Government declares Andrews county low in spirits area
A Texas Agriculture Department designation labels Andrews and Ector counties as low in spirits due to crop failures. The column disputes the rationale citing oil wells, argues government collusion with labor policy, and mocks the DeGaulle and Lady of the Lake debates. It critiques current economics and praises a speaker who rejects mandatory readings.
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DeGaulle
Agriculture Department
Andrews County
Jackass
Andrews
Ector
Gaines
Martin
Dawson
Department of Agriculture
Labor Department
Mexico
Ag Boys
Washington
Andrews Brothers Move Hollywood to West Texas for Films
Two young Andrews men, Charles and Jerry Lasater, move part of Hollywood to the Texas oil patch area near Midland and Odessa. They form Tejano Productions Inc and plan to film The Wildcatters as a TV series and feature. They have sold None But The Brave and The Wrecking Yard to distributors and chase The Promoters with Warner Brothers, starring Burl Ives and Ernest Borgnine.
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Andrews Brothers
Hollywood
Charles
Kerry
Mrs
Troy
Andrews
West Texas
Andrews-Midland- Odessa
Jerry Lasater
Tejano Productions, Inc
Jerry
Troy Lasater
Lasater
Phillips 66
Lasater Brothers
Wildcatters
University of Texas
Jug
Austin
Lasaters
Texas University
Texas
Second Movie
The
Paul Leder
Parallel Films, Inc
Stephen Longstreet
Dudley LeBlanc
Hadacol
Warner Brothers Studio
Burl Ives
Ernest Borgnine
Car Crash Leaves Man With Facial Injuries on North Main
A passenger, Paul McNeal Andrews, suffered severe facial lacerations when his car struck a parked vehicle in the 400 block of North Main late Thursday. The Duncan car, driven by Mrs W C Duncan of Andrews, hit the rear of K S Fariss’s parked car. A second wreck at N W 3rd and Avenue A caused no injuries. Douglas Gaines notes total damage. Green cited for failure to yield right of way and no driver’s license.
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North Main
Paul McNeal
Andrews
W. C. Duncan
Duncan
K. S. Fariss
Pariss
N. W. 3Rd
Avenue A
Lloyd W. Green
Dorothy Miller Cox
Stadium Trailer Park
Cox
Douglas Gaines
Green
Language Forum Criticism of Freshman English Courses
Dr. Robert Carlson, professor at State University of Iowa, answered 41 questions in a two hour public forum sponsored by the School Advisory Council. He blasted freshman English as chaotic in major universities and blamed colleges for student failures, saying grading often reflects instructor inexperience rather than high school prep.
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Walter Scott
Robert Carlson
Flossie Burton
Robert Carlsen
State University of Iowa
Andrews
Carlson
Board Hears 3 Proposals for Andrews Language Arts
Dr. Robert Carlsen presented three recommendations to the board of trustees after a Friday workshop. He urged a detailed K–12 course of study, a uniform testing program for all grades, and using the high school as a community center for adult education. The board postponed action pending a full written report.
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Andrews
Board of Trustees
Robert Carlsen
Carlsen
Services Held For Merrill Grider In Andrews
Funeral services for Merrill John Grider 54 were conducted at 4 p m Friday in the Singleton Funeral Home Chapel. Grider a Pan American Petroleum Co. pumper for 21 years died after a stroke earlier in the week. He moved to Andrews 13 years ago from Tulsa Oklahoma and was a Kansas native and Christian Church member. Burial was in Andrews Cemetery with Pan American employees as honorary pallbearers. Survivors include his wife Pearl two sons Jim and Calvin a daughter Dan Houston two sisters Esca Tandy Inez Davis and seven grandchildren. Arrangements by Singleton Funeral Home.
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Merrill John Grider
Singleton Funeral Home
Grider
Pan American Petroleum Co
Permian General Hospital
Andrews
Tulsa
Okla
Kansas
The
Christian Church
Carl Grissom
First Baptist Church
Andrews Cemetery
Clyde Broam
Ray Peoples
S. P. Echols
R. V. Bufkin
Tom E. Swift
M. R. Nichols
Homer Lindsey
Fay Wilkins
Bill McKissick
Pan American
Pearl Grider
1106
N. W. 7Th
Jim Grider
San Francisco
Calif
Calvin Hill
San Antonio
Dan Houston
Esca Tandy
Ketchum
Inez Davis
Wichita
Kan
Mustangs Over Eagles In 77-52 High School Bout
Andrews Mustangs defeated Pecos Eagles 77 to 52 with four Mustangs in double figures led by Emory Smith 15 and Darrell Lawson 13. Pecos countered with Larry Lumpkin 20 and Junior Haynes 15 as the hosts built a 22-10 first quarter lead and pulled away through the night despite a second quarter technical foul.
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Andrews Mustangs
Pecos Eagles
Mustangs
Emory Smith
Andrews
Darrell Lawson
Bert Griffith
Randy Williams
Pecos
Larry Lumpkin
Junior Haynes
James Herrera
Lumpkin
Bobby Chenoweth
Calvin Hubert
Roger Byles
Eagles
Smith
Lawson
Griffith
Late Rally Lifts Andrews County Poll Tax Total
A late surge of poll tax purchases increased Andrews County voting strength to 2828 for 1963. Officials counted 2503 poll tax receipts and 325 exemptions, down 299 from 1961’s off year. Voter interest and county races boosted eligible voters to 4223, with local elections for two councilmen a mayor and two school board members.
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Andrews County
Andrews
West Texas counties named emergency distress area
Andrews and several West Texas counties were designated an emergency area by the Farmers Home Administration to qualify farmers for emergency federal loans. The action, prompted by drought heavy rains and insect infestation, follows earlier distress declarations for Gaines Dawson and Borden counties.
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Andrews
West Texas
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Drouth
Martin
Midland
Ector
Stanton
Austin
Gaines
Dawson
Borden
Washington
Dixie Maltsberger in Serious Condition After Wreck
Friends report Dixie Maltsberger in serious condition after a wreck Friday night near Lamesa. He had earlier killed his wife with a shotgun accident while cleaning it, and visited her grave before crashing into a cemetery wall.
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Dixie Maltsberger
Lamesa
Maltsberger
Andrews
Uch
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