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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1939
Page
3
JBuy hogs every Friday and Saturday. J. C. Billingsley and San Lamesa Texas. Mr. G. P. Beane is sporting a new Plymouth.
Texas ranches increased animal shipments in April with 11 842 carloads moved to Fort Worth stockyards and out of state routes. Cattle rose 34 7 percent to 9 171 cars Calves up 32 1 percent Hog shipments up 43 5 percent while sheep fell 12 6 percent to 750 cars Flint Hills Kansas and Osage Oklahoma supplied most out of state cargo Rex Hamiltons returns from Stephens ville Mrs Will Jackson and children visit Cisco Peggy Meredith Harold with Mrs Robert McReynolds
Drought in Texas reduced dairy activity though ice cream and butter output rose from March levels. UT and University Bureau researchers cite warmer weather and rainfall relief as improving prospects, with ice cream up 21.2 percent over March and 11.5 percent above April 1938.
The Forrest Lumber Company of Andrews has secured the agency for Servel Electrolux gas refrigerators for this county. This type of refrigeration is growing in popularity for its cheap operating cost and has earned a wide following. The News highlights an advertisement describing its merits.
Mr and Mrs M O Bridges and their children left Thursday morning for a vacation visiting relatives in Texarkana.
In Austin on May 30 Dr H T Manuel reported that state mental patients delinquents and criminals outnumber Texas high school graduates entering college. He cited 74 white boys 44 white girls 22 colored boys and 18 colored girls aged 16 to 20 in state hospitals as of February 20 1939 along with prison youths and training-school enrollees totaling hundreds and highlighting youth crime as a statewide issue.
S A Ribble editor of Andrews first newspaper visited with his wife recounting bringing presses from Midland 32 years ago. He noted he taught in Andrews and described voting delays during moves, reflecting on changes in home life and schooling.
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