Oil Patch Park Groundbreaking for Andrews Museum and Park
Groundbreaking ceremony marks donation of land by Carl Ham to the Andrews Oil Patchers Historical Association. L. Z. Brown Jr leads the board with Ed Lilley Maurice Tripplehorn Ellis Clements James Roberts present. Shell Oil contributed another plot and equipment pledges. The project plans a wooden derrick bull wheel pump jack display plus glassed exhibits detailing Andrews County oil development. membership levels range from 10 to 5000 dollars with initial 5000 dollar gift by Brown.
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Carl Ham
Andrews Oil Patchers Historical Association
L. Z. Brown, Jr
Ed Lilley
Maurice Tripplehorn
Ellis Clements
James Roberts
Cecil Gerber
Shell Oil
East Broadway
Ham
Andrews
West Broadway
Brian Gordon
Ira Lee Brannan
Bob Barber
Andrews County
Soap Opera Saturation Narrows Women’s Cleaning Time
The statement notes many soap operas flood TV schedules leaving women with little time for chores as detergents wait for broken sets to be fixed. It presents a social observation about media and household labor dynamics.
Plant Plans Okayed By City Dads
The city council approved tentative plans for a sewage plant upgrade and heard details on a cable TV franchise. Odessa firm Freese Nichols and Esmond outlined a disposal and water rehabilitation project for Andrews funded by a 97 500 federal grant plus 227 000 from the city over three years to avoid bonding. The plant features a lift station oxydation channel future expansion space and a laboratory for proper treatment and potential other uses.
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Wade Howell
Dick Westerfield
Freese, Nichols and Esmond, Inc
Odessa
Andrews
Council
Butch Gross Remains Critical After Accident
Gary Butch Gross a 16 year old son of Mr and Mrs Lonnie Gross remained in critical condition at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa after a freak motorcycle accident Wednesday night He lost control hit a cyclone fence backstop and flew into the air suffering severe head and neck injuries He was treated at Permian General then rushed to Odessa where his condition remained critical and unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Weis
Gordon Cox
Jim Weis
Weis
Sands
Butch Gross
Odessa
Gary
Butch) Gross
Lonnie Gross
Medical Center Hospital
Underwood
Gross
Permian General
Howard Pinkston
Marilyn Peters
Franklin
Michigan
South Main
Broadway
Pinkston
C. M. Walker
Investi
Terri Ellis
Parkland Hospital
Dallas
Terri
Revival at First Baptist led by Dr. William Rittenhouse IX
Dr. William Rittenhouse IX of Houston will lead a revival at First Baptist Church from Sunday February 21 to February 28 under the theme Gods P O W Services are at 10 AM and 7 30 PM daily The preacher and former WWII Air Corps captain was once a prisoner of war in Romania and now pastors Nassau Bay Church in Houston The revival features Ralph McPheeters as music director and is open to the public according to Rev Carl Grissom
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William Rittenhouse IX
Houston
P.O.W
First Baptist Church
Rittenhouse
Macon
Georgia
Stetson University
Pearl Harbor
Air Corps
Romania
Ploesti
Nassau Bay
Manned Spacecraft Center
Ralph McPheeters
Carl Grissom
Top Prices at 4-H Club Calf Show Auction
Top prices dominated the 4 H Club calf show auction at the youth center on Friday. Kenneth Munsell sold a grand champion 873 pound Hereford to Commercial State Bank for 68 cents a pound totaling 593.64. Scott Munsell, 825 pounds, sold to First National Bank for 72 cents a pound totaling 594.00. Carries Emfinger’s 965 pound calf attracted Texas Tong at 53 cents per pound totaling 511.45. Other high sellers included Mark Mohr 912 pounds to All Inc for 510.72 and DeDe Garrett 55 cents per pound to Piggly Wiggly for 453.75. The article notes additional consignments and results while indicating a page continuation.
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Kenneth Munsell
Commercial State Bank
Scott Munsell
Jim Munsell
First National Bank
de de Garrett
Mark Munsell
D.a.&s
Jeff Conner
Butch Calloway
Echols Foster Seek Board Posts in Andrews
James Foster and S P Echols filed for re election to the Andrews school board this week. Echols seeks re election to place 3 and is a veteran member. Foster seeks re election to place 5 and has held one term. Dr Henry Mohr the local veterinarian also filed for place 5. Cecil Gerber the Shell Oil superintendent filed for place 3. Ellison Tom Jr announced for re election to place 4 with no opponent listed through Friday noon.
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James Foster
S.P. Echols
Andrews
Echols
Foster
Pan American
Henry Mohr
Cecil Gerber
Shell Oil
Ellison Tom, Jr
Donaldson Seeks Re election To City Council Post 3
Jake Donaldson files for re election to city council post 3 amid open seats this year. Filing deadline at city hall is March 6 with the mayoral post also up.
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Jake Donaldson
Gene Demmler
Kermit
Donaldson
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Oil Patch Park
L. Z. Brown
Brown
Petat
Raymond Bristow
God
P.O.W. Due
First Baptist
S. P, Echols
Kenny Munsell
Scharbauer Ranch
Bayer
Gerald McCaskill
J. Donaldson
Ellis Holding Own
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