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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
7
Local items show Fisher & Godfrey offerings, subscriptions to the Leader, prairie dog control ads, oil prices, and assorted visits. Notables include Alf Gar Ward, J. T. Curtner, Ed Riley, Clyde Riley, and J. B. Castleberry. multiple trips to Dallas and Fort Worth noted along with medical and insurance mentions. The piece mixes ads, itineraries, and local society notes from Wellington and nearby.
Tuesday night lightning hit the flue of A. W. Poswell’s dwelling during a storm house sheltering the family. The strike punched a hole through the roof but no damage or injuries were reported.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a casual phrase urging retention of a cutout or reminder. No clear event or identifiable people, places, or organizations emerge from the readable portions.
For sale the best hog fence in the market with stock of screen doors paints oils varnishes stains roofement wire posts and a full line of building material. Located at 48 11 W. W. Neely manager Ball 19 1 £ Mr Wisler cured of indigestion. A testimonial from Wm BL Wister of Douglassville Pa praises Chamberlain’s Tablets after a free sample in 1909 guiding a successful recovery.
The president asks the Leader to announce a meeting on Saturday June 14 at 2 pm for all parties interested in the company and leasing land to the company. He says every man should attend as important business will be transacted and none can miss.
Last Friday night two programs at Welltex showcased Wellington youth talent. The event drew a well attended crowd and many encores. The Civic League’s benefit act proved one of the nicest and best city entertainments in memory. Phone 111 for Texas Oil-B FP Ball.
On Friday last J B Ellis brought his jackrabbits from Hollis to face R A Williams shorts in Wellington. The contest opened with an eleven run spread by the coyotes in the first two innings, then the visitors added two more while the home side scored one. Final score twelve to two in favor of Hollis. Both teams played cleanly and the Hollis squad beat the locals again five to three on Wednesday. a return game is expected here next week.
A. W. and O. P. F. Thomas received word last Thursday that their mother in Crafton Texas was dying. They hurriedly traveled and found her dead on arrival Friday morning. She was 83, and was buried that afternoon. The writer attests she was one of the best women known to him for over twenty five years.
Texas Oil Company advertisement uses a short numeric phone cue 111 for customer inquiries.
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