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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1966
Page
4
Dallas Morning News notes rising hardship from inflation, focusing on farmers and small businessmen who struggle with credit and funding while retirees and fixed income groups face mounting costs. The piece contrasts medicine and disease, and adds light quips about fashion and morning routines.
Letter writer D. E. Scott ridicules indifference to the poor and critiques Congress, judges, and rising prices. The piece mocks urban displacement schemes, tax burdens, and a cynical view of happiness tied to others' misfortune, reflecting a broad critique of national woes.
Texas voters will decide Senate Joint Resolution No. 19 proposing to amend Section 49-d, Article III, to authorize the Texas Water Development Board to issue up to 200 million dollars in bonds for storage facilities and related works, with funds managed under the Texas Water Development Fund and long term contracts with federal and state entities. Ballot language outlines for and against the amendment, with election set for November 4, 1966, and conditions for sale, lease, or transfer of facilities and revenues to service debt.
R J Holland of Dodson sold several Registered Hereford bulls and a cow per the American Hereford Association. Bulls went to Gene Gelnar and Charlie Kourt of Granite Oklahoma and Olan Farris of Dodson. The cow was sold to Ruby Billings of Childress.
Washington reports the trucking industry’s annual shopping list totals 18.1 billion gallons of motor fuel. The American Trucking Associations estimates industry expenditure at about ten percent of gross national product, underscoring the sector’s economic impact.
The Texas Highway Department cares for 840000 acres of roadside rights of way. Operators skirt wildflower patches along 66500 miles of highway to preserve bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush. Wildflowers reseed, then maintenance resumes, keeping roadsides ready for spring blossoms. The department has led highway beautification for three decades.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jess Handley of Ada Oklahoma were held there on Monday August 22. The death was unexpected. Mr and Mrs D H Handley of Alamogordo New Mexico and Mrs Burn Handley joined the trip to Ada.
Tyler report states the Jasper Fish Hatchery of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department leased 68,500 fingerling blue catfish into Sam Rayburn reservoir. The average size was two inches, and fish were observed in eight locations around the lake.
Shell Oil Co. grants a blanket release to Pearl Hamman and others covering multiple parcels including the north three quarters of the west half of section 44 and the north half of the northeast quarter of section 45 in block 10, plus portions of sections 46 55 and 33, totaling extensive acreage in the oil zone.
The rare and unusual Pete Davids deer of China is not found in the wild. All known specimens are kept only in private parks and zoological gardens.
The Garden Valley Reunion will take place at the Women’s Department Club in Childress on Sunday August 28. Registration starts at 10 am with a basket dinner and a business meeting at 1 pm. Time for visiting is planned. Bill Heckathorne of Childress is president.
From the start of World War II minesweeping through its end, U.S. minesweepers removed around 10,000 naval mines, marking a significant naval safety achievement and demonstrating the persistent danger of underwater warfare.
Public notice describes House Joint Resolution 1 proposing an amendment to Texas Constitution Article II to set the date for legislators to qualify and take office. The measure covers Senate terms, class division, and election timing, with provisions for passage, gubernatorial proclamation, publication, and statewide election on November 8, 1986.
On November 8 1966 voters would decide Section 12 authorizing creation of Airport Authorities across counties with a board chosen by appointment or election. The measure allows bonds taxes up to 75 cents per 100 valuation, powers to acquire by purchase or eminent domain, issue bonds, set zoning, and add counties by petition, with protections for existing airport ownership and operations of cities. The Governor would issue a proclamation for the election.
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