November New Car Sales Rise Slightly Over October
Vehicle registrations for November show a modest uptick from October with 20 new licenses issued. Chevrolets lead at nine, Ford four, Dodges and Plymouths three each, plus a list of owners and models including town sedans and master sedans. A farm truck license issued to W R Breeding marks the vehicle mix. Herman Flohn faced jail after a court prank over a bathtub purchase.
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Howard Riggs
Chevrolets
Ford
Mrs
S. J. Glenn
Amarillo
Logan Cummings
Dick Wiley
J. M. Wells
W. C. Cole
William Bartenbruch
Lawrence Clair
E. N. Lewis
Dr. H. W. Moss
J. C. Phipps
E. G. Pierce
Quail
W. R. Breeding
Herman Flohn
New York City
Flohn
Farm land maps outline county planning board units
The county planning board completed maps dividing land into tight, sandy, and rough sections and recommended economical farming units. For average sanitation land, about 330 acres are advised with 107 cotton, 160 feed, 53 peas, and 10 for home grounds plus livestock and crops. Targets vary by area and tractor use. rough land favors 800 acres, tight land 400, mixed land 320.
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Recommended Planning Board
W. K. Cottingame
State Planning Board
Lewis Green
F. W. Thompson
T. R. Cunningham
Wayne Johnson
D. W. Bradley
W. Q O. Wood
J. D. Schoonover
R. J. Holland
L. Pharis
J. D. Coleman
W. F. Ford
M. F. Hunter
A. N. Wiseman
Wallace O'Rear
W. L. O’rear
Sudan
Brakeman Plans Return After Ill Fated Freight Plunge
Dick Brown the Fort Worth and Denver brakeman who survived a freight wreck when the train fell into Salt Fork river north of Wellington on June 16 plans to return to work this week. Brown rode in the engine cab with engineer M W Griggs and fireman C E Burton. The bridge collapsed sending the engine into the river. Griggs and Burton drowned while Brown escaped and was hospitalized with exposure and possible pneumonia.
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Dick Brown
Fort Worth
Denver
Salt Fork River
Wellington
Childress
Brown
M. W. Griggs
C. E. Burton
Griggs
Burton
Laura Knight elevated to full membership at Royal Academy
In 1927 Laura Knight, then associate, has now been granted full membership at the Royal Academy of London. Her election marks a milestone as women begin to gain full standing in the institution.
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Royal Academy
London
Laura Knight
J A Mahan Improving After Serious Illness
J A Mahan a Wellington pioneer has been seriously ill for two weeks but is now improving rapidly. Family reports he has sat up in bed for several days and on Tuesday he was briefly up.
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J. A. Mahan
Wellington
Baptist Church Services and Social Visits Reported
Rev S T Greenwood preached both services at the Baptist Church. Local families including Jack and Marl Harwell, Opal Clement, Nola Bell Harris, and several Harwell relatives spent Sunday with friends and relatives across Wellington. A Cape of Good Hope 1861 stamp, valued at 8 cents, sold in Lindon for 150 dollars.
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S. T. Greenwood
The
Baptist Church
Jack and
Marl Harwell
E. W. Clement
Opal Clement
Nola Bell Harris
Jimmie
Betty Joe
Janie Culp
Wellington
CG. A. Kes
Cape of Good Hope
Lindon
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Hind Use Planning Board
Farmer’s Cafe
JA G & Merchant
Conoco
Holton Auto Store
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
J.A. Mahan
Fresno
Marie Harwell
Henry Beal Laurie
Mildred
Tom Harwell
Elmo
Marie
Bill Harwell
Lester Harwell
Collingsworth
Collingsworth County
Howard S&s. Riggs
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