DEA Arrests 15 in 1983 Drug Smuggling Case
Federal agents arrested 15 in an international drug smuggling case centered 10 to 12 miles south of Wellington in Childress County. A Dallas grand jury returned 29 indictments against 28 people on charges including conspiracy and drug delivery. Names include James Ruth Goff, Weldon Monkres, and Terry Drewes, with details on plane evidence and jurisdiction sharing.
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DEA
Federal Drug Enforcement Agency
Wellington
Childress County
Dallas
Gulf of Mexico
David McCoy
McCoy
Brea
Mazurek
James Ruth
Goff
Lake Tahoe
Nev
Childress
Graham, Mo
Weldon Eugene
Bubba’’ Monkres
Crowell
Monkres
Terry Drewes
80 Track Performers Ready For Shamrock on Saturday
Wellington High will host Shamrock Invitational with nearly 80 athletes from varsity and 7th and 8th grades. Eight events per gender in the varsity division, led by Tony Leamon who placed third in the 400 meters at White Deer and runs on the 400 meter relay with Shawn Davis Neal Duncan and James McIntosh. Local coaches expect a large turnout to test the new all weather track completed last year.
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Wellington
Kenny Peeks
Tony Leamon
Carter Nash
Dennis Hayes
Thomas Cruiser
James McIntosh
Mark Watts
Darren Munn
Jesse Barber
Brad Long
Curtis Nash
Alex Johnson
Rex Howard
Shane Black
Daryon Brown
Shawn Davis
Neal Duncan
Danny Davis
Johnny Nash
Clay Holland
Jimmy Carroll
Tommy Chambers
Oran Starkey
Arthur Pennon
Wellington High
Carl Taylor
White Deer
Community Palm Sunday Service Planned by County Alliance
The Collingsworth County Ministerial Alliance sponsors the annual Palm Sunday service this Sunday at First Baptist Church at 7:00 p.m. Dr. Tom Thomson of First United Methodist Church will deliver the message with singing by Al Mixon and two pieces by Earl Feemster and the Mixons. Proceeds go to aid needy people and fund a new emergency food program for residents and transients.
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Collingsworth County
First United Methodist Church
al Mixon
Dodson Nazarene Church
Earl Feemster
Carol Mixon
Ministerial Alliance
Quail Ex-Students Plan 50th Anniversary Reunion
Plans are finalized for the Quail Rural High School 50th reunion on Saturday March 29 with class dinners from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Events include 1936–1940 at the Farm Bureau building and other classes meeting at churches and community centers around Wellington. Reservations have come from across the country and attendees are urged to join in.
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Quail Rural High School
Farm Bureau
Fellowship Hall
First Christian Church
Heritage
Wellington State Bank
Harold Caldwell
Wellington
Highway
Quail Fire Station
Burn Handley Community Center
VFW
Quail Booster Club
One More Candidate Files for Hospital Board
One additional candidate, Mary Blacksher, filed for Collingsworth General Hospital board on Tuesday, March 11, bringing the field to five for four seats. Incumbents Loretta Wright, Emory Ewing, Robert Owens, and Willie Faye Patrick also seek re-election. Absentee voting is underway in all races.
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Mary Blacksher
Loretta Wright
Emory Ewing
Robert Owens
Willie Faye Patrick
Wellington
Frances Schmidt
Sharon Starkey
Vicki Wagonseller Wilbur
Jamie Johnson
John Alf Thomas
Sumnerwood School Board
Ray Dwyer
Larry Waters
Larry Howard
Richard Bentley
Lyndon Crelia
Willie Grayson
Gary Brewer
Clement Sisters Honored for Service to Community
Inez and Mabel Clement of Fresno Community were honored by Wellington State Bank for long service to the community. The sisters farmed for years, then became caterers, learning farming from their father and continuing after relatives moved away. They retired from farming recently yet insist they are not retiring.
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Wellington State Bank
Inez Clement
Mabel Clement
Fresno
Wellington State
Clement
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Stephanie Barton
Rusty Bawcom
Janna Nunnelley
Paula Nunnelley
Stacie Fires
Valerie Noakes
Lyndy Forrester
Jennifer Hayes
Robin Burnam
Laura Garza
Joanie Tyson
Leslie Hammons
Tonya Cannon
Rhonda DeVoss
Donna Lewis
Leigh Ann Barton
Archie Seeley
Betty Needham
Stacy Hale
Linda Murdock
Lucy Arredondo
Michelle Turner
Linda Lacy
Lynette Barber
Shamrock
Tom Thomson
Quail
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Louisiana
California
Colorado
Oklahoma
Quailex
Collingsworth General Hospital Board
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