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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1963
Page
5
Falls are a leading cause of accidental deaths in farms and homes, second to motor vehicle crashes. The article outlines risks on farms and homes, urging quick safety actions like keeping stairs clear, securing rugs, maintaining ladders, lighting hallways, and using grab bars and rubber mats to prevent slips and falls.
Oil and gas news item lists multiple actions including lease transfers from IL Parham to Texas Gulf Producing Co in SW 4 section 38, and from Maxwell to Shell Oil Co of 120 acres in SE 4 section 4. Other motions include Stokes to Shell in SH/4 section 37, Olivia Hill to Shell in SE/4 and NE 4 sections, Warrick to Shell in SE part of section 14, and Head to Raymond Friedlander in section 84, block 11.
Roy Canada of Quail Pontiac introduces a 4 door sedan. Texas highway officials approve over 1000 new miles of farm to market roads across 172 counties at an estimated cost saving of 24 million dollars. The FM 1 road program aims to reach 196 percent completion, with many miles built since EOAS. State Highway Engineer I C Greer links road expansion to city growth and notes farm road interdependence. Mr and Mrs Cameron Beams of Dallas visited friends en route to Amarillo to see his brother Tommy Beams.
I See eee by Virginia Robey recounts a June visit involving Mary Miles Pigg in Oklahoma City and a reunion in Midland with Grace and Joe Coleman. A pedestrian incident injures a man but no bones break. Dusty Scott visits, plans for Suzie Garcia from Puerto Rico, and a heart attack strikes Pink Scott after Wheat harvest travel. Community notices include family travelers and local health concerns.
Nearly 1 in 10 of the 8,700 residents killed in accidents in 1961 died in fires. Farm fire costs rose to 163 million in 1961, with most fires in homes and the old and young as frequent victims. The National Safety Council urges fire prevention, inspections, and safe habits, listing eight main causes and safeguards for farms including extinguishers, chimney spark arresters, proper wiring, lightning protection, and field burning cautions.
The article discusses water options for rural fire protection. It suggests placing a pond within pumping distance of farm buildings as an emergency supply, or if impractical, building a clay tank with at least 8 000 gallons capacity. Stock tanks and sand buckets are noted for tackling small blazes before they spread.
Danny Garcia a Wellington high school vocational agriculture teacher completed a Master of Agricultural Education at East Texas State College after the first summer term. He also earned a BS and completed Smith-Hughes requirements. Mrs Garcia and sons Dusty and David accompanied him as the family stayed in Sulphur Springs with Carela commuting daily.
Nine Norwood Future Farmers and sponsor will attend the State FFA convention in Lubbock opening Wednesday July 17 with activities through Friday. Mike Wischkaemper serves as Area 1 president and participates in the convention program led by John Dwyer, vocational agriculture instructor. Members listed include Billy Winchkaemper, Dean Tate, Danny Tate, Lloyd Stice, Jerry Hipelt, Ken Baxter, Neal Lowry, Rory Wischkaemper, and Mike Wischkaemper.
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