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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1920
Page
5
A local notice urges Colligaworth County to host a first class county fair this fall with representative livestock and farm products. Business leaders have secured high class entertainment and promise good prizes to foster friendly competition among farmers, aiming to make this year’s fair bigger and better than last year's successful event.
A Red Cross appeal from the Southwestern divisional headquarters in St Louis requests clothing for needy children in war-torn Europe. Local chapters will organize sewing circles and home workrooms to produce simple garments, with packing handled by designated volunteers.
Ex soldiers urged to gather at the court house next Tuesday night July 20 for forming an American Legion Post in Wellington. Ernest David son of Mae and Mrs H M Atkinson died the same week and was laid to rest at the Walebington Cemetery on Sunday.
On the first day of Chautauqua in New York City July 29 at 3 00 P M the Metropolitan Symphony Club performs with a 2 45 P M entertainment by Tyrene Bewley from Tennessee The program includes story teller readings junior Chautauqua organization and a 8 00 P M concert by the Maryland Singers and others Hoffmann concert and opera airs highlighted by guest violinists and contralto performances from a Chicago Grand Opera Company lineup
Mr. C R Taylor arrives to begin work as construction engineer for the Dixie Curing and Storage Company. The plant will be built just north of the railroad track on the town's west side once title is perfected.
A Leader article fragment outlines Alexander Michie & Jones of Childe staging a novel cattle sale in Wellton. The plan mentions a start around July VI and bidding through July 24, with promises of fat hogs and an unusual sales approach.
Notice is given that on July 17 1920 an election will be held at Aberdeen school house District No 2 to determine whether qualified voters approve issuing 2000 in bonds to cost 400 each, six bonds payable over 20 years at 5 percent interest, to fund a school building in Collingsworth County Texas.
The Executive Committee has appointed the judges for each voting box in the county one week before the election. Appointees include Rella D. L Rymer at Buck Creek Tom Jones Marelli W. G. Price Quail John Davidson Aberdeen J Z Hawkins Lutie J A Coffee Lillie C W Gollihugh Plymouth Ww He Montgomery Dadsonville Jack Jones Gold Smith G R Roden Abra P J Smith Love Mound F E Montgomery Dadsonville Wellington K Y Richardson.
Wheat threshing in the county shows makings around 20 bushels per acre with tests from 61 to 64 pounds per bushel. Wellington pays about $2.50 per bushel for wheat while others pay roughly $2.40.
In a brief filed note the Prarnes Buster Company completed a fishing job. The report mentions a case sitting with a white lime helios and a soft field, with references to a steel mill and local workers.
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