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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1968
Page
7
The article discusses healthy snack choices to supplement daily diet, offering a Choco Mint Shake recipe and guidance on nutritious fruit use. It covers leg fashion tips, rug cleaning, small travel hair dryers, and notes visits by students from Texas Tech and Mangum Oklahoma, with family mentions and weekend visits.
Judge and Mrs Zook Thom of Route 1 Wellington announce the engagement of their daughter Nancy Sue to Billy Wayne Lindsey of Childress County. The wedding is planned for Saturday June 1 at 6 PM at First Baptist Church officiated by Rev Ronald Crosley. Nancy Sue is a Wellington High School senior and Altus Beauty College student. Billy Wayne Lindsey is a 1983 Quail High School graduate and Childress County deputy sheriff.
A $50 check was presented Monday night March 4 by the 1954 Study Club to the Band Boosters Club to fund band projects. Mrs. Sam McGill chaired the friendship committee and handed the gift to Jim my Cochran Band Booster president. Funds will aid sweaters jackets for the Wellington bands and paving the marching field, plus the club helped finance a recent band trip to Austin. Visitors last week included Mrs John French with her sister and sister in law Mrs V E Brady and Mrs A J Hill of Dallas.
The Excelsior Club met on Thursday evening March 7 with Marie Shadid as hostess and program leader. Rose Shadid read excerpts from Distilled Wisdom by Alfred Armand Montapert, and a dessert plate was served to a list of members including Bonnie Willis Sara Jones Dorothy Robertson Rose Shadid and others.
Mrs Leach hosted the JFF Club on Thursday evening March 7 with Mrs Drury Lacy presiding at the business meeting followed by games. Attending were Mrs Dick Sweat Mrs Fred Williams Mrs Herman Belew Mrs Woody Wood Mrs R T Savage Mrs Alton Wilkins Mrs Lloyd Wooldridge Mrs R L Mabery Mrs Howard Holton Mrs Lacy and the hostess Mrs Leach. Nearby relatives and visitors were mentioned including Mrs Denny Judd and daughter Kim with Mrs J H Woodman of Dumas visiting their mother Hattie Bell who had been hospitalized in Brownfield and returned home. Mr and Mrs Earl Alexander returned from a visit in Augusta Georgia with Lt Col and Mrs John Alexander by air from Wichita Falls. Robert Wilder of Amarillo, formerly of the area, was a business visitor in Wellington last week.
Three Parsons Drug employees Mrs. Leon Roberts Mrs. Oris West and Mrs. Marty Jo Havens attended a makeup instruction school sponsored by Elizabeth Arden Co in Amarillo on Friday March 8. Terese DeVore instructor demonstrated general and detailed eye makeup techniques including blending two eye shadow shades using gold and white as a base with additional colors for flattering effects. Company treatment lines were discussed with Garnita Perkins assisting as the regular company representative.
A trio of former Wellington women visited Friday and Friday night. Mrs C E Roberts now of Dumas and her daughters Mrs Roy Campbell of Hereford and Mrs Raymond Campbell of Streator TM met Mrs Lee Campbell and other relatives. The Raymond Campbell family has lived in Illinois where electrician Mr Campbell works on a construction job. They came with son and daughter in law Don and Mrs Don Campbell. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Hook Elliott with daughters, and Mr and Mrs Jack Parkhouse Jr and children of Dallas, plus Mr and Mrs Don Crawford and children of Richardson. Mrs Elliott stayed for a medical checkup and to visit family. Mrs Mattie Balch returned from White Sands New Mexico after a month with Capt Lance Brewer family. Weekend visitors to Mrs Balch included daughter and Cecil McEndree l and Sue of Altus Oklahoma.
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