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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1966
Page
1
A narrator recalls shifting Christmas expectations from simple stockings to expensive gifts. He notes rising toy spending, fondly recounting childhood wish lists, church rivalries between Methodists and Baptists, and a chaotic Eastem Star goat misadventure. The essay blends humor with reflections on faith, generosity, and the holiday spirit.
The Permian General Hospital audit presented new medicare record keeping rules and accrual accounting. Bill Lowe noted the hospital is ahead in complying despite fast changing regulations as nine month 1966 results showed a $10,300 loss before interest and depreciation bringing it to $49,235 after.
The Mustangs travel to Fort Stockton for their third and final tournament of the year opening Friday at 6 30 p m against El Paso Bel Air. A Saturday 1 30 p m winner’s bracket game pits the Monahans Midland Lees winner against the Fort Stockton group. The four other teams are Pecos Alpine Fort Stockton and Eagle Pass. The squad aims to avenge last weekend’s home loss to the Fort Stockton Panthers after a 69 60 win at Snyder Tuesday with four players in double figures led by Bobby Smith 19 Mike Jones 14 John Beilue 14 and Ricky Laminack 12. The Junior Varsity dropped 59 38 at Snyder without Johnny Hatcher. Ron Leach led with 10.
Andrews businessmen will keep shops open until 9 p.m. from tonight through December 23 to aid Christmas shoppers in the Yuletide season.
Andrews County farmers vote yes on market quota referendum 35 to 8 and approve cotton research 20 to 18, per ASC office manager Lee Gaines. The measures favor penalties for overplanting and price support, shaping future farm policy.
Wesley Methodist members report the theft of a lighted Nativity scene Christ Child from the church yard between 7 and 9 pm on Monday. Police warn of yard decoration thefts after a Santa and lights went missing and urge vigilant reporting of suspicious activity.
The high school four choirs and sixth grade singers perform at 7 30 p m in the old high school auditorium. Tickets cost 1 00 for adults 50 cents for students and are sold at the door or through choir members. The program features Echo Carol Break Forth O Beautiful Mary Ring Christmas Bell God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen O Holy Night Bring A Torch Jeanette Isabella What Child Is This Jan Waselu Two Kings Do You Hear What I Hear Still Still Still Did Mary Know Marys Boy Child Joyous Christmas Song Sing Gloria White Christmas Silver Bells Away In A Manger Hallelujah Chorus concludes with all choirs. Sixth Grade Choir songs include Sing Sing Sing Twelve Days of Christmas Pablo The Reindeer Merry Christmas Round. Directors listed for sixth graders include Mrs Carolyn Warr ing Glorieta Elementary Mrs A W Kellum San Andres Elementary Mrs Bill Smith Devon ain Elementary and Mrs Curtis Nix Underwood Elementary.
Post Office holiday hours include keeping the Post Office open this Saturday afternoon for mailing of Christmas cards and packages. Postmaster Bob Luck urges citizens to mail packages and cards soon to assure delivery by Christmas. The Post Office will stay open until 5 p.m. on Saturday.
All persons who have Goodfellow dolls to dress for the Christmas season are asked to return them to Mrs. Bob Montgomery by week’s end so they may be distributed to needy little girls by Christmas.
Christmas programs in Sunday services feature cantatas from local churches. The First Baptist sanctuary choir directed by Gil Cockreham performs Carol of Love by Lorenz with solos and duets outlining the birth story. Mrs. Carl Paslay and Mrs. Curtis Nix accompany. Becky Kellum, Kay Grissom, Bryan Baker and others perform. The youth choir, led by Cockreham and with pianist David Quinn, also presents Little Drummer Boy and What Child Is This.
Five band students from Andrews High School placed in All District Saturday at the Region VI Western District auditions in Midland. Wayne Balkum earned third in Tuba and qualified for All-Region tryouts January 7 in Big Spring along with Balkum’s earlierRegion certification. David Brenholtz took third in Bassoon, Billy Tune placed eighth in Trombone, Carolyn Little finished ninth in Cornets, and Patsy Thra sher placed 22nd in Eb Clarinet. Bill Green directs the band.
Andrews property owners approve a 415000 school bond by a 421 to 292 vote to fund roof and beam repairs at the high school and equipment for the vocational building. The issue also funds improvements at elementary schools and Mustang Stadium, with bond sales set for January 10 after a December bid date for the vocational building.
Four Andrews high school students qualified for area choir tryouts at the regional meet last Saturday. The four are Becky Kellum, Kay Grissom, Bobby Dillard, and Kenneth Weiser. Tom Adams directs the high school choirs.
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