Intrastate UPS Delivery Starts in Texas After 20 Years
UPS begins intrastate delivery in Texas ending a two decade struggle. First Texas parcel sent on Tuesday in Wellington. service offered ground or air with 1 000 dollars insured free, then 25 cents per every 100 dollars. Local pickup next workday. rural, city, and town delivery included. Final approval came as Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Buddy Temple shipped the symbolic first package.
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United Parcel ‘Service
Texas
UPS
Wellington
Lubbock
Texas Railroad Commission
Buddy Temple
Leader Readers and Readers Listed Names
Leader Readers Murl D Phipps of Whitesboro Naomi Slay Fast of Portland Or Mrs E B Dempsey of Odessa M H Manuel Louise Craft of Earth Armaleta I Moore of San Angelo Altus May of Clovis NM Reynaldo Perez of Colleyville Joe M Lindsey of Emporia KS Ethel Jean Mullins of Plainview Amelia Goodrow of Rutledge TN
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Murl D. Phipps
Whitesboro
Naomi Slay Fast
Portland, Or
Mrs. E.B. Dempsey
Odessa
M.H. Manuel
Louise Craft
Earth
Armaleta I. Moore
San Angelo
Altus May
Clovis
Reynaldo Perez
Colleyville
Joe M. Lindsey
Emporia
Ethel Jean Mullins
Plainview
Amelia Goodrow
Rutledge
Welcome and visitor list at Thomas Nursing Center
New residents John C Howell and Charlie Caldwell greeted in the Day Room and room 10 A wing. Weekly activities include winners Eva Needham and Verne Harper, volunteers Lelon Downs Elise Wilson Marie Smith, and a busy schedule of sing along nail care Bible study and worship services led by Rev Joe Martin and ministers from Assembly of God and Church of Christ. Visiting stories cover numerous relatives from Shamrock Clarendon Borger and beyond with extended family from Arlington Littlefield and Amarillo among others.
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John C. Howell
Charlie Caldwell
Eva Needham
Verne Harper
Lelon Downs
Elise Wilson
Marie Smith
Ruth Wilhelm
Ola Parker
Mary Fulcher
Bernice Lancaster
Anna Lovett
Joe Martin
Myrtle Stallings
Pauline Lemons
Assembly of God Church
Church of Christ
Lucy Roland
Haun Kite
W.D. Lewis
Harold Lowe
Littlefield
Jerry Ivy
Aransas Pass
Johnny Orr
Borger
V.K. Orr
Lean
Skyrocket Band Banquet Echoes Long Local Musical Roots
The Skyrocket Band annual banquet on February 20 featured guests Bill and Frankie King and Goldie Barnett, three Dozier Enterprise veterans who played together over 40 years ago. The Kings, who helped launch Roger Miller, performed country tunes while local students and audience sang along. The program included the Dickie Johnson band, auctions by George Reynolds, and a cowboy-themed banquet with brisket and sides. Band officers and hosts were acknowledged, and the event concluded with Texas Our Texas.
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Bill
Frankie King
Goldie Barnett
Dozier Enterprise Community
Kings
King
Rockets
Johnson
Linda
Judy Clark
Barbara Mandrell
Hank Williams
Good
Ray Charles
Ben Karnes
Kelly Goforth
Chad Hooper
Oran Starkey
George Reynolds
Bill Dyer
Mr. Dyer
Kim Castleberry
Tom ‘Wilkins
Green Thumb Observes Older Workers Week in Texas
Governor Mark White proclaimed March 9 to 15 as Older Worker Week to highlight meaningful employment for senior Texans. Wellington Green Thumbers Rhuia Ketchum Erma Faye Kersten and Marie Gollihugh join Collingsworth County Library staff and Panhandle Community Services worker Vivian DeVoss in the program, noted for her job performance.
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Austin
Mark White
Texas
Wellington
Rhuia Ketchum
Erma Faye Kersten
Marie Gollihugh
Collingsworth
Local Couples and Families Named in Brief Social Notes
Louise and Tony Cox Kathy and Stewart Allen Matt and Mark Louise and R L Mabery and Robi appear in a column of social notices detailing joins marriages and gatherings among local residents.
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Louise
Tony Cox
Kathy
Stewart Allen
Matt
Mark Louise
R.L
Mabery
Robi
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leader Readers
Dallas
Cleveland
South Side Square
Wellington, TX
By Jene Brinkley
Mustang
Mary Ann Cunningham
Patti Cunningham
Melany King
Maressa
Ethan
Shamrock
Robert Oldham
Herman Oldham
Brandi Conner
Janis Richards
Albuquerque
N.M
Ruth Rogers
Aztec
Terry Rains
Salt Jones
Matador
Eliza Jones
Marjorie Brown
Amarillo
Vera Roberson
Harold White
Hedley
Obie White
Janie Lowe
Irene Barth
Robbie Snider
Vida Jean May
Abilene
B.F. Tarver
Roy Snider
MR. and
Mrs
Bill King
Collingsworth General Hospital
Perry Foster
Kumar
J.C
J.C. Howell
Jimmy C. Howell
Green Thumb
Kellwood Drive
Altus
Childress
Woman's Dept. Club
Avenue
Tues
Joyce Aron
Ofer
Went Watchers
Quick Start
Weight Watchers International, Inc
Weight Watchers International
Larry Adams
Dr. Kumar
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