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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
4
The piece urges continuing Cotton Week momentum into year long action. It notes merchant cooperation and National Cotton Council leadership but warns real progress requires farmers and dependent workers to stay engaged beyond one week. Examples include use of cotton bagging on bales and replacing bagging with jute penalties removed.
Englishwoman known as Lady Mary Heath, once a premier flyer, dies in London from injuries after falling on stairs of a double-deck tram. Her life spans acclaim with the International League of Aviators to jail for intoxication and disorderly conduct. She married three times including Major Elliott Lynn and Sir James Heath. In 1929 she crashed at the Cleveland air races and lingered near death.
A longtime airplane racer and frequent flyer died after falling only a few feet while riding a streetcar. She had recovered from a prior accident that left her with mental health challenges, but those were not deemed severe. Her third marriage occurred in 1981.
The Fort Jefferson ruins in the Dry Tortugas West of Key West Florida stand as the largest all masonry fort in America built largely under Jefferson Davis. Begun before his term as war secretary it proved militarily futile and costly. It housed Federal prisoners including Dr. Samuel Mudd during and after the Civil War. The Tortugas now host government research and a bird sanctuary.
The law designates August 19 each year as National Aviation Day to spark interest in U S aviation. It honors Orville Wright born August 18 1871 and notes the Kitty Hawk flight of 1903 by the Wright brothers. A separate note offers aphorisms from Mark Twain and a tip from Grit on baking powder.
Washington letter surveys two fixed-price schemes to protect farmers from price losses. The cost-of-production plan applies to crops valued at 10 million dollars or more, while the domestic allotment plan targets wheat and cotton with a sliding scale to favor small farmers. Backed by Farmers' Union and National Grange, the proposals aim to fix a domestic price minimum and allocate market shares, as lawmakers seek an alternative to the administration program.
Senator Josh Lee notes wind tilts a hanging chain horizontally in Oklahoma. A jokey line earns a quip about Senate winds.
Overview of Pauls farewell to the Ephesian elders at Miletus and his steadfast commitment to finish his mission despite bonds and danger. The lesson contrasts Pauls sincerity with accusations of heresy, urging tolerance toward sincere religious conviction.
Ruth J. Cooper explains meat as a key “protective food” with nine essential nutrients. She cites U S Department of Agriculture and industry research on meat cookery and nutrition, highlighting protein iron copper phosphorus fats vitamins A and B complex. The piece notes diet issues in the Southwest and hints at continued discussion on back page.
Short vignettes recount friendly happenings around Wellington. Includes mentions of Mr Sede ducking into a doorway as dogs stirred trouble, Hoyt Short with a joke about catching a minnow, J A Goodson taking sons fishing, Mrs Ella George recalling cows on the Hollis highway pasture, Mrs Martha Hudson exercising, fire department memories, and Dozier farm stock counts.
A collage of curious items includes a beauty contest mix up in Chicopee Massachusetts where a boy disguised as a girl won. Reports note a goose gizzard finding in Richmond Indiana and a fox sheltered by a Hereford England home. Andrew Henson seeks refund after buying a Spalding cemetery grave in 1805. A Cadillac Michigan incident left Merle Hood bruised but alive as freight cars stopped. Cincinnati man Charles Beevers faces court over refusing to answer questions. Riverdale Utah farmer Aspiring peaches grown oversized at 12 inches diameter. Endfield England men award a good conduct prize to boy warded Peter Perfect, and a dog named Bob belonging to Mary Blooming seeks entry in the tale.
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