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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1920
Page
7
Notes from Wellington and nearby towns record visits, moves, and events. Residents include Arthur Bailey, Ernest Lee, Ray W. H. Riley, R. C. Johnson, Misa Myrtle Strong, and Miss Mabel Coe. Local business activity covers farm loans, insurance, and employment changes.
Hastings Oklahoma visit relatives. Georgie Biffle accepts Wellington telephone exchange post. A. E. Harper of Booster Investment travels to Wichita Falls. Texan car ad from R H Templeton. Tim Forbis and family visiting Hedley relatives. C Bell moves to E W Cocker place. Emmett Saunders visits sister in Wellington. W H Smith family relocates to Dennison. Sid Self travels to Oklahoma City for Athletic Club gear. Studebaker RL shown by Scott Agent. Migs Daisy Purdy begins job with Strong Insurance. Singley Bros praises flour quality. Harry and Mrs. Roberts visit Wellington. Hugh Wall to Kansas City for mechanic school. Ballard Rountree moves to Arkansas for wife health. Flour and wheat guidance urging local purchases. Mills and Singley Bros.
Ed Riley's store sees lister pointing to deals while T Tyler pays top market for corn oats and hay. A new horse shoer opens at Kid Riley's.CG. L. TROUT and W. B. Parrigen sell a West Wellington residence to M. Carpenter and Parrigen plans a new rooming house west of the square. Mr Pedigo returns from Knoxville noting soil progress and coal abundance after three wrecks. Wellington Hardware Co reports a car load of new furniture.
Rural items recount visits and family news from Wellington and nearby areas. Mr. and Mrs. Tucker visit Fredrick Oklahoma. J D Horton serves again as mail clerk. several families report relocations and medical events. Local business notes mention grain prices, home goods ads, and oil well drilling troubles near Tow a Park.
Listers move with Ed Riley and F Thomas loading a car of household goods to Canyon where they will reside. The family plans to settle on land near Canyon as soon as the car arrives. The juvenile band and public entertainments will be missed in Wellington as the family departs. Studebaker noted, R L Scott agent.
Lamons plans to finish gathering his crop before moving to a new home in Wheeler County. Windera has returned from a miscr e he spent with Christians Idridge of Cave City Ark.
Near East Relief announces an Armenian district in Marash will pool one thousand acres for an American farmer who will apply modern U S farming methods and import a tractor. The land in Turkish Armenia is fertile with grapes pistachios figs olives wheat rye and vegetables likely to yield high productivity.
Dialogues reveal a humorous quarrel over a boy’s arithmetic woes. Mrs Newgilt defends the child while his father doubles as repairer. A light exchange shows a sour mood and a scientist’s remark on perpetual motion.
A tranquil winter scene describes a clear night under an azure sky with a bright moon lighting a white earth. Ice weighs down weeds and trees while shadows stretch across the snow and a lone bird cry briefly breaks the hushed, peaceful silence.
A Wellington High School senior writes of New Year resolutions for 1919-1920. She pledges to work for the best senior class in the school’s history and to improve the lives of those around her.
After two days of wind and snow the storm cleared at sunset revealing a calm white world. Twilight faded to darkness as children played in fresh powder and the stars glittered above. Window reflections highlighted the snow as if diamonds lay on the ground.
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