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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1968
Page
1
A wry remark notes that anyone who claims to perform at fifty what they did at twenty five likely achieved little at twenty five. The line emphasizes skepticism toward inflated early career claims and values measured progress.
The week brings odd items from the Miami GOP convention including 48 elephants missing from the carpet display and delegates carving elephant squares as keepsakes. Also covered are a Dallas suit against Warren Burnett, crowded air terminals, a crop duster landing atop a moving pickup, and an EEOC ruling banning separate help wanted listings. Page 12.
The Andrews Hi Senior baseball team traveled to San Angelo for the state playoffs in the Texas Teen Age league. They were set to face Downwood in their opener at 1 30 p m on Wednesday as part of a double elimination event featuring Waco Atlanta Anton Cleburne Victoria San Angelo Andrews and Brownwood.
Charlie Cahill scored a hole in one at the eighth hole of the Andrews course. He used a number four tron while playing with Tiny Warden Ken Harding Charlie Russell and James Hathcock. The shot ties a local record shared by Raymond Bristow A Smith and others.
Jimmy Mitchell spotted a buck wandering along Block 23 road and tried to locate an owner. The deer, described as near tame, was not claimed and checked against Florey Park’s pets, but none belonged to the enclosure. The buck remains at large heading west.
Teachers from Andrews high school vocational department attend the statewide meet in Fort Worth this week. Representing Andrews are department head Bill Gordon ICT instructor Sam Gantt Lloyd Willis carpentry trades Bill Bridge auto mechanics and Charlene Jackson cosmetology.
A weekend string of car wrecks sent two people to the hospital. Mrs. Dorothy Beck Pierce and Brent Riordan were injured in a crash at Butane route and Aye E near the city dump when Pierce’s car collided with a pickup driven by William N. Orson. Neither driver saw the other, per police. No citations issued. Earlier, Randy Chambers rolled his car at 2nd and NE Ave B. no injuries. Mary Hernoiz later struck a parked car on SW Ave H. authorities cited her for careless driving and no license.
Three new coaches signed with Andrews High School to replace resigning staff Neil Laminack Jeff Cody and Dick Nash. Gene Hargrove will coach varsity football assist offensive line and defensive tackles and work with basketball and baseball. Don Edwards will coach junior varsity basketball and B team football. Frank Rice will join as additional staff and bring experience from Seminole and McMurry.
The Mustang Club under Gene Pearson begins its annual membership drive with tickets on sale this week. Memberships cost $3. The first project is the Mustang barbecue to honor the 1968 football team and coaches, planned for early September.
Pedro Lara Tijerina, a Mexican national, was turned over to immigration authorities this week after city police jailed him on a simple assault charge. He had a birth certificate and papers from Robert Lee Texas that belonged to another person.
Emergency rooms handle every crisis from fatal accidents to minor injuries. Pediatric patients dominate ER visits, with doctors and nurses racing to calm families and prepare for rapid surgery when needed. Chiefs and staff rotate on call while patients may stay days to months. See EMERGENCY, Page 12.
Mitch Henderson of 909 NE 2nd found a billfold with 99 dollars and no ID. He turned it in to the sheriff, who traced the owner through photos. Owner Mildred Thompson praised the youth and his parents, noting a reward for the finder.
The seventh annual Father and Son invitational golf meet is set for Saturday and Sunday at Andrews Country Club. Teams include a pair from Alberta visiting a Hale Center relative, per local pro S A Smith. Defending champions are Ronny and R Huckabee of Monahans. past champs include Ray Porter of Andrews and the McKinney brothers from Lubbock and Elmer and Robert McKinney of Lubbock.
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