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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1952
Page
2
A survey of over half a million cars finds one in three needing maintenance. Brakes top the list with one in seven driving on inadequate brakes. One in twelve have bad headlights and one in fourteen faulty rear lights.
Government estimates for hydroelectric and irrigation projects balloon after approval. Examples from 1938 to 1943 show initial authorizations from 170 million to 8.3 million rising to hundreds of millions. A House subcommittee found total authorized costs under 2.6 billion vs revised totals over 6.0 billion, prompting theories of incompetence or agency funding practices.
Secootin' Around Scooter apologizes to Miss Marie Knudson a second grade teacher whose name was omitted from last week's list of teachers.
The Andrews County Pews from Andrews Texas lists CHARLES W ROBERTS SA Publisher JAMES ROBERTS MRS L ROBERTS Editor and Business Manager in its masthead.
Published weekly on Friday at Andrews Texas. Entered as second class mail matter at the Post Office at Andrews November 15 1934 under the Act of March 3 1879. Any erroneous reflection upon the character landing or reputation of any person firm or corporation which may occur in the columns of this newspaper will be gladly corrected upon being brought to the attention of the editor.
With 1300 students resuming classes Monday, drivers are urged to exercise caution on streets and sidewalks near schools and through town. Summer recklessness raises risk of injuries. officials remind that safe driving protects all, especially children.
Odessa Big Springs and Snyder finish a 12 million dollar Colorado River dam using revenue bonds funded by water sales. The project, due to be completed this fall, will meet growth for 30 years without federal support or taxation. Washington Report highlights local initiative over government financing.
Handyman Sam Gantt built cabinets for Woolam’s office while Pat Wright was elected water superintendent and Opal Nix resigned to start a business. Fullerton field bus routes to company camps, home ec reform proposals, Ena Gresham’s career switch, and Portales marriage are noted amid cafeteria upgrades and Odessa College basketball tryouts. Joyce Luck nurses pre school children for smallpox and diphtheria.
Eunice loses its city police force as Chief Lawrence Bartlett and assistant C B Lopez resign. The move leaves the town without officers Tuesday, prompting questions about governance and public safety. The report notes subsequent local reactions and potential interim arrangements.
A jumble of horizontal and vertical crossword prompts lists numerous clues with answers spanning land tenure, phrases of regret, courtesy titles, land extent, chemical symbols, compass points, and various wordplay items. Solving yields a grid of terms across themes from French landholding to optics and weights.
In Skunk Holler a columnist admits mis dating the school start from Labor Day to September 2. Delegates from Local No. 1 demand an apology as teachers and students confront the error and prankish skunk stunts ensue at the schoolhouse.
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