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Newspaper

Wellington Leader

Location

Wellington, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1928

Page

5

Facilities Added To Care For Calls At Demo Gathering

Approximately a quarter of a million dollars is added to the usual telephone improvements budget in Texas Louisiana and Oklahoma after Houston secures the Democratic National Convention in June. In the Southern Texas division an extra 174000 is authorized with Beaumont receiving 26000. Dozens of towns will share the work as relay points are set up with new equipment valued over 10000. A giant switchboard will be installed in the Democrats building to handle information service for the convention with sixteen operators on duty four hours daily.

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Thieves Robbing Hollis Store Caught by Sheriff

Thieves who robbed the Baker-Hanna store in Hollis last Monday night were sentenced to the penitentiary Saturday and taken there. Adama and his wife Queller Adams received two and one year suspensions respectively in district court. Police traced stolen goods across several towns, with strong cooperation from Byers Brothers carnival owners.

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Houston Prepares To Supervise Traffic At Democratic Convention

Houston authorities plan tight traffic control for the Democratic National Convention. Police Captain I. Tataum states a main entrance will funnel vehicles toward standing areas while side streets will handle arrivals. Adequate parking and pedestrian safety measures are being arranged to manage thousands of attendees.

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Pedestrian restrictions as street half to be closed

A traffic note states that it is likely half the street will be marked off for pedestrians. The plan aims to manage crowd movement and safety during an event or work activity.

Car Stolen Tuesday Night Recovered By Deputy Near Wheeler

A deputy sheriff near Wheeler recovered a stolen car that had been left in front of the Welliest Theatre. The vehicle, belonging to Hoy Jackson, was found yesterday about one and a half miles east of Wheeler.

Ed Smith Harmon County R.N. Combs Adama Altus Frederick Near Wheeler

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