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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1943
Page
5
Lt. Col. John W. White announces a joint bombardier navigation program at Childress Bombardier School. A cadet class of about 40 began Thursday June 3, extending training to 18 weeks, with four and a half months of bombing and navigation study.
E L Wall editorial writer for The Galveston News visited here over the weekend with his mother Mrs Annie Wall and his sister Mrs Clark Anderson. He is well known among newspaper men for his national political editorials and once had a New York daily publish his column. Wall last visited eight years ago during a drought period and noted the prosperous appearance of the region. Mr and Mrs A J Fires spent the weekend in Clinton with Mr and Mrs Pavel Cornwell.
Mr Curry explains postal delays and urges public cooperation to speed mail handling. He asks patrons to mail by 5 30 pm and avoid nonessential visits between 8 10 am as 5000 pieces pass through daily. Post office will operate six days weekly with no holidays.
Transportation of bodies of victims of cholera yellow fever typhus smallpox or bubonic plague is forbidden by law. French. Pekoe comes from the Chinese ward pat huo hair Pekoe tea is picked while the down clings to it hence it's called hair tea. Maj. Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner. President Roosevelt.
The county hosts a significant farm economy with one well equipped Wellington creamery, numerous cream stations, and multiple milk routes. Aerial and livestock data show 111,362 ground hens and 173,324 chickens raised in 1942, plus 3,497 horses and mules. Wartime crops include 82,500 acres of cotton, 13,000 acres of wheat, 2,668 acres of peanuts with a $1.54 seed cost per bushel, and 100,000 acres in grain sorghums. Government price guarantees support 140 per ton for cotton and BLTD per hundred pounds on first grade black-eyed peas, with 2,500 acres targeted for peas.
Curtis Clement of Fort Sumner New Mexico suffered serious hand injuries when his hand was caught in a circle saw. He lost three fingers while employed at the air base. Clement recently completed C P T training in Amarillo and now serves in the Army Air Reserve.
A traveler recounts his nights in an Ohio town finding a room by noon, notes cafes serve one meal a day with scarce ham or eggs, and observes Evansville shipyards where a light metal cruiser nears completion. He favors Texas for friendliness and plentiful bacon over long waits.
Lieut Kerr and Corp Audrey Wood toured Wellington interviewing women 11 am to 6 pm about joining the WAAC. The new recruiting station opens in Childress with headquarters at the American Legion hall. The WAAC aims for 150 000 members by summer as Army units demand more personnel for flying and other duties.
War Food Administration announces lifting of the $15 per acre penalty for farms meeting warcrop goals in listed Texas counties. The change lets farmers adjust as needed for weather conditions while still aiming for warcrop payments. Also noted are visits by Mrs Bill McDonald and daughter of Guthrie King County to A F McDonald in Guthrie with plans for an extended stay.
Classified notice lists items for sale including refrigerator belts stoves cabinets dressers and a dining suite. Mentions location south of Cudd's Station with a contact name Bill Smith and ages or prices obscured by OCR.
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