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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1997
Page
2
Derwin Comer, minister of music and youth at First Baptist Church, submits notes and reflections for a weekly pulpit feature. The piece outlines spiritual themes and encourages community involvement within the church.
A theological reflection compares Ezra and John the Baptist from Nehemiah and Matthew, urging churches to hunger for God’s word, confess sins, worship, and act on His teachings. It questions today’s crowds and calls believers to real worship and life change.
The article notes Buddy Poppy sales run at 15 locations in 12 states to benefit veterans relief funds. Net proceeds fund five purposes including aid to needy or disabled veterans and memorials, with chairpersons Esta Glenn and Edna Wooldridge urging Americans to buy and wear a VFW Buddy Poppy on Friday and Memorial Day as a remembrance symbol.
LaRae Shaw graduates salutatorian with a 90.93 GPA, daughter of Randy and Donna Shaw, while another student finishes with a 97.57 average, daughter of Mike and… Walendorff. The page notes a 3106 carat largest diamond found in South Africa in 1905, unrelated to the students.
The Panhandle Area Parkinson Support Group will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 27 at Fox Rural Health Clinic in Childress. Information from a recent Parkinson Disease Symposium in Lubbock will be discussed. All interested persons are invited. Call Althea Driver at Childress hospital for information.
GTE Telephone Operations expands local calling for all Dodson area customers starting May 20 1997 linking Wellington as local calls. Seven digit dialing replaces 1 before numbers and a per line monthly fee of 3 50 residential or 7 business will apply for Expanded Local Calling. For info call 800 483 4400 residential or 800 483 5400 business.
Clarendon College teams up with USA Training Company to host two Driver Safety Courses in June. On June 7 at Childress High School and June 21 at Clarendon College Administration Building rooms 102, both run 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The $25 fee yields a three year liability insurance discount and possible traffic-violation dismissal pending Justice of the Peace approval. Contact Clarendon College at 806-874-3571 for details.
Wellington EMS marks National EMS Week by offering the Vial of Life free to participate. The form lists medical conditions allergies medications and history for all household members. Participants place the vial in the fridge and a sticker on the door alerts responders. Booths at Wellington State Bank and Community Bank on Friday May 23 invite residents to join.
The Wellington Leader weekly edition lists publication details, mailing address, and subscription rates. Editor Henry W. Wells is identified as publisher with rates for Collingsworth County and outside counties.
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