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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
4
An editorial argues against raising the Texas passenger car speed limit from 45 to 60 mph. It says safety isn't improved by a poorly observed limit and urges enacting a drivers license bill and removing incompetent drivers to boost traffic safety.
The article traces the Baltic port Danzig from its early medieval rise as a Hanseatic free city to its later Prussian rule, then its postwar status under League of Nations sponsorship with Poland handling foreign affairs. It notes its established power by 997 and its enduring commercial prominence despite conflicts.
The area known as the free city of Danzig covers 754 square miles with three smaller cities Zoppot Neutreich and Tiegenhof plus about 250 rural communities. Population is about 407 000 with 95 percent Germans. Poland wishes to keep the status quo while Hitler seeks return to Germany making the region a major danger spot.
A government bulletin shows robberies yield an average of 89.86 dollars, burglaries 59.19, and plain larceny 29.37. The Milwaukee Journal asks why young men risk long prison terms for such trifling sums, noting the constant fear of detection and that crime never pays.
A British scientist B W D Morley claims ants transmit messages via brain waves akin to radio. Tests showed ants locating sugar without following prior trails, suggesting telepathic or brainwave communication. Observers note ants’ ability to locate food, yet the idea strains credulity. Morley also notes ants enslave other species and feed on aphid secretions.
The State Department invites experts to a preliminary world cotton conference to set production share percentages for exporting nations. Brazil India Egypt Uganda Argentina and other countries are increasing exports while America’s share falls, aided by the cotton loan program. Secretary Wallace aims to use export subsidies to push for a peaceful market division rather than cut throat competition.
A needle fragment lodged in Mrs. Paul Lemke’s leg prompted X rays in Granger Indiana. Etta Pancake operates a roadside eatery in Southern Pennsylvania. Thieves burglarize Mme Augustina Perot’s home in Hawaii Cuba stealing a corset containing $1,000. During a sermon at First Methodist in Akron Ohio, Rev W W Dietrich’s coat is stolen from his study.
The lesson surveys Pauls letters to Timothy highlighting Timothy as a cherished, faithful disciple and their mission on early journeys. It also analyzes Philemon regarding Onesimus, a runaway slave, and the Christian call to brotherhood over worldly bondage amid Rome.
Ironies of nature dictate that soil and rainfall favor cotton growth and insect pests. The more luxuriant the crop, the more these pests flourish, including boll weevil flea hopper and leaf worm. Early focus on insect control is crucial to protect early blooms and bolls, especially with reduced cotton acreage under AAA. Continued on back page.
The district notes steady activity with branding, crop planting, and other chores. Residents like Harley Kern and families such as the Hajeks and Roberts share small anecdotes about daily life, weather, and community concerns in a county setting.
Fragmentary lines recall June musings on weddings and months while a council in Middlesbrough adopts a measure about a coupler in a city library. A Vancouver farmer story fragment appears, unclear in detail.
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