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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1968
Page
1
Storm Lashes Andrews and Midland Charity Horse Show
A severe storm hit Andrews with an hour of lightning and heavy rain flooding streets and causing at least one minor wreck. Fire crews responded as transformers and poles were struck, but no major outages were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
North Main
Troy Lee Hays
Florey
J. N. Clark
John Paul Payne
Maynard Houston
Gordon Sides
Clark
Texas Electric Service Co
Four Day Show Provides Benefit For Foster Home
A charity horse show in Midland benefits the Foster Home at Midland Air Terminal serving dependent and neglected children from Andrews and Midland counties. The first annual event features English and Western riding with main performances Friday to Sunday at the Midland Fair Grounds on East U S 80. Proceeds go to the Foster Home, sponsored by the Downtown and Midland West Rotary Clubs. Western riding begins 8 a.m. Saturday and runs through the day for 17 class events. English riding events follow under English rules during Friday to Sunday sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
West Texas
Rotary Club
Terminal
Clarence Scharbauer
Clarence
W. Lee O’daniel
Midland Air Terminal
Andrews
Midland Counties
Midland Fair Grounds
East U. S. 80
Mances
Downtown
Midland West
Foster Home
School Board Approves Hiring Fourteen New Teachers
In a regular session Tuesday night the board approved hiring fourteen new teachers to fill four vacancies for the coming term. New staff include three varsity coaches Gene Hargrove Donald Edwards and Frank Rice and several teachers across language development high school social studies junior high P E and subject areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Hargrove
Donald Edwards
Frank Rice
Margie Brown
Carolyn Cody
Carla Belcher
Florence Lavender
Barn Owl Visits Barnes Family at 3 A.M.
A barn owl with five foot wingspan roamed into the Louis Barnes home at 3 a.m. The family feared a bobcat in the chimney before realizing the intruder was a large owl. They covered the fireplace and waited for gloves to remove it. The owl bit a helper through protective gear before the bird was released outdoors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Barnes
Barnes
Henry Mohr
Shots Fired After Car Runs Through Roadblock
Police chased a car that ignored a roadblock by the caliche pit on the Andrews bypass. Officers Williams and West fired five shots at the speeding vehicle, arresting Ronnie Buck Reynolds on disobeying an officer and suspended license charges. other occupants included Jackie Dyer Doug Pike and Ronnie Sisco. A total of 12 youths were detained and a .22 caliber pistol was recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Caliche Pit
Herman Williams
Mack West
Ronnie Buck Reynolds
Jackie Dyer
Doug Pike
Ronnie Sisco
Sisco
Bill Manning
Wayne Farmer
Donkey Ducats Now on Sale at Mustang Field
The annual Boys Club benefit donkey baseball game is set for Saturday night at 8 p.m. Tickets cost 2.50 for a family of five, 1 for adults, and 0.50 for children. The Jaycees will face a businessmen team representing the Boys Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mustang Field
Jaycees
Andrews Nine Clinches Third in State Meet Baseball
The Andrews Hi-Senior summer team finished third in the state finals in San Angelo on Saturday, beating San Angelo 3-1 for their fourth win of the tourney. Victoria defeated Andrews 4-0 to knock them from finals contention as Lynn Taylor took the loss. Jerry Groach and Steve Rose led hits for Andrews, with Groach pitching in the San Angelo game and Mike Laxton reported improving at William Beaumont Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
San Angelo
Victoria
Lynn Taylor
Taylor
Steve Bales
Mike Laxton
Vietnam
William Beaumont Hospital
el Paso
Laxton
Albuquerque
W. A. Thomas
William Beaumont
Steve Rose
Larry Frymire
Larry Martin
Daryl Helms
Jerry Groach
Waco
Pete Smith
Gene Pearson
Andrews Fishing Rodeo Invites Youth Anglers Saturday
The annual Fishing Rodeo for boys and girls under 16 returns in Andrews sponsored by the Rotary Club. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. prizes include biggest fish for a girl and a boy and three prize categories for most fish. Gerald McCaskill chairs the event with Rotary volunteers handling concessions and safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Rotary Club
Gerald McCaskill
Rotary Anns
Joe Weatherby
Reeder Price
Don Towery
Dean Davis
Charlie Ward
Ray Sharbutt
Joe Allbright
Jim Dotson
Ray Robbins
Tobias Undergoes Arm Surgery After Skylift Fall
R. R. Tobias of Texas Electric travels to Midland for a bone transplant on his arm after a forty foot fall at Raton Pass. One of his three children had prior surgery from the same incident while the other two were unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Tobias
Texas Electric
Raton Pass
Midland
Tobias
Hospital Eyes New Physical Therapy Wing
Permian General Hospital discussed a possible new physical therapy wing at a Monday board meeting. Architect Tom Huckabee and physical therapist Wendell Smith presented plans with hydro-therapy rooms pool exercise areas saunas and equipment. The hospital posted a July net loss of 10 886.21 with 224 patients treated 32 major and 26 minor surgeries and four deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian General Hospital
Tommy Huckabee
Richerd and Associates
Lubbock
Wendell Smith
Jess Pittman
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Storm Lashes
Shafter Lake
Wendell Hammond
San Andres
Carolyn Weatherby
Katherine L. Kniffen
Linda Hairston
Margo Lauderdale
Linda van Meter
Bobby M. Moore
Clyde Haak
Verna Ruth Moore
June Daniel
Brenda Moorhead
Billie Harding
Robert A. Needham
Duane Hale
Jan Tinley
Glorieta
Annie Phillips
Cleda Gail Wieser
Underwood
Loyd Phillips
See
Barn Owl
Jerry Grorh
Hospital Eyes New Wing
Johnny Hatcher
Brownwood
Jimmy Cattledge
Hatcher
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