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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1937
Page
5
1937 Agricultural Program worksheets totaling 1486 were sent to College Station for review. They cover 206 428 acres in the county and were signed and checked by local offices with community committeemen making some adjustments.
Three voting delegates to the Texas Home Demonstration Association business meetings were elected at a Wellington area gathering. Delegates named are Mrs Wayne Laycock Abra, Mrs J T Daffron Sammorwood, and Mrs T Fain Wellington, representing the county at Aland M. College August short course.
The report notes Dr Loving arrives in Wellington for medical treatment after a period of improving health. The account references his local hospital stay and public recognition during that time.
County School Board classified Collingsworth County schools at a Saturday meeting. None of the schools’ classifications were raised while three were lowered Rolla House Jog and Lone Mound. The board set the last Saturday afternoon of each month as the regular meeting date.
A fragmented report notes scorching afternoon conditions on the first day of summer with local thermometers showing high heat. Details are unclear due to degraded OCR but indicate elevated temperatures and heat expectations for June 21.
May Old Age Assistance payments in Collingsworth County show about three recipients receiving 6 to 26 dollars monthly with a total of 4535 dollars in aid. The town Dodsonville, named after landowner Elmore Dodson, may get a name change if approved. Dodsonville lies in Collingsworth County near Wellington route history notes.
A group of original paintings by Ideal artists is on display at the County Library. Estella Cocke presents three works titled Tris Roses and a portrait of Joe Horn. Ina Norwood Nowlin shows A Bouquet of Roses along with sketches of the John Bernard Pasture and a still life study of vases. We Harper displays av land- (text partially obscured).
City Council tabled the swimming pool decision and readvertised contract letting for the gas system. Bids were rescheduled from June 28 to July 8 to include revised construction plans and to raise the gate rate from 16 to 20 cents per thousand cubic feet.
Races set for Saddlehorn Lake amid uncertain dates with local swimmers preparing for events. Officials have not released specific times or entrants, but the program anticipates multiple heats and age groups.
Wheat 92c today as Collingsworth County reports its largest harvest since 1919. About 30,000 acres under near normal conditions deliver a strong summer money crop. Wheat sold at 92 cents in Wellington with daily shipments from Kesler and Buerger switches.
Lee Wilder remains in critical condition in a local hospital more than a week after a June 14 accident. He and a brother were riding in a pickup when a tire blew out near Wellington causing the crash that left Wilder unconscious with a cerebral hemorrhage. His parents, formerly of the county and now near Abilene, rushed to Wellington as doctors reported slight improvements at times.
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