Tax rebates in June rise for Texas cities counties
State Comptroller John Sharp reports June 1996 sales tax rebates totaling 154.5 million to 1,081 cities and 115 counties, up 23 percent from June 1995. City rebates reach 140.9 million, counties 13.6 million, with year to date totals showing modest gains despite some county declines.
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John Sharp
Sharp
Comptroller's Office
Texas
Collingsworth
Childress County
Hall County
Estelline
Lakeview
Memphis
Turkey
DAR Members Give Flag to Fire Department on Flag Day 1996
Daughters of the American Revolution from the La Paisana Chapter observed Flag Day at the burned Wellington Volunteer Fire Station. Fire Chief Danny Gray accepted the flag as Zacharita Lowrie presided. Lottie M. Taylor spoke and led the pledge.
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Lottie M. Taylor
DAR
Danny Gravy
Wellington Volunteer Fire Department
Gray
WVFD
Tommy Hudson
Fire Department
la Paisana Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Wellington
Danny Gray
Zacharita Lowrie
Lottie “M. Taylor
United States of America
Chief Gray
Mrs. Taylor
Mission Briefing on a Texas National Guard Deployment
A young recruit recounts waking in Amarillo to board a C 130 mission tied to Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. The flight included U S DOE agents and press, with stops in Lubbock and Midland. Fort Hood’s heat overwhelmed, then a bus ride to a simulated battlefield followed by briefings under camouflage net and a government meal.
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Amarillo National Airport
Texas Army National Guard
Guard and Reserve
Lubbock
Midland
Fort Hood
Texas
National Guard Demonstrates at Fort Hood Texas
Visitors tour the Wellington National Guard unit at Fort Hood as tanks troops and high tech weapons participate in an on site battle. Guests ride tank simulators fire blank weapons and mingle with the 2nd Battalion 142 Infantry Texas Army National Guard before returning home for Father s Day Barbecue in Amarillo.
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2Nd Battalion
142 Infantry
Texas
Army National Guard
Amarillo
Wellington ISD board hires Eldredge and Brown
The Wellington Independent School District Board met June 10 1996 in regular session. After a closed session to discuss personnel and confer with employees they approved minutes from May 13 1996 and hired Cherry Eldredge and Shannon Brown as Teacher Coaches with a coaching average for Lloyd Bohannon. TAAS results for 1995 96 were reported as very good by elementary junior high and high school administrators.
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Wellington Independent School District Board of Education
15Th Street
Wellington
Texas
Gary Killian
Richard Sims
Jerry Lewis
Joe Baumgardner
Danny West
Cherry Eldredge
Shannon Brown
Lloyd Bohannon
James Collins
Diane O’rear
Carl Taylor
TAAS
Heather Wilson Wardrobe Show For Ellen Younger Benefit
Heather Wilson Miss Lake Meredith hosts a wardrobe showing and talent performance to raise funds for Ellen Younger granddaughter of Madene Horton who needs a liver and pancreas transplant. The event supports Heather's literacy volunteer work and her Miss Texas preparation ahead of Ft Worth pageant in July.
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Heather Wilson
Ellen Younger
Lake Meredith
Ft. Worth
Fellowship Hall
First United Methodist Church
Heather
Ellen Young
Madene Horton
Ellen
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Cherokee Inn
Sharon Starkey
Kiwanis Club
U. S
Press
U.S.D.O.E
Nat'l Guard
Ft. Hood
National Guard
Wellington National Guard
Wisd Board
Eldredge/Brown
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