Great Race Comes to Wellington for July Stop
Wellington welcomes 120 entries of the Great Race with a 3,500 mile endurance course from Norfolk to Disneyland. East Ave will be renamed Great Race Boulevard for a day, as ESPN coverage and local committees prepare crowds of spectators and ceremonial gifts for drivers.
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Collingsworth County
Wellington
Norfolk
Disneyland
Milburn Derryberry
East Ave
15Th Street
ESPN
Interstate Batteries
Jackson
Great Race Blvd
United States
Amarillo
Great Race effort unites Wellington Collingsworth groups
Local citizens and numerous organizations coordinate the Wellington and Collingsworth County Great Race host effort. The Wellington Great Race Committee leads the drive with subcommittees handling refreshments and window decorations. City workers and volunteers clean, barriers and security plans are arranged, and funds and baked goods support the event expected to draw several thousand visitors on July 3.
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Wellington
Collingsworth County
Warrick's Inc
John Rainey
John James
Square
Eighth Street
East Ave
Larry Adams
Schooler- Gordon
Collingsworth Chamber of Commerce
Jack Stein
Traffic changes for downtown Wellington July 3 Great Race
Citizens should expect courthouse square access limits all day with two sides closed after noon. Courthouse offices close at noon and reopen July 5. East Avenue and Ninth Street parking restrict, with race vehicles and antique car show uses reserved areas. East entrance limited to race drivers at 3:30 p.m. Wellington Great Race Committee and law enforcement will guide the public.
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Wellington
Courthouse Square
Collingsworth County
East Avenue
Ninth Streets
East Ave
Ninth Street
Warrants Issued in Drug Case Nine Charged Seven Arrested
Collingsworth County Sheriff John Rainey reports six months undercover work led to charges against nine people for illegal marijuana sales. Seven arrested, arraigned by Judge A J Fires. bonds set at 2500 for felony suspects and 1000 for five misdemeanants. Two suspects still at large.
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Sheriff's Department
Collingsworth County
A.J. Fires
Justice of the Peace
Ruben Sanchez
el Paso Street
Juan Joe Sanchez
el Paso
Paula Marie Nash
Fort Worth St
Joe Bill Munn
Haskell St
Marvin Lee Brown
Arlington
Lisa Charlene Hitchcock
Antonio Gonzales
First Wellington Leader staff member Ruby Robertson dies at 97
Ruby S. Robertson 97, the last surviving founder staff member of the Wellington Leader, died Sunday June 25, 1989 in Collingsworth General Hospital. She began at the paper in 1909 with founder Thomas Durham and later worked as a type setter. Funeral services were held June 27 at the Church of Christ with Durward Weatherford officiating and burial in Memorial Gardens beside her husband, V P Robertson. Survivors include a son, five daughters, 22 grandchildren, 46 great grandchildren, and nine great great grandchildren.
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Wellington Leader
Ruby S. Robertson
Collingsworth General Hospital
Banner Stockman
Wellington
Memphis
Robertson
Church of Christ
Durward Weatherford
Memorial Gardens
W.P. Robertson
Schooler-Gordon
David
Abernethy
Dick Ingram
Tom Ingram
Harry Ingram
Gage Robertson
Bob Whiddon
Coleman County
John Service
Nancy Hines Service
V.P. Robertson
Church of Christ In
V.P. Robertson Dry Cleaners
V.P. Robertson, Jr
Dallas
Dorothy Robertson
Garth Abernethy
Oma McKee
Houston
Betty Squyres
Anaheim
California
June Ingram
Amarillo
J.P. Robertson
Dwight Robertson
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Racers
Stuttgart
Little Rock
Courthouse
Great Race Committee
Greatrace Ltd
Raquel Neeley
Clement Sisters
KLSR
Zeke Neeley
James Cunningham
Melvin Sasser
Neeley
Jay
Clean Square
Cheryl Tarver
Tommy Hudson
Johnny Nash
Glenn Warrick
Raymond Neeley
Jack Neeley
Danny Gray
Rainey
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