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Newspaper

Wellington Leader

Location

Wellington, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1935

Page

8

Texas Tech Honors Eighty-Four Women at Recognition Service

At Texas Technological College on May 14, eighty four outstanding women students were honored on the lawn south of the administration building. The event, sponsored by the Association of Women Students and the Quarterly club, recognized members of Alpha Chi, Alpha Psi Omega, Double Key, top averages, and distinguished campus leaders in AWS Forum Home Economics YWCA Las Seales WAA dorm self-government. Mrs. Mary W. Doak and Dean Margaret W. Weeks chaired the program. Seventy-two women were honored last year, including Jessie Mae Messick of Wellington who attended the college this past year.

Lubbock Texas Texas Technological College Association, of Women Students Quarterly Club Alpha “Chi Alpha Psi Omega Double Key AWS Forum Home Economics Club YWCA Las Seales WAA Mary W. Doak Margaret W. Weeks Division of Home Economics Jessie Mae Messick Wellington Texas Tech

Dozier Names Tennison Salutatorian and Honor Roll List

Dozier Names Tennison as salutatorian. Mr. Baldwin lauds two students for outstanding work and wishes for their continued success. He also announces 15 sixth week honor students on the B honor roll, with names including Martin Clay Estelle Clay Mazine Coleman Della Fay Coleman Delma Royce Murry Maydell Murry Harold Rapp Jess Rapp Margaret Lowe Josephine Lowe Leonard Johnson Jimmie Bradstreet John Sechrist John Cunningham Travis Tennison.

Tennison Baldwin Martin Clay Estelle Clay Mazine Coleman Della Fay Coleman Delma Royce Murry Maydell Murry Harold Rapp Jess Rapp Margaret Lowe Josephine Lowe Leonard Johnson Jimmie Bradstreet John Sechrist John Cunningham Travis Tennison

Lewis Grocery Expands Modern Fresh Produce Department

Lewis Grocery adds a new mechanically refrigerated counter and front display rack for vegetables with sprays to keep produce fresh. A large rear storage room will hold fruits and vegetables at proper temperature before display as the store invites patrons to visit and see the upgrades.

Lewis

Boy Found Chained In Indianapolis

Police arrest Chester Fredericks Sr aged 41 after finding his 10 year old son Chester Fredericks Jr bound with a five foot chain padlocked around his neck. Father claims the chain was to prevent the boy from running away.

Indianopolis Ind Chester Fredericks, Jr

Honor Students Earn Texas College Scholarships

The passage notes that top students in each ED school will receive scholarships usually awarded by Texas colleges, with Elsa receiving the girls' scholarship. Scholarships range from fifty to two hundred dollars and carry prestige beyond monetary value, aiding future prestige with faculty and students.

Colleges of Texas Elsa

Opinion stir around Captain Cooke stirs local resentment

Fragmentary remarks from The St Louis Republican show ongoing discontent with Captain Cooke. The piece reflects public sentiment and hints at broader political friction as readers are invited to engage through local want ads and notices.

Sumnerwood High School earns praise for successful year

The Sumnerwood Rural High School District No. 2 celebrates a year of achievements with tributes to Superintendent E G Sanders and staff. Sammnerwood tops the Interscholastic League Meet in athletics literature and track as teachers and students receive statewide praise for cooperation and credit affiliation.

Wood J. A. Hill Canyon Sam Norwood Town Schoor Bryan Dixon E. W. Miller Richard Wischkaemper Floyd Thompson West Texas Sammnerwood E.G. Sanders Sumnerwood Rural Collingsworth

Texas Republic Brink Near Break During Texan Crisis

The passage notes a doubt about whether the men were on United States soil and reflects how close Texas national life came to breaking apart. It acknowledges Cooke’s possible error in arresting Shively and his men, while recognizing both mistakes and achievements in Texas history.

United States Texas Republic Texas Cooke Shively

Kiwanis Club Delegates Attend National Convention

Four delegates and C. C. Bell of the local Kiwanis Club attended a national Kiwanis Convention open May 20 and closing May 22. More than 5,000 Kiwanians from the United States Canada and other nations participated. Wellington members found speeches and readers influential for business and politics. The delegation called the trip highly enjoyable and profitable.

C. C. Bell Kiwanis Club United States Canada Wellington

First Class High School Achieves 16 Credit Affiliation

The institution recently became a first class high school with 16 12 affiliated credits granted by the State Department of Education in Austin. A further credit may be issued by term end, totaling 17 or 18 credits.

State Department of Education Austin

Local Grocers Listed in Nash and Dodsonville Areas

Readable lines name several grocery businesses by town including Nash and Dodsonville. The list mentions Nash's Coffee Idus Smith Grocery and Vinson H A Conner Grocery along with Farmer's Cash Store Monroe Grocery and others such as J A Kellings Grocers Scott & Model Wesson Cash Store.

Idus Smith Dodsonville Steve Owens J. A. Kellings Grocers Scott & Model Wesson Cash Vinson H. A. Conner Farmer's Cash Monroe

Name chosen for cafe and hotel at square

They state the judgment is final and the award will be made immediately after the name selection. The name must suit both the cafe and hotel, which are now operating just north of the square's northeast corner.

Knight Pitches Continued From Page One

Knight throws another strong outing as pitchers dominate. The Gassers commit a single error while Hollis also errs once in a clean game. Brishin Hortén Wilson Neeley each doubled, Morris adds three doubles over five plate appearances, and Nig Wilson collects one hit and three walks for two runs.

Gassers Hollis Gasser Brishin Hortén Wilson Neeley Lewis Morris Nig Wilson Os Brishin Morris Newman Merian I Neeley U. Brown ToLent Knight Horton D. Morgan Adair Owens Riley Atkinson Bruce Carleton Jackson O Gould Saher Salames Swinsherry

Wardrobe contest slips modeled for June 30 show

Agent Conducts continues with Mrs. J. S. Steward coordinating with Mrs. G. T. Stephens and Mrs. Steward to assist in dressing slips for a wardrobe contest. Refreshments served to Mesdames Steward Depiuw Crabtres Brisbin forrester Stephans and contestant Annie Mae Domiarhey. next meeting set at Mrs. G. T. Stephens home on June 1 at 2 30 p.m. to finish foundation patterns.

G. T. Stephens J. S. Steward Dresney Mesdames J. 3

How Indians Football Games Once Stirred Tribal Rivalries

Elder observers recount early Indian Territory games with 25 to 30 players per side, breech cloth attire, and polecat tail decorations. They recall ear tests with sticks and players rushing fields with rawhide straps to spark action, while noting federal bans ended the contests due to tribal tensions.

Gulley J. H. Webb Fedral

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