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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1968
Page
1
Lamesa Chamber Banquet Honors Native Son
At the Lamesa chamber banquet Governor elect Preston Smith and officials like State Senator Doc Blanchard and State Representative Randy Pendleton attended. Ray Renner noted local growth including a nursing home and new school while proposing Nor transfer Es tacado to the Southwest Conference and moving Texas Tech into the Lamesa district for better competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa
Preston Smith
Banquest
Doc Blanchard
Randy Pendleton
Ray Renner
Renner
Lick
Estacado
Texas Tech
Texas tops 1000 schools in Interscholastic football
The 2006 Texas high school football season marks a record with 1,000 plus schools in Interscholastic League play and 156 teams reaching playoffs across multiple classes. The piece urges establishing a permanent referees training school for football and basketball officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Aga UN
National Federation
Governor-Elect Praises Roots in Lamesa Seminole Family
Preston Smith recalls a 1923 move to a farm between Lamesa and Seminole and growing up with 13 siblings. He describes fixing flats for 15¢ to attend Lamesa High School, from which he graduated in 1931, as he spoke in Lamesa on Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston Smith
Seminole
Lamesa
Smith
Preston
Lamesa High School
Sands
Vane
Texas
Pigeon Tow Policy Shocks Littlefield Natives
In Littlefield residents start a mayoral campaign to remove urban pigeons. Publisher Bill Turner recounts a mother pigeon demanding a squab learn to fly or be towed by a string. The tale underscores local efforts to curb pigeons downtown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlefield
Bill Turner
Nursing Home Plans Aired by Assembly Homes Inc
Details on Assembly Homes Inc nursing home operation were presented at a Chamber of Commerce meeting Sunday. Rev L D Kramer and Bill Averyt outlined plans to open south of Permian General Hospital by February or March and to hire staff after Christmas. Preston Van Hanken invited inquiries. attendees included Jim Dotson and Lowell McGee among civic leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly Homes Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Rev. L. D. Kramer
Glenwood
Minn
Assembly Homes, Inc
Bill Averyt
Lubbock
Permian General Hospital
Preston van Hanken
Chamber
Jim Dotson
Lowell McGee
Gerald McCaskill
Len Wilson
Lloyd Stoebner
Bob Barber
Brian Gordon
Jay Moxley
Pre Trial Hearings Set on County Court
Andrews county court pre trial hearings were held this week with criminal docket action planned. Defrauding with worthless checks case for Tommy Jackson set for December 10, along with four cases against Margie Honey for selling and delivering an alcoholic beverage in a dry area. Additional DWI charges include Luther Clint Westbrook and Hebron Webster with one DWI not in custody. Deser tion case against Thomas Ketchersid was passed. DWI charges against Billy Gene Payne Tommy Joe Engle Billy Norman Watkins set for December 13. Thomas H. Tanner defrauding charge passed. Joe Brown transporting an alcoholic beverage in a dry area set for December 17 and Bill Lee same charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews County
Tommy Jackson
Margie Honey
Clint Westbrook
Thomas Ketchersid
Hebron Webster
John Thomas Watson
Billy Gene Payne
Tommy Joe Engle
Billy Norman Watkins
Thomas H. Tanner
Joe Brown
Bill Lee
Magnor Services Held for George Magnor
Funeral services for George H. Magnor 78 of Andrews were held at 10 a m Tuesday at Findley Barker Harris Funeral Home Paducah with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery Magnor died in Permian General Hospital after an apparent heart condition He lived in Andrews ten years at Highland Park Village Trail er court a longtime Mayfield resident native of McCracken County He was a retired boiler maker for L N Railroad working 25 years in Bruceton Tenn retiring in 1950 He was a Baptist Church member Survivors include wife Nellie of Andrews and one son Rev George H Lee MAGNOR Page 12
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Magnor
Andrews
Findley- Barker - Harris
Paducah
Kentucky
Oak Grove
Singleton
Magnor
Permian General Hospital
Highland Park Village
Mayfield Kentucky
McCracken County
L&n Railroad
Bruceton
Tenn
The
Baptist Church
Nellie of
George H. Lee Magnor
Clement Heads Country Club
Ellis Clement was elected incoming president of the Andrews Country Club at the annual meeting on December 9. Clement replaces Carl Ham as president while Ham remains on the board. New officers include Jesse Hyatt as vice president and Voncille Bannister as secretary treasurer. New board members are Ouida Carruth, Voncille Bannister, Raymond Casey, Clyde Welch and Lloyd Stoebner. Holdover directors are James Wright Ham Ellis and Hyatt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Clement
The
Andrews Country Club
Clement
Carl Ham
Ham
Jesse Hyatt
Frank Stickney
Voncille Bannister
Nell Bowe
Ouida Carruth
Raymond Casey
Clyde Welch
Lloyd Stoebner
James Wright
Ellis
Hyatt
City Sees Serge of Six Wrecks in Five Days
City police report six wrecks over five days with injuries. Incidents include a 1968 pickup striking a 1959 car at N Main and NE Ave. citations issued for improper start, improper lane usage, red light running, and failing to control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Main
NE Ave
Jimmy Clevenger
Mary Elizabeth Derrick
Fort Worth
James West
Clevenger
East Broadway
L. C. Johnson
Andrews
James Grimes
Midland
Herman Williams
Johnson
West Broadway
13Th
Johnny Buffield
Curtis Price
Weldon Monroe
Buffield
SW 4Th
Butane
Bill Morgan
Jack Gregg
Morgan
SW 2Nd
Broadway
Ruby Smith
NE &Th
Daniel Lewis
Jack West
Twelve Band Members Named To All District Band
All district band members and alternates were named after Odessa tryouts last Saturday with Martin Crow first chair alto sax and all regional eligibility. Other members include Billy Tune Richard Dalton Carolyn Little Bill Green Dennis Carlton Gwen Castleman Debbie Gregory Debbie Taylor and alternates Dennis Eggleston Mike Bryan Allen Erwin. The group returns to Odessa Saturday for a concert that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Carolyn Little
Debbie Gregory
Debbie Taylor
Gwen Castleman
Martin Crow
Dennis Carlton
Bill Green
Dennis Eggleston
Richard Dalton
Bill Tune
Allan Erwin
Mike Bryan
Odessa
Billy Tune
Allen Erwin
Mustangs Place Five All-District
The Andrews Mustangs faced five opponents on the AAA Air District grid and secured five first team selections with strong performances across the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mustangs
Andrews Mustangs
Christmas Giveaways Tonight at Fantasyland Event
Tonight at 6 30 p m Christmas shoppers can win prizes including 100 50 and 25 dollars with a final drawing on December 19 for all unawarded prizes plus a television set donated by Boy Scout Troop 56. The high school choir performs at 6 p m at Fantasy Land or the Singing Tree on the courthouse square.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout Troop 56
Fantasy Land
Courthouse Square
Museum Slates Christmas Exhibit At Local Library
The museum presents a special old times Christmas exhibit open daily 1 to 5 p.m. through Christmas Eve in the library north wing. Dennis Briggs Seminole Kenneth Lancaster Monahans Wade Hoggard Kermit and Weaver are listed among attendees. Defensive backs include Joe Ortiz Monahans David Shuler Seminole Pat Spinks Kermit and Horton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Ryan
Tharp
Kermit
Bob Brown
Seminole
Steve Jones
Ted Medanich
Pecos
Mac Dampeer
Weaver
Howard Porter
Joe Ortiz
Dennis Briggs
Felix Arias
Eddie Foster
Griffith
Andrews County
Kenneth Lancaster
Wade Hoggard
Kermit and
David Shuler
Pat Spinks
Horton
Eight AAA Schools Compete in West Texas Tournament
Eight high schools will compete here Friday and Saturday in what has become one of the toughest AAA basketball tournaments in the West Texas area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Jim Brown Resigns Board Post Amid Row Over Replacements
Jim Brown who moved to Odessa in late November tendered his resignation to the school by letter Tuesday night. The board deadlocked on a replacement and tabling action until the next regular meeting after seven ballots to break a tie among candidates including Dr Henry Mohr and Ray Burton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Brown
Odessa
Henry Mohr
Ray Burton
Brown
Brian Gordon
Byford Sealy
Frank Stickney
Bob Wheeler
John Duffey
Cordie Dillard
Lerner Ann McCurdy
Guadalupe D. Olivas
Devonian
Gloria Garza
Underwood
Painter Roy Simpson Found Dead in Alabama Home
Roy Lee Simpson, 60, a painter for Jerry Hotchkin Enterprises, was found dead at 8 20 Monday morning in a vacant FHA house at 602 NE 5th. Owen Doggett justice of the peace ruled death by natural causes. Survivors include wife Julia, son Thomas, two brothers, six sisters and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Strickland Hayes Funeral Home in Tuscaloosa with burial at Memorial Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Lee Simpson
Jerry Hotchkin Enterprises
FHA
Simpson
Owen Doggett
Thomas R. Simpson
Stadium Trailer Park
Strickland- Hayes
Call for Dolls by Andrews Goodfellows for Christmas Boxes
The Andrews Goodfellows seek dressed dolls or repairable dolls for local children. Mrs. W. J. Stagg, doll chairman, can be reached at 523-4340 to arrange pickup or donations to help reach about 200 dolls for Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Andrews Goodfellows
W. J. Stagg
Goodfellows
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nursing Home
George Magnor
Clement Heads Country Club
Serge
Mike Weaver
Randy Griffith
Johnny Horton
Tom Ryan
Jerry Tharp
Brad Young
Glenn Christian
Tim Peden
Larry Cottrell
Ricky Wagner
AAA
Fort Stockton
Canyon
Levelland
Lewisville
Dorton
Painter
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