Andrews Seminole back railroad push gains local traction
James Roberts notes drift from optimistic booster rhetoric to active effort as Andrews and Seminole residents rally to support a proposed railroad certificate. Dallas attorney Frank C. Brooks reports strong local volunteer spirit and willingness to forego work duties to aid the Interstate Commerce Commission application.
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Dallas
T Andrews
Frank C. Brooks
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oxieswa
Hospital High School
Rail expansion survey seeks local input in Andrews Seminole counties
A local drive asks firms with Andrews or Seminole ties to submit plans or prospects for railroad-related growth. The goal is to show current rail usage and future possibilities to bolster regional prospects and attract investment.
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Andrews
Seminole
Bill Thomas
Car Fire at H and D Food Store Responded By Fire Dept
Fire department answered a call about a car fire at 5:35 p m Tuesday at H and D Food Store. Wiring ignited the vehicle but flames were blown out before firefighters arrived.
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H and D Food Store
Pair Killed In Auto Pickup Crash Sunday
A four year old Odessa girl Victoria Estella Pence and her mother Ruth Pence 27 died after a car in a rainstorm collided with a pickup on the Odessa highway thirteen miles south of Andrews. Surviving children Cynthia Kay 5 and Phillip Guy 3 were injured.
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Odessa
Andrews
Victoria Estella Pence
Ruth Pence
Permian General Hospital
Cynthia Kay
Phillip Guy Pence
Cynthia
Phillip
Seminole
Christian Church
Anadarko
Okla
Rev Barry
Singleton
Hector L. Balcorta
Juan Gutierrez
Buff Angel
Victoria Estella
Verdun
France
Phillip T
Mrs. Pence
G. O. Funk
Bert Funk
Zoning Board Approves Subdivision Plat North of Hospital
The City Planning and Zoning Board approved a preliminary plat for a new hall-section residential subdivision by W A Bill Palmer. The plan covers about 32.22 acres near county roads, divided into 852 lots ranging from 6,000 square feet, with drainage provided by three high spouts. Final plat due within six months. The board also ruled that one of two carports at 411 SE Ave C must be removed for safe spacing between dwellings. Rex Murdock and Opal Nix disputed, with Nix citing five foot setbacks. Murdock argued prior plans and annexation allowed carports. In other business, Pat Bradley was approved to draft plain language ordinances. Marshall Pharr and staff will meet in Lubbock. Brodie Hutchinson became former chair. James Bagley named new chair, Arias Cavitt co-chair.
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City Planning and Zoning Board
Bill” Palmer
SE Ave. C
Rex Murdock
Hobbs
Murdock
Opal Nix
Nix
Musick Uid Pheard
Avalon
Pat Bradley
Marshall Pharr
Pharr
Lubbock
Bradley
Brodie Hutchinson
James Bagley
Arias Cavitt
Man Charged For Impersonating Police Officer
Larry Kyle a transient was arrested Tuesday evening by Constable Owen Doggett on charges of impersonating a police officer In court Kyle pleaded guilty and was fined sixty five dollars He was stopped in a vehicle marked Car Six equipped with red blinker lights and police radio gear bearing printed identifiers.
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Liveerwich
AM. Vaider
Larry Kyle
Jaste of the Peace
Owen Doggett
Kyle
Poll Tax Fate Still Uncertain In Texas
Andrews County Tax Assessor Floyd Peacock explains confusion over poll tax payments and tax credit certificates as a constitutional amendment vote on abolishing the poll tax nears. If approved, changes take effect Nov. 27, while purchases may start Oct. 1, risking nonrefundable refunds in overlapping timelines.
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Texas
Floyd Peacock
Andrews County
Peacock
Ted Ivy murder trial delayed again with missing witnesses
The Ted Ray Ivy murder trial was postponed for the tenth time in 18 months as two state witnesses failed to appear in 109th District Court. District Attorney Bennett sought the continuance, defense attorney Smith did not oppose, and Judge Austin set Oct 21 with the same venire.
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Ted Ray Ivy
Russell D. Austin
109Th District Court
C. Pete Bennett
Crane
Bennett
Bert Smith
Ivy
Austin
Fifty Attend Rail Meeting Tuesday in West Texas
About 50 business leaders from Andrews Seminole and Odessa gathered at city hall for a briefing on thePermian Basin Railroad petition to the Interstate Commerce Commission The ICC hearing is set for Odessa September 9 to examine the Odessa to Seagraves route The project would create a 78 mile line linking Odessa with T and P and Santa Fe at Seagraves opposed by Texas and Pacific Railroad Company Seminole committees were organized to gather data on Gaines County agriculture for the project.
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Andrews
Sile Pat
Jackson Parker
Seminole Andrews
Odessa
Seagraves
Seminole
Parker
Frank
Brooks of
Dallas
City Hall
Brooks Harman
Frank C. Brooks
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Brooks
Gaines County
A. B. Taylor
Permian Basin Railroad Company
Texas and Pacific Railroad Company
Santa Fe
Four Escape Injuries Here On Jal Highway Crash
Four persons escaped serious injuries Sunday about 1 pm on the Jal Highway Texas 128 near Andrews. James Franklin Shults 29 of Jal and his infant son Kelvin were treated and released Jeanie, and a son Dwayne were unhurt Shults driving a 1961 vehicle apparently slept at the wheel and veered off the right side of the road skidded. attempting to recover the car broadside skidded again and overturned into the left ditch.
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Texas
Andrews
James Franklin Shults
Jal
Kelvin
Jeanie
Dwayne
Shultz
Drowning Scare Spurs City Officers to Check Sewer System
Constable A. M. Valdes and city police with Juvenile Officer Marshall Cooper spotted children at a sewer drain on SW Ave A and 6th. After sending the youngsters home they conducted a thorough hour long check of the sewer system running north to the city lake to ensure safety.
Second Day of Texas Sandhills League Tourney Opens
The Texas Sandhills Teenage League District baseball tournament resumes at 3 pm with three games at the high school park south of Mustang Stadium. Odessa, Midland, and Pecos among early contenders. local Mike Compton listed as college student on the team.
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Texas Sandhills
High School
Mustang Stadium
Sul Ross
Mike Cure
Texas A-M College
Smith
Jim McGill
James Thomas
Kermit
Donnie Cook
Superior Welding Mine
Midland
Pecos
Andrews
Odessa
Matador
Diamond
Andrews Mustang Club
Louie Cure
Cure
Mike Compton
Mustang Club Membership Now On Sale
The Andrews Mustang Club begins sales of memberships at $3 with cards available from members or Commercial State Bank. Last year members will receive letters inviting renewal. nonmembers may return the card. A booster barbecue on Thursday Sept 5 at 7 p.m. costs $1.50, under-10s free. First meeting slated for Tuesday Sept 10. New officers: Bud Duncan president A L Vickers vice president Gerald McCaskill secretary treasurer. The Teenage Baseball Tournament runs Wed-Fri at the local baseball diamond.
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Andrews Mustang Club
L. H
Bud” Duncan
Commercial State Bank
Ge “Duncan
A. L. Vickers
Gerald McCaskill
Half Million Suit Settled Saturday
Mrs. Margaret Branscum sued Gardner Brothers Drilling Company and Rumbaugh Inc for damages after the May 22 1960 death of Howard J. Branscum. The case settled for an undisclosed amount Saturday after a trial in 109th District Court. The jury had been deliberating under Judge Russell D. Austin.
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Margaret Branscum
Howard J. Branscum
Gardner Brothers Drilling Company and Rumbaugh, Inc
109Th District Court
Russell D. Austin
Andrews
Branscum
Andrews Pony League All-Stars capture district title
Andrews Pony League All-Stars edged Pecos 3-2 to seize the district crown and earn a spot in the sectional at Kermit County Park. Doug Ham pitched for Andrews with 10 strikeouts, while Pecos’s Bastillos and Dixon allowed seven hits combined. The double elimination tourney runs through Saturday with Kermit El Paso and Abilene also in the field.
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Doug Ham
Andrews
Ham
Ruben Bastillos
Pecos
Ed Dixon
Bastillos
Mercury Drops After .3 Rain Sunday Showers Spread
A cool front moved in and a general rain fell Sunday morning with temperatures not rising above 79. Heaviest rainfall hit the eastern county with two inches, while areas west about 20 miles recorded 0.5 inches. Around Andrews 0.3 inch and near Ector County a little over an inch... The rain brought three days of below average temperatures. Temperatures provided by Northern Natural Gas Co.
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Secon
Here
Andrews
Ector County
Northern Natural Gas Co
School Business Offices Reopen After Two Week Vacation
The School Administration Building will resume regular hours 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday. All offices reopen except the tax office which was closed for the annual two week vacation for administrators and clerks on a 12 month schedule.
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Lrewens
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Ted Ivy
Charles McLaurin
Guy Briscoe
Paul Cumbie
Briscoe
Hilaria Sanchez Ivey
Mexico
Lemuel Albert Brock
Brock
Mustang Club
Lea County
John Watts
James T. Smith
W. A. Hughes
Boyd Neighbors
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Bill D. Cox
Bill Chesney
Lewis R. Cadlett
C. L. Brown
Floyd N. McKinney
Robert Hagar
Eugene Mills
Werner M. Garlington
W. T. Wilson
Pony All-Stars
Mike Jones
James Baird
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Allen Sikes
Dickie Carruth
John Beilne
David Eggleston
Frank Bradley
Evans Butler
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