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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1955
Page
7
Approximately 200 of 600 students will receive scholarships to attend any U S college. Awards range from 100 dollars a year to full four year coverage based on need. Jimmy will take the final test in January at the nearest center to Andrews, possibly El Paso or Wichita Falls.
Pfc. Jasper B. Hart, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hart of Andrews Texas, recently graduated from the Army Far East Anti-Aircraft Artillery Specialist School near Tokyo. Hart had been overseas since February 1955 and completed the heavy and medium anti-aircraft artillery fire control platoon course.
Graveside funeral rites were held at Andrews County cemetery for Little Richard Allen Tidwell two days old son of Mr and Mrs Harold P Tidwell of Lovington New Mexico Born December 5 at Permian General Hospital he lived only two days Surviving siblings are Nancy Kay Gene Gail Harold and James Vernon The Tidwells were former Andrews residents with burial under Singleton's Funeral Home direction.
Mr and Mrs J. W. Ham Pinnell and their sons have moved back to Andrews to reside after years in Rankin where Mr Pinnell worked for Humble Oil and Refining. They are staying with his mother while looking for a new home.
A 1954 graduate of Texas Tech College in Lubbock and former employee of the Geopee Service Inc in Dallas, he completed the Army sergeant's course in 14 months and is assigned to Battery C of the 40th Anti Aircraft Artillery Brigade's 753d Battalion.
Dr. Harry E. Moore details a 1951 55 Kellogg funded program where nine Texas towns undertook four years of self improvement through the Southwestern Cooperative Program in Educational Administration. The book analyzes administrator roles and community self study with chapters on the administrator and the community.
Pioneers from Andrews Presbyterian Sunday School and friends, 28 youths and 4 sponsors, traveled by hay wagon to the 3 Bar Picnic Grounds Saturday night. After games and lunches, a trailer tire blew out near Andrews, but all were back home by 10:30 p.m. The event dubbed Operation Hay Ride went well despite delays.
Four Andrews residents joined a Mid-Winter Forum on Community Development and Adult Education at Texas Tech in Lubbock last week. Speakers included Wes Izzard of Amarillo Dr Walter Benne of Chicago and Dr Roy Tompkins of Oklahoma. Andrews attendees were Supt T A Roach Willie Greene Frank Crown andMrs B F Seay and Mrs Russell Austin.
The 1955 Chess championship field has narrowed to sixteen players led by Jimmy Lowther. A small trophy will be awarded to the winner of the single elimination tournament with the 1956 ladder set by the final standings. Players remaining include James Brewer Graham Burkett Dan Collins Bob Cummins Bill Greaves Gary Hamilton Doug Hamilton Don Paul Jones Don Lansater Jim Lowther Larry O Conner Carl Ponca John Scott Mike Seay Bob Slough and Tommy Stubbs.
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