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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1957
Page
1
The piece recalls rabbit drives as a rural tradition amid Christmas shopping chaos. It describes hunters using a large circle method, the role of local farmers and merchants, midland participants, and a noon lunch of steak and hot biscuits among the fields and fences.
Texas Department of Public Safety cancels leaves to curb holiday crashes during a 12 day period from 12 01 am Saturday to 11 59 pm Jan 1. DPS predicts 113 motorcides and 205 violent deaths overall with warnings to drivers and pedestrians to exercise extreme caution during the holiday period.
The board of directors announced a five percent dividend at the December meeting payable to stockholders of record December 31 1957. They also approved a Christmas bonus of one month’s salary for officers and employees. The annual bank Christmas party was held December 18 at the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Bristow.
Gulf Oil completes two Fusselman pay extenders in the South Emma field in University Lands section 30. No. 6 FK State and No. 1 FK State post 24 hour flows of 293 and 280 barrels of oil respectively with gas oil ratios around 584 to 785. A third well in Southeast Fullerton San Andres shows pumping potential and a second detrital pay zone is tested with gas volumes up to 92 000 cubic feet daily. Franklin Oil seeks more details on the OIL back page.
The Goodfellows plan a Monday night Christmas drive to aid more than 60 needy families in Andrews. Volunteers meet at 2 pm in the courthouse basement to pack boxes for Monday distribution. Jaycees urged to join at 6:30 pm. Cash gifts fund clothing and new toys, with emphasis on school clothes and bicycles.
After a frantic shopping period Andrews businesses plan holiday closures Christmas Day with several stores taking the weekend and Wednesday off. City hall offices close Christmas Day only while county offices shut Monday to Wednesday. The News Christmas edition appears Tuesday and returns December 30.
The First Baptist choir directed by Bryan Baker will perform a candle lighting service on Sunday night at 7 30 p m in place of the usual worship hour They will present well known Christmas carols and hymns followed by the candle lighting. A Christmas worship hour is scheduled for 10 a m Wednesday in the auditorium with special music Pastor Carl Grissom invites the public to attend both services.
A minor burglary occurred at City Electric Thursday night with only loose change taken from the cash drawer. A movie camera was stolen from an out of town car at the Ranch House but recovered shortly after. Police investigated boys taking coke bottles from the Massey Drive-In.
Central Elementary cafeteria No 2 staff served eight Christmas banquets in eleven days feeding about 450 students and guests. The group including Mrs Virginia Tharp and Mrs Maurine Garlington worked long hours, with menus mostly turkey and dressing or ham.
H L Parker of J P Bum Gibbins Inc received the President's Medal of the National Safety Council at a company safety meeting for saving coworker James Gentry on May 8. LeRoy Payne of Shell Oil Co received an Award of Merit for assisting in the rescue. Parker used the Schafer prone pressure and Holger Nielsen arm life back pressure methods to revive Gentry after he lay face down in a pool of oil and water for about four minutes.
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