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Newspaper
Andrews County News
Location
Andrews, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1963
Page
4
Victoria Falls towers 355 feet high and nearly twice Niagara’s width. Flood season sends more than half a million gallons of water over the falls each second.
Danish farmers, famed for furniture and beer, also ran mink ranches. In 1962 Denmark supplied the world with about 1,350,000 mink skins, showing a sizable byproduct industry alongside its better known exports.
The engagement of Sherry Lavonne Brown and Jacob Durand Landry is announced by their parents. Sherry attends H Sophie Newcomb College and holds leadership and pageant honors. Jacob is a Tulane Law student with multiple academic distinctions. The wedding will be on June 29 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Andrews.
Mrs. C. W. Roberts Sr. arrived home Thursday from Hugo Oklahoma after staying with her brother Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Brownlee. The party spent the first night of the visit in a storm cellar due to severe weather.
Mr and Mrs Jake Roach travel to Lubbock for their son in law Lonnie Welchells graduation in architectural engineering Baccalaureate exercises are set for eight tonight in the municipal auditorium with Dr J P Allen speaker A 3 PM reception follows tomorrow Rice University president Dr Kenneth S Pitzer will speak at 8 PM commencement at the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum The graduate has accepted a job with Brashier and Goyet in Lubbock where he has started work
Mrs. Albert Sybesma and her son Richard depart with her mother Mrs. W. H. McClure of Odessa for six weeks visiting relatives and friends across Tennessee New York New England Canada and Niagara Falls.
One hundred thirty five Andrews girls and Brownies registered for Day Camp at Florey Park June 10 14 with daily 2 p m meetings at the old high school. Camp runs five units with adult counselors and a new Papooses unit for younger campers.
Patients admitted Tuesday through Monday include Mrs. George Denke Louis Mire les Mrs. James Stewart Mrs. Jack French Mrs. Albert Grove Mrs. T. L. O'Dell Mrs. B. T. Baird Mrs. T. E. Perry Radean Ritehy Mrs. R. D. Gulley I. F. Billman H. G. Miller Mrs. Worth Hatten Mrs. Marvin Lewis Mrs. Dewey Foust La Merle Grace Sue Ann Holland Buddy Downs and Mrs. R. E. Plunkett. Discharges list Valerie Foster W. C. Peeples Lemuel Hudson Mrs. M. L. Andrews Mark Andrews Michael Andrews Jerry Smith Kenny Floyd Mrs. L. B. Hudgens Sue Ann Holland W. L. Mahaffey David Cole Gloria Harrell Glenn Berry Reba Colston Mrs. James Herzberger Mrs. G. E. Miller G. E. Miller Mrs. D. A. Rutledge Mrs. Gary O. Kief and Mrs. Conrad Phillips.
Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Ray Lee O'Dell of Odessa on the birth of a daughter at 1 36 am May 30 at Per mian General Hospital She weighed 5 lbs 2 ozs and named Degrithen Lee.
Mrs Pummill formerly Janet Whitcomb presented a concert by request of the Ohio State Federated Music Club at the 1963 convention in Cincinnati Ohio. The pianist was praised as a rising young pianist by state president Mrs Dwight Robinson. She attended North Texas State University Texas Tech and Ohio State University on scholarships and has another scholarship for 1963 64 at North Texas where her husband holds a fellowship. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Whitcomb of Andrews.
An optical illusion nudges drivers to avoid slow speeds on the Golden Gate Bridge. At under 35 mph, rail blocks obscure views, while proper speed offers an uninterrupted panorama for motorists.
Three scrapbooks made from used Christmas cards were presented by the scrapbook committee to the Faith Lutheran Women’s Missionary League Tuesday night. The group met at 8:00 p.m. in the church fellowship hall with one visitor, Mrs. D. D. Beverlin, and Pastor Ben Rathgeber. Plans to send scrapbooks to Andrews Convalescent Hospital, Tri-County Home, and Big Spring State Hospital were announced. An ice cream social is planned after the Vacation Bible School Closing program on June 7 at 8:00 p.m. A filmstrip titled What the Bible Says About Missions was shown by Mrs. Kenneth Mitchell, followed by a round table discussion.
Mrs Hyde and her children Janie 16 John David 14 and Sandy 6 left last week to establish a new home in Leggett where the husband and father will join them July 1 They formerly resided at 1105 NW 12th Hyde has been director of school properties for seven years Until the end of June Mrs Hyde and the children will visit in Leesville Louisiana with their parents Mr and Mrs J R Watson and Mrs D S Hyde
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