1964 Christmas Lighting Contest Entry Request
Homeowner submits participation in the 1964 Christmas Lighting Contest and states decorations will not exceed $25.
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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1964
Page
4
Homeowner submits participation in the 1964 Christmas Lighting Contest and states decorations will not exceed $25.
Lamesa jumped to a 21 5 lead in the first quarter and held on as Andrews never rallied. Hiram Hubert led local scorers with 13 points, the only player in double figures. Franklin led Lamesa with 19 points while Robertson and Anderson added 10 each. Lamesa shot 70 percent at the line. Andrews made 36 percent.
Permits totaling 5720 and a 4500 addition to the Dairy Mart accounted for the remainder of November. The month’s permits rose from a prior summer low of 18015 in June, marking a gain in new construction activity.
Santa will visit multiple stores from Dec. 4 to Dec. 24 with sponsor dates for Hometown Appliance Hulen's Jewelry G and W Tire and Supply Little Shop Appliance Service Hight's Dept Store Wackers Andrews Floral Modern Food H and L Men's Wear Sears Turner's Shoes Dunlap's Anthony's Main 66 Cafe Merchants may sponsor one of four open dates by contacting the chamber of commerce. Voting ends Dec. 16 for the Christmas residential lighting contest run by the Downtown Lions Club with judging Dec. 16 17 for standard and high spend divisions.
Christmas season warning urges extreme care with fire around trees. Readers should smoke away from the tree and discard a dried out tree before it causes harm.
The Texas Safety Association urges parents to ensure young hunters have thorough working knowledge of firearms before field use. Emphasize proper clothing for visibility and that youths form safe handling attitudes and habits with guns.
Be Sure of Target reminds hunters to identify the target before firing and avoid shooting at objects seen only indistinctly among trees or bushes. It also urges checking that no barn or other building lies in the line of fire.
Andrews High School student Roy Bode editor of the Round Up campaigns for the Texas High School Press Association presidency during a three day Denton convention at Texas Woman's University. He will speak Saturday morning before balloting.
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