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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1935
Page
6
The article argues toys have value beyond entertainment, aiding development and practical understanding. It distinguishes between safe, well chosen toys and dangerous items like sets of tools for small children. It notes electric trains and many mechanical toys offer substantial amusement for fathers as well as children.
This article continues Texas history highlights, recalling Travis in 1836 urging victory or death, the March 2 Declaration of Independence, the Alamo battle, the Runaway Scrape, the Goliad Massacre, and San Jacinto victory. It notes Houston’s retreat, Deaf Smith’s bridge destruction, Santa Anna’s capture, Houston’s 1836 presidency, and the nation’s dawn at San Felipe and San Jacinto.
The piece lists numerous locals in festive scenes from hay on a bumper to lights on roofs. Names include John Grady Jeff Harrison Glen Anderson Coch ran Drug Logan Dryden A L Adcock Barbara and Mrs Roy Horn amid Christmas preparations and light displays.
A centennial tribute to Sir Joseph Lister marks his lasting impact on surgery. His antiseptic use of carbolic acid reduced infections, enabling broader operations. Lister pioneered absorbable catgut stitches and inspired widespread medical advances. He received multiple honors and died in 1912 at age 5?
Dr. Morris Fishbein warns shoppers that safe toys abound and urges avoiding dangerous designs. He favors toys with smooth washable surfaces for babies, cautions against hair heavy dolls and sharp edges, and warns about projectile toys that could wound. Foreign born congressmen ineligible for presidency are listed with birth countries and ages.
The piece mocks actor William Powell for claiming he will leave California for England to dodge the state income tax. It questions the wisdom and plausibility of fleeing to a tax regime, noting England's taxation and referencing high earners like J. P. Morgan. The commentary frames the move as propaganda more than news.
The lesson centers on Nehemiah and Ezra during Jerusalem’s restorations. It contrasts joyful worship with stern calls for social righteousness, urging prosperity through lawfulness, mutual care, and protection against exploitation. It exhorts applying Ezra’s reverence for holiness and Nehemiah’s communal welfare to modern abundance challenges.
A collage of quirky notes from a past era mentions San Francisco poison warnings linked to baking soda, Montana Quakes humor, and social quirks. It cites Russian life-span guesses, a Hawaiian alphabet, Amberson's artificial blood work, sparrow wing strokes, Oklahoma legislators’ ages, and a Philly physician’s color-test idea. Also noted are vitamins stimulating pathogens, Italian book gifts to Cal, Brown surname stats in England, a moon model project in Los Angeles, and CCC camp wooden bundles adopted in the central states.
A report notes a German team producing a Bakelite like material from coal in Soviet Russia at low cost. The aim is five to eight ton trucks with annual capacity of 40,000 and a new automobile plant underway. An English roof panel claims to admit light yet remain unbreakable, built from a steel mesh coated with a glass like substance.
The Texas Agricultural Association gathered in Dallas last week with more than 300 rural citizens attending. Agricultural experts from Washington to California outlined issues, while attendance lagged behind last year's turnout of about 2,000 men and women.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Chester G Davia and a generational or national context with unclear phrasing. Unable to identify a clear event, location, or date.
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