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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1963
Page
1
A veteran recalls a December 24 1943 Christmas near the front line in a desert village. The platoon thawed by a fireplace, used a wooden tub of fresh water, and shared fruit cake cookies from Andrews Texas, grateful for simple comforts amid hardship.
Eight year old Bobby retells a Bible story with a comical twist. He says Moses built a pontoon bridge, engineers worked at the Red Sea, and bombers bombed the bridge to save the Israelites. His mother corrects him, and he admits the tale isn’t exactly how the teacher told it.
Funeral services for Minnie Maudie Ola McKinney 83 longtime Andrews county resident will be held at 2 30 p m Thursday in Second Baptist Church Andrews with Rev C E Wainscott officiating She died Tuesday at her home southeast of Andrews Survivors include three sons five daughters two sisters one brother and many grandchildren and great grandchildren Burial will be in Andrews Cemetery under Singleton's Funeral Home direction
Ever ett Solomon, hospital administrator, reported a net operating profit of over 4700 dollars for November. Year to date profit reaches 15000 dollars. November occupancy stayed high with 72 surgical admissions including 4 major surgeries. Average stay 5 days. 24 infant births. 130 medical patients and 2 orthopedics among others.
The News announces Goodfellow Day at local schools to collect names of needy Andrews families for Christmas boxes. Mrs Joe Zant leads screening to ensure boxes reach recipients by Christmas Eve. Donations slowly accumulate including toy repairs and cash, with specific needs for dolls and clothing.
Andrews Mustangs trailed by seven after three quarters then staged a 17 point rally in the final period but dropped a 60 to 63 decision to Lamesa Tuesday night. Bert Griffith led scoring with 17 points while Randy Williams added 13. Franklin paced Lamesa with 14 points as both teams battled for the narrow defeat.
Andrews County Commission ers approved renovating the Community Building and hiring Gilbert Pennington as sheriff's dispatcher. They agreed to reimburse the city for slurry seal coating on county and city roads and voted bids for two air compressors and a 1964 Chevrolet.
The board adopted a 176 day school calendar with term dates from August 31 to January 15 and January 18 to May 28, plus a Christmas break from December 19 to January 3. Resignations by Cleonell Young and Mildred Covington were accepted, a maternity leave granted for Kathleen Criswell, and a February 7, 1964 workshop canceled to recover a lost day. Desks were added to surplus property and sold. a gas rate increase from Andrews Gas Co. was noted, effective January 1.
The Andrews Garden Club announces a deadline of 12 00 noon December 18 for entries in the Christmas Lighting Contest. Judging will occur that evening with winners in three divisions: overall lighting, window heating, and door decorations. Teflon electric skillets reward each division winner. entry forms appear in this issue. The contest is open to all Andrews residents.
The world famous Bold Buie Harlem Stars face the school faculty and local businessmen in an action packed game at 7:30 pm in the Old High School Gym. Alpha Sigma Kappa sponsors the event with tickets selling for $1.25 adults and $0.50 for students. Local talent Eston Blackman Stacy Cole Jack Moore Jim Brown and Pete Smith join the display alongside Harlem greats like Bold Buie Taylor Billingsley Indiana Slim Johnson Gildersleeve Harris A Gard Petties and Raymond Lee.
Gene and the Irwins host an open house Sunday from 1 to 5 pm to display remodeling work done with guidance from Andrews Housing and Home Furnishings group and specialists from Denton and College Station. The event records progress through slides and invites future interest from local homeowners.
High school debaters and speech students head to Lubbock for the Monterey Invitational Tournament at Monterey High School. Twenty schools compete over four rounds with preliminaries and finals. local participants include Bill Austin-Randy Smith, Paul Rowlett-Ronald Castleman, Susan Cure-Leta Campbell, Alice Greaves-Martha DonCarlos, and sponsor John Hogue.
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