County's Spray Permit Lifted
The Texas Department of Agriculture suspends blanket spray permits in Deaf Smith Palmer Collingsworth Donley and Hall Counties effective Friday June 21. Hormone herbicide drift cases over 1000 acres prompted the action, with over 50,000 acres of cotton damaged in the Panhandle in two years.
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Texas Department of Agriculture
Deaf Smith
Palmer
Collingsworth
Donley
Hall
Panhandle
Angela Lamb
TDA
Parmer
Lamb
Blood Donor Drive Seeks 100 For Tuesday Bloodmobile
Red River Region Red Cross Blood Services calls for 100 potential donors as the bloodmobile visits Wellington on Tuesday July 2 from 2 30 to 6 p m at Burn Handley Community Center. Quota is 80 units with extra donors urged for safety. Mrs Wilson urges first timers while noting eligibility rules for ages 17 to 70 and eight week donation intervals. Appointment calls to 447 2871. Blood drawn by staff from Red River Regional Blood Center with Hospital Auxiliary help.
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Red River Region
Red Cross Blood Services
Wellington
Burn Handley Community Center
Collingsworth General Hospital
Wichita Falls
Wilson
City to Enforce Strict Rules for Ellison Park
Ellison Park rules announced by city manager Glen Taylor aim to curb late night vandalism and hardball play. The ordinance bans hard baseballs and adult baseball games, with park hours ending at midnight enforced by the sheriff's department.
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Ellison Park
Wellington
Glen Taylor
Taylor
City Hall
Burn Handley Community Center
Sheriff's Department
John Rainey
National Guard in largest mobilization exercise ever
About 55 Texas Army National Guardsmen from Wellington joined 19,000 reservists in Starburst 85 at Fort Hood, the first time all 15,000 of the 49th Division served on active duty together since 1961. The 16 day exercise tested combat skills with 250 tanks 165 armored personnel carriers 50 artillery pieces and 140 helicopters.
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Texas Army National
Berlin
Rado
Illinois
Kansas
Minnesota
Missouri
New Mexico
Texas
49Th Division
172Nd
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Lee
Irene Bumpas
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J.M. Orr
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Emory Ewing
Ineva Bowen
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Broken Arrow
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