Time for a Change at Andrews County News
The Andrews County News switches editors after ten years of family ownership. Charles Jr. takes over as Editor in Chief Printer Linotype operator and Pressman with prior work in Brownfield Slaton Seagraves and a Navy Printing Yard. The current editors will still contribute and hope to raise the subscription to 2.00 per year and ad rate to 30 cents per inch. Tree planting and park site ideas follow.
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Ane Drews County
Dewey
Charles Jr
Andrews
California
Brown‘eld
Slaton
Seagraves
Andrews County
Alwys
Ews
Homecoming And Revival At The Baptist Church
Rev L M Huff pastor of First Baptist Linton Texas will preach in a revival at First Baptist starting January 14 through January 26 Evening services begin at 7 30 with a half hour of singing A day visitation program runs daily No daytime services Homecoming on the 26 with all five former pastors and a barbecue lunch Contact E Brand pastor for assistance
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L. M. Huff
First Baptist Church
Linton
Texas
First Baptist
Bro. Huff
Decatur Baptist College
South Texas
Freer
Ingleside
E. Brand
Ginnings For Andrews County Cotton Shortfall Highlighted
Andrews County farmers faced heavy losses as 396 bales, about half the county’s cotton, were ginned before Christmas. The remaining crop is likely unharvested while growers build slides to slide cotton, a method that lowers the staple and reduces yields.
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Andrews Cooo
Andrews
Four Andrews Boys Headed to El Paso for Pre Induction Physical
Four Andrews County boys Kenneth St. Clair Billie Barnes David Furhman and Robert Timmons depart Thursday for El Paso for a pre induction physical examination for military service.
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Andrews County
el Paso
Kenneth St. Clair
Billie Barnes
David Furhman
Robert Timmons
Ray Hinkle Stationed Aboard Seaman 1/C in Hawaii
Ray Hinkle, Seaman First Class, remains stationed in the Hawaiian Islands. He serves aboard a naval vessel and continues duties in the Pacific theater.
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Ray Hinkle
Seaman 1/C
Hawaiian Islands
Holiday Visitors Mentioned in Brownfield and Levelland
Vv Fley Hinkle a bookkeeper for the Farmers Co-Op Gin visited Brownfield over the holidays. Cpl and Mrs Lewis Morelan of Levelland spent Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs M I Morelan.
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Fley Hinkle
Farmers Co-Op Gin
Brownfield
Cpl
Lewis Morelan
Levelland
Mrs
M. I. Morelan
Parks Plan and Service Men's Memorial Tree Idea
A joint January meeting of the Commissioners Court City Council and the PTA Executive Committee possibly with the Lions Club discussed planning two or three small parks. The proposal includes planting a Service Men's Park with a tree for county servicemen and seeks public input whether this idea is good.
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Commissioners Court
Parent-Teachers Association
Lions Club
Andrews Marine Lieutenant Receives Air Medal
Marine Second Lieutenant Harry S. Wilson of Andrews Tex earned the Air Medal for downing a Japanese fighter during escort missions and fighter sweeps in the South Pacific. The award cites his January 23 escort to bombers on a Tobera Airdrome strike amid heavy antiaircraft fire and enemy interceptors. Wilson, son of Mrs. Laura Wilson, was commissioned July 1, 1943, with action in the Solomons from January 7 to February 17.
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Washington
South Pacific
Harry S. Wilson
Andrews
Tex
Gey
Navy
James Forrestal
Rabaul
New Britain
Wilson
Tobera
Marine Flyer
Laura Wilson
Solomon Islands
Seaman Ivy Arrives to Visit Parents After Navy Service
Seaman 1/C John Ivy, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Ivy, arrived to visit Tuesday. He has served in the Navy over two years aboard a United States Cargo Ship and has seen action in the Southwest Pacific.
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John Ivy
L. S. Ivy
John
Navy
United States
Southwest Pacific
Former Andrews resident visits bustling hometown
Oscar Kaillian, once a resident of Andrews and now living in Lubbock, paid a visit last week. He said he hardly recognized Andrews due to its growth since he moved away.
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Oscar Kaillian
Andrews
Lubbock
Oscar
Africa
France
Pvt
Armando Labiosa Mayazuez
Puerto Rico
Normandy
D Day
Dorothy Cotten to Return to Sul Ross College
Dorothy Cotten, visiting her parents Mr and Mrs W B Cotten during the holidays, will return to Alpine Saturday to resume studies at Sul Ross College where she serves as editor of the Skyline student newspaper.
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Dorothy Cotten
W. B. Cotten
Alpine
Sul Ross College
Dorothy
Skyline
Nevels Family Holiday Visit Noted in Odessa
Mrs. Travis Nevels hosted and spent holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Roger Nevels in Odessa, marking a family observance described in routine social news.
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Travis Nevels
Mrs
Roger Nevels
Odessa
Proper Attention To Home Safety Urged
Dr. Geo W Cox state health officer warns home accidents equal or exceed deaths from major diseases. Slippery floors lack of railings and poisons stored improperly cited as key hazards. calls for individual caution to reduce remediable deaths amid national crisis.
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America
Geo. W. Cox
Cox
Liz
Invalidated Ration Stamps Should Be Destroyed
The notice explains OPA actions on ration stamps during wartime, detailing which red and blue stamps are valid, which have been invalidated, and upcoming changes. It notes emergency measures to conserve supplies and outlines point values for No 2 cans and butter, with dates for new stamps becoming valid.
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OPA
Sup
R. Gholson
Office of Price Tention
Gholson
New Year's Eve Traditions In Scotland Auld Lang Syne
New Year's Eve greets Scots with Wassail bowls and apple motifs recalling fruit tree blessings. The practice links to youth feasting and the famous song, with Monday after New Year known as the big day for gift giving and communal cheer.
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Scotland
Condemning Actions That Could Cripple the War Effort
A sharp editorial warns that certain conduct cannot be condoned as it may seriously hamper the nation's war effort, urging strict discipline and unity among citizens and troops during the ongoing conflict.
Mrs Hicks Departs by Plane for California Visit
Mrs. E. R. Hicks of the Fullerton Camp left last week by plane to visit friends and relatives in California.
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E. R. Hicks
Fullerton
California
Head-on Collision Injures Two Near Andrews
Mrs. W. S. Clark suffered a broken leg last Sunday when her car collided on Highway 51 north of Andrews with a second vehicle driven by the wife of a Mid-West Drilling Company employee. W. S. Clark received minor facial cuts and a bruised leg. Mrs. Clark was taken to Andrews Hospital for treatment.
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W. S. Clark
Mid-West Drilling Company
Highway 51
Andrews
Arizona trip highlights health recovery for Underwood
Mr and Mrs W J Underwood returned from a tour in Arizona where they had moved for Mr Underwood health. He said she was much improved. Mr and Mrs Arthur Fisher, teaching in Arizona, came back to visit friends and relatives over the holidays.
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W. J. Underwood
Arizona
Underwood
Weatherby stationed at Memphis naval training center
Woodward Pritchett Weatherby is now stationed at the Naval Air Technical Training Center in Memphis Tennessee. He is the son of Mr and Mrs O G Weatherby.
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Woodward Pritchett Weatherby
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Memphis
Tenn
O. G. Weatherby
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Rev. L. M. Huff
the Baptist Church
Buck Wilson
Carl Betenbough
Helen Betenbough
San Diego
Calif
Billi Betenbough
Marine Base
Andrews High School
Wynon
Betty Burkett
Martha Jo Guthrie
Martha Harry
Florene Story
Johnnie Suggs
Dorothy Thomas
Iola Mae Turnbow
Joe Weatherby
Ann Williams
Jeannene Mroup
Wanda Duncan
Thomas D. Hamilton Jr
Clydene Hodge
Jny Moxley
Floella Story
Sue Sages
Peggy Stephenson
Far Shihan
J. B. Ward
Pst Beene
Erma Jean Broam
Billy Bynum
Helen Cotten
Joyce Cotton
Betty Cooke
Johnnie Downing
Dixie Falk
Geneva Hitch
Jo Ann Hamilton
Fitsy Heath
Elizabeth Hobson
Neil Longley
Jimmie McAuley
Betty Oakley
Ray Perkins
Billie Jo Porter
Margie Porter
Joyce Rascoe
Douglas Story
Billie Sue Patterson
Rosemary Stewart
June Ward
Dorsie White
Acie H. Wood
Pacific
Navy Seabees
United States Naval Construction Battalions
Guadalcanal
General MacArthur
Ben Moreell
Albert Hanson
Mt. Vernon
Saginetti
Italy
Lloyd Aamnold
Portland
Onalloran General Hospital
Staten Island
N. Y
Wilbur J. Morgan
Carbondale
Morgan
U.S. Treamsy
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