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04 Feb 1971
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Andrews County News in Andrews, Texas
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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1971
Page
1
Levelland Banquet Serves Real Lowdown From Kitchen
After work Saturday we went to Levelland for the annual banquet but arrived after the main meal. We helped ourselves, sat with the kitchen staff, who paused to eat and shared the true story of the town while chamber speakers praised the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levelland
Women settle dress controversy move to Molly Goldberg line
Wentworth plant in Andrews lifts production as Carolinas plants resolve issues. Larry Gibbs seeks more permanent sewing staff with over 100 workers and tests for commercial sewing machine operators at the chamber of commerce Tuesday. Groundhog Day signals six more weeks of winter amid dry spell chatter and park rodents digging deeper holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wentworth
Andrews
Carolinas
Lake City
Florence
South Carolina
Molly Goldberg
Larry Gibbs
Texas Employment Office
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Andrews High School sweeps math and science invitational
Andrews High School won sweepstakes in a state math and science invitational, amassing 142 points from 597 entries across 28 Texas schools. Jay High School led runners up with 100 points, while Alamo Heights totaled 76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews High School
Texas
Andrews
Jay High School of
San Antonio
Alamo Heights of
Keystone of
Incarnate Word of San Antonio
Roosevelt of
Permian of
Odessa
San Antonio Cole
Midland Lee
Lubbock High
Big Spring
Fort Worth
Castleberry
Sanderson
Lubbock Roosevelt
Pecos
Amarillo Caprock
Ector
San Antonio Blessed Sacrament
Buenta Vista
Odessa High
Clemens
Abilene High
Jayton
Crane
Lamesa
Plains
Plainview
Paula Manes
Rodney Cavett
Ricky Hungerford
Snyder
Stephanie Fuhrman
Bank Hosts Stockholders Meeting and Barbecue
Bank Hosts Stockholders Meeting and Barbecue Tuesday night at the bank. Johnny Smith named permanent chairman Maurice Crouse secretary. Officers and directors reelected include Johnny E. Smith Gerald McCaskill Maurice Crouse Paul Crosthwait L. P. Alexander W A Farmer Charles Carruth Carl Ham Z W Hutcheson Jr Lloyd W Morgan D C Nix Ellison Tom Jr M P Tripplehorn Bob Barber new director Smith and McCaskill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial State Bank
Johnny Smith
Maurice Crouse
Johnny E. Smith
Gerald McCaskill
Paul Crosthwait
L. P. Alexander
W.A. Farmer
Charles Carruth
Carl Ham
Z. W. Hutcheson, Jr
Lloyd W. Morgan
D. C. Nix
Ellison Tom, Jr
M. P. Tripplehorn
Bob Barber
Smith and McCaskill
Freshman Tournament Set With Eight Teams In Action
The annual freshman cage tournament will be held Friday and Saturday with eight teams including two Andrews squads. Andrews Gold meets Monahans at 2 30 p m Friday, followed by Fort Stockton versus Lamesa. Andrews Black faces Kermit at 5 30 p m with Pecos vs Denver City at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Monahans
Fort Stockton
Lamesa
Kermit
Pecos
Denver City
Methodist Bishop Preaches at Means Memorial Sunday
Bishop Alfie Carleton, resident and presiding bishop of the Northwest Texas New Mexico area, will preach at Means Memorial United Methodist Church at 11 a.m. on Sunday, February 7. He has served in West Texas and Dallas pastorates and taught at Perkins School of Theology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfie Carleton
Means Memorial United Methodist Church
Carleton
Texas-New Mexico
Albuquerque
N.M
Oglesby
Texas
Floydada
McMurry College
Southern Methodist University
Boston University
University of Chicago
Texas Wesleyan University
Northwest Texas Methodist Conference
Mr. Carleton
West Texas
Trent
Clyde
Lubbock
Big Spring
Andrews Drops Hopes For 2AAA Cage Title
The Andrews Mustangs lost to Fort Stockton 73 56 eliminating their 2AAA championship chances. Andrews led early 8 11 then 31 31 at halftime before Fort Stockton surged ahead. Mike Pearson and Crawford Williams led Andrews with 13 points each while James Fallon and Eloy Salcido tallied 21 and 19 for Fort Stockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Mustangs
Fort Stockton
Andrews
Panthers
Mustangs
Mike Pearson
Crawford Williams
Mus
James Fallon
Eloy Salcido
John Wilson Services Held in Andrews
Funeral services for John Randolph Wilson 73 were held at the Singleton Funeral Home Chapel of the Chimes with burial at Snyder Cemetery. He died Saturday at Permian General Hospital after a heart attack. Survivors include two sons, a daughter, two sisters, and four grandchildren. Wilson was a Gulf Oil retiree and longtime Andrews resident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singleton Funeral Home
John Randolph Wilson
Permian General Hospital
Snyder Cemetery
Robert Zap
Andrews Presbyterian Church
Wilson
Andrews
Port Arthur
Sweetwater
Gulf Oil
John DeWayne Wilson
Wylie
Midland
R. D. Hilton
Gladys McMullan
Abilene
Ennie Owen
Rotan
Parked Vehicles Hit in Two Wrecks
Two noninjury wrecks involved parked cars this week per city police. Rita Boggs backed a 1966 car into Rev. Zap’s vehicle on NW 8th, 33 feet south of NW Ave J. Boggs cited for improper backing and failure to report. Helen Tate’s 1970 car was struck on Pantry parking lot by James Bailey. Bailey cited for improper start from parked position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NW Ave
Rita Beth Boggs
NW 8Th
Robert Zap
Miss Boggs
Jack Gregg
Pantry
Helen Tate
James D. Bailey
Rice Drive
Bailey
Herman Williams
Two Briner Maß jailed in Andrews County on theft charges
Mrs Betty Briner was returned to the Andrews County jail from Kountze Texas on theft charges with a bond under 2500. Her husband Garland Ray Briner was brought back from Nacogdoches and jailed with a 5000 bond on theft charges. They are linked to a car taken from Johnny Smiths parking lot and found in Lufkin according to Sheriff Bud Gregory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Briner
Andrews County
Kountze
Texas
Garland Ray Briner
Nacogdoches
Johnny Smith
Lufkin
J. A
Bud) Gregory
Andrews County voter rolls swell as registration tops four thousand
The tax assessor's office announced 4 550 Andrews County voters registered, up from 3 800 last year with presidential and gubernatorial totals. Interest centers on the school board race as terms for Ellison Tom Jr S P Echols and James Foster expire and no candidates yet filed. A city council election is planned this spring with no other Texas races likely. Chamber of Commerce women affiliated group registered nearly 1 000 voters in the final week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s
Chamber of Commerce
Andrews County Awards Equipment and Vehicle Bids
The Andrews County commissioners awarded bids in a special session. Hometown Appliance won the miscellaneous home appliances bid for 1610. Henry Mohr's surplus hospital equipment bid was 72.50. M M Chevrolet won a station wagon bid with trade for 3315. Martin Motors won a 1971 Plymouth bid with trade for 2741.26. They also approved travel for officials and fund transfers to airport and law library funds. The commissioners also authorized attendance at the College Station conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews County
Commissioners Court Room
Home Demonstration Department
Henry Mohr
M M Chevrolet
Martin Motors
Plymouth
el Paso
General Fund
Airport Fund
Law Library Fund
Commissioners Court
College Station
Andrews High Students Test Egg Inertia Flight
Science class experiment led by Bob Arledge and Bob Moore tested egg inertia by dropping eggs from 1000 feet over Andrews. Joe Bob Arledge assisted as the plane carried the group, aiming to see if the egg would survive the drop with various packing methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Arledge
Bob Moore
Joe Bob
Arledge
Andrews
Lost Billfolds Found In Water Tank At Filling Station
Two billfolds missing from county library employee purses were later found inside a filling station water tank. Credit cards remained. cash was gone. The report also notes a separate note about eggs with several eggs surviving and others broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A
Bud) Gregory
Record Cold Snap Brings Sharp Drop Across Andrews County
Temperatures fell from 72 degrees Sunday to 21 degrees Monday morning in Andrews County. Monday reached 48 with Tuesday morning at 29 and afternoon climbing to 61. No precipitation accompanied the cold spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews County
Yort
Girl Scout Cookie Sales Begin Friday In Permian Basin
Girl Scouts start cookie sales Friday after 4 p.m. in five varieties including mint and peanut butter boxes priced at 60 cents. Proceeds fund council camps Mitre Peak Alpine Hat-A Bakersfield and area day camps. troops earn five cents per box with remaining proceeds staying with the council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitre Peak
Alpine
Hat-A
Bakersfield
Permian Basin
GS Council
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