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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1931
Page
5
In Los Angeles actor Cummins faces mounting alimony after a second marriage and divorce lawsuit. He was ordered to pay $600 monthly to his first ex wife and now owes $230 for his second wife plus $45 for two dogs, totaling $875 per month.
A message to Texas mothers describes a Summer Short Course at C I A for mothers of girls. It celebrates the program, imagines a mother attending, and imagines a daughter reading a letter from her mother about experiences, campus life, and lectures, ending with a wish for the daughter to be present.
The International Society of Crippled Children reports that early childhood treatment can cure most malformations. Shriners and other benevolent groups fund homes and support for crippled children, a labor of love needing broad encouragement and aid from active supporters.
Cities plan for permanent growth by ensuring reliable water gas and electricity supply while avoiding street rework. Durable mains and careful routing reduce future costs and disruptions, echoing Versailles fountain history where cast iron pipes endure beyond a century.
A wealthy American tried to import European furniture as duty free antiques. Appraisers doubted age, experts agreed it was under 25 years. He paid regular duty after protests, highlighting gullibility in the market for so called antiques.
A German scientist grafted insect heads onto different bodies. Bee head on a June bug body burrowed in refuse and did not fly, while June bug head on a beetle body tried to climb a tree. Female heads on male bodies showed gender traits. Some insects survive decapitation due to distributed breathing organs. The idea that old heads belong on young shoulders may be fallacious.
A brief caution warns against deceiving a telephone operator or clerk, noting that she will eventually obtain the caller's number and catch any ruse. The remark implies vigilance in interactions with service staff and the likelihood of exposure.
The statement argues that only lawyers with standing should sit on the bench, highlighting a debate over qualifications and legitimacy for judgeships. It emphasizes the tension between professional status and judicial objectivity.
Patrick Henry from Oklahoma met Daisy Frame on a bus trip to California and married there. In Jump Eng, a roadside sign read To Jump A Mile. Burglars in Monroe Louisiana totaled a theft and rang up the amount before leaving the shop. Goodspeed, a motorist in St. Louis, was fined for speeding. In Charleston West Virginia a thief broke into First Methodist Church and only the pulpit Bible was stolen. Henry Gray of Louisville sues for divorce citing wife’s harsh treatment and early bachelor education.
A diverse OCR fragment notes a star pitcher in hardship, a sharp retort versus a dagger glance, and Newfoundland seeking 8 million dollars. It cites Ralph W Norwood of Weymouth Mass discovering 60 liquor cases in his yard and turning them to police.
Three billion dollars in cash and securities were moved from an old New York bank to a new building guarded by 18 armored vault cars five guards with machine guns and police along the route. A French bath tub trend recalls a St. Cyr school custom where aristocratic girls took three baths yearly in May June and July whether needed. C G Swan of Chicago is praised for memory after sending 2 for a 36 cent meal 36 years late.
Texans celebrate a century of progress with a coordinated five year effort led by Progressive Texans Inc and regional chambers. The plan targets industrial growth education and a 1936 Centennial with a nine member Texas Centennial Committee guiding preparations and securing state support.
Will H. Mayes calls for united public support to establish a state cultural commission. He argues Texans must fund libraries, art galleries, and museums now to attract and retain citizens, noting pioneers lack time for culture and urging outreach to bring fine arts to the masses.
When his watch failed Haggett of Windsor North Carolina removed the back cover and a boll weevil crawled out startling him and drawing attention to a strange insect surprise in the timepiece.
Describing himself as the worlds happiest man George L Norris of Chicago ordered the following sentence on his tombstone G L Norris never knew his advice to go wrong.
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