Wellington Leaders Chronicle Early City Improvements and Scouting
The Wellington Leader highlights 1911 fire protection gains with a city water system and a standpipe, plus public schooling strides. It notes J C Wells and editors promoting scouting, postwar persistence, and the paper’s role in supporting schools and churches through publicity and advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Wellington
J. C. Wells
Leader
Leader Editors and Community Growth 1909 to 1926
The Leader chronicles its long effort to aid Wellington's development through improved freight rates telephone service water sewerage and street upgrades. It details editorials and campaigns led by J C Wells and successors to establish a commercial club county agent home demonstration program and civic organizations. The paper asserts its role in securing public utilities and supporting local government programs and women’s clubs, culminating in ongoing cooperation with current agents and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Childress
Memphis
Shamrock
Durham
Wells
Wichita Falls
Wellington Light Company
City of
J. C. Wells
Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club
A. L. Nowlin
C. C. Stinson
John Stovall
Collingsworth County
Bertie Tomlinson
Commissioners Court
Also Mentioned on This Page
Boy Scout Movement
Thomas Durham
L. L. Ladd
Leader Editors
J. Claude Wells
H. Deskins Wells
Henry Deskins Wells
Hunter