Inflation Hits Wallets as Costs Rise Sharply
A satirical note on rising prices cites that people have money yet struggle to buy essentials like matches, illustrating affordability woes and consumer strain.
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20 Feb 1969
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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 20, 1969
Page
1
Paper overload cripples hospital staff and care
A columnist argues that nurses and doctors are overwhelmed by relentless charting and paperwork at Permian General Hospital. The piece notes entry demands for orders, diets, labs, X rays, billing and insurance tasks, urging automation to free clinicians for patient care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Permian General Hospital
Textile mills shift to specialized production in West Texas
A feasibility study by Texas Electric and the Cotton Research Council shows textile mills are moving toward specialization. Experts say within five years 80 percent of garments may be made from double knitted goods, with mills producing specific fabrics or yarns. The piece notes growing automation akin to oil-field advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Electric
Cotton Research Council
West Texas
Andrews
Andrews Mustangs Defeat Kermit In Season Finale
The Andrews Mustangs beat Kermit 85 to 80 in the final game of the season at Yellowjacket gym. Andrews led 75 52 after three quarters but fouls and errors sparked a late Kermit rally before Nat Hearne’s free throws sealed the win and kept the Mustangs from a collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Mustangs
Kermit
Yellowjacket
Edd Farmer
Mustangs
Fort Stockton
Monahans Laboes
Andrews
Nat Hearne
Peden
Hearne
Yellowjackets
Dampeer
Cooper
Cagers
Textile mill study sent to leaders to lure industry
Lloyd Stoebner of Texas Electric Service Company distributed copies of a Cotton Economic Research study prepared by the University of Texas to civic leaders. The report assesses the feasibility and opportunities for profitable textile mill operation in the area, aiming to attract new industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Electric Service Company
Lloyd Stoebner
Electric Service
Carl Cox
Dallas
Cotton Research Committee of Texas
James H. Harwell
Austin
The
Texas Industrial Commission
Harwell
Cox
James Roberts
Industrial Foundation
Stoebner
Lowell McGee
Chamber
Cotton Economic Research of
University of Texas
Electric Service Company
PEP
West Texas
Texas Electric Service
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Cotton Economic Re
Adult Education Graduates Ten High School Diplomas
Ten adults in the community earned high school diplomas through an adult education program now four months old. Three diplomas were awarded Monday night to Mrs. Tommy Hill, Mrs. A. B. Hungerford, and Mrs. Ben Kelton, with two groups receiving full diplomas and state certificates. Carl Cox of Dallas and James H. Harwell of Austin attended, praising the study as thorough and aiding industrial recruitment for West Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews’ High
Tommy Hill
A. B. Hungerford
Ben Kelton
Kelton
Lee
Brodie Hutchinson
A. 8B. Hungerford
Industrial Head Sounds Alarm For Texas Towns Growth
Jim Harwell, head of the Texas Industrial Commission, told Andrews civic clubs Texas will gain population fast in the next decade while industry grows, noting 3600 manufacturers in Texas and over a quarter million new jobs including 53000 last year. He urged local towns to stay proactive to sustain prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Harwell
Texas Industrial Commission
Andrews Civic Clubs
Texas
Harwell
Andrews
Debaters Win at Kermit Invitational for Andrews High
Andrews High School debate team members Shelton Smith and John Parish captured first place at the Kermit Invitational amid a large field. They defeated Midland Lee Snyder and Hobbs with 13 judges giving them perfect scores. Coach John Hogue leads a team with senior debaters and a strong state pedigree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Shelton Smith
John Parish
Midland Lee
Snyder
Hobbs
Tommy Miller
Gene Clack
Friona
Spearman
Shelton
John
John Hogue
Andrews High hosts big invitational golf tournament
Some 155 linksters from 31 teams travel to Andrews for the high school invitational. Andrews’ A team features Hopkins Smith Clark Elkins Burton. B team includes five of eight players such as Price Jordan Gilliland Laminack Baker Sanders Stroud Abernathy. Freshman Toqua Jones becomes first Andrews girl in the event. Teams from Permian Odessa Midland Lee San Angelo Coronado Monterey and others plus three New Mexico schools Hobbs Jal Carlsbad attend after NFHS approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
West Texas
North
Toyua Jones
David Burton
Mike Brown
Toqua
Permian
Odessa
Midland and Lee
San Angelo
Coronado
Monterey
Ubbock
Amarillo
Big Spring
Sweetwater
Seminole
Kermit
Hereford
Pecos
Monahans
Snyder
Borger
Plainview
Friendship
Crane
New Mexico
Hobbs
Jal
Carlsbad
Steering Committee Eyes Beautification Project for Andrews
A steering committee to study beautification projects for Andrews was formed at a chamber meeting in the Junior High Little Theater. The initial panel includes representatives from Rotary Downtown Lions Evening Lions Kiwanis and Jaycees with more members to be added. Members named include Mrs Jeanne Arnold Phil Dyer Charlie Ward and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Wreck Victim Services Held
Funeral services were held at Calvary Baptist Church for James Timothy Pearson of Andrews who died in a car wreck on icy Highway 207 north of Panhandle. Also killed was Bobby Goodlett of Groom, driver of the car, as Panhandle patrolman Ray Fenstead investigated. Pearson, 19, had been the first recipient of a full basketball scholarship at Frank Phillips Junior College after helping win the district title. The memorial speaker was ill. Bill Mannina presided as committee vice chair. The group discussed Snyder and Littlefield beautification plans including plantings, malls, flowers, and a city-wide clean-up. The project would be led by the chamber with cooperation from clubs and government entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvary Baptist Church
James Timothy
Tim) Pearson
James Pearson
Andrews
Panhandle
Bobby Goodlett
Groom
Pearson
Frank Phillips Junior College
Berger
Goodlett
Ray Fenstead
Chamber
Huckabee
Three File For School Board Posts In Andrews
Three candidates have filed for two open school board seats in Andrews Independent School District. Dr. Brian Gordon and Dewey Braswell filed for Place Six, Wayne Baker seeks reelection. City posts deadline looms with no filings yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews Independent School Board
Brian Gordon
Dewey Braswell
Jim Brown
Odessa
Wayne Baker
City
Marcella Cure
Byford Sealy
Bob Barber
Jim Dotson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cotton Fabric Research Aired
Coahoma
Seagraves
Andrews Gymnasium
National Federation of High Schools
Andrews Debators
Wreck Victim Services
Lee Wreck
Tim Pearson
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