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Wellington Leader

Location

Wellington, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1929

Page

8

Farm to market roads vital for year round farming transport

The piece explains what farm to market roads are and argues prioritizing improvements on roads carrying the most traffic. It notes that about 85 percent of motor travel is on 260000 miles of state systems and urges building a skeleton pavement network to lower operating and maintenance costs. It cites Minnesota and Wisconsin to show high surfacing costs and urges paving heavy rural roads even in narrow strips. It adds a Marble quarry near Marfa, predicting annual marble output reaching 1,060,000 dollars as operations expand and shipments grow.

Aimple Debie Sygt Farming Armas United States Minnesota Wisconsin Marfa

Cock Eyed World comes to Ritz as Walsh’s talkie

Raoul Walsh directs and co writes The Cock Eyed World a marine epic adapted from Laurence Stallings and Maxwell Anderson showing at the Ritz Theatre December 30 and 31 Edmund Lowe and Victor McLaglen star in this landmark talking picture praised for its technical breadth and dramatic results in a peace time setting

Ripley Raoul Walsh Ritz Theatre Walsh Edmund Lowe Victor McLaglen Fox Pictures Laurence Stallings Maxwell Anderson

The Cock Eyed World film review praise and cast

Reviewers hail The Cock Eyed World as more powerful than stage and capture sound via Fox Movietone. Victor McLaglen Edmand Lowe quarrel on screen, Lily Damita sings Elenita, Bobby Burns performs So Dear To Me. Other standout cast include Jean Barry Lelia Karnelly El Brended and Joe Brown.

Fox Movietone Victor McLaglen Edmand Lowe Lily Damita McLaglen Lowe Elenita Bobby Burns Jean Bary Lelia Karnelly el Brended Joe Brown

Cedarville Township One-Room School Closes Quietly

Mrs. John Barstow teaches four children in the lone Cedarville Township one room school near Meno mine near Menominee Michigan.

John Barstow Cedarville Towniship Menominee, Mich

Plunkett Infant Dies at Ten Months in Wellington

Letha Mae Plunkett infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Plunkett died in Wellington December 13 at age 10 months 4 days. Burial held Saturday at 10 30 in Quail cemetery with Ray Goodson in charge of arrangements.

Letha Mae Plunkett Harvey Plunkett Wellington Quail Cemetery Ray Goodson

Dallas Man Bites Policeman, Gets Month in Jail

George Smith of Dallas, Texas, bit a police officer who had arrested him for intoxication and was sentenced to one month in jail.

George Smith Dallas Texas

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