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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1982
Page
2
A quirky local pageant notes a team named iNursea and their husbands forming a ferry sod Diane Manual. Staged for the first time, the entrants were among the top entries as eighteen teams entered the bed race with fourteen in the bucket brigade.
Publications by Les Hews guide collectors to determine coin values before responding to mail offers. They stress verifying actual worth to avoid overpayment and misleading appraisals.
More than 800 members of the Texas Extension Homemakers Association from across Texas are expected to assemble in El Paso for the 56th Annual State Convention on September 14 16. The organization counts 22 680 members Ella Barjenbruch Mrs Zook Thomas and Pauline Bias are among Collingsworth County attendees.
Rev. Stanley Hughes, pastor of First Baptist Church, won with a 21 ft 6 in seed spit at the Collingworth County Fair Fun Fair contest. Adolf Schmidt placed second at 20 ft 10 in, Candy Reyes third at 20 ft. Kiwanis sold out of slices and seeds amid event excitement.
National Safety Council estimates show farm work causes about 1,900 deaths and 190,000 disabling injuries in 1982. Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Week runs with the 39th National Farm Safety Week observance under the theme Make It A Safe Harvest, urging producers to adopt farm safety measures despite tough conditions.
The guidance lists key safety steps for harvesting operations. Workers must read the manual and receive training, shields must remain in place, engines should be off before servicing, and adequate skin protection is required. Regular breaks and fatigue reduction are urged to prevent accidents on farms.
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