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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1972
Page
3
Wellington High School students work summer jobs through the Neighborhood Youth Corps earning funds for next year and gaining job skills. The six week programs target ages 14 to 21, including out of school youths, with non profit or government employers.
The August Draft Call announced by Colonel Melvin N. Glantz, Texas Selective Service director, will induct about 500 Texas men in August. First Priority Group 75 or lower numbers, born 1952 or older, lose deferments or are classed 1-A, 1-A O, or 1-0. Local Board No. 20 expects three inductions and twenty-two pre induction notices in its area.
May bonds sales total 7518 for Series E and H United States Savings Bonds in Collings Worth County. County Bond Chairman J T Forbis reports strong month, with Texas state May sales totaling 17314314 a 5 increase from 1971. January May sales reach 91572743 with 45 of the 2023 million goal achieved.
George T. Stephens underwent eye surgery at High Plains Baptist Hospital in Amarillo on Thursday June 27 and is now recovering at home. The report lists numerous relatives and friends visiting or staying with his wife during the hospital stay, including extended family from Memphis Cooper Lubbock Spearman and Lakeview.
Mrs. Gorman Owens of the Ritz Theatre hosted a free screening of Song of the South for CAC children on Saturday June 24. Sixty six youngsters attended, CAC coordinator Mrs. Dee Burba reported.
A large assembly of out of town friends and relatives attended the funeral of Mrs. Nannie Gibbons on Monday June 19. The list includes numerous residents from Shamrock Amarillo Ballinger Dallas Dumas and other towns plus military and international connections.
Dr Chester L Harrison an optometrist lists contact lenses and his office at 805 West Avenue on the West Side of Square and notes he will be in his office each Tuesday and Friday in Wellington.
The piece recalls July Fourth as a varied celebration from St Martin to Independence Day. It notes fireworks and holidays, family outings, traffic woes, and sunburned vacations, while highlighting the holiday's evolving meaning and historical roots.
A survey of early American Fourth traditions notes Venus observations and impromptu readings in 1776, the first formal celebration in 1777, and varied regional customs from Greeley to Kozebue. Texas events include horse races, rodeos, festivals, fishing, golf, and fireworks. The piece urges friendly driving and traffic safety as the holiday spirit endures.
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