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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1968
Page
10
Elm leaf beetles have infested Wellington elm trees for about 20 30 days with first generation hatched. A spray mix using 50 percent DDT and 50 percent Dildrin in six gallons of water is advised to cover entire trees including leaf undersides. Also soak ground and trunk with nicotine sulfate spray every 10 days through June and July.
Don Sweat, an upperclassman at Texas Tech, will attend the University of Houston this summer as a pre medical student preparing for dental school. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Sweat.
Treat your trees between June 1 and 10 for peach tree borers. Mix 3 tablespoons of 50 percent children in 3 gallons of water and pour on tree trunks from the scaffold limbs down. Repeat the application in the second week of August to join with neighbors in a cooperative effort. If you spray alone, re infestation will multiply your spray program.
A historic note recalls a strong brown ale named stitch from 1768 selling at eight pence per gallon. The town boasts twenty five cents of Grade A soil in the United States.
Travis C. Briggs of Amarillo notes new Social Security rules limiting annual earnings for beneficiaries. Up to 1680 dollars may be earned without loss of benefits. between 1680 and 2880, benefits are cut by one dollar per two earned. above 2880, one-for-one deductions apply. Excludes disability, or those age 72 or older. Only wages and self employment income count.
Membership in the Texas Leaders Round Table rose to 873 this year led by J Neal Robertson president of Beaumont. The roster includes Wellington man Hobo Castleberry an agent for Great Southern Life Insurance. Among 1968 qualifiers are 159 new members 33 life members and 209 life and qualifying members.
TLRT members are the life insurance industry’s leading sellers in Texas known for high ethical standards. They have built notable achievements and deliver vital services to individuals, families, businesses, and communities. Membership marks a key career milestone for life insurance salespeople and grants specialized knowledge to improve service to the insured public. TLRT is an honor organization affiliated with the Texas Association of Life Underwriters.
Mrs Beatrice Thomas director of nursing for the Thomas Nursing Home of Wellington just returned from a four day educational meeting at the Greenoaks Inn in Fort Worth sponsored by the Texas Nursing Home Association The Institute focused on directors and life underwriters with emphasis on production persistency and two years in the insurance field
The Texas Nursing Home Association TNHA is the professional group for licensed extended care facilities in Texas. It has over 600 members including proprietary and non profit homes and is affiliated with the American Nursing Home Association.
The page lists several vehicle advertisements including G. N. Davis offering an International pickup, Dan Howard Jr. with a Chevrolet pickup, Lone Star Gas advertising a Ford-ton pickup, Crawford and Crawford Chevrolet-ton pickup, Judy Glenn selling an Amatillo olds mobile coupe, and Ray Denton featuring a Wellington Ford Fordor.
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