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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1932
Page
1
A terse correspondence quotes a railroad agent and a bank president, plus the mayor and pastor of the town. The writer asserts financial standing and warns the recipient, hinting at legal action and strong language.
The article lists county totals for U S states noting Texas has 254 counties the most and Delaware the fewest. It cites largest area San Bernardino California and smallest New York county. It also notes Armstrong South Dakota has no postoffice and Allegheny Pennsylvania 150 postoffices Leadville Colorado highest point Calipatria California lowest point and Louisiana's 64 parishes.
At Baylor University commencement on June 6 1982 Pat M Neff former Texas governor became Baylor president and delivered the address on Personality He urged self awareness and integrity saying you are what you are and our lives echo our thoughts He praised leadership and the influence of Will Rogers as examples of personality shaping the world.
The Wellington Leader calls unemployment the paramount issue of the presidential campaign urging citizens to judge by real results. It argues no party or official can alone fix the economy and urges cooperation across parties and people for prosperity.
An Iowa town merchant rejects a shipment as unsatisfactory prompting a jobber to seek info from a railroad agent bank president and mayor and to threaten suit if payment is not made.
A questionnaire asked eminent people for the most overused or most beautiful word and the most useful word in English. Responses praised or criticized terms like mother love violet and yes and no, while a physician lauded I as the most beautiful and useful. An inheritance of over 1.5 million pounds to J Rutherford Chalmers of London conditioned him to adopt that surname.
A skyline of quirky items: a San Jose leap ends with a car dent and minor injuries for Miss Trene dohnaon, a St Louis cat returns after two years,67 years of service by John Marna as lodge secretary, Chicago woman wins $1 from a dentist malpractice suit, Duffield England operators work in bathing suits, plus a parade of misc phrases and a dangerous CO incident in a garage where a child’s quick action saved a life.
A smiling birthday girl asks Dr. W R Orr to pull her teeth as a birthday gift. The doctor hides the cadeau and declares the girl satisfied, amid a lighthearted local tale in this column. Prohibition era notes and Boy Scout camp misadventures mix with small town observations and humorous vignettes from Willow Creek.
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