Sows And Pigs To Be Slaughtered In Collingsworth
Government plans to buy pigs direct from original breeders only. Farmers who buy from others cannot claim premiums. Meanwhile cotton checks will be mailed directly to the county office, with notices sent to farmers on arrival. Local inspections of plowed cotton are nearly complete and 200 permits remain to be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Wiliamson
John Stovall
Washington
Williamson
Slovall
Stovall
Miss Mary Manzer Injured In Dallas Accident
Mary Manzer suffered a broken collar bone after falling from an Ocean Wave in Dallas on Sunday. She was visiting relatives with her sisters Er lys and Mrs. Stansell Scott and her brother in law Stansell Scott. She was brought back to Wellington Monday and is resting well.
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Misa
Mary Manzer
Dallas
Erlys
Stansell Scott
Stansell, Scott
Wellington
Dodsonville To Play Quail In Grudge Game
Dodsonville meets Quail in Wellington Sunday August 27 in a grudge game to settle recent tourney scores. Dodsonville beat Quail once while Quail won the rematch. both clubs seek a decisive result and renewed form.
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Dodgonville
Quail
Wellington
Dodsonville
Ed Quail
Bodaonville
Was
New Employment Office Opens in Collingsworth County
The County Board of Welfare and Employment starts a National Re employment office on the third floor of the courthouse this week. J M Strong named to lead the office and says work will be given only to the unemployed on highway construction. If you have a livelihood, your claim will be checked before placement. About five skilled and six unskilled workers will be employed on the road project, replacing the previous employment committee. Continued on Page Eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Strong
National Employment Office
County Board of Welfare and Employment
Collingsworth County
Katherine Boverit
J. M. Strong
Mr. Strong
Appli
Funeral for Miss Hellie Ollean Wood Held at Church of Christ
Funeral services for Miss Hellie Ollean Wood 21 were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock from the Church of Christ with Ministers W. T. Wolfrum and H. V. Hendry officiating. Miss Wood, born February 1912 in Greer County Oklahoma, died Tuesday afternoon. Continued on Page Five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hellie Ollean Wood
Church of Christ
W. T. Wolfrum
H. V. Hendry
Miss Wood
Greer County
Oklahoma
Prizes Awarded In EMIL KERSTEN Tournament
The Collingsworth baseball tourney concluded with Quail winning first place earning 45 percent of the gate and $20.25 Swearingen took second for $19.30 and Dozier third for $11.10 Lutie club showed strong play despite a winless record. Final standings reflect four clubs at 500 and Swearingen at 1.000 percent after two days of hot competition.
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Emil Kersten
Collingsworth
Quail
Swearingen
Dozier
Lutie
iLutie
Cross Roads
Dodsonville
Buck Whitfield
Clarendon Pastor to Fill Pulpit Sunday Morning
Rev. W. T. Hater of Clarendon will preach at the Methodist Church Sunday morning in the absence of Ray T. M. Johnston who is at a revival in McLean. There will be no evening service as the congregation attends the Baptist revival led by Rev. W. Clyde Hawkins.
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W. T. Hater
Clarendon
Ray. T. M. Johnston
McLean
W. Clyde Hawkins
County Budget for 1934 Adopted by Commissioners Court
The Commissioners Court adopts the county budget for 1934 with a tax levy to cover estimated receipts and expenditures. The notice details the sinking fund requirements and interest payments, noting percentages and amounts tied to the county’s financial plan for the year.
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Commissioners Court
Commissioner's Court
Colingaworth
Banda
The
Bae
Texas
Contracts Set On Highway Work Aug 16
Contracts for a Salt Park bridge and 8.4 miles of dirt work north of Salt Fork were let to the Highway Commission on August 16. Ernest Lloyd won the bridge bid at 38000 dollars and Huddleston and Work took the dirt contract at 44000 dollars. Local labor provisions set wages at 45 cents per hour for skilled and 35 cents for unskilled labor.
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Salt Park
Salt Fork
The
Highway Commission
Ernest Lloyd
Huddleston
New Wellington High School Adds Five New Teachers
Wellington High School will open September 3 with five new instructors. Superintendent G. L. Forrar notes each educator brings strong experience and training. The new staff includes Claudia Elliott in public speaking from the Cocke School of Expression, among others already familiar to the Wellington community.
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Wellington
G. L. Forrar
Claudia Elliott
Miss Elliott
Cocke School of Expression
First Bale of Cotton Ginned At Local Co op Gin
First bale of the season weighed 617 pounds and had a 15-16 inch staple. It sold for ten cents a pound. Ginned Thursday August 17 by First Bale M. A. Holloway at Farmers Co-Operative Society Gin. A second bale followed the same day at Davis Gin by A W Layton.
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M. A. Holloway
Farmers Co-Operative Society
A.W. Layton
Davis
H. W. Hairgrave
B. P. Clark
Mr. Holloway
Walter Watson
W. M. Thompson
Wellington State Bank
Pio
Gnarbly Powell Buried Friday
Funeral services for Gnarbly Whitten Powell, 87, were held Friday August 18 from the Sutie church by Rev Oy Ry Carmack, with continuation noted on another page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gnarhly Whitten Powell
Oy Ry. Carmack
Texas Relief Bond Issue Faces Collingsworth Voters
August 26 approaches as Collingsworth County voters consider the Texas Relief Bond Issue for relief of the unemployed and destitute. County Welfare chairman Clark Anderson says no levy on real estate or personal property will pay the bonds and links passage to Roosevelt’s recovery program.
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Texas
Collingsworth
Clark Anderson
County Board of Welfare and Employment
Roosevelt
National
Roy Wells Named Head of B A Department at Sam Houston
According to the Houstonian Professor J Roy Wells son of Mr and Mrs J O Wells of Wellington will head the business administration department at Sam Houston State Teachers College this fall. He has been con Titled Continued on Page Five.
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Houstonian
J. Roy Wells
J. O. Wells
Wellington
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Cocke Named Attorney for Federal Home Loan Program
Local representatives for Federal home loans were appointed last week with R. H. Cocke named attorney and C. J. Glenn as inspector. Glen says interested applicants should write J. C. Anderson in Amarillo for loan application blanks. Glenn inspects loans but lacks authorization to approve them.
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R. H. Cocke
C. J. Glenn
Glenn
J. C. Anderson
Amarillo
Many Showers In County During Past Seven Days
Rainfall in Wellington last week totaled over two inches with nightly showers from Wednesday to Tuesday. hail damaged crops in Dodsonville Aberdeen and Houselog with bells and blooms affected. Rain amounts varied from one fourth to one half inch across the period.
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Wellington
Dodsonville
Aberdeen
Cecil Coe
Joe Baumgardner
Corbett Ford
Page Wight
iLeader Under Newspaper Code Adopted by National Ed Assn
The Wellington Leader now operates under a National Recovery program code after action by the National Editorial Association convention in Chicago on August 20. No changes will be needed from those already in place when the President's agreement was signed. The Leader pays more than the code minimum for both mechanical and editorial workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
National Editorial Association
Chicago
Swimming Classes Concluded By JL Anderson Here This Week
Swimming classes conducted under the American National Red Cross ended Saturday with JL Anderson in charge. Four boys passed the senior lifesaving tests and will receive certificates and emblems. Names listed include Jimmy Cochran, John Billy Bailey, Glas gow Silas Henry, and G L Par yar Jr. First year for such classes, each member’s name and grade will be posted. Next year they will have a chance to improve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American National“ Red Cross
JL. Anderson
Goying
Jimmy Cochran
John ‘Billy, Bailey
Ee Glasgow
Silas Henry
G. L
Par‘yar, Jr
Anderson
NRA Work Push After Monday Meeting in Wellington
A formed NRA executive committee in Wellington will limit activities to the current drive and act as a clearing house for local trades. R L Gillentine named chairman, Miss Katherine Beverie elected General, and Mrs W Y Burden Lt General in charge of women. Col. Bishop heads manpower and check up drive with aides. The check up begins August 28 to determine sign ups, unemployment, and employer needs. Deskins Wells leads publicity. R H Cocke leads speakers. plans for a consumers drive to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Wellington
Chamber of Commercce
R. L. Gillentine
Katherine Beverie
W. Y. Burden
J. M. Strong
C. Bishop
Col. Bishop
John Forbis
Charles D. Slay
Joe Hardy
A. Bailey
J. N. Wallace
E. N. Lewis
J. B. Castle
Kerry
Ollie Raburn
Fred le Derer
Deskins Wells
Col
John Bonner
R. Pinkston
Aaron Edgar
Jimmie Gillentine
R. H. Cocke
Miss Boverie
Rev Smith to Deliver Sermon on Blue Eagle Subjects
Evangelist Rev Elgin L Smith will speak at Assembly of God Church next Friday night at 8 o clock on topics including The Blue Eagle Take the Mark Revelations chapters 18 and 16 Antechriat and Armegeddon Battle Rev 16 16 One Thousand Years Reign and other subjects Former heading text appears in OCR style with multiple typographical errors but the core items are the sermon topics and date time location.
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Elgin L. Smith
Assembly of God
Ning
Blue Eagle
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Ollean Wood
Powell Field
McLeay
Morgan
Tenner
Gnarbly Powell
Ang. 26
Roy Wells
B. A
Cocke
iLeader
N.R. A
Katherine Boverie
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