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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1965
Page
4
The newsletter argues that starving regions rely on imports from the United States and Canada, while the US faces surplus driven problems. It urges preserving a strong agricultural economy, sustaining farm communities from rural panhandle farms to regional cities, to keep feeding a growing world population.
Congressman Walter Rogers warns reapportionment could weaken rural representation as urban influence grows. He urges a single omnibus farm bill to unite farmers and allies, stressing the danger of continued agricultural damage on the rural economy.
In a Senate letter the sponsor urges shifting labor policy from the federal Labor Department to the Texas Commission of Agriculture. He cites the Bracero program’s end, compares 1950 and 1984 farm income gaps, and warns that farm labor shortages threaten harvests and consumer prices. He notes Secretary Wirtz is attempting to meet Texas growers needs but urges rapid action.
A sequence of marriage licenses is recorded with pairs and dates for Donley, Leonard, Collingsworth, Collingsworth again, Potter, Harris, Carson counties plus Johnnie Dail Snider and Thelma Joyce Curry. Names include Wright Baker, Clubb Conner, Boyce Fields, Russell Crawley, Savage Helwig, Pool Lamm, Green Atkins, Gibbins Philley, Snider Curry.
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