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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1975
Page
2
Peanut producers from Motley Briscoe Hall Collingsworth and Floyd counties meet in the old Turkey high school cafeteria Friday night June 6 at 9 00 to elect a representative to the board.
Paul Spillman Dallas city legal officer named to the trial team in the suit against Lone Star Gas Company and the Railroad Commission of Texas. The city joins 13 opponents challenging a gas rate increase. The case is set for June 6 in 3rd District Court in Austin with Judge Herman Jones presiding.
The Quail Rural High School District will hold a board of equalization session at Quail School in Quail Collingsworth County Texas beginning 8:00 p m on June 10 1975 and continuing daily to fix and determine taxable property values for 1975 all interested parties urged to attend. The session is ordered by the board of equalization of the Quail Rural School District Carl Wischkaemper president.
The Texas Safety Association notes that since 1976 all new agricultural tractors over 20 horsepower must have a rollover protective structure and seat belt. OSHA standards require employee use of seat belts and adherence to operating rules, with certain exemptions for low profile tractors in orchards and similar settings.
Dord Fitz will teach a five week summer art class in Wellington starting Wednesday June 11 at 7 30 pm The basement at Mr and Mrs John Sherman home on East Avenue hosts the sessions Beginners and advanced students welcomed Fitz has taught in Wellington for years and his students have won recognition in shows
Council notes several non working valves on mains and a recent fire hazard when a 10 inch main hydrant near Gibsons was clipped. A cut off valve could not be found and water was shut off for hours. Four failed valves have been found recently and old mains may be repairable at a machine shop. City Manager reports pool attendance despite cool Sunday.
A 34.27 cent per pound loan rate for middling one inch cotton was approved for the 1975 crop by Bob Weatherly, executive director of the ASCS office. Discounts apply to micronaire as in 1974. The rate exceeds last year’s Collingsworth county price by about 8 cents, with textile demand and exports improving as contractual issues with eastern buyers are resolved.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission approved a federal grant of 68509 dollars to Shamrock for swimming pool facilities. State Representative Phil Cates and city officials including Mayor Hatch, council members, and city secretary attended the meeting.
Unanimous approval recorded at the January 24 gathering in Austin attended by Shamrock Mayor Seibert Worley and Rep. Phil Cates. Cates worked with Mayor Worley, Rep. Bob Close, Mayor Pro-Tem John Glasscock, City Secretary Noel Walton, City Council, Sen. Max Sherman, and Rep. Jack Hightower on the project for Shamrock citizens. The text also references sewing machine maintenance tips from Becky Culp of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.
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