31 Aug 1933
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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1933
Page
1
The report cites Dr. Kenyon describing a daily menu of eggs, lean meat, vegetables, dairy and fruit with orange juice at night. She says 18 women lost about 30 pounds in 13 weeks and two others shed 72 and 74 pounds in roughly nine months, shared at a women’s medical society meeting.
Long list of early names and places from Prescott and surrounding communities. Notes on state capitals, landmarks, and notable pioneers weave through references to schools, battles, and local social events. References include Burlin Maxwell and Golda Johnson among attendees at gatherings and games.
Collingsworth County launches a National Reemployment Office in the courthouse under J. M. Strong to match unemployed residents with jobs while easing draft fears. About 250 signups, with criticism over questions seen as preparatory for army service. The office aims as a job clearing house for local employers and workers.
A recap of globe circumnavigation records traces how travel time shrank from Magellan’s 1519 voyage to Wiley Post’s 1931 flight and beyond. The piece notes 1938 Palestine arrivals, crashes of airships, a dieting tip from Dr. Kenyon, and a digress into social trivia about parking beside hydrants.
A column blends quirky tales and reflections on daily routines. It recalls a shaved prank in Cicero and a mistaken privacy era, then shifts to routines at the post office with names like Dr. Orr Ollie Raburn G. R. Morgan J. L. Burt and JD. D. McDowell. It muses on how practice and habit shape behavior and mood.
A fragmentary Salt Fork note set reports sparse church attendance with tracking to Marcha, visits by Verna Lee Varrix, and playground ball results. It mentions Cottonwood, Salt Fork teams defeating Salt Fork rivals and a brief social line about Mr. and Mrs. B. Wilson.
Vanee Swinbiurn, superintendent, outlines fall term starting September 14 with 1¢ affiliated units and no entrance exams. Enrollment expected around 250 with over 60 in the high school. Ross Wilkerson claims never entering Collingsworth County's new courthouse amid chatter. Chicago alderman John J. Coughlin jokes about a horse named Bath Horse. Divorce motives cited include a wife paying for false teeth with her own money and a marriage strained by 28 chickens 10 relatives and the family cat.
The Swearingen revival meeting concluded Sunday evening. Rev. O Connor of Shamrock delivered the sermons. Local families and visitors gathered, with dinners and hospitality shared among the Johnson, Yarbrough, Parker, and McMinn households. A rain storm accompanied the closure.
Misses Ruby and Ina Yarbrough returned home Friday from Briscoe where they attended a two week revival. Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Childress and Mr. Otis Lewis were at church Sunday evening. Farmers began gathering fall crops. Fielding and Childress families hosted and visited kin over the weekend. E. O. Johnson and R. N. West attended Buck Creek services. J. B. Berry and family visited friends east of Wellington Sunday.
One week after thieves stole a field of alfalfa in Pacoima California F C Wright responds with a planned recovery effort and seeks contractor cooperation to secure remaining crops and prevent further losses.
A report to police indicates that a man said his orchard had also been taken, suggesting a burglary or robbery targeting his property and crops.
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