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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1956
Page
1
January to October reports show $954.72 in building within the city and 5 permits issued by the city. 1956 activity edges up from 1955. BLUE WARD leads United Fund drive seeking $2200 more while park agencies quotas remain. workers aim to meet year-end goal.
In a Tuesday night opener of the annual tourney the Andrews Mustangs fell 59 57 to the San Angelo Bobcats in a nip and tuck game. Ronnie Brice led Andrews with 17 points while Jay Sheppard and Rodger Glover added double figures. Brian Barber matched Brice with 17 for San Angelo as the Cats pulled away late. The loss drops Andrews to 0 2 while San Angelo improves to 4 2.
Santa Claus will visit Andrews on Saturday at the Courthouse square or courthouse corridor if weather turns bad. He will distribute candy and gum and follow a staged schedule by town sections to allow more time with each child, with 1 2 p m for southwest, 2 3 p m for southeast, 3 4 p m for northeast, and 4 p m for northwest Andrews. This will be Santa’s last stop before Christmas.
The Andrews high school band earned a second division ranking at the regional Interscholastic League band contest in Odessa after nine straight years of first division awards. Twirlers and other Andrews entries excelled, with several first division results and top honors for senior and junior high students.
The City Council approved a 50 cent rate increase on four party telephone service and bought an $11,000 street sweeper. Additional actions included approving the Grant plat, buying water meter testing gear, setting minimal traffic fines, and granting city employees a Dec 24 holiday.
The Carl Underwood elementary school awarded the gym addition project to Shifler Bros. of Abilene for 118 050 dollars. Alternate A covers a walkway. Five firms bid. Kasch of Big Spring bid 123 490 dollars and Krevit 128 043 dollars. The new building features a separate gym for boys and girls with steel frames and brick walls.
The sixth annual Andrews Invitational Basketball Tournament begins with six games at 6 pm across two gyms. Odessa Seminole clash headlines an 8:30 pm slate with defending champions Jefferson El Paso in action at 8:30 pm.
Andrews tournament action features teams and players chasing records this weekend. Last year Lubbock Westerners defeated Crane 104 to 55 for a game high and largest margin, while Donnie Benham scored 28 in a single game to set a tourney high. Eunice and Andrews posted the lowest 1953 contest at 31-24, Monahans won the 1953 title 32-31, and the 1952 opening game saw Payne’s Mustangs win 48-46 over Levelland. Headlines proclaimed Payne’s Ponies in playoff drama.
The Permian General Hospital board interviewed two more applicants for the hospital administrator vacancy. Robert A. Henthorne of Morton and Everett Soloman of Childress met with board members during a regular meeting to discuss the post vacated by Virgil Reed who resigned effective January. Further investigation of each applicant will be made before final selection.
Junior Chamber of Commerce urges donations of toys clothing and food for the Community Christmas Sharing Plan. Call 32695 to arrange pickup or to refer needy families for verification of specific needs by the Jaycees.
Two University of Texas specialists visited Monday and Tuesday to discuss an exceptional education program for local students. Dr William Wolfe and Dr John Peck outlined needs for special services, including speech, hearing, partial vision, diabetics and epileptics, and the gifted child who could become future leaders with proper support. They noted about 12 percent of students may require special services and praised local facilities as adaptable for such programs.
Local police investigated a string of break ins last week. Corner Drug was entered through an attic vent and about 100 dollars in narcotics and 29 dollars in cash were stolen from an open safe and front drawer. The rodeo arena office lost 750 dollars in sound equipment. A resident reported a stolen overcoat from a car and a high school soft drink machine coin box was opened, suggesting a series of break ins across the area.
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