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Newspaper

Wellington Leader

Location

Wellington, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1989

Page

4

Firefighters, neighbors rally after Grady Reed home blaze

In near freezing weather the Grady Reed family lost their home to fire. Volunteer firefighters battled water, ice and cold all night while the community donated time, money and items to aid the Reeds. Relief was rapid, with most needs met before Christmas, yet crews faced two more blazes, a chimney and a barn fire. The efforts earned wide praise.

Grady Reed Reeds

Space Science Involvement Program open to students

Space buffs in art journalism and science can enter four senior high programs under SSIP. NASA and NSTA sponsor with postmark deadline March 15. Prizes include trips to Washington regional NASA centers cash scholarships and NASA internships. Programs cover space station experiments aerospace internships school paper promotion and Mars settlement art.

NASA National Science Teachers Association Washington National Aerospace Langley Research Center Lewis Research Center Marthin Settlement

State Agricultural Experiment Stations and Extension Services Unite

A land grant university system relies on continuous research by State Agricultural Experiment Stations and dissemination to the public via Cooperative Extension Services, a major reason for the nation's efficient and productive agriculture.

Cooperative Extension Service Land-Grant University System Texas Agricultural Extension Service

State Capital Highlights and Texas Election Battles

A season of holiday slowdown sparks clashes over how Texas district judges will be elected. Mattox backs single member districts, while judges fear loss of voter rights and potential party manipulation. Campaign spending forecasts and key moves shape the 1988 landscape.

Austin Texas Capitol Jim Mattox Mattox Matwa Poe Daffy Duck Mr. Duck Bill Harmon Clayton Williams Mark White Kent Hance Tom Luce Ann Richards Buster Brown Blake Jackson Texas Supreme Court Court of Appeals Houston Brown GOP Tommy Fatio Mike Toomey Bill Clements U.S Bob Krueger Texas Railroad Commission Hance Wes Gilbreath Texas Land Garry Mauro Gilbreath U.S. Senate

Obituary for Jack H. Thomas Sr. 1895 1989 Wellington Tex

Jack H. Thomas Sr aged 94 died on Friday December 22 1989 in Wellington Texas. Services were held December 27 at Greater Mt Zion Baptist Church with Rev Austin Ingram Jr officiating. Burial followed at North Fairview Cemetery. He was born May 9 1895 in Peach Creek Wharton County and lived in Tenaha Collingsworth and Wellington. Survived by three sons two daughters numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. He was a farmer and longtime deacon and Masonic member.

Jack Howard Thomas, Sr Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church Wellington Austin Ingram Amarillo North Fairview Cemetery Schooler Gordon Bor Peach Creek Wharton County Douglas Clara Thomas Thomas East Texas Tenaha Panola County Collingsworth County Texas Louisiana Red River Mr. Thomas United States Jackson Tennessee Masonic Lodge No. 416 Sacred Point Baptist Church L.B. Bryant Carthage Greater Mt. Zion Plainview James A. Thomas Eunice C. Deakins Houston Bessie Valerie Jo Thomas Oliver Thomas Lorenzo Thomas Palm Springs California Mozelle Oliver Johnnie Louise Carr

Gifts for Kids Helps 48 Households Before Christmas

Gifts for Kids served 48 Wellington area households and about 150 children on Wednesday and Thursday before Christmas. Volunteers sorted repaired items, beverages, and clothing in the old District Courtroom while donors and partners supplied toys, coats, and bicycles. Special thanks go to Collingsworth Outreach Services and the Wellington Leader for support.

Sears Priscilla Sullivan Lexie McCutchen Wellington Cleaners Mary and Rodney Baker Lucille Beth Motsenbacker Trudie Barbara Peters Teresa Garza Alesa Reed Georgia Brown Terri Morris Delores Weatherly Ann Allen Karen Bias Grady Reed

Indonesia Hosts Most Active Volcanoes Worldwide

Indonesia maintains the highest number of active volcanoes globally, with frequent emissions and eruptions shaping regional risk management and monitoring efforts across multiple islands and agencies.

Strange Stories Facts Quiz from Reader's Digest Tale

A quiz based on a Reader's Digest book tests knowledge of America's past with questions on Washington's presidency, Civil War battles, Al Capone, Daniel Boone, Abigail Adams, Hamilton blackmail, Stonewall Jackson, Kellogg cereals, and John Jacob Astor. Answers reveal historical myths and specifics from 18th and 19th century events.

America Reader’s Digest George Washington West Virginia Kansas Vermont New York Daniel Boone Washington John Harvey Kellogg John Hanson Maryland Canada al Capone Jim Abigail Adams John Alexander Hamilton Hamilton Stonewall Jackson Jackson John Jacob Astor

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