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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1972
Page
8
The Collingsworth Fair is praised as outstanding with ideal weather and strong livestock quality. Officials and workers are described as professionals, promising a top event on Friday and Saturday. The note also critiques government arts funding and hints at a broad, regional audience.
A court held a suburban nightclub liable after a couple tripped over a chair placed on the edge of the dance floor. The ruling says managers must maintain safe dance areas, though patrons assume some risk. Other cases noted slippery floors and intoxicated behavior as factors. Written by Will Bernard for ABA 1972.
A collage of short poems and quotes from Emerson Horne Heath Disraeli Hewitt Bulwer Lytton Longfellow Whittier Chase Milnes Houghton Tennyson Winthrop Roche. the passages reflect themes of morning, spirit, memory, patriotism, love, and unity. Each brief excerpt presents a meditation or moral impulse without a shared narrative.
A brisk miscellany notes the Saint Bernard dog’s rescue lore and 200 pound size, Firefly light with no heat, Colt’s revolver origin and 1836 patent, Dante’s Divine Comedy naming, the sea potato and its burrowing habit, historic Lisbon 1775 San Francisco 1906 Tokyo 1923 Chile 1960 Alaska 1964 quakes, and a remark on great earthquakes and diplomacy.
Crossroads columnist D.E. Scott notes Mr Wiley of the National Welfare Rights Organization claims members will act to get their share of wealth. The piece questions whether the union will actually pursue such steps and frames the motives of the able bodied members.
A playful jab likens a boyfriend to a crossword puzzle and urges adding effort to help the group finish on time. The writer notes the speed in town and suggests calling it public antiportation for comic effect.
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