Democrats Eye Heavy Turnout in Collingsworth Primary
Democrats plan for one of the heaviest vote totals in recent years for the First Democratic Primary on Saturday May 3 with polls open 7 am to 7 pm. Precinct voting boxes are listed at Wellington High School Dodson Community Building Courthouse Lutie Burn Handley Center Sumnerwood School Quail Wellington Elementary. A notable bid is Doug Seal seeking the District 13 congressional nomination against Don Stribling, with endorsements from The Wellington Leader and Amarillo Globe News. Other races include State Rep District 84 Foster Whaley and county offices.
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Collingsworth County
Wellington High School
Dodson Community Building
Lutie
Commissioners
Quail
Wellington Elementary School
Burn Handley Community Center
Sumnerwood School
Congress
Doug Seal
Wellington Farmer
Don Stribling
Canyon
Seal
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Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Wellington Leader
Voters Conflict Intra Party Rules For May 3 Election
Voters face restrictions on crossing party lines in the Democratic primary and must vote within their declared party. Absentee voting numbers are rising as polls open Saturday May 3 with precinct conventions to follow and delegates to be sent to the county convention.
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Collingsworth County
Democratic Party
Lennie Sims
Republicans Hold Primary Saturday
Wayne T. Cudd announces the first Republican primary in years set for Saturday May 3 with voting from 7 am to 7 pm across four precinct boxes at Wellington Junior High Adams Carpets Wellington Elementary south entrance and Collingsworth County Library. Jeanice Adams is the sole county district clerk candidate. Governor voters see Bill Clements Kent Hance and Tom Loeffler on the ballot.
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Wayne T. Cudd
Commissioners
Wellington Junior High School
East Avenue
Adams Carpets
Wellington Elementary
South Entrance
Collingsworth County
Jeanice Adams
Wellington
Cochran Advances To Prose Finals In Regional Meet
Wellington senior Tommy Cochran qualified for finals in prose at the Big Spring regional meet last weekend. He earned a prelim first and a finals third and will compete in Austin May 9 10. Other Wellington entrants included Kim Gillispie Wes Reeves Hope Thomas Lee Souder Lucy Arredondo Holly Wilson Christie Whitten.
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Tommy Cochran
Wellington
Big Spring
Cochran
Austin
Kim Gillispie
Wes Reeves
Hope Thomas
Lee Souder
Lucy Arredondo
Holly Wilson
Christie Whitten
Wellington woman crowned world cow chip champion at Beaver
Pam Ingram of Wellington crowned world champion in the 100th annual women’s cow chip throw at Beaver Oklahoma. The 5 foot 3 inch 1979 Wellington High School graduate works at the Satellite Center on Dodson Highway. Ingram’s winning toss reached 100 feet 9 inches, beating a Florida entrant by over 6 feet as 25 women competed in the open class including entrants from England.
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Wellington
Beaver
Pam
Clyde Ingram
Betty Vines
Fort Worth
Wellington High School
Dodson Highway
Florida
England
Ingram
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