playable blue dot ball, contact Ted Phillips at 806-259-3238 to enter.
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Memphis ‘‘M
Ted Phillips
Kevin Hall to Coach In Woodsboro Schools
Kevin Hall a former Skyrocket multi sport star has been elected to the Woodsboro Schools coaching staff near Corpus Christi He and wife Debbie Bergvall live in San Angelo He will be among 10 coaches coaching football and track at junior high assisting with varsity football working with the secondary He compares the Woodsboro program to Wellington and will oversee strength programs for boys and girls at all levels
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kevin Hall
Woodsboro
Corpus Christi
Debbie Bergvall
San Angelo
Hall
Wellington
Bill Hall
Wellington High School
West Texas State University
Angelo State University
WTSU
University of Texas At el Paso
UTEP
Debbie Hall
KBIL
J.F. Isaacs
Doug Bergval
Keith Smith
Willie Smith
Risley Graduates From Arizona High School
Derek L. Risley graduates from Agua Fria Union High School Avondale Arizona class of 1985. He is the son of Jean and Del Risley of Litchfield Park and grandson of Clema and Bill Tarter of Wellington. He plans ASU marketing and public relations and to teach health and physical education. The feature notes his athletic honors and family connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derek L. Risley
Agua Fria Union High School
Avondale
Arizona
Jean and
del Risley
Litchfield Park
Clema
Bill Tarter
Wellington
Derek
Amarillo
Jr. High
Farmington
New Mexico
Arizona State University
Former Wellington Girl Certified As Life Guard
Terrie Lee, 16, of Hollis earned lifeguard certification after completing a life saving school in Altus Oklahoma. She works at Hollis pool and will be a Hollis High junior, daughter of Dianna and Wendell Page and Jerry Lee, with family roots in Shamrock, Wellington.
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Terrie Lee
Hollis
Altus
Okla
Hollis Swimming Pool
Dianna
Wendell Page
Jerry Lee
Wellington
Terrie
Hollis High School
New Cars and Trucks Listed by Local Dealers
A list of new vehicles includes Bob Allen selling an Oldsmobile Barney Glenn offering a Ford pickup Kenneth C Davis featuring a Chevrolet pickup Denzil Lacy with a Chevrolet pickup Tim Watt providing a Chevrolet pickup Harold Moore listing a Chevrolet pickup and Leo Popwell selling a travel trailer through local dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Allen
Oldsmobile
Barney Glenn
Ford Pickup
Kenneth C. Davis
Chevrolet Pickup
Denzil Lacy
Tim Watt
Chevrolet
Harold Moore
Leo Popwell
Travel Trailer
Also Mentioned on This Page
Owens
West Texas State
Donald Curry
John D
Larry and
Beckie Snider
Lawton
Henrietta Miller
Canyon
Winnie Richards
Sallie Lancaster
Clyde Lancaster
Bob Lancaster
Norwood
Bob Lancasters
Rene Lacy
Lara Crane
Cindy Brown
Cristin
Jay
Denton
Dianne Hudspeth
Edward G’sell
Arnold, Mo
Eva Needham
Billey Evelye Kidwell
Robbie Snider
Rita Chansler
Crissy
New Iberia
Alma Clement
E.W. Clement and Sons
Mangum
North Side Square
Texas
Sgt. Braddock Co. E
Sgt
Dickie
Gene Braddock
Ingram Dry Cleaners
East Side Square
Risley Graduates
Arizona High School
C.L. Harrison
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