School board OKs four cent tax increase
Wellington school board unanimously voted to raise the district tax rate from .99 to 1.03 per hundred dollars, with 17 cents for bond retirement and the rest for local operations. Alicia Wright was accepted as a hardship transfer student. Enrollment is up 30 from last year’s first day as Jamie Johnson resigns after his wife took a teaching post.
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Wellington
Dstrict
Texas
Alicia Wright
Sumnerwood
Danny Martin
Frances Schmidt
Gary Killian
Jerry Lewis
Ralph Owens
John Scott
Jamie Johnson
Enrollment Growth Across Campuses 1989 to 1990
The record notes 614 students on the first day of the 1989 90 academic year across all campuses and 644 students on the first day of the 1990 91 year, indicating an increase in initial enrollment.
Gas Prices, Oil Companies, and Politics in a Time of Crisis
Jim Hudson argues that public anger targets oil companies and gas pumps amid Gulf crisis price spikes. He notes dealers face rising costs, Congress debates regulation and a potential 50 cent tax, with blame spread across consumers, producers, and policy makers.
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Kuwait
Saddam Hussein
Persian Gulf
Washington
Middle East
Jim Hudson
Perryton Herald
Wellington teachers praise new school board and staff
In a letter from Wellington Elementary teachers, the group commends the school board for listening to teachers and parents and applauds new administrators Bob Turner Barbara Williams Carl Taylor and Dr Ronnie Collins. They highlight air conditioning improvements and express confidence in the district's future.
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Wellington
Bob Turner
Barbara Williams
Carl Taylor
Ronnie Collins
Wellington Isd
Virginia Tarver
Shirley Howard
Bertha L Devoss
Ruby Williams
Real estate deeds across Wellington and Collingsworth County
Ethel Pope transfers 6.5 acres in Wellington to Billy Vernon Webb and wife via warranty deed. Webb couple convey a NE corner tract in Collingsworth County to Max Von McDaniel and wife. Richard G. Kibbey III and wife deed west 160 acres of the west 240 acres in section 31 to Glynn Don Hughes. Louis Portwood and wife sell Lots 15 16 17 in Wellington to Abundant Life Fellowship. JB Petroleum assigns oil and gas rights to Jimmy R. Breeding.
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Ethel Pope
Billy Vernon Webb
Max von McDaniel
Oklahoma
Collingsworth
Richard G. Kibbey III
Glynn Don Hughes
Louis Portwood
Abundant Life Fellowship
Wellington
JB Petroleum Corporation
Jimmy R
1990 dove season opens September Saturday season start
Area sportsmen prepare for the 1990 dove season opening on Saturday September 1. The 70 day season allows a bag limit of 12 per day. A hunting license is required with price 10 dollars, seniors 65 and under 17 can get a six dollar license. A shotgun must be plugged to three shell capacity. Quail hatch expected to be average due to weather with a late batch. Quail season runs November 3 to February 24.
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Dennis Thomas
Thomas
Turkey
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Ann Allen
Margaret Pendleton
Rena Vassey
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Renessa Klink
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Diane O'Rear
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Stacey Breedlove
Eva Hamby
Loretta Wright
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Pamela Sexton
Martha Green
Amy Estes
Alcie Estes
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Werner 2' Stepstool
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WHS
Friends of Library
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Wellington State Bank
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School Spirit
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