Fossil finds near Andrews reveal ancient sea life and cataclysmic change
Truman Loggins reports bones uncovered thirty miles west of Andrews from a Permian era shore, including mammoth and dinosaur remains. The text muses on prehistoric seas and climate shifts that reshaped land, then shifts to local duties, noting weed cutting by Louis boys and town yard work as a practical takeaway.
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Truman Loggins
Andrews
Truman
Andrews County
Louis Boys
Wallace Theatre Brings Young Mr Lincoln With Henry Fonda
Wallace Theatre presents Darryl Zanuck’s Young Mr Lincoln starring Henry Fonda. The film follows Abraham Lincoln’s early years in New Salem and Springfield Illinois with a focus on law study, first love, moral courage, and the famed moonlight murder trial defending two boys.
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Lincoln
Darryl _Zanuck
Mr. Lincoln
Henry Fonda
20Th Century- Fox
Springfield
Illinois
Jackley
New
Salem
Lamar Trotti
Ann Rutu
Entrance to Panhandle Fair Grounds Opens After Change
Aug 4 Lubbock Texas This week new shade trees and Bermuda grass transform the Panhandle South Plains Fair Grounds. The 26th annual exposition opens September 25 with grounds ready for fair patrons at the show place of the South Plains.
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Panhandle Fair Grounds
Lubbock
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains Fair Grounds
Luboock
South Plains
School Building and Campus Being Improved and Beautified
Andrews progresses with campus improvements including sanded gym floor painted walls new study hall color and curb around grounds. Workers fix interior rooms plant grass trees and shrubs and expect surrounding homes to follow suit.
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Ray
Andrews
J. Lee Smith
T. K. Price
Hamilton
New Class B Football Schedule Formed for Local District
At Seminole district meeting the newly created Class B football district organized with Stanton O Donnell Seminole and Andrews as members. A conference schedule was arranged with Oct 6 Andrews at Stanton and Oct 13 O Donnell at Stanton among others. Local officials Thos WD Hamilton and T K Price attended.
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Seminole
Stanton
O'Donnell
Andrews
Supt
O. C. Southall
Thos. WD. Hamilton
T. K. Price
Longley Takes Ownership Of Mathews Place In Town
D B Longley becomes owner of the old Mathews property after a recent deal and plans to devote time to barbering and raising chickens. Jr R A Baptist Church will host an ice cream supper at 7 30 p m Saturday August 5 between City Grocery and Texaco Service Station to raise funds for their organization.
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D. B. Longley
Mathews Place
Mr. Longley
Boys of the Baptist Church
City
Texaco
Jr. R. A's
Charles W. Hoberts
Mary Ruth
Weldon Ingram
Hobbs
New Mexico
Methodist
Andrews
Personal mentions from Loraine to Lubbock visit roundup
Mr and Mrs H D Mearse and family of Loraine Texas visit Mr and Mrs W H Nix this week. Mrs Della Bolton and two children from Brownwood visit Bolton's brother Dayton Snider and family Thursday. Mr and Mrs Dayton Snider and son Truman Curtis visit Jim Snider and family at Midland Sunday. Mr and Mrs W J Underwood Mrs Hannah Mrs Sam Knepley Rev OC Curtis go to Lubbock Thursday.
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H. D. Mearse
Loraine
Texas
W H. Nix
Della Bolton
Brownwood
Dayton Snider
Truman Curtis
Jim Snider
Midland Sunday
W. J. Underwood
Hannah
Sam Knepley
O. C. Curtis
Lubbock
Humble Camp News Capsule Highlights Local Moves
Vacation plans of J S Little shrink to a short trip as he remains in town. A butane rig near Morton is relocating from Ozona with crew trailer houses already moved. Andrews district baseball beats Conoco 3 to 2 in McCamey as McNeil and Ree are named. Federation delegates plan Midland visit to convene with West Texas districts. Odom recovers quickly from appendectomy and aims to return to work. Brewer to have surgery before resuming duties. Tennis interest surges with a rolled out court drawing crowds. Two photographers toured camp to photograph babies and plan return with negatives and sales pitches.
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Andrews
Ozona
Morton
Texas
J. E. Powell
Conoco Oil Company
McCamey
J. B. McNeil
James Ree
McCam
Andrews m
W. C. Robertson
Federation
Midland
Humble
West Texas
County Secures Hearing With Texas Highway Commission
The Texas Highway Commission will hear the Eunice Andrews and Big Spring highway status on August 31. Andrews County had been promised a July hearing but no attendance occurred. Several counties were awarded caliche base and hot topping contracts including a Lamesa Brownfield road segment. Dorothy Jean Johnson of Big Spring visited friends this week.
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W. G. Burkett
Eunice-Andrews and
Big Spring
Andrews County
Austin
Victim of Highway Fight Turns Out to Be Auto Thief
A reported assault near Andrews ends with L Saul from Austin jailed in Odessa after he claimed the car he was in was stolen. Sheriff Wick Ulard and Deputy McReynolds investigated a fight involving an ex convict Magness and a hitchhiker, with a young woman and a knife involved. The car’s license and bill of sale did not match, and Austin officers later confirmed the vehicle was stolen.
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Andrews
Joe Thompson
L. Saul
Austin
Texas
Wick Uilard
McReynolds
Magness
Odessa
Dillard
Ector County
Saul
Sheriff Loses Black Eyed Peas After Odessa Visit
Sheriff Dick Dillar and Deputy Mc Reynolds return from Odessa with a missing basket of black eyed peas from their farm. A chase over a highway fight between L Saul and Kidda Mangess ends with Joe Thompson as suspect while Thornberry investigates. Mrs Kathryn Dodd and children depart for Illinois where her husband works.
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Sherif
Dick Dillar
Deputy McReynolds
Odessa
L. Saul
Kidda Mangess
M. A. Thornberry
Joe Thompson
Joe
Black Eyes
Brother Thompson
Guy McGill
Mr. Sheriff
Kathryn Dodd
Illinois
Humble Employee Dies in San Angelo
Tillman E. Heard a 34 year old Humble Oil clerk at Andrews died in San Angelo last Sunday night from hemorrhage. He is survived by his wife in San Angelo and by parents in Shreveport, La. Internment was held in Shreveport. Heard had worked for Humble eleven years arriving from Hobbs to Andrews two months ago.
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Tillman E. Heard
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Andrews
San Angelo
Shreveport
Heard
Humble
Hobbs
Wink
McCamey
Mrs Sam Smith Takes Family to Colorado City Visit
Mrs Sam Smith and her children transported Mr Smiths mother who has been visiting them to Colorado City on Thursday. The family plans to visit relatives there for several days.
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L. H. Shirey
Colorado
California
Golden Gate Exposition
Sam Smith
Mr. Smith
Colorado City
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Sam M. Smith
Pat Beene
Shireys
Longley
R. A’s
Humble Camp News
Jack Little
J. S. Little
Big
Baseball News
K. V. Odom
B. R. Brewer
East Texas
Texas Highway Commission
University of Texas
Dorothy Jean Johmson
Garden Truck
G. H. Bryant
Mean Memoral Methodist Church of
Bryant
Brother Bryant
Sheriff
Black Eyed Peas
Treasure Island
United States
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