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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1965
Page
8
A set of Christmas wish letters from several children lists toys and gifts they hope to receive. The report also notes a Rotary meeting cancellation for the holidays and holiday visits by Baylor and local students and families.
In a wartime cellar on Christmas Eve a runner from the headquarters bursts in with a parcel. The scene features a general with three stars on his shoulder who, after inducing calm with an at ease, gives Little Tex the small can and quietly says the missus sent an extra can. The moment ends with Little Tex enjoying a Merry Christmas.
Edmund H. Sears, a Unitarian minister from Weston Massachusetts, wrote the words to It Came Upon a Midnight Clear about a century ago as one of the era’s beloved Christmas hymns.
District play starts January with the Mustangs facing Pecos in Pecos. Andrews earlier beat Fort Stockton in the local tourney finals, while Fort Stockton won its own tourney with wins over Pecos 52 46 Eagle Pass 56 22 and Del Rio in the finals. Monahans claimed the consolation trophy 70 42 over Alpine. Alpine had defeated Eagle Pass 5 45. Monahans fell to Del Rio by one point, and Andrews freshmen were runners up in the Kermit tournament to the home team champion after beating Crane and Jal.
A driver received a citation for negligent collision after a patrolman C M Walker investigated. No injuries were reported. The passage also notes a Detroit journalist and editor composed one hymn melody while another was adapted from a British folk tune by Sir Arthur Sullivan of the Gilbert and Sullivan team.
Garrison Furniture holds first place in the Country Doubles league after beating WRB No 1 for 2 points. Lip ham Gulf won 4 from Carl Ham while Huckabee defeated Hometown and W A B No 2 beat Andrews Savings. High games were 202 by Ken Sharp and 192 by Bobby Smith. Harold Hawkins 562 and Dee Hall 513 in series. Lipham Gulf led in team game with 880 and team series at 2523.
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