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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
10
Wartime letters from service members describe life in 1943 with updates from England and North Africa. Messages praise The Leader newspaper, read about furloughs and training, and share family news, weather, and daily duties aboard ships and in camps as the war progresses.
A two-year old Ches ter White sow named Victory owned by D. L. Brummett and his mother Mrs. B. P. Brummett of Childress County has farrowed 60 pigs in 11 months and six days and seeks an EE pennant from the War Production Board. Her first three litters yielded 27 males and 25 females born between June 1942 and May 1943. bottle feeding produced 23 hogs from the first two litters and 18 of the third litter remain alive. the third litter weighed 45 pounds at birth.
Dodson Sales Co reports one of its best sales since opening with cattle and hogs selling above top prices. Buyers from McLean Hollis Shamrock Childress Memphis Wellington Mangum attended and included Mr. Carpenter Brashear Byrd Roach Howell Clement Kennett Horton Motley Yarbrough Lewis Bisk Loy Burge Tisdale Rountrer Hightower Horton and Yarbrough. Suiters listed include Byrd Farris Vanlandingham Stagstill Paulk Boyd Estes Scott and Crownover.
Kenneth Caperton of Shamrock was a business visitor in Wellington on Thursday, engaging in meetings and commercial discussions during his trip.
One hundred thirty six county agricultural agents will manage the farm labor program within their counties. H. H. Williamson of the A and M College Extension Service announced the plan to recruit train and place farm labor and direct labor centers and camps for migratory workers in the state. The program will be statewide with 9 percent in Texas and one percent in Washington per Lt Colonel Jay Taylor. Local agents will handle war prisoners if available, and Extension Services will assist farmers in obtaining suitable workers while adjusting to the new system.
Jessy W Mercer found a ration book in a store at San Angelo Texas and mailed it to Clyde C Me Whorter Champaign Illinois. The book was forwarded to Kelly and Randolph Fields Texas and returned to Sgt Mercer at the Ground School office. Clyde Meinhorter was a warrant officer and meteorology instructor in the same department.
A public auction will be held at the Collingsworth County courthouse on July 6, 1948 to satisfy a May 17 1943 judgment for $1139.15 with 6 percent interest and costs. The sale covers the NE 1/4 of Section 29, Block 15 H&G By Co Survey, Collingsworth County, about 2.4 miles north and 6 miles west of Wellington Texas, and involves the named defendants and their heirs or legal representatives.
A report notes the RAP aims to maintain and extend the recent disarray in Germany, signaling ongoing instability and policy shifts. The piece discusses potential social and political consequences and reflects on the broader regional impact.
A big poll parrot enlists the kittens to perform a milk fueled trick. Milk hidden in a red tree trunk is found by Coppy and shared, with a mother cat displaying understanding and the crowd cheering. The parrot hints at more feats, as the Tottles await the next Pet Land tale.
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