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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1938
Page
4
Texas should host a new cotton research laboratory as part of federal efforts to expand uses for cotton and find domestic markets. Supporters cite Texas as a leading cotton state with favorable soils and farming methods, and note half the state’s agricultural value is tied to exports.
A fragment from a historic column notes social attitudes toward Adolf Hitler, describing him as a bachelor and labeling certain groups as bullies. The piece reflects contemporary opinion and uses era specific rhetoric.
A Ladies Home Journal poll shows American women rank Germany as the most disliked nation, followed by Japan and Italy, while England earns friendly regard. Most respondents blame WWI outcomes on Wall Street, oppose fighting abroad for commercial interests, and fear sons jailed as pacifists over war.
Unofficial straw polls in Washington DC show 93 000 residents from a 637 000 population back two ballot propositions. Voters support presidential and congressional voting rights by wide margins while local self government support trails. The piece notes DC’s unique status under Congress and questions about voting rights for permanent residents.
The piece notes lingering blame on government policy for the depression as the 75th Congress nears adjournment. It cites lack of Roosevelt program enactments, uncertain support for corporate taxes, holding companies, and a proposed TVA power plan, predicting few reforms will pass soon.
A collage of short items includes a counterfeiter misreading scents, farmers delaying baseball due to grain, fashion forecasts predicting rising skirts, and jokes about cushiony assets. Other notes recount a London address letter reaching its recipient, Stephen Flood jailed for beating his mother in law, and assorted domestic legal and tax misadventures across Bayonne, Duluth, Spokane and Chicago.
The study portrays Jesus as God's suffering servant, sharing human pain and compassion. It notes the crucifixion scene with two malefactors, the mockery of onlookers, and the crucified Jesus as central to salvation, with Mary and the disciple near at hand while love endures to fulfill God's purpose.
The article argues Americans eat about a given per capita meat amount with two thirds produced west of the Mississippi and two thirds eaten east. It notes city dwellers pay more retail prices than producers, urging farm families to grow feed and raise beef and dairy to supply fresh meat and milk, using old clubs and modern canning to preserve surplus.
A flood of rain prompts residents to share daily gripes and small anecdotes. Mrs. A G Coates laments a heavy season while reading, and E Henry waits at the county office as neighbors joke about farming, cotton payments, and farming woes. People in town discuss loans, business ideas, and lighthearted pranks as they go about errands.
A settlement accompanying a divorce decree in Coun cil Bluff Iowa includes a proviso that Reuben Sales must provide Lillian Sales with a suitable burial after her death. The decree grants the couple's divorce and assigns spousal conditions.
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