Wellington Leader’s 1928 push to build a living chamber of commerce
The Wellington Chamber of Commerce seeks active business membership to transform a staffed but unpaid group into a functional civic body. The Leader outlines 1928 upgrades to the Wellington paper, including typesetting, illustrated news, large scale cooking schools, senior editions, and community beautification efforts across Collingsworth County.
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Wellington
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce of Wellington
Chamber of Commerce of
Leader
Collingsworth County
Wellington's Rise as a Panhandle Town Promises Bright Future
The article praises Wellington, Texas as a budding city in the Panhandle. It notes steady growth, upcoming railroad expansion by Altus Roswell El Paso, and plans for a new school building. It highlights four dozen local businesses two banks a telegraph system and two newspapers and emphasizes civic effort in education and religion. Professors Calloway and Litchfield are named as key school leaders with a hopeful outlook for rapid population growth and development.
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Roy Taylor
Old
Tennessee
Texas
Independence
United States
Wellington
Panhandle
Altus
Roswell
el Paso
Collingsworth County
Commissioners Court
Prof
Calloway
Charlie Litchfield
Polytechnic College At
Fort Worth
A R G P Steel Laying Advances Across Texas Route
Construction on the Altus Roswell El Paso railway picks up as steel is laid from Altus toward Wellington and Memphis with rapid progress. The project anticipates links to Lakeview and caprock while planning eastward to Lockney and Silverton. Express handling awarded to American Express Company with Katy interests possible.
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Altus, Roswell & el Paso
Altus
Co. OL. Sloan
Wellington
Hollis
Memphis
Indian Creek
Lakeview
Kennedy
Santa Fe
Lubbock
Lockney
Silverton
Caprock
Here
Texas
American Express Company
Wichita Falls
Northawestern
Katy
Childress Index
Nine Room School Planned for Wellington City
The Wellington school board announces plans for a nine room school building on the old site with bids from contractors nationwide and imminent contract letting next Monday. Four teachers are elected Miss Barso McNauns Sallie Kelley Mary Bourland and Pauline Torey, with J J Calloway as superintendent and Chas Litchfield as principal, urging patron cooperation for the town’s best school ever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barso McNauns
Arkansas Pass
Sallie Kelley
Mary Bourland
Clarendon
Pauline Torey
Mississippi
J. J. Calloway
Chas. Litchfield
Wellington
Runaway Horse Collides With Pedestrians In Calamity
Mrs. Percy Wells and her sister Miss Gribble were riding when the bridle slipped off to let the horse drink. The horse bolted throwing Miss Gribble from the buggy and overturning it. Mrs. Wells suffered a slight injury while cradling her baby as the horse broke loose from the vehicle.
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Percy Wells
Mary Gribble
Mrs. Wells
Property Cheap Says Wellington Real Estate Dealer
Mr. J. P. Pritchard, a Wellington real estate dealer, visited Altus Oklahoma, and told a Leader representative that he can quickly price Wellington property after returning, finding Altus real estate higher and believing Wellington prices are reasonable for the town’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Pritchard
Wellington
Altus
Oklahoma
Kansas Man Visits Property Here
Walter Darlington of Concordia Kansas, loan operator and landowner, owns a section and a half of fine land near Dosier in this county, totaling eight hundred acres.
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Kansas
Walter Darlington
Concordia
Dosier
Darlington Visit Brings Hope for Strong Corn Crop
Mr. and Mrs. Darlington visited their farm last week and found the corn crop thriving despite hot dry winds that damaged crops on lighter soils. If the season remains favorable, Darlington plans to feed hundreds of head there this winter while staying as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Brown.
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Darlington
Jas. Brown
Shinnery Locals Note Rain Pressure and Town Happenings
Crops look good but may suffer without rain. Neighborhood youth hunted plum last week. The Old Maid avoids going due to rheumatism from a party years ago. Little Charlie Caven is sick but cause unknown. Local youths attended a picnic at Slanting Bridge near Francis. Tommie Sngram returned from Madge to Wellington. Ben Obenhaus traveled to Wellington after pneumonia recovery. Sam Batchelor visited Bean area. he’s been smiling after hearing something good. Soap-making kept the week busy. Best wishes from the Leader.
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Charlie Caven
Madge
Wellington
Ben Obenhaus
Sam Batchelor
Bean
B W M U REPORT Hails Men For Ice Cream Supper Help
Ladies of the Baptist Women’s Missionary Union thank local business men for their ice cream supper support. Meeting announced for July with Sister Hembrey. officers Mrs. Carrie Jones president and Mrs. R. H. Jetton secretary. Wilbur Moore listed as sick.
Thirty Teams at Work on R. R. Grade
Mr. C W Crawford said thirty teams are grading the Altus Roswell and El Paso line with ten teams from Collinsworth of Shamrock arriving to speed one mile of the work The camp moved to Mr Black s farm six miles out to be nearer the site and Crawford expects to push the grade to Hollis Wellington soon with an average of half a mile graded daily
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C. W. Crawford
Hines and Crawford
Altus
Roswell
el Paso
Collinsworth
Shamrock
Fresno locals recount first Wellington Leader issue
Fresno residents describe the new Wellington Leader and local happenings in Collingsworth County. Highlights include farming conditions, a 37th wedding anniversary at the Stansells, Edna Forbis visiting relatives, Lucy Kennedy’s eye problems, and 4th of July gathering at Campbell ranch cave.
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Wellington Leader
Fresno
Texas
Collingsworth County
T. M. Stansell
R. R. Martin
Edna Forbis
Wellington
Lucy Kennedy
Campbell Ranch
Big Bonnet
Hog market report from Jayon sellers in Memphis
Messers Cliff Camp and W L Smith near Jayon sold two loads of hogs in Memphis this week at six cents per pound gross. Camp says he has many more hogs to fatten and market this fall and winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messers Cliff Camp
W. L. Smith
Jayon
Memphis
Two In One Leader Times Consolidation in Wellington
The Wellington Leader and The Times merge under new management after T E Campbell buys The Times from R H Templeton and J D Camp exits. The combined paper pledges championing local business, boosts for the county, fair treatment, and invites readers to submit news tips and items for coverage.
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Leader
Times
T. E. Campbell
R. H. Templeton
Wellington
J. D. Camp
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Boy Scouts
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the First National Bank OF
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Shinnery
Wilbur Moore
H. C. Wells
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