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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1945
Page
7
The notice records second class mail entry dated August 25 1909 at Wellington Texas under act of March 38 1879. It identifies filing under postal regulations and classification for mail service in the period.
Texan readers explore the Texas Almanac listing 3450 towns where county assignments swap in surprising ways. The piece highlights names like Athens Henderson and Henderson Rusk Rusk Cherokee and notes quirky names such as Dime Box Muleshoe Grit Wink and Okra reflecting Spanish influence and local flavor.
The Mangum Star recounts a swift con in Margum where a man uses a $20 bill to shortchange a theater cashier. He gets $19.90 in change but leaves the bill and later trades a dime for a $10 note, then steals the theater’s $20 by exchanging it for change. The ruse ends with the man leaving with a 10 cent ticket and the theater’s $10 bill.
The Dallas News recalls Clyde Walton Hill tribute praising Texas towns. A stanza lists Echo Garland Crystal Springs Arcadia Dawn Dare Ingleside Prairie Home Bells Rising Star with a wish for childlike restfulness and prairie purity. The piece honors local place names.
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