Fragmented account of storms and rabbit drives in a county
The passage mixes storm damage and public safety with a rural rabbit drive scene. It recalls fire department efforts after a storm, electrical crews restoring power, and deputies keeping crowds away. The text shifts to primary politics and county memories of rabbit drives near McCartcy, detailing gun use and a notable rabbit hunt incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Electrics
Midland
Odessa Soring
McCartcy Settlement
Humble Discovers Oil Show Near Andrews County
Cisco Discovery reports upper Pennsylvanian oil flow at Humble & Refining Co no 1 BH in University Lands south of Andrews with gas surfacing in 3 minutes and oil in 5 for 22 barrels in 18 minutes. New wells by Phillips Holt No 1 and Aurelia Cobb No 6 drill into Shafter Lake and San Andres fields with multi-hundred barrel tests and fracture stimulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len G McCormick and Associates No 1
University
South
Andrews County
Humble & Refining Company
State University
Cisco
University Lands Survey
Andrews
J. W. Lovelady
Robert B Holt
Phillips Holt
North Cowden
T&p
Texas Company
Aurelia Cobb
Shafter Lake
San Andres
Shell Oil Company No
D University
Andrews, South
Odessian Bootlegger Cited In Car Loads of Beer and Wine
T B Moffett 34 of Odessa was fined 500 dollars plus costs after officers seized 27 cases of beer and ten cases of wine in Andrews. In Seminole another bootlegger was caught in a truck with beer and five cases of wine. Odessian Moffett identified as the offender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. B. Moffett
Odessa
Andrews
Seminole
Moffett
Alligator Escapes in Buffy Hutcheson Neighborhood
Buffy Hutcheson reports her 18 inch alligator escaped from home after a gift from Dr. and Mrs. Z. W. Hutcheson. The reptile with a long snout has been roaming town. residents urged not to harm it and to contact Buffy if spotted.
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Buffy Hutcheson
District Court Meets Tuesday Special Session in 109th District
A special session of 109th District Court opens Tuesday at 9 30 am with Judge G C Olsen presiding. Seven compensation and damages cases listed include Martin S Davis and Walter W Miles. A jury of 44 has been summoned with many names called for July 15.
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109Th District Court
G. C. Olsen
Martin S Davis
Texas Employers’ Insurance Association
Walter W. Miles
Texas Employers Insurance Association
Kenneth L. Powell
Traders and General Insurance Company
Don H. Hodnett
Paul Henderson
Local Golfers In Running At Odessa Tourney
In the Odessa $16,000 Pro-Am four teams led at 131 after day two with 13 under par. Notables included J V Dixon club pro Andrews with Dallas partners at 135, and a trio at 145 to 146 led by Joe Coronado of Andrews and Ernie Gardner of Odessa. Leading quartet featured Walser Fowler Vossler Baxter Huff Nichols Cupit and Houston across multiple cities and states.
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Andrews
Odessa
J. V. Dixon
Jimmy Powell
Dallas
Jimmy Dixon
Bobby Sharp
Abilene
Joe Coronado
Ernie Gardner
Joe Walser
Altus
Okla
Glen Fowler
Oklahoma City
Ernie Vossler
Fort Worth
Rex Baxter
Amarillo
Boyd Huff
Abby Nichols
Midland
Buster Cupit
Fort Smith Arkansas
Jacky Houston
Greggston
Record Water Use Peaks in June With 69 Million Gallons
In June water usage soared above 69 million gallons as temperatures topped 100 degrees. The city reported 63 meters off and 70 on with 27 transfers, generating $20,435.65 in revenue for the 30 day period. The peak day was June 9 at 3.271 million gallons while June 22 saw a 24 hour low of 0.961 million.
Newcomers Impressed by Andrews Grandmother Chamber Builder
Mrs. L. G. Roberts, four years as Andrews chamber secretary, greets newcomers with a warm smile at the chamber office. She fields 30 calls daily on housing, prices for beans eggs and butter, and seeks information for visitors, job seekers, movers, and relatives tracing relatives. The dynamic redheaded grandmother coordinates meetings, compiles data, and aids civic projects with manager Harry Cowan, while stressing credential checks for solicitors.
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Andrews
Chamber of Commerce
L. G. Roberts
Chamber
Roberts
Eee
Ohio
The
Texas
Smill
Harry Cowan
Odessa Leads JR Olympics at South Plains Meet
Odessa tops the South Plains Regional AAU junior Olympics with 269 points as Andrews trails in second with 217 and Monahans in third with 122. The event covered midget and junior divisions with Friday finals and Saturday field and running events, awarding multiple titles to Odessa and Andrews athletes.
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Odessa
South Plains
Andrews
Monahans
Dennis Myers
Rita Wilson
Larry Senkel
Stanley Payne
Kenny Lindsey
Myers
Wilson
George Dozier
Bevery Edwards
Rhonda Crain
Barbara Thompson
Mary Keen
Billy Burk
Billy Funderburk
Bill Shepherd
Joe Allen
Shepherd
Ethel Stewart
Queen and Jaycees Seek Miss Southwest Title at Fort Stockton
Miss Ann Pilgrim, winner of a local beauty contest, leads Miss Andrews and four Jaycees Bubba Hoermann Charles Moore Bill Ray and James Easley plus Mr and Mrs B Pilgrim and Jerry McNeese to Fort Stockton for the water carnival events parade patio supper and dance aimed at the Miss Southwest title.
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Miss Andrews
Jaycees
Fort Stockton
Ann Pilgrim
Miss Pilgrim
Bubba Hoermann
Charles Moore
Bill Ray
James Easley
Playoffs Sought By Little League Officials Here
Four local Little League officials plan a conference in Big Spring to win regional playoffs for Andrews. John Stubbs Norman Bump ers Dick Ream and Herb Brown will present pictures and diagrams of the new field in west Andrews to argue for hosting the playoffs this year, after last year’s event in Big Spring.
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Big Spring
Andrews
John Stubbs
Norman Bumpers
Dick Ream
Herb Brown
South Plains
West Andrews
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Andrews County Swimming Pool
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Cisco Discovery
R. H. Siegfried
OLL
Odessan
District Court
Warren E. Hooper
Jack Sullivan
Daniel Womack
J. W Riley
Or. Ogden
Ogden Trucking Company
H. G. Williford
J. T. Tabor Jr
George McFall
Harold Burns
Earl
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Ray Johnson
J. W. Hand
Dorothy Byrd Harlan Hitch
W. J. Fulton
Carl Ham
M. E. Dumas
H. D. Price
Joe E. Johnson
William G. Liles
H. M. Smith
J. M. Farmer
Jack Davis
Tommy A. Singleton
D. A. Kinney
O G. Ham
M Newbrough
O. F Hamilton
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William H. Franks
E. W. Ward
Johnny W. Chesney
Oron Price
Leslie Schmidt
Bill D. Williams
K. L. Hyman
A.C. Stephenson
J. M. Sheppard
Joe Cooney
Roger Byles
Beverly Edwards
Bell Sutherland
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