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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1964
Page
10
A call from the Goodfellow group urging readers to help forgotten families in Andrews by filling a Christmas coupon. The request asks for race creed and family details including address, number of boys and girls, ages, and to mail the completed coupon to the specified Good Name.
A collection of child wish lists addressed to Santa Claus includes Bonita Bradley asking for a transistor radio and dining room set, Gary Gibson seeking a Johnny Seven DMA and bow, Debra hoping for a watch projector and jewelry, and Ross Dale and Dennis Mason requesting a football helmet, ball, gym set, a toy gun, and a motorcycle for bikes.
Harper Smith and Smiley sit atop the Couples League after a 4 point win over Bordens. High games went to Bob Wetherbee 201 and 159, plus Helen Smiley 451 in the series as Bell & Wetherbee top the team game at 678.
Capitol declares Palmetto Bend water project feasible for Jackson County Flood Control District but questions financing Stage 1. Commission suggests Congress authorize Stage 1 at an estimated cost of 29.5 million with a five year automatic de authorization plan if a cost allocation contract is not approved. Short Snorts Sen. Murray Watson of Mart asks OEO to study a job corps camp at Connally Air Force Base after its 1966 closure. Draft quota for January is 229 men, compared with 280 in December. Governor Connally won’t seek changes to teacher accreditation procedures. State Treasury shows general revenue fund up by 25.1 million since October. State higher education official says no enrollment limits at senior colleges. Highway Engineer Greer receives MacDonald Award. Old Missions Restoration Association aims to use tourism to spur mission restoration. TB Association backs Connally plan to merge tax-supported TB efforts. Wild life official predicts December hunting will benefit from late cold weather.
Billie Lewis of Dallas, a national square dance caller, will be featured Saturday night at the Star Thru Square Dance Club. The 8 p.m. event at the community building charges two dollars per couple and includes an exhibition by Star Thru Juniors and a door prize. Blackie Smyers will call for the juniors. Thursday’s dance raised about forty dollars for Otto's Boys Ranch with Jim Underwood and local callers Rex Coats and Blackie Smyers donating their fees.
The Texas Safety Association urges hunters to learn the hunter's signal for help. Fire three shots at evenly spaced intervals, repeating several minutes apart. If no reply, wait until sunset. Shots after sundown will attract the nearest game warden. Light a small fire and stay put until arrival.
The first submarine to fly the Atlantic was Capt. Jacques-Yves Cousteau's two-man diving saucer. It traveled from France to California to transport Scripps Institution scientists to sea canyons off La Jolla for exploration and study.
Aimed at Andrews County residents where heart disease causes 38.2 percent of deaths, national plans propose federally financed stroke centers nationwide with an annual cost near 30 million dollars. Centers will be at existing medical institutions with teams of stroke experts to treat patients and conduct research.
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