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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1967
Page
10
Funeral services for Mrs. A P Floyd of Newcastle were held at the Church of Christ with E J Fletcher officiating. Burial followed at West Ellington Cemetery. Survived by husband Arthur P Floyd three daughters two sisters a brother and six grandchildren.
Seven Wellington Future Homemakers joined 1004 girls and teachers from 155 counties for a leadership workshop at Texas Tech in Lubbock on June 22 23. Officials led sessions for vice presidents historians and treasurers with Dr Willa Vaughn Tinsley and Dr Margaret Sitton welcoming attendees.
Amarillo report announces the Texas Cattle Feeders Association opening offices at 800 West 9th Street in the American Amicable Life Building. President Jack Carruthers notes growing membership and offers both feeder member and allied industry associate memberships with applications via the association office. The group has partnered with LFM News Inc. to provide livestock feed and meat market information.
Eugene Vernon of Route Two caught two bass weighing two and a half pounds each from Burson Lake near Clarendon and Turkey. Dusty Taylor said channel cat, bass and brim have been plentiful. Burson Lake lies between Clarendon and Turkey off Highway 70 in the lower Panhandle. Wellington families fish there regularly. It is wise to sharpen your pocket knife before a fishing or hunting trip.
The Terry family held their annual reunion at the community center in Pampa with 123 attendees. Honored were Owen Terry 78 of Sayre and his wife Lucy as oldest members and newlyweds. Attendees included relatives from Amarillo Wellington Los Angeles and Bushnell Illinois with M Sgt Peter Cousins leading a devotional.
Mrs Dee Coleman a home economics teacher at Wellington High School attends the American Home Economics Association annual meeting in Dallas. The convention runs Monday through Friday at Memorial Auditorium marking the first time in years the event is held in this region.
Texas Department of Public Safety figures show seven Collingsworth County residents had licenses suspended in 1966. Five for DUI, one habitual violator, and one automatic suspension in another state. The county total suspensions and denials was 31,935 statewide.
The Rev. Billy Wilson of Trinity Methodist Church attends the four week summer pastors school at Perkins School of Theology SMU. He is expected to finish the course on July 7 and has attended the school in prior summers. In Florida fishing boats use a 10 foot hardwood pole for anchoring and poling through shallow flats.
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Lowe are recovering after major surgeries at St. Anthony's. He underwent surgery June 17 and expects to return home by midweek. She broke her left wrist in a June 17 fall while leaving the hospital and later stayed with daughter Mrs. Richard Liner in Memphis.
The Wellington Leader lists relatives of Mr and Mrs. Leatha Lowe and Marlin Lowe plus kin spread across Quail Memphis Shamrock and Amarillo. The notice names Mr and Mrs John Kidwell and Mr and Mrs Bill Lowe along with Richard Liner Mike Liner and George Barth and two daughters in Amarillo.
Dodson Masonic Lodge installed new officers on Tuesday evening June 27. Grover Graham became worshipful master with Truett Holland as installing marshal and A. V. Lowrie as installing officer. New officers include Lonnie Roberson junior warden and Tom Birchfield treasurer. The lodge meets next on July 11.
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