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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1929
Page
11
Mrs. Washburne of Illinois warns that too many Santa Clauses in town during Christmas shatters childhood belief. She urges the formation of a Society for the Suppression of Superfluous Santas to protect children from disillusionment.
A Friendly Chat notes readers request back numbers of this column from Texas and other states. It proposes a Club Scrap-Box 1930 to store useful clippings for club programs, easing preparation for meetings nationwide. The piece urges readers to gather articles on their subjects and keep a personal library for yearround club work.
A discussion of Christmas origins notes it celebrates an event rather than a fixed birthdate. It cites ancient ties to Saturnalia, Mithra’s festival, and Nordic midwinter rites, plus customs like talking animals, blessings from evergreens, and varied gift bearers across cultures.
National Safety Council bulletins warn about carbon monoxide dangers and other hazards. Keep a garage vented when starting a car and have brakes tested regularly. Avoid sudden braking or acceleration on slick roads and slow down near schools and playgrounds to protect children. Use hands and feet to prevent accidents.
A Providence Daily Journal quote reprinted by the Pathfinder condemns reckless youths racing horses through streets at full trot. The Journal notes such conduct endangers themselves and others and calls it virtually criminal. Dated October 17, 1829.
Matthew S Sloan spokesman for New York Edison Company says utilities expect higher business in 1930 with planned construction spending of 1 4 million dollars an increase of 110 million over 1929 Expenditures by utilities likely to exceed 2 19 billion dollars in 1929 total under new national economics council chaired by Julius Barnes the aim to coordinate industry efforts to back President Hoover plan and prevent unemployment prosperity expected
Calcutta reports a discovery by Sir Jagadish Bose of a powerful heart stimulant derived from a Himalayan plant. Bose claims it can restore life after heart action ceases and may replace stimulants like strychnine and digitalis. Although details are limited, his scientific stature inspires confidence in a potentially valuable therapeutic agent.
Report notes that women ruling a Peruvian indigenous group reflects advancing American influence. The fragment suggests cultural exchange and modernization trends but provides no date or specific tribe name.
A letter mailed to a Confederate soldier surfaced in Memphis after 62 years, nearly matching a bill for a war debt. The document’s rediscovery highlights lingering Civil War era correspondence and financial claims persisted across decades.
The letters temper a concern over volunteer firemen delaying response to blazes in Alpine and nearby towns. Editors urge duty, efficiency, and caution against factional politics while noting need for better state consideration of issues and a governor elected by broad support. A police veteran laments lack of tradesmen among youths and praises apprenticeships. Articles highlight law enforcement respect in Turkey and the value of accountable officials and law abiding citizens.
J B Kelly writes in the Graham Leader that despite the one cent slogan the topic is thin, while Turkey and Grease are poised to clash with odds in favor of Grease as the leading choice.
A Navy like report recalls Bullard refusing retreat at the Marne and a Nashville Banner editorial on his death. An Army flyer crash in Goodwater Alabama yields a rabbit fatality. Eppy Hazard of Courtland Alabama draws alimony attention. Henry Ford resigns from the Dearborn school board after 16 years, and Uncle Meury shows interest in education despite a claim that history is bunk.
The piece notes rumors about Coolidge not running for president and venturing into public life while poking at social trends. It contrasts war movie nostalgia with modern ethics, mentions a Wisconsin mayor banning public checker games amid gambling fears, and cites a Beverly Hills broker engaged to actress Bessie Love as a sign of shifting affection.
East Texas leads in dairying with small farms forming feeders for large plants. A Marshall milk products plant plans a 260000 dollar Mount Pleasant branch. Dairy routes expand across the state as farmers enjoy returns of about 2.75 dollars per hundred pounds. Texas turkeys cost about 18 cents a pound before feathering and are promoted as affordable year round. The piece urges using Texas grown milk and poultry to support local growers.
In Van Zandt County a Canton area farmer produced 1405 gallons of ribbon cane syrup from six acres this fall selling at 1 25 per gallon and making a net profit of 1850 He also set aside 250 of cane for next season and sold 23 truckloads of cane stalks to neighboring towns Irrigation proves profitable despite heavy local rainfall.
The Texas Fine Arts Association exhibits premier Texas art in public schools to help cover transport costs. School children view paintings and watercolors, while townspeople gain appreciation and insight into their local schools.
Jefferson Travis and Kimble counties announce new courthouses to begin construction in January. They will use Tex bricks and Tex stone, granite and marble. The message touts Texas labor and Texas industries supporting local employment and enterprise.
President Hoover aims to accelerate a broad set of public works. The push targets faster railroad permits, seaport improvements, highway construction, cooperative schooling, and related federal participation, with red tape reduced to speed projects nationwide.
Mrs. Mary Cruz says she brewed beer to keep her husband home and was freed by Judge Lellan Tuck in Pawtucket Rhode Island. In Chicago a motorist jumped from his car snatched Misa Florence Corven’s purse and sped away.
The Gorme} trawler crew faced starvation off Murwansk coast until they ate boiled rats to survive. A beetle-leg necklace given to Mrs. G. L. Sheldon of London weighs 1/8 of an ounce. Walter Lawrence of Chicago saved his dog, then himself from asphyxiation. Corporal James Durphy of Aldershot survived a bullet wound. James Horton of London refused a $3500 wedding gift from an Australian uncle, calling himself a fool to marry.
Will H. Mayes indicates long-needed post offices will be built next year. Texas will participate, having been less harmed by Wall Street failures due to lighter investments in Wall Street insecurities.
Mr Winch in Laredo operates 3000 white leghorn hens on a chicken ranch. He has imported Australourp cockerels and pullets to cross breed, aiming to create a heavy chicken with 12 to 14 pound weight while preserving leghorn laying traits. The new breed will be called Austra Whites.
A New York horseman ships ten thoroughbreds to Boerne for the winter. The large prize horses are drawing county notice as the Texas climate and ranges prove ideal for wintering. More race track sites like Arlington Downs could bring additional horsemen and their strings of fine horses.
A fragment notes a black bear wag and an initial payment connected to Milfred Analehes Town. Details are unclear but indicate a local agreement or transaction involving the town and the bear reference.
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