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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1936
Page
7
A fragment rich with local color notes a Katy Lines map and Wellington bias, county soil program funding needs ten thousand dollars, and praise for editor John McCarty. recollections include letters from Tennessee, spareribs and sausage, and praise for PTA efforts and Senator Clint Small.
The piece highlights Cece Smail and others, plus Dewey Young and Bob Alexander, amid Wellington and Childress council turmoil over a fired attorney. It also notes a death tribute to Truman Francis and family.
A charity comedy titled Manless Play will feature an all female cast and charge 10 and 16 cents. Proceeds benefit Fresno Church Ladies Missionary Society and Buckner's Orphan Home via South Wellington Club donations. Cast includes Aunt Jarushy Mrs Parrigin and parson Mrs Bob Stephenson among others.
Stephenville John Tarleton College announces Oscar Wells of Wellington earned a place on the honor roll for the second preliminary. Wells, a Tarleton senior in pre law, was among 106 Tarleton students to achieve the grade of at least 80 in each course.
The article lists newly elected and re elected officials including C C Bishop becoming Assessor and Collector of Taxes, Howard Riggs taking deputy tax assessor duties, and A S Moss replacing A J Fires as district judge. The Commissioner’s Court includes N C Tennison Lowry Hunter and Davis, with several officers such as Marvin Jones Clint Small Eugene Worley John Deaver W H Goforth Luther Gribble Vivian Wiles Hunter Sims P W Myers and Wylie McKinney also noted as re elected or serving in continued roles.
Cecil Holley was involved in a rear end collision when another automobile struck his car as it approached a truck. He was rushed to Lubbock for medical attention and has shown little improvement according to reports.
A notice states a special Eastern Star call meeting Friday at 7:30 p.m. led by Mrs. LJ Campbell, W. M. The event’s purpose is initiation.
Francis, a former Dunlap Company worker from Mangum, died in a Christmas Day accident. Details show funeral services were held in Mangum for Francis, with survivors including his parents and several siblings. Dallas Man Sanders, a Dallas resident and former foreman, died instantly and was rushed to Wellington. his wife lives in Dallas. His body was shipped to Dallas for burial. Local arrangements were by Ellis Funeral Home.
S'norwood aims to host a large Panhandle tournament with teams from every section entering. Two boys teams will win trophies along with individual awards for four top players. Samnorwood gymnasium is being upgraded with showers and modern facilities for visiting teams.
Troy Gardner, stationed at a CCC camp in Glenwood Springs Colorado, spent Christmas in quarantine. His planned visit to Wellington was canceled when the camp was put under quarantine for meningitis, keeping him in camp as a nonpatient.
The church outlines its new year with new officers led by Hart Yarbrough as Sunday School Superintendent. The plan emphasizes Bible study prepared lessons and increased attendance. Services: Sunday 9 45 a m Sunday school and 11 a m preaching with 6 p m Young People Intermediate Junior Societies and 7 p m preaching. Rev L Wood pastor invites all to worship.
Magazines work. This is one of the most popular departments in the library, she said. We are glad to get any magazines from Western stories to Harper's Bazaar.
Pastor Goodwin returns and will lead an evening service at 7 15 and conduct Sunday worship both morning and evening. S G Henry and daughter Martha Jeanne spent Christmas in Albuquerque with Mrs Henry and Silas Jr. who plan a short visit home. Mystery of a murder with no clues noted as Scotland Yard solves a blind case. See The American Weekly in next Sunday Chicago Herald and Examiner.
The sheriff of Collingsworth County Texas announces a public auction of real estate in Wellington on the first Tuesday in February 1927 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The property, Lots 7 and 8 in Block 111, is listed as the estate of Mary Austin and will be sold for cash to the highest bidder under a court order arising from a judgment in Jim Boyd vs Mary Austin. The notice appears in the Wellington Leader.
Miss Leach, long associated with Wells Department Store and a leader in the First Methodist Church, is recalled in local notices. The notice notes she is well known in the community and mentions her involvement in church activities.
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