Community roping crowds show lag or lead in interests
The Saturday roping drew a large crowd mostly from out of town and suggested local interest may be lagging or ahead. The piece notes the American Junior Rodeo Association forming at Levelland with Post headquarters and appoints new directors. It also discusses voter turnout and federal influence on elections, urging readers to seek facts and vote independently.
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American Junior Rodeo Association
Levelland
Post
Bill Watts
O. D. Huckabee
Payroll vote a key factor in November election
The payroll vote will influence the November race as advocates push its importance and critics call for scrutiny. California Illinois and Ohio show how federal employee counts shaped 1948 results, with concerns over federal deficits and potential job impacts if the government goes broke.
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California
Illinois
Ohio
Truman
Andrews County News Nameplates and Rates
The Andrews County News from Andrews Texas lists staff names Charles W Roberts James Roberts Mrs L Roberts with publisher editor and business manager roles. Subscription rates show 1 year prices for Owiske County and countywide options at 8.00 and 4.00 respectively.
Andrews Texas publication address and correction policy
Weekly insert circulated Friday from Andrews Texas lists mailing status as second class matter at the Andrews post office under the 1879 act and promises corrections if any reflection harms a person or firm, to be reported to the editor for redress.
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Andrews
Texas
Thanks to workers in last week's election
The piece thanks election workers for support and votes and notes the tough job of holding a fair election and counting returns. It mentions workers often giving up regular duties and the strain of the process, urging proper compensation for the constant hurry and responsibility.
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Pople
Record voter turnout in Basin election caps slate
A record 2,998 voters went to the polls Saturday in the Basin county to cast ballots for eight candidates. Sheriff Bob McReynolds and county clerk Chester Browne were elected without runoffs. four commissioner seats and the county judge and treasurer will go to runoffs. In other notes, Mrs. Marvin Stan defer, a nurse’s aide, is being treated for polio, the 19th county case this year, and Danny Floyd Kelly, age two, was bitten by a rattlesnake but survived after treatment.
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Seminole
Bob McReynolds
Chester Browne
Stanton
Marvin Standefer
Martin County Memorial Hospital
Brownfield
Danny Floyd Kelly
Roy Kelly
Magnolia Camp Notes From local visitors and shopping trips
Mrs H J Durbin reports Magnolia camp. Mr and Mrs H V Carlson Pats and Sonny left Sunday for a week visiting relatives in Central Texas. Mr and Mrs G L Walker and Alice Mae visited Clayton and Ida Belle Walker in Brownfield. J D Nelson and Mrs G L Walker shopped in Odessa. Hoot Carlson from Eunice NM visited the Carlson home. Charles Shelton from Seminole and Mrs E O Price were guests in Odessa with Pats Sonny Jo Ann and Barbara Durbin shopping there.
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H. V. Carlson
Pats
Sonny
Texas
G. L. Walker
Alice Mae
Seminole
E. O Price
Jo Ann
Barbara Durbin
Odessa
Ex-cowboy jockey tells tall tales at school session
A retired rider and ex-bus driver recounts a boyhood fish tale about a pet catfish and a golden bait fish routine. The yarn includes river fishing, a dog and a well incident, ending with a warning he may become an ex-employee if sessions persist. Timber-r-r Lake Whitney will be Texas's largest artificial lake when water reaches norm level. completed in December 1951, it caught 40 feet of water this spring.
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Lake Whitney
Whitney
Hill County
Texas
Kolumnist Seeks Paper Supplies and Advice from Labor Hood
In Skunk Holler Edytor, a self described kolyumist shares tough lessons of reporting laborhood life. He notes the grind of gathering news from party lines, attending local events, and the perils of misstatements as politicians campaign and promises expand. He requests more paper and pencils as Senator McStuff campaigns.
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Pecos
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BY Dewitt Emery
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House
Andrews County
Andrews, Texas
Charles W. Roberts
James Roberts
L. Roberts
I'M
Owiske County
Plains Press Association
Service
Normandy Beach
Unfield News
Gaines
Monahans
Southern Union Gas Company
Monahans News
Magnolia
H. J. Durbin
Fury
Thorn
RIC Service Company
T. M. Hood, Jr
Skunk
H Sache
Edytor
Beesides
Teddy Roseyvelt
Bull Moose
McStuff
Ben
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