Funeral Rites For B. F. Ball Held Wednesday
Funeral services for B F Ball pioneer oil dealer of Wellington were held Friday morning December 9 from the home of his son Otis Ball. Rev J E Kirby pastor of the Methodist Church officiated. Ball died Wednesday after a brief illness following influenza. Pallbearers were Burn Handley H E Singley Monk Loggitt John Jones Janley Larsen and Pink Sullivan. Flower girls were Virginia Fedsoe Frances Stevenson Mary Longino and Mary Ledgée. Born February 8 1860 in Indiana he was 78 years 9 months and 13 days old. He moved to Oklahoma with his family later residing in Kingfisher and Bever County before settling in Wellington in 1907. He worked as local agent for the Texaco Oil Company for 24 years and remained active in civic affairs. Surviving are M C Ball of Lubbock Rath Wall Otis Ball and Lloyd Ball all of Wellington and five grandchildren Evelyn Ball Steve Ball Catherine Ball Howard Ball and C C Ball Jr of Satbeck. Interment was in Wellington Cemetery with Kelso Funeral Home directing.
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B. F. Ball
Pioneer Oil
Wellington
Otis Ball
J. E. Kirby
Methodist Church
Mr. Ball
Tee
Burn Handley
HE. A. Singley
Monk Loggitt
John Jones
Janley Larsen
Pink Sullivan
Virginia Fedsoe
Frances Stevenson
Mary E Longino
Mary Anna Ledgoe
Farher Along
Jesus
S. K. Parsons
Esdel Bartlett
W. W. Henderson
Ernest Elliott
Indiana
Benjamin Franklin Ball
Josiah
Mary McMahan
Mae Monroe
Oklahoma
Kingfisher
No-Man's- Land
Bever County
Pall
Tex~ace Oil Companys
Ball
Hi Ife
Kelso Funeral Home
Local Girl At TCU To Be Here For Holidays
Misa Marie Seaberry a Texas Christian University freshman will spend Christmas holidays in Wellington with her parents. Holidays run from Thursday December 22 at 1 pm to Wednesday January 3 at 8 am. Most students leave except a few from distant areas and the football squad preparing for the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans January 2. Seaberry belongs to the Meliorist club the Frogettes the Dramatic Club and the Anglia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Misa Marie Seaberry
Texas Christian University
Wellington
Meliorist Club
The
Frogettes
the Dramatic Club
the Anglia
Nineteenth Child Born to Mia’s Family in Wildwood
Ethel Anderson, 41, of Wildwood, Nede, reports the recent birth of Mia’s nineteenth child, a daughter, suggesting a large family presence in the community.
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Mia
Ethel Anderson
Wildwood
Nede
Lutie Woman Wins Art Exhibit at Texas Federation Show
Mrs. John A. Starr of Lutie won first place in the statewide art exhibit during the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs convention in Austin. Her farm scene, painted near Wellington on the Mangum highway, was chosen from ten district pictures selected in Childress. Seven Wellington artists contributed works in the district show. Starr will have her prize picture displayed at the County Library soon.
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John A. Starr
Lutie
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Austin
Starr
Wellington
Mangum Highway
Childress
J. W. Harper
Eugene Glenn
Earl Hunter
Walter Starr
Guy Wood
A. B. Smith
Harald Bugbee
Clarendon
Lloyd Allbright
Dalhart
Ethel Bouchland
Radio gauge warns of flood stage by automatic alarm
J M Ingersem of the California Department of Water Resources developed a radio gauge that automatically broadcasts an alarm when rivers near flood stage, enabling quicker alert and response.
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J. M. Ingersem
California Department of Water Resources
Finnish Parliament’s Leading Woman Named Pohjala
Miss Kyllikki Pohjala serves as the leading woman member in a 200 member Finnish Parliament. She is among six teenage women in the chamber.
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Miss Kyllikki Pohjala
Sister of Local Woman Buried in Childress Funeral
Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl Sexton were held in Childress with burial in Childress cemetery. She died at fifty nine in Pampa from a heart attack. She was sister to Mrs. Daisy Terry of Wellington and Horace Hassell of Loco. Elder John G. Reese led rites at the Church of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Sexton
Pampa
Childress
Scout Troop Attends District Court Of Honor in Shamrock
About twenty Wellington Boy Scouts and Scoutmaster L C Lehmberg will attend the District Court of Honor in Shamrock on Tuesday evening December 13. Frank Cook of Troop 31 will be the sole Wellington lad presented for awards amid expectations of parents and committee members joining the delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
L. C. Lehmberg
District Court of Honor
Shamrock
Frank Cook
Scout Troop
Lehmberg
Specialist From A. and M. Plans Club Work Here
Mrs. Dora R. Barns, clothing specialist from College Station Texas, visited Wellington on Wednesday December 7 to confer with Miss Margaret Moser, county official, on club plans and programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora R. Barns
College Station
Texas
Wellington
Margaret Moser
Hen Lays Unusually Large Egg Before Sunrise
Mrs. A. B. Cooper of 609 Graham Street Wellington owned a hen that laid an egg six inches in circumference and weighing three and one third ounces. The egg was laid before sunrise, and Mrs. Cooper noted the hen's early-morning cackle as they investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renato
A. B. Cooper
Graham Street
Wellington
Home Demonstration Plans Set for Next Year
Home Demonstration work in the county for the next year was mapped by two planners. Mrs. Barns was traveling to Wheeler to meet with club women there.
Tuberculosis Immunity Compared By Race Claims
A historical note asserts that Jews possess about twice the immunity to tuberculosis compared with other white groups, reflecting a contested view on racial health differences.
1898 Car Crosses U S In 41 Days
An 1898 model automobile completed a 3800 mile trip from New York to Los Angeles in 41 days. Milwau kee residents Elmer Hoff Bart Walsh and Ed Sweek bought the car in their hometown, shipped it to New York, and drove via the southern route. They averaged 10 to 16 miles per hour and claimed 35 miles per gallon with the 17 horsepower engine. The antique vehicle features hard rubber tires wooden wheels and a high seat. Hoff recalls finding a squirrels nest on the motor at start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Automobile
New York
Elmer Hoff
Bart Walsh
Ed Sweek
Milwaukee
Hoff
Indian Creek farmer injured in fall while hauling feed
Marvin Seale of Indian Creek Community suffered back injuries after slipping from a load of feed bundles last week. He is recovering and able to be up at present. An odorless onion is cultivated by the Chinese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Seale
Indian Creek
Mr. Seale
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