Wellington Faces Flour Mill Crisis
The Wellington Daily News reports Wellington Kansas known as the Wheat Capital of the World faces an economic crisis tied to freight rate changes impacting the Great Plains flour milling industry. It notes 65 employees and about 200 total jobs tied to Hunter Milling Company with a roughly $500,000 annual payroll and $50,000 in local property taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corky Simpson
Wellington Daily News
Wellington
Kan
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Great Plains
Congress
Chambers of Commerce
Hunter Milling Company
City of Stateme financial figures and city clerk cited
A garbled municipal document lists City Clerk Charles Peeples and multiple financial figures totaling hundreds of thousands. The readable fragments include amounts 127,002.78 105,951.55 220,785.08 and references to LATITAE and Bass.It BIA.62 with assorted numbers, suggesting a ledger or disbursement schedule.
Last of a Series Concerning Canada Canadians Look to Building Distinctive Culture
Editor notes the final piece in a five article series on Canada’s cultural identity. It discusses U S influence and internal challenges such as multiculturalism big money and Madison Avenue pressure. It cites Hugh Maclennan Stephen Leacock Jack Ludwig Christopher Plummer and Nova Scotia Quebec and prairie regional differences. It notes Canadian TV efforts and proposed legislation to shield Canadian periodicals from U S competition including Time and Readers Digest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Harrelson
Ottawa
United States
Canada
Hugh Maclennan
Neil Compton
Sir George Williams University
Montreal
Stephen Leacock
Jack Ludwig
Christopher Plummer
U.S
Time Magazine
Reader's Digest
Population and area facts about China in Telegram ads era
The passage notes China as the most populous nation with 700 million people and a land area of 3 691 000 square miles ranking near the Soviet Union and Canada. It then mentions Telegram Want Ads as a buying or selling venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Soviet
Russia
Canada
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trudy
Fin
Gerry YA
Interstate Commerce Commission
Garden City Telegram
Gardendale Workmen's Co
Bond
Inter Electric
Bond & Rose
Maiutel
Maple Street
Santa Fe
Johnson Street
Godfrey Street
Laurel Street
Kelso
Hamming
Fleming Street
Fair
Wesley Street
Sarve
Rae
Harles Peebless City
Rembe
Vane Wade
Ava Reese
Peter
Madison Avenue
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Victoria
B.C
Prairie
Fenneys
THURS
Monty Cossell Tucksin
Manses
Dan River
Ban-Lan
Dacron
Ara Sans
Hassocks
Mary Esther
Zantreil & Cotton
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!