27 Mar 1930
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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1930
Page
1
President von Hindenburg signs the Young plan finalizing war reparations after a long German dispute. The 83 year old leader is praised for peaceful leadership since 1925 and his approval signals renewed effort for international harmony.
The piece questions American freedom amid hundreds of laws and ordinances, noting officials cannot know all enforceable rules and citing increasing lawmaking during wars. It argues crime goes underpunished while citizens face burdensome regulations, suggesting government erodes fundamental rights fought for by forefathers.
A noted English army officer reportedly has not slept for fifteen years and that condition may influence his daily routines and lecture attendance, though details remain unclear and unverified.
Babe Ruth signs a two year contract with the New York Yankees at eighty thousand dollars per year. The deal tops his former three year pact at seventy thousand per season and surpasses the President's pay, underscoring his drawing power as a major league slugger.
The Secretary of Agriculture addresses farmers over the war era surplus, blaming over expansion and Europe’s recovery for glutting world markets. He notes prices fell as output outpaced demand and warns that without production cuts or higher demand, relief will lag. He questions why government irrigation funds push more land into cultivation amid current excess.
Amos n Andy creators Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, both white, visited President Hoover amid questions about race. Their Nemro dialect and radio fame contrast with Mrs. De Priest’s White House tea incident, highlighting media fascination with their act and the Senate.
A compilation of editorials argues for early youth guidance over prison reform, warns farmers to limit acreage this year to aid recovery, criticizes dual offense penalties, lauds community newspapers linking city and rural life, and calls for funding Graham cemetery upkeep through public contributions. Notable voices include Henry Edwards Tyler Journal A B Prince Mercedes News Tribune H P Hornby Uvalde Leader News D M Bennett Alpine Avalanche R E Kessie Hereford Branch Cleburene Huston Stamford American Geo T Spears Graham Leader.
The Anti-Saloon League and the Woman’s groups press for confined activities to large Texas cities, arguing state and city laws differ and bootleggers face penalties. The debate centers on stricter enforcement versus nominal fines for violations.
The Jerseys arriving in the city last week mark the third Wilson county dairy cattle purchase by American Creamery Co. Sixty cows from earlier shipments were sold to Kerr county farmers and dairymen to stimulate regional dairy industry development.
The Vernon Record attributes R H Nichols with remarks that a booming business community tends to see higher crime. He notes that long periods of prosperity generally strain towns as they struggle to contain criminal elements.
Wellington prepares for its second annual Community Week with a vision of a refined city, featuring better homes, parks, and cultural advancement. The note highlights local efforts by the Ladies Committee and the Wellington Leader staff, and discusses regional newspaper dynamics and a barber price cut tied to economic signals.
Names of successive prisoners called in a Chicago police court were Black Brown White and Greene. In Warren Ohio Mrs Loraine Clark struck a bandit with a chair. A 10 acre Daniel Reeder farm near Guiney Ohio sold for £20,000 after 104 years in the same family. A Norwith Ohio man with a small theft sentence and John Pratt jailed for 20 days in Grand Rapids Michigan for knocking his mother to the floor. Artus Ratcourt in Williamson West Virginia failed to appear to testify and was freed.
Summary notes suggest a Northwestern University professor advocates easy chairs for lecture rooms while students joke about naps. The item mentions Harry Lauder, a Scottish comedian, injuring a rib in an incident after bathtubs and bills, and a star Broil Fanning trampled by admirers in Vienna. Emily Moore of New York declines a million dollar bequest, funding a Potsdam New York school building.
Texas tomato acreage is reported to rise sharply this year with DeWitt County growers planning more acres and East Texas growers expecting larger plantings. Several centers will form canneries to handle surplus, while a farmers club is suggested. The Kilteen Herald notes farmers could meet over luncheons and service.
Finances are assured for a 1,000,000 causeway from Point Isabel to Padre Island. The builder has 1,000,000 plans for a resort hotel on Padre Island. The project aims to benefit the entire state despite Point Isabel being the southernmost Texas town.
The Marble Falls project plans a medicated gauze mill to start by June 15 marking the start of major industrial ventures after the Colorado river power and irrigation dam works. A New Braunfels company has already been making and selling medicated gauze for two to three years, signaling the Marble Falls venture is firmly grounded.
Farmers at Killeen plan cooperation at luncheon meetings. Crystality spinach dropped to 35 cents per basket with most of the crop unharvested. Growers met, fixed marketing rules, and prices rose to 65 and 76 cents per basket as a fair price was realized. In union there is strength.
The survey aims to determine if a four foot navigation depth exists along the Guadalupe River from its mouth to Cuero. Cuero residents hope findings could justify a nine foot canalization, opening possibilities for a blended solution to improve river transportation.
About 20 farmers in Killeen formed a luncheon club to discuss topics of interest to the farming community. The group plans to meet every two weeks at lunch and push a movement aimed at significant reach and impact.
Demonstrating Farm Success keeps about 1000 hens and sold over 11000 dozen eggs in the past year at an average price of 34.8 cents per dozen. J P Jameson near Dilley reports a moderate use of commercial mash in feeding the flock.
A fragmented society note reports the engagement of Covill of Detroit, winner of a $2000 ideal home contest, with Margaret Graham, described as a Scotch lassie from St Thomas Ontario. The item blends various stray headlines and names into a single brief update.
By Will H Mayes he raised hay and Milo for grain feed and skim milk from several cattle herds. He supplied Yamiiie and Poe feed with a bleed tatper. He kept 19 head of lings and started his own chicken hatchery. He shows no complaint about farming hardships.
About 300 attended the Moyresville Chamber of Commerce meeting with roughly half farmers in the audience. A tamale supper preceded short talks by business people and farmers. Officials say monthly gatherings could boost the county’s trade and improve town country relations.
Miniature golf spreads across Texas as towns imitate full courses with stone cement wood obstacles and sand piles. Hotels build likenesses to attract visitors, offering cheaper, less exhausting play than real golf and hinting at a future of more venues.
Miss Elsie Gordon a Liverpool typist won 54000 in a race sweepstakes on her first ever tickets bought.
Mrs Rudolph Polack of Dundes Scotland bequeathed a 150000 dollar estate to fund pensions for teachers.
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