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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
11
The Texas Legislature appropriated 10000 to reward the first Texan who discovers a new use for cotton that boosts annual consumption by 200000 bales. The award, approved after Senate-House amendments, is to be awarded by leaders of Texas A&M College Texas Tech University and the University of Texas.
Kelso and Womack, Wellington funeral leaders, opened a Hedley facility last week. Cullen Ro Hunaaker will manage the new home as visitors toured the building and heard dedication music. Kelso opened the Wellington Funeral Home after buying Cal Sugg’s interest two and a half years ago.
Senior class members who visited Carlsbad Caverns last week include Laura Ford Maneta Stewart Dorothy Stephen Jo McKinney Jeanette Rowling Lilian O Brien Erna Ford Alice Wilks Truman Lewis Date Stokes Howard Hunt Floyd Teutsche Paul Scott and 3 D Roberts Others accompanying were Jack Davis Roy Newton and H A Painter Mr and Mrs Ross Swift and daughter Jeanette of Wellington visited relatives in Dodson Sunday Rev and Mrs E Brand Paula Mae Jackson and Zelda Mae Welch spent the week with relatives in Fort Worth and Waco They returned Saturday Mrs Van Bomieau Mrs P W OBrien and R S Jameson visited Mangum Thursday to see their ill mother Mrs Mittle Jameson and grandmother Mrs Abbott They returned Friday Frances Sanders left Thursday for Oklahoma City to attend sister Josephine Sanders wedding to Charles W Milligan Jr Sanders attended as bridesmaid June ALS Sanders
Rev S T Greenwood filled his appointment Saturday night and Sunday morning and evening. Large attendance at each service. Miss Marie Brooks returned to Hollis Oklahoma after visiting with the Brooks family. Mr and Mrs Teck Turner and children visited with the Harwell family. All local schools in the county are out. Mrs Henry Beal Lowrie visited Amarillo with her parents. Farmers repair rain damages. Mr and Mrs W C Harwell visited Kesler family in Peacock Texas.
The Portune Magazine feature traces Dan Moran’s ascent from office boy to president of Continental Oil Company. It recounts his path through the Varsity of Dayton, oil ventures in Tulsa and Port Arthur, Panama and South America, and key roles rebuilding refineries and building terminals from Charleston to Cuba, plus a hurricane ordeal and ventures with the Texas Company.
The Owens family expresses sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death. Gratitude is extended for comforting words and deeds from Mrs. W. A. Box, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Farris, and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. M. Uayhurat.
Benjamin Pagliano of New York harbor will be rewarded by the French government as one of 250 survivors of the Lost Battalion. He is to receive the medals of St Mihiel Chateau Thierry and Verdun for World War I service.
P K Bartlett saved money by a twenty five cent ad in the Leader office. He found a jack earlier that week after reading the paper and said without the ad he would have had to buy a new car jack. The find was noted amid the paper’s small-town notices.
College Station notes from J F Rosborough, horticulturist at Texas A and M Extension Service, advise watering flowers thoroughly once a week rather than nightly, using peat moss mulch to curb weeds and cool soil, pinching six to eight inch plants like avinia for bushier growth, and removing spent blooms to extend the blooming period and encourage more blooms.
The Shinnery board announced Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Manney as teachers for the 1939-40 term. They replace Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Wells who joined Chalk School in Cattle County. The Manneys recently completed a term at the O. M. School in Harmon County, Oklahoma, and reside in Hollis.
Four Wellington women attended the cooperative school of instruction of the Eastern Star in Clarendon on June 7. Mrs. Ben Hurst Mrs. Johnnie Wallace Miss Marie Harrison and Miss Dorothy Harrison were present and each received an Eastern Star Certificate. Over 100 guests from Aim- was noted.
A fragmentary note lists Amillo Canyon Claude rf Memphis Turkey Paducah and Clarendoit among attendees with unclear roles. The readable items suggest a regional gathering but details are missing.
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