10 Feb 1963
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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1963
Page
1
A compact saying compares fun to insurance, noting costs rise with age and the idea that enjoyment becomes pricier as time passes. The line pairs witty insight with a aging perspective on life's expenses.
The town sees many fruit trees and shrubs budding as warm days return after a bitter winter. Neighbors report trees waking, hoping for a repeat of last year's warm February then sudden hard freeze. Some blame a groundhog or prairie dog for the mixed forecast.
Construction crews completed blading the new road extending from the Andrews telephone road south to Highway 80 Pegasus intersection. When finished it will provide a 40 mile paved corridor from the county line to the county line linking Seminole and Andrews with Highway 80 and the Terminal airport, aiding residents of Andrews Seminole Hobbs Seagraves and Lamesa.
The Texas legislature moves an equal rights bill through the Senate amid partisan barbs by married men. The measure calls for a state constitutional amendment to guarantee women equal rights with men, prompting jokes about alimony and jury service. The piece notes strong women club influence and questions why women should be the sole drivers of change.
The southeast Andrews County C Ranch headquarters receives a historical building medallion from the Texas State Historical Survey Committee. The ranch traces to 1883 with Nelson Morris, originally called the Chicago Ranch, and later developed into multiple farms with rail and oil interests.
A Hungarian couple Louis and Adel Galantfy, who crawled from Hungary with their two young sons, will perform two Baldwin grand pianos in a Friday 8 15 p m concert at the old high school auditorium. Sponsored by the Andrews Music Club, tickets cost 1 for adults and 50 cents for students.
The Civic Committee of the Chamber of Commerce led by W. D. Day plans a Dennis the Menace Park with Disneyland style playgrounds in Andrews. A spring and summer paint up and clean up campaign aims to improve highway entrances and tidy vacant land on the town outskirts by coordinating with private property owners.
City Council will name a citizens group Monday to guide a 20 year Andrews master plan. Don Johnson and 14 Texas Tech students will coordinate a Feb 22 meeting with over 60 locals to orient committees and roles. Committee heads include Byford Sealy industrial and Roy Smith zoning.
Chamber of Commerce president Jimmy Wilkins urged members to return committee cards to the office so groups they wish to work with are identified. Committee chairmen will meet Tuesday at 10 a.m. to organize and name members, with all cards due by Monday to outline plans for committee work.
Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p m for Mrs. Margie Wasalee Miller 41 who died unexpectedly at Permian General Hospital Wednesday night. Interment followed in Andrews Cemetery with Singleton's Funeral Home in charge. She lived in Andrews 13 years moved from Rockdale in 1950 born in Chelsea Oklahoma and was a Church of Christ member. Survived by husband Chester E Miller four children Nancy Carol Miller Jean Marie Randall Miller Steven Miller and three others. Parents Mr and Mrs Robert H DeLozier of Chelsea and two sisters Mrs Rudy Plowman Tulsa and Mrs Robert Phillips Los Angeles.
Reggie Gilbreath scored 30 points to lift Kermit Downs Ponies to a 54 57 win over Andrews Mustangs. The contest featured hard fouls and late miscues as Kermit erased a second half deficit and leveled the series at 1 1. Mustangs host Ector Monday as season finale looms with Fort Stockton Friday.
Head Coach Vernon Johnson announced a schedule change in the season’s final week moving the Ector tilt to Monday night. The game was originally set for February 18 and ends Friday with Fort Stockton as the opponent. The event will crown the basketball queen and her royalty.
Funeral services are pending in Rising Star for Earnest Weaver Glover 67 who died Friday in Andrews Convalescent Hospital after six days as a patient. He was a resident of Rising Star and father of Jerry Glover of 804 N W 13. Burial is planned in Rising Star Cemetery under Higgenbotham Funeral Home with Singleton's Funeral Home in charge locally.
The Mustang Club will hold its regular meeting Monday at 2 30 p m in the junior high cafeteria with president Fred Courtney stating the main business is plans for the All-Sports banquet. Basketball films will also be shown.
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