Fragments on small town life and community kindness
A personal column reflects Wellington comforts and local bonds. Vignettes recount kind deeds from alumni and neighbors, ring reunions, and a Halloween night note. The writer praises thoughtful people, mentions family ties in sports, and ends with a reflective aside about journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Patricia Ann Rudy Barnett
TWU
Pat
Dallas/Ft. Worth
Wheeler
Houston
White Deer
Urvanczyk
Mother
Fleeting Moments From the Wellington Leader Files
Farmers, merchants, and cotton workers in Collingsworth County in late October saw rising bank deposits and widespread income from this year’s harvest. Schools plan annexation talks for districts contracted to Wellington ISD, while a Fresno area home, one of the county’s oldest, burned from an oil stove incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Priscilla Sullivan
Collingsworth County
Wellington Independent School
WISD
Shinnery
Fresno
Midway
Coss Roads
Bean Hill
Houselog
Rolla
Wilnaker
E. L. Pritchett
Cameron Beam
R. A. Dysart
Collingsworth
P. W. Myers
Childress
W. Y. Seale
R. F. Curry
Letty Thomas
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West Avenue
Texas
Henry Weiss
Virginia Robey News
Melanie Oren
Panhandle
Carl Bedwell
Neil Wilbur
Betty Winslett
Kathy Southerland
Lucy Bedwell
Dairy Queen
Ralph Yarbrough
Farm Bureau
Walter Rogers
Greenbelt Municipal and Industrial Water Authority
Earth
Space
John Hurley
Frank Lindsey
Perryton
Wellington Cemetery Association
West
James Doneghy
Wellington Rockettes
Golden Spread
Carrowzette
James Stavenhagen
Rockettes
Betsy Trapp
Marty Louw Holton
Carolyn Kilgore
Cheryl Needham
Mary Ingram
Linda Williams
Jan Bowen
Sharon Cummings
Joye Hudspeth
Jo Nell Christoph
Pam Guthrie
Jody McClendon
Kay Taylor
Polly Browning
Jolene Groves
Horns-a-Plenty
Texas Union
Lubbock
Chris Hubbard
Barry Johnson
Dickie Johnson
David Groves
Bobby McAlister
Claude Groves
O. V. Johnson
John Coleman
Donald E. Green
Lewis Green
West Texas
Texas Tech University
College of Agricultural Sciences
Oklahoma
Central State University
Edmond
John Henry Baumgardner
Tech
Green
Oklahoma Parthandle
Hetty C. Hitch
Reynaldo Perez
Wellington Club
Carter Holcomb
Wellington Family Service Center
Wellington High
School Vocational Industrial Club of America
Auto Mechanic
John Birkey
Wellington State Bank
Wheeler Banking
Canadian
ISG
Memphis
Sapagra
Rockels
Sunda
Sadie Hawkins
Key Club International
Ur. High
Quanah
Ouanah
Planned Parenthood
Aworth Public Library
Fes
Berlin Wall
Nat'l Organ
Pete Tikes
Greg Services
ALL Brands
Greg
Eg Po
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