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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1935
Page
3
A revival began July 14 led by Helen Mann drawing tremendous crowds. Martha Schoonover conducts a daily Vacation Bible School for children ages five to fifteen, focusing on experiences in India. Meetings under a large tent seating 600 to 700 people will continue indefinitely.
A long, unreadable column continues with numerous invitations and names from Wheeler Hobbs to Shamrock and beyond. The fragment lists many individuals and households across towns like Goodnight, Abernathy, Spur, Mobeetie, Clarendon, Memphis, Shamrock, and Amarillo among others, reflecting a social notices page with numerous invitees and affiliations.
Joe Hill Jr a youth adventurer and aide to Admiral Richard Byrd will share his Antarctic experiences at a local lecture with slides and expedition photos. An Eskimo husky named Neeka will accompany the talk and Kiwanis members Roy Horn and Dr Chas By Jones coordinated the appearance.
The Wellington Black Cats face Clinton Oklahoma Negro team this Sunday August 8 at 3 30 PM on the old Fair Grounds diamond. The Cats boast a strong season record and will field the same lineup, with the manager predicting a thriller.
United Cashtons announces free lemonade from 2 p m Saturday afternoon August 3. Mr Taylor invites all county residents and customers alike to come and get acquainted at the event.
Kid Monroe reports the Rolla Tigers beat the Gassers 9 to 6 in a lively Sunday game. Dryden went 4 for 8, Johnson 2 for 4, Brisbin 8 for 5, with Neely Wilson Moris and Morgan each collecting two hits. Jack Knight played multiple positions, weathering autograph requests amid a buzzing crowd. next Sunday the teams meet again at Gassers B. B. Field at 8:30.
Dewey Ellis of Ellis Funeral Home announced the purchase of a Sea Island Rubber Sponge mattress for the ambulance. He touted superior riding comfort and noted Wellington hosts one of the few such mattresses in the Panhandle, with Amarillo ambulances recently adopting the tech.
Miller and wife plan to move to a college town after 15 years in Aberdeen. Miller sold his store to Joe Roundtree who will restock and run the general merchandise and post office from August 15. The couple’s children Carla Bliss and Carroll Miller will resume schooling elsewhere. Mrs Miller helped establish Sumnerwood high school and served as Church of Christ pastor. Miller acted as school secretary and conducted weddings and funerals in the community.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Holt and daughter Melva Joyce of Seagraves visited Mrs Holt's parents Mr and Mrs Dean Hobbs over the weekend.
In Stuart Nebraska a parochial school reports 19 pupils with the Kaup surname out of a total enrollment of 92. The notice highlights a local naming cluster and school size specifics.
The Texas Relief Commission reduces state transient relief by directing transients to return to their legal residences. County officials are told to deny relief to nonessential cases, while the federal program remains unchanged.
Refugio county farmer W. G. Keilers bought 165 Silver Lace Ancona chickens in February and grew 152 to frying size. He built a thrifty brooder house from scrap tin with a sand floor and two lamps burning constantly for heat at a minor weekly cost. A trench under the floor held heat lamps, and old wool trousers were hung to improve warmth.
Carl Chaudoin, selected from 53 applicants, will head the state’s largest rural high school district. He expects the new school to employ 20 to 23 teachers, with hires within two weeks and more staffing plans to be announced in August. He has seven years in education and is regarded as a top Panhandle school organizer. The district’s consolidation aim is to broaden access to education across the region.
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