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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1948
Page
5
The tale rides on a playful election bet between Dutch Miller and Cappy Swanson. A wheelbarrow ride after election day marks a lighthearted, wholesome conclusion to a political disagreement among neighbors.
Mabee Camp hosted Thanksgiving visitors at the Lymans home including D Lymn of Radonda Beech Cal and sister in law B G Lynn. S W Boatman and daughter from Sundown visited Mr and Mrs John H Massie. W E Erwin visited Abi lene relatives. R E Coleman returned from a week's vacation. Jerry and Ann Pilgrim returned home after holidays with Breckenridge grandparents. Heidelberg couple visited Stanton relatives. Frank Roberts hosted guests last Thursday. Morris Ellis and Cecil Moore families from Denver City attended. Anita Tindle of Midland spent the weekend with Homer Tindle family.
The First Christian Church in Andrews will hold an Organization Day service Sunday, December 5 at 3 p.m. in the Methodist Church auditorium. A charter signing will occur with Rev J. T. McKissick of Abilene delivering the sermon and Miss Joyce Jones of Andrews providing special music. Visitors from Odessa and Midland churches and their pastors Rev Lindsey and Rev Fugit will attend. The church invites all interested people.
Mrs Chester Etter honored her daughter Donna Kay on her fifth birthday with a party on November 26. Sixteen children attended and received candy cup favors and pink candle cake. Mrs Mary Helen Reed and her baby from O Donnell are visiting the Conner Sutphens this week.
Mrs. Jack Tingle and Mrs Caude Brooks hosted a farewell Sunday night for Mr. and Mrs. Ray Adcock and son Richard. The Adcocks, temporarily in Odessa, will relocate to Penwell as Mr. Adcock assumes new duties with Texas Co. Guests included the Price and family, Tingle family, Woody Heidelberg and son, MacLaughlin, Minor, Lynn, Pilgrim family, Weason family, Massie family, Brooks and Skinner.
Mrs L Z Brown hosted a Tuesday afternoon November 30 birthday party for her daughter Sherry Lavonne Brown who turned six. Guests included Duane and Dudley Mitchell Ray and Kay Morris Diana and Carol Roberts Claudia Stickney and many others with treats of hot chocolate cupcakes and candy.
Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Nelson and children visited relatives in Louisiana over Thanksgiving with Mrs Nelson extending her stay. She plans to return in a week or two. Mr. Jess Hageman was off work two days last week but is now up and around.
Mr and Mrs Curley Haley of Tatu New Mexico spent Thanksgiving with her parents the Weaver Hitch Mr and Mrs D C Johnson have moved to Andrews from East Texas Mr and Mrs Blakie Griffin spent Thanksgiving visiting relatives in Oklahoma Mr and Mrs Joe Stickney of Lubbock visited the R O Davisons over Thanksgiving Mrs D Harris spent Thanksgiving with friends in Lubbock Mr and Mrs B W Haskins of Monahans visited friends here over the holidays Mr and Mrs Tom Jeffreys and Tommie of Big Springs have been visiting here this week Rev M M Young former church of Christ pastor is here visiting this week He has been living in Tuscan Arizona Mr and Mrs Jimmie Ulmer and Jimmie Jr left Wednesday afternoon to visit relatives in San Antonio and to attend the Texas A M football game at Austin Tuesday
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