Homeless in Brownsville Face Free Life on the Street
About 100 homeless people linger in Brownsville with single males dominating the group. A 40 year old man named Red Wheater describes a nomadic life on the road while local services struggle to provide shelter. Agencies warn of a rising need as cold weather pushes more to milder climates and funding remains scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Red Wheater
Wheater
Evelyn Dale
South Texas
Dale
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Helping Hand
Harlingen
Jerry Smith
Smith
Salvation Army
Terence Thomas
Tennessee Colony gets 42 foot fire truck gift
Pete and Frances Yancey donated a 42 foot 1956 fire engine to the Tennessee Colony Volunteer Fire Department. The laddered truck, bought at auction in Athens for 4500 dollars, won’t fit the 30 foot station yet will boost readiness as insurance costs rise and calls grow with a new Texas Department of Corrections facility nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Colony
East Texas
Pete
Frances Yancey
Anderson County
Athens
Yancey
Tennessee Colony Volunteer Fire Department
W.L. Wilbanks
Wilbanks
Texas Department of Corrections
Engineer to make video about shuttle program
NASA engineer Craig Jackson planned a 30 minute music video tribute to the space shuttle program. He finished music and editing at Johnson Space Center Houston and chose not to show the Challenger explosion. The piece covers 24 shuttle missions from launch to landing and is endorsed by Senator Jake Garn. Copies cost $33 via mail order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NASA
Craig Jackson
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Jackson
Johnson
Huntsville Times
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
VH-1
Jake Garn
Iowa woman dies years after 1979 State Fair ride crash
Cindy Nagle, 27, of Long Grove Iowa, died from heart and kidney failure linked to a neck paralysis suffered when the Swiss Skyride gondolaplunged 85 feet at the 1979 State Fair of Texas. She and her husband had pursued an $11.7 million claim, settling for $3.8 million after three weeks of trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Cindy Nagle
Long Grove
Iowa
Windle Turley
Nagle
Midway
Cindy
Turley
Dallas Times Herald
State Fair
Also Mentioned on This Page
Susan Austin
John Fuller
Billy Gilbert
Payaso
Vn A
Forenza
Sizes S. M. L
Old Town
Parkway
Monthru
American Board of Plastic Surgery
American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Directory of
Medical Specialists
Sylvan Bartlett
M.D
Central Odessa
American Academy of Otolaryngology
Bartlett
Central
Bandolino
J. Rene
Cherokee
SELBY
Antonio Magdesian
Visa-Mastercard
American Express
Bass
Mateo Oe Box
Live Oak Plaza
Permian Mall
Midland Park
Midkiff & Loop
Odessa
Sleep Rest Mattress Factory & Furniture CO
E. University
Raintree Daybed
Queen
King
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!