I Attended Mr Vaughan's Finishing School
Orville Cunningham relates a fictional yet true seeming tale of three cowboys finishing Grass Burr School in record time under Mr. Vaughan, a respected teacher and preacher. The story recounts discipline, mischief, and a dramatic classroom lock in with guns, hats, and a wary professor who wins their respect in the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Thomas Vaughan
Dalton Vaughan
Dodson
Vaughan
Briscoe
Grass Burr
Tom Vaughan
Mr. Vaughan
Tech spring honor lists include Deric Waters and Brett Whitaker
More than 3,600 Texas Tech University undergraduates earned honors at spring term end. Deric Waters, junior in joint computer science and electrical engineering, made the President's List. Brett Whitaker, senior, earned Dean's List honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Tech University
Deric Waters
Larry
Mary Waters
Sumnerwood
Brett Whitaker
Pete Whitaker
Wellington
Drivers safety course offered twice in July
A driver safety course will be held in Childress on Saturday July 12, 1997 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Childress High School for $25. A second session occurs Saturday July 19, 1997 in Clarendon from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at DC Administration Building room 103 for $25. Completion may earn a 10 percent insurance discount for three years and traffic violation dismissal pending Justice of the Peace approval. contact Clarendon College at 806-874-3571 for details.
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Childress
Childress High School
Clarendon
Justice of the Peace
Clarendon College
Compensation rules expanded for Gulf War veterans
The VA issued an interim rule extending the period for undiagnosed Gulf War illnesses to qualify for disability to 2001. Secretary Jesse Brown said the change helps veterans receive benefits as science advances. Public comment ends June 30. Veterans with denied claims urged to call 1-800-827-1000 for reconsideration.
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Department of Veterans Affairs
Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Jesse Brown
Brown
Department of Defense
Gulf
Gulf War Theater
The Manner of Giving Is Worth More Than a Gift
Quote attributed to Peter Corneille highlighting virtue over material value. The line emphasizes generosity and intention behind an act rather than the material size of the gift.
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Peter Corneille
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Orville Cunningham
Samnetwood
Abilene
Donley
Collingsworth
Jud
Chad
Tech
The
Wellington Leader
Jaimee Hunt
Busch Stadium
St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Cleveland Indians
Fox
Jaimee
Tommy
Betty Hunt
Dyersburg
Howard
Jo Hunt
Tennessee
All West
All State
Kentucky
Missouri
Arkansas
Dock’'s Western Wear
Hiway
East Childress, Texas
West Avenue
West Side Square
Wellington, Texas
Amy E. Bishop
O.D
Ave
Bnw
Texas
Amy Chauveaux
Christy Howard
Christy Henard
Hollis
Oklahoma
Colonial Manor I
East Chestnut
Colonial Manor II
West Versa
ALTO
Colonial Manors I
Colonial Manors & II
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