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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1977
Page
6
Dodge tops the intermediate non shot put event at an AAU sanctioned meet on June 18. The 235-pound West Texas standout is set to compete at 2:00 in the senior division, with plans to participate in the West Texas AAU Olympic track and field championships at Bulldog Stadium.
Sheriff report states six bicycles stolen in a week were recovered. The first two belonged to Suzy Patrick and Tony Fike, taken the same night from Doh Lacy home and across an exchange. The Lacy family bicycles were recovered after a tip to Sheriff Rainey, with others found in an alley between Fort Worth and Galveston Streets.
The West Texas A A U sanctioned event in Borger on Saturday July 9 features age level competition for boys and girls to 18. Four finalists from each event advance to Regional IX Championships July 23 at Gregory Portland near Corpus Christi with top regional winners reaching the National Championships. Dodge specializes in shot put and discus and is the son of Mr and Mrs John Dodge after competing since seventh grade. He recently threw an 8 pound shot 56 feet 3 inches.
Wellington attorney and author RL Templeton joined the University of Oklahoma Writers Conference in Norman focusing on author publisher relations and book production costs. Key speakers included Dwight Swann and Lee Somerville. Templeton joined a post conference viewing of The Trail of Tears at Tahlequah amphitheatre.
Joe Brock former Pampa High School coach has realigned as defensive coordinator for the Portales Rams in New Mexico. He will serve as offensive line coach for the Harvesters, leaving Pampa with regret as a longtime staff member departs.
Leader Readers includes Mrs Rowena Thigpen C D Messer Ralph Long Bob Goforth June Jenkins Eart Patterson Willie Knoll Mrs Tom Berry Gracie White Jack Davis Farris Cornelius J D Coleman Rev Mickey Fugitt Mrs MT White and Marshall Peters as prominent local figures.
Mrs Ellen Holder, a SWOSU graduate, has been hired as kindergarten and remedial reading teacher for Arnett School for the coming year. She studied at Western Oklahoma State College in Altus before completing a Bachelor of Science degree last December. The Holders live east of Dodson and have two married children, Danny Holder and Nancy Heflin of Hollis.
A Social Security representative will visit the Heritage Room at Wellington State Bank on Mondays from 10:00 to 12:00 for July to September, excluding weeks of July 4 and Labor Day. Services cover Social Security, SSI, and Medicare. Call 376-2241 or visit 117 East Third Street Amarillo Office for assistance.
College Station reports Texas A&M horticulturist Sam Conner explains mini gardens in containers suit homes with limited space. Containers like trash cans and wooden boxes enable sun exposure, drainage matters, and transplanting vigor with soluble fertilizer and nutrient watering.
Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Myrick with children Leigh, Mike, and Mark and Olan Lowe depart June 23 for a Pecos Wilderness trip north of Pecos New Mexico. They will establish a base camp and make pack trips into high mountain areas for about ten days.
Neighborhood garage sale notice includes boys clothes size 3 and 4 and a G E dishwasher with a new cutting board top. A second listing advertises a sale four miles north on Haskell Street with dates Friday and Saturday June 24 and 25.
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