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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1929
Page
1
Road chief Thomas H. McDonald argues state bond issues for highway improvement are fiscally sound and needed for primary roads and related projects. He calls for scientific budgeting, traffic surveys, and honest administration to ensure accountable, income producing road systems.
Lee Gamble, 35, a cotton picker on the Frank Rathjen farm at Shamrock, was taken Tuesday to the state hospital for the insane at Wichita Falls by tailor Lee McBee and courthouse custodian W N Howell. Gamble, held since late last week, was driven to Wichita Falls after a jury hearing on Monday. Four men moved him from jail to the courthouse despite handcuffs and leg shackles. He reportedly breathed his children and allegedly threatened a Wheeler storekeeper. Gamble has a wife and ten children.
Old Santa receives many letters at The Leader office with names like Leroy Scott Dora Callender Ethel Cherry J C Scott Jr Clovis Scott Marie Scott Ozell Lewis Almeda Lewis and more. Readers are urged to send letters by December 14 and Nowlin Candy offers awaitingly free candy at Nowlin Wholesale Supply. Local traffic woes, busy Saturday crowds, and Wellington sights fill the town scene with a parade of locals.
The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago provides free training for Christians of all nationalities and denominations. Courses cover English Bible evidences church history evangelism missions music and more with a small private lesson fee optional. The winter term begins January 3 but admission is free at any time.
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