Jim Ellis serves clients for 37 years

By Bev Odom on Friday, January 5, 2024
  • Clarence Duke recalls his first haircuts as a kid from Jim Ellis at Dick Judd’s Barber Shop, where Jim began his career in 1987. Duke slipped in for a final haircut on Jim’s last day of business, Friday, Dec. 29. The Red River Sun/Bev Odom
    Clarence Duke recalls his first haircuts as a kid from Jim Ellis at Dick Judd’s Barber Shop, where Jim began his career in 1987. Duke slipped in for a final haircut on Jim’s last day of business, Friday, Dec. 29. The Red River Sun/Bev Odom
    WELLINGTON – Clientele from not only Collingsworth County, but Childress,Clarendon,Memphis, Shamrock and Hollis, Okla., kept coming back to Jim Ellis for 37 years. Could it be the straight razor shave and an old-time haircut from days gone by offered by a genuine barber? Or the ambiance of the museum-like collection of barber shop artifacts that kept patrons coming back despite the ...

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