Housing Campaign For Wellington Starts Early In January
The Wellington Leader reports a Better Housing drive starting the week of January 7 with a survey of conditions in every home. Lee O Neil, chairman, says a $540 appropriation funds unskilled and skilled labor and loans will be available through local banks. The National Better Housing movement will begin nationwide in early 1935, with Federated Clubs to hear an outline in January. No owner will be urged into debt without full ability to repay.
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Wellington
Lee
O'Neil
Flu Up In Texas A Statewide Increase Expected
Reports to the Texas Department of Health show influenza rising across the state with an anticipated seven hundred plus cases by month end. Citizens are advised to avoid crowds and sneeze with a tissue, practice hygiene, stay home when ill, and seek a physician if grippe or flu symptoms appear.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Department of Health
Firecracker Destroys Sight Then Restores Vision for Tech Student
Luther Garner, a Texas Tech civil engineering freshman, lost sight for months after a firecracker explosion. After 27 weeks of twice daily and weekly eye treatment in Waco, normal vision returned in his right eye and partial vision in the left. He now wears glasses and continues his studies aided by a Federal employment program.
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Tech
Lubbock
Texas
Luther Garner
Texas Technological College
Garner
Spur
Hamilton
Waco
FERA
Farm incomes hit four year high despite crop drought
Department of Agriculture reports 1934 farm output 32 percent below 10 year average with drought and AAA programs. Total crop value $4.78 billion, up from 1933 but well below 1932, while prices on December 1 rose 42 percent from last year. Major crops show sharp declines, including corn and oats, with potatoes up 20 percent from 1933.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Farm Administration
AAA
Card of Thanks for Ed Pryor
The Pryor family expresses gratitude to friends in Wellington and Collingsworth County for kindness during illness and death of Ed Pryor. They thank supporters and pray for blessings from God. Signed by Mrs. Ed Pryor and Jimmie, and Mrs. L. L. Pryor and family.
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Wellington
Collingsworth County
Ed Pryor
Jimmie
L. L. Pryor
Malady Told To Be Meningitis In Baker Family
In Wheeler Texas the Baker family outbreak is diagnosed as cerebral spinal meningitis and encephalitis. Blood and spinal fluid tests confirm the conditions. The illness began as an intestinal infection and spread to the brain and nerves, contracted through food. The Baker family remains quarantined with Hoy Baker, his father, and one sibling surviving among ten infected.
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Wheeler
Tex
A. J. Baker
William L. Joss
Baker
Hoyt Baker
Lindley family thanks neighbors for support after illness and death
The Lindley family expresses gratitude to friends for thoughtful words and deeds during illness and death of Burlin F. Lindley, thanking J B Ueberry of Collingsworth Motor Company for the use of automobiles while noting many relatives named. Jerik Marsen of St Paul received a suspended sentence for theft after prosecutors learned he had 20 children.
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Burlin F. Lindley
J. B. Cas. Ueberry
Collingsworth Motor Company
W. Hi. Lindley
J. H. Lindley
G. W. Lindley
Jerik Marsen
St. Paul
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