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Newspaper

Andrews County News

Location

Andrews, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1963

Page

6

Four Andrews 4 H Girls Attend Texas Convention

Two Andrews 4 H girls Gwynda Murphree and Judy Pinnell travel Monday to Texas A M College for the annual 4 H roundup. They will compete in public speaking and Foods and Nutrition with their projects. More than 1 300 4 H members attend state finals with hopes for national participation. Accompanying them are their 4 H leader Mrs Bill Pinnell and County Home Demonstration Agent Mrs Juanice G Boyd.

Andrews 4H Texas A&m College Gwynda Murphree Judy Pinner Miss Murphree Andrews Miss Pinnell Nutrition Sion A&m Cooperative Agricultural Extension Service College Station Bill Pinnell Juanice G. Boyd

Summer Recreation Program Details and Schedules

The article outlines a summer youth and adult recreation plan with a 3.75 dollar registration per child for swimming instructor salaries. Classes run 30 minutes and include an all morning women’s class. The playground offers free play and organized activities at Devonian Underwood and San Andres Elementary Schools. Arts and crafts and dance are taught by Jan Bilhartz and Fred Piper. Archery is planned for all schools but held on the Devonian playground. Regular youth center activities continue through summer with various sports and arts, plus John Hogue's Little Theater for adults.

Devonian Underwood San Andres Jan Bilhartz Fred Piper Woodward John Hogue Little Theater Group

Area families share weekend visits and relocations

Mr and Mrs Wayne Turley and children of Canyon visited with Mrs Whitley and her parents over the weekend. Mrs Carlton Huneke and son, formerly of Lubbock, stay with her mother Mrs Ray Alsebrook while moving to Midland for Sears Roebuck job. Ben Lloyd and family returned from a weeklong trip. Deana earned a degree at Abilene Christian College. Maurine Purtell and children Ronnie and Vicki weekended in Wichita Falls with sisters Mrs S W Stone and Mrs Sealy Lindley. Ronnie will summer in Ft Worth with his aunt and work there.

Wayne Turley Canyon T. J. Whitley Carlton Huneke Lubbock Ray Alsebrook the Hunekes Midland Sears Roebuck and Company Ben Lloyd Deana Michael Lloyds Abilene Abilene Christian College

Correction re Epsilon Sigma Alpha officers mixup

The News corrects an error from the Sunday edition naming Mrs. Clell Clark as the newly elected state recording secretary of Epsilon Sigma Alpha. The article should have listed her as state second vice president and the paper apologizes for the mistake.

Clell Cark Epsilon Sigma Alpha Clark

Summer Staged Ductions Details From Creative Dramatics Group

Dictions will be staged during the summer. Other information about the creative dramatics group may be obtained from Hogue.

Creative Dramatics Group Hogue

Tax committee to review Andrews school budget

The hearing featured Pan American and oil group representatives, including Crockett and Jones, urging detailed budgets and monthly reports. Roach explained 1963-64 increases, with instruction taking 75.45 percent of the $2.9 budget and major rises in maintenance and capital outlay.

Jones Fletcher Crockett Pan American Pan American, Humble, Phillips and Texas Company Roach J. Lee Smith Andrews Otd Crockett

Bankers Rout Underwood In American Little League

In Tuesday action First National Bank defeats Underwood 10-6 as Bankers rally with five runs in the second inning and six in the third led by Rex Goldsmith Hutchenson and Barnes. In the other game The Andrews Telephone Company beat Corner Drug 5-3 with Mike Hilton Dusty Gray Lynn Taylor and Larry Elkins contributing key hits and a home run by Elkins.

First National Butane Bank Underwood Andrews Telephone Company Corner Drug Bankers Rusty Rex Ronnie Barnes Bataners First National Banker Rex Gary Goldsmith Bobby Mathews Barnes Gary Cox Roger Goldsmith Brodie Hutchenson Danny Willey Ronald Haley Gary Stevens Danny Woods Steve Hays Mike Hilton

Board to Hold Administrators After Budget Completion

Administrators will probably be held sometime after June 15 when the itemized budget is expected to be completed. All board members attended the meeting except trustee president S P Echols who was ill.

S. P. Echols

Andrews County Drops in Per Mant Basin Drilling Survey

Andrews County fell to third place as two rigs were removed, leaving 11 active units in the Permian Basin survey by Roller Bit Co. Across the basin, 205 rigs were active, up 10 from the prior week’s 195. Lea County New Mexico still led with 41 rigs, while the 1962 level for the territory stood at 245.

Andrews County Perman Basin Andrews Lea County New Mexico

Temperatures Mild in Andrews Amid Cloud Bank

Overcast skies and strong winds kept Andrews temperatures mild this week. A cloud bank delivered 1.8 inches of moisture on Wednesday night from the Southwest. A second front passed by Tuesday afternoon as June 1 saw a low of 73 degrees. Temperatures near 90 by week’s end, data from Northern Natural Gas Co.

Andrews Northern Natural Gas Co

Hight Attends Dallas Fashion Convention on Buying Trip

Louis Hight owner of Hights Department Store traveled to Dallas for the fall market and the American Fashion Association silver anniversary event held at the Adolphus and Baker Hotels.

Louis Hight Hights Department Store Dallas American Fashion Association Adolpus and Baker

Miller Awarded 600 Scholarship for 1963 by WT Press Assoc

Hereford student Gordon Wainwright Miller will receive the West Texas Press Association journalism scholarship worth 600 dollars over four years. James Roberts chaired the committee which picked Miller from more than a dozen finalists. Roy McQueen of Andrews was first alternate. Miller has a strong journalism background including work at the Hereford Brand and summer duties at the Lubbock Avalanche Journal, with plans to attend Texas Tech.

Wain Miller Hereford West Texas Press Association James Roberts Roy McQueen Andrews Gordon Wainwright Miller Dorinda E. Bond Panhandle High School Press Association Texas Press Association Wain Chamber of Commerce Lubbock Avalanche Journal Texas Tech Jewell Miller A. G. McQueen

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