17 Feb 1966
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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1966
Page
1
A collection of witty bits and regional tales including Army leave math, milk at Underwood School, Medicare jokes, Aggie PR, Lubbock farmer, and a tall tale about an elderly man seeking Medicare. The piece weaves humor with local livelihood, from oil patch chatter to small town quirks.
In Indian Territory Seminole defeated the Mustangs 70 to 9 in a hard fought district game. Andrews fans traveled from the neighboring city as Mustang players and fans faced a tough second-half comeback bid and a rough defensive contest.
Three candidates have filed for the city council seat to be decided in April. Incumbent Bob Barber seeks re election for the two seat. Tommy Williams also filed this week. Incumbent for position four R B Jordan has not filed for re election but seeks the county clerk post. Filing for Position 4 is Jim Dotson.
Governor John Connally cites Andrews for honorable mention in the national cleanest town contest. He praises the city as a model for others while noting Andrews has placed in the contest for two consecutive years. Gertrude Averyt led the clean-up drive and scrapbook entry under Morris Shaw's Civic Committee. Chamber of Commerce sponsored the effort with four Texas prize winners including three West Texas towns.
Over three days three crashes occurred in the Andrews area. Kenneth Allen of Odessa lost control on Eunice highway and hit a telephone pole with no injuries. Melvin Lipham of 911 NW 4th struck Andrews Auto Supply after jumping a curb causing about 750 dollars in damage.
James E. White of Andrews is in critical condition at the Veterans Hospital in Oklahoma City after a car crash last week near the city. He underwent surgery Tuesday and is attended by his wife Kay, a Permian General Hospital nurse, who is at his bedside. Several Permian General nurses are helping by working an extra day to support her.
A two year old boy, Jessie Losalla of Star Route 1 near Florey, was backed over by his father's vehicle on Sunday afternoon and suffered minor injuries. He was treated at Permian General Hospital and released the next day. Soft sand cushioning the fall was credited with saving him.
The City of Andrews and named landowners filed a petition in 109th District Court seeking to remove seven of the city water wells from the South Plains Underground Water Conservation District No 4. The suit challenges a prior order by the Texas Water Rights Commission granting a new district and calls for a hearing on the matter.
F W Hoermann was elected president and Claude Mitchell named vice president with Mrs. Kenneth Turner as secretary The panel voted to include four high school students this year and requested delegates from the student council and each class They discussed projects for the year Herb Litz city manager presented a traffic comparison with West Texas towns focusing on age group accident data and planned further study Gerald Bennett among new members
E L Galyean director of Research Records and Membership for the Texas State Teachers Association will address Andrews County local unit members at 7 30 p m Monday in the junior high auditorium. He discusses the teacher retirement law and brings decades of public school experience including roles in elementary teaching, administration and state education.
A Wednesday night meeting established the West Texas Trail Ride Association to coordinate the annual West of the Pecos ride starting in late June from Andrews to Pecos. Ten West Texas citizens organized the group to manage parade and rodeo opening events on July 1, with support from the Andrews County Sheriff’s Posse.
An Andrews delegation will attend a planning meeting Sunday to determine bi district and regional basketball playoff formats. Four area superintendents and Omar Douglas of Brownfield lead the committee with potential venues and dates.
County commissioners appoint election judges for five precincts for the May 7 primary and general election. Precinct 1: Judge Mrs John Harrell with assistant Mrs W H Munn. Precinct 2: Judge Ver noin Payne with assistant Mrs M Averyt. Precinct 3: Judge L A Ford with assistant Mrs W A Bevers Jr. Precinct 4: Judge Gaylord Williams with assistant B B Six. Precinct 5: Judge Lorraine Parker with assistant Mrs Averyt. Also transfer 38 500 from General Fund to city as the county’s share of the summer recreation program.
Rotary Club hosts a book fair at the storefront on Broadway west of Main starting today from 4 to 7 PM, continuing Friday 10 AM to 6 PM and Saturday 10 AM to 2 PM. Citizens urged to donate used books, mark prices, and bring items to sell with proceeds going to owners while Rotary collects a 10 percent commission.
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