Andrews Ancestry Ties to Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee
The history notes in Andrews county reveal many residents tracing roots to Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee. After Civil War hardships second or third sons returned home to ruin or dispossession, then moved west to Texas in a three step journey. They settled in East Texas then central Texas before seeking western Texas free land and new opportunity.
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Andrews
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Historical Committee
Andrews County
Texas
Early Andrews Homes Show Survival and Adaptation
Narrator recalls first Andrews settlers living in minimal dugouts with sod roofs and no timber. Insulation came from necessity and later additions like porches and shade trees. Electricity and gas arrived late, with coal and kerosene powering winters and ice and milk coolers in summer.
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Andrews
Hospital OB Wings Threat Spurs Statewide Concern
Regional papers report HEW pressure to cut OB wings and reduce bed capacity across hospitals. Officials debate impact on maternal care and emergency services while community groups lobby for safeguards.
Ambulance Runs Increase in Andrews County
The Andrews police logged 455 ambulance runs in the year ending Sept 30 1977 up 5 percent from the prior year. Within city limits 339 calls occurred and 116 were outside. Total mileage reached 10 372 miles with 632 hours 20 minutes spent on emergency and transfer runs.
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Russell
Andrews
Curtain Going Up at Andrews High School Play
Andrews High School thespians present Curtain Going Up a three act comedy about seniors staging a Spring Play under a new teacher. The show runs Thursday through Saturday at 7 p.m. in the AHS Little Theatre with 50 cent student and $1 adult tickets.
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AHS
International Thespian Society
Andrews High School International Thespian Society
Gregory Johnson
AHS Little Theatre
John Hogue
13 Aliens Arrested Here Over One Week
City and county officials report 13 Mexican aliens booked into the county jail between Sunday November 20 and Sunday November 27. Most were stopped for traffic violations and later found illegal. By Monday all but two were handed to the U S Border Patrol. The remaining arrestees were Antonio Montoya Heredia and Cruz Sotelo Olivas Navarette.
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Border Patrol
Frank Russell
Antonio Montoya Heredia
Cruz Sotelo Olivas- Navarette
Prisoner Confined To Solitary In County Jail
Beekie Flynn awaiting trial for unauthorized use of a vehicle is kept in solitary in Andrews County jail after vandalizing a cell by inserting a plastic fountain pen into the lock. He faces burglary charges not yet indicted. Deputies reported the lock remained jammed until Monday morning. Flynn remained isolated on Tuesday.
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Andrews County
Beekie Flynn
Flynn
Mustangs Rally Past Odessa High In Key Showdown
The Andrews Mustangs overcame a sloppy start to edge Odessa High 46-42 on Tuesday. Coach Frank Rice praised David Hill for scoring 8 points in a pivotal fourth period and earning a top night score. The low scoring affair highlighted Hill as the second high scorer.
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Andrews Mustangs
Odessa High Broncos
Frank Rice
Andrews
Rice
David Hill
Hill
Mustangs
Lee Mustangs
Planetarium Presents Yale Show The Star of Bethlehem
A Christmas program titled The Star of Bethlehem will be shown at the Andrews school planetarium December 13 and 14 with two daily performances at 7 30 and 8 30 p.m. Reservations are required by calling 3 3640 and no preschool children are advised. The planetarium is at Andrews Middle School on NW 3rd St. Programs for civic or church groups can be arranged by calling the school.
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Star of Bethlehem
Andrews School Planetarium
Andrews Middle School
NW 3Rd St
Vandals Hit San Andres Elementary Kindergarten Building
Over weekend a North side window at Cinderella Kindergarten, San Andres Elementary, was broken but no valuables missing. Principal Fred Nelson cited two red playground balls and a lunch ticket as the only missing items while police investigated fingerprints and suspected juvenile entry. A separate report noted Terri Terrell’s tire cut at Bartells Exxon on Main Street Sunday.
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San Andres
Fred Nelson
Wilson
Andrews
Terri Terrell
14Th St
Bartells
Exxon
N. Main
Hospital Rate Increase Postponed By Board
Permian General Hospital board voted to postpone room rate increases indefinitely after accepting administrator Burt DeBord’s recommendation. The move follows requests from the American Hospital Association and the Texas Hospital Association for a voluntary cost containment program.
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Permian General Hospital Board
Burt DeBord
American Hospital Association
Texas Hospital Association
Carter
Moxley Presides At County Session
County commissioners met under Moxley with Judge Bennett absent. Bids opened at 9 30 for a 1978 juvenile department vehicle, Johnny Smith Motor Co. winning at 6040 dollars over Wheeler Buick 6180 and Noble Oldsmobile 6797. Other actions included a gas line permit and probation officer workshop attendance.
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Law
Johnny Smith Motor Co
Wheeler Buick Co
Noble Oldsmobile
City Council To Decide TESCO Rate
Andrews City Council meets at 12 30 p m to decide on accepting the Public Utility Commission ruling granting a 13 2 percent rate increase for Texas Electric Service Co TESCO. The hospital bid actions and salary review are also on the agenda for December 13.
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TESCO
B. B. Six
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Big Spring
Joel Slack
Walter Ingram
Carolyn Waller
Andrews High School
Thespians
Karen Willis
Gary Hale
Linda Singleterry
Lucy Tochterman
Jeanette Kolb
Kim Chesney
Jeff Connor
Kirk Tibbles
Nancy Griffin
David Tobias
Betty Eads
Angela Partain
DeDe Garrett
Lillian McGary
Nancy Singleterry
Mary Jackson
Kathleen Buckley
Michele Chilian
Melinda Wallace
Margie Young
Ralph Bremerman
Steve Smith
Ews
Odessa
Planetarium
Yale
Moxley
Jay Moxley
Roy Bennett
Oklahoma City
Grant Andrews Gas Co
Mustang Drive
Taylor Road
Frank Williams
Les Brown
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville
DeBord
Hill Rom
Helen Rigdon
Hospital Board
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