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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1937
Page
3
H D W Decks Didactics lauds Wellington officials for bringing the regional game to town and notes Shamrock support from rivals. Also includes reflections on Christmas gifts from Duard Scott and a visit by John Anderson, a former dry goods merchant.
Cottonwood Community hosts a pie supper Thursday evening at Cottonwood School to fund a community Christmas tree. Principal Hays says every child will receive a present from the tree, with Logan Cummings as auctioneer and Miss Katholeen Holley providing entertainment. the supper starts at 7 20.
Mr and Mrs M E Harlan were summoned to Hillsboro after their son G G Ferrell was critically injured when the car he rode in turned over. Ferrell home is in Waco and he suffered a broken neck shoulder bone and arm when the vehicle went into a barrow ditch after a car and trailer stalled. A second passenger was uninjured. Ferrer had planned to spend Christmas in Wellington. Mrs Harlan remained in Hillsboro. Mile Maryse Bastie plans to start an airplane taxi service between Paris and Mediterranean resorts.
Denton reports focus on bags from large to compact designs with suede leather and velvet options. Texas State College for Women features crocodile purses for sports use, while fashions praise new synthetics easing cold seasons. Local social note: Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bishop hosted relatives Sunday.
Three births were listed in Precinct 3 for November, alongside three deaths. Newborns named Virginia Minette Lacy, Carroll Edwin White, and Virginia Nell Gelman are reported as children of local residents Randolph Lacy, Ocie White, and J Oatman, with birth dates November 20 21 and 22.
Henry Flemings, longtime resident of Aberdeen, is critically ill with heart trouble at his daughter Mrs. J H Hobbs home. Family and relatives from Oklahoma New Mexico and Wichita Falls visit, while Miss Beth Kayser returns to teach primary duties in Aberdeen.
The Wellington National Farm Loan Association traces its roots to a 20 year founding by local farmers and continues to offer long term loans at 4 percent. Members share ownership, pool credit resources, and benefit from reduced risks of short term mortgages while supporting Land Bank Commissioner loans and farm real estate financing. April marks the Houston Federal Land Bank’s twentieth anniversary and its extensive loan activity through National Farm Loan Associations.
Local Methodist congregations on the Wellington Circuit report reorganizing boards of stewards and Sunday schools. Key leaders include Vernon Atkinson and Jack Gauswell at Quail, E. J. Wilson at Salt Fork, B B Wadson at Bethel, with plans for a unified financial committee to improve stewardship and fund management. Georgia’s turpentine production cited as regional note.
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