Wellington Care Center October birthday party and Halloween carnival
The Wellington Care Center hosts a 2:30 p.m. birthday party with Curtis Moore, Cordie Cunningham, Walter Deger and Myrtle Shields and Rev. Tom Lewis as guest soloist. Halloween carnival Saturday at 7 p.m. offers frito pies, hot dogs, drinks, games, and a prize for winners in two age groups 1-6 and 6-12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotorees
Curtis Moore
Cordie Cunningham
Walter Deger
Myrtle Shields
Tom Lewis
Delia Solis
Carmen Antuna
Bettye Riker
Evelyn King
Allene Johnson
King Bowen
Brian Adams
First United Methodist Church
Aline Robinson
Adams
D'Ett Creed
Vada Tow
Ruby Riley
Doris White
Sam Moore
Loyce Hamby
Bernice Lancaster
Eugene Tucker
RSVP
Harold Keller
E. B. Peeples
Margaret Peeples
Billye Owens
Wellington
Primitive Baptist Church Singers
Mildred
Loyd Langley
Doodle
Juanita Langley
Patsy Barnett
Melba Marcum
Fred and
Jan Alexander
York
Ruel
Gloria Alexander
Amarillo
Shields celebrate 80th wedding anniversary in Wellington area
Bill and Myrtle Shields marked 80 years of marriage with a Sunday reception at their home in Wellington area. Their six children and 16 grandchildren attended, along with great and great great grandchildren. The couple, residents of Wellington Care Center, have deep roots in Collingsworth County dating back to 1900s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reta Conner
Gary
Jimmie Tarver
Sumnerwood
Bill
Myrtle Shields
Jack
Mary Shields
Amarillo
Kathleen Wischkaemper
Siyer
Jimmie Montgomery
Joyce
Bill Tippy
Lubbock
Nancy Hall
Tulsa
Mack
Pat Shields
Allison
Amy
Andrew Huff
Kevin
Heather Shields
Eric
William
Twanna
Megan
Haley
Hedley
Louise Rogers
Worth
May B. Shields
Bettye Kiker
Childress
Ida Luckey
Gladys Eggers
Maudine
W. E. Pugh
Vicki Killian
Hollis
Ruby Riley
Collingsworth County
Shields
Mack Shields
Briscoe
Jack Shields
Joyce Tippy
Eric Hall
Amy Huff
Kevin Shields
Kelly Collier
Wellington Care Center
Alex
Jenny Shields
Plymouth
Myrtle
Dozier and
Samnorwood
Samnorwood High School
Quail
Kathleen
Bivens
Bivens and Brunner
Logan
Erde
Dozier Church of Christ
Robbie Snider
Wellington
Collingsworth Hospital
Baula
Ahmad
Church of Christ
Adams Funeral Home
Divine Justice and Mitford novels in Library update
Amarillo author Cliff Heffner features in a review of his debut DIVINE JUSTICE revealing legal power plays. OUT TO PASTURE and AT HOME IN MITFORD are praised for charm and village wit. Nora Roberts joins Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. Talking books grow as new titles arrive. Monday Nov 2 family night includes 7 30 story time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Cliff Heffner
Divine Justice
Out TO Pasture
Leland Wines
Hattie McNair
Hattie
Mitford
Jan Karon
Nora Roberts
Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame
Caribbean
Ghosts and goblins mark VFW social with Halloween theme
The VFW and Ladies Auxiliary held their regular monthly social on Tuesday Oct. 20 with a lasagna dinner. Hosts included Eddie and Bella Saldana Barney and Esta Glenn Edna Wooldridge and Mary Sanford. Decorations featured ghosts scarecrows pumpkins and a wooden donkey and elephant whistle hinting at the November 3 vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Eddie
Bella Saldana
Barney
Esta Glenn
Edna Wooldridge
Mary Sanford
Jim Sikes
Roy
Wanda Jeffrey
E. B
Margaret Peeples
Richard
Betty Campbell
Wilma
Luncheon Opens Year for 1954 Study Club Members
The 1954 Study Club met October 8 at Lynn Hurst home for a luncheon to start the year. Judy Belew catered. Tables had an Octoberfest theme. Opal Camp led the business meeting after the meal. Members shared summer activities and approved decorating a tree for the Library's Annual Children's Blessing Fund. Attending were Mary Brim Evelyn Carter Louise Cox Helen Fires Olivia Hill Gay McAlister Juanita Owens Beatrice Thomas and Billye Sorgee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn Hurst
Judy Belew
Jean Lewis
Opal Camp
Library
Mary Brim
Evelyn Carter
Louise Cox
Helen Fires
Olivia Hill
Gay McAlister
Juanita Owens
Beatrice Thomas
Billye Sorgee
Home Delivered Meals Weekly Menu
Monday November 2 features ham broccoli yams and pineapple plus rice custard biscuit oleo and milk. Tuesday November 3 offers meat balls macaroni and cheese mixed vegetables fruit cup roll oleo and milk. Wednesday November 4 serves liver and onions Harvard beets green beans orange sections a chocolate chip cookie roll oleo. Thursday November 5 presents fish portions coleslaw lima beans purple plums brownie roll oleo and milk. Friday November 6 includes oven fried chicken orange yams black eyed peas pear halves cornbread and oleo.
Dylan Cross born to Brittany and Chance Fox in Amarillo
Brittany and Chance Fox announce the birth of son Dylan Cross born Tuesday October 13, 1998 at Baptist Saint Anthony Hospital to Corey and Nicole Fox of Amarillo. He weighed seven pounds 15 ounces. Grandparents include Elmer Keller, Carolyn Keller, Brinda Reeves, Nelda Fox, and Dean Fox with great grandparents listed from Wellington, Sunray, and Roswell, NM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brittany
Chance Fox
Dylan Cross
Baptist Saint Anthony Hospital
Corey
Nicole Fox
Amarillo
Elmer
Carolyn Keller
Wellington
Brinda Reeves
Sunray
Nelda
Dean Fox
Clifford Christian
Harold Keller
Bobby Jones
Harold Fox
Roswell
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Thunday
Tillie Alexander
Gene Swift
Durward Weatherford
Erick
Millard Brown
George
Jimmy and
Letha Scott
Dallas
Dessie Scott
Cordie Bodine
James
Janet Ammons
Rosa Lee Dunn
Grand Prairie
Parnell Oatley
Los Angles
Bell Hunter
Ann Husband
Cody Smith
Yvonne Ellis
Rebecca Barton
Denzil
Mildred Deger
Clarendon
Hawaii
Samoa
Kalakeua
Christine
Garrett
Jeniva
Buck
Joe Akemon
Sylvia Masten
Era
Aia
Bill Shields
Vicki Decker
Abernethy
Fred Abernethy
Salt Lake City
Miles Abernethy
Mesa, AZ
Study Club
Hurst
Bobbie Rhodes
Louis Pastelit
Tae Kwon Doe
Leitha Brownie Iene Barn
Ltke
Nancy
Beauty Shop
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